what roll does sugar play in weight loss?
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Grubworm1943
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ive always believed weight loss was all in the calories in vs calories out. but someone told me today id probably lose more if i cut out all sugar except natural sugars and the occasional treat. does it really make a difference how much sugar i have as long as im under my calorie goal?
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Hasn't for me. I don't watch sugar or sodium and I'm down 10 lbs in 2 months, with only 13 lbs total to lose.0
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No, it does not.0
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No, it doesn't make a difference. Unless you have a medical reason to watch it, you don't need to cut it out.0
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Nope.0
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Grubworm1943 wrote: »ive always believed weight loss was all in the calories in vs calories out. but someone told me today id probably lose more if i cut out all sugar except natural sugars and the occasional treat. does it really make a difference how much sugar i have as long as im under my calorie goal?
That person is an idiot0 -
It adds empty, non-productive calories. Other than that, it is calories like any other. Nutritionally, your calorie allotment could be better spent.0
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Maintaining blood sugar level is key to sticking to a good eating routine. When your sugar level spikes, then falls, it induces the hunger pangs and we make bad food decisions like munching on food with no nutrition at work. Hence, one should avoid the starchy carbs as well as sugars.
2 reasons - to stabilize blood sugar, and to avoid filling up on food with no nutritional value. Sure you can eat all your calories in MnMs, but your body will break down if you don't feed it the good food.0 -
nope, calorie deficit is all you need.
unless you have a medical condition that makes your sensitive to sugar, but even then it is CICO….you just have to adjust the in side….0 -
kdeaux1959 wrote: »It adds empty, non-productive calories. Other than that, it is calories like any other. Nutritionally, your calorie allotment could be better spent.
so sugar does nothing? really?0 -
sugar does provide inefficient carbs, and excess is stored as fat0
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Maintaining blood sugar level is key to sticking to a good eating routine. When your sugar level spikes, then falls, it induces the hunger pangs and we make bad food decisions like munching on food with no nutrition at work. Hence, one should avoid the starchy carbs as well as sugars.
2 reasons - to stabilize blood sugar, and to avoid filling up on food with no nutritional value. Sure you can eat all your calories in MnMs, but your body will break down if you don't feed it the good food.
nice straw man argument about eating M&M's all day. Please tell me how is making that argument, or where OP ever mentioned that. You can eat sugar and in the context of an overall diet not have to word about it.
Protein spikes insulin too, so should that be restricted…???????0 -
Grubworm1943 wrote: »ive always believed weight loss was all in the calories in vs calories out. but someone told me today id probably lose more if i cut out all sugar except natural sugars and the occasional treat. does it really make a difference how much sugar i have as long as im under my calorie goal?
No, it does not.
Most people don't track very well (especially people who don't actually track, like most dieters), and it's often an easy way to cut calories without tracking, though, if someone currently eats lots of treats. Some people might find it an easy way to sustain a deficit, but others won't.0 -
Grubworm1943 wrote: »ive always believed weight loss was all in the calories in vs calories out. but someone told me today id probably lose more if i cut out all sugar except natural sugars and the occasional treat. does it really make a difference how much sugar i have as long as im under my calorie goal?
No it doesn't. There may be some issues with feeling full because some high sugar foods can also be high calorie foods so you don't get much for your calorie allotment and others, like fruit juices, give you the calories without making you feel full at all. Satiety is a personal thing and, in order to lose without feeling hungry, you want to eat the most satisfying foods you can which, for some means high fat, for others means high protein, and others find high carb foods satisfying. Most feel good and lose well with a variety.
There is no difference whatsoever between natural and processed sugars, your body treats them the same. Sucrose (table sugar) comes from cane or beets. It also comes from maple syrup. Your body doesn't care, it will metabolize all sucrose the same.
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this thread is destined for un great things….0
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Roll? Cinnamon.0
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Sugar is high in calories make...plus no nutritional value. Anyone who says just east less to lose weight is missing the link that the body needs to have nutritional food to sustain itself, otherwise you will start having medical issues, calorie deficit or not.
Read up on Lyle McDonald0 -
Sugar is high in calories make...plus no nutritional value. Anyone who says just east less to lose weight is missing the link that the body needs to have nutritional food to sustain itself, otherwise you will start having medical issues, calorie deficit or not.
Read up on Lyle McDonald
Sugar has 4 cals a gram, so we should avoid fat cause it's high in calories?
Funny lyle says dnl isn't common in humans0
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