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Another priceless article to share, print out and stick up at work!
Thanks again Charles!

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What can I say buddy, but THANK YOU . .this one is going out to all my clients . .and being taped on (what was once) . .the cereal cupboard . .for all my informed family to read (you know it has to come from other than me LOL).
Cheers Charles !!
Mike

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Hey Charles! I have thoroughly enjoyed your tips and blog posts. After sharing this one with friends, I had a reply asking if fat free milk is horrendous like Skim Milk? I would love to hear YOUR reply so I can send it to her and others. Thanks.

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Почему Женщины не Могут Сбросить Вес Часть 1: Женщины и Готовые Хлопья для Завтрака
Недавно я написал основные причины почему женщины не могут потерять вес. Эта статья была настолько популярной, что поток на сайте увеличился на 10 000 человек в тот день. www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/EntryId/26/Top-10-reasons-how-women-get-fatter-despite-good-intent.aspx.
Одна из основных преград к приобретению желаемого строения тела это потребление жинщинами «полезных» хлопьев для завтрака. В конце концов об их эффективности при похудении да и поддержании организма здоровым говорится во всех источниках медиа. На самом деле такое «здоровое начало дня» приводит к серьезным жировым отложениям, закупоренным артериям и увеличенному риску диабета.
Далее следует диалог, который происходит каждый раз, когда я провожу первую консультацию с Заботящейся о Своем Здоровье Женщине(ЗОЗЖ).

ЧП: Что вы едите на завтрак?
ЗОЗЖ: Я всегда начинаю день с полезного сбалансированного завтрака.
ЧП: Раскажите подробнее.
ЗОЗЖ: Я обычно съедаю тарелу полезных хлопьев, ну например измельченную пшеницу, с обезжиренным молоком конечно, ну и с половиной банана, добавленного туда. Это чтобы избежать ужасных насыщенных жиров, я же забочусь о своем здоровье. Еще один вариант для моего завтрака – низкожировой бейгл или кекс с маргарином и медом.
ЧП: Давайте-ка проясним несколько фактов:

Один. Насыщенные жиры не ужасны. В категорию ужасного входят Гитлер, Сталин, оружие массового уничтожения, реалити шоу и Сара Палин.
Два. Большинство хлопьев для завтрака имеют гликемический индекс от 60 до 110. Гликемический индекс это измерение типа или качества углеводов в определенной пище и как быстро 50 гр этого углевода повышают уровень глюкозы в крови (и, как результат, выделение инсулина и эффект на поджелудочную железу)при усвоении организмом.
•Каша (Овсяные Хлопья) 60
•Мюсли 60
•Special K 70
•Honeysmacks 60
•Sustain 66
•Кукурузные Хлопья 76

Обратите внимание, что не существует никакой разницы в гликемическом индексе (ГИ) между хлопьями Honeysmacks и овсянкой. Возьмите себе за правило не есть пищу, превышающую ГИ 50, если хотите избавиться от лишнего веса.
Три. Обезжиренное молоко просто ужасно при сбрасывании жира. Росто идеальны для «приобретения» попы, которая заслуживает отдельной жилой площади. Их ГИ 72! Они настолько эффективны для поднятия уровня глюкозы в крови, что в одном из научных исследований над велосипедистами, ездящими на дальние дистанции, они превзошли специализированные батончики для поднятия сахара в крови. К тому же бублики гораздо проще прожевать, чем те заменители хоккейной шайбы.
Пять. Маргарин предназначен для неосведомленныхлюдей. Он очень хорош для приобретения артериосклероза
Шесть. Хотя мед более естественнен чем джем, переполненный высокофруктозным кукурузным сиропом, это все равно простой сахар.
Семь. Гликемическая нагрузка банана равна 7, а например для черешни это 3.
Объяснение Гликемической Нагрузки (ГН). В то время как ГИ классифицирует пищу согласно тому, насколько быстро 50 гр углевода повышают уровень глюкозы в крови, ГН указывает насколько быстр стандартная порция определенного продукта (например банана) способствует повышает глюкозу в крови, показывая гликемический и инсулиновый эффект.

