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What are your unpopular opinions about health / fitness?
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Dessert after meals is unnecessary and does nothing good for your health.12
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Dessert after meals is unnecessary and does nothing good for your health.
Unnecessary, true. Does nothing good for your health, that depends. If you really like having dessert after a meal and having it helps you moderate your calories and reduce your stress level, then it can be very healthy.16 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »Dessert after meals is unnecessary and does nothing good for your health.
Unnecessary, true. Does nothing good for your health, that depends. If you really like having dessert after a meal and having it helps you moderate your calories and reduce your stress level, then it can be very healthy.
Agreed. It also depends on the dessert and the context. Granita or sorbet in hot weather may help you cool off and stay hydrated. Low calorie desserts—at least, the ones I make—often contain a decent amount of fruit. (And the fruit may mean less added sugar). And some of them have a small but respectable 4g protein per serving.5 -
I love carbs and they make my workouts better!
I love weightlifting and I'm not a creatine or pre-workout kind of girl. So I like to have something small but heavy on the carbs with a bit of protein and fat an hour or so before the gym. Those carbs give me such a good pump when I'm doing things like bench presses and bent over rows.
I try to eat high protein but I'm also high carb if that makes sense. Just give me the food and put it in my face.
Don't try to convert me to any of your vegan, low fat, low carb, low fun, high stress food religions.15 -
I'm a high-carbing vegetarian myself, lol.2
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Dessert after meals is unnecessary and does nothing good for your health.
What if my dessert is fruit, natural yoghurt, protein powder, nuts and fits my calories and macros? Maybe not necessary, but probably contributing to micronutrients/vitamins/minerals I'd otherwise not get.
Mental health is also important - if a small treat after dinner makes me feel good, happy, satisfied etc, is that a bad thing?12 -
@MsHarryWinston Not going to try and convert you to veganism whatever, but mostly, vegans aren't going to convert you to low-carbing!
I think most of us are high carb. Unlike every other diet, the only place I encounter low-carbing vegans is the internet. (Could've knocked me down with a feather when I found out it was even possible to go low carb as a vegan, but maybe that says more about my dependence on carbs than anything else.) 3 -
HeliumIsNoble wrote: »@MsHarryWinston Not going to try and convert you to veganism whatever, but mostly, vegans aren't going to convert you to low-carbing! I think most of us are high carb. Unlike every other diet, the only place I encounter low-carbing vegans is the internet. (Could've knocked me down with a feather when I found out it was even possible to go low carb as a vegan, but maybe that says more about my dependence on carbs than anything else.)
I think low carb was separate to vegan, that's how I took it.
I think veganism without the ethical part is dumb. Unless you actively don't like the taste of all animal products why you doing it if not because of ethics?
Another of my potentially unpopular opinions is not being able to do high impact cardio sucks big ones (I got a hip dysplasia diagnosis yesterday, I'm in the grieving process.........).2 -
To the first one, fair enough. I did post before breakfast. Always a bad idea.VintageFeline wrote: »HeliumIsNoble wrote: »@MsHarryWinston Not going to try and convert you to veganism whatever, but mostly, vegans aren't going to convert you to low-carbing! I think most of us are high carb. Unlike every other diet, the only place I encounter low-carbing vegans is the internet. (Could've knocked me down with a feather when I found out it was even possible to go low carb as a vegan, but maybe that says more about my dependence on carbs than anything else.)
I think low carb was separate to vegan, that's how I took it.
I think veganism with the ethical part is dumb. Unless you actively don't like the taste of all animal products why you doing it if not because of ethics?
Another of my potentially unpopular opinions is not being able to do high impact cardio sucks big ones (I got a hip dysplasia diagnosis yesterday, I'm in the grieving process.........).
Second one: So sorry to hear that. I completely agree with you on the cardio, and getting that diagnosis is absolutely, completely PANTS.
EDIT. Also a bit personally surprised by the popularity of vegan diets for purely health reasons, but it's led to a boom in the availability and diversity of vegan biscuits on the high street, so yay! Also, kind of morally bound to be pleased about people voluntarily reducing their meat consumption, so, also yay.4 -
AllTheCoffee wrote: »My unpopular opinion is that everyone who's not someone's doctor/nutritionist/personal trainer should just mind their own damn business when it comes to said someone's dieting, exercise, and health unless they specifically asked for their opinion.
Why?
Unless you specialize in nutrition a regular doctor gets six hours of nutritional classes during their entire schooling...this coming from personal friends and this article
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2430660/
nutritionist can happen by getting an online course done over a weekend...
PT's aren't all that great either...I've seen lots who don't know kitten about nutrition or health or exercise and fall into the bro science groups.
Yet we have people on this site who read studies and follow reputable sites and get educated who should and can give great advice...
that's why your opinion is unpopular...cause it's puppies14 -
VintageFeline wrote: »HeliumIsNoble wrote: »@MsHarryWinston Not going to try and convert you to veganism whatever, but mostly, vegans aren't going to convert you to low-carbing! I think most of us are high carb. Unlike every other diet, the only place I encounter low-carbing vegans is the internet. (Could've knocked me down with a feather when I found out it was even possible to go low carb as a vegan, but maybe that says more about my dependence on carbs than anything else.)
I think low carb was separate to vegan, that's how I took it.
I think veganism without the ethical part is dumb. Unless you actively don't like the taste of all animal products why you doing it if not because of ethics?
