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CICO is not the whole equation

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  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Aside from particular medical conditions, Sugar is not inherently bad.

    That is a distinction that needs to be made. It is not "slamming" anyone, its pointing out a very simple fact.

    Without that little piece of knowledge, someone who doesnt know better could take on a very difficult to adhere to diet of trying to exclude X Y and Z "Because sugar", when instead they may find moderation a much more manageable alternative.

    I believe most post here with an eye on longevity as well, and so eating in moderation, as opposed to a practised "diet" is also popular. Given that it is a lifestyle change and therefor long term, as opposed to a dieting phase followed by what?

    Essentially, cutting out anything (save for medical reasons) really isnt necessary, and could make for a difficult journey.

    And of course, common sense really should apply. Ive seen countless people state that Ice Cream can play a part in a healthy diet - as long as it fits within your calories. I have never seen anybody state "eat a gallon of ice cream each day". When I saw that message myself early on in my time here, it was obvious what the meaning was.


    You cut back sugar, and lost weight.

    Let me ask you - were you eating bowls of sugar? Or sugary treats laden with calories (and fat, and more, usually)?

    Was it the sugar specifically that was causing you to put on weight? Or the treat that contained sugar and other ingredients also?

    Ill take a guess and say you werent just eating bowls of sugar, and cut back, but that you were having treats.

    So Ill point out another fact - "just sugar" likely wasnt your issue.

    Rather, sugary treats, thanks to high fat a lot of the time, are very calorific. You didnt have a sugar issue, you just consumed to many calories.

    You could also have a bit more sugar if you like, providing it fits with your calorie limit, and not put on any more weight. That would include ice cream ;O)

    Sugar is not inherently good or bad. It is a source of energy. In the right context its brilliant, in the wrong context it isnt. Just like most things.

    Pfft, I eat pure sugar all of the time, and (ahmaighad!) it's dextrose: the most evil of all the high GI carbs. I'm pretty sure the conductor of the Beetus train will be knocking on my door at any moment.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    Aside from particular medical conditions, Sugar is not inherently bad.

    That is a distinction that needs to be made. It is not "slamming" anyone, its pointing out a very simple fact.

    Without that little piece of knowledge, someone who doesnt know better could take on a very difficult to adhere to diet of trying to exclude X Y and Z "Because sugar", when instead they may find moderation a much more manageable alternative.

    I believe most post here with an eye on longevity as well, and so eating in moderation, as opposed to a practised "diet" is also popular. Given that it is a lifestyle change and therefor long term, as opposed to a dieting phase followed by what?

    Essentially, cutting out anything (save for medical reasons) really isnt necessary, and could make for a difficult journey.

    And of course, common sense really should apply. Ive seen countless people state that Ice Cream can play a part in a healthy diet - as long as it fits within your calories. I have never seen anybody state "eat a gallon of ice cream each day". When I saw that message myself early on in my time here, it was obvious what the meaning was.


    You cut back sugar, and lost weight.

    Let me ask you - were you eating bowls of sugar? Or sugary treats laden with calories (and fat, and more, usually)?

    Was it the sugar specifically that was causing you to put on weight? Or the treat that contained sugar and other ingredients also?

    Ill take a guess and say you werent just eating bowls of sugar, and cut back, but that you were having treats.

    So Ill point out another fact - "just sugar" likely wasnt your issue.

    Rather, sugary treats, thanks to high fat a lot of the time, are very calorific. You didnt have a sugar issue, you just consumed to many calories.

    You could also have a bit more sugar if you like, providing it fits with your calorie limit, and not put on any more weight. That would include ice cream ;O)

    Sugar is not inherently good or bad. It is a source of energy. In the right context its brilliant, in the wrong context it isnt. Just like most things.

    Pfft, I eat pure sugar all of the time, and (ahmaighad!) it's dextrose: the most evil of all the high GI carbs. I'm pretty sure the conductor of the Beetus train will be knocking on my door at any moment.

    Pre or post training I assume?
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Aside from particular medical conditions, Sugar is not inherently bad.

