Say goodbye to sugar
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christinaki89 wrote: »Let's face it one of the biggest reasons why we gain weight are sugar and fats...let's say goodbye to them and move forward to a healthier and better life
Nope, nope, nope. Nice try, though.
I eat sugar and fats. I've *gasp* lost a lot of weight. Oh my I am special!!! Lol
You're new here, huh?5 -
christinaki89 wrote: »Let's face it, one of the biggest reasons why we gain weight are is sugar and fats excess calories...let's say goodbye to them and move forward to a healthier and better life
That's more like it...11 -
christinaki89 wrote: »Let's face it one of the biggest reasons why we gain weight are sugar and fats. excess calories..let's say goodbye to them and move forward to a healthier and better life
fixed it for you OP
Lol, you beat me to it...2 -
Depends on the type of fat - there are "good" fats:
Saturated Fats - Found in red meat, butter, ghee, lard, cream, eggs, coconut oil (MCTs) or palm oil
Monounsaturated Fats - Found in extra virgin olive oil, avocados, avocado oil and macadamia nut oil
Natural Trans Fats - Found in meat from grass-fed animals and dairy products
Natural Polyunsaturated Fats (Omega-3) - Found in fish, fish oil, flaxseed and chia seeds
Ref: https://www.tasteaholics.com/keto-diet/what-are-good-fats-on-a-low-carb-diet/2 -
I'll keep my olive oil, fruit and veg, and caramel syrup, and the occasional candy or cookie, OP. I've done that for the past two years and have managed to lose 90 pounds.
You do you.14 -
Hthrbee1978 wrote: »DaintyWhisper wrote: »But I like sugar and fats.. : (
Healthy fats are fine, but most sugars are superfluous.
"Because sugar is such a major source of empty calories, however, the American Heart Association recommends certain daily limits. If you’re male, you should have no more than 150 calories from sugar daily; this equates to 9 teaspoons or about 38 grams. As a woman, you shouldn’t have more than 100 calories, which is 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar each day. These limitations only apply to added sugar, though, not to naturally occurring sugars."
Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/458616-how-much-sugar-is-your-body-supposed-to-take-in-a-day/
So certain sugars are special? I'm sorry, but to me, cutting out sugar means cutting out ALL sugar, no exceptions. OP made no restrictions on what sorts of sugar or fat.
The website I pulled from indicated fruit sugars are okay, and I agree to a point, but also fit them into my Keto diet, having a few berries here and there while staying under 20 grams of carbs per day.1 -
Hthrbee1978 wrote: »DaintyWhisper wrote: »But I like sugar and fats.. : (
Healthy fats are fine, but most sugars are superfluous.
"Because sugar is such a major source of empty calories, however, the American Heart Association recommends certain daily limits. If you’re male, you should have no more than 150 calories from sugar daily; this equates to 9 teaspoons or about 38 grams. As a woman, you shouldn’t have more than 100 calories, which is 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar each day. These limitations only apply to added sugar, though, not to naturally occurring sugars."
Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/458616-how-much-sugar-is-your-body-supposed-to-take-in-a-day/
wrong ...
they provide the same unit of energy that a carrot does...so not "empty"
So, eat 30 teaspoons of sugar every day for a month... then eat 30 baby carrots everyday for a month.. let me know how you feel at the end of each month.1 -
Hthrbee1978 wrote: »Hthrbee1978 wrote: »DaintyWhisper wrote: »But I like sugar and fats.. : (
Healthy fats are fine, but most sugars are superfluous.
"Because sugar is such a major source of empty calories, however, the American Heart Association recommends certain daily limits. If you’re male, you should have no more than 150 calories from sugar daily; this equates to 9 teaspoons or about 38 grams. As a woman, you shouldn’t have more than 100 calories, which is 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar each day. These limitations only apply to added sugar, though, not to naturally occurring sugars."
Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/458616-how-much-sugar-is-your-body-supposed-to-take-in-a-day/
wrong ...
they provide the same unit of energy that a carrot does...so not "empty"
So, eat 30 teaspoons of sugar every day for a month... then eat 30 baby carrots everyday for a month.. let me know how you feel at the end of each month.
