Posted by Deneb on August 26, 2010, at 20:56:19
In reply to Re: Is there a risk of death with very low calorie? » Deneb, posted by Dinah on August 25, 2010, at 19:36:08
I've been eating too much these couple of days. Today I had two Tim Horton's muffins, worth about 700 kcal. I ate them while helping my sister move. Oh well, at least I got a lot of resistance training with all that lifting and moving. The muffins weren't healthy though, lots of fat with little fiber and protein.
I didn't eat any vegetables today.
I will do much better this weekend and next week. I will bring my calorie count down again. I can do it! The trick in staying full for a long time is to eat very little carbohydrates and mostly lean protein. Eating that one muffin probably shot my insulin levels up high, which made me want to eat more. I can avoid that by staying low carb.
For the next couple of days I will go really low carb. I need to make up for the extra calories I ate these two days.
I will also look for inspiration to continue with my calorie restriction with optimal nutrition plan for life extension. I'll read stories of the people who cut their calories and got really healthy, like 60 year old men with blood pressures of ten year olds and who look 20 years younger. The people who practice CRON (calorie restriction with optimal nutrition) stay healthy well into old age.
CRON works. It works for everything from single celled organisms to rats to primates. The physiological changes that happen to these animals happens in humans too.
I'm going to do everything I can to extend my life. I bought a bottle of red wine for its resveratrol. I will figure out a dose that is good for my size and that fits into my diet and drink a small measured dose everyday. Studies have also shown that people who abstain from alcohol altogether are less healthy and don't live as long as people who drink alcohol in moderation. Drinking alcohol does not come naturally to me because I frankly hate the taste of alcohol, but I will consider this red wine to be medicine.
Who knows, maybe I will even develop a taste for wine like I did a bit with beer. I used to think all beer was disgusting, now I think some beer is OK. I haven't been drinking beer at all these months and I think I will cut it out of my diet altogether because beer is empty calories without the resveratrol.
Another thing that can't be overlooked is living a safe lifestyle, that is not doing any risky activities. For example, I don't know how to ski and I should not start now because I can risk injury or death. I also won't be riding any motorcycles or bicycles in traffic. I also don't jaywalk unless I absolutely have to. Even when everyone else is crossing the road on a red light, I don't. I obey the traffic signals. If I am walking at night, I will wear a light reflective sash. I bought one for just this purpose.
Even though my life isn't the best and I have not achieved the things I want to achieve and have been depressed etc, I still think life is basically fun. Life is fun and exciting.
Oh and another thing I have to overcome if I want to live to my 100's is to prevent myself from becoming suicidal. I know, the irony LOL. Anyways, I think that might actually be the biggest risk for me at my age now, later diseases will be more of a risk.
Funny how pervasive my all-or-nothing thinking is. LOL I seem to either want to live to be 120 or die right now. There is no in-between!
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