{"id":4863,"date":"2019-12-14T10:58:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T15:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/?p=4863"},"modified":"2021-01-13T13:41:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T18:41:57","slug":"an-idea-so-crazy-it-just-might-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/an-idea-so-crazy-it-just-might-work\/","title":{"rendered":"An idea so crazy it just might work …"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The croissant diet.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I will love you and squeeze you and call you George.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

No. Really!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So there’s this guy Brad Marshall … (who I believe lives in Upstate or Central New York) (already a huge plus in his favor, of course).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s a science guy and a foodie guy. From his bio: genetics degree from Cornell University. Culinary Certificate from The French Culinary Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He got interested in how our mitochondria handle fats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read all about this here on his website, Fire in a Bottle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s my probably scientifically sloppy if not outright erroneous short version: the type of fats we eat affect signaling by the mitochondria in our cells. Eat saturated fats (butter!) and the signal says “burn fat.” Eat polyunsaturated fats (vegetable oil :p) and the readout says “store fat.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seriously, go to this guy’s site and read. I started here, In<\/a>troduction to the Croissant Diet.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Subtitle: OR: How I eliminated my spare tire by eating croissants using the six scariest words in the english language: saturated fat, insulin resistance and free radicals.<\/strong> lol)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warning: when you click you will find yourself surrounded by a ton of science and chemistry. Not being a scientist, I had to read everything 2-3x before it started to fully come alive in my brain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But wow, it makes so much sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now I have a holiday project. Taking a break from the olive and avocado oil. Hello butter and MCT oil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not gonna change anything else. Not going to worry about the carbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full disclosure. If you ran into me in the street & looked me up & down, you’d never think “overweight.” But I have had a tendency my whole life to put on weight, esp belly fat. Keto and intermittent fasting keeps it under control. But I’m always looking for new hacks …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus this is going to fun. And delicious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who’s with me? :D<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update: 20 months later and I’m a believer.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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