added later Fat Chance http://cravingsugar.net/fat-chance-beating-odds-sugar-book-review.php
What is essential in life, for life, or should it be of life?
Well, reading the Stoics, I realized, very little. All else is what we have been taught to believe is, or likely was, important. Growing up in poverty, and being happy, contented, screwed up my thinking for a greed based society that I lived in as an adult. I now know that it was the philosophy of the new testament that caused the issues. Put is it just concepts, noting more. That is an easy fix, even if it is too late for me.
I am starting to think that all people should study philosophy as a high school subject. There is danger in that for the government. Some of those same people would drop out of the greed based economy of today, and go live alternative lifestyles. Other would recognise the opportunity to rape, gouge, pillage, and plunder the people, and become rich, just as some do today. But this would all be done knowingly, not unconsciously, or accidentally.
On average, everyone in a bar becomes a millionaire, when Bill Gates walks in.
So is it ethical to work for a large food company, a drug company, a junk food company, McD for example. I have come to believe these should be treated as Buddha said of "Poison Merchants".
But what do I know.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Teachibility
In order to change I need to be teachable. What does that entail as far as an attitude adjustment in myself?
In order to learn one must be teachable, that is to say able and willing to learn. The material must not contradict that which I know now. But how do I know that which I know is correct, or should it just be over written in this leaky organic computer brain of mine. As an ageing adult, some thing need to be unlearned, but what is the ultimate test? Try it, and if it works, it is likely right.
As an ageing adult, I have long had the habit of not listening to much of the crap that comes to my ears and eyes, as it is garbage. Such is the modern age, but now I need to become teachable in some areas again.
But what if I know as much as the instructor is now teaching, and what she is saying is actually wrong? I know a bit about food, mathematics, testing, logic. Of course, success could be just one concept away, but how do we tell?
Teachable moments come with total surrender, total failure, total loss, letting go. Absence of resistance to an idea, passion for the subject, and enthusiasm is necessary for retention. Oh well, shit happens, and what do I actually know?
In order to learn one must be teachable, that is to say able and willing to learn. The material must not contradict that which I know now. But how do I know that which I know is correct, or should it just be over written in this leaky organic computer brain of mine. As an ageing adult, some thing need to be unlearned, but what is the ultimate test? Try it, and if it works, it is likely right.
As an ageing adult, I have long had the habit of not listening to much of the crap that comes to my ears and eyes, as it is garbage. Such is the modern age, but now I need to become teachable in some areas again.
But what if I know as much as the instructor is now teaching, and what she is saying is actually wrong? I know a bit about food, mathematics, testing, logic. Of course, success could be just one concept away, but how do we tell?
Teachable moments come with total surrender, total failure, total loss, letting go. Absence of resistance to an idea, passion for the subject, and enthusiasm is necessary for retention. Oh well, shit happens, and what do I actually know?
Friday, April 12, 2013
Processed food digestion rate.
We humans typically have a digestive system that is capable of delivering much more energy that we currently need. That is one of the root causes of our obesity grief. Add to that the issue of our desire to eat good tasting food, a basic survival drive, that has over grown its need in our current environment. Cooking aid digestion. So does grinding. There in lies the basic problem. We digest food to fast and get hungry to quick. Now we need to learn to live with the problem.
We can see immediately a number of promising options. Raw food. No processed foods, especially carbohydrate. Paleo template food plans. No sugar, grains, omega 6 oils. Add the removal of taste enhancing exorphins, at the like, and the problem becomes much smaller. Now all that remains is to do it. But what do I know.
We can see immediately a number of promising options. Raw food. No processed foods, especially carbohydrate. Paleo template food plans. No sugar, grains, omega 6 oils. Add the removal of taste enhancing exorphins, at the like, and the problem becomes much smaller. Now all that remains is to do it. But what do I know.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
rehash
I have been struggling maintaining and losing relosing this last 10 kgs for two years or more. It is time to rehash this entire obesity / overeating problem, one more time.
