Did you know your body has a natural fat burner?

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  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Well, this was fun.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Glad you seem to know what you're talking about.

    The world needs more informed people like you.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I love you guys...I know if I ever want a good laugh I can just come on here and read.

    Oh, and by the way um.....Just because you are female, that doesn't mean you don't have testosterone..you just don't have as much as a man. And I have eaten pretty much everything on that list and lost like 6 pounds this month. So your list is flawed.

    Oh, and what everyone is saying about the nutrionalist is true. You can go in and take a quick 6 hour course and test out of it. This is the reason there are a million diets out there that don't work. And if you were to compare a restrictive diet to one of counting calories...the calorie counters lost 30% more than those who restricted foods as drastically as you are saying. And on top of that had more success at keeping the weight off.

    Finally, don't take offense to having other's views spoken out on to a public forum. Seems everyone is willing to throw a ball and not catch one these days.
  • horselady34
    horselady34 Posts: 51 Member
    Nope im sticking with my carbs for training, sounds like sticking with all
    Of those " no" rules will just cause stress.. Not worth it to me!
  • atjays
    atjays Posts: 797 Member
    Try to pitch that ridiculous diet on late night tv!!

    Fact is many things on that list aren't bad for you at all. It's all about right portions and being educated. Restricting someone to snap peas and green tea is not going to make someone fit and healthy. The point of this site is to educate and coach people on proper nutrition and reigning in control over their food choices. If you can learn and master self control from this site, you'll have no problems being fit and healthy.
  • taylorwaylor
    taylorwaylor Posts: 417 Member
    I pretty much already follow these.... But if i do want a treat i will eat it.

    I think this is called "paleo"... Eating like our ancestors or whatever. I like the fact of doing so, and it just so happens non of them are fat.....hmmm..... pretty good way to eat obviously.
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Why yes. I did know that. It's called... Get this... My body!
  • ToBeCountry
    ToBeCountry Posts: 81 Member
    ...yeah. I think I'd rather count calories. Restrictions like these are why diets don't work; there is so much that you can't do and so much maintenance. I mean, no bread? No noodles?

    No offense. I mean, if it works for you, that is excellent. I don't think I could go without having a (diet) red bull now and then, or a sandwich or some mac n cheese. Portion-controlled, of course.

    Agree.
  • daross16
    daross16 Posts: 107 Member
    Lol. So don't eat anything and don't go to college.
  • pholbert
    pholbert Posts: 575 Member
    Uh NO
  • julianpoutram
    julianpoutram Posts: 331 Member
    It's a hormone that starts with the letter A i forget exactly what it's called. Also you need to be as stress free as possible because when your stressed wether its bad or good stress this other hormone calle cestrol I think that's what it's called anyways it cannot determine the difference between an emergency stressful situation or a positive stressful situation so cestrol releases and cause you to be hungry when you may not be. Anyway here are a few things that can help lose fat/belly fat naurally without having to diet, take pills, or count calories even though I will still count my calories.

    1. NO concintrated juices
    2. NO processed foods.
    3. NO margarine (use butter instead)
    4. NO whole wheat bread
    5. NO bread(in general), pasta and other "comfort foods".
    6. NO high carb meals.
    7. NO apple pie, cakes, muffins, pizza.
    8. EAT nutrient dense foods.
    9. DRINK green tea. (Donot waste calories on a drink)
    10. NO proccessed soy(soy milk, tofu, soy protein).
    11. EAT snap peas, green beans, and other legumes.
    12. NO genetically modified foods.
    13. NO energy gars.
    14. NO soda/soft drinks, sports drinks or other sugary drinks.
    15. NO canned soups
    16. NO microwaveable popcorn (old fashioned air popped is okay)
    17. NO foods labeld diet, or fat free.

    I shall be having a canned soup for breakfast tomorrow and I shall enjoy it immensely! ¬_¬
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    NO restrictions in my diet works much better for me.
  • michellelemorgan
    michellelemorgan Posts: 184 Member
    *loud applause* This is almost my diet exactly... except I've begun allowing myself one or two of those things on the list occasionally.
  • 3RachaelFaith3
    3RachaelFaith3 Posts: 283 Member
    ok, so you have no idea what it's called, but you know that big long list of stuff you can't eat. Is this for real?! You just wasted 45 min of your life writing that.
  • Ben2118
    Ben2118 Posts: 571 Member
    No wonder you lose weight (I was gonna but loose but I have some nazi friends!!) What CAN you eat??? lol


    Love me some Bro sci - fi
  • SadKitty27
    SadKitty27 Posts: 416 Member
    ok, so you have no idea what it's called, but you know that big long list of stuff you can't eat. Is this for real?! You just wasted 45 min of your life writing that.

    Please tell me it didn't take you 45 min. to read a small list....
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    Heres my diet. I have lost several pant sizes eating these. Am I doing it right?


