THERE’S this bilo-bilo which I believe is the best in Cagayan de Oro. Is it safe to say it’s the best in the universe? Because that will entail going to the moon for more bilo-bilo taste-tests.
The resto happens to have an uptown branch where I can always drop by after gym. For my last bilo-bilo order, I called them up to please reserve one tub for me.
I’ve been trying so hard to be carnivore after still experiencing some health issues with the ketogenic diet. But, although eager to experience the carnivore perks after 30 days, I’m already giving in to carb cravings after one week of strictly sticking to the diet.
It’s not food addiction. It’s carb addiction, with me focusing on bilo-bilo. And it’s the most difficult to cure because carbs are legal, they’re available here, there, and everywhere. Unlike cigarettes, they don’t have warning labels that say they’re dangerous to one’s health, complete with photos of people whose illness was caused by carbs.
Each time I eat carbs, I always ask myself if it’s worth the carbs. But after saying yes to that question for far too many times, it’s now time to be serious with the carnivore diet and to change the question to, Is it worth the side effects? Hypertension, inflammation, body pain, muscle pain, rhinitis, skin allergies, mouth sores, eye allergies, brain fog, this list can go on and on.
And it’s these side effects that may convince high-carb people not to go carnivore or low-carb so they won’t experience them. Hmmm.
The carnivore diet’s best perk is mental clarity. Even keto, which can be one’s warmup for carnivore, can already help you survive through the worst of times. Mind over matter and all that jazz.
Like everything else, a diet is also to each his own. What works for me may not work for you. Although I’m convinced that the low-carb diet, most especially the leveled-up carnivore and lion diets, can help you heal physically, mentally, and emotionally, I will still let you be — kung saan ka masaya, suportahan ta ka.
Still, I have non-negotiables: no coffee, no regular soda.
I’m wishing for the day when I’ll finally stop craving for bilo-bilo. If I can now avoid ordering my most favorite Spanish latte each time I’m in a cafe, anything is possible.
For those who have chosen the calorie-deficit diet, which I guess is the same as everything-in-moderation, that will never work for me. I’m not a moderator; I’m an abstainer. I can’t have just a single bite of croissant. I can’t have just the tip of a slice of cheesecake. I can’t have just a teeny weeny teaspoonful of bilo-bilo. Torture yarn!
Even with the carnivore diet, I eat like I’ve not eaten for a day. Which does happen when I’m in OMAD — one meal a day — mode.
Oh. Just in case you’re curious about my favorite carbs, it’s MiMo Cafe for croissants, Coach Jowen Racines for Basque cheesecake, Jacks Halo Halo for taro-ube overload halo-halo, Nia Ra Jud for biko, Raypon’s Puto for cheese or ube puto, and Fat Chef for bilo-bilo.
