Comments on: THE SUGAR DEBATE

By: Lesli

Lesli — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:23:33 +0000

Agreed — BUT — since I wrote this post, I started a nutritional program called Isagenix and since being on it, I’ve completely lost my sugar cravings and I haven’t had a sweet treat since! Yeah Isagenix! Now that I understand more about how the sugar creates further sugar cravings, I’ve changed my views on having sugar as a regular part of my diet. I don’t think I’ll give it up completely (example: my moms birthday is in two days and I’m making the Chocolate Souffles for dessert). Now a days, I save sugary desserts for special occasions and I make them because it’s appropriate for the celebration and not because I crave sugar any more.

By: Calvin Lee

Calvin Lee — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:32:07 +0000

My past experience was simple: eat less, exercise more, slim down. Eat more, exercise less, get fat. FYI, I don’t cook. In other words, I always eat out so concepts like “control what you eat” are impossible for me. I eat what is available, that’s all there is to it. High sugar, low sugar, high carb, low carb, high fat, low fat – none of it made any difference to me.

>> at the end of the day, the only thing I know for sure is what has already worked for me in the past.

Ditto for me.

>> I lost 150 pounds eating decadent, sugary desserts that were very low in fat. And being able to eat those desserts — feeling satisfied and never deprived — was important to my success.

Feeling deprived tends to make a person feel depressed which tends to make a person want to eat more. When you feel good, your body is much less likely to send you false signals of hunger.
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By: Lesli

Lesli — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:49:52 +0000

Gotcha Carrie! You’re right — life is an adventure and I’m happy to see you experimenting with cooking and even dessert making. I know there are lots of great recipes out there for diabetic desserts. I’ve stayed away from them because it seems they replace sugar with fat and in my situation, the fat is more of a challenge. I hope you’ll find lots of healthy things here that won’t spike your sugar levels. Just stay away from my desserts

By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:46:02 +0000

Unfortunately if I am going to have anything sweet I have to have made sure that I ate super healthy before and after so I don’t send my body on diabetic trip of sorts where I feel sick and other lovely happenings. That is how I personally deal with it. I have to eat with hardcore moderation….to keep me in the “zen” zone as I call it.

I never used to be into healthy eating, or even cooking. But since a few months ago I decided I would figure out if I can cook (and whoa I CAN!). So now I am on a internet excursion to find good recipes that I can use and if not in their original form…I will substitute things like real sugar for Splenda. Which using a non-sugar sugar doesn’t always come out the way one would hope. I’ve only done things like that once. I might try again.

Life is an adventure right….
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