In engineering there are processes of looking at a problem to find solutions. There are two general solutions, remove the cause, and repair the damage or reconstruct so that the original cause is no longer able to do the damage it was originally doing. The "third" solution is some combination of the two. There is also a "zero" solution, that is do nothing, and ignore the problem.
The zero solution, in obesity, is to do nothing and watch the problem grow, aka, gain weight. This is not acceptable to me.
Remove the causes is difficult for the causes are multiple, and there are many contributing factors. Hunger, and the biological directive to eat are the two that can be ignored short term, but not long term. Then there is the psychological or emotional causes, the spiritual or philosophical causes, the social, environmental, physical addiction, chemical addiction, and behavioural addictions. We have come a long way down this path with Taubes, Lustig, Davis, Paleo in general, all the others.
Modification of the self, through gut modification, although is possible, is an extreme and I do not think it deals with the real unknown problem, something psychological, philosophical, or physical that is still unknown to me, and drive me to the food. I have been listening to experts and trying things, but to no avail. It is impossible to live with this drive to eat, and not eat. I think the experts are missing something.
Learning to live with the problem, in such a way, that it is not a problem, can be done, but that too is a stop gap method, but at least it does work.
Studying the cause and elimination them, one at a time has been helpful, and I do better when I as so busy that I do not have time to eat, but how long can I tread water? Is there another way to learn to live with the problem and not have the problem effect me?
In engineering there are processes of looking at a problem to find solutions. There are two general solutions, remove the cause, and repair the damage or reconstruct so that the original cause is no longer able to do the damage it was originally doing. The "third" solution is some combination of the two. There is also a "zero" solution, that is do nothing, and ignore the problem.
The zero solution, in obesity, is to do nothing and watch the problem grow, aka, gain weight. This is not acceptable to me.
Remove the causes is difficult for the causes are multiple, and there are many contributing factors. Hunger, and the biological directive to eat are the two that can be ignored short term, but not long term. Then there is the psychological or emotional causes, the spiritual or philosophical causes, the social, environmental, physical addiction, chemical addiction, and behavioural addictions. We have come a long way down this path with Taubes, Lustig, Davis, Paleo in general, all the others.
Modification of the self, through gut modification, although is possible, is an extreme and I do not think it deals with the real unknown problem, something psychological, philosophical, or physical that is still unknown to me, and drive me to the food. I have been listening to experts and trying things, but to no avail. It is impossible to live with this drive to eat, and not eat. I think the experts are missing something.
Learning to live with the problem, in such a way, that it is not a problem, can be done, but that too is a stop gap method, but at least it does work.
Studying the cause and elimination them, one at a time has been helpful, and I do better when I as so busy that I do not have time to eat, but how long can I tread water? Is there another way to learn to live with the problem and not have the problem effect me?
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Dual desire
Mutuality exclusive desires, that is wanting to be thin and wanting to eat, occur naturally. Letting go of the desire, a conscious impulse toward eating, may be the missing step. Elimination of the desire to eat, both conscious and unconscious.
This reminds me of the old Greek, who was he? Homer in Odyssey? Lashed to the mast so he could not act, his crew blindfolded and with ears plugged, to avoid the siren calls, temptation.
How does one let go of desire?
This reminds me of the old Greek, who was he? Homer in Odyssey? Lashed to the mast so he could not act, his crew blindfolded and with ears plugged, to avoid the siren calls, temptation.
How does one let go of desire?
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Road Rage and Socrates
Socrates claims that people do wrong out of ignorance, not knowing what is right or wrong, not out of intent. I think that today, drugs and mental conditions make that only generally true, as there are likely more nutters about today.
When we consider road rage today, it suggest to me that our society is on the decline from Socrates day. I understand that the usually scenario of road rage is someone does something to agitate another driver, and one or both go off. Psychopathe, or drug fuelled rage takes over. Seneca gave a definition of anger. Anger is "a burning desire to avenge a wrong" or "a burning desire to punish him by whom you think yourself to have been unfairly harmed."
