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sweets

mtringali13
mtringali13 Posts: 41 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
i know everyone says it's okay every once in a while to have a cookie or ice cream or something, but will it slow down my metabolism if i don't eat sweets at all? also, every time i do eat a single cookie, i feel extremely guilty afterwards. any thoughts?

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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    mtringali13 wrote: »
    i know everyone says it's okay every once in a while to have a cookie or ice cream or something, but will it slow down my metabolism if i don't eat sweets at all? also, every time i do eat a single cookie, i feel extremely guilty afterwards. any thoughts?

    Eating doesn't affect metabolism. I eat sweets in moderation every day and have lost 44 pounds and have been maintaining for over a year.

    For weight loss, all you have to do is eat at a calorie deficit.
  • forgtmenot
    forgtmenot Posts: 860 Member
    Why would eating sweets speed up your metabolism? I don't get it.
  • mwebster01
    mwebster01 Posts: 111 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    mtringali13 wrote: »
    i know everyone says it's okay every once in a while to have a cookie or ice cream or something, but will it slow down my metabolism if i don't eat sweets at all? also, every time i do eat a single cookie, i feel extremely guilty afterwards. any thoughts?

    Eating doesn't affect metabolism. I eat sweets in moderation every day and have lost 44 pounds and have been maintaining for over a year.

    For weight loss, all you have to do is eat at a calorie deficit.
    what's your daily calorie goal?

  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    mwebster11 wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    mtringali13 wrote: »
    i know everyone says it's okay every once in a while to have a cookie or ice cream or something, but will it slow down my metabolism if i don't eat sweets at all? also, every time i do eat a single cookie, i feel extremely guilty afterwards. any thoughts?

    Eating doesn't affect metabolism. I eat sweets in moderation every day and have lost 44 pounds and have been maintaining for over a year.

    For weight loss, all you have to do is eat at a calorie deficit.
    what's your daily calorie goal?

    Why do you ask? My diary is open.

    By the way, I'm not the original poster, and is that whom you meant to respond to?
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    forgtmenot wrote: »
    Why would eating sweets speed up your metabolism? I don't get it.

    Food doesn't have any affect on metabolism. Exercise increases your TDEE (in other words, when you exercise you can eat more).
  • forgtmenot
    forgtmenot Posts: 860 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    forgtmenot wrote: »
    Why would eating sweets speed up your metabolism? I don't get it.

    Food doesn't have any affect on metabolism. Exercise increases your TDEE (in other words, when you exercise you can eat more).

    I know, what I'm saying is that I don't understand why the OP would think that.
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