Can’t I just eat whatever I want in moderation and forget all this diet crap.

Michael Pollan wrote:

YMMV wrote:

Bacon is perfectly healthy and butter (preferably grassfed) is very good for you. Seed oils (canola, corn, safflower, etc.) are toxic, atherosclerotic and carciogenic.

Bacon is bad for you. Just look at YMMV. Do you want to be like him?

I am him and am enjoying every minute. #meatsaveslives #oldguygettinafterit

who are you arguing with? wrote:

To what "dietary rules" are you referring? In the absence of any kind of pathology that would create specific dietary needs, "exercise moderation and eat a wide variety of foods including plenty of vegetables" is pretty much the standard advice I received from everyone from my grandmother to my med school professors.

Keto, paleo, Mediterranean, and other diets. Basic rules like limit sugar, salt, alcohol. But fat was a villain years ago, but now it seems to be a hero in some diets. I had a baked potato the other day and was wondering if it was on the naughty or nice list!

vonschnapps wrote:

I had a baked potato the other day and was wondering if it was on the naughty or nice list!

If you ate it plain or with margarine or some sh*t then naughty. If you packed it full of cheddar, bacon, dollop of sour cream, some finely chopped chives on top... what's not to love? F*ck the nutritionist cult. YOLO. Enjoy. Just keep running and don't get fat.

YMMV wrote:

Michael Pollan wrote:

Bacon is bad for you. Just look at YMMV. Do you want to be like him?

I am him and am enjoying every minute. #meatsaveslives #oldguygettinafterit

Nope. You are nothing more than an old grumpy, sad, lonely, living in daily despair troll.

My diet is not your diet wrote:

I have to follow a key-toe diet, carbs no more than 20mg daily, or I instantly gain 20 pounds.

But I can eat an absolute crapton of protein and fat, as long as NO sugar, and maintain weight. Calories-in calories-out is BS.

Whatever let’s you sleep at night, but the Keto diet is bullshit and you will not gain 20 pounds from having a bagel once in a while.

nooope wrote:

YMMV wrote:

I am him and am enjoying every minute. #meatsaveslives #oldguygettinafterit

Nope. You are nothing more than an old grumpy, sad, lonely, living in daily despair troll.

Kisses and hugs to you too, lovey! Now for a nice fat ribeye YUM

vonschnapps wrote:

Can’t I just eat whatever I want in moderation and forget all this diet crap.

The way I look at it is this: Eleven (11) % of the world's people are food insecure, so you should consider yourself lucky to be able to choose in the first place. Beyond that, I'm sure you can figure it out for yourself.

That said, some foods are easier on the planet and so is some packaging. It would be nice if more people cared about that aspect, in my opinion.

YMMV wrote:

nooope wrote:

Nope. You are nothing more than an old grumpy, sad, lonely, living in daily despair troll.

Kisses and hugs to you too, lovey! Now for a nice fat ribeye YUM

You prove again and again that your posts don't contribute to any conversation anything more than a human fart which you're extremely familiar with.

if only wrote:

YMMV wrote:

Kisses and hugs to you too, lovey! Now for a nice fat ribeye YUM

You prove again and again that your posts don't contribute to any conversation anything more than a human fart which you're extremely familiar with.

As a former vegan, I understand your preoccupation with gas and bowel activity. I lived in a cloud of emissions from rotting vegetation in my colon 24/7. I had to constantly monitor for the location of a toilet in case the fiber would suddenly come exploding out of me. Pooping loose stool many times a day. Leakage during runs. Skid marks on my underwear were a constant.

All but a distant memory for me now, since I no longer consume fiber, grains or vegetables. Butt I can empathize with your plight. Been there, done that, threw out the underwear.

X-Vegan wrote:

if only wrote:

You prove again and again that your posts don't contribute to any conversation anything more than a human fart which you're extremely familiar with.

