Stop sabotaging your body! Easier said then done.
gracehannah
Posts: 13 Member
I encourage every one to just give this a go...
Im one of those people!
I watched a film and I quit sugar, I watched films like this a million times and it never affected, I tried a million diets and gave up after a few days.
But this time I dedicated to do a whole week without processed food or sugar. For me the big change was only drinking water (and coffee) that meant cutting out soda but also all juice and smoothies which I thought was meant to be healthy.
That week has changed my life, in 8 weeks I lost 8 kilos and I've kept it off. I lived this way for the past 6 months and I just started eating sugar this week to "make life easier" but all I've learnt is I'm sabotaging my health.
I decided to redownload this app, not to count calories cause that achieves nothing but just so this time round I can keep accountability while trying to now factor in exercise.
For the sake of your long term health it's worth giving a go!
Im one of those people!
I watched a film and I quit sugar, I watched films like this a million times and it never affected, I tried a million diets and gave up after a few days.
But this time I dedicated to do a whole week without processed food or sugar. For me the big change was only drinking water (and coffee) that meant cutting out soda but also all juice and smoothies which I thought was meant to be healthy.
That week has changed my life, in 8 weeks I lost 8 kilos and I've kept it off. I lived this way for the past 6 months and I just started eating sugar this week to "make life easier" but all I've learnt is I'm sabotaging my health.
I decided to redownload this app, not to count calories cause that achieves nothing but just so this time round I can keep accountability while trying to now factor in exercise.
For the sake of your long term health it's worth giving a go!
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Glad you had such great results.
I too feel better without sugars.0 -
Just about anything other than onomatopoeia is easier said than done.
Do what works for you, but counting calories achieves a lot for many people.0 -
I don't understand your post unless you are saying that you have decided to give up junk food.
If that is the case, I agree. While junk food can be eaten in moderation without negative consequences, at least for me it sure is a lot easier to just do without:- No huge portions I then regret
- No big sugar snacks before bedtime
- No finding that I ate 5+ granola bars by the end of the day
- No empty boxes of candy in front of the TV
I find candy to be a handicap, an obstacle to a healthy lifestyle and trim physical fitness. I've never been a consumer of highly processed, high fat/salt/sugar American 'food,' but I would put it in the same category as candy.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »Just about anything other than onomatopoeia is easier said than done.
Do what works for you, but counting calories achieves a lot for many people.
I couldn't agree more! It helps when you're counting the right calories like how many in almonds and sweet potato rather than how many calories in icecream and chocolate0 -
Except I lost 122 pounds, brought my blood pressure to like 110/65, got excellent blood work, now fit in the same size jeans as in high school, etc., all while counting the calories in ice cream and chocolate. And almonds. I despise sweet potato.gracehannah wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Just about anything other than onomatopoeia is easier said than done.
Do what works for you, but counting calories achieves a lot for many people.
I couldn't agree more! It helps when you're counting the right calories like how many in almonds and sweet potato rather than how many calories in icecream and chocolate
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Factoring in exercise is a good thing. I think having a consistent exercise habit is one of the absolute best things we can do for our health.
Of course, if you get into endurance sports, sugar in various forms is hard to escape. They try to hand it to you when you run by, sometimes.0 -
I'm always asking this and am NOT trying to start a fight, but am genuinely curious. If you cut out fruits and veggies, where are you getting your vitamins and minerals?0
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Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »
Not the same0 -
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Don't ask me! I truly don't know what they do. It's an honest question born out of ignorance and NOT one that was asked because I'm trying to start a stupid Internet fight.Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »
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Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »
Not the same
How do you figure?
No fiber for one0 -
Don't ask me! I truly don't know what they do. It's an honest question born out of ignorance and NOT one that was asked because I'm trying to start a stupid Internet fight.Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »
I don't think she said she's cutting out fruits and vegetables. Just juice and smoothies (and presumably added sugar).
Granted, it's often hard to tell what people mean.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
To be fair, the OP did say she was cutting out sugar - which my initial reaction too was to inquire if that meant she was no longer going to eat fruit.
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Is fiber a vitamin or a mineral ?queenliz99 wrote: »Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »
Not the same
How do you figure?
No fiber for one
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Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »
Not the same
How do you figure?
No fiber for one
I'm not sure if you are aware but there are other sources of fiber
Oh really, I did not know that.
Micro nutrients not found in a multi-vitamin.0 -
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Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Bronan_The_Brobarian wrote: »
Not the same
How do you figure?
No fiber for one
I'm not sure if you are aware but there are other sources of fiber
Oh really, I did not know that.
Micro nutrients not found in a multi-vitamin.
quoted for posterity
What does that mean?0 -
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I guess it depends on whether the "or" is meant to connect "processed" only to "food" or also to "sugar."WinoGelato wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
To be fair, the OP did say she was cutting out sugar - which my initial reaction too was to inquire if that meant she was no longer going to eat fruit.
It's been my experience that people will say they mean to stop eating added sugar, not sugar naturally found in the fruit.
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UltimateRBF wrote: »gracehannah wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Just about anything other than onomatopoeia is easier said than done.
Do what works for you, but counting calories achieves a lot for many people.
I couldn't agree more! It helps when you're counting the right calories like how many in almonds and sweet potato rather than how many calories in icecream and chocolate
It matters not
Maybe this is part of some newfangled math program. Common Core maybe?
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
I guess it depends on whether the "or" is meant to connect "processed" only to "food" or also to "sugar."WinoGelato wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
To be fair, the OP did say she was cutting out sugar - which my initial reaction too was to inquire if that meant she was no longer going to eat fruit.
It's been my experience that people will say they mean to stop eating added sugar, not sugar naturally found in the fruit.
Oh I agree that's probably what the OP meant and what her response would be if someone inquired directly if by cutting out sugar, that meant that she wasn't going to eat ANY sugar, even that in fruits, vegetables, dairy, etc. Because then we inevitably get the discussion of biochemical pathways and how your body can't tell the difference b/w sugar from an apple and sugar from a snickers. Then someone brings up the straw man debate of, "of course you can eat a diet of all snickers and lose weight, but you won't be healthy", and someone says, "who said anything about eating 1500 cals of snickers".
Sigh. Another day on MFP...
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Oh look, it's been so long since we had a thread demonizing sugar.0
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I guess if one wants to go without sugar, that's fine with me - we all make our own choices for one reason or another. What I did not get is this:gracehannah wrote: »I decided to redownload this app, not to count calories cause that achieves nothing but just so this time round I can keep accountability while trying to now factor in exercise.
Unless I am misunderstanding or misreading, but counting calories ..... does achieve...
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gracehannah wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Just about anything other than onomatopoeia is easier said than done.
Do what works for you, but counting calories achieves a lot for many people.
I couldn't agree more! It helps when you're counting the right calories like how many in almonds and sweet potato rather than how many calories in icecream and chocolate
what exactly are the "right calories"?
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It's like counting the right inches.
(Although now that sounds dirty.)0
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