It's good that you pointed out soy-based emulsifiers. Soy Lecithin is in so many products and I only realized from reading this post (and doing a tiny bit of research) that it is basically soybean oil.
I've been noticing the broad swath of foods that are tainted by seed oil in some form or another, and it can feel depressing sometimes. We are literally immersed in it, except for raw ingredients.
As much as I like the things you post, I'm over here mashing X to doubt on this one. I'll agree those all -sound- like reasonable, smart, non-metabolic aids, but I haven't seen any evidence they -can- work without some kind of metabolic intervention. I used to go to a gym with big glass windows that overlooked a Krispy Kreme. I'd be in hours a week. Of all the shambling PUFA-eyed zombies I saw going in and out of that donut shop, how many do you suppose were on some kind of clever diet that had their homes empty of unhealthy food, and stocked with enough healthy supposedly-palatable food to last for days? No way of knowing, but the number sure wasn't zero -- it's me. I'm zombies.
Five-ish weeks and 15 pounds ago (back when I didn't eat like a hobbit meme: mash 'em, boil 'em, stick 'em in a stew), I was very slowly gaining weight eating beef, beans, corn tortillas, cheese, butter, coconut oil, vegetables, and the odd sneaky nut or pumpkin seed. It never quite seemed like enough. Now, except following a day when I accidentally undereat, I just eat potatoes and then -stop being hungry-. I now suddenly have the power to make a palatable meal that I don't eat too much of, avoid buying foods I shouldn't eat, tolerate repetitive meals, etc. What happened? Placebo? I dunno but the only other time in my life I lost weight like this I was in an odd time of my life, eating a low-fat vegetarian diet on a commune with no power to shop for myself.
- I've been doing the "home made whipped cream" step of your diet for awhile now and there is something going on (I think I mentioned this on reddit) between liquid heavy cream and whipped cream, with respect to satiety. It fundamentally fills you up more, correlated with how much air you whip in. I don't know how to test this on other foods, but for me: it has a powerful effect in whether or not I want to snack on things (and snacks are inevitably likely to be not good for you.
- there is absolutely something to the "repetitive meals" thing. Whatever satiety mechanism humans have, it also senses novelty, and definitely "eating new/different food all the time" signals "we are in times'o'plenty, so pack on that fat"
- cayenne pepper + cinnamon in your coffee/cream -> I pretend this helps boost metabolism, but also tastes great
- BW3's apparently still uses beef tallow for wings, burgers and fries, according to The Reddits. I can't 100% confirm but they sure taste great?
- I think you're right (well, maybe I'm just inferring you to be saying this) that all these non-metabolic hacks (and a ton of other ones you see online) are probably mostly window dressing, and adding just one (or more) to an otherwise unhealthy diet will not reverse the unhealthiness, but added to a basically healthy diet, can increase the beneficial effects by some relatively small %.
- I would be extremely interested in the experiment of: starting from your exfat150, how many grams of carbs/sugar can you add in each day before it starts having a negative effect? I don't have sufficient control over my diet to measure this without being overwhelmed by noise unfortunately.
It's good that you pointed out soy-based emulsifiers. Soy Lecithin is in so many products and I only realized from reading this post (and doing a tiny bit of research) that it is basically soybean oil.
I've been noticing the broad swath of foods that are tainted by seed oil in some form or another, and it can feel depressing sometimes. We are literally immersed in it, except for raw ingredients.
As much as I like the things you post, I'm over here mashing X to doubt on this one. I'll agree those all -sound- like reasonable, smart, non-metabolic aids, but I haven't seen any evidence they -can- work without some kind of metabolic intervention. I used to go to a gym with big glass windows that overlooked a Krispy Kreme. I'd be in hours a week. Of all the shambling PUFA-eyed zombies I saw going in and out of that donut shop, how many do you suppose were on some kind of clever diet that had their homes empty of unhealthy food, and stocked with enough healthy supposedly-palatable food to last for days? No way of knowing, but the number sure wasn't zero -- it's me. I'm zombies.
Five-ish weeks and 15 pounds ago (back when I didn't eat like a hobbit meme: mash 'em, boil 'em, stick 'em in a stew), I was very slowly gaining weight eating beef, beans, corn tortillas, cheese, butter, coconut oil, vegetables, and the odd sneaky nut or pumpkin seed. It never quite seemed like enough. Now, except following a day when I accidentally undereat, I just eat potatoes and then -stop being hungry-. I now suddenly have the power to make a palatable meal that I don't eat too much of, avoid buying foods I shouldn't eat, tolerate repetitive meals, etc. What happened? Placebo? I dunno but the only other time in my life I lost weight like this I was in an odd time of my life, eating a low-fat vegetarian diet on a commune with no power to shop for myself.
related personal experiences:
- I've been doing the "home made whipped cream" step of your diet for awhile now and there is something going on (I think I mentioned this on reddit) between liquid heavy cream and whipped cream, with respect to satiety. It fundamentally fills you up more, correlated with how much air you whip in. I don't know how to test this on other foods, but for me: it has a powerful effect in whether or not I want to snack on things (and snacks are inevitably likely to be not good for you.
- there is absolutely something to the "repetitive meals" thing. Whatever satiety mechanism humans have, it also senses novelty, and definitely "eating new/different food all the time" signals "we are in times'o'plenty, so pack on that fat"
- cayenne pepper + cinnamon in your coffee/cream -> I pretend this helps boost metabolism, but also tastes great
- BW3's apparently still uses beef tallow for wings, burgers and fries, according to The Reddits. I can't 100% confirm but they sure taste great?
- I think you're right (well, maybe I'm just inferring you to be saying this) that all these non-metabolic hacks (and a ton of other ones you see online) are probably mostly window dressing, and adding just one (or more) to an otherwise unhealthy diet will not reverse the unhealthiness, but added to a basically healthy diet, can increase the beneficial effects by some relatively small %.
- I would be extremely interested in the experiment of: starting from your exfat150, how many grams of carbs/sugar can you add in each day before it starts having a negative effect? I don't have sufficient control over my diet to measure this without being overwhelmed by noise unfortunately.