I just got back from seeing a nutritionist who specializes in PCOS and insulin resistance. Y’all. You will never believe what she told me.
I need to eat more.
I went in prepared to defend my Breakfast of Champion*: egg, sausage, lightly buttered english muffin, cheese. I was prepared for the nutritionist to frown and tell me that I should be having a bowl of spelt flakes for breakfast, like all the Kashi-eating sylphs in my office. Instead she suggested I ADD some fruit and a large glass of milk. ADD. ADD MORE FOOD.
Now, I eat a lot of of food. Food completes me. Food makes me want to be a better man. Food had me at “hello.” In the past year I have sporadically attempted to modify my eating in order to lose weight, but I have never in that time skipped a meal or eaten salad for lunch or bought a package of low-fat cheese. I have eaten pumpkin ravioli, balsamic glazed short-ribs, and lemongrass shrimp, and now I get to eat even more? EVEN MORE?
Of course, I am not allowed to eat just any old thing that catches my eye, and I will have to cut down on the pasta, but apparently part of the reason I am so ravenous for things like pasta is that I NEED TO EAT MORE CHEESE.
My mind, it is officially blown.
With that, I am off to have a pork chop.
p.s. Also, I am supposed to have a bigger lunch. A BIGGER LUNCH. For the layperson: this means a lunch with more food in it.
*Singular, because I do not presume to know what is best for other champions.
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Your breakfast of champion sounds so much more delectable than MY breakfast of, erm, failed contender… a Clif Bar and a diet Mountain Dew. It might be inadvertently good for insulin resistance; try THAT little number for a month or two and your body will be so concerned that your bowels have become an ossified strand of soy protein that it won’t have TIME to resist any pesky insulin!
JOY! What lovely news.
This post made me laugh. Love the way you don’t (but do!) write “I love food.” Keep up the good work, ass-kicking Miss R.
More cheese…yum. Lucky you!
Well as a kashi eating FAT person, I’ll just say – get on with your own bad self – what’s better than more cheese? Well, more cookies, of course, but that’s just me.
I’m getting used to daily Alexa – watch out!
More cheese is the best prescription I have ever heard! I eat Kashi for breakfast and haven’t lost weight. I may have to try your version of breakfast. Sounds better anyway.
(Although Kashi with sliced bananas? Yum!)
That might be the best diet EVER!
You may be the luckiest person alive. More cheese? Enjoy, my friend. Enjoy.
I also have PCOS and I’d like the name of your nutrionist!! Mine told me to eat less and my eating habits are pretty decent…go figure. Anyhow, now I am singing the praises of Dr. Mehmet Oz. I have all of his books and am eating his healthy, yet quite delicious meals. Just started 4 days ago and have dropped 7 lbs and an inch off my waist. This is quite the victory having PCOS and I too take Metformin…argh!
Eat more you say. I think I may go get a snack to help you celebrate.
you lucky, lucky bastard.
As another one of those girls that didn’t think of her wedding while growing up, i’m so glad you found a gorgeous dress that has your flair too. just remember, the planning can be fun, i promise :)
how did you find that nutritionist by the way. hubby and i have been talking about going to one; i have PCOS and i think he might have insulin resistance also.