If anyone has had his/her gall bladder removed, first let me say, congratulations for surviving the pain! I've had two back surgeries where I lied in the fetal position in the doctor's office with pain shooting down my leg.
Gall stone the size of a nickel trying to move to the duct Sunday night was worse. Brought tears.
Anyway, I am also diabetic taking two 1,000 mg of metphormin a day. Have to adhere to a low carb, low sugar diet which in many foods the sugar is replaced with fat to give it taste. Found that out early in diabetic life - low sugar/higher fat or lower fat/higher sugar.
Suggestions on what I can eat and how a 56-year not very disciplined with his diet can make this adjustment would be appreciated.
On a side note, the surgery was started at 3:00 yesterday and as I was discharged around 7:30, I was told to do whatever normal activities I could do. My son's scrimmage started at 10 this morning and the 30-minute drive was a piece of cake!
Thanks,
OL
Ohio....as a Pitt fan, we are rivals. When it comes to health and longevity, all of the BS is out the window and we are all one. Here's what I do and have done for awhile. It's called the carnivore diet. It's extremely easy to adhere to. I eat meat and drink water and that is it.
Here's a sample of my day:
- Upon waking at 5:30, I drink a large glass of ice cold water. I mix some electrolytes in water and head to the gym. Come home and drink more water mixed with creatine. I found a cherry flavored one and it takes like Kool-Aid. Working out fasted and remaining fasted until lunch helps me stay lean.
- At lunch I eat meat. Mostly steak or beef. If I haven't prepared it myself, I'll go out with co-workers and stick to meat only. it's incredibly simple. No veggies, no potatoes, no tea, no soda...meat and water.
-Dinner is always very simple too. Luckily my wife is very good at understanding my diet and is cool with it. Usually she'll stick steak, beef, pork, venison, turkey, chicken, fish, lamb, roast beef in the slow cooker before she leaves for work. When I come home, the house smells amazing and at around 430-5 I'm ready to dig in. I don't count calories, I don't worry about Macros or Micros. I eat until I'm satisfied.
At the end of the day, I supplement seal oil or fish oil mainly for its anti-inflammatory properties and to help my joints. I also supplement vitamin C and D. That's because I'm paranoid and I could probably do without.
Couple other things:
- This way of eating is tough. Many times, I slipped up and had to re-focus. The trick is reminding yourself that your slip up was a speed bump, not a brick wall.
- Veggies were always disgusting to me. I hated them as a kid, hated them but tolerated them as an adult. But, I had major issues with bloating and constipation. Doc diagnosed me with IBS and had to go through 2 colonoscopies to find nothing.
- Once you ditch the carbs and sugar, you'll find a couple things. Mentally, you'll have more clarity. Your sleep will improve by leaps and bounds, and the biggest thing for me...A CRAZY amount of energy. I never get tired at 2-3-4PM now.
- At the gym, you'll sweat like a pig. It's part of it. Your body is using stored fat for energy and your metabolism is going insane.
- I talked about this diet with an older guy at the gym who adopted it. In 6 months he dropped 45 pounds and said he is completely off his blood pressure meds and his performance in the bedroom skyrocketed.
This diet isn't for everyone. Some people are absolutely addicted to carbs and sugar and breaking that bond is impossible. However, there is mounting and overwhelming evidence that this diet is optimal for human health.
Finally:
- Don't worry about saturated fat. Your cells need saturated fat to repair themselves, your brain needs saturated fat to thrive, and your hormones depend on saturated fat.
- To an earlier poster, eating too much fat can give you digestive issues. If that is the case, stick to leaner meats. However, do not shy away from fat. Embrace it.
- Cook with butter and coconut oil.
- If I get the occasional sweet tooth, I keep a small container of cream and cream cheese and mix them together create this tasty treat to cure my sweet tooth.
- Also occasionally, I will add cheese to my burger. And I LOVE thick cut bacon. Embrace that too.
Whatever you decide to do, best of luck and be well!