    That is a distinction that needs to be made. It is not "slamming" anyone, its pointing out a very simple fact.

    Without that little piece of knowledge, someone who doesnt know better could take on a very difficult to adhere to diet of trying to exclude X Y and Z "Because sugar", when instead they may find moderation a much more manageable alternative.

    I believe most post here with an eye on longevity as well, and so eating in moderation, as opposed to a practised "diet" is also popular. Given that it is a lifestyle change and therefor long term, as opposed to a dieting phase followed by what?

    Essentially, cutting out anything (save for medical reasons) really isnt necessary, and could make for a difficult journey.

    And of course, common sense really should apply. Ive seen countless people state that Ice Cream can play a part in a healthy diet - as long as it fits within your calories. I have never seen anybody state "eat a gallon of ice cream each day". When I saw that message myself early on in my time here, it was obvious what the meaning was.


    You cut back sugar, and lost weight.

    Let me ask you - were you eating bowls of sugar? Or sugary treats laden with calories (and fat, and more, usually)?

    Was it the sugar specifically that was causing you to put on weight? Or the treat that contained sugar and other ingredients also?

    Ill take a guess and say you werent just eating bowls of sugar, and cut back, but that you were having treats.

    So Ill point out another fact - "just sugar" likely wasnt your issue.

    Rather, sugary treats, thanks to high fat a lot of the time, are very calorific. You didnt have a sugar issue, you just consumed to many calories.

    You could also have a bit more sugar if you like, providing it fits with your calorie limit, and not put on any more weight. That would include ice cream ;O)

    Sugar is not inherently good or bad. It is a source of energy. In the right context its brilliant, in the wrong context it isnt. Just like most things.

    Pfft, I eat pure sugar all of the time, and (ahmaighad!) it's dextrose: the most evil of all the high GI carbs. I'm pretty sure the conductor of the Beetus train will be knocking on my door at any moment.

    Pre or post training I assume?

    Yeah, usually pre-, especially if I am on a keto run. I'll eat a whole roll of Spree or just dump a scoop of dex into my pwo, or water if I'm already stimmed out for the day.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    @SymbolismNZ If you like ice cream but dont like the macros, you should check out "Peters no sugar added vanilla ice cream", this is what I have and tastes better than regular ice cream.

    Per 200g (my serving size)
    • 244 calories
    • 17g carbs
    • 13g Fibre
    • 11g protein
    • 6g Fat
    • 17g sugar

    Best thing I ever did was get an ice cream maker. I just made a cantaloupe sorbet this week from the vegetarian times website: http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/cantaloupe–black-pepper-sorbet

    calories 95
    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 2 g 3 %
    Saturated Fat 0 g 1 %
    Monounsaturated Fat 1 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
    Trans Fat 0 g
    Cholesterol 0 mg 0 %
    Sodium 84 mg 4 %
    Potassium 248 mg 7 %
    Total Carbohydrate 22 g 7 %
    Dietary Fiber 0 g 1 %
    Sugars 21 g
    Protein 0 g 1 %
    Vitamin A 27 %
    Vitamin C 25 %
    Calcium 0 %
    Iron 0 %

  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Aside from particular medical conditions, Sugar is not inherently bad.

    That is a distinction that needs to be made. It is not "slamming" anyone, its pointing out a very simple fact.

    Without that little piece of knowledge, someone who doesnt know better could take on a very difficult to adhere to diet of trying to exclude X Y and Z "Because sugar", when instead they may find moderation a much more manageable alternative.

    I believe most post here with an eye on longevity as well, and so eating in moderation, as opposed to a practised "diet" is also popular. Given that it is a lifestyle change and therefor long term, as opposed to a dieting phase followed by what?

    Essentially, cutting out anything (save for medical reasons) really isnt necessary, and could make for a difficult journey.

    And of course, common sense really should apply. Ive seen countless people state that Ice Cream can play a part in a healthy diet - as long as it fits within your calories. I have never seen anybody state "eat a gallon of ice cream each day". When I saw that message myself early on in my time here, it was obvious what the meaning was.


    You cut back sugar, and lost weight.

