All of this talk about dogs reminded me of Diogenes. He lived a simple life and could cut straight through crap too. Now he did eat whatever was available to him, but he’d have probably rejected this modern overthinking of food in a snap as well.
Thanks for the health information. I’ve been on keto and low carb often but haven’t maintained it well. I bought the Paradox of Plants audiobook yesterday and it’s been helping me to greatly understand why keto works beyond the simple explanations that I’ve read online. Like many people I also “knew” that you are what you eat, but the Dr. spells that out in such detail than it’s making me take it much more seriously now.
Keto had worked wonderfully for me in the past. My only problem was that it was me overcomplicating it. I found ways to make keto pizza, bread etc. It was supposed to return me to a simpler way of eating and making meals. I mean the stuff I was making tasted good, but I found myself returning to just the simplest portions of it and tossing in non keto stuff. Like a snack of turkey pepperoni and white cheddar cheese (cheaper than buying jerky, but the taste is only about 70% of the level it would be with jerky). That would be a constant serve, but then I’d end up buying lasagna again or something else. You could replace the pasta in lasagna with zucchini, but it takes much longer to prepare it. I’d have been much better off just making a burrito bowl, but I hadn’t tamed my tastes and will. I think that the hardest part of the entire process of changing how you eat comes from your mind. You can logically deduce what needs to be done, but the same logical thinking can be overridden by your illogical wants if you don’t stay vigilant.
Yeah, the Ketogenic diet makes eating more complicated. I prefer the simplicity of the carnivore diet. “Eat meat until sated.” That’s it. hahaha.