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Nnamdipapa:
"Toxins?" Can you tell me what toxins you are talking about?

That is science my friend and it does not work with your personal opinion. I eat with the back since primary school in Nigeria. I prefer to go with facts than opinions.

No p brother.

fredwill1357:
More vitamins is preserved that way, especially water soluble vitamins like vitamin c. However, Potato is not a much healthy food, especially for someone on the diabetic spectrum. Plus tuber crops contain toxins.

Hmm this is quite interesting.

I'd always seen potato as a food rich in fibre content and in a different light entirely.

Can you shed more light on tuber crops containing toxins? I don't think I've heard of that before.

Nnamdipapa:
The goal is to take in more fiber from the sweet potato. The skin holds a big chunk of the potato's total fibre. An average sweet potato holds around 4g of fiber compared to 2g without the skin. The same reason It is healthier to eat fruits compared to drinking the same fruit juice. More fiber means better digestion, steadier blood sugar and longer feeling of fullness. The skin is also rich in minerals like Vitamins C, B and potassium.

This sounds really good to know.

Yes, you're correct. It is healthier to eat fruits compared to drinking it, I'm very keen on eating fruits and don't miss it in my diet. For dinner sometimes, I could just eat fruits and boiled groundnuts altogether or only fruits and be good.

I'm glad your weight loss journey is going well.

If I may ask, what was your starting weight and what's your current weight now?

folake4u:
This sounds really good to know.

Yes, you're correct. It is healthier to eat fruits compared to drinking it, I'm very keen on eating fruits and don't miss it in my diet. For dinner sometimes, I could just eat fruits and boiled groundnuts altogether or only fruits and be good.

I'm glad your weight loss journey is going well.

If I may ask, what was your starting weight and what's your current weight now?

I started at 195lb and am currently at 174lb as of this morning. My BMI is 24.4.

U get mind


I have given on meat and turned vegan, i be like lepa now and my third leg is so muvh better now compared to when i was accumulating unneccessary fat here and there.


Any style my gf wants now if i fit do am ,i fit mount 16 hrs maranthon back to back

folake4u:
Hmm this is quite interesting.

I'd always seen potato as a food rich in fibre content and in a different light entirely.

Can you shed more light on tuber crops containing toxins? I don't think I've heard of that before.

potato is moderate in fiber not high, plus it is high in starch and sugar.
Just type toxins in potatoes or tuber crops on google, and it will be displayed.

Another delicious meal complted. Its 1.25pm and the only meal for the day.

Nnamdipapa:
Another delicious meal complted. Its 1.25pm and the only meal for the day.

The meat looks like meat pie filling.

You're trying sha.

Mariangeles:
The meat looks like meat pie filling.

You're trying sha.

Meat come in different forms here, the actual meat, diced beef and ground beef. I am addicted to ground beef. Mind you, I have eaten most Nigerians dishes all my life from swàllows rice, stews and in a position to compare. This taste better than any food I have eaten in Nigeria.

I have diced sweet potatoes under the beef

3pm, the only meal. I am falling in love with Sriracha hot source over my boiled eggs.

Nnamdipapa:
Its a temporary fuel source which leads to crash and burns making you crave for more food. Its not the natural energy source for the body reason I now have more sustainable energy since I started ditching carbs.

Actually, now that I think about it, you may be right, but you're only partly right.
Truly sugar can make you crash and burn if sugar is the only diet you're consuming. However, if you take a low glycemic index carbohydrate food, with the right amount of other food classes, such as protein and fat, as well as fibre and other micronutrients, you'll be ok. Trust me. And this is scientifically proven. But don't take my word for it, check it out yourself.

I was actually able to put some things together through this thread, the OP is right, good fats is where most of our daily calories should be coming from, the human body is not meant to process much carbs daily.
This is why people develop insulin and pancreatic problems the more carbs and sugar they consume. I recommend seeds for anyone interested in a vegan keto diet.

Nnamdipapa:
It is actually cheaper for me. I no longer snack, dine in restaurants, I cut all my carbs 100%. I have saved a lot of money already on this diet.

Are you in nigeria?

DrFunmisticGlow:
Are you in nigeria?

Yes, one week in Nigeria now.

epainos:
This is it. Yeah! Let me make comments.

