Eating sweet food...

Salsa said:
Sounds like "clean" eaters are the new vegans? Casting judgement on those who would dare to eat a biscuit whilst feeling incredibly self righteous about the fact they are so much better than everyone else and wouldn't even look at a sweet treat.
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I'm waiting for the first self-righteous anorexic GDer who can't find trousers with a small enough waist line to fit him. Can you pass the calorie sheet. ;)
 
I like to eat sweet food and it didn't stop me from progressing in the gym and maintaining a lean body composition. If your exercising often then your body will likely put the extra calories to good use.

If you want to increase your calories then try eating more fats - nuts, peanut butter, coconut oil, avacodas. Can easily add 500-700 cals per day.
 
My Mrs and I always try to eat healthily:

Oats and fruit for breakfast
Salad or soup for lunch
Veggie dinners during the week

All home-made, we even do our own pizza/Chinese/Indian at the weekend.

Neither of us are really 'dessert' people, we'd both rather have a starter than a pud.

However, I, like you, get a sweet craving after dinner. I've found a couple of squares of chocolate is enough to fix it.

Saying that, if we don't have any chocolate in the house, I've also found I get over the craving quite quickly if I don't have anything sweet.
 
Gustov said:
That depends what you like eating though. Do you not like steak, veg and say sweet potato fries? That's clean and what most people would consider tasty (unless you're a veggie)

If you're eating sugar all day, I suggest that can 'do one'.

Nothing wrong with moderation however.
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Unless all your food is organic free range etc it's probably not clean at all, pesticides, steroids antibiotics etc.
 
I love sweet food but I limit my intake because being under 15% BF is optimal for testosterone and no one likes a round face.

As for dg, yeah obviously overtraining is bad but you've got to be an uneducated chump if you're doing that, I'd rather powerlift 3 times a week than sit around doing nothing pretending I'm saving my body for old age, your joints won't be healthy doing nowt either.
 
Like Irish Tom, the girlfriend and I cook from scratch most days. Neither of us have a sweet tooth which is fortunate. However we still get cravings now and again but because we eat relatively healthily/in moderation, there's no need to feel bad from having a doughnut or whatever.

That said humans definitely are genetically motivated to eat sugars, in whatever form. I saw an interesting programme a while ago that was saying how those that crave sugar a lot go for the diet stuff. However you're tricking your body. Eg if you have a diet coke your body is expecting the sugar, carbs etc that you would get from a regular coke- but you don't get it. Therefore you're not satisfying the craving and still end up wanting more. That's why you see fat morons constantly eating/drinking diet stuff. Personally, if I want a coke I'll have a regular coke.
 
I pretty eat a tub of ice cream a day.

Not fat, and I'd class myself as fairly fit. I mean not everyday, but like most days. Ice cream is life.
 
I am T1 Diabetic so next to impossible to have a 'sweet treat'. The way I handle the complete lack of sugar or anything sweet is to vape a sweet flavoured liquid.

Or the odd dollop of ketchup with my eggs.
 
I don't really seek it but I still eat sugary foods when it's put in front of me e.g. OcUK putting Haribo in their parcels. I'm sure at Christmas time there will be plenty of opportunities to indulge too.

Most of the time I'm pretty well regimented and find even an apple to be too sweet at times. I prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate, hot drinks without sugar etc.

I would consider a lot of the foods mentioned in this thread to be fairly neutral in terms of health e.g. yogurt, ice cream, biscuits. Not good for you but fine in moderation. In terms of unhealthiness they pale in comparison to fizzy pop and energy drinks.

It seems to me that one of the best things to do to remove the cravings would be a combined ketogenic and paleo diet, which would remove blood sugar and insulin spikes through the day.
 
I used to be terrible with sugar - doughnuts, cheesecakes, trifles etc. Once I'd started on a huge trifle, I couldn't stop. I even used to eat sugar butties as a kid.

Nowadays I get my 'sweet' fix from honey/banana in my porridge, greek yoghurt with a drizzle of honey and an apple a day. I did relapse one day last week when I saw some smartie ice cream cones on sale in Tesco's. :p
 
Stop using the term 'clean' its moronic. There is wholefood and processed food. Not 'clean' or 'dirty' foods.

Yes I eat sweet treats regularly, in moderation and as part of a balanced satisfying diet that allows me to enjoy food, maintain weight and perform well at my chosen sports/hobbies.

An 80/20 rule will serve people well. There's no reason to avoid certain food types or ingredients. No single attribute or macronutrient is more predisposed to weight gain than any other but the mismanagement of energy intake & expenditure and ignorance to energy density of food items is what is responsible.

Life is short and food is to be enjoyed, not feel guilty over. Eat sensibly and exercise moderation and you can have the best of both.
 
Eat what you want, just be aware of what it's doing is what I do.

Being aware means I don't indulge too much.
 
Gustov has some points about healthy eating, but should probably expend more energy getting his own house in order rather than getting 'pretty angry at the fatties stuffing their faces all day'.

Myself, I get pretty exasperated at people that turn down jobs when they think they're too good for everything, then suddenly they realise they've been unemployed for 18 months :D.
 
I weigh and keep track of everything I eat and I normally leave myself enough calories on an evening for something sweet.
I find if I deny myself then when I crave I just stuff my face so for me, this keeps me focused and on track.
 
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