    Let me ask you - were you eating bowls of sugar? Or sugary treats laden with calories (and fat, and more, usually)?

    Was it the sugar specifically that was causing you to put on weight? Or the treat that contained sugar and other ingredients also?

    Ill take a guess and say you werent just eating bowls of sugar, and cut back, but that you were having treats.

    So Ill point out another fact - "just sugar" likely wasnt your issue.

    Rather, sugary treats, thanks to high fat a lot of the time, are very calorific. You didnt have a sugar issue, you just consumed to many calories.

    You could also have a bit more sugar if you like, providing it fits with your calorie limit, and not put on any more weight. That would include ice cream ;O)

    Sugar is not inherently good or bad. It is a source of energy. In the right context its brilliant, in the wrong context it isnt. Just like most things.

    Pfft, I eat pure sugar all of the time, and (ahmaighad!) it's dextrose: the most evil of all the high GI carbs. I'm pretty sure the conductor of the Beetus train will be knocking on my door at any moment.
    Lol, not uncommon for me to down a few Skittles before going out for a run.

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    @SymbolismNZ If you like ice cream but dont like the macros, you should check out "Peters no sugar added vanilla ice cream", this is what I have and tastes better than regular ice cream.

    Per 200g (my serving size)
    • 244 calories
    • 17g carbs
    • 13g Fibre
    • 11g protein
    • 6g Fat
    • 17g sugar

    Best thing I ever did was get an ice cream maker. I just made a cantaloupe sorbet this week from the vegetarian times website: http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/cantaloupe–black-pepper-sorbet

    calories 95
    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 2 g 3 %
    Saturated Fat 0 g 1 %
    Monounsaturated Fat 1 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
    Trans Fat 0 g
    Cholesterol 0 mg 0 %
    Sodium 84 mg 4 %
    Potassium 248 mg 7 %
    Total Carbohydrate 22 g 7 %
    Dietary Fiber 0 g 1 %
    Sugars 21 g
    Protein 0 g 1 %
    Vitamin A 27 %
    Vitamin C 25 %
    Calcium 0 %
    Iron 0 %

    I'll stick to Baskin Robbins. Lol
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    I found this interesting about sugar-http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/sugar.html and gallowmere I love spree candy. I guess those of use who eat high amounts of carbs and sugar should be dead. including my hubby who went through 2-4lb bags of sugar in less than 2 weeks just for coffee, that is not counting his candy,cookies,soda. no one baked with that sugar,he consumed over 7lbs of it himself(some he spilled lol) . hes not obese, his heart is good,hes in good health as well. if anyone should be dead its him if sugar is that bad for you. Im not even joking I wish I were I told him he had a problem lol
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    edited January 2017
    I found this interesting about sugar-http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/sugar.html and gallowmere I love spree candy. I guess those of use who eat high amounts of carbs and sugar should be dead. including my hubby who went through 2-4lb bags of sugar in less than 2 weeks just for coffee, that is not counting his candy,cookies,soda. no one baked with that sugar,he consumed over 7lbs of it himself(some he spilled lol) . hes not obese, his heart is good,hes in good health as well. if anyone should be dead its him if sugar is that bad for you. Im not even joking I wish I were I told him he had a problem lol
    Wow... That's about 4 lbs of sugar per week (in just coffee). I was curious and googled. There is 1755kcal in a pound of sugar. That's 7020 kcal per week or about 1000 kcal per day... in sugar. There's 4 calories of sugar per gram. 4 g of sugar per teaspoon. That's 250 g of sugar per day, or over 60 teaspoons of sugar. Is that right? :o