1. Carnivore Diet - Based on my observations, it is difficult to maintain for an extended period of time. Your body will signal you to stop and add more fibers. Some people are incapable of doing it even for a single day. Why? Constipation. OP's gut is healthy, and it is a big advantage for him. C

2. Carnivore Diet - If you can tolerate it, I believe it is a great way to jumpstart the benefits of eliminating artificial sugar. At first, I notice that eliminating a lot of sugary foods (natural or artificial) is beneficial. It is also extremely effective at fighting stubborn infections. In my opinion, it is should be used for one month without modifying it. And as you can see, OP's body told him to start adding fibers after 1 mth. In fact, some people will curse whoever gives them such after only three days because they will be unable to pass anything below. They will have to treat constipation. But mehh! I envy anyone who can go on a one-month plan because the benefits are incredible.

3. Carnivore Diet vs. Keto: Why can not we process it like our forefathers? You hear that your kidney will fail and bla bla bla. Na alcohol you day take for you kidney to fail? Lol. Mehn! The body switches to using protein as a source of energy, which is easier than Keto. Keto requires the body to use fat as an energy source, which can be difficult for many people to adjust to quickly. The kind of headache many have from Keto, they can't cope. Lol. So, back to my original question here, we have messed up out gut such that we can't easily process loads of meat and protein like our fore fathers. So, be cautious with Keto, Carnivore, or other diets. Go in gradually to see how your body can handle it. OP is just super lucky that his gut can process meat well. Mehn! I envy him. He is bouncing out of whatever health challenge he has got very fast.

4. OP's transition to Keto - Excellent. Great. However, in real Keto, protein is cut down so that energy can be derived from fat only. But OP is still loading protein which I am not against. If this works for him, why not? Let him just keep listening to his body and I love the way he checks himself medically. That's the way to go. Kidney functioning, and major organs can be checked. The good news is that he is coming to Nigeria. The OP should take advantage of cheap body functioning diagnostic tests available in Nigeria. Check "MECURE". There is one in Oshodi, Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, and some other places in Nigeria. You can go for their top packages which include even MRI, CT scan of brain, guts, etc. Lipid profile is included, kidney, liver, heart, etc functioning are included. Extremely cheap in Nigeria compared to doing them in the UK or the US. My family members always do them whenever they come to Nigeria. Those in the UK can't even have all the tests cos NHS won't cover all. Lol. So, whenever they are in Naija, they do it like every 2 years. Some even, yearly. Note: don't do individual tests or you will pay so high, but ask for their health plans packages. There are Platinum, gold, silver, bronze, etc. Pick any out of this. Also, there are packages for sexual transmitted diseases only, before you say yes to marriage tests, etc. Check very well what fits your need.


Sourcing good quality meat in Nigeria is hard. I don't want to discourage you, but research issues with Fulani meat. Also, research chemical produced meat. Fulani meat has its issues, and then, non Fulani pumps their livestock with chemicals. No control or check in Naija ooo.

Grains - Check online and you will see that our beans have been banned in EU since 2013 because of high pesticide residue. Na so. This is how all our grains are ooo. "Farmers do their own damages, and damages are finished by warehouse manager" who loads them with chemicals to stop rodents from destroying them. Very bad grains, but we dey chop am like that.

Fruits & Veggies - please, just forget this. Farmers don't wait for fruits to ripen in Naija anymore, so they always use chemicals. Plantain, Banana, avocado (I think this to, pineapple, mango, orange, lime, lemon, etc. Research online ooo and dont take my words here for it. Many fruits. All veggies are bombarded with chemicals oooo. Just warning you ahead. Those foreign fruits like apple, pears, plums, etc are bombarded with preservatives oooo. And local greens like Ugu, yoruba leaves, ibo leaves, south south leaves, hausa leaves (except those from shrubs and trees) are mostly bombarded with strong chemicals. These are the things that destroy gut in Nigeria, and perhaps since you aren't consuming them, you have a good gut. Well, many are still eating them, and issues have not yet come out of their bodies. So, I understand many will argue that we have natural good here in Naija. Lol. The truth is that you.get better food abroad. I don't subscribe to we have better food here again. Dem don scatter and damage everything because of greediness here. They harvest fruits greens and use chemicals to ripen them. Also, they always use strong chemicals to preserve good to make more money.

