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I think some lifestyles choices are very unnecessarily politicized right now because bad actors have captured the entirety of the discourse surrounding them for their own rhetorical purposes and twisted them to fit their biases. Iāve actually been attacked recently and accused of being an alt-right nutjob by someone who knows the way I eat which saddens me!
Itās also difficult to talk about your own dietary choices sometimes without making people feel personally attacked so when I say this keep in mind itās just what works for me ā¤ļø
I avoid seed oils as much as possible and choose to use butter, olive oil, coconut oil, or avocado oil instead (if you would like to hear a coherent, logical, data-driven argument for this check out this video). I donāt eat a lot of chicken and rarely if ever eat pork; if I eat them itās usually pasture-raised chicken and forage-fed heritage pork from the farmers market because the meat is higher quality due to their diet and better animal welfare standards. Same with eggs; I would never buy eggs at the store when I can get the best quality eggs I can buy for like $6 a dozen from my favorite friendly farmers. I eat fresh produce in season but I honestly love organic frozen vegetables because theyāre cheaper and easier to manage.
I eat a lot of grass-fed beef and grass-fed New Zealand butter. I go through wedges of aged parmesan absurdly quickly. I love organic pasta imported from Italy and try to buy organic for almost everything. Lots of black espresso. fresh bread from my neighborhood bakery and dessert about once a week. I donāt like to carelessly or mindlessly eat sugar; if Iām going to do it I want it to be a real treat! Love carbs.
If I buy processed food I prefer that it has a short ingredient list and you could say I live in an āingredients household.ā I donāt eat until Iām hungry (usually somewhere from noon to 2:00 pm) at which point Iāll eat a snack with protein and fat. I eat one big meal at the end of the day.
Iāve tried a lot of different dietary lifestyles. I was a vegetarian for about a decade and a vegan for a good portion of that time. I ate keto and fasted regularly. I didnāt eat any sugar for a couple of years. Iāve incorporated elements from all of these and found a way of eating that I enjoy! I feel good in my body and Iām never stressed about what Iām going to eat.
Food is a joyful thing for me and my dream is for better nutritional education and the ability to buy healthy foods (whatever that looks like to them) to be accessible to everyone š
Nov 12, 2024
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if youāre an alt-right nutjob for that diet, count me as one too wth , anything from New Zealand I love, especially since all their meat is pasture raised and halal, thatās the majority of the meat I buy, also cutting seed oils out is literally the #1 thing that will heal most of us and cut down on obesity tbh, and thatās a FACT. I agree that what works for one doesnāt work for all, but generally speaking , eating less (as you do via snacking small then having a big meal) is GREAT for your overall health and digestion, and keeping processed foods limited in ingredients is a great way to enjoy foods without making life hard for yourself. I fully support this, nice to know thereās people out here on the same wave!
Nov 13, 2024
bilalbikile I feel seen in this moment lol!!!! Not eating seed oils has made the most dramatic changes for me in how vital I look and feel. This is all really important to me and I wish people were more receptive to it!!
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As my cousin Ronnie would jokingly say at family reunions, Iām on the seafood dietāI see food, I eat it!!
I have historically had a problem with overeating snacks and if I buy chips itās really easy for me to eat them all in one sitting. I embrace an ingredients household mindset and try to only buy whole foods based snacks like cheese, nuts, etc that are so boring and wholesome theyāre kind of hard to eat too much of them.
Demonic food scientists and executives at corporate conglomerate food manufacturers, many of whom worked at cigarette companies in the past, have engineered hyper processed foods to be optimally addictive. I replace the chips I used to be addicted to with alternative snacks that use better ingredients and typically come in much smaller bagsāI have yet to find my methadone for my drug of choice, HOT CHEETOS because Iām OPPRESSED and the bougie snack industry evidently doesnāt care about MY NEEDSāand I portion them out into bowls when I eat them then put the bag away.
If you have some kind of an Uber Eats/Doordash problem then delete those apps because itās too easy to just summon whatever you want whenever you want, on a whim. Make it so if you want to get food you have to go out and work for it. Add friction to counterbalance your impulsive nature! And when you eat, eat mindfully and slowly.
