Getting rid of belly fat!!
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AvaBabe ·
I believe the intention behind calling things "clean" isn't to call other things "dirty" or meant to make the consumer feel "dirty" for not eating these "clean" things. I was under the impression clean foods, good carbs, bad carbs, whole foods, good fats/ bad fats is more meant to conotate (sp?) an effect it can be expected to have on the body. Like the so called "clean diet" isn't about eating literally clean foods (although one should wash fruits and vegetables and take care with cross contamination) but about eating natural, minimally processed foods that will flush out the not so wonderful by-products of processed foods. (with no connotation that said process foods are "dirty" only that studies show they do leave behind by-products that can possibly contribute to negative health issues). i can easily see where one would think oh! This isn't on the clean list! I'm such a bad person! But, this type of person should evaluate their self-worth and motivations to something more in line with a healthier acceptance of themselves, then move on to truly understanding a healthier look at the aspect of lifestyle that is the nourishing of the body. I use that term as opposed to diet because often people think the word diet and associate it with dieting as in reduced foods/calories/weight watchers/Jenny Craig/etc rather then the broad idea it truly encompasses that is, essentially, the aspect of lifestyle that is consuming sustenance to nourish the body. Which is what i was totally trying to say in the first place... The association of clean eating /dirty eating makes clean person/dirty person is totally erroneous just like the word diet. Sigh, i effing talked in a dang circle again.
Hahaha, my man has no choice in what food he gets. He originally hated brown rice, but thats all I would make so he had to get used to it or starve! 😉
If you are from the UK you can order all natural peanut butter from www.myprotein.com. I hated PB most of my life, but on meeting my fella who is a healthy eating freak, I had to get over it because he eats PB every day! Anyway, brand PB is still nasty, but I don't mind the all natural :-) He switched when he found out that corn syrup (I think) was REALLY bad for you and it was in most PB brands :-/
Sorry palm oil not corn syrup!! Dunno where I made that up from??!
Sweet D ·
@ Chem........That's when you start growing your own peanuts! 😀
Not all palm oil is bad. Read the page I posted earlier.
Angie La ·
Wow. I can't believe how heated this discussion has become... I think, personal experience is a really reliable source and no one should discredit that--period. Losing weight has also been a personal journey for me. Just cutting calories brought me to a weight I could live with. In the last two years I started toning more. Now I would like to find my 6 pack under my layer of fat and have found aerial Amy's blog to be very enlightening. http://aerialamy.com/blog/2012/09/13/pardon-have-you-seen-my-6-pack/ I have personally been eating only complex carbs (whole grains), fresh fruits and veggies (99% are raw), absolutely no processed meats, very little dairy, no soda, and more vegan meals. I am not vegan, but the meat and meat products I do eat are inserted into my meals more conciously. Not every diet is for everyone but I think it is very important to have a diet plan (meaning that we are conciously aware of the ingredients we are putting into our bodies). Eating with purpose. My grandma and mother, and grandmas on my dads side are all living with type 2 diabetes because of a lifetime of poor diet related issues. It is a very wise thing to take a closer look at how and what we are putting into our bodies. Sure there are gimmicks and companies who want to take advantage of the interest we are taking in our bodies today. But google and all of its glorious access to so many people with personal experience (who are NOT just obese) who can offer insight on what helped them. After a solid month of being no-nonsense about what I put into my body, I have seen noticeable changes in the way I look and feel. I have more definition in my muscles, I can sleep better, have more focus (I was diagnosed with adult ADD about 5 years ago)... But the scale is NOT my friend. It says my weight is rock solid and will not budge. For my height, I am on the higher side for my weight, but doing pole gives me super awesome muscles! I have decided recently to measure inches instead of measuring my weight. After 1 month of just changing the way I eat, nothing else, I look forward to seeing more positive changes in my body. Someone I trust told me that I should not ever make sudden major changes in the way I eat. They also said that the lasting changes, in diet and exercise, are the ones that we make gradually. And once more, no one should ever discredit another's personal experience. There also seems to be many people in this discussion who have done their research, which takes a lot of time and interest...they also deserve a pat for doing their homework. (;
