sugar debate...

sbear867

Thank you all for the advice. I had full blood work pulled. ..and the results are...im just fat. Fasting glucose and sugar breakdown was good. As was cholesterol levels, thyroid and triglycerides. I've been instructed to try and eat balanced and increase exercise. I committed to at least a mile a day. So far so good.

Greytfish

Thank you all for the advice. I had full blood work pulled. ..and the results are...im just fat. Fasting glucose and sugar breakdown was good. As was cholesterol levels, thyroid and triglycerides. I've been instructed to try and eat balanced and increase exercise. I committed to at least a mile a day. So far so good.

Have they run a full hormone panel. Given that you're a new Mom, it's possible your hormones are unbalanced and, while not the source of an issue with not losing weight, can contribute to retained body fat, especially if you're not breast feeding.

mccindy72

Thank you all for the advice. I had full blood work pulled. ..and the results are...im just fat. Fasting glucose and sugar breakdown was good. As was cholesterol levels, thyroid and triglycerides. I've been instructed to try and eat balanced and increase exercise. I committed to at least a mile a day. So far so good.

Keep in mind that obesity results from learned behavior.

We all share the same metabolism, break down carbs, fats and proteins the same way, utilize calories in exercise and fat storage the exact same way.

What is different is how people react to hunger- which is mostly the stomach signalling the brain that it is not stuffed full as it is used to being.

"Naturally" thin people can deal with the sensation without rushing to the refrigerator. They might even- gasp!- miss a meal.

For a lot of folks, sadly, that sensation causes them to drop everything and start eating. Those are the obese, or the soon-to-be-obese.

there was also a study done that proved that some people don't get the reward from a taste of food that others do. The smell of the food builds anticipation in the brain, and then the taste doesn't fulfill the anticipation, so the person will eat more and more to try to rach fulfillment. Other people get some anticipation, but the first taste gives much more fulfillment, so they don't eat as much.

BarbieAS

Thank you all for the advice. I had full blood work pulled. ..and the results are...im just fat. Fasting glucose and sugar breakdown was good. As was cholesterol levels, thyroid and triglycerides. I've been instructed to try and eat balanced and increase exercise. I committed to at least a mile a day. So far so good.

Keep in mind that obesity results from learned behavior.

We all share the same metabolism, break down carbs, fats and proteins the same way, utilize calories in exercise and fat storage the exact same way.

What is different is how people react to hunger- which is mostly the stomach signalling the brain that it is not stuffed full as it is used to being.

"Naturally" thin people can deal with the sensation without rushing to the refrigerator. They might even- gasp!- miss a meal.

For a lot of folks, sadly, that sensation causes them to drop everything and start eating. Those are the obese, or the soon-to-be-obese.

This is ridiculous.

First of all, whether you eat at the first sign of hunger or you eat one meal a day, it still matters FAR more about how much you put in your mouth at one sitting. Someone can put off hunger pangs all day and then sit down in the evening and eat a 3,200 calorie pizza, whereas someone else can eat every 2 or 3 hours and consume 1,600 calories be perfectly satisfied.

Secondly, I would argue that obesity much more often stems from what people eat when they're NOT hungry - aka, what they eat when they're bored, tired, celebrating, stressed, lonely, sad, drunk, etc - than what they eat when they ARE, or one of a variety of other things. It's actually pretty offensive to generalize that all overweight people are that way simply because they can't control their most basic human impulses and function only at Maslow's first hierarchy level or something. Maybe some people are like that, but for most others it's a lack of either knowledge around or ability to obtain the proper balance of foods and energy expenditure, or it's a far deeper emotional issue. Not "OMG I'M HUNGRY AND I CAN'T STOP STUFFING MY FACE NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM."

Sorry for the derailment, lol. This one just got my ire up a bit.

mccindy72

Thank you all for the advice. I had full blood work pulled. ..and the results are...im just fat. Fasting glucose and sugar breakdown was good. As was cholesterol levels, thyroid and triglycerides. I've been instructed to try and eat balanced and increase exercise. I committed to at least a mile a day. So far so good.

Keep in mind that obesity results from learned behavior.