If you want to survive Nigeria and continue your lifestyle in good health, you will need to set up your garden. It is even good for you since you are doing more of carnivore now. You will set up a mini poultry for yourself to start and then add others later. You will not give your birds commercial feed if you want to do a perfect job to your health. I can give you more tips later. Please, don't consume Nigerian eggs with the way you are loading now. You will definitely injure something in your body or the process will start after 6 months consumption. Even 1 mth is enough to start changing your gut. You can easily produce 4 to 10 or more healthy eggs daily. Also, you can easily produce rabbit meat and chicken too. Then, you can source your goats from villages if you know how to. And add beef sparingly to your meal. If you can eat rabbits, then, chicken and rabbits will go a long way to help you. I don't buy frozen fish ooo. Never. The worst food anyone can buy in Nigeria is frozen food. Ha! I can bet that they have refrozen then for at least 5 times. You know what this means. If you don't, research it. Inlove in Lagos and I go to fishermen to get my fish. Though, they have made it extremely expensive now because rich people patronise them these days. Still better than eating frozen fish.

For the rest, you can still cope and wash the little veggie you buy with natural washers (not just water or soap plus water) to remove contact pesticides. But they will still have residues inside higher than what you eat where you are coming from. But still OK. Except, you want to step it up further and start growing them too in Nigeria.

It will do you well to learn gardening, home poultry management without odor, rabbits management at home without odor, and maybe opening like 6 plots to 15 plots in new developing areas near you to raise goats, cow, produce more veggies, etc.

Nigeria is harder to survive if you want to live a good life. Quality food aren't available anymore. I am a farmer and it is why I can tell you the truth.

Good luck!

Loads of information right here and shocking too.

folake4u:
Hmm this is quite interesting.

I'd always seen potato as a food rich in fibre content and in a different light entirely.

Can you shed more light on tuber crops containing toxins? I don't think I've heard of that before.

Nigerian varieties of potatoes are red flag that should be avoided at all cost. The worst is the one with purple back and white inside.
Aside that one we normally fry as chips but Nigerians don't want to steam of boil it.

I love eating that potato.

Nnamdipapa:
Its a temporary fuel source which leads to crash and burns making you crave for more food. Its not the natural energy source for the body reason I now have more sustainable energy since I started ditching carbs.

If you stay for a long time without eating carb( good carb), your body will convert the protein in your system into carb. Your body functions with glucose.
Rather, you should source carbs with low glycemic index and lots of fibre.

As you continue to subject your body to that, the consequences will start manifesting.

Also, bear in mind that as you age, your body need less animal protein cos it is more complex to break down.

You can look at the eating culture of okinawa people in Japan. They are among few of those who have lots of elders above hundred years.
Lifestyle change is often what people need. Also, western diets and what they made us believe in might not be entirely true.

Looking at your plate, you still eat large portion. When one is on one meal a day, you do not add 3 portion in one plate. That is cheating and its psychological especially for us who enjoy large portion per meal.

descarado:
If you stay for a long time without eating carb( good carb), your body will convert the protein in your system into carb. Your body functions with glucose.
Rather, you should source carbs with low glycemic index and lots of fibre.

As you continue to subject your body to that, the consequences will start manifesting.

Also, bear in mind that as you age, your body need less animal protein cos it is more complex to break down.

You can look at the eating culture of okinawa people in Japan. They are among few of those who have lots of elders above hundred years.
Lifestyle change is often what people need. Also, western diets and what they made us believe in might not be entirely true.

Looking at your plate, you still eat large portion. When one is on one meal a day, you do not add 3 portion in one plate. That is cheating and its psychological especially for us who enjoy large portion per meal .

At the bolded, I have been meaning to say it since the beginning of this thread, but I am too lazy to argue.

There are sometimes that if I eat a large portion of food in the morning, I don't get hungry again throughout the day. Same as if I don't eat till early in the evening just like the OP.

For someone trying to lose weight he's eating a large portion of one time food in a day big enough to make up for the skipped meals. Maybe he doesn't intend to fully turn lepa though 😀 but as long as he has shed a few pounds since he started, he's on the right track.

Irony of life; here I am trying to gain weight and somebody is trying to lose theirs.

descarado:
Nigerian varieties of potatoes are red flag that should be avoided at all cost. The worst is the one with purple back and white inside.
Aside that one we normally fry as chips but Nigerians don't want to steam of boil it.

I love eating that potato.

Oh wow.

I like boiled potatoes though.

So what variant should Nigerians eat, Des?

folake4u:
Oh wow.

I like boiled potatoes though.

So what variant should Nigerians eat, Des?

Im afraid thats the type we have.

