I don't know why it would be expected to eat like they do. If they take blood pressure medicine should you? If they smoke, does that mean you need to smoke? This is one of those be upfront and don't try to step on egg shells. My sister-in-law just hosted family Christmas and she doesn't do sugar or bacon. She had us cook the bacon outside on the blackstone because she doesn't want it cooked in her house. So find out what is reasonable and do that. Not communicating is the problem.
That's everything.
I started fasting to help lose weight. I do two 24 hour fasts per week. I am getting ready to attempt a week-long fast. I have lost roughly 15-20 pounds in about 2 months, and I am not eating as much when I do eat.
Show up with a sack of 5 guys and tell Cindy Loo she neeeds a cheeseburger she’s looking frail
To be fair, ghee is butter. Clarified to remove the milk fat, but it's still butter. Fantastic for searing steaks!
man, we spent 12 days with my in laws in Pittsburgh....SIL, BIL and 3 nieces....3 of the 5 have Celiac disease and are all gluten free...it didnt help much that my SIL is already a health nut....everything is GF and Organic....they do ALL of their grocery shopping at whole foods....SIL told my wife that their grocery bill each month is 4-5K....most expensive food from the most expensive grocery store....She said she spent 2K 3 days before Xmas for all the family....naturally my kids were saying there was 'nothing to eat' by the day after xmas....
True, and that's probably the one thing I listed that I actually do like. I just don't like it enough to pay extra for it. I'll stick with my sticks of unsalted, please and thank you.
Whole Foods is one giant scam. So is organic food.
You probably don't have the strength to eat after a week-long fast. **
Pro tip - You can make it yourself at home. Put your standard butter in a pot on the stove over low heat. As the butter melts, it'll separate (milk fats will float or sink depending on whether you use salted or unsalted butter). Pour off the clarified butter and throw away the milk fat. The clarified butter will be good in the refrigerator for MONTHS. We keep ours in a square Tupperware dish and cut off pieces as we need it.
During the week-long fast, will you still snort bucks, or is that off the table too?
I want to try this, but just don’t think I would be successful. Do you drink water only or any liquids? How did you get started.
I drink water and coffee with as little creamer as I can get by with (that’s my cheat). I tried to choose my days where it would be easier to fast. I do Tuesday and Thursday. My wife has bible study Tuesday night, so nobody else is at home, so that one’s pretty easy. Thursday can be tougher if she’s cooking. Water helps. I try to drink a lot of water when I get hungry.
I fasted for 4 yrs (18-20 hrs a day) 6 days a week......Felt great, had plenty of energy and slept soundly every night. Two yrs ago, I moved to NOLA, quit fasting and going to the gym. It's been fun down here but it's come at a cost. I'm taking this month to work my way up to 18-20 hr fasts.
Thanks. I don’t eat breakfast and only drink black coffee. Eat a decent lunch and a snack in the afternoon at work. Dinner is where I have problems. I try to eat just a snack. That doesn’t satisfy me so I have another, and then another, etc. I’m actually trying to do intermittent fasting with only eating 12-8, but usually snack longer past 8:00.
12 days with you in laws! I can’t even spend that with my own family. Why not just kill yourself instead? You’d be happier.
Tried to give Whole Foods a try a few years ago. Went in, looked around for a while, walked out. I won’t be going back.
Have you considered establishing dominance by sleeping with the wife? A man that eats like this should be taught a lesson.
What is your basis for saying this? Do you know of any reputable research that supports this position? I ask because I'd like to get my wife to read it. She does lots of shopping at Whole Foods and only buys "organic" food/drink.
Years of experience in agriculture and I have several friends across the country that farm with organic methods. The biggest misconception is that organic farming doesn’t use pesticides which is not even remotely accurate. Also with organics there’s no threshold for how much they can use it and how often they can apply it. Also organic farming takes a massive amount of tillage which requires alot more fuel and also increases erosion risks so saying that organic is environmentally sustainable is just not the case. Here’s the bottom line from me personally: the food you buy in the United States is safe to eat no matter what ways it was produced. Don’t get caught up in the hype of the fearmongering that goes on especially on social media media. To me it’s just marketing to take more of your money with little to no added benefit.
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This is my in-laws as well, except they only eat one meal a day, and they like it to be at 4 pm. Granted, I could stand to skip the calories and do it while staying there, but if you expect my kid to go from 7 AM to 4 PM without any food then you get to be the one to deal with them when the hanger sets in.