The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times in public acts of aggression. Seneca said something like: The facial and skeletal musculature are strongly affected by anger. The face becomes flushed, and the brow muscles move inward and downward, fixing a hard stare on the target. The nostrils flare, and the jaw tends toward clenching.
When we consider road rage today, it suggest to me that our society is on the decline from Socrates day. I understand that the usually scenario of road rage is someone does something to agitate another driver, and one or both go off. Psychopathe, or drug fuelled rage takes over. Seneca gave a definition of anger. Anger is "a burning desire to avenge a wrong" or "a burning desire to punish him by whom you think yourself to have been unfairly harmed."
The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times in public acts of aggression. Seneca said something like: The facial and skeletal musculature are strongly affected by anger. The face becomes flushed, and the brow muscles move inward and downward, fixing a hard stare on the target. The nostrils flare, and the jaw tends toward clenching.
What is the best response when faced with a nutter? I think dropping a dime on them, but I date myself with that expression. Dial 911, and let the fuzz deal with them, as that is one of the things they are paid to do, supposedly. Maybe take a picture or two. Our basic duty is to ourselves, to keep our selves safe. Soon we will see what right the aggressor has in Canada with the Jeffrey Lindor vs George De Castro. http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/one-video-tells-two-stories-in-deadly-road-rage-trial-1.1185196.
If you have a issue with anger perhaps read Seneca on anger, or this primer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anger.
If you have a issue with anger perhaps read Seneca on anger, or this primer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anger.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Gary Taubes
Just a reminder:
High blood glucose elicits the release of insulin which speeds the uptake of glucose by tissues and favours the storage of fuels as glycogen and triacylglycerols while inhibiting fatty acid mobilization in adipose tissue.
http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/news/local/visiting-lecturer-challenges-the-common-view-on-obesity-1-4844414
High blood glucose elicits the release of insulin which speeds the uptake of glucose by tissues and favours the storage of fuels as glycogen and triacylglycerols while inhibiting fatty acid mobilization in adipose tissue.
http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/news/local/visiting-lecturer-challenges-the-common-view-on-obesity-1-4844414
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Personality Change
Weight loss and more importantly, weight maintenance, is all about personality change. A sufficient personality change to bring about recovery. Along with personality change, or likely the cause of personality change, are changes in the beliefs and values, including what we consider to be food, when and how we eat, and the like.
It is the personality change that must occur to give the fixity of personality required to maintain a weight loss. That is what I now consider to be the missing ingredient in most weight loss schemes, but what do I know.
It is the personality change that must occur to give the fixity of personality required to maintain a weight loss. That is what I now consider to be the missing ingredient in most weight loss schemes, but what do I know.
Friday, February 22, 2013
PHD.. Piled higher and deeper
http://evolutionarypsychiatry.blogspot.ca/2013/02/emotional-eating.html
It is my opinion only that there are three levels of overeating in relatively healthy obese. The first is chemically/physically driven, by insulin, insulin reaction, as described in Fat Chance. This must be addressed first, that is no sugar, grains, omega 6 oils, or any of those nasty chemicals that drive appetite. We should include in this group all the vitamin and mineral, protein deficiencies. A Paleo / Primal / low carb food plan is the first step.
Second are all those environmental, emotional, social, stress, boredom situations that are beyond or control, that we are powerless over. We need methods of moving those into the third category in order to deal with them. For me, this is OA and stoicism of some form. Cravings and to some extent hunger fall into this category. Hunger, true hunger, can be identified with a small amount of fat rich protein. Satiation and satiety are separate issues.
The third category are those food drives that are within my power to do something about, even if all I can do is take myself away or to bed. These, I must address through education of the correct way of thinking, or stoic study, or similar methods.
But what do I know, I am not educated in the food science, research, but I have beat my problem down a long ways.
