Sugar Issues

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Registered: 07-31-2006
Sugar Issues
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Thu, 08-03-2006 - 11:27am
I am having a really hard time not having any sugar!!
What is especially hard, is having a toddler running around with all sorts of sugary stuff (cereal, snacks, etc.) I promised her we would go to McDonalds for bfast, and she wnated a cinamon roll. I cut it up for her, gave it to her--and then when she was done, there was a bite (ok, 3 bites) left, and I ate them! WHY DID I DO IT?!?! This is the 2nd time I have had a little bit of her sugary stuff. Am I doomed? Is this REALLY bad for Phase 1? (I am on day 4)
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Registered: 05-14-2006
Sat, 08-05-2006 - 3:38pm

Maybe you can use your new eating lifestyle as a way to start teaching your children about healthy eating patterns?

One of the biggest reasons I'm starting SBD is because I don't want to pass on my unhealthy eating habits to my kids. And it's not about dieting (after the first two phases), it's about a healthy lifestyle.

I believe that one of the reasons I'm dealing with weight issues now is because I wasn't taught as a kid what is appropriate eating - I grew up in the days of the food pyramid, and science was just catching on to how our bodies process sugars and carbs. My parents today still scoff at people on low-carb diets, considering it a "fad" and silly. (They were of the "finish everything on your plate, and then you get dessert" variety, not the "eat when you're hungry" and "dessert is not a reward" type.)

But there's sound advise in the low-carb lifestyle, for everyone, and if I can help keep my kids from being addicted to carbs and sugars, hopefully they won't have the same problems I do now.

My husband is complaining that it's not fair that he has to eat SBD dinners - but I refuse to cook two different dinners, and I'm betting he's not noticing the difference so much anyway. =)

~ Jessica


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Sat, 08-05-2006 - 4:34pm

I am not sure if this is directed towards me or the original poster, but I'll comment.

There really aren't any weight issues in my family (especially with my kids, who are about 80th percentile for height and 20th for weight, like their father)....and healthy attitudes towards food. I didn't have a ton of weight to lose, but I started SBD to help when I was diagnosed with PCOS back in April.

My kids are definitely aware of what I'm doing, and they have changed their eating somewhat.....but I'm only going to be so strict with them, since their eating wasn't awful to begin with. Just more sugar than I eat now. Having a substitution for myself when the kids have a sugary treat (usually ice cream or frozen yogurt) is the best way to go for me. Treats are not an everyday event anyway, so it's not all that big a deal.

It's nice to get an entire family on board, I'm sure....but I can see where that might be stressful. It might be easier to focus soley on oneself to begin with, let the family see how SBD can change a person in positive ways......then really work on getting everyone 100% on board, once a person is established and less stressed about the changes in diet. That's the only way it would work around here, with 4 young children. It was easy to get my husband on board though, which was nice!

Laurie

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Registered: 05-14-2006
Sat, 08-05-2006 - 6:54pm

I was responding to the original poster, and certainly didn't intend to sound preachy at all (it sounded a bit preachy when I went back and read it). =)

I can just imagine how hard it would be to keep to SBD if everyone around me was eating all sorts of the snack foods I love so much. Since I do the grocery shopping and the majority of the cooking, I can control what even comes into my house.

~ Jessica


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Sat, 08-05-2006 - 10:06pm

I agree, it is easier to have the whole family on board. My husband is doing this with me...and the sugary stuff we have is minimal for my DD--but it's still in the house. We're talking fruit snacks and marshmallows (she loves to melt them for a special treat)--and it's stuff I usually DIDN'T eat, but now that I can't have sugar, it sounds like a good treat to me! LOL I hope that made sense.

Anyway, thanks again for all the feedback!! I DID watch Supersize Me and I still eat fast food!! How bad is that?! Laurie--we were eating Wendy's on a daily basis--easily 4 times a week. And I wonder how I gained 30 lbs?! I don't really miss it, so that's a good thing!! BTW, my mom lives in Beavercreek! :)

~Laura

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Sun, 08-06-2006 - 9:00am

You might want to read these books:
Fast Food Nation -
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060938455/sr=8-2/qid=1154869067/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-8558870-2626407?ie=UTF8

Chew on this: everything you don't want to know about fast food -
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618710310/sr=8-3/qid=1154869067/ref=pd_bbs_3/002-8558870-2626407?ie=UTF8

Fat Land -
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618380604/sr=1-1/qid=1154869294/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-8558870-2626407?ie=UTF8&s=books

They talk about how one hamburger can potentially have the meat of 10 000 cows in it and how the flavours are all artificially made in a lab. I used to be a McDonalds every day girl 10 years ago and I haven't eaten fast food (not even salads, I don't trust them) AT ALL in 5 years.




Edited 8/6/2006 9:02 am ET by somerandomthoughts




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