tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-19:366816 Understand we'll go hand in hand - But we'll walk alone in fear gemfyre 2026-04-25T05:58:22Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-19:366816:2250921 2026-04-25T05:58:22Z 2026-04-25T05:58:22Z public 0 It seems everyone (or every marketing person anyway), is obsessed with protein and macros these days.<br /><br />Now I'm going to be eating less (it's still a bizarre feeling, not having a constant &quot;I'm hungry, what will HIT&nbsp;THE&nbsp;SPOT!?&quot; feeling and instead having a &quot;hmm, I&nbsp;should eat now, what is the best choice?&quot;), I'm starting to understand this a bit.&nbsp; Apparently some folks suffer from lack of calcium or protein while on semaglutide so you have to be careful to ensure you get enough.<br /><br />The neat thing is, I'm kind of familiar with this kind of diet management anyway.&nbsp; It reminds me a lot of ration era food advice and I&nbsp;think I'll be leaning on a lot of the advice and recipes from that era, seeing as it's already been a hobby of mine for... shit, it's been over a decade now.<br /><br />Rationing advice explained there were types of food -<br />Building foods - protein and calcium, to build and maintain muscle and bone - as meat was scarce, this was often supplemented with legumes, cheese, powdered eggs, household milk, tinned fish, even whale meat in some parts.<br />Energy foods - carbohydrates, mostly bread (made with fortified National Flour) and potatoes, and a smidge of fat (dripping or margarine usually), to give energy to keep you going through day.<br />Healing foods - Vegetables (and fruit when available).&nbsp; Vitamins and minerals.<br /><br />The recommendation was about half a kilo of potato per person per day!&nbsp; To fill you up with something relatively nutritious, easy to get and cheap.<br /><br />During rationing the population was probably more healthy than it had ever been.&nbsp; Everyone got sufficient food, and everyone was encouraged to consume all of their ration, supplementing with as much fresh vegetables as was available.<br /><br />Much simpler, but just as effective as wasting money on protein bars which don't offer any more protein than an egg.&nbsp;<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gemfyre&ditemid=2250921" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-19:366816:2250502 2026-04-17T13:21:10Z 2026-04-17T13:21:10Z public 0 3 doses in.&nbsp; Next one is due Monday.<br /><br />I&nbsp;think I'm appreciating the taste of food more.&nbsp; That coconut yoghurt hit the chocolate spot!<br /><br />When I started I&nbsp;weighed 134.3kg.<br />Next Monday - 133.2kg<br />Next Monday - 132.5kg<br />and last night (Thursday) I&nbsp;just stepped on the scales for the hell of it... 127.7!<br /><br />Now, this is actually unusually fast, but if I&nbsp;can keep up this pace, I'll be at my goal within the year.&nbsp; Got a follow up Dr's appt next week, that should be interesting.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gemfyre&ditemid=2250502" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments