Re: What to do about low energy?

On May 28, 12:16 pm, tii...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On May 28, 9:05 am, Ron Peterson <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> On May 27, 11:19 pm, tii...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Eat breakfast every day with skim milk and some meat. Cut out the
sugar soft drinks.

Is it the sugar, or the soft drink part that's the worst? I mean if I
just replace them with other drinks that have equal amounts of sugar,
is that going to be just as bad? Honestly though, I know you're

My father in law drinks Sunny Dee and thinks it is a better choice,
it's orange, and contains traces of vit C and says 1/2 the sugar as
regular, but it's is still way too much friggin' sugar.

You are right. Cut out all sugary beverages. Even regular orange juice
will have as much as nearly 40 grams of carbs in one glass.

probably right on the money there, but I also know myself. These
types of drinks can become something of an addiction, especially after
you've been drinking them for 15+ years. Unfortunately I don't see me
cutting them out anytime soon, although I can certainly try. As for
the breakfast, I've grown accustomed to whole milk. I always
justified it to myself by saying that since I'm unusually thin,
there's no compelling reason for me to use anything other than whole
milk. Is there a specific reason why I should choose skim?

My take on milk is that todays milk is not your grandfathers milk. We
used to drink fresh whole milk and were healthier because of it. now
our milk is low fat, highly processed, high temp pasteurized,
homogenized and generally badly beat up. It is no longer a whole food
and has lost in inherent "wholesomeness".

If you can get real milk, great, but the white *** that sits on the
grocers shelf for a month is crap food.


Don't eat out, pack a sandwich or have a low calorie TV dinner.

Start exercising.

It may be possible to cut down on eating out, and can possibly bring a
sandwich or other type of TV dinner for lunch. I think exercise may
be out of the question however, at least at this early of a stage of
me trying to do something about my nutrition.

Best bet. Learn how to cook. Even simple foods made from scratch is
better than fancy foods out of a box. Unfortunately, being healthy and
eating real foods requires effort.


In terms of vitamins and dietary supplements, what kind of things
should I look for and why? Let's assume that my diet consists of
about 85% meats and starches, and low on fruits and vegetables. The
easiest remedy is to simply eat more fruits and vegetables, but I'm
more looking for what I'm missing out on by not eating them, and what
are the typical symptoms of a diet that lacks these types of foods?

I supplement with 3 to 4 thousand mgs of vit C spread out thruout the
day. I also take 2 stress formula vitamin B complexes in the morning
with food. I also take L-Lysine once in a while.

I also eat real food prepped from scratch as much as possible, and I
avoid sugar and grains. Sounds harsh, but I don't miss the sugar at
all and BBQ season rocks in my house. Real fresh meats and fish with
real whole-food fresh produce, amazing. I eat like a king. The result
is easy weight control, more energy and not a single prescription for
anything in over 6 years. But it does take a bit of an effort and ot
does cost more than cheap manufactured crap food.

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