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[little_angel]

so i just got done watching the documentary "supersize me." i'll say, it was an excellent compliment to the book fast food nation. i recommend you watch/read those immediately. i had given up fast food within the first chapter of the book, and it was further confirmed with watching that movie

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[emaleth]

I've been debating whether or not to mention this, because I don't want you to think I'm trying to force my views on you or anything.

But yeah, here it goes.

If I'm not mistaken, you've given up fast food and sugar to lose weight? Have you ever considered giving up meat totally? (Ideally, of course, I would love if everyone were to go vegan, for a plethora of reasons that I won't try to shove into one comment, but vegetarianism is a step.) Animal products are THE source of cholesterol in someone's diet, and a whooooole lot of the fat. Not to mention that meat-eating has been linked with cancer and heart disease--heart disease being the number one killer of Americans over EVERYTHING else.

...Just thought I'd throw that out there. Do with it what you will.

[little_angel]

i'd love to be vegitarian, and as it is i only eat meat probably every other day (and it's usually only fish or chicken).

problem is, i really like chicken and fish, and a main staple in my diet is egg whites.

if i were to be vegitarian or vegan, it would be for moral issues more than health issues.

btw, sorry i never called you back! i lost yet another cell phone on the trip down that had all my numbers! we'll hang out next time i'm in seattle :)

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[syntaxkill]

so, what? animal products are the only sources of cholesterol?

nuts? legumes?

besides, you get plenty more HDL from animal products than any plant source.

i'm not an opponent of a vegan/vegetarian diet, if done properly, but when it comes to a line between morals and health - there's absolutely nothing wrong with animal products in the diet.

i should mention that i used to be a vegetarian, and gave in to poultry and fish. i'm actually healthier and have less bf% than when i was a vegetarian. but of course, different strokes for different folks.

if someone limits their intake of refined sugars & grains, processed foods, and trans-fats/saturated fats they're good to go.

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[emaleth]

Well, "bad" cholesterol. I should have been more specific.

[moxie_fawn]

I think the best way to lose weight is to just listen to your body. If you crave something sweet, eat fresh fruit. It's simple. If you don't feel cut off from anything and know you can have anything you want, it's easier to not go nutso thinking about it. Just go for much smaller portions. Within a couple of weeks your stomach will shrink to the point that those smaller portions will be filling. Personally, I think sugar and meat are fine and beneficial, as long as it's not all your eating, and as long as it's REAL FOOD. No low/non-fat crap, nothing packaged. But then, I dig on feeling like I'm part of the food chain. A good boost in weight loss is to spice your food up (tobasco, jalepenos, ect) , too.

Anyway, it worked for me. I ate whatever the hell I wanted, as long as it was real, and in small portions, and without any "exercise regime" (I'm not lazy or anything, just not willing to portion 45 minutes or whatever time frame of my day to "work out"- it should come from just living) I dropped about 80 lbs in less than 6

[moxie_fawn]

PS: by "packaged", I mean foods with ingredients you don't understand, preservatives, colouring, ect. You know what I mean, right?

[little_angel]

yeah, totally. i went about four months with having little to no processed foods. i never felt better, but it was an extremely expensive way to eat. as soon as my finances get back on track here, i'm going back to that.

god i'm a loser

[syntaxkill]

bam!

yeah. raw, unprocessed. the way to go. the low/non-fat crap is always bursting at the seams with sugar.

it's all about the omega 3's & 6's.

[midnight_d]

for a second there I thought you said FIANCE not FINANCES and my brain almost exploded.

GOod luck in the eating well no sugar thing. My friend (Snakemeat, if you remember him) went off sugar in the summer and lost 10 pounds in a month! It's pretty crazy. I on the other hand couldn't give up fast food if my life depended on it. I could give up sugar with much more ease.... but I won't, haha.

And, to the vegetarian person, being a vegetarian or even vegan doesn't necessarily make you thinner. I have a couple friends one who's vegetarian, and one who was a vegan for 6 years and neither of them are thin. Problem is they still ate lots of pre-packaged and fast foods. But I guess if you're a veggie or vegan and "do it right" you'd be pretty healthy. Although as MOlly said it is expensive, and confusing and time consuming.

[scodible]

i hate talks of weight loss... here i am struggling with health issues because i dont have enough weight, yet relatively healthy people are dropping weight strictly for aesthetic purposes. i was put on a special 5000 calorie a day diet by my nutritionist and i have followed it religiously and gained a whole 4 pounds in the 3 months i have been on it. i wish i had the luxury of extra poundage to lose

[25centnerd]

hi, i'm hitler. why is sugar bad?