Восемь. Вы – блодинка с голубыми глазами, такие гены ведут к почти всегда к чувствительности глютеина (клейковина, растительный белок во многих зерновых). Так что каждый раз когда вы съедаете измельченную пшеницу или баранку, ваша имунная система и надпочечные гланды (вырабатывающие адреналин) попадают под атаку. Не удивительно, что утром вам необходим перерыв на кофе каждые полчаса
ЗОЗЖ: Но ведь в обезжиренном молоке почти нет насыщенных жиров!
ЧП: Как и в загущенном бензине. Безусловно, ГИ обезжиренного молока низок, но его ГН очень высока. И когда вы сочетаете пищу с ввысоким ГИ с пищей с высокой ГН, вы просто умоляете организм повысить риск сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний и состариться раньше времени.
ЗОЗЖ: Но я читала, что хлопья для завтрака это часть здорового и сбалансированного питания.
ЧП: Чтож, если вы верите в это, вы так же поверите, что Бритни Спирс прочитала «Войну и Мир» Л. Толстого от корки до корки, когда ей было восемь. Если вы хотите избавиться от жира, вам нужно сделать несколько изменений. Во-первых вам необходимо есть завтраки, не содержащие зерновых.
ЗОЗЖ: А что насчет цельнозерновых хлопьев? Это же полезно.

ЧП: Знаете, коробка из под них и то намного лучше для вас. Крысы, получавшие коробку как корм, жили дольше, чем те, которые ели цельнозерновые сухие завтраки.
ЗОЗЖ: А что если я начну есть эко-хлопья?
ЧП: Это еще хуже. Да в них больше протеина, но его естественное состояние разрушенно. Причем сильнее, чем в обычных завтраках. Замечательный способ со временем получить повреждение мозга. Мило!

ЗОЗЖ: Как я могла быть такой глупой!?
ЧП: Вы не глупая, просто вас вводит в заблуждение информация, приходящая со всех сторон. Это не делает вас плохим человеком, просто заблужленным. Даже Опра Уинфри попала в эту ловушку.
ЗОЗЖ: Я чувствую себя такой виноватой.
ЧП: Это бессмысленно. Мой адвокат Девид Горовитц однажды рассказал мне, что вину изобрели евреии и католики предпочитали ее, а не науку. Ему всегда хорошо удавалась привести прокуроров к покаянию. Я сам бывший католик, так что я знаю как вы себя чувствуете. Однако знайте, что чувство вины запрещено в моем офисе. Давайте продолжим.
ЗОЗЖ: Что же мне тогда есть?
ЧП: Это просто, завтра, перед нашей встречей, зайдите на мой сайт и прочитайте следующую статью про мясо и орехи на завтрак: www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article.aspx?ID=270
Если вам нужно больше информации об инсулиновой нагрузке, гликемическом индексе, гликемической нагрузке и т.п., пожалуйста зайдите по ссылке www.mendosa.com/.
Рик Мендоза делает замечательную работу, постоянно предоставляя самую последнюю информацию на эти темы.

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Charles,

I have been eating meat and nuts for about 2 years now thanks to George Chiappa and Clarke Flynn. I am much more functional and a happier person!
I loved hearing this in our BioSignature course in Toronto. I love even more that it is now on paper so I can make copies for all my female clients! Looking forward to hearing you speak in Rhode Island for PICP 1 & 2.

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I love the smell of my coffee with napalm at mornings!

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Awesome Charles! This definitely is a prerequisite before training with me! you will have many more hits on this page for sure!

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so is napalm! love it, thanks Charles, very useful for consults

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Charles, why did you remove my post?

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Great article CP. This one should go viral.

I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.

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Great article, thank you !

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Love the humorous spin on this. It is so true, I have been trying to get this across to people for ages and commonly come across those same points you raised or I get oh I couldn't do that, meat for breakfast makes me feel so yucky, I like my cereal for breakfast. I find the morning meal is the hardest one to get my clients heads around changing, everyone seems to like sugars for breakfast!! I have heard so many times the excuse about having a milky coffee, but its ok I only had one and it was skim milk aghhh!!! They think I am mad when I suggest heavy cream in their coffee instead :-)

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women also get bombarded by false articles like this...

health.yahoo.net/experts/healthieryou/10-store-bought-breakfasts-wont-sabotage-your-diet

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Why does everyone in the nutrition industry always say eat meat and nuts? Why don’t you give us real answers… eggs? How long can you go just eating just eggs? What about the time issue in the morning…? Why don’t you gives us real answers to the breakfast problem. Cereal you get choices… meat you get the same old thing day after day. Food Fatigue. If your not as possionate about food how do you overcome the chore about chosing what you eat for breakfast. - Please don't say a shake...!!!

