"5 foods to never eat"...?

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  • Gspice3
    Gspice3 Posts: 88 Member
    ooo...can I have that list?
  • Gspice3
    Gspice3 Posts: 88 Member
    actually, i got a list of foods that will prevent you from losing weight from my doctor this week, and bananas is one of them.



    Can I have that list?
  • SandersWifey
    SandersWifey Posts: 387
    Yes, bananas are the reason why 2/3rds of all adults are overweight. It's got nothing to do with aisles and aisles full of refined sugar and processed foods in the supermarket. Use common sense.

    :laugh:
    *Throws out all bananas in the house* I knew that that was what was wrong!!!!! lol
  • Jill_newimprovedversion
    Jill_newimprovedversion Posts: 988 Member
    I dunno but Dr. Oz has reported this before on his show-
    http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/five-foods-should-never-be-your-grocery-cart?page=2#copy
    and what he suggests certainly is worth avoiding- what's it gonna hurt to NOT eat them?


    I did some research on High Fructose Corn Syrup- and decided I was further ahead to just avoid it
    whenever possible- rather than eat it....
    it's not like it's something I NEED anyhow-

    but I'm also not going to put 40 lbs. BACK ON, cut back to 1200 calories and eat it and see if I can lose the weight again....

    so I dunno if these "5 food to never eat" are for real or not......

    but like I said, what's it gonna hurt to eliminate them if there's some rationale behind it????
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    Has anyone ever figured out what those are, without having to actually buy the ....so called report?
    And what about the one about losing stomach fat...5 foods to help eliminate stomach fat....
    just curious is all!!

    Nahhh, forget the report... For me though, I know the five....

    1.) Mother's cooking

    2.) Mother-in-law's cooking

    3.) Any and all fast food

    4.) Anything my doctor/specialty doctor recommends

    5.) At any event where you dont know where the food came from....
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    Yes, bananas are the reason why 2/3rds of all adults are overweight. It's got nothing to do with aisles and aisles full of refined sugar and processed foods in the supermarket. Use common sense.

    :laugh:
    *Throws out all bananas in the house* I knew that that was what was wrong!!!!! lol

    bananas... or twinkies?? well, I don't really like twinkies, but bananas cause weight gain... so I will go with the twinkies!!
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    If you eat your maintenance calories in bananas, would you gain weight?
  • LisaKyle11
    LisaKyle11 Posts: 662 Member
    One is banana's...although I don't know why...I think moderation is a key for me. If I agreed never to eat any of a particular food, ever again, I would probably crave it immediately! :ohwell:

    let's give the poor banana a break.
  • ciaobellakiss
    ciaobellakiss Posts: 142
    Anything that tastes like cardboard.
  • ciaobellakiss
    ciaobellakiss Posts: 142
    Anything that tastes like cardboard.
  • springfield5780
    springfield5780 Posts: 33
    BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I LOVE my bananas and just may be tempted to end it all if I could not have my banana mixed with peanut butter and honey on an apple cinnamon rice cake! Right now that is my favorite thing on the planet!!! :love: I usually have at least 1 banana a day. I nearly went into a panic when I only saw one banana was left yesterday and then the magical shopping fairy (step dad) went to the store and replenished our supply...heart rate resumed normal rate :bigsmile:
  • elmsallmissile
    elmsallmissile Posts: 86
    They havn't stopped me losing weight & I eat more than a chimp!
  • CouchSpud
    CouchSpud Posts: 557 Member
    See that's the point ^^ chimps don't seem to be overweight, unless they are kept by humans and fed all kind of things they shouldn't have lol
    Although - is there an alternative food to blame for those of us who don't eat any banana? ^^
  • JammiRee
    JammiRee Posts: 19
    Yes, bananas are the reason why 2/3rds of all adults are overweight. It's got nothing to do with aisles and aisles full of refined sugar and processed foods in the supermarket. Use common sense.

    HAHAHAHA
  • Becky1971
    Becky1971 Posts: 979 Member
    Well since I'm 4 pounds from goal, I'm in good shape! Going without them isn't an option. Eating them everyday started out helping me deal with restless leg syndrome, and then to learn the energy I get from them I started eating more, I have one in the morning and one for snack just before a workout, or for lunch. I often use them instead of a caffeinated soda to get moving. So regret having bananas? Not at all!
    I eat 2 bananas a day on average, sometimes 3. I have lost 45.6 pounds.
    actually, i got a list of foods that will prevent you from losing weight from my doctor this week, and bananas is one of them.

    Just think how much you might have lost without those pesky bananas :mad:
  • fit4mom
    fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
    Yes, bananas are the reason why 2/3rds of all adults are overweight. It's got nothing to do with aisles and aisles full of refined sugar and processed foods in the supermarket. Use common sense.

    :laugh:
    *Throws out all bananas in the house* I knew that that was what was wrong!!!!! lol
    The monkeys are behind the conspiracy! They demand the bananas oh and a nanny to change their diapers. As we know all baby monkeys wear diapers. HAHA
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    no wonder all my hamsters were chubby!! those two years of feeding them banana chips, little did I know that I was making them obese!!
  • psmd
    psmd Posts: 764 Member
    actually, i got a list of foods that will prevent you from losing weight from my doctor this week, and bananas is one of them.

    I eat a banana almost every day and I've lost 20 pounds so far. What's the problem with bananas exactly? Just curious.
  • KelleFlr
    KelleFlr Posts: 142
    Bananas are high on the glycemic index. For those watching their sugars, this could be 'bad' for them. The greener they are the better, but most don't like to eat them a little green. (my hubby does, too hard for me like that). As they ripen their sugar index goes up.
    Personally I have to avoid them, so I have to pick other lower sugar fruits. I am the same with grapes -- I keep to 10 or less if I have them. That's just me, I have glycemic issues.

