Question about weighing food + reaction to sugar
Sojo15
Posts: 87 Member
Hi everyone,
I have tried to be meticulous in weighing food on my scale, but I have failed to figure out how to create my own food product with values I plug in from USDA? It seems to me that everything in the MFP database is wrong. Is that true even for the food that is measured in grams there? Confused. I don't want to quick add all my calories, I want to save meals with correct values.
Thankful for advice. Sorry I am sure it's been posted about but just can't find it. I can't scan barcodes since I am not using MFP on my phone.
Another note: I had half a creme brulee dessert yesterday to celebrate some good news. This is my first added sugar and milk product in a while. I got so sick from it, like my system couldn't take it! I just wished I had fruit instead. I don't think it is lactose intolerance, since I can eat yogurt and cottage cheese.
Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
I have tried to be meticulous in weighing food on my scale, but I have failed to figure out how to create my own food product with values I plug in from USDA? It seems to me that everything in the MFP database is wrong. Is that true even for the food that is measured in grams there? Confused. I don't want to quick add all my calories, I want to save meals with correct values.
Thankful for advice. Sorry I am sure it's been posted about but just can't find it. I can't scan barcodes since I am not using MFP on my phone.
Another note: I had half a creme brulee dessert yesterday to celebrate some good news. This is my first added sugar and milk product in a while. I got so sick from it, like my system couldn't take it! I just wished I had fruit instead. I don't think it is lactose intolerance, since I can eat yogurt and cottage cheese.
Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
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http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10621050/how-to-use-the-usda-food-database-mfp-food-database-for-accurate-logging
As for the dessert thing, if you cut out things for a while, sometimes your body takes time to adjust to eating them again.
Please do make sure that 1200 calories is suitable for you, a lot of new folks assume wrongly that they should choose the most aggressive rate of loss which is only really suitable for those who are obese and even then many can lose weight eating a lot more than 1200 calories.
Even at 1200 calories, that is your net intake and doesn't take into account any calories burned through exercise.
For example:
With a 1200 calorie intake you could fit in a sugary snack or some higher calorie foods by:- Eating less frequently (for example having lunch/dinner and an evening snack)
Lunch 500 calories
Dinner 500 calories
Snack 200 calories - Eating back exercise calories as intended with MFP (for example a 30 minute workout that burns 200 calories)
Breakfast 300 calories
Lunch 400 calories
Dinner 500 calories
Snack 200 calories - Bulking out meals with lower calorie items to make more room for higher calories items to ensure meals are filling
2 - Eating less frequently (for example having lunch/dinner and an evening snack)
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Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
There's no such thing as becoming "detoxed" from added sugar - number one, because "detoxing" isn't a thing unless you're talking about drugs or poisons, and number two because sugar isn't a poison. And sugar has been scientifically proven to not be physically addictive, so you can safely rule those possibilities out.
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It is quite possible you got sick from something other than the creme brulee.6
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Hi everyone,
I have tried to be meticulous in weighing food on my scale, but I have failed to figure out how to create my own food product with values I plug in from USDA? It seems to me that everything in the MFP database is wrong. Is that true even for the food that is measured in grams there? Confused. I don't want to quick add all my calories, I want to save meals with correct values.
Thankful for advice. Sorry I am sure it's been posted about but just can't find it. I can't scan barcodes since I am not using MFP on my phone.
Another note: I had half a creme brulee dessert yesterday to celebrate some good news. This is my first added sugar and milk product in a while. I got so sick from it, like my system couldn't take it! I just wished I had fruit instead. I don't think it is lactose intolerance, since I can eat yogurt and cottage cheese.
Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
I can tolerate yogurt and cottage cheese but not milk.2 -
Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
There's no such thing as becoming "detoxed" from added sugar - number one, because "detoxing" isn't a thing unless you're talking about drugs or poisons, and number two because sugar isn't a poison. And sugar has been scientifically proven to not be physically addictive, so you can safely rule those possibilities out.
Exactly, I think because media likes to vilify sugar, subconsciously you decided to blame sugar for your tummy problems. The reality is we don't know for sure why your stomach reacted that way. Sugar alone isn't toxic that the liver needs to detoxify.11 -
Your body doesn't care if sugar is added or natural. It metabolises it the same way.8
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I never have any problems adding foods. I just search “ribeye usda” (or whatever) in the MFP food list. Almost every food is correct. I did find some crazy broccoli the other day. 66 grams was like 3300 calories! LOL
As for the “sugar detox”, no clue. I don’t believe in cutting out sugar or detoxes.2 -
Thanks for the link! I was brought up on gallons and gallons of milk. That was not the thing I reacted to. I do believe refined sugar is unhealthy, see for ex this link: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-sweet-danger-of-sugar
In the beginning of logging with MFP, cutting out most dairy, white rice, pasta and gluten, as well as added sugar, I had some kind of withdrawal. Extremely moody and headaches. After 2 weeks, that disappeared. I really believe I am addicted to sugar, be it purely psychological.13 -
Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
There's no such thing as becoming "detoxed" from added sugar - number one, because "detoxing" isn't a thing unless you're talking about drugs or poisons, and number two because sugar isn't a poison. And sugar has been scientifically proven to not be physically addictive, so you can safely rule those possibilities out.
