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Help a couple of questions , advice welcomed.
Hi All , I've got a couple of questions , i've been reading a diet book
called "You are what you eat" its a great book which even has a t.v show over in the U.K it really has shown me the errors of my ways and i'm enjoying a much healthy life style,one piece of advice pretty much says stay away from carbonated/fizzy drinks , but it seems to be talking more about Cola's etc , but where do things like sparkling spring water come into this situation ?????? Also is coconut the fruit in its original form , okay for diets? is the juice fine to drink ? of course i'm asking because i do like my sweet things and i guess a coconut as nature intended would hopefully be fine to indulge in through out the week , as i can pretty much make a coconut last from one weeks shopping to the next , nipping a piece here and there. TIA |
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OH No My Tails Popped Out.... wrote in alt.support.diet on Sun, 22 Aug
2004: Hi All , I've got a couple of questions , i've been reading a diet book called "You are what you eat" its a great book which even has a t.v show over in the U.K it really has shown me the errors of my ways and i'm enjoying a much healthy life style,one piece of advice pretty much says stay away from carbonated/fizzy drinks , but it seems to be talking more about Cola's etc , but where do things like sparkling spring water come into this situation ?????? The thing about colas is that they have added sugar, or, in diet form, artificial sweetener. Fizzy water is fine, as long as it's plain water, not flavoured (you really, really don't want to put those artificial flavourings into your body, nor artificial sweetener, either). Also is coconut the fruit in its original form , okay for diets? Not really, as it contains a huge amount of saturated fat. Alas.... is the juice fine to drink ? of course i'm asking because i do like my sweet things and i guess a coconut as nature intended would hopefully be fine to indulge in through out the week , as i can pretty much make a coconut last from one weeks shopping to the next , nipping a piece here and there. You would be better with fruit like nectarines or oranges, which don't contain fat. -- Annabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88/80kg |
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Annabel , thank you for your reply , i know feel i've learnt a little bit
more. Best regards "Annabel Smyth" wrote in message ... OH No My Tails Popped Out.... wrote in alt.support.diet on Sun, 22 Aug 2004: Hi All , I've got a couple of questions , i've been reading a diet book called "You are what you eat" its a great book which even has a t.v show over in the U.K it really has shown me the errors of my ways and i'm enjoying a much healthy life style,one piece of advice pretty much says stay away from carbonated/fizzy drinks , but it seems to be talking more about Cola's etc , but where do things like sparkling spring water come into this situation ?????? The thing about colas is that they have added sugar, or, in diet form, artificial sweetener. Fizzy water is fine, as long as it's plain water, not flavoured (you really, really don't want to put those artificial flavourings into your body, nor artificial sweetener, either). Also is coconut the fruit in its original form , okay for diets? Not really, as it contains a huge amount of saturated fat. Alas.... is the juice fine to drink ? of course i'm asking because i do like my sweet things and i guess a coconut as nature intended would hopefully be fine to indulge in through out the week , as i can pretty much make a coconut last from one weeks shopping to the next , nipping a piece here and there. You would be better with fruit like nectarines or oranges, which don't contain fat. -- Annabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88/80kg |
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Subject: Help a couple of questions , advice welcomed.
From: "OH No My Tails Popped Out...." Date: 8/22/04 2:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time Message-id: Hi All , I've got a couple of questions , i've been reading a diet book called "You are what you eat" its a great book which even has a t.v show over in the U.K it really has shown me the errors of my ways and i'm enjoying a much healthy life style,one piece of advice pretty much says stay away from carbonated/fizzy drinks , but it seems to be talking more about Cola's etc , but where do things like sparkling spring water come into this situation ?????? Normally, sparkling water is low calorie and carbohydrate free/low. Depending on which 'diet' you are actually following (a commercial one like Atkins or Weight Watchers or South Beach or whatever you and your dr came up with) these things sometimes matter. Personally, I am a diabetic and avoid all drinks (fizzy or otherwise) that have any carbs or many calories. I have pretty much taken to making water my main drink. Also is coconut the fruit in its original form , okay for diets? is the juice fine to drink ? of course i'm asking because i do like my sweet things and i guess a coconut as nature intended would hopefully be fine to indulge in through out the week , as i can pretty much make a coconut last from one weeks shopping to the next , nipping a piece here and there. My experience, sadly, is that most fruits are way too high in sugar/carbs. Again, *I* am diabetic, and so that is the main reason why. If I had to, I'd pick out a veggie before a fruit, but mainly because of sugar/carbs. God, what I wouldn't do to eat an orange or a bananna! I think you need to decide what 'diet' you are trying to follow, and then decide accordingly what things are allowed, allowed in moderation, and 'banned'. Since I have no idea what you're trying to achieve or how you're trying to achieve it, I can't really say more than this. The USDA site has all the stuff you'd need to measure foods side-by-side to see their nutritional content. Also the ADA and other sites like Fitday.com. HTH. -- DJ |
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Chris Braun wrote in message . ..