Also if youāre regularly craving certain foods I hear that it can have something to do with nutritional imbalance so be mindful of thatā¦
May 8, 2025
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I am trying to get 20-30 plant foods in per week but I be busy as fuck and the thought gets overwhelming so hereās what Iāve come up withā¦
I take 10 minutes to chop up three days worth of some raw veggies that I like to eat on the side of whatever protein.
what is āwhatever proteinā? Cheese squares, cold cuts, cottage cheese, lentils/beans/any legume, meat from a rotisserie chicken or a pot roast that I prepped (also so hands off and easy).
to further boost my plant intake, I have a mix of a bunch of random nuts and seeds that I can rely on.
for something sweet, I plop a few scoops of Greek yogurt into a container and throw frozen berries and mango on top.
EASY. Nourished.
I am allotted Diet Coke as well, Iām not a sadist!!!???!!?!?
Jan 27, 2025
Food is one of the worst things for you. For most of the summer, I was having a large smoothie with whey protein isolate, egg yolks, powdered coconut oil, and frozen berries. Only for the past several days (Iām recovering from SARS COV-2) have I abandoned this highly caloric, insulin-bomb of a breakfast, replacing it with cold water, creatine, and powdered coconut oil, blended. You wouldnāt believe how much sharper I feel mentally, how much less hungry I am all morning, my neighbors have stopped complaining about my outburstsā¦ the list goes on and on.Ā
Oh, but back to food being bad for you. I really do think eating a ton of food is one of the worst things for you. You can read about this in my book, in which the protagonist, in an attempt to gain weight and become physically more imposing, starts eating a ton of food, and his quality of life suffers greatly. Itās a really clever commentary on masculinity and āimprovement cultureā in general, actually. You should read it.Ā
I too have gone through periods of regimented physical activity (lifting weights) and eating large quantities of food, and it always leaves me feeling terrible, physically and mentally. Lately Iāve started eating huge portions of vegetables again (bag of Brussels sprouts, bag broccoli, two large zucchini) in the middle of the day and itās been working out really nicely for me. Skin cleared up, mind feels sharp, face looks more chiseled and handsome, itās been great.Ā
You (the reader) should probably eat less food, just like, statistically, most people eat too much. I know that might not be true for the target audience of this newsletter, so if you have an eating disorder then you should eat a little bit more (but not too much too fast), but most people should eat less food and replace some of the food theyāre already eating with more vegetables. Theyāll experience great benefits from eating their first meal as a large bowl of vegetables with ghee around 2pm.Ā
Oct 7, 2024
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My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebodyābe it a relative or one of my best friendsāwas to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too š
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Iāve been thinking about how much of social media is centered around curating our self-image. When selfies first became popular, they were dismissed as vain and vapidāa critique often rooted in misogynyābut now, the way we craft our online selves feels more like creating monuments.
We try to signal our individuality, hoping to be seen and understood, but ironically, I think this widens the gap between how others perceive us and who we really are. Instead of fostering connection, it can invite projection and misinterpretationāpreconceived notions, prefab labels, and stereotypes. Worse, individuality has become branded and commodified, reducing our identities to products for others to consume.
On most platforms, validation often comes from how well you can curate and present your imageāselfies, aesthetic branding, and lifestyle content tend to dominate. High engagement is tied to visibility, not necessarily depth or substance. But I think spaces like PI.FYI show that thereās another way: where connection is built on shared ideas, tastes, and interests rather than surface-level content. Itās refreshing to be part of a community that values thoughts over optics.
By sharing so few images of myself, Iāve found that it gives others room to focus on my ideas and voice. When I do share an image, it feels intentionalāsomething that contributes to the story I want to tell rather than defining it. Sharing less allows me to express who I am beyond appearance.
For women, especially, sharing less can be a radical act in a world where the default is to objectify ourselves. It resists the pressure to center appearance, focusing instead on what truly matters: our thoughts, voices, and authenticity. Iāve posted a handful of pictures of myself in 2,500 posts because I care more about showing who I am than how I look.
In trying to be seen, are we making it harder for others to truly know us? Itās a question worth considering.
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