Soldato
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Oh and go by the mirror not by the scales
They might be zero calories but they contain a whole load of chemicals including Aspartame. No thanks.
that's an awful lot of chemicals you're going to get into the habit of ingesting. Just drink water ffs.
Oh and go by the mirror not by the scales
The right fruits are packed with nutrients, vitamins, minerals and fibre, why would you want to keep that to a minimum?keep fruit consumption to a minimum (no juices or smoothies, eat whole fruit if you must).
Again, this is it.Exercise and eat WHATEVER you LIKE in MODERATION.
Simple as that really, you don't have to cut out certain food groups just stay under your daily calories and you will lose weight.
The right fruits are packed with nutrients, vitamins, minerals and fibre, why would you want to keep that to a minimum?
Again, this is it.
There is still far too much rubbish in this thread. It doesn’t matter a jot what time of day you eat. A calorie is a calorie, it’s a measure of energy.
Calories in vs calories out. I can’t be arsed to search but it will be relatively easy to find the thread where I’ve posted my weight loss results. I’m lighter than I’ve ever been, I’m healthier than I’ve ever been. I still eat the rubbish, just less of it.
Fasting has been mentioned a few times. Well guess what, when you fast, you reduce your calorie intake. Duh.
Again, this is it.
There is still far too much rubbish in this thread. It doesn’t matter a jot what time of day you eat. A calorie is a calorie, it’s a measure of energy.
Why don't you go away and show me proof that that aspartame is better for you then water? But go on then, I'll bite. Shall we try Harvard Medical School for one?Proof?
I spent all of 5mins Googling for that. Anyhoo, to echo the point above I've got no issue with 'chemicals' in food, I'm just rightly wary of ingredients that have been dreamt up by a multi-billion dollar company who's sole purpose in life is to sell addictive drinks.Overstimulation of sugar receptors from frequent use of these hyper-intense sweeteners may limit tolerance for more complex tastes,” explains Dr. Ludwig. That means people who routinely use artificial sweeteners may start to find less intensely sweet foods, such as fruit, less appealing and unsweet foods, such as vegetables, downright unpalatable.
In other words, use of artificial sweeteners can make you shun healthy, filling, and highly nutritious foods while consuming more artificially flavored foods with less nutritional value.
Artificial sweeteners may play another trick, too. Research suggests that they may prevent us from associating sweetness with caloric intake. As a result, we may crave more sweets, tend to choose sweet food over nutritious food, and gain weight. Participants in the San Antonio Heart Study who drank more than 21 diet drinks per week were twice as likely to become overweight or obese as people who didn’t drink diet soda.
But you say you can give up diet drinks whenever you want? Don’t be so sure. Animal studies suggest that artificial sweeteners may be addictive. In studies of rats who were exposed to cocaine, then given a choice between intravenous cocaine or oral saccharine, most chose saccharin.
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Studies leading to FDA approval have ruled out cancer risk, for the most part. However, those studies were done using far smaller amounts of diet soda than the 24 ounces a day consumed by many people who drink diet soda. We really don’t know what effect large amounts of these chemicals will have over many years.
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And there are other health concerns beside cancer. In the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, daily consumption of diet drinks was associated with a 36% greater risk for metabolic syndrome and a 67% increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Aren’t these diseases that artificial sweeteners may help prevent in the first place?
-Eat when you're hungry, not based on the clock.
I'd actually disagree with this. For one probably a lot of unhealthy people (sorry, I nearly wrote fatties) eat out of boredom. I'd be more regimented. I know for one if I have a late lunch and end up really hungry, I'm way more likely to have something unhealthy/stodgy to fill that void.4 main rules:
1) Only eat when you're hungry