Processed white sugar has been proven to be more addictive than cocaine.
I really don’t understand why people are so offended by cases of sugar addiction. Trust me, no one wants to be addicted to it, it’s in everything and it’s a daily struggle to keep from bingeing from that crap. How about applauding his/her efforts in eating a healthy diet than shaming them into “sugar cannot possibly be addictive for you because it’s not a problem for me”.
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Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
There's no such thing as becoming "detoxed" from added sugar - number one, because "detoxing" isn't a thing unless you're talking about drugs or poisons, and number two because sugar isn't a poison. And sugar has been scientifically proven to not be physically addictive, so you can safely rule those possibilities out.
Processed white sugar has been proven to be more addictive than cocaine.
I really don’t understand why people are so offended by cases of sugar addiction. Trust me, no one wants to be addicted to it, it’s in everything and it’s a daily struggle to keep from bingeing from that crap. How about applauding his/her efforts in eating a healthy diet than shaming them into “sugar cannot possibly be addictive for you because it’s not a problem for me”.
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Link to peer-reviewed studies, please.9 -
Thanks for the link! I was brought up on gallons and gallons of milk. That was not the thing I reacted to. I do believe refined sugar is unhealthy, see for ex this link: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-sweet-danger-of-sugar
In the beginning of logging with MFP, cutting out most dairy, white rice, pasta and gluten, as well as added sugar, I had some kind of withdrawal. Extremely moody and headaches. After 2 weeks, that disappeared. I really believe I am addicted to sugar, be it purely psychological.
Often when you cut out a load of carbs, you feel rubbish... Because you lose a lot of water, and have electrolyte imbalances. It's why people doing keto can experience "carb flu" and are told to increase salts/electrolytes.3 -
Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
There's no such thing as becoming "detoxed" from added sugar - number one, because "detoxing" isn't a thing unless you're talking about drugs or poisons, and number two because sugar isn't a poison. And sugar has been scientifically proven to not be physically addictive, so you can safely rule those possibilities out.
Processed white sugar has been proven to be more addictive than cocaine.
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This sentence is SO disrespectful and offensive to anyone who has known someone who died from a drug addiction I can't put it into words.10 -
Processed white sugar has been proven to be more addictive than cocaine.
Post the peer-reviewed studies.
The only person I've seen claiming that BS recently is David Avocado Wolfe, who is a well-known crackpot and woo-slinger. He's the same idiot who claims that gravity is a toxin and solar panels are bad for the earth because they absorb the sun's rays and don't return them.
It's quite possible that something else made the OP sick - or maybe she got a bad creme brulee. But it wasn't the "toxins" in sugar, because there are none. Zero. Nada. Zilch.
As for the food entries in the database, there are a ton of USDA entries in there along with all the derpy user-supplied ones. When you search for a food, add 'USDA' to the end of the food name. If nothing still comes up, you can create your own database entry.7 -
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As for your initial question about creating your own foods, there should be a link below the search results that says something like, "Didn't find what you were looking for? Create your own entry." At least there is on the web version.0
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Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
There's no such thing as becoming "detoxed" from added sugar - number one, because "detoxing" isn't a thing unless you're talking about drugs or poisons, and number two because sugar isn't a poison. And sugar has been scientifically proven to not be physically addictive, so you can safely rule those possibilities out.
Processed white sugar has been proven to be more addictive than cocaine.
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This sentence is SO disrespectful and offensive to anyone who has known someone who died from a drug addiction I can't put it into words.
Thank you.8 -
Of course it could have been a bad creme brulee, but it is interesting if I simply am becoming detoxed from added sugar - I had a major addiction to it. I am confused how people on a restricted diet (I am attempting 1200/day) can fit "normal" foods with sugar, butter etc in. I am still so shocked how many calories things have.
There's no such thing as becoming "detoxed" from added sugar - number one, because "detoxing" isn't a thing unless you're talking about drugs or poisons, and number two because sugar isn't a poison. And sugar has been scientifically proven to not be physically addictive, so you can safely rule those possibilities out.
Processed white sugar has been proven to be more addictive than cocaine.
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This sentence is SO disrespectful and offensive to anyone who has known someone who died from a drug addiction I can't put it into words.