We all share the same metabolism, break down carbs, fats and proteins the same way, utilize calories in exercise and fat storage the exact same way.

What is different is how people react to hunger- which is mostly the stomach signalling the brain that it is not stuffed full as it is used to being.

"Naturally" thin people can deal with the sensation without rushing to the refrigerator. They might even- gasp!- miss a meal.

For a lot of folks, sadly, that sensation causes them to drop everything and start eating. Those are the obese, or the soon-to-be-obese.

there was also a study done that proved that some people don't get the reward from a taste of food that others do. The smell of the food builds anticipation in the brain, and then the taste doesn't fulfill the anticipation, so the person will eat more and more to try to rach fulfillment. Other people get some anticipation, but the first taste gives much more fulfillment, so they don't eat as much.

That's from learned behavior. Nothing more.

Um, no, it's a chemical process in the brain.

Greytfish

Thank you all for the advice. I had full blood work pulled. ..and the results are...im just fat. Fasting glucose and sugar breakdown was good. As was cholesterol levels, thyroid and triglycerides. I've been instructed to try and eat balanced and increase exercise. I committed to at least a mile a day. So far so good.

Keep in mind that obesity results from learned behavior.

We all share the same metabolism, break down carbs, fats and proteins the same way, utilize calories in exercise and fat storage the exact same way.

What is different is how people react to hunger- which is mostly the stomach signalling the brain that it is not stuffed full as it is used to being.

"Naturally" thin people can deal with the sensation without rushing to the refrigerator. They might even- gasp!- miss a meal.

For a lot of folks, sadly, that sensation causes them to drop everything and start eating. Those are the obese, or the soon-to-be-obese.

there was also a study done that proved that some people don't get the reward from a taste of food that others do. The smell of the food builds anticipation in the brain, and then the taste doesn't fulfill the anticipation, so the person will eat more and more to try to rach fulfillment. Other people get some anticipation, but the first taste gives much more fulfillment, so they don't eat as much.

That's from learned behavior. Nothing more.

Um, no, it's a chemical process in the brain.

Luckily, a person can be taught not to put food to mouth.

Greytfish

Thank you all for the advice. I had full blood work pulled. ..and the results are...im just fat. Fasting glucose and sugar breakdown was good. As was cholesterol levels, thyroid and triglycerides. I've been instructed to try and eat balanced and increase exercise. I committed to at least a mile a day. So far so good.

Keep in mind that obesity results from learned behavior.

We all share the same metabolism, break down carbs, fats and proteins the same way, utilize calories in exercise and fat storage the exact same way.

What is different is how people react to hunger- which is mostly the stomach signalling the brain that it is not stuffed full as it is used to being.

"Naturally" thin people can deal with the sensation without rushing to the refrigerator. They might even- gasp!- miss a meal.

For a lot of folks, sadly, that sensation causes them to drop everything and start eating. Those are the obese, or the soon-to-be-obese.

there was also a study done that proved that some people don't get the reward from a taste of food that others do. The smell of the food builds anticipation in the brain, and then the taste doesn't fulfill the anticipation, so the person will eat more and more to try to rach fulfillment. Other people get some anticipation, but the first taste gives much more fulfillment, so they don't eat as much.

That's from learned behavior. Nothing more.

Um, no, it's a chemical process in the brain.

Luckily, a person can be taught not to put food to mouth.

delicious_cocktail

there was also a study done that proved that some people don't get the reward from a taste of food that others do. The smell of the food builds anticipation in the brain, and then the taste doesn't fulfill the anticipation, so the person will eat more and more to try to rach fulfillment. Other people get some anticipation, but the first taste gives much more fulfillment, so they don't eat as much.

The Pavlov study?

isa75

Have you thought about trying out different coffees? Taste can vary so much based on brand, roast, bean source, etc. Just by switching it up, you may be able to find one that you actually like the taste of – black, without sugar/sweetener or milk.

This ^

I managed to cut back drastically on sugar in my coffee (I use 0.5 tsp) just by spending a little more money on a brand and roast I like a lot. I drink one incredibly good cup a day.