On 22 Aug 2004 17:38:41 GMT, (D0RAJARR) wrote: lbs. I guess one thing I have pretty much "banned" is non-diet soda, me2. One of those sacrifices to make the water taste better. I think if you start mixing it up the plain water won't taste as good. I've banned ice cream though, and anything else where 200 kcal is a ridiculously small amount; |
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Heywood Mogroot wrote in alt.support.diet on Sun, 22 Aug 2004:
Chris Braun wrote in message ... On 22 Aug 2004 17:38:41 GMT, (D0RAJARR) wrote: lbs. I guess one thing I have pretty much "banned" is non-diet soda, me2. One of those sacrifices to make the water taste better. I think if you start mixing it up the plain water won't taste as good. I've banned ice cream though, and anything else where 200 kcal is a ridiculously small amount; I think it depends on what you like. My mother, for instance, would have no problems if she never ate ice-cream again, as she's not that fond of it. I like it, so do eat it in moderation. Usually, these days, I make my own so I can control what goes into it. -- Annabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88/80kg |
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Heywood Mogroot wrote in alt.support.diet on Sun, 22 Aug 2004:
Chris Braun wrote in message ... On 22 Aug 2004 17:38:41 GMT, (D0RAJARR) wrote: lbs. I guess one thing I have pretty much "banned" is non-diet soda, me2. One of those sacrifices to make the water taste better. I think if you start mixing it up the plain water won't taste as good. I've banned ice cream though, and anything else where 200 kcal is a ridiculously small amount; I think it depends on what you like. My mother, for instance, would have no problems if she never ate ice-cream again, as she's not that fond of it. I like it, so do eat it in moderation. Usually, these days, I make my own so I can control what goes into it. -- Annabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88/80kg |
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On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 23:54:37 GMT, Chris Braun
wrote: Of course, conditions like diabetes affect what one can eat. But, apart from this, I hate to think that one has to "ban" particular foods from one's menu entirely in order to lose weight -- particularly healthy things like fruit. It certainly worked for me to just limit my intake of the things that are high in calories relative to nutritional value. (I don't consider fruits in this category, but rather things like cookies and pastries.) I have eaten just about everything at some time or another in the course of losing over 120 lbs. I guess one thing I have pretty much "banned" is non-diet soda, though I've had it a couple of times. It just seems like something I can do without. But I will occasionally eat sweets and other treat foods -- just infrequently and in moderation. I know some people have foods that trigger eating binges, and perhaps it's better to avoid those entirely. One thing that works for me is to avoid bringing sweets and junk foods into my house, so that if I indulge I just do it when eating out and then only in moderation. There's no temptation to finish the whole package :-). Your approach is similar to mine, Chris. I can't think of a single food item that I would "ban" from my diet. What I try to avoid most of all is completely empty calories - like putting sugar in tea or coffee (I don't take it sweet anyway but if I did I would never use sugar), or on the very rare occasions when I drink a cola I would always choose the sugar free variety. After that come the foods I regard with caution, which I know to be calorie dense - usually meaning those high in refined carbs and fats together. Experience has taught me that it isn't eating particular foods that triggers my bingeing. The more I regard a food as forbidden, the more I crave it and it can then assume a "desirablity factor" out of all proportion, with the inevitable results. janice |
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