Complete non sequitur because it is not a comparable amount. Plus you should be weighting in grams if you are serious about losing your weight; inaccurate measurements are likely your primary problem if you can't lose weight. The 75 g of baby carrots I had yesterday as one of numerous servings of veg had 4 g sugar. I would be perfectly fine consuming an additional 4 g of honey or table sugar each day. But no one here is saying eat 2/3 cup of pure sugar a day, are they?18 -
Hthrbee1978 wrote: »Hthrbee1978 wrote: »DaintyWhisper wrote: »But I like sugar and fats.. : (
Healthy fats are fine, but most sugars are superfluous.
"Because sugar is such a major source of empty calories, however, the American Heart Association recommends certain daily limits. If you’re male, you should have no more than 150 calories from sugar daily; this equates to 9 teaspoons or about 38 grams. As a woman, you shouldn’t have more than 100 calories, which is 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar each day. These limitations only apply to added sugar, though, not to naturally occurring sugars."
Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/458616-how-much-sugar-is-your-body-supposed-to-take-in-a-day/
wrong ...
they provide the same unit of energy that a carrot does...so not "empty"
So, eat 30 teaspoons of sugar every day for a month... then eat 30 baby carrots everyday for a month.. let me know how you feel at the end of each month.
Extreme examples prove nothing. Why would anyone with any bit of common sense ever do either of those...?
Classic logical fallacy of the false dilemma...14 -
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christinaki89 wrote: »Let's face it one of the biggest reasons why we gain weight are sugar and fats...let's say goodbye to them and move forward to a healthier and better life
You can't have a good diet without sugar (which is in fruits and veg and dairy) and fat (there are essential fats and many high fat foods are extremely healthful). You can cut sugar way down, but often then you should increase fat.
Cutting down on sugar/fat combos that are extremely tasty (hello, chocolate chip cookies!, hello, ice cream!)? Sure, not a bad idea if you eat a lot of them, but most people have no reason to exclude them from their diets entirely, and many can fit them in regularly, in reasonable amounts.
Nutrition is more about what we do eat and how much than excluding things.5 -
christinaki89 wrote: »Let's face it one of the biggest reasons why we gain weight are sugar and fats...let's say goodbye to them and move forward to a healthier and better life
I don't have a gallbladder anymore so my body has a harder time processing fats, and even I wouldn't "say goodbye" to all dietary fats. That's just unhealthy nonsense. Your body needs a certain amount of fat daily to help with vitamin absorption, hormone balance, healthy skin and nails, etc. I'm very concerned if you're cutting out all fats @christinaki89. I hope that you'll come back and talk more about how you plan to balance health and your diet.8 -
Hthrbee1978 wrote: »Hthrbee1978 wrote: »DaintyWhisper wrote: »But I like sugar and fats.. : (
Healthy fats are fine, but most sugars are superfluous.
"Because sugar is such a major source of empty calories, however, the American Heart Association recommends certain daily limits. If you’re male, you should have no more than 150 calories from sugar daily; this equates to 9 teaspoons or about 38 grams. As a woman, you shouldn’t have more than 100 calories, which is 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar each day. These limitations only apply to added sugar, though, not to naturally occurring sugars."
Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/458616-how-much-sugar-is-your-body-supposed-to-take-in-a-day/
So certain sugars are special? I'm sorry, but to me, cutting out sugar means cutting out ALL sugar, no exceptions. OP made no restrictions on what sorts of sugar or fat.
The website I pulled from indicated fruit sugars are okay, and I agree to a point, but also fit them into my Keto diet, having a few berries here and there while staying under 20 grams of carbs per day.
Even the keto diet doesn't purport to be zero sugar though, does it? You still get a few grams here and there from fruits & veggies, right? That doesn't seem to be equivalent to what the OP is talking about. And it doesn't address the misinformation that sugar doesn't cause fat gains outside of a calorie surplus. I think you're trying to help, but since the OP is so focused on removing both sugar and fat, I'm not sure that white knighting her diet plan is the way to go.7 -
christinaki89 wrote: »Let's face it one of the biggest reasons why we gain weight are sugar and fats...let's say goodbye to them and move forward to a healthier and better life
You do realize that you NEED fats, right? And many foods (even raw foods) contain sugar? The "big reason" we gain weight is because we overeat.
