Weight / Fat loss

Thank god for this thread. I was worried about my slow weight loss (5 foot 8 and a bit, 71.5kg) and then I read this page. Here be fat dragons. Oh, cake.

Yeah, basically Quinoa prices went mental cos hipsters decided its the next big thing. Was a good piece on Radio 4 a while back about Kef (Ethiopian staple grain, also a superfood), and how Ethiopia has limited its export and locked down prices for locals, off the back of what has happened with Quinoa. So Kef you buy here will not be from Ethiopia, it will be grown in the Mediterranean countries, like Spain and Italy, specifically for the wealthy european market.

Sweet reason for me not to touch the stuff :)

Where do Chia seeds come from then?

I'm sure the people of Shropshire can survive without it.

Toasted quinoa gives a really nice flavour and texture - chia seeds are nice but the last batch I made had Quinoa in

Wait. MyFitnessPal just got sold for $475 million?

Wait. MyFitnessPal just got sold for $475 million?

^ Yes, all the personal data, exercise habits, location information, eating preferences, preferred brands, etc now all belong to a company that's going to market the fuck out of those people.

Similar to Facebook/etc; you're not the customer, you're the product.

• deletes app *
  

Where do Chia seeds come from then?

The eggs are laid by Chia pets.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/terms_and_privacy?with_layout=true#privacy

Also Endomondo

Endomondo was sold yesterday around the 60million£ mark.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/under-armour-buys-2-fitness-apps-including-myfitnesspal-for-560-million/?_r=0

I'm fat again, probably 85kg but possibly over. I need to get back down to 80kg, ideally as close to 75kg as I can. Just sharing.

Noted as the 'International year of Quinoa' in 2013 by the UN..

.......crop has a remarkable adaptability to different agro-ecological regions. It can grow at relative humidity from 40% to 88%, and withstands temperatures from -4 ° C to 38 ° C. It is a highly water efficient plant, is tolerant and resistant to lack of soil moisture, and produces acceptable yields with rainfall of 100 to 200 mm....

Hence why crops have failed in the US... Slow clap for the UN, let's just hope our friends in South America can continue to nourish its own people first, without genetically modifying or altering its wonder food for mass global distribution.

#getsoffhissoapboxrant..

Aha!

Sell it yourself:
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/citizenme/

regarding quinoa etc: People think quinoa is super protein rich and carbohydrate poor. It is kindof but more boring grains* have similar profiles eg https://www.google.com/search?q=nutritional+value+quinoa+vs+oats

*or whatever quinoa and amaranth are

Mmmm, porridge....

Porridge, with an egg cracked in it just as you take it off the boil. Breakfast of champions.

Dr Lucien Sanchez: "What I do is sometimes get a tin of soup, heat it up, poach an egg in it, serve that with a pork pie sausage roll.

barf

Sounds horrid. I like my porridge with milk and would prefer it to have a kilo of sugar on top but I don't do that any more. Obviously I will now try this egg method to see if I die immediately..

http://drgateau.com/?p=1644

25kcal/100grams - 3 minutes on the stove pan along with 5 drops of oil - few kcals different taste (leave the water in the sink).

I would like to lose some weight but food is tasty.

How do I square this circle?