Hello I am a sugar addict.
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Anyone have any tips?
Sugar can have a very addicting quality to it. Sometimes going cold turkey on sweet things (sugary drinks, candy, ice cream, etc.) can be helpful. Not forever, just for a few weeks to let your taste buds adjust. You may then find that you don't need as much to be satisfied.
Also, eating sugary things that also have fiber or protein can be helpful since these slow digestion and can help you feel full longer.
It will take willpower and may not be easy, but you can do it.0 -
bulk_n_cut wrote: »bulk_n_cut wrote: »
Oh I just love when this argument comes to play.
On Sunday I saw a medical resident attempt to defibrillate pulsless electrical activity (PEA). The week before, one wanted to know why I didn't intubate the anxiety attack. My personal favorite from this class- the resident who started heparin on a confirmed hemorrhagic stroke.
My point? Just because you are in medical school does not mean you are infallible and know more than everyone else.
you're right. i dont know. thats why i politely asked him to explain, i may have missed something from the textbooks that a personnel in the workforce knows about. yet to receive any information from him
When you want someone to actually explain something to you it does not behoove you to insult them first.bulk_n_cut wrote: »
This comment implies that you think you are better than him because you are in medical school. It also implies that you think Emts are dumb. Here's a lesson they don't teach you in medical school- during your ER rotations (and residency if you choose to go into emergency medicine) it pays to play nice with the EMTS and medics. Why? Because many of us have been doing this a long time and can actually be helpful if you play nice. Be a condescending jerk? Well, we will just laugh at your sinking ship and write you under the bus in our documentation.0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Anyone have any tips?
Sugar can have a very addicting quality to it. Sometimes going cold turkey on sweet things (sugary drinks, candy, ice cream, etc.) can be helpful. Not forever, just for a few weeks to let your taste buds adjust. You may then find that you don't need as much to be satisfied.
Also, eating sugary things that also have fiber or protein can be helpful since these slow digestion and can help you feel full longer.
It will take willpower and may not be easy, but you can do it.
People always say this about fiber and protein and I just don't get it. Do you assume that people are eating spoonfuls of sugar? My m&ms have sugar, fiber and protein. What are these foods that are 100% sugar/carbs with no other macros?0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Anyone have any tips?
Sugar can have a very addicting quality to it. Sometimes going cold turkey on sweet things (sugary drinks, candy, ice cream, etc.) can be helpful. Not forever, just for a few weeks to let your taste buds adjust. You may then find that you don't need as much to be satisfied.
Also, eating sugary things that also have fiber or protein can be helpful since these slow digestion and can help you feel full longer.
It will take willpower and may not be easy, but you can do it.
People always say this about fiber and protein and I just don't get it. Do you assume that people are eating spoonfuls of sugar? My m&ms have sugar, fiber and protein. What are these foods that are 100% sugar/carbs with no other macros?
I would imagine syrup and honey don't have much, but I never 0%. But if you think a typical sugar cookie is as filling as a whole grain oatmeal walnut cookie, then I would have to say we are very different.
The OP asked for suggestions. I gave suggestions.0 -
how i typed it: you are an emt, i am in the similar to-be profession, please do tell me more and no need to use layman analogies. i really do want to know
how you seem to have taken it: i am superior, you are inferior.
why are you calling me a condescending jerk if you seem to have misread an honest request lol?
"This comment implies that you think you are better than him because you are in medical school. It also implies that you think Emts are dumb."
please stop projecting your thoughts and implications on me, i didnt mean that. you, for some reason, thought i did0 -
bulk_n_cut wrote: »
Medical student? Cool story bro. Tell me more. No wait, don't. Because it means nothing.
No go back and respond to what I asked you without creeping my page to see that I'm an EMT. Also, I hope you enjoyed looking at my pictures.bulk_n_cut wrote: »
Oh I just love when this argument comes to play.
On Sunday I saw a medical resident attempt to defibrillate pulsless electrical activity (PEA). The week before, one wanted to know why I didn't intubate the anxiety attack. My personal favorite from this class- the resident who started heparin on a confirmed hemorrhagic stroke.
My point? Just because you are in medical school does not mean you are infallible and know more than everyone else.
Rookie, don't you know that the new standing protocol is stab them in the neck with Versed then pour Etomidate in their ear, then intubate
Drat, I knew I forgot something.bulk_n_cut wrote: »how i typed it: you are an emt, i am in the similar to-be profession, please do tell me more and no need to use layman analogies. i really do want to know
how you seem to have taken it: i am superior, you are inferior.
why are you calling me a condescending jerk if you seem to have misread an honest request lol?
"This comment implies that you think you are better than him because you are in medical school. It also implies that you think Emts are dumb."
please stop projecting your thoughts and implications on me, i didnt mean that. you, for some reason, thought i did
My thoughts and projections? Hahahahahaha no.
Another lesson you are very quick to learn- we have a hive mentality. You insult one of us, the others are going to be just as pissed off.
Good luck in that med school thing. I think you may want to repeat a class in bedside manner though.0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Anyone have any tips?
Sugar can have a very addicting quality to it. Sometimes going cold turkey on sweet things (sugary drinks, candy, ice cream, etc.) can be helpful. Not forever, just for a few weeks to let your taste buds adjust. You may then find that you don't need as much to be satisfied.
Also, eating sugary things that also have fiber or protein can be helpful since these slow digestion and can help you feel full longer.