As a former vegan, I understand your preoccupation with gas and bowel activity. I lived in a cloud of emissions from rotting vegetation in my colon 24/7. I had to constantly monitor for the location of a toilet in case the fiber would suddenly come exploding out of me. Pooping loose stool many times a day. Leakage during runs. Skid marks on my underwear were a constant.

All but a distant memory for me now, since I no longer consume fiber, grains or vegetables. Butt I can empathize with your plight. Been there, done that, threw out the underwear.

YMMV is known for her preoccupation with with gas and bowel activity. She lives in a cloud of LOUD emissions from rotting meat in her colon 24/7. She monitors for the location of a toilet in case a sudden eruption. Pooping stools is her daily life/adventure. LEAKAGE DURING DAILY ACTIVITIES. Skid marks on her diapers are constant.

You are so cute and creative when your bipolar kicks your dementia into another gear.

Flagpole wrote:

Recent studies suggest that even white meat (chicken and turkey) is as bad for you in as red meat wieh concerning elevating levels of cholesterol.

The 2000s called. They want their choloesterol "science" back.

I’ve dabbled with some of the fad-hack diets what a waste of time. Just stay super active and keep the calories in check. I seem to do best on the food pyramid of basically all carb/dairy.

From age 8-20:

I ate almost 90% sugar cereal/milk and Peter Pan Pb&j. The other 10% was frozen Tombstone Pizza and Cheeseburgers. I don’t think I ever ate veggies. *I was a 4:20 miler

From age 20-35:

80% Cereal,bagels,bread,pizza-pasta, lots of Taco Bell and pizza. 1-2 beers most days. A ton of coffee like 8-10 cups per day. I was a pretty hi-caliber endurance athlete and still super

Lean.

From age 35-45:

I’ve tried a few of the new kooky-fad diet ideas and none of them stick. I’m back to eating refined carbs and basically the food pyramid.

I eat basically Pb&j, rice, eggs, veggies, oatmeal and dairy. I’m remarkably healthy and still running great. Planning on a mid 2:25 marathon this fall.

I seem to do best on pure carb*

Some people are just gifted runners regardless of diet.

I knew runners who smoked and ran sub-3 fulls and 1:20 halfs, and other runners who did everything right (food pyramid, durable running, stretching, hill work) but couldn't break 3:30 or 1:40 in the half.

I was a mid pack high school cross country runner. I think above average ability but nothing super special. I’m in my mid-forties now and have never really stopped being super active. I think this is the most important factor. I think having tons of mitochondria and keeping consistent over 2 decades is very important.

To the OP: right now you are clearly healthy and insulin-resistant, likely in your 20's. Carry on as you wish, performance is little affected by diet at your stage, but be cognitive of the signs of insulin-resistance and metabolic syndrome, such as systemic and persistent inflammation, blood sugar swings, skinnyfat, food cravings, etc.

i've studied diet long and hard.

went from junk food maniac to vegan to moderation.

did 7 day water fast, to vegan, to protein.

there are takeaways.

don't obsess about food, but eat what works for you.

what works for no one in the long run is processed foods and poisonous chemicals, and sprays.

and eat relatively simple most of the time.

avoid processed carbs like the plague. which flour is the worst, sugar, in moderation.

note when you feel good, and what you ate to get there.

note what you ate when you feel crappy and feel bad.

own your diet, and enjoy your food.

above all else, eating abnormalities are associated with unhappy people looking to feel good by eating.

go out and do something interesting with yourself.

and enjoy your food.

If I didn't feel guilty about indulging I'd do that every day and get fat.

You can more or less burn everything you throw into the furnace running 80-120 mpw, but then you taper, race and take some easy weeks and keep eating the same and you are +10 lbs

Just eat everything in moderation. The idea that cutting out some foods that you already eat in moderation (who eats Bacon every day?) will make you live longer is ridiculous. Your genetics and family history are the determining factors for your health and longevity, not what you eat.