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While well-intended, this is irrelevant. First off, we are not talking about leaving something in the soda - it is cycling through your body just like everything. You can't compare things in different state. Water, falling on rocks over time will eat away at the rocks - does that mean we should stop drinking water? Also,…
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It can help, yes. As others mentioned, zero calories by themselves cannot make you gain weight. However, if you feel that psychologically you are giving yourself permission to eat more just because you had a diet coke, then the diet soda for you is a trigger for eating too much, and you may wish to consider staying away…
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You can have a bean burrito. Just start with burrito in a bowl, which leaves the tortilla out. That will reduce a good amount of calories. Or ask them to not put in rice and ask for extra beans/chicken instead. Protein will keep you full longer. Can't help you with the nachos and cheese though, except to say at the…
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The 12 tsp was not stated by the guidelines - it's what USA Today interpreted it to be. The actual guidelines simply say no more than 10% of intake from added sugars and no more than 10% from saturated fats.
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My night cravings pretty much went away when I started eating a good breakfast on a regular basis.
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There are actually 2 questions there, and my answer to each is as follows (both assumes no responsibility for anyone for the communication itself): True. False.
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When communicating effectively with one's loved ones about foods can help one reduce caloric intake, then in that case, yes, it is crucially relevant.
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And in the context of eating in a home environment, I think finding and making the right communications with others in that home is just as relevant.
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It in fact does take discipline to communicate effectively and get everyone on the same page. A great deal of it. Lots of people aren't able to do it because they lack the discipline to first gather their thoughts, find key arguments in support of their position and get others to support them in their quest. Control over…
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I'm going to break with the rest and support your sentiments here. Self-control is important of course, but self-control and support are not mutually exclusive, indeed, they are complimentary. A prime example is that the people here who are boasting about self-control are, on this very thread, getting a lot of support…
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Which proves that one way to take in large amounts of fat is to ingest it with a bunch of free sugars. So yes that wasn't as good a comparison as comparing with sugar crystals, but what you've just proven is that cutting down on sugary treats also helps one cut down on fat! Awesome!
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Maybe a moderator can answer this - is dragging other threads - especially a closed one - into a new one fine with the rules? Because if it is, I am happy to respond to this accusation. If not, it would be against forum rules. I am going to send an email to the mods and ask.
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Hmm, and when a given individual does decide that for them it is sugar, and they post that here, there is no reason to jump on them right?
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Concerned for themselves or concerned for everyone else? If it is just themselves, why would you get to make that decision any more than they would get to make it for you?
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Wait, I can't tell you what the right thing for you to be concerned about is, but you can tell me what the wrong thing for me to be concerned about is? That doesn't sound right.
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I specifically stated "since everyone is talking about their own individual experience, let me offer mine". That is the opposite of projecting onto anyone (let alone everyone) else; it's as specific as it gets. Again speaking for myself and not some group I don't even know I'm a part of, I couldn't demonize sugar if I…
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Got it. Thanks.
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Alcohol certainly. Fats too, yes. But with respect to fat, since everyone is talking about their own individual experience, let me offer mine: I find it a lot harder to eat the same volume of pure fat (say pure butter or cooked animal fat chunk) than to eat that volume of a sugary treat, and a ton more so of it's a sugary…
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It certainly is all about knowing what it is you are actually eating - but not everyone has the knowledge, tools or time to do so. So when someone only has a hatchet and no scalpel, what's the most effective hatchet - or one of the more effective ones? Like you said, the same thing doesn't work for everyone, and as such,…
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Re: the bolded part an honest question: why is this? Is it because someone may find free sugars too difficult to cut and other things (like red, fatty meats) easier because of their habits? Is it because someone may not be eating that much free sugars to begin with and could have weight problems due to other factors? I…
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And for the eleventy billionth time, I don't disagree with that. I am merely stating, for again what seems to be the eleventy billionth time, that it is easier to cut the calories by cutting the sugary foods and drinks than cutting many other things.
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Is overconsumption of free sugars, specifically free-sugar concentrated foods and drinks, "the sugar"? You can decide. I don't even think it matters. What does matter is moderating the intake of these foods can be effective in weight loss, and thus reducing the risk of metabolic disease.