    I agree with others, if you like them and have no issues with them then enjoy one. They are loaded with potassium. (I suffer with leg cramps so I look for foods other than bananas with postassium). (my 2 cents, thanks for letting me share)
    K
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    IMO it's silly to cut out foods completely. You can eat anything in moderation. I've eaten bacon, quarter pounders with cheese, lard and even the dreaded bananas. It didn't hinder my weight loss.

    Trust me, bananas are not going to stop you from losing weight if you stay within your calorie goal.
  • BrokenBottle
    BrokenBottle Posts: 8 Member
    I lost 10 lbs in one month eating to maintain weight and using exercise as my deficit. I eat two bananas every day. All this bananas are bad talk is stupid.
  • CoraGregoryCPA
    CoraGregoryCPA Posts: 1,087 Member
    When my dad did the HCG diet, the "doctor" said NO BANANAS! what? I eat a banana almost daily with blueberries. Yummy!
    One is banana's...although I don't know why...I think moderation is a key for me. If I agreed never to eat any of a particular food, ever again, I would probably crave it immediately! :ohwell:
  • beefwalker
    beefwalker Posts: 6
    Here goes nothing....
    Fruit SHOULD NOT be avoided and DOES NOT slow weight loss.

    You're right, it doesn't slow weight loss, it REVERSES it!
    Read 'Good Calories, Bad Calories' by Gary Taubes to learn how wrong and unscientific your statement is.

    I love fruit, but it's full of fructose and fructose (as we should all know by now) is worse than sugar.
    It not only spikes insulin, (which causes fat storage) but (like alcohol) the only part of the body that
    can process fructose is the liver. This means the body treats it like a toxin.

    Of course fruit also has fibre, vitamins and other nutrients, but avoiding my beloved mandarins, apples
    and bananas along with all grains and dairy is the sole reason I've lost over 30pounds with little effort.
  • Demwitted
    Demwitted Posts: 163
    oh man! I love bananas... and it's my current pregnancy craving.

    I think the one food on my list is Monte Cristo sandwiches, which is basically a deep-fried, donut-battered, ham and cheese sandwich smothered in strawberry jam and powdered sugar.
    I had one once years ago. It was amazing and decadent, but I felt that the act of eating this one sandwich made me gain weight. It is one of the few times I recall feeling bad about eating something when it had nothing to do with indigestion.
  • beefwalker
    beefwalker Posts: 6
    I've done the research, read my post:-)

    I see no research in your post. Or is there another post somewhere on the site?
    You mention calories in vs. calories out - an utterly debunked dietary myth that
    everyone needs to forget. This hackneyed notion displays a fundamental lack
    of understanding re thermodynamics and biology.

    here's a nice wee article to get you thinking:
    http://sweatscience.com/why-weight-loss-isnt-just-calories-in-minus-calories-out/

    I suggest you then buy/borrow the following books as a place to start:
    Good Calories, Bad Calories - by Gary Taubes,
    (or his later book, Why We Get Fat if you don't like a lot of scientific lingo)
    The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet - by Robb Wolf
    The Four Hour Body - by Tim Ferriss
  • Suznorem
    Suznorem Posts: 11
    Thanks to all.. Very helpful. .I never wanted to get sucked into the 5 foods you should never eat. Bananas are my FAVORITE food in the world and the 5 Food banner across the op of this page has a nice looking banana on it! When I was about 6 years old or so, I got caught trying to shoplift bananas from our local grocer. I got off with a warning and that ended my career as a thief. Once in college I got invited to a party on a British ship with a hold full of green bananas. I got introduced to a cute English engineer and got to him to heist me one of those huge containers of bananas and took him on a tour of Seattle in my mother's new Buick . Riveria. They gave me all the tips about temperature for storing an ripening bananas.
    Now, managing my weight, I avoid buying bananas by the bunch and instead buy 1 for a special treat and no more until I go shopping again -- and then only if they look good. The other thing I won't get sucked into is the "1 old trick bit...."
  • sophitrinkit
    sophitrinkit Posts: 8
    bananas are meant to speed up your metabolism I was told by my doctor to eat one with breakfast or as a snack before exercising.
  • CoraGregoryCPA
    CoraGregoryCPA Posts: 1,087 Member
    actually, i got a list of foods that will prevent you from losing weight from my doctor this week, and bananas is one of them.

    I eat a banana almost every day and still lose weight. I don't understand why people, including "doctors" that say not to eat bananas.

    I know on the HCG diets you can't have bananas either, but 1 banana is 1/5th of their total caloric intake for the day, maybe that is why.
  • CoraGregoryCPA
    CoraGregoryCPA Posts: 1,087 Member
    This sounds awesome! LOL
    oh man! I love bananas... and it's my current pregnancy craving.

    I think the one food on my list is Monte Cristo sandwiches, which is basically a deep-fried, donut-battered, ham and cheese sandwich smothered in strawberry jam and powdered sugar.
    I had one once years ago. It was amazing and decadent, but I felt that the act of eating this one sandwich made me gain weight. It is one of the few times I recall feeling bad about eating something when it had nothing to do with indigestion.
  • ishallnotwant
    ishallnotwant Posts: 1,210 Member


    As for bananas - when I joined WW, they said "fruit is free" as long as you don't abuse bananas.


    Sorry, the phrase "as long as you don't abuse bananas" totally cracked me up. :laugh:
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