I don’t know the metrics they use for calculating their glycemic index, my guess would be that because it is a metabolic energy loss they consider the index to be zero. The problem with that approach is that blood sugar is still handled the same way, with the same biological mechanisms; insulin to facilitate cellular absorption, then liver conversion to free fatty acids for adipose tissue storage. Excess blood glucose is toxic to the body, when the cells refuse receipt of the glucose, your liver must step in to moderate, or there will be coma and death. Plant protein is much worse with amino acid/glucose conversion efficiency. If you have the time and inclination there is a guy who explains these concepts named Sten Ekberg. He’s a sensible fellow Scandinavian with a decent grasp on human biological function.

You know, it’s a balance. We need consistent sets of complete amino acids, they don’t keep in our bodies though. Even meat is roughly 15%-30% garbage incomplete protein that ends up as sugar. Really high protein diets can cause problems for your kidneys, triglycerides are the preferred currency of energy in our bodies, that is why excess energy is converted to adipose tissue for storage and eventual use. The problem is of course, that we charge our fat batteries in nearly every hour we are awake. Consistent blood sugar translates to consistent presence of insulin in the blood which blocks the fatty acid metabolic pathway. Once insulin presence is consistent, it is physically impossible to loose or utilize stored fat energy. I eat as much and anything I want for one hour out of 24. I choose protein, fat, some veggies, and I avoid sugar and fruit. If I need to lose weight, I do the same one hour out of 48. I’m old, healthy, energetic, and I don’t struggle with satiety or my body weight. I can’t say it’s for everyone, but it works for me, and has for a long time.

Here’s something interesting. Protein is a net loss metabolically. It takes more energy to break down the structure than it gives back. Incomplete protein is processed into blood glucose and promotes metabolic syndrome in much the same way carbs and sugar do. If you want to avoid hunger, eat plenty of saturated fat. Fat inspires the hormone leptin to be produced and blocks the secretion of ghrelin the hormone that triggers hunger. Leptin produces satiety.

I did get around Norway and noticed a rough difference even in physical stature between those from royal or elite families and those who fit the sturdy Norwegian farmer profile. Sturdy Norwegian farmers are my kind of people, I later married one, American, but all Norwegian lineage. Urbanization is happening here in the US too. The metropolitan populations are creating regulation for the sparse rural populations that sometimes make rural operation difficult. There is an increasing disparity in understanding between rural and urban dwellers.

There is something to be said for good and simple, but I understand the impetus to strike out on your own. Yes, she is from THAT kind of family, but I got the impression that most Norwegian families are pretty well provisioned. Isolated experiences obviously.

She did travel as a child, I understand that she was extremely difficult to rear because she refused to take medication or food consistently. I witnessed her absorbing Russian, it’s one thing to pick up a second or third Romance language, but Russian is pretty unique. I travelled with her for some time, learned about 1000 Norwegian words, I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent, but not near the level or variety of information acquisition she appeared to achieve so easily. She didn’t consider herself literate in any language but Norwegian, even though her Masters was from an American university. She was absolutely functional in all the languages she knew. Maybe this isn’t your niche, but don’t sell yourself short. Norwegian culture puts so much pressure on people to compete for post secondary education, she wasn’t accepted at any Norwegian school of journalism. As they say, C and D grades get degrees everywhere else in the world.

Absolutely understandable. Your perception of your circumstance is astute. I was hoping my children would carefully consider their choices, the verdict is out. I didn’t see my life this way in my youth, my expectation is that they won’t either, but as a parent you have to try. I had a ADHD girlfriend (from Norway lol) she is a journalist, with effort I could keep track of the six different conversations spoken in no particular order when her Adderall wore off, helped with her rough drafts, she speaks seven languages fluently though and as a global journalist that ability to absorb bits of information at an enormous rate proved a superpower. For her it was management and seeking the right niche for her characteristics.

I related it this way to my children. When you enter adulthood you are perched on the sharp peak of a snowcapped mountain. With every year, you descend the mountain, a small amount and the perimeter to any, or an opposite point on the mountain lengthens. This change is difficult to perceive, particularly if you continue on the same path for a number of years. If after some passage of time you desire a path on the opposite side, the traverse to get there will be effortful at least, impossible at worst. Choose the distant destination wisely.

It looks like most jam session events rely on a core group of musicians to get the jam started and to keep it going.

Somewhat inconvenient for me, since the idea was to create a meeting place to form that group in the first place.

The right circumstances for what I want to do never seem to exist. It's frustrating. It's like reading books on how to start a business, only to realise that it's written by and for people whose circumstances were already pretty ideal for that.

You almost get the impression sometimes that people who get what they want in life are completely unaware of how much random chance contributed to their success.

You don't see many people giving advice on creating the right circumstances, because that's rather difficult to do.

The self-made man is a bit like Bigfoot. There are plenty of stories about Bigfoot out there, but no one you personally know has ever encountered him.

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