It is my opinion only that there are three levels of overeating in relatively healthy obese. The first is chemically/physically driven, by insulin, insulin reaction, as described in Fat Chance. This must be addressed first, that is no sugar, grains, omega 6 oils, or any of those nasty chemicals that drive appetite. We should include in this group all the vitamin and mineral, protein deficiencies. A Paleo / Primal / low carb food plan is the first step.
Second are all those environmental, emotional, social, stress, boredom situations that are beyond or control, that we are powerless over. We need methods of moving those into the third category in order to deal with them. For me, this is OA and stoicism of some form. Cravings and to some extent hunger fall into this category. Hunger, true hunger, can be identified with a small amount of fat rich protein. Satiation and satiety are separate issues.
The third category are those food drives that are within my power to do something about, even if all I can do is take myself away or to bed. These, I must address through education of the correct way of thinking, or stoic study, or similar methods.
But what do I know, I am not educated in the food science, research, but I have beat my problem down a long ways.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Obesity, desires, and excess
Is obesity the result of thwarted desires?
Survival in evolution past times seems to favour those who had a strong desire for survival, desires for action, desires for work, and those things work can bring. In modern times, survival is no longer dependent on such thing, but social skills, and, combined with birth control, does not cause increase in the birthrate, but a decline in birth rate. Aka, less evolution. But the desires remain.
Many of our desires are beyond our needs. Is overeating one of those desires, or needs that is simply an available way of satisfying an evolutionary desires in a biologically damaging way?
http://www.dietdoctor.com/why-calorie-counting-is-an-eating-disorder
Survival in evolution past times seems to favour those who had a strong desire for survival, desires for action, desires for work, and those things work can bring. In modern times, survival is no longer dependent on such thing, but social skills, and, combined with birth control, does not cause increase in the birthrate, but a decline in birth rate. Aka, less evolution. But the desires remain.
Many of our desires are beyond our needs. Is overeating one of those desires, or needs that is simply an available way of satisfying an evolutionary desires in a biologically damaging way?
http://www.dietdoctor.com/why-calorie-counting-is-an-eating-disorder
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Sharma and Bating
http://www.drsharma.ca/obesity-energetic-offerings.htm Sharma has provided a lovely list of studies, but failed to note that recovery from obesity is or involves a change in philosophy with regard to what food is, is for, and about life in general.
Bating of the easily temped, to increase sales, is a contemptible thing to do, and that is exactly what big food companies, fast food chains, and the like do. It is recognising this, that these companies are treating us like the animals we are, that gives me the separation to see the shit that they are putting us animals through. It is time to use reason to stop consuming the juices squeezed from plants, concentrated, and dried. Ground seeds and other tubers, processed in a similar manner are also part of the problem.
Bating is just evil. It relies on basic need, the desire to be liked, the feeling of security, of belonging, of sex, and delivers bondage to products, to desires, not what is suggested. It is just like the leg-hold traps of old, with bate, and a slow terrible death. The big food and drug companies are just the modern trappers, and we are the pray.
What do I know?
Bating of the easily temped, to increase sales, is a contemptible thing to do, and that is exactly what big food companies, fast food chains, and the like do. It is recognising this, that these companies are treating us like the animals we are, that gives me the separation to see the shit that they are putting us animals through. It is time to use reason to stop consuming the juices squeezed from plants, concentrated, and dried. Ground seeds and other tubers, processed in a similar manner are also part of the problem.
Bating is just evil. It relies on basic need, the desire to be liked, the feeling of security, of belonging, of sex, and delivers bondage to products, to desires, not what is suggested. It is just like the leg-hold traps of old, with bate, and a slow terrible death. The big food and drug companies are just the modern trappers, and we are the pray.
What do I know?