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@ Dawn

When people hear "meat", they think: "Oh, boring meat lump day after day, after day, after day ... "
And a person has the right to say that ... only in case her or she has lost his or her imagination.

First of all, there are different kinds of meat:
- beef
- pork
- fowl (chicken, turkey, etc )
- fish and all kinds of see food (as long as you don't have any allergy)
- all kinds of game

Second of all, there are different kinds of way meat can be prepared. It can be:
- grilled
- steamed
- boiled
- fried (as long as you don't eat fry that often)
- dried (yes, you can dry the meat as well (or buy dried meat), with the right spices - it tastes great)

Last but not least, it comes to spices, sauces, ant the way you combine foods (usually it comes to how you combine vegetables with meat and fat).

In conclusion - the two things that limit me in particular are the lack of imagination and ... quess - laziness :))

Greetings from Bulgaria
Lazar

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Meat and nuts are all well and good, but what if you're a vegetarian? What should breakfast consist of then?

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wow,, i know the protein is good for breakfast.. but thought oatmeal was good for you??
so if we dont want to do meat,, can we eat egg whites instead?
do you suggest staying away from oatmeal?

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Kürzlich habe ich einen Blog-Post geschrieben. In diesem ging es um das Thema "Warum Frauen, trotz ihrer Versuche kein Fett reduzieren."

Dieser Blog-Post war so populär, dass wir über 10.000 zusätzliche Besucher an diesem einen Tag verzeichnen konnten!

Hier der Link:
www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/EntryId/26/Top-10-reasons-how-women-get-fatter-despite-good-intent.aspx.

Eine der Hauptursachen, warum Frauen ihre Ziele eines schlanken, gut aussehenden Körpers nicht erreichen ist, dass sie einer Gehirnwäsche unterzogen wurden:

Iss "gesunde" Frühstücksflocken für "einen guten Start in den Tag", was aber eigentlich nur zum Ansetzen kritischer Fettfalten, zur Verkalkung der Arterien und zu einer frühzeitigen Alters-Diabetes führt.

Dies ist eine typische Unterhaltung, die ich mit einer "Gesundheitsbewussten weiblichen Kundin" (GBWK) am ersten Tag habe.

Charles Poliquin(CP): Was isst du zum Frühstück?
GBWK: Ich starte den Tag immer mit einem gesundheitsbewussten Frühstück.

CP: Was isst du genau? Klär mich auf.
GBWK: Normalerweise habe ich eine Schüssel gesunder Frühstücksflocken, zum Beispiel geschroteter Weizen. Natürlich fettarme Milch dazu und eine halbe Banane in Stücken geschnitten dazu. Natürlich um die schlechten gesättigten Fettsäuren zu Vermeiden, ich ernähre mich nämlich Gesundheitsbewusst. Manchmal habe ich auch einfach nur ein Brötchen mit Margarine und Honig.

CP: Lass mich dir ein paar Punkte dazu erklären:

Erstens. Gesättigte Fettsäuren sind nicht schlecht. Was in die schlechte Kategorie gehört sind Hitler, Stalin, Chemiewaffen, Talk-Shows und Sarah Palin.

Zweitens. Die meisten Cerealien haben einen Glykämischen Index(GI) im Bereich von 60 bis 110. Der glykämische Index ist eine Maßeinheit für den Typ oder die Qualität eines Kohlenhydrates in einem bestimmten Lebensmittel. Er stellt dar, wie schnell 50g dieses Kohlenhydrates bei der Verdauung den Blutzuckerspiegel ansteigen lassen (und somit auch die Sekretion von Insulin und Effekte des Pankreas).

• Haferflocken 60
• Müsli 60
• Special K 70
• Honeysmacks 60
• Froot Loops 69
• Cornflakes 76

Siehst du, dass Haferflocken und Honeysmacks den gleichen Glykämischen Index aufweisen?
Pi mal Daumen solltest du, wenn du Fett reduzieren willst, Lebensmittel mit einem Glykämischen Index unter 50 essen.

