Grapefruit DOES burn fat! But.....
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I may be an exception to this rule, I can eat one grapefruit and weigh at least one pound lighter immediately afterwards.
How, may you ask?
Well, the actual taste and acidity of the grapefruit is unpleasant enough to trigger my gag reflux and make me throw up whatever contents were originally in my stomach.
Seriously, I don't know how people eat that stuff xP0 -
I loathe grapefruit.
So. Much. This.
I will never understand why people eat the stuff. I can at least see the value in other foods I don't like, but grapefruit tastes how I would imagine battery acid to taste.
I'd rather be fat than be forced to suffer eating even a single grapefruit much less 40+.0 -
Me nelilaclovebird wrote: »
Me neither for me is just bad0 -
dizzieblondeuk wrote: »[Puts Pharmacology graduate hat on]!!!!! - The actual chemical is naringenin. It's long been isolated, and there is plenty of in vitro tests done that prove it is a 'fat-busting' chemical - it's basically a free-radical scavenger. So, there is solid scientific evidence for the chemical itself, the documentary was just saying all these grapefruit diets can't possibly be actually relying on grapefruit consumption for their weight loss success, because you'd need to consume 5000 calories of grapefruit, in order for your body to accumulate the necessary concentration of this chemical, in your blood stream! So, somewhere there is a grain of truth in these people who claimed grapefruit was a superfood - it's just that the science proves the theory doesn't hold up to the diet plans that Gwyneth, Kylie and co claim caused them to lose weight!
So then why isn't someone in the diet industry selling this chemical yet? Is it too much volume for a supplement even in isolate form?0 -
Just for those who aren't aware grapefruit should not be eaten if you take certain medications because it can interfere with the absorption of certain meds.0
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The only magic fat burner was diet pills before they took the speed/crank out of them.0
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I have a red ruby grapefruit tree in my front yard, they are delicious. No sugar needed, but I don't think I could eat 40 of them a day!0
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terricherry2 wrote: »Snap. Saw that as well. And kale helps keep your sight healthy for an extra few years by stopping the cones and rods in your eyes from deteriorating. As do kiwi, spinach and eggs. Don't like the idea of the German way of eating kale though, cooked in sausage fat for hours.
That might be the only way I would eat kale. Ick.0 -
I always "thought" I hated grapefruit because of its extreme bitterness. But if you peel the skin off each segment, it takes away the bitter and your left with the sweet part of the fruit! (Actually peels real easy too!) Also just ran across this. *Grapefruit cooler recipe:
8oz. Sugar-free ginger ale
1/2 cup grapefruit juice
haven't tried it yet though........0 -
I inhale grapefruit essential oil as aromatherapy after eating as it helps me control the urge to continue eating or if I feel like I'm going to eat out of boredom or eat emotionally. It has nothing to do physiologically with weight loss, but I think it helps me eat less.0
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