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    You're doing it sooo right!
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    2. NO processed foods.
    3. NO margarine (use butter instead)
    How is butter not a processed food? Do you pick your butter straight from the butter tree?

    And WTH is a 'processed' food anyway? Is cutting the tops off of carrots processing? What about peeling them?

    As much as people around here like to demonize processed foods, I've still never seen anyone define 'processed.'

    Processed means having ingredients that you cannot pronounce.

    If you can pronounce all the ingredients, then it's not as processed.

    Or at least thats how I like to think of it from what I've read on here.

    Can you pronounce all of these?

    Water, glucose, fructose, galactose, phenolic glycosides, 6-deoxyaldohexoses (fuctose and rhamnose), saccharose, galacturonans, (1-4) linked D-galactopiranuronic acid, pectin, pectinic acids, polygalacturonic acids, pectinestarase, Citric Acid, L-Malic Acid, D-Isocitric Acid, Oxalic Acid, Succinic Acid, Malonic Acid, Quinic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Adipic Acid, 2-ketogluratic Acid, praline, asparagines, aspartic acid, serine, glutamic acid and arginine. oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases and lyases, isomerases and ligases, glucosilglucerides, Carotenoids, tetraterpenes, limonin, aslimonoic acid A-ring lactone, neohesperidosides, flavones (3-hydroxyflavanones, 3-dydroxyflavones, O-glycosyl, aglycones C-glycosylflavones, Anthocyanins, (hesperidin, naringin, poncirin, neoheriocitrin, neohesperidin, rhoifolin, rutin, diosmin, sinensetin, auranetin, tangeritin, hydroxyethylrutinosideres, nobiletin cyanidin-3-glucoside, cyanidina-3.5-diglucoside, peonidin-5-glucoside, delphinidin-3-glucoside, petunidin-3-glucoside, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Pholacine, Vitamin B6, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Biotin, Pantotenic acid, Vitamin A.

    I just read that aloud. Hydroxyethylrutinosideres gave me a pause, but sounded it out and got it. It's actually fun to say, try it. :)

    So, totally not-processed for me. What it is so I can add it to my clean diet! :wink:

    It's the ingredients for an orange if I remember correctly from another post.

    You got it!

    And I actually cannot pronounce Hydroxyethylrutinosideres so I had better stop eating them!

    I have a smoothie with an orange in it. Am I going to gain all of the weight I lost back because I also cannot pronounce Hydroxyethylrutinosideres?
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    I didn't even read your whole post since I got distracted by your spelling errors.
  • Hydroxyethylrutosides are a semi synthetic flavinoid that is derived from plants. It isn't found in food unless it is put in the food. It is derived from Rutin which is the naturally occurring flavinoid. It is an anti-inflammatory. It is sometimes used in patients with venous diseases or disorders that range from varicose veins to phlebitis to hemorrhoids to reduce oedema. Perhaps there was some confusion on which one was which, because it doesn't occur naturally.

    It isn't what you can and can't pronounce in the ingredients that is the problem. It is really about knowing what those ingredients are, what they do, what they were derived from, and so on, and then whether or not you feel comfortable putting that in your body. Some care about that stuff and some don't. For those who do care people will often say the rule of thumb is that if you can't pronounce it don't eat it, because if you can't pronounce it you probably don't know what it is and if it is that complicated to say it is likely a man made chemical that doesn't necessarily need to be there. It is the lazy/easy way to rule things out if you are worried about those kinds of things without having to spend a ton of time having to research every ingredient you run into that you don't recognize.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Wow and 99% of you DID NOT THE ENTIRE POST all you read was the word NO...how pathetic first of all I am a FEMALE READ the entire post before you post your ignorant comments THANKS!!!

    I have tits, too. They ain't exactly an uncommon thing 'round these parts. Your point being???
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Hydroxyethylrutosides are a semi synthetic flavinoid that is derived from plants. It isn't found in food unless it is put in the food. It is derived from Rutin which is the naturally occurring flavinoid. It is an anti-inflammatory. It is sometimes used in patients with venous diseases or disorders that range from varicose veins to phlebitis to hemorrhoids to reduce oedema. Perhaps there was some confusion on which one was which, because it doesn't occur naturally.

    It isn't what you can and can't pronounce in the ingredients that is the problem. It is really about knowing what those ingredients are, what they do, what they were derived from, and so on, and then whether or not you feel comfortable putting that in your body. Some care about that stuff and some don't. For those who do care people will often say the rule of thumb is that if you can't pronounce it don't eat it, because if you can't pronounce it you probably don't know what it is and if it is that complicated to say it is likely a man made chemical that doesn't necessarily need to be there. It is the lazy/easy way to rule things out if you are worried about those kinds of things without having to spend a ton of time having to research every ingredient you run into that you don't recognize.
    And so an objective definition of "processed" would be... ?
  • Hydroxyethylrutosides are a semi synthetic flavinoid that is derived from plants. It isn't found in food unless it is put in the food. It is derived from Rutin which is the naturally occurring flavinoid. It is an anti-inflammatory. It is sometimes used in patients with venous diseases or disorders that range from varicose veins to phlebitis to hemorrhoids to reduce oedema. Perhaps there was some confusion on which one was which, because it doesn't occur naturally.