Drittens. Fettarme Milch ist furchtbar, wenn du Fett reduzieren willst, und enthält auch nahezu keine wichtigen Nährstoffe mehr.

Viertens. Brötchen oder Bagels sind das perfekte Lebensmittel wenn du ein Hinterteil mit eigener Postleitzahl besitzen möchtest.

Bagels haben einen GI von 72! Sie sind so gut um den BLutzuckerspiegel ansteigen zu lassen, dass sie bei einer Studie mit Langstrecken-Fahrradfahrern schneller als Power Bars den Blutzuckerspiegel ansteigen ließen. Und sie sind auch noch besser zu kauen und leichter in großen Mengen zu verzehren.
Fünftens. Margarine ist für Vollidioten. Sie ist normalerweise gut geeignet, um Arteriosklerose zu unterstützen. Das ist kein Witz.

Sechtens. Honig ist vielleicht natürlicher als eine Marmelade mit HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup), ist aber immer noch ein Einfachzucker!

Siebtens. Banenen haben eine Glykämische Last (GL) von 12, während Kirschen nur eine GL von 3 aufweisen.
Kurze Erklärung zur Glykämischen Last:
Während der Glykämische Index Lebensmittel danach einteilt, wie schnell 50g Kohlenhydrate in diesen unseren Blutzuckerspiegel ansteigen lassen, ist die Glykämische Last ein Indikator dafür, wie schnell eine durchschnittliche Portion dieses Lebensmittels (z.B. Bananen) den Blutzuckerspiegel ansteigen lässt. Daher gibt und die Glykämische Last Auskunft über Blutzucker- und Insulin-Reaktionen.

Achtens. Du bist Blond und Blauäugig, daher ist die Chance ziemlich hoch, dass du sensibel auf Gluten reagierst. Jedes mal also wenn du etwas Glutenhaltiges, z.B. geschrotetten Weizen oder einen Bagel isst, führt dies zu Stress für dein Immunsystem und deine Nebennieren.

GBWK: Aber fettreduzierte Milch enthält nur wenig gesättigte Fettsäuren.
CP: Napalm auch! Fettarme Milch hat einen niedrigen Glykämischen Index, jedoch ist die Insulin-Reaktion umso höher. Du kannst jetzt ein Lebensmittel mit einem hohen Glykämischen Index mit einem Lebensmittel, dass eine starke Insulin-Reaktion hervorruft, kombinieren. Dann schreist du förmlich danach dein Risiko für Herzkreislauf-Erkrankungen zu erhöhen und vorzeitig zu altern.
GBWK: Ich habe aber gelesen, dass Cerealien zu einem gesunden Frühstück dazu gehören!

CP: Wenn du das glaubst, dann wirst du auch glauben, dass Britney Spears Leo Tolstoi's "War and Peace" von vorne bis hinten gelesen hat, im Alter von 8 Jahren.
Du willst Fett reduzieren, dann musst du etwas ändern. Erstens, du musst ein Frühstück ohne Getreideprodukte essen.
GBWK: Was ist mit "Kashi"? Ist das nicht gesund?

CP: Tatsächlich ist die Box, in der sie aufbewahrt werden, Nährstoffreicher. Ratten, die mit der Box gefüttert wurden, lebten länger als jene, die Kashi gefüttert bekamen.
GBWK: Und wenn ich Getreide mit Bio-Siegel esse?

CP: Schlecht, es enthält vielleicht mehr Protein, jedoch ist dieses denaturiert. Ein guter Weg um weitere Langzeitschäden für das Gehirn zu verursachen.
GBWK: Ich bin so dumm.

CP: Du bist nicht dumm, nur falsch informiert, von den Massen-Medien. Falsch informiert zu sein, macht dich nicht zu einer schlechten Person, nur zu einer Falsch-Informierten. Selbst Oprah bekommt oft flasche Informationen.
GBWK: Ich fühle mich so schuldig.

