Marxism is like Ice Cream
It comes in many different flavors
but the basic properties are always the same.
It tastes good
but it makes you weak
and in the end, if you do not stop yourself, it will kill you.
Ray Peat on stress and maturation:
“The worse the situation is, like in the spring when there’s a drought underway, grass like wheat will rush to come to a head and produce a seed.”
And now insulin isn’t actually bad, it’s only bad when sugar raises it, but when protein raises it that’s good because insulin helps you use protein, except insulin also helps you use glucose, but that’s different apparently. And sugar keeps insulin high all day, except it doesn’t, and there’s only four grams of glucose in your blood so apparently that’s all you need, even though your body uses and replaces glucose all day. And because your liver can make glucose you don’t need to eat it, but your body can also make fat, so I’m not sure why we’re eating that either. And your brain can run on ketones, which apparently proves you don’t need carbohydrates, even though it still uses glucose, and fat is good because it doesn’t raise blood sugar, except apparently the only thing that matters about a food is whether it raises blood sugar. And now we’re comparing craving a doughnut with craving a steak, even though a doughnut contains sugar, starch and fat, but apparently anything containing sugar is now just sugar. I’m starting to think the only thing more complicated than human metabolism is trying to make all these arguments agree with each other.
Stop drinking your calories.
If you are trying to lose weight, start by looking at what you drink every day.
That glass of juice, cold drink, sugary coffee or milkshake might look harmless, but it adds extra calories to your day.
You can drink 200 to 500 calories in a minute, but they won't keep you full for long.
make some simple changes:
Drink water or diet coke instead of cold drinks.
Choose tea or coffee without sugar or with artificial sweater.
Avoid packaged juices.
You don't have to give up everything you enjoy.
Just be mindful of what you drink every day.
Sometimes, losing weight starts with what you stop drinking, not what you stop eating.