Mashed potatoes.

potatoes are like god's testicles.

 

Thanks mate! :2thumbsup: Glad I'm not overweight But I understand my kidneys could still swim in fat and nobody can see it I'll pay some attention to insulin-triggering/fat storing foods but frankly I seem to live on them (beans, rice, potatoes, bread, bananas, oranges) so it will be hard to cut down on them... Don't want to get full on meat (of which I eat enough) and yes, I eat enough veggies too but they don't get me full either.

 

Each person is different. What works for me might not work for you, and vice-versa. I try not to be all-inclusive when talking about what people should and shouldn't eat, though I do think everyone could benefit from cutting out refined sugar and grains from their diet, or at least drastically limiting them. When it comes to starches like white rice and potatoes, it is largely dependent on an individual's metabolism. Some people tolerate them very well, while others (probably most people) could probably benefit from limiting them (though not necessarily eliminating them completely).

 

Take out the oranges and that is my diet too. I do eat a lot of veggies and a little bit of meat but I eat bananas, beans, rice and bread just about daily and potatoes frequently. I'm blessed with a high metabolism so other than that I really only have two rules regarding my diet - no processed food (well, I guess minimally processed because all bread and pasta is processed to a certain extent) and if it makes me feel sluggish or brings down my energy levels then I won't eat it. I've never had any problems eating pasta and bread or potatoes so I keep on keeping on.

 

I understand and I am at least as stubborn as you so don't plan on me incorporating any advice in daily diet blatantly anyway I just appreciate the info, especially regarding fat storing/insulin, and keep in mind it partially depends on the individual.
Anyway, if you time your sugary/starchy food (like oranges, bananas or even pasta) let's say just after your job or after a workout, wouldn't it instead be used to grow the worked muscles and thus not or less store fat/trigger insulin?

 

Yeah, I don't feel that I eat that unhealthy (and I always regarded beans and potatoes as superhealthy foods and don't dismiss that totally now) but I just get interested in what (or when) activates insulin and stores your 'fuel' as fat instead of using it as buidling your muscles. Not that I train my muscles a lot :mickey:

 

Great question. Again, it depends largely on a person's metabolism and how insulin resistant or sensitive they are. In people with normal metabolisms, carbohydrates are usually taken up by the muscle tissue, whereas people with metabolic derangement usually have those carbohydrates diverted more to the liver, where they are then converted to fat and then drawn by insulin into the cells and the bloodstream (leading to fat accumulation in both). With carbs, the body can only use what it immediately needs for energy. What it doesn't immediately use gets stored. People with greater energy expenditures, like endurance athletes, generally have high metabolisms and can tolerate carbohydrates better than people who are mostly sedentary. Also, building muscle greatly adds to one's insulin sensitivity, because the muscles absorb most of the glucose in the blood. However, contrary to popular belief, carbohydrates are not required to build muscle or perform endurance sports once they become adapted to burning fat as opposed to carbohydrates. There are a growing number of endurance athletes who adhere to low carb diets and perform just as well if not better than people on high carb diets.