Another of my potentially unpopular opinions is not being able to do high impact cardio sucks big ones (I got a hip dysplasia diagnosis yesterday, I'm in the grieving process.........).
Sorry, yeah, everything I listed was meant as its own separate way of eating. As in, I don't want to be vegan OR low carb OR low fat OR keto etc etc. I just want to eat yummy food, slim down, get fit and be happy.7 -
I like almost all of this plan. Imma gonna do it too!MsHarryWinston wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »HeliumIsNoble wrote: »@MsHarryWinston Not going to try and convert you to veganism whatever, but mostly, vegans aren't going to convert you to low-carbing! I think most of us are high carb. Unlike every other diet, the only place I encounter low-carbing vegans is the internet. (Could've knocked me down with a feather when I found out it was even possible to go low carb as a vegan, but maybe that says more about my dependence on carbs than anything else.)
I think low carb was separate to vegan, that's how I took it.
I think veganism without the ethical part is dumb. Unless you actively don't like the taste of all animal products why you doing it if not because of ethics?
Another of my potentially unpopular opinions is not being able to do high impact cardio sucks big ones (I got a hip dysplasia diagnosis yesterday, I'm in the grieving process.........).
Sorry, yeah, everything I listed was meant as its own separate way of eating. As in, I don't want to be vegan OR low carb OR low fat OR keto etc etc. I just want to eat yummy food, slim down, get fit and be happy.
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amusedmonkey wrote: »Dessert after meals is unnecessary and does nothing good for your health.
Unnecessary, true. Does nothing good for your health, that depends. If you really like having dessert after a meal and having it helps you moderate your calories and reduce your stress level, then it can be very healthy.
Is eating to reduce stress, dessert or anything else for that matter, really a good way to cope with stress?3 -
Packerjohn wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »Dessert after meals is unnecessary and does nothing good for your health.
Unnecessary, true. Does nothing good for your health, that depends. If you really like having dessert after a meal and having it helps you moderate your calories and reduce your stress level, then it can be very healthy.
Is eating to reduce stress, dessert or anything else for that matter, really a good way to cope with stress?
some refer to it as "emotional eating" and I don't think it is a good idea no.
However if you want dessert eat it...if it fits why not...
It actually does do good things for health however esp if you are low on calories that day or if it is something like fruit salad and you need that serving and vitamins or ice cream etc.
Dessert itself is neither good nor bad...it is just food.5 -
Packerjohn wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »Dessert after meals is unnecessary and does nothing good for your health.
Unnecessary, true. Does nothing good for your health, that depends. If you really like having dessert after a meal and having it helps you moderate your calories and reduce your stress level, then it can be very healthy.
Is eating to reduce stress, dessert or anything else for that matter, really a good way to cope with stress?
I think it would depend. If eating a couple of cookies helps you relax and unwind then what is wrong with that? But if you are pounding down 2 dozen cookies several days a week in an effort to feel better there is definitely something wrong with that. Same with drinking. Nothing wrong with a cocktail in the evening to unwind. Lots wrong with downing a bottle of vodka to make yourself feel better.11 -
Packerjohn wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »Dessert after meals is unnecessary and does nothing good for your health.
Unnecessary, true. Does nothing good for your health, that depends. If you really like having dessert after a meal and having it helps you moderate your calories and reduce your stress level, then it can be very healthy.
Is eating to reduce stress, dessert or anything else for that matter, really a good way to cope with stress?
Food is fuel, first and foremost. Ideally, it is the fuel that tastes good. Any type of emotional importance attached to food (aside from ceremonies (like birthdays, holidays) or food that has religious or ethnic meaning ) is of no benefit.4 -
Packerjohn wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »Dessert after meals is unnecessary and does nothing good for your health.
Unnecessary, true. Does nothing good for your health, that depends. If you really like having dessert after a meal and having it helps you moderate your calories and reduce your stress level, then it can be very healthy.
Is eating to reduce stress, dessert or anything else for that matter, really a good way to cope with stress?
If not eating a certain food induces stress, and if eating said food does not put you over your calories, then yes. It's a brilliant way to not have to stress about it in the first place and increases the chances of successful weight control. That's what I meant in my post.
To answer your question, and many may disagree (another unpopular opinion I have), food has more than one function and is attached to emotions whether we admit it or not. I don't believe all emotional and hedonic eating is wrong. What's a successful stress coping mechanism? One that helps cope with stress without being destructive. If food fits the bill then I don't see why not. Feeling guilty about enjoying a perfectly enjoyable thing (because food IS enjoyable) is not the perfect definition of healthy in my opinion.12 -
I don't understand how something with one, two or all of the macros, when labeled as dessert, suddenly becomes a bad thing.
Same way I don't understand how cheese, bread, tomatoes and whatever else you want on it and calling it pizza suddenly makes it bad.
It's just food. And if eating some of that food within your calories not at the sacrifice of an overall wide and varied diet then who cares if it scratches a psychological itch? In fact I'd actively encourage it because surely that's a far healthier relationship to have with said food item rather than feeling you're doing something wrong by eating it?23 -
With almost 70% of the US considered obese, I think we can safely conclude that people are utilizing food as something more than a means to fuel themselves. Emotional/psychological eating is an epidemic and diminishing the prevalence of this type of relationship with food is crucial to reducing destructive eating habits. If you are in control of your eating and at a healthy weight, I don't think you really need to be concerned if you are occasionally eating "emotionally"
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