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I don't hear much weight loss talk going on at my office. My boss does weight watchers which is reasonable, another coworker was on an eating plan that her trainer had her on, which also seemed pretty reasonable, although i suspect didn't teach her how to build her own meals for life, just for that short period of time.
I just get irritated when people perpetuate false things, like "you have to eat breakfast to lose weight" "you must drink x amount of water to lose weight" "you must cut carbs to lose weight" , that it's an all or nothing type thing. Either you only eat super healthy things and are not allowed to have any "bad" foods, or, heaven forbid you eat a piece of pizza. In that case you're off the wagon and might as well give up and forget about losing weight altogether.8 -
i was just reading a recipe blog and in her recipe for roasted potato/butternut squash...she recommends using purple potatoes because "Besides being loaded with more nutrients, carbohydrates in purple potatoes are digested and absorbed into the blood stream much slower than white potatoes. This helps keep our bodies out of fat making mode. "11
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I have that person that thinks as soon as you're "on a diet" you should only eat salad, and the one that eats the salad but drowns it in dressing.5
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You aren't going to lose bodyfat if you consume any alcohol. Um.. ha.. ok.. watch me
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deannalfisher wrote: »i was just reading a recipe blog and in her recipe for roasted potato/butternut squash...she recommends using purple potatoes because "Besides being loaded with more nutrients, carbohydrates in purple potatoes are digested and absorbed into the blood stream much slower than white potatoes. This helps keep our bodies out of fat making mode. "
Hmmm; I wonder if that's why, as I am prediabetic, I was advised to use red potatoes or sweet potatoes because they are digested more slowly and don't cause a sugar spike.3 -
2snakeswoman wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »i was just reading a recipe blog and in her recipe for roasted potato/butternut squash...she recommends using purple potatoes because "Besides being loaded with more nutrients, carbohydrates in purple potatoes are digested and absorbed into the blood stream much slower than white potatoes. This helps keep our bodies out of fat making mode. "
Hmmm; I wonder if that's why, as I am prediabetic, I was advised to use red potatoes or sweet potatoes because they are digested more slowly and don't cause a sugar spike.
there is as @Anvil_Head posted in another thread a while back, minimal difference between white potatos and sweet potatos - like 2-3g difference carbs and a couple grams fiber
but the USDA website....combined both yellow and purple potatos together in the same food listing5 -
There was a hilarious discussion in the office a while ago, about a guy on a "fitness" diet prescribed by his "trainer" where breakfast consists of a smoothie every morning, containing a combination of fresh fruit and a boiled egg. His "trainer" had somehow convinced him there are some magical special properties in adding the boiled egg in the smoothie instead of just eating the egg separately or adding an uncooked egg in his smoothie.
Pregnant lady in first trimester here and that smoothie of fresh fruit and boiled egg nearly made me throw up!! 🤢16 -
deannalfisher wrote: »i was just reading a recipe blog and in her recipe for roasted potato/butternut squash...she recommends using purple potatoes because "Besides being loaded with more nutrients, carbohydrates in purple potatoes are digested and absorbed into the blood stream much slower than white potatoes. This helps keep our bodies out of fat making mode. "
Color is important; red and purple potatoes have more flavanoids than white ones, and purple potatoes are lower in sugar (lower GI?), although protein, carbs and calories are not much different.
So in reality the blogger was not incorrect. She probably didn't clarify things well enough.
https://www.healthsomeness.com/healthiest-potatoes/
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deannalfisher wrote: »i was just reading a recipe blog and in her recipe for roasted potato/butternut squash...she recommends using purple potatoes because "Besides being loaded with more nutrients, carbohydrates in purple potatoes are digested and absorbed into the blood stream much slower than white potatoes. This helps keep our bodies out of fat making mode. "
Color is important; red and purple potatoes have more flavanoids than white ones, and purple potatoes are lower in sugar (lower GI?), although protein, carbs and calories are not much different.
So in reality the blogger was not incorrect. She probably didn't clarify things well enough.
https://www.healthsomeness.com/healthiest-potatoes/
i question the digesting and keeping bodies out of fat making mode...not debating the more nutrients although the differences are minor:
purple/yellow potato - 148g serving - 1g sugar
russet potato - 170g serving - 1g sugar10 -
deannalfisher wrote: »i was just reading a recipe blog and in her recipe for roasted potato/butternut squash...she recommends using purple potatoes because "Besides being loaded with more nutrients, carbohydrates in purple potatoes are digested and absorbed into the blood stream much slower than white potatoes. This helps keep our bodies out of fat making mode. "
Color is important; red and purple potatoes have more flavanoids than white ones, and purple potatoes are lower in sugar (lower GI?), although protein, carbs and calories are not much different.