    Does he have a glucometre? Is his postprandial blood glucose normal? If so, he is truly designed as a sugar burner.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I found this interesting about sugar-http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/sugar.html and gallowmere I love spree candy. I guess those of use who eat high amounts of carbs and sugar should be dead. including my hubby who went through 2-4lb bags of sugar in less than 2 weeks just for coffee, that is not counting his candy,cookies,soda. no one baked with that sugar,he consumed over 7lbs of it himself(some he spilled lol) . hes not obese, his heart is good,hes in good health as well. if anyone should be dead its him if sugar is that bad for you. Im not even joking I wish I were I told him he had a problem lol
    Wow... That's about 4 lbs of sugar per week (in just coffee). I was curious and googled. There is 1755kcal in a pound of sugar. That's 7020 kcal per week or about 1000 kcal per day... in sugar. There's 4 calories of sugar per gram. 4 g of sugar per teaspoon. That's 250 g of sugar per day, or over 60 teaspoons of sugar. Is that right? :o

    Does he have a glucometre? Is his postprandial blood glucose normal? If so, he is truly designed as a sugar burner.

    I dont know if thats right or not lol he has NO sugar issues at all. as for checking his postprandial blood glucose, we dont have a meter because everytime he has been checked or had blood work done its always normal so the dr doesnt think he needs to check it as he has never had any issues,he has no symptoms of anything either. but hes always on the go. hes had all kinds of tests over the year and even a stress test and so on and they come back with flying colors. dr says hes as healthy as someone half his age. I dont get it either.I know maybe we should get one just for craps and giggles. but they arent cheap here and you have to have a script to get the test strips and stuff through insurance. cant really afford to pay out of pocket for those things.hes done this for years too. he drinks more coffee than sodas and stuff but still. a 4lb bag would last me forever as long as my daughter didnt need it to bake lol.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I found this interesting about sugar-http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/sugar.html and gallowmere I love spree candy. I guess those of use who eat high amounts of carbs and sugar should be dead. including my hubby who went through 2-4lb bags of sugar in less than 2 weeks just for coffee, that is not counting his candy,cookies,soda. no one baked with that sugar,he consumed over 7lbs of it himself(some he spilled lol) . hes not obese, his heart is good,hes in good health as well. if anyone should be dead its him if sugar is that bad for you. Im not even joking I wish I were I told him he had a problem lol
    Wow... That's about 4 lbs of sugar per week (in just coffee). I was curious and googled. There is 1755kcal in a pound of sugar. That's 7020 kcal per week or about 1000 kcal per day... in sugar. There's 4 calories of sugar per gram. 4 g of sugar per teaspoon. That's 250 g of sugar per day, or over 60 teaspoons of sugar. Is that right? :o

    Does he have a glucometre? Is his postprandial blood glucose normal? If so, he is truly designed as a sugar burner.

    I dont know if thats right or not lol he has NO sugar issues at all. as for checking his postprandial blood glucose, we dont have a meter because everytime he has been checked or had blood work done its always normal so the dr doesnt think he needs to check it as he has never had any issues,he has no symptoms of anything either. but hes always on the go. hes had all kinds of tests over the year and even a stress test and so on and they come back with flying colors. dr says hes as healthy as someone half his age. I dont get it either.I know maybe we should get one just for craps and giggles. but they arent cheap here and you have to have a script to get the test strips and stuff through insurance. cant really afford to pay out of pocket for those things.hes done this for years too. he drinks more coffee than sodas and stuff but still. a 4lb bag would last me forever as long as my daughter didnt need it to bake lol.

    That's darn impressive insulin sensitivity if he is keeping his BG normal.

    If you do get a BG meter, sometimes you can get them free if you buy the test strips. Up here, Alberta Canada, the test strips are the expensive part. We can get them without a prescription but it is over the counter.

    I think I last bought a 1kg bag of sugar back in 2015. LOL ;)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    I probably put away at least 100 grams of sugar (including fruit) a day and maybe sometimes more at parties. No BG level issues likely because I still burn off a lot of calories. I average 19,000 steps a day and that doesn't include any of my lifting. I'm also a fidgety person and keeping still isn't in the cards for me ever since I was a little kid.
    Should some keep sugar levels lower? Of course. Some going over 50 grams a day may NOT be ideal. But that doesn't mean sugar is "BAD" in anyway. It just means that some don't tolerate it well in higher dosages.


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  • DebSozo
    DebSozo Posts: 2,578 Member
    I never realized that I had sugar issues until I suddenly cut back on sugar when starting on my first weight loss program. That is when I experienced "withdrawal-like" symptoms.

