I note that I m a special case: type 2 diabetes runs in my family and my mother is pre-diabetic even though she is not overweight; an overweight brother also has it, and we suspect her non-overweight sister has it as well. So the sentence should read "I do not weigh more than I would like to, and refined sugars are evil for me."
It's not that i weigh more than I would like to, it's that my belly has gotten more squishy than I would like. But the answer to that is not a diet change, but an activity change.
What about, "refined sugars are fine in moderation, but be careful not to eat too many."?
I've found that too much refined sugars .... feels icky. I get better, more predictable, longer lasting energy from complex carbohydrates and proteins than I do from straight sweets. (but I do like the rush)
I agree with this. Usually I try to eat low carb or unrefined sugars. It's the only way my body can really maintain a decent weight... but I tend to just eat lots of high fiber things to maintain weight. It really does seem to make a difference.
My body is hella efficient at adjusting to the available calories. i.e. I eat less and I just use fewer calories. If I then wish to eat more, I must increase my output first, then I can up what I'm eating and keep losing weight.
or - I gain and lose weight slowly, regardless of what I'm eating. What I'm expending in exercise is *much* more important. I carry a lot of muscle mass for a girl.
I recently lost fifteen pounds by removing refined sugars and replacing them with fruits and vegetables. I didn't work out more. I didn't do anything else differently. Just removed refined sugars. To lose more than that, I would have to exercise, and that would mean less than 70 hours of work a week. Since then, I've been bouncing between 195 and 199, depending on whether or not I ate refined sugars that day.
So, yeah, I'm going to go with "refined sugars are evil."
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I've found that too much refined sugars .... feels icky. I get better, more predictable, longer lasting energy from complex carbohydrates and proteins than I do from straight sweets. (but I do like the rush)
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i.e. It's not about too much, it's about too little.
or, my favorite expression: Everything in moderation, especially moderation. :)
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or - I gain and lose weight slowly, regardless of what I'm eating. What I'm expending in exercise is *much* more important. I carry a lot of muscle mass for a girl.
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So, yeah, I'm going to go with "refined sugars are evil."
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