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Obesity is an endocrine disorder
Fat Chance, Robert Lustic says it, but goes further, to say hyperinsulinemea, is primary about 40 percent of the time, then comes acellular induced hyperinsulinemia, ie sugar and wheat flour, and other ground carbohydrates. Add to this the trans-fats, excess omega 6 oils, a few chemicals, and then there are those fruits in continual supply, and you have the majority of the causes.
Add the few psychological, philosophical, social and envrionmental causes and we have the problem. Understand and remove each cause and there should be some relief.
The problem is the cravings, caused by primary hyperinsulinemia, never go away. Those of us with this issue, need support of some kind, to continually battle against natural urges to eat that never lets up. Now there are lots of people that will not accept that this occurs, but I also know that there are many of us who suffer from this issue.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
After Paleo
The eating issue that I face on a daily basis is largely a result of how I think about life and food, after we deal with the endocrine issues. Those are bad, but the food cravings are fat worse. This falls into the realm of philosophy or psychology, for which there is little help to solve the problem.
With the philosophy, at least, I can change the way I think. Just for today, I will believe that all things are divided into what I control, those few thing that I can influence, and those many things, including my body, that are beyond my control. The endocrine induced cravings are beyond my control, hence should be none of my concern, yet drive me to the food. There is no solution beyond resistance, non action, and yet these persist.
I live in a world of nutters, so I can expect erratic behaviour a every turn, so expect the unexpected.
There is little choice for me but to live in the Paleo lifestyle, but the cravings are bad still. Nobody knows what to do about these, at least not anything that impacts the cravings. The cravings come and go, but how long have they been present this time, over a year I think.
With the philosophy, at least, I can change the way I think. Just for today, I will believe that all things are divided into what I control, those few thing that I can influence, and those many things, including my body, that are beyond my control. The endocrine induced cravings are beyond my control, hence should be none of my concern, yet drive me to the food. There is no solution beyond resistance, non action, and yet these persist.
I live in a world of nutters, so I can expect erratic behaviour a every turn, so expect the unexpected.
There is little choice for me but to live in the Paleo lifestyle, but the cravings are bad still. Nobody knows what to do about these, at least not anything that impacts the cravings. The cravings come and go, but how long have they been present this time, over a year I think.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Start here
A large young lady, that I have known for years, asked how she should eat to lose weight the other day.
After we get past the apathy, ignorance, and wrong information, start with getting all the manufactured white stuff out of your life. Then perhaps watch this:
http://www.fathead-movie.com/index.php/2013/02/06/smarter-science-of-slim-author-launches-new-educational-resource/
Beware, the information is good but the tone is aggressive.
After we get past the apathy, ignorance, and wrong information, start with getting all the manufactured white stuff out of your life. Then perhaps watch this:
http://www.fathead-movie.com/index.php/2013/02/06/smarter-science-of-slim-author-launches-new-educational-resource/
Beware, the information is good but the tone is aggressive.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
What is food?
A question with a lot of answers, but for the individual we can say what is not food to start with. I do not have an issue of eating stuff that I do not consider food. It is just a matter of reminding myself what are and are not foods, until it becomes habit.
Short list of non-foods: Sugar, wheat, omega 6 oils, many grains, exorphins, anything containing hormones, flavour enhancers, GMO's, and other stuff.
Long list of proper foods: Meats, fish, and roots, stems, and leaves, blooms, in there cooked or raw form. Take it easy on seeds, for they carry much energy.
The thinking that these are or are not foods must come first, and control / influence the action. Sharma does not agree, but that is his problem.
But what do I know?
Short list of non-foods: Sugar, wheat, omega 6 oils, many grains, exorphins, anything containing hormones, flavour enhancers, GMO's, and other stuff.
Long list of proper foods: Meats, fish, and roots, stems, and leaves, blooms, in there cooked or raw form. Take it easy on seeds, for they carry much energy.
The thinking that these are or are not foods must come first, and control / influence the action. Sharma does not agree, but that is his problem.
But what do I know?
