There are diets that are not based around counting calories. It can come into play but isn't the basis for the way of eating. Maybe that's what she is trying to say? I don't know? If what you're doing is working for you then I say just ignore her. If it's not, then maybe she wasn't exactly saying "don't diet at all" (unless she was.)
What my mom was ACTUALLY saying was, 'I'm concerned you're not eating enough nutrient-dense food and are starving yourself.' What I HEARD was, 'science says you're fucked.'
The reason I personally found it "easier" to do is because you can easily alter the GI of a food by pairing it with different types of foods, or even by cooking it differently.
That is really interesting. And I'm always interested in ways to make my body run more like a perfect machine.
Scientists have no idea why, but foods paired with acid (say lemon juice for example) tend to have a lower GI than the same food without it. No clue what causes it. It's just a mystery of science. So if you sprinkle some lemon over your dinner, the whole meal will have (at least a slightly) lower GI value. Weird!
That is weird. And remember, this is LJ, so there's no such this as TMI (okay, there is, but you haven't hit that line).
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What my mom was ACTUALLY saying was, 'I'm concerned you're not eating enough nutrient-dense food and are starving yourself.' What I HEARD was, 'science says you're fucked.'
The reason I personally found it "easier" to do is because you can easily alter the GI of a food by pairing it with different types of foods, or even by cooking it differently.
That is really interesting. And I'm always interested in ways to make my body run more like a perfect machine.
Scientists have no idea why, but foods paired with acid (say lemon juice for example) tend to have a lower GI than the same food without it. No clue what causes it. It's just a mystery of science. So if you sprinkle some lemon over your dinner, the whole meal will have (at least a slightly) lower GI value. Weird!
That is weird. And remember, this is LJ, so there's no such this as TMI (okay, there is, but you haven't hit that line).