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Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds
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| November 8, 2010
| Madison Park
Posted on 11/09/2010 7:01:06 AM PST by Immerito
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To: Immerito
I agree this is silly. Why not try the starvation diet? Eat nothing but a crust of bread and only drink water every day and you will lose weight too.
To: kittymyrib
I was prescribed statins but refused them because of the potential side effects. I started eating a lot of oatmeal and my cholesterol and triglycerides dropped like a rock and have remained within acceptable levels since.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:35:07 AM PST
by
HerrBlucher
(Defund, repeal, investigate, impeach, convict, jail, celebrate.)
To: paulycy
You said what I was going to say. People are deluded into thinking "fat makes you fat", then "carbs make you fat". Calories ingested that are not burned make you fat. You body knows how to make fat from protein, from carbohydrates and from fat. This chart shows how it all goes around in a big circle. Each dot represents an enzymatic reaction.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:37:13 AM PST
by
allmendream
(Income is EARNED not distributed. So how could it be re-distributed?)
To: tx_eggman
Been on it for 11 weeks and I'm down 28 lbs ... I'm not eating anywhere near the number of calories I used to. I lost 35 pounds on a no carb (less than 28 grams/day)diet. As one of the other posters pointed out, it is very difficult not to gain weight rapidly when you start eating some carbs again. I had to seriously restrict carb intake to retain the weight loss.
To: goodwithagun
We ordered applesauce for him at Applebees on a rare dinner out and he was a mess the rest of the evening. He was throwing tantrums, didnt want to listen to us, wouldnt go to bed, etc.Whoa! Sounds like your kid can't hold his applesauce.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:53:31 AM PST
by
Sax
To: Immerito
His premise: That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most -- not the nutritional value of the food. That's not the premise most commonly in dispute when it comes to weight loss. He should do another experiment eating about the same number of calories of mostly protein rich foods that are low in carbs and see which results in the most and fastest weight loss.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:55:09 AM PST
by
Will88
To: brownsfan
I am just amazed that anyone would feel a need to demostrate such a simple concept in such an odd way.
There are a hell of a lot of Non Believers in the Atkins camp
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:56:28 AM PST
by
uncbob
To: krb; mad_as_he$$
I often think it really is just a crap shoot. There are just so many instances of people doing everything that’s supposedly wrong with nary a scratch and others that do everything considered right dropping dead at an early age anyway. *shrug*
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:59:13 AM PST
by
nodumbblonde
("The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity." - Ayn Rand)
To: nodumbblonde
lol... I think you are right.
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posted on
11/09/2010 8:03:42 AM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Playing by the rules only works if both sides do it!)
To: Prokopton; tx_eggman
Again, it’s a calorie in issue...
1/2 a tortilla has as many calories as a whole carton of strawberries.
If you eat your starchy carbs in moderation, they are fine. But moderation means extremely small portions.
Bread has very high calorie content per volume. That’s why it’s been a diet staple for eons.
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posted on
11/09/2010 8:12:31 AM PST
by
SpinnerWebb
(In 2012 you will awaken from your HOPEnosis and have no recollection of this... "Constitution")
To: goodwithagun
Any food coloring in it? My son spazzes (cries, grabs at his face, can’t control his temper) when he has anything with food coloring in it.
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posted on
11/09/2010 8:54:28 AM PST
by
coop71
(Being a redhead means never having to say you're sorry...)
To: coop71
No, apples, water, corn syrup, and HFCS. I just don’t get it. I can my own using Gala apples and I’ve never had to add anything but cinnamon. It is difficult to avoid all that crap, but I definitely feel like it’s worth it. I’ve been accused of being a greenie weenie for this, but I just don’t want to eat that crap.
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posted on
11/09/2010 9:04:38 AM PST
by
goodwithagun
(My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
To: nodumbblonde
Twinkies have a disgusting chemical taste to them. YUCK!
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posted on
11/09/2010 9:05:44 AM PST
by
angcat
(DEAR GOD PLEASE SAVE OUR COUNTRY!)
To: angcat
Twinkies have a disgusting chemical taste to them. YUCK!
All foods have a chemical taste because that is what they are.
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posted on
11/09/2010 9:08:09 AM PST
by
aruanan
To: brownsfan
Remember we’re in an environment now where cities are banning transfats selling meals with “too many” calories and toys. There’s a DEFINITE need to demonstrate this simple concept in as many ways as possible. The food police are getting bold, they’re probably going to be gunning for Twinkies next, now there’s “proof” it’s not the Twinkie.
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posted on
11/09/2010 9:08:51 AM PST
by
discostu
(Keyser Soze lives)
To: aruanan
All those Hostess cakes are gross. I remember when I was a kid they had a better taste. I would rather buy Entenmenns if I am going to give kids the junk food.
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posted on
11/09/2010 9:11:51 AM PST
by
angcat
(DEAR GOD PLEASE SAVE OUR COUNTRY!)
To: discostu
So there’s hope for those people who live in “food deserts” after all? ;-).
To: angcat
I wonder if they’ve changed the recipe? I don’t remember them tasting like that when I was a kid. Same with Ding Dongs (which could be in my head only because they don’t come in the little foil wrappers anymore. lol)
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posted on
11/09/2010 9:43:13 AM PST
by
nodumbblonde
("The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity." - Ayn Rand)
To: goodwithagun
wow! Weird that he’d have that reaction. There is nothing wrong with monitoring what your kid eats. Nothing! I wish more parents would do the same.
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posted on
11/09/2010 10:06:17 AM PST
by
coop71
(Being a redhead means never having to say you're sorry...)
To: mad_as_he$$
Weight loss alone changes the cholesterol ratios in many people. It certainly did for me. While my good cholesterol didn't go up all that much, my bad cholesterol came way down (along with my high triglycerides).
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posted on
11/09/2010 10:07:31 AM PST
by
Bob
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