    When I would manage to lose a couple pounds, then my body seemed to want to refill it's glycogen reserves asap with handy candy or a quick snack. Even though I was eating 6 small meals a day, I felt like I was hungry all day.

    Now that I've been doing intermittent fasting and have cut back on sugar and refined flour, I feel much better. But not everyone thrives on this, I realize.

    The other thing worth pointing out is that athletes and fitness buffs tend to need extra carbs and burn off sugar quickly. Therefore sugar doesn't necessarily even get stored in their bodies as excess calories. I do agree with the premise mentioned upthread that "aside from certain medical conditions, sugar is not inherently bad."

    Excess calories from any food types will cause weight gain and possibly consequential health issues over time. So aside from health constaints, people can restrict calories from any macro combination and manage to lose weight.

    I think that most people on MFP already know about adjusting CI based on CO energy expenditure. Once I learned about NEAT, TDEE, RMR, BMR, etc., it really helped me to determine baselines so that I could adjust incoming calories mindfully, consciously and purposefully.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited January 2017
    I think a lot of people who talk about sugar withdrawals are actually experiencing caffeine withdrawal. I see it often on this site that new people stop taking sugar/sweet creamers/Starbucks syrupy drinks in their coffee and/or stop drinking soda of any kind (because evil sugar and evil aspartame so all soda is off limits). They then complain of sugar withdrawals when in fact it's the caffeine in coffee and/or soda.

    Of course this is just theory, never being a big consumer of salt or sugar myself. I did give up coffee once though and certainly had withdrawals then.

    This is consistent with what I've seen on this site. And I too can mostly take or leave sugar (other than in fruit or veg, of course) and never added it to drinks or enjoyed sugary drinks as an adult,* but know from personal experience that caffeine withdrawal is a thing. I've cut out added sugar for fun and giggles, or as an experiment and for other reasons, and it was easy and unremarkable (and I added it back in smaller amounts, or really more controlled amounts, since before I'd alternate not eating it much at all with periods where I'd eat it much more because I ate snacky stuff at work and the stuff at work was often sweet (but my eating it wasn't due to that)).

    Another thing I wonder about is the suggestion that dieting=eating lots of small meals. For me that makes me unsatisfied and hungrier, and it's certainly possible people are making that change and blaming cutting out sugar or some such. And I do think a lot of people emotionally eat and many probably focus mostly on sugary foods (again for reasons more based on palatability and how we think of it vs. physical reasons). It's difficult to really separate out these things. (I emotionally eat which is why I cut out added sugar for a period, but found it was more about controlling timing and why I ate than what I ate.)

    *I do wonder how much childhood eating plays a role in all this, as I ate sweet things as a kid and was never particularly deprived of them or anything -- we certainly weren't the family not allowed sweets -- but I didn't enjoy sugary cereals and, more to the point, we drank koolaid in the summers as younger kids but not really much pop as we were older (rare treat, associated with McD's--also a rare treat--mostly), and most meals were pretty balanced with an after school snack but not tons of sweet stuff. Candy itself was something I mainly recall eating around Halloween and cake at birthday parties. Cookies, sure, but a cookie, not a bunch.
  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    Those who maintain that only calorie deficit matters often are actually saying the same thing you are in different words. I think these threads are often full of misunderstandings and miscommunications. The only difference is the way people look at certain foods.

    Weight loss as a mechanism is a function of calories, and is purely that. This argument is often presented when someone claims that somehow the body can create energy out of thin air if you don't/do eat certain foods. This argument is a very specific reply to a very specific claim. It's meant to describe a mechanism, not a diet.

    When it comes to dieting, of course we aren't just energy engines. We have other biological and psychological needs that go beyond storing and burning calories. Even the most avid CICO advocates will agree with you that eating all of your calories in low nutrition foods is 1) a recipe for nutrient deficiency and 2) a recipe for diet adherence fails due to hunger. You will never see anyone advocating that strawman living exclusively on soda. The CICO crowd may actually be the first people to point out the importance of nutrient rich foods. So we're all basically on the same page, but it's lost in misunderstandings.