Honestly, the few posts you've made (which have been all today I believe) have been full of wrong information and statements. Kind of wondering.....
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Hthrbee1978 wrote: »Hthrbee1978 wrote: »DaintyWhisper wrote: »But I like sugar and fats.. : (
Healthy fats are fine, but most sugars are superfluous.
"Because sugar is such a major source of empty calories, however, the American Heart Association recommends certain daily limits. If you’re male, you should have no more than 150 calories from sugar daily; this equates to 9 teaspoons or about 38 grams. As a woman, you shouldn’t have more than 100 calories, which is 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar each day. These limitations only apply to added sugar, though, not to naturally occurring sugars."
Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/458616-how-much-sugar-is-your-body-supposed-to-take-in-a-day/
wrong ...
they provide the same unit of energy that a carrot does...so not "empty"
So, eat 30 teaspoons of sugar every day for a month... then eat 30 baby carrots everyday for a month.. let me know how you feel at the end of each month.
How does that change the fact of what Ndj said? That they aren't so empty and technically provide the same unit of energy?3 -
Hthrbee1978 wrote: »Hthrbee1978 wrote: »DaintyWhisper wrote: »But I like sugar and fats.. : (
Healthy fats are fine, but most sugars are superfluous.
"Because sugar is such a major source of empty calories, however, the American Heart Association recommends certain daily limits. If you’re male, you should have no more than 150 calories from sugar daily; this equates to 9 teaspoons or about 38 grams. As a woman, you shouldn’t have more than 100 calories, which is 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar each day. These limitations only apply to added sugar, though, not to naturally occurring sugars."
Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/458616-how-much-sugar-is-your-body-supposed-to-take-in-a-day/
wrong ...
they provide the same unit of energy that a carrot does...so not "empty"
So, eat 30 teaspoons of sugar every day for a month... then eat 30 baby carrots everyday for a month.. let me know how you feel at the end of each month.
You, as so many often do, are mixing up calories as a unit of energy, and the nutrition that is provided in the foods that calories are contained within. No one is saying that eating straight sugar will provide the same nutritional benefits as eating baby carrots. First, no one is eating straight sugar and no one is advocating for that - so you've also created a strawman argument.
Secondly, and just to be clear, the energy provided in the calories from sugar and the calories from carrots IS THE SAME.
Lastly, those aren't equivalent amounts of sugar, so the comparison is invalid to begin with. 30 baby carrots has approximately 15 g of sugar in them. 30 teaspoons of sugar is over 100 grams. Not exactly a fair comparison, even if the rest of your argument had merit...18 -
Hthrbee1978 wrote: »Hthrbee1978 wrote: »DaintyWhisper wrote: »But I like sugar and fats.. : (
Healthy fats are fine, but most sugars are superfluous.
"Because sugar is such a major source of empty calories, however, the American Heart Association recommends certain daily limits. If you’re male, you should have no more than 150 calories from sugar daily; this equates to 9 teaspoons or about 38 grams. As a woman, you shouldn’t have more than 100 calories, which is 6 teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar each day. These limitations only apply to added sugar, though, not to naturally occurring sugars."
Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/458616-how-much-sugar-is-your-body-supposed-to-take-in-a-day/
So certain sugars are special? I'm sorry, but to me, cutting out sugar means cutting out ALL sugar, no exceptions. OP made no restrictions on what sorts of sugar or fat.
The website I pulled from indicated fruit sugars are okay, and I agree to a point, but also fit them into my Keto diet, having a few berries here and there while staying under 20 grams of carbs per day.
OP wants to say goodbye to sugar. Sugar is sugar whether from blackberries or beets. Even if you don't eat any sugar, your body is going to make a form of sugar to survive, so you can't get away from it if you want to be alive.6 -
christinaki89 wrote: »Let's face it one of the biggest reasons why we gain weight are sugar and fats...let's say goodbye to them and move forward to a healthier and better life
Actually is sugar and carbs that convert to sugar. Limit those and I promise you will see results fast.2 -
So we're eating nothing but protein now? Um...no. I enjoy having hair and periods, and not having scurvy, and pooping on occasion.31
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