Through the previous week many of you complained that there were many main everyday foods prohibited. Let’s now look at the glass at the half-full perception and discuss what is allowed and how easy a diet with these allowances can become. The above picture is one of my typical breakfasts for six months now.Lentils, 3-4 eggs and approximately 1.5 cups of spinach. All the pictures seen in this article are personally taken. Every day I try to do 3 meals with ingredients from each of the following 3 categories presented. ALWAYS I eat no later than the first hour after awaking. Breakfast must contain at least 30 grams of protein. This quantity leads to a 20% increase in resting metabolic rate (the rate at which the body burns energy at rest). Also, each meal should contain at least 20 grams of protein. In need I suggest buying protein powder. This of course should not substitute food, but act as a supplement. If, for example, one morning you don’t have approximately 10 minutes time to prepare breakfast (yet this amount of time is needed) or for some reason you feel “full” from the previous day then you can grab a scoop of protein mixed with cold water.

MEALS

All meals should contain at least one food from each of the following 3 categories in any amount:

1. EGGS, FISH and MEAT

Chicken Fillet

Turkey Fillet

Salmon Fillet

3-4 eggs, preferably organic (together with yolks that are particularly healthy). Cooked either as an omelette, or boiled or whatever way you prefer. In the omelette you can put a tablespoon of Mexican salsa.

Tuna (canned in springwater and not in brine which is very salty or sunflower oil) Also, it can be cooked in the oven.

Cod, Haddock or any other white fish.

Beef (you can buy sirloin and rebeye steaks from the grocery)

Pork (loins e.g.)

Organic Sausages

Lamp

Liver

Cooked Ham

Ideally the meat should be grass-fed. It is much different from animals fed with grains and not moving in nature. Note you should not be concerned about cholesterol increase. Cholesterol has been repeatedly demonstrated experimentally that increases with the mixture of excessive carbohydrate foods with cholesterol containing foods. Foods with cholesterol and animal fat by themselves reduce cholesterol as paradoxical as it may sound. There is also no risk for arthritis with the amount of protein that is recommended if there is not any other existent problem.

2. LEGUMES:

Beans. Dozens of different kinds. I wouldn’t prefer the red kidney as they contain more carbohydrates and less protein than others (but this is just a detail), can vary from producer to producer and is not absolute. Generally all the beans are allowed and I would recommend the soya beans specifically that are very high in protein and low in carbohydrates.

Lentils

Chickpeas (As a last resort because they typically have a few more carbohydrates than the other legumes. Tim Ferriss, the inventor of the Slow Carb Diet, prohibits them but I still do not know why since they do not differ greatly from other legumes)

All the above exist in cans and for cooking, too. If I want to cook them I boil a pot, put them in the fridge and I have enough quantity to serve for 2-3 days. If I choose a can (not baked! But in water simply put them in a colander, rinse with plenty of water and then put them in the microwave with olive oil, pepper, garlic powder, et c.) If you cook them: Soak them in water for 8 to 10 hours. Wash them before cooking. Then put them once or twice over high heat until the water reaches the boil temperature. Rinse and wash them after each boil. Afterwards put them on low heat for about an hour or up to the point they are about to open.. In the first attempts, until accustomed, try figuring the appropriate times.

Many who follow this diet are complaining about the abundance of legumes and specifically beans. Personally I eat them pleasantly with the way I described above and by adding balsamic vinegar if I want. If someone has a problem with the gases I can suggest formulations that act against. Legumes can be put in salads, tuna, chicken and even melted and with seasoning.

3. GREENS and VEGETABLES:

Spinach. There are many good reasons to be eaten every day. Fresh spinach is incredibly reduced when boiled so at the first attempts put no less than 80g judging from the package even if it seems too much at first sight.

Greens

Broccoli

Chard

Peas

Cabbage

Lettuce

Tomatoes

Carrots

Celery

Avocado (no more than one cup or one meal in a day)

Green beans

Cauliflower

Asparagus

Peppers

Cucumber

Mix vegetables

Or any one of the other cruciferous vegetables

Many of the above are found both fresh and frozen. The latter are fine and very convenient because they expire much later and aren’t wasted (very likely).

4 eggs Omelette (2 yolks), half a can of Red Kidney Beans and Spinach

From all the above I eat until I am full. I know that if I do not eat enough I will not lose weight because the body goes into a state of emergency and metabolism drops. Between meals if I happen to be hungry because in the former I hadn’t eaten well I make a mini meal with the same logic. If I have leftovers, I eat them at the next meal. If there is a question of time I do two good meals and a little one in the evening. Anyway, the theories that the Basal Metabolic Rate increases with many meals during the day are starting to be refuted as rather the opposite seems to happen. In the jungle where our evolutionary past belongs humans did not have the easiness of the frequent meals.

