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Will Graham

Will Graham

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A while ago I stopped eating sweets, what you murkhan savages call, candy. That didn't really take much effort because I do not like sweet flavours, or things sticking to my teeth. However I found I ate ridiculous amounts of crisps, and drank large amounts of fizzy drinks.

Naturally I have decided to give up these also, it seemed like the most efficient course of action. Anyways, that is enough background for even the densest among you.

Has anyone else cut all delicious things out of their diet, and if so what do you snack on? No fruit based suggestions please, or I will shatter your molars with a vice-grip

For the rest of you plebeians, do you eat too much sweets and junk? Do you think cutting it out is worth the health benefits? Or do you feel moderation is key?
 
being diabetic, i had to stop eating skittles for breakfast and chocolate for lunch and all that crap. i think snack bars like trackers and go ahead bars and things like that are about the best you can get. not all of them are exactly healthy, but they're better than crisps.

fizzy drinks are pretty much fine, just switch to coke zero or a diet version. they never taste as good as the real thing, but in time you get adjusted.

in the end though, it is all about moderation. i still do eat shit like cookies and donuts and cake and other good things like that, but i just have to not eat as much.
 
I cut out crisps, biscuits, high-fat sandwiches, calorific drinks...and most 'bad' foods about four years ago. It's amazing how much healthier I look, how much better I feel, and how much my tastes have changed as a result.

In answer to the second question, I find yogurt is often a good snack. Low-fat natural yogurt is my absolute favourite, with no added sugar and a good amount of protein (about 7g per 125g). A small bowl of wholegrain cereal is also nice, or a piece of wholemeal toast with some marmite, honey or low-fat cheese spread. If you like peanut butter, try a natural, lumpy vareity on a ryveta or on toast with some grapes! I will also eat Quorn pieces as a snack...

What else...?

I'm afraid that my main snacks ARE fruit or veg - don't pummel me! If you think you hate a fruit, try it again, and try many different types because I like it all now when previously I hated most. Roasting some cherry tomatoes until they look like sun-dried tomatoes makes a nice snack! :D

Though I don't have them myself, a small handful of nuts are good as they provide protein and contain good fats which are important for general health and wellbeing and can actually aid weight loss! You could try oatcakes, which are biscuit-like but release their energy more slowly. They also contain very little fat.

I think a general rule of thumb is - eat food that's natural. The more processed it is (the longer the list of ingredients, specifically ingredients you don't know), the more unhealthy. Pick up simple foods and combine them with other simple foods to make something great!

I KNOW that cutting out the crap works because I've done it and my body is now healthier. I feel happier, am fitter, and, despite being overweight 4 years ago, am now the best weight for my height (medium BMI), with a blood pressure that indicates (in the words of my doctor) I'll 'live forever.'

The more you focus on eating good foods, the easier it becomes. As I said at the beginning, your tastebuds adapt! I can't actually eat junk anymore because my tastebuds reject it. I can detect a small amount of salt when previously I found a lot of salt nice... I find mass market chocolate like Cadburys and Galaxy far too sweet, when previously those varities were my absolute favourite... I always notice when food is creamy.
 
I don't eat too many lollies.

I've started taking these Chromium tablets that reduce the cravings I have for sweet things, though I never really ate all that much of them in the first place.

The tablets are really good and I've stopped feeling the need for sugar as much.

I really don't like snacking on sweet things all the time because I really don't want to put myself at risk of getting diabetes or ruin my teeth. =/

I would never ever cut all delicious things out of my diet though. I think I would be depressed if I couldn't have a chocolate or a lolly ever again all for the sake of a diet.

I think moderation is the key most definitely. It's not really living otherwise in my opinion.
 
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It's all about moderation, kiddies!

If you have too less of a certain food, whether it be sweets or whatever, then it kinda puts your body in a position of inner-struggle of some kind. You need to have a fair balance of all to have a healthy body. Granted that my body isn't the best example, but this is what I've learned from watching The Biggest Loser and the Dr. Oz show. xD

Like if you were to have a seven-day diet, then three days go to eating no carbs, then carbs, and the last day(preferably sunday) is your cheat day, which literally speaking, you cheat your diet. This means you eat anything you want.