It will take willpower and may not be easy, but you can do it.
People always say this about fiber and protein and I just don't get it. Do you assume that people are eating spoonfuls of sugar? My m&ms have sugar, fiber and protein. What are these foods that are 100% sugar/carbs with no other macros?
I would imagine syrup and honey don't have much, but I never 0%. But if you think a typical sugar cookie is as filling as a whole grain oatmeal walnut cookie, then I would have to say we are very different.
The OP asked for suggestions. I gave suggestions.
I never said or implied they were as filling, or as nutritionally sound. Only that most foods often contain more than one macro.0 -
I pointed out to you that sugar isn't even associated with the development of DM, even from the major diabetes organizations
Just for the record...
"Research has shown that drinking sugary drinks is linked to type 2 diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association recommends that people should avoid intake of sugar-sweetened beverages to help prevent diabetes. Sugar-sweetened beverages include beverages like:
regular soda
fruit punch
fruit drinks
energy drinks
sports drinks
sweet tea
other sugary drinks."
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/#sthash.CfqG8byY.dpuf0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Anyone have any tips?
Sugar can have a very addicting quality to it. Sometimes going cold turkey on sweet things (sugary drinks, candy, ice cream, etc.) can be helpful. Not forever, just for a few weeks to let your taste buds adjust. You may then find that you don't need as much to be satisfied.
Also, eating sugary things that also have fiber or protein can be helpful since these slow digestion and can help you feel full longer.
It will take willpower and may not be easy, but you can do it.
People always say this about fiber and protein and I just don't get it. Do you assume that people are eating spoonfuls of sugar? My m&ms have sugar, fiber and protein. What are these foods that are 100% sugar/carbs with no other macros?
I would imagine syrup and honey don't have much, but I never 0%. But if you think a typical sugar cookie is as filling as a whole grain oatmeal walnut cookie, then I would have to say we are very different.
The OP asked for suggestions. I gave suggestions.
I never said or implied they were as filling, or as nutritionally sound. Only that most foods often contain more than one macro.
They do. To varying degrees. More fiber or more protein often = more satiating.0 -
Chrysalid2014 wrote: »I pointed out to you that sugar isn't even associated with the development of DM, even from the major diabetes organizations
Just for the record...
"Research has shown that drinking sugary drinks is linked to type 2 diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association recommends that people should avoid intake of sugar-sweetened beverages to help prevent diabetes. Sugar-sweetened beverages include beverages like:
regular soda
fruit punch
fruit drinks
energy drinks
sports drinks
sweet tea
other sugary drinks."
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/#sthash.CfqG8byY.dpuf
At least quote all of what it says...Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes.
Fact: The answer is not so simple. Type 1 diabetes is caused by genetics and unknown factors that trigger the onset of the disease; type 2 diabetes is caused by genetics and lifestyle factors.
Being overweight does increase your risk for developing type 2 diabetes, and a diet high in calories from any source contributes to weight gain. Research has shown that drinking sugary drinks is linked to type 2 diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association recommends that people should avoid intake of sugar-sweetened beverages to help prevent diabetes. Sugar-sweetened beverages include beverages like:
regular soda
fruit punch
fruit drinks
energy drinks
sports drinks
sweet tea
other sugary drinks.
These will raise blood glucose and can provide several hundred calories in just one serving!
See for yourself:
Just one 12-ounce can of regular soda has about 150 calories and 40 grams of carbohydrate. This is the same amount of carbohydrate in 10 teaspoons of sugar!
One cup of fruit punch and other sugary fruit drinks have about 100 calories (or more) and 30 grams of carbohydrate.
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/#sthash.CfqG8byY.RyQoVlCl.dpuf0 -
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Anyone have any tips?
Sugar can have a very addicting quality to it. Sometimes going cold turkey on sweet things (sugary drinks, candy, ice cream, etc.) can be helpful. Not forever, just for a few weeks to let your taste buds adjust. You may then find that you don't need as much to be satisfied.
Also, eating sugary things that also have fiber or protein can be helpful since these slow digestion and can help you feel full longer.
It will take willpower and may not be easy, but you can do it.
People always say this about fiber and protein and I just don't get it. Do you assume that people are eating spoonfuls of sugar? My m&ms have sugar, fiber and protein. What are these foods that are 100% sugar/carbs with no other macros?
I would imagine syrup and honey don't have much, but I never 0%. But if you think a typical sugar cookie is as filling as a whole grain oatmeal walnut cookie, then I would have to say we are very different.
The OP asked for suggestions. I gave suggestions.
I don't know too many people who eat syrup and honey by themselves, though. If you pour them over oatmeal, you're getting fiber too.
Maybe honey in a cup of tea? Sure, but if you're drinking that tea with a breakfast of eggs and bacon? Meh.
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bulk_n_cut wrote: »how i typed it: you are an emt, i am in the similar to-be profession, please do tell me more and no need to use layman analogies. i really do want to know
how you seem to have taken it: i am superior, you are inferior.
why are you calling me a condescending jerk if you seem to have misread an honest request lol?
"This comment implies that you think you are better than him because you are in medical school. It also implies that you think Emts are dumb."
please stop projecting your thoughts and implications on me, i didnt mean that. you, for some reason, thought i did
Your communication skills need polishing.
It really did sound snarky.bulk_n_cut wrote: »
Quoting it here, but it was particularly when taking it in the context of the whole conversation.
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