Several months ago heard about Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It by Gary Taubes. I was extremely skeptical about its core proposition: that the obesity issue is directly related to the amount of starches, sugars, and generally carbohydrates we eat. A high-fat, high-protein diet is a sustainable way to stay lean and healthy. It's Atkins, really, but as a lifestyle.
I had all kinds of objections to this idea, especially when I read that fruit was as bad as anything. I LOVE fruit. I want to eat pineapple, grapes, apples, and melon all the time. But I tried to keep my mind open to his arguments and I do think they really make sense. Hundreds of thousands of years of evolution shaped our bodies to eat leafy greens and animal products, rather than high-gluten wheat and overly-sweet apples.
Last week, I cleaned all the carbohydrate-laden foods from my fridge and stocked up on cheeses, eggs, sausages, ground beef, and heavy cream. So far, there have been a lot of upsides to this way of eating:
- I don't obsessively think about food
- I'm never hungry
- I've lost over 4 pounds in 10 days
- No late-afternoon fatigue
The downside: I have to start thinking of this:
As this:
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