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Loosing Boo Boo
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- Sep 20, 2009
I use truvia for my coffee. I eat cereal that contain nuts so I dont have to add sugar. I still have a hard time losing weight even after cutting out sugar.
It's not just portion size that's not helping here. I'm not exactly sure what the laws & regulations are, but they are stricter in Europe than in the US. There are limits how much sugar a product may contain.Portion size is a big issue for us Americans, too. Compare a plate of food today with one from the 1950s, say, and it’s about doubled in size. It’s no wonder we have issues here.
Ex you are better off eating plain yogurt and adding a tsp of jam compared to processed strawberry yogurt.
Interesting. (Bolded.) A lot has been studied about the relationship between caffeine and blood sugar. It’s well known that caffeine alone can elevate blood sugar in diabetics, so that if they’re starting their day off with coffee, their blood sugar may be higher to start out (some estimates are around 8% higher) before even eating any food, and that’s not good. It just wouldn’t make sense to then add sugar to coffee on top of that, which will elevate blood sugar even further. I don’t know if your mother is pre-diabetic or diabetic, but that could make a difference. Caffeine consumption can work differently in those who are not diabetic. At any rate, for myself, in trying to lower my own sugar intake, the first thing to go was sugar in my coffee, and I really don’t miss it much. As a matter of fact, since I’ve done this some things I previously enjoyed now taste sickeningly sweet to me. It’s all in what we’re used to.My mom recently had a diabetic nutritional course. We learned a lot. Mainly on how sugar is added everywhere.
Adding sugar to coffee will not make it break any sugar habits. The one or two tsp a day for that is nothing. Read labels! Ex you are better off eating plain yogurt and adding a tsp of jam compared to processed strawberry yogurt. Look at what salad dressings you buy. Olive Garden’ s I read has an insane amount form example ( 1 cup per bottle I think).
you say you add sugar to cereal?! STOP. Just stop. That is an obvious. Stop the sodas.
If your focus is really on reducing sugar I would consider taking a diabetic nutritional class. My mother took one of those and learned a lot. Mainly on how so much sugar is hidden everywhere. And that fruit being “healthy” Can actually be unhealthy due to its sugar content. She learned that fruit juices are the devil in disguise. Even if they’re “natural” no sugar added. What we’ve been doing for years anyways is diluting our juices. Pure orange juice for me is just simply overwhelming and makes my teeth hurt. . I add a lot of ice and some water. Apple juice I drink as a spritzer. I add about 1/3 juice 2/3 water sparkling. Soda we drink rarely and if we doit it’s diet. I have to admit it’s just because I don’t like the taste of regular Coke.
Allowing yourself that piece a cake or donuts once in a while is ok as long as it’s not at binge levels. just look at all the other sugars that are out there.m.
I just find it a shame that so many people are denying themselves a great cup of coffee by taking sugar out if that’s what they prefer. In my mom’s course they even talked about this and the instructor laughed. he said that’s not gonna solve your problem if you think eliminating sugar from your morning coffee is going to save the world. It’s a lot more complex than that.
Hope I didn’t ramble too much but I’m attempting to do laundry right now
Interesting. (Bolded.) A lot has been studied about the relationship between caffeine and blood sugar. It’s well known that caffeine alone can elevate blood sugar in diabetics, so that if they’re starting their day off with coffee, their blood sugar may be higher to start out (some estimates are around 8% higher) before even eating any food, and that’s not good. It just wouldn’t make sense to then add sugar to coffee on top of that, which will elevate blood sugar even further. I don’t know if your mother is pre-diabetic or diabetic, but that could make a difference. Caffeine consumption can work differently in those who are not diabetic. At any rate, for myself, in trying to lower my own sugar intake, the first thing to go was sugar in my coffee, and I really don’t miss it much. As a matter of fact, since I’ve done this some things I previously enjoyed now taste sickeningly sweet to me. It’s all in what we’re used to.
It is true that sugar is in so many things. I am always surprised, though, at how much sugar some people put in their coffees. I had someone over recently who took four spoonfuls in a relatively small cup! Hearing at the drive-thru what some people request is also eye-opening, like 8 Splendas! I couldn’t drink either of those! Nothing is worse than when I get up to the highway, open my coffee and realize it’s loaded with sugar! I’ve tried to drink it, but I can’t, so it’s a total waste.Interesting I had to call my mom and ask. She is pre-diabetic so it was a basic nutritional course on how to lower your overall sugar consumption. She said the focus was more on looking for hidden sugars in learning how to read labels. And that the comment on coffee is that many people think that if they leave sugar out of their coffee they are all good. That’s why the guy laughed because people Eat too much sugar in many ways they don’t even realize but worry about 2 cubes of sugar. That it’s not the 2 sugar cubes in your coffee that will make a difference in the big picture. She did say they mentioned cutting back on alcohol. (binge drinking specifically ) But nothing on caffeine.
What we’ve been doing for years anyways is diluting our juices. Pure orange juice for me is just simply overwhelming and makes my teeth hurt. . I add a lot of ice and some water. Apple juice I drink as a spritzer. I add about 1/3 juice 2/3 water sparkling. Soda we drink rarely and if we doit it’s diet. I have to admit it’s just because I don’t like the taste of regular Coke.
Same here, but I think that's because I grew up in the 80s/90s when 'light' was the better option. My mom only bought light sodas, so that's the taste I am used to. Regular tastes weird to me.I have to admit it’s just because I don’t like the taste of regular Coke.