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*double post* oops.
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This. It's hard to make huge changes. It can be overwhelming. Keep an eye on the big picture not just today. You might begin by eliminating sugared beverages with meals...reduce 'added sugar' intake... reduce portion sizes (MFP is pretty good at showing you the calories of each meal and of showing a real serving size as…
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Low carb flu puts me to sleep, by that I mean I go through a really exhausted phase and sleep a lot. (But, hey, adequate sleep is good for weight loss). After this transition, I tend to have more energy than I used to. But the "carb flu" phase IS rough. It takes a week or two for your body to adjust. (And agree about there…
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Couscous IS pasta. Wiki: Couscous (/ˈkʊskʊs/ or /ˈkuːskuːs/) is a traditional Berber dish of semolina flour (tiny granules of durum wheat) which is cooked by steaming
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The trick is to make double strength coffee. Starbucks is using espresso, plus you're adding ice. Make your coffee double strength. If you intend to sweeten, do it while hot. Then refrigerate. When cooled you can add milk or cream as you would like and pour over ice.
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Just wanted to thank you for the links. I've only made it through the first three so far, but interesting reading.
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Quoted because all of this is worth repeating.
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This. I aim for less than 100g carbs a day (and somewhere between 1,400-1,600 calories), and in the last week I've eaten cabbage, greek yogurt, blackberries, strawberries, zuchini, yellow squash, plantains, sweet potatoes, sour cream, dark chocolate, romaine lettuce, baby lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, watermelon, canteloupe,…
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Not that I disagree with you. I think frozen veggies are a good affordable option -- and cheaper than many of the processed items people are comparing them to. (I have a few different bags of frozen veggies in my freezer most of the time). But then I also have easy access to grocery stores. There are urban areas where this…
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Which oil you use is going to depend on what you are using it FOR. For example, Olive oil is a good oil for many things. However, do not use it to deep fry. Oils have various smoke temperatures. (the smoke point is the temperature at which an oil gives off smoke. When an oil reaches its smoke temp it's basically converting…
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I think there are a lot of factors involved. If you live in an urban food desert, fresh fruits and veggies may not be as available to you. And it's probably never going to be cheaper than McDonald's value meal dollar menu. From my personal experience (which of course is context based), I tend to find produce in the grocery…
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I've never been a middle-of-the-night snacker, but I would think the same thoughts would apply to this as to any other indulgence. It happened. That's all. Try to stick to your normal diet today and the next. Don't let an oversight derail you.
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Stanford University School Of Medicine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eREuZEdMAVo&feature=youtu.be&t=39m27s Have fun with the ping-pong match. I'm sure we'll solve this on an internet message board... </snark>
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This. I know perfectly well that I can lose weight just counting calories. I've done that. I also know from personal experience that when I'm eating a lot of carbs, I actually am hungrier. I just am. I WANT food more often and am hungry more quickly when I'm eating a high number of refined carbs. That apparently is just…
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I basically stick with adhering to MFP suggested calories, but customize to less than 100 carbs (though I usually eat less than 80) With those set, I eat fat and protein as I would like, which generally ends up looking like Protein:+30%, Fat:-50%, Carbs:20% (My blood pressure, triglycerides, and blood sugar have all fallen…
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I've changed my eating habits one step at a time. I paid attention to labels on food and sodium content. Sodium content can vary wildly (with some options being incredibly high for no good reason). I of course use salt -- to taste -- but a lot of foods use sodium not so much as flavoring but as preservatives. I need the…
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This. When I see comments that go to such absurd lengths (For example: You chopped it and heated it. You processed it too! Nyah!) I just think 'troll'.
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I think it's perhaps easier to focus on just a couple of things at a time. I started by paying attention to the additives. If a processed food has ton of sodium* and preservatives I searched for a better option in a similar product. Later, I added if it had high fructose corn syrup in it (or was high in added sugar…
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I suppose in theory it's no worse than the non-dairy creamers that have palm oil or the "non fat" half and half that's full of corn syrup solids, but it still beats me why anyone would WANT butter in their coffee? (And there's nothing wrong with butter. It's far better for you than margerine).
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I have to admit to being genuinely baffled when I read the "vegetables are all bitter!" thing. Uh... no they aren't. Certainly, *some* are. If someone says that dandelion greens or mustard greens are bitter, then, yeah. They are. And if you don't like bitter, those won't be your thing. But ALL veggies are not bitter.…
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Personally, I use the MFP sugar number for a goal, in an effort to limit my sugar intake. However, it doesn't bother me overly much if I go over by a few (which I often do) as long as I'm *under* on my overall carbs (which I've customized to a more restrictive than MFP carb load to begin with).
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I'd say it has to do with what you're aiming for. The total amount of sugar that you consume matters in the big scheme of things. Most veggies have less sugar than most fruit. But sometimes you want the fruit. Sure green beans with sugar on them can have the same sugar load as an apple, but why would you want green beans…
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Fruit contains more than just sugar. They have nutrients and fiber (and taste good). Eat fruit. Preferably eat fruit in it's real form because that has fiber and will metabolize more slowly than straight sugar. That doesn't mean eat crazy amounts of sugar but a couple or a even a few servings of fruit a day is good for…
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Sugar limits matter. Many people referring to ignoring the sugar in the MFP ap are saying so because the ap gives no way to separate *refined table sugar* from the sugars that naturally occur in fruits and vegetables (treating sucrose, fructose, and glucose -- all sugars -- as one thing). So when people are saying to…
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There just really aren't any hard fast answers. The reasoning behind some of the 'concerns' about wheat are in the fact that what is currently available (or at least 90% of it) is a strain of wheat that was developed in the last 50 years by deliberately mutating seeds/seedlings through exposure to toxins so as to make it…
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I've been on the internet long enough to know that you rarely regret maintaining your privacy.
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If you're consuming nothing but the 0 calorie soda? No, you shouldn't gain weight from the soda. If you're consuming a 0 calorie artificially sweetened soda alongside something else? That's a question that some people have had, whether the 'sweet' in any way could stimulate an insulin response regardless of the actual…
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Excellent, thoughtful response. My experience has been similar. I think some people may feel defensive when people start discussing avoiding processed food, feeling as though it is an attack on their eating habits containing processed food. In the end, yes, you can lose weight on processed and packaged food. If it makes…
