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I'm another one who found it really helpful to give it up for a few weeks - for the month of november last year I was off all refined/added sugar and carbs, and again in march I was off all refined sugar. I found this really helped in me in two ways: 1. Greatly reduced my sweet tooth - now I walk past the…
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Grow up.
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Well, here's what's happened so far. I come from a culture where our staple foods are bread and rice. I no longer build every meal around them as I've taught myself about alternative ways of eating and find it much easier to stick to the 80/20 rule of thumb. I recently tried eating some dessert high in refined sugar, and…
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Yes - because for some people it's easier to cut things out completely than try and moderate them. Because in a way cutting something out requires less discipline: you don't buy it, keep it in the house, put it on your shopping list whatever. I know it's that way for me. I think you're the one who doesn't have the…
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^That's fair enough, I'm not knocking their knowledge. More the delivery. Some people like tough love - I think it's condescending. Whatever.
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Ah. So there have been multiple 'mean people' threads in the past? So I'm not the only one who sees a tone? And yet these threads keep coming. Oh well, they must all have been by stupid/ignorant/stubborn people who refused to see the wisdom of being talked down to, or being called lazy and stupid in an effort to change…
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Lol - see? This is my point. Firstly, you've not bothered reading my entire post. I am not interested in being sugar-free forever. In that same post I said clearly that I was interested in reintroducing refined carbs and sugar into my diet now that I have learned not to build all my meals around them, and also have lost…
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Yup. The tone of the replies to this is pretty much the same as for any one else who dares asks a question. Rigger - everyone is different. I have been sugar free for a month now because I find it much easier to cut stuff out completely rather than eat in moderation. I don't have sugar cravings at all, and in fact just…
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I just took it really slow - if I couldn't complete a work out, I'd just stop and try for a little more next time. I just played it by ear really. So when I was even more unfit than I am now, if I couldn't, say, complete Week4 Day1, I'd just keep chipping away at that for the rest of the week. Once I could do that part of…
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OP - how are your clothes fitting? Are they tighter? Do you feel healthier, maybe puffing less as you go up stairs etc?
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Not true. Your post would have been useful if you had bothered to point out how/why I was wrong. I am new to this and trying to make the best of the situation I find myself in. Most of the replies merely urged me to start lifting. I comprehended that just fine, and I agree with them - I want to start lifting too. But for…
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^About as useful as your post?
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Thanks for all the input guys! I definitely want to be lifting weights to maximise fat loss and get some upper body strength (always difficult for girls, I think). But I also know what I am like with exercise - I am built for comfort, not for speed. I tend to take it slow, form good habits and keep it up in the long run;…
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And I forgot to say, my BFP is 45% - way, way higher than it's ever been. I'd like to get down to about 24% in 10 months time (does that sound reasonable?). So - should I continue to focus on cardio for fat loss, or should I get myself to the weights? Thanks :)