    Where paths do diverge is the way certain groups look at certain foods. One group may eliminate foods or nutrients because they are harmful and a poison and absolutely should not be eaten regardless of the rest of your diet, another group may limit them allowing "treats" because these damaging foods are not as damaging if not eaten as often or if the majority of your intake is healthy, and a third group may limit the amount or frequency of certain foods simply because they don't fit as neatly into their calorie budget or don't work well with their individual hunger patterns without explicit judgement calls and generalizations, so foods are not judged outside of the context of the diet as a whole. It's that third group that often miscommunicates its ideas as "nothing but calories matter" and is often the one misunderstood as saying "eat nothing but candy all day", and sometimes when people advocate eating healthfully they are misunderstood as saying "CICO does not apply".

    Everyone is basically saying the same thing: for a healthy and sustainable diet eat reasonable amounts of the foods you like, focusing on nutritious foods and foods that fill you up.

    @amusedmonkey, thank you the voice of reason, and a well-formed analysis of the debate that seems to rage on and on here on MFP, to the point that I am sick of it. I will be using these five paragraphs in the future, that is, if I have permission to quote you!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Those who maintain that only calorie deficit matters often are actually saying the same thing you are in different words. I think these threads are often full of misunderstandings and miscommunications. The only difference is the way people look at certain foods.

    Weight loss as a mechanism is a function of calories, and is purely that. This argument is often presented when someone claims that somehow the body can create energy out of thin air if you don't/do eat certain foods. This argument is a very specific reply to a very specific claim. It's meant to describe a mechanism, not a diet.

    When it comes to dieting, of course we aren't just energy engines. We have other biological and psychological needs that go beyond storing and burning calories. Even the most avid CICO advocates will agree with you that eating all of your calories in low nutrition foods is 1) a recipe for nutrient deficiency and 2) a recipe for diet adherence fails due to hunger. You will never see anyone advocating that strawman living exclusively on soda. The CICO crowd may actually be the first people to point out the importance of nutrient rich foods. So we're all basically on the same page, but it's lost in misunderstandings.

    Where paths do diverge is the way certain groups look at certain foods. One group may eliminate foods or nutrients because they are harmful and a poison and absolutely should not be eaten regardless of the rest of your diet, another group may limit them allowing "treats" because these damaging foods are not as damaging if not eaten as often or if the majority of your intake is healthy, and a third group may limit the amount or frequency of certain foods simply because they don't fit as neatly into their calorie budget or don't work well with their individual hunger patterns without explicit judgement calls and generalizations, so foods are not judged outside of the context of the diet as a whole. It's that third group that often miscommunicates its ideas as "nothing but calories matter" and is often the one misunderstood as saying "eat nothing but candy all day", and sometimes when people advocate eating healthfully they are misunderstood as saying "CICO does not apply".

    Everyone is basically saying the same thing: for a healthy and sustainable diet eat reasonable amounts of the foods you like, focusing on nutritious foods and foods that fill you up.

    @amusedmonkey, thank you the voice of reason, and a well-formed analysis of the debate that seems to rage on and on here on MFP, to the point that I am sick of it. I will be using these five paragraphs in the future, that is, if I have permission to quote you!

    Feel free to use anything I write as you please, but I doubt it would put an end to the debate. Some topics will always remain hot buttons.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    I think a lot of people who talk about sugar withdrawals are actually experiencing caffeine withdrawal. I see it often on this site that new people stop taking sugar/sweet creamers/Starbucks syrupy drinks in their coffee and/or stop drinking soda of any kind (because evil sugar and evil aspartame so all soda is off limits). They then complain of sugar withdrawals when in fact it's the caffeine in coffee and/or soda.

    Of course this is just theory, never being a big consumer of salt or sugar myself. I did give up coffee once though and certainly had withdrawals then.

    It could also be electrolyte depletion depending on how many carbs are cut. Its a very common thing with going low carb.

    Ah yes, very true.