As Lyle McDonald has said, "I've never seen anybody on their knees for a hit of sugar".
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Thanks for the link! I was brought up on gallons and gallons of milk. That was not the thing I reacted to. I do believe refined sugar is unhealthy, see for ex this link: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-sweet-danger-of-sugar
In the beginning of logging with MFP, cutting out most dairy, white rice, pasta and gluten, as well as added sugar, I had some kind of withdrawal. Extremely moody and headaches. After 2 weeks, that disappeared. I really believe I am addicted to sugar, be it purely psychological.
Often when you cut out a load of carbs, you feel rubbish... Because you lose a lot of water, and have electrolyte imbalances. It's why people doing keto can experience "carb flu" and are told to increase salts/electrolytes.
Thank you for this, and it can very much be the truth! I was huge on carbs, it is my weakness. Baked goods etc. And I am sorry everyone, I did not mean to start this discussion. I would not compare sugar to drugs. I myself know people who struggled a lot with addiction.
I was just trying to describe something that happened after I rather drastically changed my diet. And it is interesting to know about the "no carb-effect." I should really work on hydration. I should say too that while I am a bit obsessed with this new diet, I feel much better physically. It is interesting to try something new. I do not in any way say it is the "right" way, and I admire people here who been on MFP for a long time and had success in making their lives healthier.
Cheers to everyone.4 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Thanks for the link! I was brought up on gallons and gallons of milk. That was not the thing I reacted to. I do believe refined sugar is unhealthy, see for ex this link: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-sweet-danger-of-sugar
In the beginning of logging with MFP, cutting out most dairy, white rice, pasta and gluten, as well as added sugar, I had some kind of withdrawal. Extremely moody and headaches. After 2 weeks, that disappeared. I really believe I am addicted to sugar, be it purely psychological.
Often when you cut out a load of carbs, you feel rubbish... Because you lose a lot of water, and have electrolyte imbalances. It's why people doing keto can experience "carb flu" and are told to increase salts/electrolytes.
Thank you for this, and it can very much be the truth! I was huge on carbs, it is my weakness. Baked goods etc. And I am sorry everyone, I did not mean to start this discussion. I would not compare sugar to drugs. I myself know people who struggled a lot with addiction.
I was just trying to describe something that happened after I rather drastically changed my diet. And it is interesting to know about the "no carb-effect." I should really work on hydration. I should say too that while I am a bit obsessed with this new diet, I feel much better physically. It is interesting to try something new. I do not in any way say it is the "right" way, and I admire people here who been on MFP for a long time and had success in making their lives healthier.
Cheers to everyone.
I don't remember the specifics, but I believe part of reducing low carb/keto flu is through increasing sodium. I'm sure if you search the forums for low carb/keto flu, you will find some answers. If you are past that stage, you should be fine.
I'm not jumping into the addiction thing, working inner city with substance abuse has created some very strong opinions on the matter.3 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Thanks for the link! I was brought up on gallons and gallons of milk. That was not the thing I reacted to. I do believe refined sugar is unhealthy, see for ex this link: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-sweet-danger-of-sugar
In the beginning of logging with MFP, cutting out most dairy, white rice, pasta and gluten, as well as added sugar, I had some kind of withdrawal. Extremely moody and headaches. After 2 weeks, that disappeared. I really believe I am addicted to sugar, be it purely psychological.
Often when you cut out a load of carbs, you feel rubbish... Because you lose a lot of water, and have electrolyte imbalances. It's why people doing keto can experience "carb flu" and are told to increase salts/electrolytes.
Thank you for this, and it can very much be the truth! I was huge on carbs, it is my weakness. Baked goods etc. And I am sorry everyone, I did not mean to start this discussion. I would not compare sugar to drugs. I myself know people who struggled a lot with addiction.
I was just trying to describe something that happened after I rather drastically changed my diet. And it is interesting to know about the "no carb-effect." I should really work on hydration. I should say too that while I am a bit obsessed with this new diet, I feel much better physically. It is interesting to try something new. I do not in any way say it is the "right" way, and I admire people here who been on MFP for a long time and had success in making their lives healthier.
Cheers to everyone.
Baked goods (I'm thinking cakes, cookies, pastries etc) are also providing a decent amount of fat - carbs aren't the culprit, it's just a delicious combination of fat and carbs that make them so tasty and desirable. I could eat those foods all day too, I love that stuff! I just choose not too. I highly doubt you ever wanted to just sit down with a spoon and a bag of sugar?
In regards to the hydration, don't just think you need to drink a load more water - this may make you feel terrible! (electrolyte imbalance all over again if you dilute and flush your system out). Your body needs the salts/minerals to help get water in to the cells.5
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