I just bought a new book by Jorge Cruise named The 100. It's subtitled Count Only Sugar Calories and Lose Up To 18 Lbs. in 2 Weeks. Sounds interesting, doesn't it!
Sugar calories consist of any carbs! He says all carbs turn into sugar calories.
Throughout the book there are excerpts from an interview he conducted with Gary Taubes, who wrote Good Calories, Bad Calories, Why We Get Fat, and Bad Science.
I read Good Calories, Bad Calories a few years ago, and I really learned a lot from it. Actually, after I read it, I lost about 45 pounds and got down to my ideal weight for a while. I went without sugar and wheat for about 6 months that time. It is probably the best I had felt in a long time. So, I know that eating real foods does make a major difference. It also gets rid of belly fat!
I don't know why I ever started eating those things again. That is what I am trying to figure out. I think my brain needs to have new information that encourages me to do what I already know is the correct way to eat. It just needs to be reprogrammed on a regular basis. After I read the book I was disgusted by processed foods for a while. What changed? I don't know.
I am hoping that reading this new book will give me the incentive to get going again and keep going this time.
I will write about what I learn as I read this interesting new book.
Great, Betty! Did you ever read Wheat Belly or esp. The End of Overeating? :)
ReplyDeleteI have read Wheat Belly, but not The End to Overeating.
DeleteThere is soooo much to know, learn, decipher when it comes to carbs and such. It makes my head swim sometimes!
ReplyDeleteYes, but from everything I have learned processed carbs are just bad!!
DeleteBetty, I lost a lot of weight about 5 years ago, just like you did and gained it back and then some (well a lot some). I asked myself the same question - why? We feel so good so why go back to the crap? Now I am like you - learning and relearning. Thanks for the info on The 100.
ReplyDeleteWhy! I keep asking myself! Why do I have such a hard time staying away from the stuff? It has to be stress. That's the only thing that makes sense to me. When life gets hard, grab some crap.
DeleteI just heard him on the Steve Harvey radio show! Thanks for the lovely comment!!! I am gladly following your wonderful blog!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had seen him. Maybe I can find it on the internet. Thanks for following!
DeleteI believe in some carbs, just in moderation. Due to celiacs I can't have gluten, but I still eat rice and the occasional gluten free treat. I think taking anything to the extreme is hard to maintain for long periods of time. My husband has tried slow carb and no carb diets and done great during the diet, but after a while he just couldn't handle the restrictiveness. I think that's the problem most people have :)
ReplyDeleteI try to keep my carbs to fruits and vegetables. I know it is very restrictive and when you go off it is hard to get back.
DeleteThis sounds like something I would be interested in reading. Thanks for sharing!!
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