    Also about what lemurcat says that it could be more of an emotional withdrawal. I went on holiday last year and indulged in rather large amounts of sugar laden treats and drinks. I had absolutely no issue whatsoever coming back and pretty much going cold turkey just due to usual natural way of eating. No withdrawal whatsoever.

    I think there can be some physical withdrawal to some foods, although I do agree that a large portion of sugar-withdrawal might be electrolyte imbalance.

    Years ago I needed to go gluten free due to celica disease. I started eating a lot of treats and baked goods to make of for the feeling of loss I had. But wow. To this day I still remember the withdrawal migraine it triggered. It lasted about a week. Worst migraine, in terms of pain level, I've ever experienced.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I found this interesting about sugar-http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/sugar.html and gallowmere I love spree candy. I guess those of use who eat high amounts of carbs and sugar should be dead. including my hubby who went through 2-4lb bags of sugar in less than 2 weeks just for coffee, that is not counting his candy,cookies,soda. no one baked with that sugar,he consumed over 7lbs of it himself(some he spilled lol) . hes not obese, his heart is good,hes in good health as well. if anyone should be dead its him if sugar is that bad for you. Im not even joking I wish I were I told him he had a problem lol
    Wow... That's about 4 lbs of sugar per week (in just coffee). I was curious and googled. There is 1755kcal in a pound of sugar. That's 7020 kcal per week or about 1000 kcal per day... in sugar. There's 4 calories of sugar per gram. 4 g of sugar per teaspoon. That's 250 g of sugar per day, or over 60 teaspoons of sugar. Is that right? :o

    Does he have a glucometre? Is his postprandial blood glucose normal? If so, he is truly designed as a sugar burner.

    I dont know if thats right or not lol he has NO sugar issues at all. as for checking his postprandial blood glucose, we dont have a meter because everytime he has been checked or had blood work done its always normal so the dr doesnt think he needs to check it as he has never had any issues,he has no symptoms of anything either. but hes always on the go. hes had all kinds of tests over the year and even a stress test and so on and they come back with flying colors. dr says hes as healthy as someone half his age. I dont get it either.I know maybe we should get one just for craps and giggles. but they arent cheap here and you have to have a script to get the test strips and stuff through insurance. cant really afford to pay out of pocket for those things.hes done this for years too. he drinks more coffee than sodas and stuff but still. a 4lb bag would last me forever as long as my daughter didnt need it to bake lol.

    That's darn impressive insulin sensitivity if he is keeping his BG normal.

    If you do get a BG meter, sometimes you can get them free if you buy the test strips. Up here, Alberta Canada, the test strips are the expensive part. We can get them without a prescription but it is over the counter.

    I think I last bought a 1kg bag of sugar back in 2015. LOL ;)

    yeah hes always active, was hyperactive as a kid but sugar doesnt seem to affect him. If I ate that much I would have a sugar rush(high)
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I found this interesting about sugar-http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/sugar.html and gallowmere I love spree candy. I guess those of use who eat high amounts of carbs and sugar should be dead. including my hubby who went through 2-4lb bags of sugar in less than 2 weeks just for coffee, that is not counting his candy,cookies,soda. no one baked with that sugar,he consumed over 7lbs of it himself(some he spilled lol) . hes not obese, his heart is good,hes in good health as well. if anyone should be dead its him if sugar is that bad for you. Im not even joking I wish I were I told him he had a problem lol
    Wow... That's about 4 lbs of sugar per week (in just coffee). I was curious and googled. There is 1755kcal in a pound of sugar. That's 7020 kcal per week or about 1000 kcal per day... in sugar. There's 4 calories of sugar per gram. 4 g of sugar per teaspoon. That's 250 g of sugar per day, or over 60 teaspoons of sugar. Is that right? :o

    Does he have a glucometre? Is his postprandial blood glucose normal? If so, he is truly designed as a sugar burner.