    It isn't what you can and can't pronounce in the ingredients that is the problem. It is really about knowing what those ingredients are, what they do, what they were derived from, and so on, and then whether or not you feel comfortable putting that in your body. Some care about that stuff and some don't. For those who do care people will often say the rule of thumb is that if you can't pronounce it don't eat it, because if you can't pronounce it you probably don't know what it is and if it is that complicated to say it is likely a man made chemical that doesn't necessarily need to be there. It is the lazy/easy way to rule things out if you are worried about those kinds of things without having to spend a ton of time having to research every ingredient you run into that you don't recognize.
    And so an objective definition of "processed" would be... ?

    Processed foods are any foods altered from it's natural state. However, when people speak of limiting or cutting out processed foods they are usually speaking about a narrower definition. In these instances people are speaking of foods that are chemically altered through additives, artificial colors, preservatives, stabilizers, fillers, and the like and/or are manufactured in a way to damage the nutritional integrity of the food, or over processed if you will. For instance someone seeking to avoid processed food in this scenario will opt for fresh carrots from the produce department over the canned variety. This is because the canned variety will often have something added for flavor and to help maintain color, and have been over cooked and sitting around so long they just don't pack the same nutritional punch as their fresh counterparts.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Processed foods are any foods altered from it's natural state. However, when people speak of limiting or cutting out processed foods they are usually speaking about a narrower definition. In these instances people are speaking of foods that are chemically altered through additives, artificial colors, preservatives, stabilizers, fillers, and the like and/or are manufactured in a way to damage the nutritional integrity of the food, or over processed if you will. For instance someone seeking to avoid processed food in this scenario will opt for fresh carrots from the produce department over the canned variety. This is because the canned variety will often have something added for flavor and to help maintain color, and have been over cooked and sitting around so long they just don't pack the same nutritional punch as their fresh counterparts.
    Of course, a lot of people that go for 'unprocessed', then do the processing themselves instead.

    Ok, to be fair a lot of the time that does mean they get more micronutrients *.

    And of course our stomach certainly doesn't want to output a carrort as a carrot - it does significantly more 'processing'.

    * However a lot of people seem to take this way too far - a good number of these people =have other massive gaps in their 'healtiness', but somehow seem to believe that the best they can do is eat even more fresh veg!
  • Very nicely said Lance!!
  • Processed foods are any foods altered from it's natural state. However, when people speak of limiting or cutting out processed foods they are usually speaking about a narrower definition. In these instances people are speaking of foods that are chemically altered through additives, artificial colors, preservatives, stabilizers, fillers, and the like and/or are manufactured in a way to damage the nutritional integrity of the food, or over processed if you will. For instance someone seeking to avoid processed food in this scenario will opt for fresh carrots from the produce department over the canned variety. This is because the canned variety will often have something added for flavor and to help maintain color, and have been over cooked and sitting around so long they just don't pack the same nutritional punch as their fresh counterparts.
    Of course, a lot of people that go for 'unprocessed', then do the processing themselves instead.

    Ok, to be fair a lot of the time that does mean they get more micronutrients *.

    And of course our stomach certainly doesn't want to output a carrort as a carrot - it does significantly more 'processing'.

    * However a lot of people seem to take this way too far - a good number of these people =have other massive gaps in their 'healtiness', but somehow seem to believe that the best they can do is eat even more fresh veg!

    Then that is their prerogative. Just as it is yours to eat as you wish. The point I'm hoping to make is that trying to limit or avoid processed foods isn't as extreme as people think. It is not all or nothing and it isn't for everybody. It is one option in the vast world of food choices everyone has.

    I find that you have included your own digestion as a method of processing unusual. You will have already eaten that food, before your body went through *that* processing. People do not typically eat the food that has gone through their digestive system once that process has actually taken place. ;)

    Edit to add: Chewing would technically be a form of processing too if you were to go by that strict of a definition.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Yeah but I'm not talking about prerogatives or choices or preferences. I'm talking about what "processed" even means. From everything I've seen, it's just a BS term people use to label foods they don't like as "bad."
  • Yeah but I'm not talking about prerogatives or choices or preferences. I'm talking about what "processed" even means. From everything I've seen, it's just a BS term people use to label foods they don't like as "bad."

    That is based on your history and perception. I don't really believe any food is bad, but there are still things that don't fit into my life. As I've never thought of food as bad I wouldn't have come to that conclusion. I based my choice to eat this way on the fact I don't think I need to be eating all that extra stuff. When I realized my body liked it (improvement in everything from my skin to my stomach issues) I kept it up.