There has been a lot of discussion in the Paleo/LowCarb/Primal community about the wisdom or insanity of including potatoes in ones diet. Richard Nickoley committed obvious heresy according some of his Paleo community followers by suggesting that there was nothing wrong with eating some taters with his grass fed meats. Tom Naughton did his own little self experiment with the dreaded white potato and sweet potatoes, posting about his blood glucose reactions to the two different kinds of spuds.
I have done my own little experiments regarding potatoes, both white and sweet, though not quite as scientific as Tom, and thankfully under less scrutiny of my peers than Richard. I'm not Paleo - - don't claim to be, am not a reenactor, don't really care whether potatoes were eaten by theoretical cavemen or not, so my experiment is merely about how my body reacts to them, basically as Tom was trying to discover about his own reaction. Except mine was done without the BG readings on a glucometer. I am pretty much in tune with what is going on with my body these days, and I know from the way my heart races when I eat something that makes my BG levels go crazy high that I should avoid whatever made it happen.
The verdict? I will probably never be able to eat white potatoes ever again. Well, I won't say never, because there may be those occasions when I just want a BG rush and then to fall into a deep coma-like sleep, but we'll see. Sweet potatoes, on the other hand, seem to have very little effect on my BG, much like Tom discovered.
I don't really miss potatoes anyway. I have too many other wonderful, satisfying things I include in my lifestyle of eating that worrying about whether or not I can eat a potato is of no concern. I just know it's not good for me. It may be fine for someone else, like Richard. More power to him for discovering what is good and right for him.
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Mark Sisson posted an interesting link to Paleo Princess' post on the Paleo Alphabet. All of her alphabet points rang true for me, though I don't follow exactly the same lifestyle as she...but I found her "B" point to be most interesting, and true for myself, as well:
"B is for Boobs! Big boobs! I was never a small chested woman, but I went from a 34-C to a 34-D on a paleo diet, even though I lost twenty-eight pounds. I’m not complaining!"
I went from a C to D cup while eating low carb/Primal. It was noticeable...so noticeable that my ex-husband asked me if I had had breast augmentation surgery. I thought, up until her post, that I was the only one who that happened to, but now I know I am not! Anyone else had the same thing happen? I wonder why it happens? Anyone have a clue? Not that I am complaining, either!
well, I stayed the same -- but I'm glad that I didn't get larger. *grin* I am a 'D' and have been most of my life. I was really hoping that going paleo/primal/low carb would "fix" the issue. ah, well.
ReplyDeleteAs for why you may have gotten bigger...I think it's because boobs are not 'bad' fat, like tummy fat. And, it's a sign of fertility/viability - so makes sense that one would be a bit top heavy. It's just a random thought - no real info either way.
White Skinned sweet potatoes seem to work best for me.
ReplyDeleteDid your Body-fat change? Breast fat usually tracks with total body-fat... Did the percentage of fat you are getting daily change? If you were eating a low-fat diet and then switched to low-carb higher-fat you might finally have enough fat to nourish your breast tissue.
ReplyDeleteMine reached a high point when I was nursing my newborns, but then shrank as the children became older, then continued to shrink as my tummy did. So far, and I have gone 100% paleo, they are only shrinking more... and I am getting at least 60% of my calories from fat with a body-fat around 19%.
This topic might generate a lot of interest!
I recently (prior to low-carb/primal) found myself uncomfortable in my bras, measured and found that I had, in fact, moved up from a C to a D. I was shocked and... well, mildly pleased. I spent far too much time in my teens and 20s, barely filling out a B and pining for a fuller bosom.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm just getting started on the low-carb/primal thing, they might grow AGAIN? I was actually concerned they might shrink due to weight loss. You can bet I'll be keeping an eye on the girls.
~sg