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Post by jandl100 on Nov 24, 2019 9:05:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2019 9:52:31 GMT
Wow that is coronary heart disease on a plate!  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 24, 2019 11:19:58 GMT
Every now and again I eat something sweet, rarely even. Usually feel a little odd afterwards. Yes more odd than usual  My body may have adjusted to not having sweet items and sees them for what they are |
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Post by John on Nov 24, 2019 14:24:07 GMT
I enjoy cakes but have to be really careful Not able to eat wheat and sugar gives me Tinnitus and also back pain
I think if sugar was just discovered it would be a controlled substance
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Post by MartinT on Nov 24, 2019 14:31:44 GMT
Tell me about it. Sugar is my enemy.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 24, 2019 14:55:37 GMT
Ah. I thought I was the extreme one regarding sugar as poison.
A good thing to avoid
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Post by Slinger on Nov 24, 2019 15:58:06 GMT
Disgusting. The mere existence of these shows a reckless disregard to health and they could, eventually, put an even more unbearable strain on our already creaking health service. In bulk they could decimate already grossly overweight sections of the population. Now, give me a dozen of the buggers to go, although if you could cook them in tempura batter for me, using Canola oil, so they're healthy... |
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Post by Pinch on Nov 24, 2019 16:36:52 GMT
I'm into my second year of eating very high-fat and very low-carb - so, completely sugar free. But the one exception I'm prepared to make is for my sister's mince pies at Christmas.
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Post by John on Nov 25, 2019 6:11:45 GMT
That quite a modern approach Tom
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 25, 2019 8:03:19 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Nov 25, 2019 8:24:42 GMT
The alternate day diet is much easier to keep to than any other I know. It does make my insulin doses a challenge, though.
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Post by Pinch on Nov 25, 2019 9:07:00 GMT
That quite a modern approach Tom It started off as experiment. It took little a while for my body to adjust to getting the bulk of its energy from fat, but once it had done so the benefits for me were so clear that I decided not to stop. It wasn't very popular with my partner though! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2019 9:33:00 GMT
I am getting heavier and heavier and can't seem to stop the increase. I go to my (home) gym 3 times a week, I walk a lot at weekends and I eat mostly healthy food apart from the odd treat.
My medication is obviously having a big impact on this and I think I currently have a water retention issue which is also not surprising. As always the doctors push you to lose weight but don't acknowledge medication is a contributing factor and don't really help with weight loss.
Because of my health condition, I can't do much more than walking on the treadmill, so that limits the effectiveness I guess.
I feel stuck in a rut that I can't get out of at the moment.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 25, 2019 9:35:44 GMT
Your GP should be helping you more with that, Paul. However, there is a lot that they don't know either.
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Post by Pinch on Nov 25, 2019 9:57:00 GMT
Speaking just from my own experience, I've found there's little correlation between exercise and weight loss/gain - exercise improves strength and fitness, which don't really correlate with size (it's perfectly possible to be strong and fit and overweight). Exercise is one way of burning off stored calories, but you need to be going at quite a high intensity for that to start happening, and even then it's not very efficient - 30mins going hard on an exercise bike is little more than a bag of crisps. If you're gaining weight then your intake includes a surplus of calories. Much easier to tackle this at the source and adjust your diet than to try to offset it with exercise. Healthy foods - particularly carb heavy things like rice and root vegetables - can easily deliver a calorie surplus. Have you looked into reducing the carbs, Paul?
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Post by petea on Nov 25, 2019 9:59:02 GMT
A couple of years back I decided I was getting too fat and, triggered by an increase in blood sugar and blood pressure, I read the Blood Sugar Diet book by Michael Mosely (along with some of the original research on which it is based). Using this guide I lost 16 kg in a few months, my blood sugar returned to normal as did my blood pressure and I have maintained it. I no longer eat bread, pasta, rice and potatoes except on very rare occasions (and in very small amounts). Luckily for me, most of the things in the 'diet' are things I enjoy eating and so it has not been difficult to maintain as long as I keep an eye on portion size. I walk a lot when in Germany (less so in the UK) and go to a gym three times a week when in the UK, mainly to maintain fitness and muscle strength as I'll be 61 next week. I take no medication on a regular basis.
I can recommend the approach and have several friends who have followed it since with equal success. Keeping to 600 calories per day is a struggle at first, but you get used to it in a few days and it is not for ever, just to achieve rapid weight loss initially: you return to 'normal' intake once you have achieved your target weight. The key for me was creating a spreadsheet to monitor my weight, waist size, blood sugar and blood pressure on a daily basis and to plot them as graphs. Seeing those lines going down keeps you going and any levelling / increases spur you to rectify them. It helps the will-power immensely!
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Post by John on Nov 25, 2019 10:10:10 GMT
I was Intermittent fasting for the last 3 months but not done for the last month
I found it increased energy and helped with weight loss I am starting it again today
I find sugar to be very addictive for me and quickly start to become something I would crave for It usually takes about 5 days before I stop craving
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Post by petea on Nov 25, 2019 10:14:00 GMT
I think going 'cold Turkey' is the only way with sugar. Treat it like the evil that it is  and do not use a substitute as that does not remove the craving. |
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Post by John on Nov 25, 2019 10:25:53 GMT
Agree for me it's the only way
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2019 10:37:37 GMT
If you're gaining weight then your intake includes a surplus of calories. Much easier to tackle this at the source and adjust your diet than to try to offset it with exercise. Healthy foods - particularly carb heavy things like rice and root vegetables - can easily deliver a calorie surplus. Have you looked into reducing the carbs, Paul?
I was a steady 14-16 stones up until I started taking anti depressant medication (known to cause an increase of weight) and I went up to 19 stone in around 4 years, I didn't do anything else different other than getting older. Then I was diagnosed with my heart condition, which is not caused by lifestyle. I was told to quickly get off the anti depressants because they are bad for you heart so I did. I then started taking a high dose of Bisoprolol, 5mg twice a day, which is known to slow your metabolism down significantly and ballooned to 22 stone. I managed to lose a couple of stone by following the Slimming Word diet, but then it stopped working for me, I just started putting weight back on even when I was still ` following the SW diet, I am now back up to 22 stone. For the whole of this year past year, I have been trying to lose weight and getting nowhere. I went on holiday to Center Parcs with my wife and son in September, we both ate the same food and did the same exercise. She lost 6 pounds and I put on 9 pounds, why is that? Water retention is a known issue with my heart condition, I am sure that it is more to do with that, and having researched about it online, it is common that weight gain in men's lower stomach is a sign. Particularly in America they have discovered this is more common than in legs and feet. But the Cardiologists and doctors always check your legs and feet and mine have never really had an issue. However, I do take diuretics and pee for England which I have been told by my Cardiologist is a significance sign of water retention, so I can't win! Sorry this isn't meant as a poor me post and I am taking the thread off track somewhat. |
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and do not use a substitute as that does not remove the craving.