The Process!

The process. You have to respect the process of anything in life, and, more to the point, anything you wish to change about yourself. No one can be forced to do anything. They must arrive at their own conclusions! I'm working on a bulletproof meatza recipe. Look for that soon!

Keys to the Kingdom

I read a story on reedit about a man who's father took care of himself with diet and exercise every day of his life, and never ate to excess. Never drank to excess, never smoked. Therefore, his father was always in awesome shape, and whenever people would ask him, for YEARS, the man's father would tell them exactly what they needed to do.

Without fail the man would describe, in detail, his daily fitness regime. Exercise, running, and never being excessive. The conversation would constantly come back to "Well, that and your good genes!!"

This infuriated the man's father, who painstakingly crafted his health and physique, day in and day out, to look and behave the way he wanted to. This often meant missing out, not being able to partake in things like birthday cake, etc. He missed some of life's little pleasure in the name of his health. How dare these ignorant people blame that on his genes?!

After a few years, the man's father told him that he would no longer tell people his secret to success. That people were unable to understand that the true path to fitness includes a bit of temperance towards life's indulgences. He said something along the lines of "Let them figure it out. If i just give them the keys to the kingdom, they won't believe it any way."

So, until the USDA starts to understand how our bodies actually work, and that big ag has bought and sold our health, the "common sense" knowledge that people in the US hold so dear will continue. Just as an experiment, if someone asks you what you're doing to shed pounds, tell them you've cut out sweets and starches. They will react one way… who is going to say that your diet is crazy for cutting out sugar? Next, tell them you're on a high-fat, low-carb diet. Typically, the person will become an armchair physician, telling you all the ways that your diet will kill you.

So, for now, lets calm down. I know that finding LCHF is life-changing. I know that I want to shout it from the roof tops. Chemicals are bad, we should be monitoring the chemicals that we put in our bodies. But, people aren't ready for that. And if I'm correct (I hope I'm not), it will take years, if not decades for the USDA to come 'round about the misinformation its shoveling at everyone. So, take heart. Someone out there understands, but you can't just toss them the keys to the kingdom.

Do you remember how you reacted to being lied to? How when you find heard of Atkins, you may have joked about how a heart attack killed its patriarch (untrue)? The veil over your eyes was lifted, but it was lifted by you. Not by someone telling you about a diet where you can eat bacon all day. Respect the opinions of others, and let them arrive at their own conclusions. When your weight loss is going strong, and you seem happy and healthy, you, yourself, are the best endorsement for LCHF.