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Projection
Today, Dr. Sharma, demonstrates projection.
http://www.drsharma.ca/coming-to-terms-with-obesity.html
Obesity is a wide stretching problem, and here is one that is spiritual philosophical, psychological, with a philosophical and physical solution.
Projection is one of those things that really never was, that I overcame. Oh, how far I have come, and not yet reached the ends. We cannot look at people and know what they are thinking, all we can do is think how we feel and project those feelings onto other people.
The solution is to understand that it is not the event that makes us uncomfortable, but what we think of them. Our thoughts are impressions, mental objects, and that is what we react to, not the actual situation. If I have the thoughts and project it onto someone else, it is still my thoughts. It does not matter what the other person's expression or comments might be. It is still up to me to deal with my stuff.
What is in my control, and what is not? I can control my will, some of my violation actions, and nothing beyond that. Eating is part within my will, and part of it is outside of my will, outside of my control. I can, however, control my position in the environment, and get up and leave the table, as a method of control. All else is out of my control, and none of my concern. God will just need to take care of that. I use the term god here, as that collective stuff outside my responsibility and control which must be god's responsibility.
Back to Sharma's girl; she has not resolved what she thinks about herself yet, as voiced through projection. Or perhaps, it would just be simpler to address the real problem, what ever ones of the few hundred it might actually be. But then, I still have not addressed all my issues yet.
But what do I know?
http://www.drsharma.ca/coming-to-terms-with-obesity.html
Obesity is a wide stretching problem, and here is one that is spiritual philosophical, psychological, with a philosophical and physical solution.
Projection is one of those things that really never was, that I overcame. Oh, how far I have come, and not yet reached the ends. We cannot look at people and know what they are thinking, all we can do is think how we feel and project those feelings onto other people.
The solution is to understand that it is not the event that makes us uncomfortable, but what we think of them. Our thoughts are impressions, mental objects, and that is what we react to, not the actual situation. If I have the thoughts and project it onto someone else, it is still my thoughts. It does not matter what the other person's expression or comments might be. It is still up to me to deal with my stuff.
What is in my control, and what is not? I can control my will, some of my violation actions, and nothing beyond that. Eating is part within my will, and part of it is outside of my will, outside of my control. I can, however, control my position in the environment, and get up and leave the table, as a method of control. All else is out of my control, and none of my concern. God will just need to take care of that. I use the term god here, as that collective stuff outside my responsibility and control which must be god's responsibility.
Back to Sharma's girl; she has not resolved what she thinks about herself yet, as voiced through projection. Or perhaps, it would just be simpler to address the real problem, what ever ones of the few hundred it might actually be. But then, I still have not addressed all my issues yet.
But what do I know?
for reference
The HPA Axis is responsible for handling stress hormones and there is a "loop" of activity which handles a negative stimulation, activation of bodily systems to handle the stress of it, and then puts an end to that activation. I'm massively oversimplifying here, but anyone who wants to learn more knows how to do a Google search or ten and can get more details.
The bottom line is that early childhood issues such as insecure attachment to parents, chronic unresolved stress, neglect (even moderate), etc. can create issues in this area of the brain. There are multiple potential consequences including the potential to suffer anxiety disorders and depression. This is, in simplistic terms, due to over-activity in the HPA axis. Another, and this is a theory, but it's a plausible one, is that you can become a compulsive eater.
The way this works is that imbalances in the HPA axis which result in over-activity (from stress) can be slowed down by eating comfort food. Food that is high in carbohydrates in particular can produce more endogenous opiods (e.g., endorphins) and stimulate reward pathways. You can, quite literally, become addicted to food.
Here is the thing, once the HPA Axis is screwed up due to childhood experience, it cannot be made normal again. There is nothing you can do to repair the balance to what it should have been had you not had the stressors that created the imbalance. You can try to replace your food addiction and find something else to stimulate the same pathways such that you slow down the over-activity, but you will never be normal like other people.
FT... one more description. But what about hyperinsulinemia?
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