What do you fear more?

mrslmartin1001
mrslmartin1001 Posts: 23 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have been thinking and wanted to get some feedback and see if you are more concerned about sugar or fat in your diet?
Personally mine is sugar...

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  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    I don't fear food.
  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
    Eating more than I burn of either.
  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,513 Member
    sugar but only because of medical issues
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
    I try to get plenty of both.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,509 Member
    Spiders.
  • redversustheblue
    redversustheblue Posts: 1,216 Member
    Neither.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Fear is a strong word for two lovable items like fat and sugar. Now which one do I love more? That's a tough question...
  • lemonsnowdrop
    lemonsnowdrop Posts: 1,298 Member
    I fear that I won't eat enough of them both.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I try to get plenty of both.

    +1 and laughing in agreement

    I don't fear either fat OR sugar!

    To be honest though I try not to go into the red too much on either one. BUT I take into account what I have eaten that day.

    Two avocadoes, olive oil, and a cupcake = way over on fat compared to my usual day, but still okay.

    Eating a banana, mango chunks, strawberries, kiwi, and a square of chocolate in the same day = way over on sugar compared to normal, but still okay by me.

    Just stuff like ice cream & pie & cookies sending me wayyyy over on fat and sugar = no bueno!!

    That's how I view it anyway.
  • sarafischbach9
    sarafischbach9 Posts: 466 Member
    Neither. The key is moderation.
  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    I love both together! Why be prejudice against either?
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I try to get plenty of both.

    Me too.
  • Mario_Az
    Mario_Az Posts: 1,331 Member
    Fear is a force that sharpens your senses. Being afraid is a state of paralysis in which you can't do anything.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,954 Member
    I fear that too many people (with no insulin issues) are falling for misinformation and striving for diet programs that eventually fail when they can't stick to their regimens and restrictions.

    That said, I fear neither which is why I eat ice cream.

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  • justcat206
    justcat206 Posts: 716 Member
    Sugar. I don't tend to overindulge on unhealthy fats but I'm a huge sugar binger. Also, I use sugar like most people use caffeine so it leaves me all hyper and then feeling horrible. I'm afraid I'm going to really mess up my metabolism if I keep eating it like I do, but I have zero self control :( Working on putting together a collection of paleo treats I can use to wean myself off the chocolate bars.
  • mrsgoodwine
    mrsgoodwine Posts: 468 Member
    I have been thinking and wanted to get some feedback and see if you are more concerned about sugar or fat in your diet?
    Personally mine is sugar...
    Sugar because I am prediabetic. Not afraid of fat as long as it's healthy (like avocados).
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    Neither!

    Okay! So the only things we have to fear are spiders, snakes, werewolves, sharks, dying alone, zombies, clowns, heights, big dogs, robots with human brains, Johnson's wife, AND fear itself!
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    Spiders.

    Buahaha. You made me laugh. :)
  • Rosplosion
    Rosplosion Posts: 739 Member
    I love both, actually. Fat is important for your brain maintenance/growth and sugar (glucose) is necessary for brain function. Fearing food is not going to help with weight loss, and will only serve to hurt your health.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,509 Member
    Neither!

    Okay! So the only thigns we have to fear are spiders, snakes, werewolves, sharks, dying alone, zombies, clowns, heights, big dogs, robots with human brains, Johnson's wife, AND fear itself!

    :heart:
  • whisperfitandhealthy
    whisperfitandhealthy Posts: 66
    Sugar, sugar is the main culprit with weight gain
  • kk_140
    kk_140 Posts: 518 Member
    I fear nothing!

    Just kidding.

    But I don't think of food in a scary way. I suppose I fear calories more than anything.
  • OkamiLavande
    OkamiLavande Posts: 336 Member
    I don't fear either of those things, what I fear is too much sodium. That is really too easy to have too much of. I love adding salt to my cooking but I need to cut back on it. I need to cut back on sodium in general. I'm still young enough to change the future of my health so sodium is where I'll start since I've got the exercise and moderation thing down.
  • OkamiLavande
    OkamiLavande Posts: 336 Member
    I fear nothing!

    Just kidding.

    But I don't think of food in a scary way. I suppose I fear calories more than anything.

    Just think of calories as cute little creatures that come in your closet at night and knit your clothes tighter. Not so scary anymore! They're closet creatures.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Have never feared either.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    I don't give my food the power to make me feel. .. because I have no soul
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    fat is an essential macro-nutrient...so nothing to be concerned with there save for not getting enough and jacking your hormones up.

    Further, I do not overly concern myself with sugar at the micro level as I really don't have any medical issues that would warrant it and I'm not insulin sensitive...i do track my carbohydrate macros though for which sugar is just a subset.

    Most people who eat the SAD could stand to cut back on carbs and all of the added sugar and what not that is in their 40 oz Big Gulps and the like, but in and of itself, sugar is not evil...it is just consumed in massive quantities by some which can lead to weight gain due to the caloric density of sugar as well as insulin sensitivities in some.
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    I make an effort to eat less sugar, because I notice a difference when I do. But I'm not afraid of it.

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