So in reality the blogger was not incorrect. She probably didn't clarify things well enough.
https://www.healthsomeness.com/healthiest-potatoes/
According to your link though, 100g of white potato has 1.2g sugar, 100g of purple has 0.5g sugar. So in a 200g serving, you are talking about 1g less of sugar. And the white potato would have around 1g more of fiber.
I'm not running around looking for purple potatoes to save 1g of sugar, and I'll get my flavenoids from red wine and red cabbage instead
They aren't "loaded" with more nutrients nor are they digested differently. It's like the difference between white rice and brown rice. Unless you're eating your weight in the food every day, it's not going to make a difference in your overall nutrition. 17 -
deannalfisher wrote: »i was just reading a recipe blog and in her recipe for roasted potato/butternut squash...she recommends using purple potatoes because "Besides being loaded with more nutrients, carbohydrates in purple potatoes are digested and absorbed into the blood stream much slower than white potatoes. This helps keep our bodies out of fat making mode. "
Color is important; red and purple potatoes have more flavanoids than white ones, and purple potatoes are lower in sugar (lower GI?), although protein, carbs and calories are not much different.
So in reality the blogger was not incorrect. She probably didn't clarify things well enough.
https://www.healthsomeness.com/healthiest-potatoes/
According to your link though, 100g of white potato has 1.2g sugar, 100g of purple has 0.5g sugar. So in a 200g serving, you are talking about 1g less of sugar. And the white potato would have around 1g more of fiber.
I'm not running around looking for purple potatoes to save 1g of sugar, and I'll get my flavenoids from red wine and red cabbage instead They aren't "loaded" with more nutrients nor are they digested differently. It's like the difference between white rice and brown rice. Unless you're eating your weight in the food every day, it's not going to make a difference in your overall nutrition.
s'ok because according to the Harvard school of public health - potatoes are a leading cause of diabetes and obestity (per one of the articles in that blog link)1 -
deannalfisher wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »i was just reading a recipe blog and in her recipe for roasted potato/butternut squash...she recommends using purple potatoes because "Besides being loaded with more nutrients, carbohydrates in purple potatoes are digested and absorbed into the blood stream much slower than white potatoes. This helps keep our bodies out of fat making mode. "
Color is important; red and purple potatoes have more flavanoids than white ones, and purple potatoes are lower in sugar (lower GI?), although protein, carbs and calories are not much different.
So in reality the blogger was not incorrect. She probably didn't clarify things well enough.
https://www.healthsomeness.com/healthiest-potatoes/
According to your link though, 100g of white potato has 1.2g sugar, 100g of purple has 0.5g sugar. So in a 200g serving, you are talking about 1g less of sugar. And the white potato would have around 1g more of fiber.
I'm not running around looking for purple potatoes to save 1g of sugar, and I'll get my flavenoids from red wine and red cabbage instead They aren't "loaded" with more nutrients nor are they digested differently. It's like the difference between white rice and brown rice. Unless you're eating your weight in the food every day, it's not going to make a difference in your overall nutrition.
s'ok because according to the Harvard school of public health - potatoes are a leading cause of diabetes and obestity (per one of the articles in that blog link)
Add that to the diet soda that's gonna start making me hungry any day now, and I'm screwed!16 -
So many people tell me I should take this supplement or that vitamin or add this (turmeric) or take some powder of some kind, or do a cleanse to get rid of toxins. I don't do any of that and I feel like I am healthier than they are.5
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I keep a running list of things I've heard from my local ladies networking group:
- You must go keto, vegan, *insert fad diet*, in order to lose weight.
- You must cut out all yellow, white, brown, or orange foods to lose weight.
- You must eliminate all sugar and white carbs.
- Certain foods, like watermelon, will boost your metabolism.
- Drinking lemon and charcoal water promotes weight loss.
- Using one of those waist trimmer things while doing cardio will promote belly fat loss.
- You must drink tons of water in order to lose weight.
- *insert MLM scam*
- You must stop eating after a certain time to lose weight.
- You must cut out all "junk" and "bad foods".