If you cannot eat three eggs at breakfast, you can substitute them with turkey bacon, organic sausage, pork bacon, ham, chicken or anything else from the first category in order to complement proteins. You will not feel hunger for at least 4 hours. That’s because you did not squeeze your blood with a sack of sugars which will be burnt quickly and at 2 hours’ time it will have brought cravings and sleepiness. You can also drink protein powder as aforementioned. Breakfast is very important!

An example of lunch could be:

Lentils, Chicken and Tomatoes in organic Greek Olive Oil

Some days I mix a can of tuna with beans, spinach and lettuce and after adding olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and spices, I eat the half for lunch and the other half in the evening after I reheat it but not much so as not to spoil the lettuce. Of course you can mix other vegetables, too.

Tuna, Spinach, Black-eyed Beans and Lettuce

Do not be afraid of the binge day and let yourselves absolutely free, there is no reason for any restrictions. For best results start the day with a normal “slow carb” breakfast, stay for 1-2 hours and and later enjoy unrestrained whatever you like unlimitedly!

At home I have no other nuts than almonds to make almond milk and Brazilian nuts that increase testosterone and have selenium which is hard to find in food. But do not consume more than 4 a day because we do not want the hyperefficiency of selenium and especially its adverse effects. The reason I don’t have nuts is that although they are very nutritious they contain too much fat. If you can hold on to a handful a day feel free, if not, better throw them away. They can easily become the single cause of the destruction of your efforts.

A good idea is almond butter and tahini (a tablespoon at bedtime or smeared in celery, for example). Fats, except that they are useful as a source of energy,they, also, help in a relaxed sleep. Together with magnesium if possible.

Frying with olive oil, macadamia and coconut oil in particular is absolutely safe and you do not have to worry at all, unlike commonly thought. The bread crust should only be missing.

I, as well, suggest flaxseed meal on salads or with the protein powder mixture. It is rich in omega 3 fats, perhaps the most useful substance for the human body. At the same time the omega 3 supplements could be really useful. After all said, they favour fat burn.

If you have to eat out no problem. Just with the main course rather than pasta, rice or potatoes you can ask for vegetables or legumes.

If you find yourself in the airport obtain some nuts that can hold you for up to twelve hours. At many airports they serve salads with chicken and other vegetables. Better to remain hungry for a few hours rather than spoil your pace because of the carb-dominated society.

If you want to take your lunch at work you can cook meat and vegetables from home and take them with you in a glass container together with a can of beans. At work you can season them with salt, olive oil, pepper et c after reheating them in the microwave.

One thing that must also be paid attention to is the fallacy of the scale. Especially if someone works out. There is a possibility while the balance remains stable or decreases slightly you would notice the clothes much wider. The reason is that you may have lost fat and the same amount of mass has been replaced by muscle mass. That’s why the safest way to measure the effects of diet is body fat measurement.

Of course someone may follow a vegetarian diet but he will be struggling to meet his protein needs. Also, vegetarianism is challenged a lot as a healthy way of eating because by excluding meat from everyday diet the body is deprived from necessary nutrients. Moreover, humans have always been hunting for meat as their evolutionary history reveals. Why else should risk their lives in these activities day by day? However, from what I personally understand and Ferriss supports, too, a vegetarian diet is recommended for only a period of time .

Black-eyed Beans, Green Peas, Beef Stake, Kalamata Olives and American Mustard.

As regards to legumes is the only food that that I have noticed the scientific community having objections against. Indeed there are several issues that legumes may favour fat gain such as the issue with leptin. On the other hand there are good arguments in favour of them.

Personally I had started to do the stricter ketogenic diet whose main differentiation with the “slow carb” was the absence of legumes and dairy products. Simultaneously, it was recognizing the damage they cause so they were suggested with restriction. At that time I had noticed a performance decrease in training which was solved with the slow carb diet, which introduced the legumes and the carbs from them. I do not know if it is the ideal diet as it may be good in the long-term to switch to the so called paleolithic diet which excludes legumes and is generally based on eating according to the environment that humans have evolved from, the jungle environment. Therefore it can be considered as the best diet. For sure the slow carb diet, although, is a very good diet with proven results.

When we say slow carbs we do not just mean that they have a low glycaemic index alone. Other carbohydrates such as cereals and milk have low glycaemic index, too. The problem is the insulin response they create which is high with cereals and all white carbohydrates. The influx of sugars in the blood causes insulin secretion which transports the sugars to the muscles and in any other part of the body that works with glycogen(this is how sugar is stored). The excessive influx of glucose in the body causes excessive secretion of insulin and this is opposed to weight loss. Note, also, that glucose is ultimately bread and pasta, too. They are just long

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Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
Keywords: carbohydrates, diet, nutrients, nutrition, proteins, slow-carb