Ended snacking between meals
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High cortisol is one of the hugest symptoms of poor health.
I got a continuous glucose monitor and began to eat to lower cortisol.
I started eating every 90 minutes, then increased intervals until now I’m eating 4 meals a day.
But I do not snack. I eat protein and carbs for each meal, and then don’t eat anything.
My blood sugar is better and I am not raising insulin all the time.
The secret is to eat enough protein. That is satiating. And eat plenty of carbs.
I don’t eat much sugar anymore as it’s too “fast.”
My carbs are white rice, masa harina, potatoes, oatmeal, and some sourdough bread.
I am starting to reduce my calories just a bit. I am hoping to lose 30 pounds of body fat over the next year, but my primary reason for changing my eating habits is to reduce ongoing migraines.
Anyway, this is a complete 180 for me because for many years I’ve eaten very often including sometimes chips. Those are all in the past now.
Structured meals are my only meals. If I can’t eat in 4 to 6 hours I eat some protein to tide me over, never “naked carbs.”
When I go out, I have water, never Coke until I’ve eaten. At that point I can have a little Coke because it’s additional carbs with my structured meals, but never Coke by itself.