    I dont know if thats right or not lol he has NO sugar issues at all. as for checking his postprandial blood glucose, we dont have a meter because everytime he has been checked or had blood work done its always normal so the dr doesnt think he needs to check it as he has never had any issues,he has no symptoms of anything either. but hes always on the go. hes had all kinds of tests over the year and even a stress test and so on and they come back with flying colors. dr says hes as healthy as someone half his age. I dont get it either.I know maybe we should get one just for craps and giggles. but they arent cheap here and you have to have a script to get the test strips and stuff through insurance. cant really afford to pay out of pocket for those things.hes done this for years too. he drinks more coffee than sodas and stuff but still. a 4lb bag would last me forever as long as my daughter didnt need it to bake lol.

    That's darn impressive insulin sensitivity if he is keeping his BG normal.

    If you do get a BG meter, sometimes you can get them free if you buy the test strips. Up here, Alberta Canada, the test strips are the expensive part. We can get them without a prescription but it is over the counter.

    I think I last bought a 1kg bag of sugar back in 2015. LOL ;)

    yeah hes always active, was hyperactive as a kid but sugar doesnt seem to affect him. If I ate that much I would have a sugar rush(high)

    I'd just have the sugar crash. :neutral::(
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I found this interesting about sugar-http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/sugar.html and gallowmere I love spree candy. I guess those of use who eat high amounts of carbs and sugar should be dead. including my hubby who went through 2-4lb bags of sugar in less than 2 weeks just for coffee, that is not counting his candy,cookies,soda. no one baked with that sugar,he consumed over 7lbs of it himself(some he spilled lol) . hes not obese, his heart is good,hes in good health as well. if anyone should be dead its him if sugar is that bad for you. Im not even joking I wish I were I told him he had a problem lol

    My girlfriend is the same way with her coffee. She's 5'1" and weighs like 96 lbs. I don't think her weight has ever shifted more than five pounds in either direction since I met her in 2003.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    Raynne413 wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    I found this interesting about sugar-http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/sugar.html and gallowmere I love spree candy. I guess those of use who eat high amounts of carbs and sugar should be dead. including my hubby who went through 2-4lb bags of sugar in less than 2 weeks just for coffee, that is not counting his candy,cookies,soda. no one baked with that sugar,he consumed over 7lbs of it himself(some he spilled lol) . hes not obese, his heart is good,hes in good health as well. if anyone should be dead its him if sugar is that bad for you. Im not even joking I wish I were I told him he had a problem lol
    Wow... That's about 4 lbs of sugar per week (in just coffee). I was curious and googled. There is 1755kcal in a pound of sugar. That's 7020 kcal per week or about 1000 kcal per day... in sugar. There's 4 calories of sugar per gram. 4 g of sugar per teaspoon. That's 250 g of sugar per day, or over 60 teaspoons of sugar. Is that right? :o

    Does he have a glucometre? Is his postprandial blood glucose normal? If so, he is truly designed as a sugar burner.

    I dont know if thats right or not lol he has NO sugar issues at all. as for checking his postprandial blood glucose, we dont have a meter because everytime he has been checked or had blood work done its always normal so the dr doesnt think he needs to check it as he has never had any issues,he has no symptoms of anything either. but hes always on the go. hes had all kinds of tests over the year and even a stress test and so on and they come back with flying colors. dr says hes as healthy as someone half his age. I dont get it either.I know maybe we should get one just for craps and giggles. but they arent cheap here and you have to have a script to get the test strips and stuff through insurance. cant really afford to pay out of pocket for those things.hes done this for years too. he drinks more coffee than sodas and stuff but still. a 4lb bag would last me forever as long as my daughter didnt need it to bake lol.

    That's darn impressive insulin sensitivity if he is keeping his BG normal.

    If you do get a BG meter, sometimes you can get them free if you buy the test strips. Up here, Alberta Canada, the test strips are the expensive part. We can get them without a prescription but it is over the counter.

    I think I last bought a 1kg bag of sugar back in 2015. LOL ;)

    yeah hes always active, was hyperactive as a kid but sugar doesnt seem to affect him. If I ate that much I would have a sugar rush(high)

    I'd just have the sugar crash. :neutral::(

    yeah I would get that after the sugar rush and then feel like utter crap the next day. I eat sugar dont get me wrong but nowhere near what he does.
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