Obesity Support Group
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I used to have tons of sugary sweets: chocolate, cookies, ice cream, pastries, sweetened coffee drinks, pop, sweetened cereal...basically everything sweet, I had it.
I have limited the sugar and along with exercising everyday and limiting takeout/restaurant food, I have lost my first 20 pounds.
I find that stress greatly increases my desire to have sugary foods, so I have limited that, too.
Now my dessert is having an unsweetened latte from Starbucks or McDonald's. I find that it is just as enjoyable.
I think if we really knew how sugar damages the body and is so easily stored as fat, we would really think twice about ingesting it so readily.
I have limited the sugar and along with exercising everyday and limiting takeout/restaurant food, I have lost my first 20 pounds.
I find that stress greatly increases my desire to have sugary foods, so I have limited that, too.
Now my dessert is having an unsweetened latte from Starbucks or McDonald's. I find that it is just as enjoyable.
I think if we really knew how sugar damages the body and is so easily stored as fat, we would really think twice about ingesting it so readily.
"A moment on the lips, 10 years on the hips."
Like retiredrose, I'm really working on portion control. When it comes to sweets, I think this is something I'll really have to stay vigilant about for the rest of my life.
Good for you for finding enjoyable treats that work!
I am stressed most of the time and need to work on that, because i'm a stress/emotional eater, and I always go for bad stuff.
Got any tips on how you started your journey?