So, in that sense, I think you just need to find a way to balance your favorite foods and the more healthy options. There's no need cutting out your sweets entirely, just compromise. :dave:
 
There seems to be this odd idea, that eating bad foods in moderation with healthy ones is the best method. Eating sweets in moderation just means you wont become a fucking blimp, not that you'll be healthy as such. Regarldess of what your internet and tv 'scienticians' claim, most sweets, crisps, and candy should be nowhere near your diet. Think of eating junk in moderation like social smoking on a night out. You rarely do it, but occasionally you're offered one and decide to take it. It's not really going to damage your health, but it's not fucking good for you
 
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There seems to be this odd idea, that eating bad foods in moderation with healthy ones is the best method. Eating sweets in moderation just means you wont become a fucking blimp, not that you'll be healthy as such. Regarldess of what your internet and tv 'scienticians' claim, most sweets, crisps, and candy should be nowhere near your diet. Think of eating junk in moderation like social smoking on a night out. You rarely do it, but occasionally you're offered one and decide to take it. It's not really going to damage your health, but it's not fucking good for you
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Not physically, no, but I do think it's important for emotional wellbeing. It would be a shame to constantly deny yourself a food you really like just because it's not good for you. I'd adapt if I could eat chocolate, but I do really really enjoy it and...you only live once, so why miss out for a lifetime? :wacky:

Furthermore, it's important that people do eat a little of what's bad so that they don't blow 'healthy eating' out of proportion. Those who cut out bad food completely are in danger of becoming obsessed with 'healthy' and following a downwards slope towards a restrictive and therefore unhealthy diet. We all need good fats like olive oil and omega 3s from oily fish and nuts in moderation, but people who worry too much about 'fat' often forget this.
 
why do we eat good-tasting foods that are unhealthy for us? because they taste good. end of. the moderation part is to make sure that doing so won't kill us, and that we're still getting sufficient nutrition. this is how it is for all foods.
 
I find that a good helping of yaoi tends to satisfy any craving for sweet. I'm not sure about yuri though I suspect it would stem a desire for spicy.

Half-joke aside, our taste buds are wired to accept these flavours, how much or how little is based on our genes; I know that I love spicy food and have a higher tolerance than mum though hers is also high.

That being said, you need all the flavours to satisfy what your body needs; this is why we have cravings. The source of it it your problem. In this society, most of the sweet things come from candy and carbonated drinks so the logical step when considering sweets is them. The idea is to replace it with something better for you that still tames the craving.

For myself, I started shopping more in the seafood department and removed the crisps from the shopping lists. The natural salt in the fish/crab/whatever served as a replacement for the crisps and added quite a bit more variety. These days when we have salmon there are about 7 different ways we cook it and my favourite is to pair it with fresh salsa.

For sweets, I know you said no fruits but they are the best option. Yogurt was said previously and it too is a good choice and what I chose often as well. Honey is a viable option as a sweetener in tea and it does well in cooking; I added it to my last stir fry and liked the mix of sweet and savoury there.

Snack wise, I've been experimenting with hummus. Mostly bland, it, like mum's kapoosta (polish dish), changes based on what you do with it. I've used garlic, roasted red peppers, cayenne, sweet banana peppers, among others. Its easy to change to what you want. Lime juice instead of lemon makes a smoother taste and complements a spicier hummus. Using basil oil instead of olive oil tends to a savoury hummus. Based on what you do with it.
 
I eat a lot of yoghurt ice cream. They're not as fattening as regular ice cream and I like how it tastes (but that really depends on your palette). Actually, yoghurt is a good snack. It's healthy and it's delicious. :ryan:

I snack on fruits also, except on pears and pineapples. Grapes, bananas, oranges, strawberries. Sugar apples (locally called 'atis') are my favorite. I dip them sometimes into condensed milk, but I limit that to just one teaspoonful for the whole serving.
 
Yep. I eat way too much candy and stuff like that. I do want to cut it out completely, but I'll do that in a year or two. I don't want to miss out on the free candy you get from doctors and other people that operate on you.

Anyway, we're currently working on eating healthier.
 
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