The less startch and fibrous among them. They use that one to do fried potato in the north.

Worst type is seen in the east. Takes ages to cook and so starchy. Even the pit you use to cook it is very hard to wash. You peel it, your hand will change colour. So gummy.

Wonder why our farmers don't cultivate these ones.
They are called sweet potato but not up to half as sweet as what we have. If you see them, do buy them. They are very good. The same thing with purple and orange yams

descarado:
Im afraid thats the type we have.

The less startch and fibrous among them. They use that one to do fried potato in the north.

Worst type is seen in the east. Takes ages to cook and so starchy. Even the pit you use to cook it is very hard to wash. You peel it, your hand will change colour. So gummy.

Wonder why our farmers don't cultivate these ones.
They are called sweet potato but not up to half as sweet as what we have. If you see them, do buy them. They are very good. The same thing with purple and orange yams

I guess times have changed and it might not be profitable for the farmers to cultivate that variant.

What's the local name of this one?

internationalman:
At the bolded, I have been meaning to say it since the beginning of this thread, but I am too lazy to argue.

There are sometimes that if I eat a large portion of food in the morning, I don't get hungry again throughout the day. Same as if I don't eat till early in the evening just like the OP.

For someone trying to lose weight he's eating a large portion of one time food in a day big enough to make up for the skipped meals. Maybe he doesn't intend to fully turn lepa though 😀 but as long as he has shed a few pounds since he started, he's on the right track.

Irony of life; here I am trying to gain weight and somebody is trying to lose theirs.

Jesu!
Uou want to gain weight?
Please do not try it.
Rehect that naija mentality sharp sharp.
Let me burst your bubble.
Before,smoking and whatever it does to the body was the number 1 cause of avoidable death in this world.
Today, weight gain and its related disease is gradually taking over. Most sicknesses caused by I want to gain weight are avoidable. Obesity cause around 13 known types of cancer alone. Not to talk of other major diseases.

Just eat balanced diet and cultivate the habit of moving around. You have a car, sometimes, leave it and walk, okay.

folake4u:
I guess times have changed and it might not be profitable for the farmers to cultivate that variant.

What's the local name of this one?

I don't know the names. Haven't seen them in Nigeria before. They are also soft in texture when cooked. You know our potatoes dey like yam. I think that's why we do not cultivate them.

descarado:
I don't know the names. Haven't seen them in Nigeria before. They are also soft in texture when cooked. You know our potatoes dey like yam. I think that's why we do not cultivate them.

Oh okay then, No walz Des.

Thank you.

descarado:
Jesu!
Uou want to gain weight?
Please do not try it.
Rehect that naija mentality sharp sharp.
Let me burst your bubble.
Before,smoking and whatever it does to the body was the number 1 cause of avoidable death in this world.
Today, weight gain and its related disease is gradually taking over. Most sicknesses caused by I want to gain weight are avoidable. Obesity cause around 13 known types of cancer alone. Not to talk of other major diseases.

Just eat balanced diet and cultivate the habit of moving around. You have a car, sometimes, leave it and walk, okay.

I'm aware of the health benefits of losing weight and I'm also aware of the dangerous implications of gaining weight. Majority of the people here are obese and whenever I talk with them they always applaud me of my slenderness and advise I keep eating whatever it is I'm eating that makes me look the way I look.

That being said, I just wanted to add a little weight for better looking physique..

descarado:
Im afraid thats the type we have.

The less startch and fibrous among them. They use that one to do fried potato in the north.

Worst type is seen in the east. Takes ages to cook and so starchy. Even the pit you use to cook it is very hard to wash. You peel it, your hand will change colour. So gummy.

Wonder why our farmers don't cultivate these ones.
They are called sweet potato but not up to half as sweet as what we have. If you see them, do buy them. They are very good. The same thing with purple and orange yams

Looks like you're campaigning for gmo foods now because those ones that takes time to cook are organic and natural

Nnamdipapa:
3pm, the only meal. I am falling in love with Sriracha hot source over my boiled eggs.

Good Evening Sir,been long you posted about your meal or have you given up Sir ?

Gucciboy:
Good Evening Sir,been long you posted about your meal or have you given up Sir ?

To be honest, I think I lost my ways temporarily but still keeping to mostly a meal a day. I am in Nigeria now and the much varieties of nice foods are waning my resolve. Hehehhe

Once settled in Lagos, I hope to return to my diet.