CP: Sich schuldig fühlen ist nutzlos. Mein Anwalt David Horowitz sagte mir einmal, dass Schuldgefühle von den Juden erfunden wurden - die Katholiken perfektionierten dies dann.
Mein jüdischer Kollege Moshe Berkowitz wurde als Jude geboren und als Katholik erzogen. Er brachte seinen Anwalt mit zur Beichte. Ich selbst bin ein sich erholender Katholik, also weiß ich wie du fühlst. Merke dir, bei mir sind Schuldgefühle verboten. Lass uns weitermachen.
GBWK: Was soll ich denn dann essen?

CP: Sehr einfach, bevor wir uns morgen treffen, ließ bitte folgenden Artikel über mein Fleisch und Nüsse Frühstück:

www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article.aspx?ID=270
Wenn du mehr Informationen zum Glykämischen Index, zur Glykämischen Last usw. benötigst, besuche bitte folgende Seite: www.mendosa.com/.

Rick Mendosa macht eine hervorragende Arbeit, um uns alle auf dem aktuellen Stand in diesen Themen zu halten!

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Byron if you are a vegetarian, then you can only eat grass-fed meat, and organic wild game and seafood. These feed on grass and leaves and seaweed so you get the same benefits as vegetarianism.....

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@George
Eh? Sorry George, I'm not clear about what you mean- vegetarians don't eat meat, grass-fed or otherwise, or wild game or seafood. As I re-read your post, I think you may be injecting some humour into this forum. However, if it was a joke, it was a bit of a curveball... Too much of a curveball for me to 'get' anyhow.

Anyway, I'd still like to see what Charles P would advise me to do. (I suspect he'd not say a thing and just ready a roundhouse.)

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@George
Eh? Sorry George, I'm not clear about what you mean- vegetarians don't eat meat, grass-fed or otherwise, or wild game or seafood. As I re-read your post, I think you may be injecting some humour into this forum. However, if it was a joke, it was a bit of a curveball... Too much of a curveball for me to 'get' anyhow.

Anyway, I'd still like to see what Charles P would advise me to do. (I suspect he'd not say a thing and just ready a roundhouse.)

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@ Byron. Vegetarian diets are great, as long you add meat to them.

I rarely work with vegetarians or aerobic heads, my choice, no complaining, no explaining.

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@ Dawn.
1. To say that everyone in the industry says meat and nuts for breakfast is utterly false. I was the first one to propose this.
2. oatmeal is often contaminated with gluten.
3. Eggs are at the top of the food intolerances. I love to give eggs only to people who have had food intolerances panels done.
Egg whites are one of my pet peeves. Eggs should be eaten whole, forget about the cholesterol propaganda that has no scientific basis. Egg whites are digested too fast. Whole eggs are better at supporting healthy glucose levels. When we run food sensitivity tests at the Poliquin Strength Institute, it is the most common food allergen, not because of genetics, but they are inhaled, not chewed by bodybuilders.
@ Lazar, frying meat in butter and/or olive is fine. the fat in butter actually makes it easier to absorb the minerals from the meat.

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Funny blog.

... but, come ONNNNN... how impractical is meat with meat for breakfast everyday (nuts are fine, but why such fatty ones) for the normal working female (including mother being a worker) to actually stick to.

Think of this formula: Effective Behaviours = Great ideas X acceptance. Without the acceptance piece you'll get no uptake.

So fine, if you're a body builder with 7 hours a day to focus on egocentric activities then this is great. 99.9% of us in the world however aren't.

Get real.

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How is it possible to tell from blonde hair and blue eyes that a person is gluten intolerant?

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I really enjoyed reading this post... Really funny man! Thanks

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Hey @ Australia...

I hate to be the one to have to enlighten you, but....

I am a natural lady bodybuilder, and I take exception to your comment, "... if you're a body builder with 7 hours a day to focus on egocentric activities then this is great. 99.9% of us in the world however aren't."

SEVEN hours a day???? Do you seriously think that bodybuilders spend almost an entire work day in the gym, or tanning or whatever you think it is that we do?? Do you really think that we don't have jobs, families, kids, aging parents, school problems, sick pets and any other problems just like the other 99.9% (your statistic) people in the world??

Here is where the enlightening starts.... we have the same lives as everyone else. Most of us work full time jobs and have kids. Some of us are single parents. Some of us are FT university students. The difference is that people who choose to bodybuild MAKE time for it. That might mean getting up 2 hours earlier. It might mean cutting out or cutting back on TV and surfing time. It means learning how to be smart about how you are spending your time... MAXIMIZE! It also means eating things that you don't really care for and NOT eating things that you love. It means pushing yourself WAAAYYY past your comfort zone. This is work and dedication to the degree that the 99.9% (again, your stat) of average people will never "get".

I am thinking that your comment infers that perhaps you are either on the wrong webpage or you seriously need to start reading more of coach Poliquin's articles and the accompanying research. Being truly healthy and looking great is not at all easy, especially in our "instant oatmeal, glasses in a hour, I want it NOW" society.

And, in closing, the next time you see what you think is an "egotistical" bodybuilder sizing him or herself up in the mirror at the gym... consider this. It is quite possible that they are watching their workout FORM in the mirror... NOT admiring themselves. If you see one strike a pose, consider this. Chances are very good that what they are doing is very critically ripping themselves apart... passing harsh judgement on THEMSELVES. Seeing every TINY flaw and mentally berating themselves for it. Been there, done it.

Of course... there will always be some who truly are egotistical, as you have noted, just like there will always be badly dressed fat housewives who think "they still got it".

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I've been on the meat and nut breakfast for more then 6 months now and I have great results in body comp but I'm so suffering from food fatigue. I am bored out of my mind with meat. Just the tought of it makes me want to puke. I've been on HCL (poliquin products) for more then a month now and now at only 2-3 digestforce caps (from a start at 7). I just don't like the food I'm eating, I even resolved to raw fish cuz I was so tired of eating and chewing godamn meat. I don't know what to do... I was looking for articles on oatmeal recipe because I want out but stumbled on this article and feel like I have to keep doing the meat and nut breakfast. I just don't know what to eat anymore. Think I'm gonna go back to my raw fish, it's better then any cooked meat for me. When i have cooked meat for breakfast it takes me more then an hour to eat my meat and I feel simply disgusted by it, but I force myself because I have willpower but in the long run I just feel like I can't substain the lifestyle... I hope raw fish fits in the meat and nut breakfast. If anyone can answer that one it would be greatly appreciated. THank you :)

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I wish this had information instead of being so insulting to the "HCFC." Saying things like "so is napalm" regarding something being low in fat is not helpful and is just plain insulting to women. Have some respect and talk to women intelligently. Explain why something is not healthy or why it would be bad to eat. Don't make such stupid comments like "margarine is for dorks." That statement is simply not helpful and just shows how uneducated YOU might be.

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What about if I am a vegetarian... I try and follow the Paleo diet as i still eat sea food... but with the state of animal husbandry and the research i've done on that end, putting beef, chicken, turkey (any land animal really) in to my body is not something i'm a fan of... at this point, even if i know the farm it's come from... I do eat eggs and wild sea food...

I find it hard to stay full if i can't eat grains... any recommendations?

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So, here is a question. I have been eating paleo, and been eating protein for breakfast for months on end by now. I have a protein shake w/some nuts if I am running out the door, otherwise I eat egg whites(have had an intolerance test done and cannot have the yolk) with onions and mushrooms, and avocado oil. Also, will have tilapia, chicken, it varies. Yet, my body composition has not changed in a year. I have been stick at around 12.5% and nothing is shaking it. Before you ask, I don't eat any gluten, dairy including butter, soy, beef(intolerant). I eat some nuts, lots of fish and chicken, tons of green vegis, and maybe 2 pieces of fruit a day. How could a meat and nut breakfast help someone like me?

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women should do anaerobic exercise, as it can increase muscle mass.

By increasing muscle mass, burn extra fat, even at rest.

A factor that women can not lose body fat, is because the women love chocolates and sweets

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Great post. I find it a very entertaining read. Unusual for a health blog because most of the time it bores me. I still wonder why the focus of losing weight is on women. Perhaps, not many men tries to lose weight.

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I was asked why I don't eat "regular breakfast". I replied, "Because regular breakfast makes me fat." End of conversation. It was a vegetarian asking so I knew they wouldn't be keen on the Meat & Nut suggestion.

I lost 23 lbs using the Meat & Nut breakfast as part of a clean eating strategy (along with appropriate exercise, of course.)