Name it, and I've probably heard it. I continue fighting the good fight by promoting MFP and explaining CICO and let my results speak for themselves.9 -
Was told that I had to give up alcohol to lose weight. Some munbo jumbo about sulfides, alcohol and causing metabolism to shut down (wasn't paying too much attention to the details). Um, no, I have a teenager and am a returning student (surrounded by them all freakin' day!!!!! Ugh, ax murderer in cheesy horror movie killing annoying college kids, I get him, I relate.)10
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--if your child didn't finish it, and you do, it doesn't have calories.
--if you burn the toast a little, it will have fewer calories.
--if no one sees you eat it, it doesn't have any calories.
This is, of course, the bad diet "advice" (lies) I gave myself. I'm sure you all have your own, and I know I have many more.16 -
Someone told my mother that if she would pierce the cartilage of her ear (I can’t think of the name of the part of the ear!) that it would curb her appetite and she would lose weight. So she did it. *insert eye roll*6
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I was told that I should not eat back calories burned by walking because walking doesn't burn much and that our body gets adapted to it which reduces calories burned even more. At the time I was averaging close to 30,000 steps a day. I'd hate to think of how quickly I would have lost weight if I had followed that advice. Then again this same person said eating bananas would make me gain weight because .... sugar. I didn't heed to that advice either.7
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My biggest peeve is 'dont eat after (INSERT MAGIC HOUR HERE)' or you'll gain fat'. I understand this advice can help diabetics blood sugar levels but i'm talking about coworkers i hear sharing this info about dieting6
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squeaker87 wrote: »Someone told my mother that if she would pierce the cartilage of her ear (I can’t think of the name of the part of the ear!) that it would curb her appetite and she would lose weight. So she did it. *insert eye roll*
I haven't heard that one but I have had friends who have had relief from regular migraines by getting daith piercings.2 -
Don't eat fat!
WHHHHAAA....??
SOME FATS ARE HEALTHY THOOOOUGH!
haha glad i did know better3 -
It is useless to try losing weight past a set point because your body wants to be that weight. Doesn't matter that you used to weigh less or more for long period times. Your body didn't resist then for some reason but now it "knows" you need to be 25 lbs overweight.
That you are fat because of toxins or needing an enema.10 -
Lillymoo01 wrote: »squeaker87 wrote: »Someone told my mother that if she would pierce the cartilage of her ear (I can’t think of the name of the part of the ear!) that it would curb her appetite and she would lose weight. So she did it. *insert eye roll*
I haven't heard that one but I have had friends who have had relief from regular migraines by getting daith piercings.
Yeah I’m pretty sure that’s the same piercing. I’ve heard that it helps with migraines too. I don’t know where on earth my mom heard that it would help her lose weight. But it’s been two years and it’s fair to say that it hasn’t helped her lose any!
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squeaker87 wrote: »Lillymoo01 wrote: »squeaker87 wrote: »Someone told my mother that if she would pierce the cartilage of her ear (I can’t think of the name of the part of the ear!) that it would curb her appetite and she would lose weight. So she did it. *insert eye roll*
I haven't heard that one but I have had friends who have had relief from regular migraines by getting daith piercings.
Yeah I’m pretty sure that’s the same piercing. I’ve heard that it helps with migraines too. I don’t know where on earth my mom heard that it would help her lose weight. But it’s been two years and it’s fair to say that it hasn’t helped her lose any!
I recall hearing years ago that pinching your ear when your hungry will help suppress your appetite. They must be related.1 -
"Don't do deadlifts, they're bad for you"5
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DoubleUbea wrote: »The very first post in this thread. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10690776/obesity-is-not-understood
Shouty the resident pet troll always gives bad advice
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--if your child didn't finish it, and you do, it doesn't have calories.
--if you burn the toast a little, it will have fewer calories.
--if no one sees you eat it, it doesn't have any calories.
This is, of course, the bad diet "advice" (lies) I gave myself. I'm sure you all have your own, and I know I have many more.
Don't forget "if you eat it while standing up it has fewer calories" that's my fave lie I tell myself2 -
"Don't do deadlifts, they're bad for you"
@shaf238
Lucky, I'm a woman. I was told that if started lifting I would get bulky and look like a man.
Yeah, if I could actually find a way to pack on a good 30lbs of muscle in a few months with some strength training and a protien shake - I'd be the highest paid trainer on Earth!9 -
"Don't do deadlifts, they're bad for you"
@shaf238
Lucky, I'm a woman. I was told that if started lifting I would get bulky and look like a man.
Yeah, if I could actually find a way to pack on a good 30lbs of muscle in a few months with some strength training and a protien shake - I'd be the highest paid trainer on Earth!
That's if your uterus doesn't fall out first.17
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