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The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

Category: Home Improvement & Design
Author: John McDougall, Mary McDougall
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by schkorpio   2018-03-19

Any one of these are great, they are written by doctors, so you won't have to worry about missing anything, complete with recipes :-)

  • https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7509230-the-get-healthy-go-vegan-cookbook

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3359298-the-engine-2-diet

  • https://www.bookdepository.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Gene-Stone/9781615190454

  • http://www.booktopia.com.au/the-end-of-dieting-joel-fuhrman/prod9780062249333.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwsqjKBRDtwOSjs6GTgmASJACRbI3fVJLcA3KLprpPhk0X91TExviYldBux5vA1xJSSfc2uRoCxV3w_wcB

by lucidguppy   2018-03-19

Losing the weight is possible in different ways. Any time you lose weight you achieve CICO.

I lost my weight using a whole foods plant based diet - I don't count calories. The meals I cook are easy to do. I learned using dvds from Jeff Novick This one for rice and vegetables and this one for bean burgers

It takes me about 15-20 minutes to cook (not counting the rice which is done in bulk in a rice cooker).

Here's my before and after

by schkorpio   2018-03-19

Welcome! I like to recommend that any one of the books below as a great transitioning tool, they are written by doctors, so you won't have to worry about missing anything(and it'll avoid any bro-science or psuedo-science which you might stumble onto online), complete with recipes :-)

You don't have to eat as cleanly as they do in the books here, feel free to pig out! But the more you eat like this the healthier you will be :-)

(most of these authors also have audio books, so you could listen to these on the plane, and when you get back you'll be ready :D)

  • https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7509230-the-get-healthy-go-vegan-cookbook

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3359298-the-engine-2-diet

  • https://www.bookdepository.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Gene-Stone/9781615190454

  • http://www.booktopia.com.au/the-end-of-dieting-joel-fuhrman/prod9780062249333.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwsqjKBRDtwOSjs6GTgmASJACRbI3fVJLcA3KLprpPhk0X91TExviYldBux5vA1xJSSfc2uRoCxV3w_wcB

Also check out James Aspey and Joey Carbstrong on youtube :-)

by lucidguppy   2017-08-19

This is the book I read for losing weight

https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277

by lucidguppy   2017-08-19

I don't think you need to use IF.

I've lost my excess weight on a vegan diet - but I try to avoid added oils and fatty foods like nuts, added oils, and avocados. I've been healthy and getting the essential oils from the plants I eat themselves.

https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277

There's also a forum if you have any questions

https://www.drmcdougall.com/forums/

by chill_lounge   2017-08-19

Absolutely. /r/PlantBasedDiet would be the subreddit to check out with more resources.

Dr. Michael Greger's website www.nutritionfacts.org and his book How Not to Die .

Dr. John McDougall's website www.drmcdougall.com and his books The Starch Solution and The Healthiest Diet on the Planet

Also check out www.forksoverknives.com (they have a documentary as well) and www.engine2diet.com.

They are all basically proponents of the same thing - a whole food plant-based diet. The books can probably be found at your library or on Overdrive if you don't want to buy them, but I highly recommend them either way.

As it relates to PF, as I said I was surprised when I changed diets and how little my grocery bill was at each checkout relative to the amount of food I was buying. I also feel much better and maintain a healthy weight while eating to satiety. I have no regrets making the lifestyle change and even my wife is doing it now and really likes it. There are also environmental and ethical benefits as well.

Cheers.

by schkorpio   2017-08-19

Potato and nut milks will be your friend :D

Don't forget Corn breads, rice breads, tapioca bread or flat corn breads, and various types rice to fuel your workouts :D

This is a great book for general nutrition info on a plant-based diet https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277 (you will lose weight, pigging out on whole-food starches)

Sounds to me like you're eating pretty well. Perhaps just eat more shrugs don't be afraid to snack on fruit and nuts too.

