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Living The Lifestyle Thursday 10/17/24
imastar2
Posts: 6,383 Member
This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.
Monday - crewahl (Charlie)
Tuesday – Wildcard
Wednesday-misterhub (Greg)
Thursday -imastar2 (Derrick)
Friday - Wildcard
Today's Topic: Continuing on from yesterday's LTL about veggies but with a variation leading to the 5 food groups.
The Five: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, and Dairy. It's said that eating these in normal portions then a person shouldn't gain weight.
That's where the question takes us to what food group(s) lead you to being overweight. I suspect it's not one of the above so what food(s) do you have to shy away from to avoid gaining your weight back or continuing to lose weight.
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.
Monday - crewahl (Charlie)
Tuesday – Wildcard
Wednesday-misterhub (Greg)
Thursday -imastar2 (Derrick)
Friday - Wildcard
Today's Topic: Continuing on from yesterday's LTL about veggies but with a variation leading to the 5 food groups.
The Five: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, and Dairy. It's said that eating these in normal portions then a person shouldn't gain weight.
That's where the question takes us to what food group(s) lead you to being overweight. I suspect it's not one of the above so what food(s) do you have to shy away from to avoid gaining your weight back or continuing to lose weight.
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For me it's been all about carbs and how they effect me. I learned from a blood test as a teenager from my pediatrician that my body over acted metabolically as a simple explanation to Carbs. Some 60 years later I've fought them tooth and nail all the way.
Carbs are necessary but I like the ones that aren't so good for me. The ones in potatoes, sweets and breads.When I over do them I gain and if I pull back and watch them and keep them under control which means I have to proceed very cautiously I'll drop weight off.
There's also more to the story of course. There's the over eating part of the whole equation. I hope to conquer that because the race is not over yet.
"Burn more than you take in."
On to another day in the journey.
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For me, it is overall calories. With heart disease, I follow the American Heart Association guidelines limiting saturated fats and added sugars. In general, good fats like mono- or polyunsaturated fats are no problem. Complex carbohydrates, too, are not an issue. If I follow AHA guidelines and stick to about 2000 calories (including regular exercise) I will lose weight.1
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The food groups that got me overweight are fats, sugars and salt - in any combination.1
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Carbs, fats and sugar for me. I don't recall ever over-eating protein on the regular. ☺️2
