http://www.weightlosswand.com/blog/91/are-you-destroying-your-diet/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.weightlosswand.com/blog/91/are-you-destroying-your-diet/#comment-1837 Solange Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:01:04 +0000 http://www.weightlosswand.com/blog/91/are-you-destroying-your-diet/#comment-1837 As alcohol is processed as sugar by the body, it does NOT cause the blood sugar levels to drop. In fact, it can cause dangerously fast increases in blood sugar, especially in diabetics because there is no fat or protien to slow the metabolism down. Now, alcohol DOES set off that cycle of eating carbs causing carb cravings because it is sugar (or at least it is to the body). And after a drink or two, you are less likely to care about the number of points in the double bacon cheeseburger. You're probably just gonna go for it. So I would agree that alcohol does make you more likely to binge. It also makes you more likely to sleep with strangers. Beware. I see a lot of folks drinking thier calories by the thousands every day at work. I am not talking about alcohol either. I am talking about coffee. The frapa-latte-mocha-chai-vanilla-caramel-hazelnut-explosions. Or, the half a cup of designer coffee creamer with 8 packs of sugar, warmed up with 2 pitiful ounces of coffee. Then there are the 3-4 bottles of soda between the coffees. Or the healthy "sports" drinks or "energy" drinks. I know these people must be unaware because they are the same people that I hear talking about the new diet they started and how frustrated they are that they haven't lost weight. I, of course, say nothing, because it is not my business nor my place. It is a crazy amount of sugar, fat and caffeine that goes through the office in a day. As alcohol is processed as sugar by the body, it does NOT cause the blood sugar levels to drop. In fact, it can cause dangerously fast increases in blood sugar, especially in diabetics because there is no fat or protien to slow the metabolism down.
Now, alcohol DOES set off that cycle of eating carbs causing carb cravings because it is sugar (or at least it is to the body). And after a drink or two, you are less likely to care about the number of points in the double bacon cheeseburger. You’re probably just gonna go for it. So I would agree that alcohol does make you more likely to binge. It also makes you more likely to sleep with strangers. Beware.
I see a lot of folks drinking thier calories by the thousands every day at work. I am not talking about alcohol either. I am talking about coffee. The frapa-latte-mocha-chai-vanilla-caramel-hazelnut-explosions. Or, the half a cup of designer coffee creamer with 8 packs of sugar, warmed up with 2 pitiful ounces of coffee. Then there are the 3-4 bottles of soda between the coffees. Or the healthy “sports” drinks or “energy” drinks. I know these people must be unaware because they are the same people that I hear talking about the new diet they started and how frustrated they are that they haven’t lost weight. I, of course, say nothing, because it is not my business nor my place. It is a crazy amount of sugar, fat and caffeine that goes through the office in a day.

]]> http://www.weightlosswand.com/blog/91/are-you-destroying-your-diet/#comment-1765 J.Wells Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:12:49 +0000 http://www.weightlosswand.com/blog/91/are-you-destroying-your-diet/#comment-1765 There are a lot of emotional issues tied to food, eating and weight. When progress slows on a diet we may turn to comfort foods, which can stop or even reverse our momentum. Whatever the reasons, continued progress helps us stay motivated and allows us to blast through emotional barriers. In addition to exercise there are 3 important aspects to successful and sustainable weight loss. They are: 1) A really good diet plan that stimulates the fat burning hormones, 2) An effective way to control food cravings, and 3) A way to remove the toxins released during weight loss. If any of these steps is ignored it can undermine your progress. There are a lot of emotional issues tied to food, eating and weight. When progress slows on a diet we may turn to comfort foods, which can stop or even reverse our momentum. Whatever the reasons, continued progress helps us stay motivated and allows us to blast through emotional barriers. In addition to exercise there are 3 important aspects to successful and sustainable weight loss. They are:
1) A really good diet plan that stimulates the fat burning hormones,
2) An effective way to control food cravings, and
3) A way to remove the toxins released during weight loss.
If any of these steps is ignored it can undermine your progress.

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