Science in diet
When I saw Dr Patel in the summer of '24, he said, "Your sugar is too high. You're pre-diabetic. You should do something about that." The second half of '24 was a time to invest in me. I dropped 60 pounds and fixed many problems with what I ate (notably too what I drank) and how I ate it. I became much more disciplined about when and what I ate. I also lifted weights and ran regularly. In '25, my regular diet has turned into overnight oats with fruit for breakfast and lentil soup with tofu for lunch. Sometime I'll do a can of sardines or tuna with guacamole and sourdough bread. Tuesdays and Thursdays are 23 hour fasts (regular dinner only). All regular dinners aim to be half a plate of veggies, 1/4 meat, 1/4 grain/starch. Friday and Saturday night I relax my behaviors. As far as "macros" go, I am aware of them, but very little focus on shaping them. I've seen some talk about 100g protein/day and looked into it. The ...