Starve Yourself to Longevity

[beanbear]

I personally would not advocate starving especially for breakfast & lunch. It will slow down your metabolic rate. Low carbs can be dangerous if you need to work and do even regular routine work. If you do it as a detoxing short-term thing it can be good thing but definitely not for long-term.


I’ve gone on a no-white sugar/yeast diet for 18 days as a detox. That was very effective because it "cured" me of any sugar cravings. Basically do not eat anything that you can find white sugar in it. For eg bread, white rice, beehoon, pasta etc. I ate brown/red rice, lots of beans, basically stuff which is high in complex carbo - that would regulate your blood sugar levels. Before the detox, I would go crazy just looking at bread and I love my carbs. Now I find it quite easy to reject cakes, bread, etc. I take all my drinks kosong.

Doing resistance exercise will help to build muscles which will then burn calories faster. I think that would be more sustainable.

I’ve been working with a personal fitness trainer for the past 2 years. Before I gave birth last year, I looked & felt my best as I had lost 8 kg over 6 months. I gained approx 4 kgs in muscle and I was burning calories easily by the 3rd month. The best part is my energy is high & my blood pressure went back to normal without medication.

[Chenonceau]

Beanbear, thanks for sharing that bit about metabolic rate… and temporary detox. I do intend to go back to 3 meals a day (of largely veggies and no simple sugars) after 3 weeks. Actually, right now, I don’t even feel hungry at breakfast and lunch.


Me interested in your personal trainer contact…

[Chenonceau]

Ran1977:

U are amazing!!! How do you suvive without BREAKFAST N LUNCH????

And I love bread too...how did u stop your craving?I may not need rice or noodles or pasta but if i don't eat my bread...my day is incomplete:)

I had cravings the first 3 days. I don't have them anymore. I guess the same thing that happened to bean bear also happened to me... I took no simple sugars and so my body changed to no longer crave them. Dun ask me how though... I now can stare down a peanut butter sandwich quite easily.

[Nebbermind]

@#$%&^!@#!!! :frustrated:


Just just hooted almost half a cheese loaf after fasting for my blood test!!
The leftovers!!
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[Chenonceau]

Nebbermind:

@#$%&^!@#!!! :frustrated:


Just just hooted almost half a cheese loaf after fasting for my blood test!!
The leftovers!!
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How evil of you to upload a pic to tempt me. :nunchuk:

Lucky I am over the carb cravings by now. Haha! I hope you enjoyed all those carbs. Do you feel sleepy now with the insulin spike that tells the cells to absorb the sugars and store as fat?

[buds]

Nebbermind:

@#$%&^!@#!!! :frustrated:


Just just hooted almost half a cheese loaf after fasting for my blood test!!
The leftovers!!
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That bread! :frustrated:

Looks so soft! :frustrated:

[3Boys]

Chenonceau:

3Boys:

[quote=\"Chenonceau\"]Starve yourself and live longer - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2183677/Why-starvation-diet-actually-good--make-live-longer.html


Just to share... for all the fatties like me out there.

Studies in caloric restricted rodents have clearly demonstrated a survival advantage. In humans, long-lived populations like Okinawans (of old) have attributed their longevity to a low caloric diet.

Heh... I thought I was gonna get flamed for putting up a link asking people to starve.[/quote]No lar!

Of course one should not be anorexic, but over-nutrition is clearly a cause of accelerated ageing.

[Nebbermind]

buds:

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That bread! :frustrated:

Looks so soft! :frustrated:

Would be even better if you toast it in the oven....hmmmm....the aroma!!! :evil:

[sleepy]

Chenonceau:

Ok! Sure! No breakfast. No lunch. Plenty of water throughout the day... some black tea with no sugar and no milk.

For dinner, 6 heaped tablespoons of stir fried veggies (ranging from carrots to calabashes to broccoli ... mushrooms... anything I was able to buy) or salad (avocado, tomato...). 3 heaped table spoons of protein (fish, prawns, beef).

One cappuccino with 1 teaspoon of unrefined sugar. 1 fruit (mango, pear, apple).

Absolutely NO rice/spaghetti or bread... but I looooove bread.

I'm on no carbo diet too. http://www.atkins.com/Program/Overview/How-and-Why-Atkins-Work.aspx

Only following this diet plan loosely (modified to suit myself) although strictly no rice/porridge for me.

Been on this diet since September, its quite easy to sustain, after modification. Can eat almost any food I like. And I became health conscious than before, eating more whole grains.

The biggest challenge with any diet plan is sustainability, need to be able to keep to that diet on regular basis.

[ponyo]

Nebbermind:

@#$%&^!@#!!! :frustrated:


Just just hooted almost half a cheese loaf after fasting for my blood test!!
The leftovers!!
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I can recognise the packaging. not that much of a cheese lover but definitely love their cranberry loaf. :drool: