Bananas are g** as f***

[Sugarcoat]

On 2026-11-10 at 9:53 PM, Schizophonia said:

Come onnn

I went and bought sourdough baguette now after walking around hesitating which bread to buy, then it reminded me of you😂

[Leo Gura]

Unironically, Big Banana is real.

I read a whole book on Big Banana's wars.

Edited 12 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Inliytened1]

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

Unironically, Big Banana is real.

I read a whole book on Big Banana's wars.

Eat em and get big muscles 😀

[eos_nyxia]

I feel like a lot of my posts lately on this subforum are me being baffled and amazed at what people's guts can handle, lol. I'm happy that people are finding what works for them though! Honestly, sometimes I'm a bit envious, but then there are also some benefits to being "canary in the coal mine" sensitive -- I'm far less likely to do things that seriously throw my body off balance without noticing literally right away -- even if those things are considered to be correct on paper and both in line with available current scientific evidence (even if it is not mainstream exactly) and people's anecdotal experiences. 

I'm not so convinced based on personal experience that more fibre is inherently better (obviously within reason), but also that it is relative to how much you eat (calories), and also what else you eat and in what proportions. I also don't think more hydration is necessarily the answer to that.

This is, unfortunately, the problem with insisting on hitting certain external, quantifiable metrics as your primary method of making sure you're on track. It's not just that I don't enjoy super consistent quantifiable tracking/ metrics (I don't!), but as a one size fits all approach, it just doesn't work for my body. If it worked, I'd be more committed to the efforts even if I don't enjoy tracking at all...

Personally I find that digestives (especially ginger) play a much larger role in my life these days, and increasingly being mindful of the harmony of food combinations (for digestibility purpose). It's closer a traditional, holistic approach to food and medicine (Ayurveda, TCM). In Ayurveda they call it building the digestive fire (agni). If you don't have a strong digestive fire, and it's not in balance, whatever it is that you put in your body may also cause more issues. Which is what changing to the new diet is supposed to fix, right? But it might not... always be that simple. Put in the "right" stuff (whether just on paper or also in reality) and then the body spits out the correct response, like an old-fashioned computer or a dumb machine. 

At its worst, this approach is like you needing to thread a needle but you smash it with a hammer instead. Generally, it's worth thinking about if you're using the right tool for the right thing.

 

I also feel terrible on a vegan diet, sadly, and a vegetarian diet to a lesser extent. Every single one that is supposed to be healthy. In fact, the healthier it supposedly is (often accordingly to western standards especially where "healthy" foods are combined indiscriminately), the worse it has made me feel. This is where people usually tell you, if they're really committed to their diet -- oh, you must not have been doing it right, etc. I mean, mentally, physically, emotionally, I feel worse, and no it's not a phase -- I'm just getting weaker lol. God knows that I do not need the "lightness" that comes with such a diet, as if I need to be more untethered to this world than I already am predisposed to be.

My issue is usually the reverse with the fibre (not constipation), and moreso to do with the load it places on the body to process it. And I have the same issue with water, which is compounded if I take more fibre (especially supplements, but even from food). Like right now, I drink quite a lot more water than I used to, but I'm WAY more physically active, I go to the sauna/ steam room at a lot, and my sweating is way more efficient (I used to barely ever sweat) -- so I have to drink more. But before that? I tried following the advice of having a certain amount of water, adjusting the range here and there. Was I often probably dehydrated back then? Yes, definitely. But the threshold that would take me to "overhydration" was low compared to the recommended daily amount.

Like if you have to piss every hour and it's clear -- your body doesn't need that, lol. Also -- overhydration feels terrible. 

Listen to your body no matter your method!

 

In Ayurveda, I'd be a pitta-vata. When I was younger, maybe more so vata-pitta. I'm prone to instability of sorts, but what I'm at now is probably my body's actual base disposition. (I appreciate that the system at least tries to account for why certain foods and combinations works for some people and not others.)

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by eos_nyxia

[Inliytened1]

I am about to start cutting carbs again. Its the only way to really get cut.  So u have to cut bananas out.  But I love em while bulking.

[Schizophonia]

5 hours ago, Sugarcoat said:

I went and bought sourdough baguette now after walking around hesitating which bread to buy, then it reminded me of you😂

Remember

"Where heaven is, there I am" 🧐

Edited 10 hours ago by Schizophonia