You might have to get algae omega 3 supplements though if you can't eat flax/hemp/chia.

by schkorpio   2017-08-19

After reading Wheat Belly, you might also be interested in checking out the details from the plant-based side of the pond: Any one of the books below is great, they are written by doctors(most of them were in What the Health), so you won't have to worry about missing anything(and it'll avoid any bro-science or psuedo-science which you might stumble onto online), complete with recipes :-)

  • https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7509230-the-get-healthy-go-vegan-cookbook

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3359298-the-engine-2-diet

  • https://www.bookdepository.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Gene-Stone/9781615190454

  • http://www.booktopia.com.au/the-end-of-dieting-joel-fuhrman/prod9780062249333.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwsqjKBRDtwOSjs6GTgmASJACRbI3fVJLcA3KLprpPhk0X91TExviYldBux5vA1xJSSfc2uRoCxV3w_wcB

by schkorpio   2017-08-19

Check out any one of the books below, they are written by doctors(most of them were in What the Health), so you won't have to worry about missing anything, complete with recipes :-)

  • https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7509230-the-get-healthy-go-vegan-cookbook

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3359298-the-engine-2-diet

  • https://www.bookdepository.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Gene-Stone/9781615190454

  • http://www.booktopia.com.au/the-end-of-dieting-joel-fuhrman/prod9780062249333.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwsqjKBRDtwOSjs6GTgmASJACRbI3fVJLcA3KLprpPhk0X91TExviYldBux5vA1xJSSfc2uRoCxV3w_wcB

by schkorpio   2017-08-19

Check out any one of the books below, they are written by doctors(most of them were in What the Health), so you won't have to worry about missing anything, complete with recipes :-)

  • https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7509230-the-get-healthy-go-vegan-cookbook

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3359298-the-engine-2-diet

  • https://www.bookdepository.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Gene-Stone/9781615190454

  • http://www.booktopia.com.au/the-end-of-dieting-joel-fuhrman/prod9780062249333.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwsqjKBRDtwOSjs6GTgmASJACRbI3fVJLcA3KLprpPhk0X91TExviYldBux5vA1xJSSfc2uRoCxV3w_wcB

by schkorpio   2017-08-19

Any one of the books below is great, they are written by doctors(most of them were in What the Health), so you won't have to worry about missing anything(and it'll avoid any bro-science or psuedo-science which you might stumble onto online), complete with recipes :-)

  • https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7509230-the-get-healthy-go-vegan-cookbook

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3359298-the-engine-2-diet

  • https://www.bookdepository.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Gene-Stone/9781615190454

  • http://www.booktopia.com.au/the-end-of-dieting-joel-fuhrman/prod9780062249333.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwsqjKBRDtwOSjs6GTgmASJACRbI3fVJLcA3KLprpPhk0X91TExviYldBux5vA1xJSSfc2uRoCxV3w_wcB

by lucidguppy   2017-08-19

I'm sure it will - lots of fiber and your gut flora is probably geared towards other macronutrients.

I would try cutting out added fats like olive oil and butter from your diet first to try to get rid of the plateau before trying a cleanse. If cutting fats works for you - then you don't need to do anything drastic like a mono-diet.

I used the starch solution to lose weight

by schkorpio   2017-08-19

Welcome! I like to recommend that any one of the books below is great transitioning tool, they are written by doctors(some were in What The Health), so you won't have to worry about missing anything(and it'll avoid any bro-science or psuedo-science which you might stumble onto online), complete with recipes :-)

You don't have to eat as cleanly as they do in the books here, feel free to pig out! But the more you eat like this the healthier you will be :-)

  • https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7509230-the-get-healthy-go-vegan-cookbook

  • http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3359298-the-engine-2-diet

  • https://www.bookdepository.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Gene-Stone/9781615190454

  • http://www.booktopia.com.au/the-end-of-dieting-joel-fuhrman/prod9780062249333.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwsqjKBRDtwOSjs6GTgmASJACRbI3fVJLcA3KLprpPhk0X91TExviYldBux5vA1xJSSfc2uRoCxV3w_wcB

Eat like these suggest and you will lose weight and gain muscle (with a good workout regimen) - and you'll be wondering how they've gotten away with the high protein craze for so long.

by lucidguppy   2017-08-19

You can lose weight and be healthy with a carbohydrate centered diet. It's low cost too.

https://toptalkedbooks.com/amzn/1623360277