Comments on: This is not a New Year’s Resolution http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/ where we're going, we don't need roads... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gurrier http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4682 gurrier Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:08:58 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4682 Thanks for posting. Now I just need a list of tasty fructose-free products from Woolies. Thanks for posting.
Now I just need a list of tasty fructose-free products from Woolies.

]]> By: Ben http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4671 Ben Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:46:28 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4671 http://journal.crossfit.com/2007/10/nutrition-lecture-part-1-avoid.tpl (CrossFit_JournalCoachNutrition1.mov) Have a read of that and if you can find the video of that somewhere on the Internet it's well worth the time in watching. Also this guy knows his shit. http://robbwolf.com/ http://journal.crossfit.com/2007/10/nutrition-lecture-part-1-avoid.tpl (CrossFit_JournalCoachNutrition1.mov)

Have a read of that and if you can find the video of that somewhere on the Internet it’s well worth the time in watching.

Also this guy knows his shit. http://robbwolf.com/

]]> By: Jeff Waugh http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4665 Jeff Waugh Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:55:30 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4665 Not <em>all</em> sugar, but most... and particularly the frivolous. It seems to be easier to get bread without sugar here in Australia, probably due to a stronger market demand for low-fat/low-carb in the USA, and how cheap'n'easy it is to swap them for HFCS. Not all sugar, but most… and particularly the frivolous.

It seems to be easier to get bread without sugar here in Australia, probably due to a stronger market demand for low-fat/low-carb in the USA, and how cheap’n'easy it is to swap them for HFCS.

]]> By: Stormy http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4664 Stormy Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:02:03 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4664 Are you trying to cut out all sugar? I'm curious, did you find a bread without sugar? (I could not find one without sugar, fructose or some other sweetener.) Are you trying to cut out all sugar? I’m curious, did you find a bread without sugar? (I could not find one without sugar, fructose or some other sweetener.)

]]> By: Jeremy http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4662 Jeremy Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:22:41 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4662 Hilarious that they (poorly) bleep out “crap” at about 40 minutes in. Hilarious that they (poorly) bleep out “crap” at about 40 minutes in.

]]> By: me http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4661 me Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:15:12 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4661 Sugar substitutes are worse than sugar, to be sure. Stay away from diet stuff. Sugar substitutes are worse than sugar, to be sure. Stay away from diet stuff.

]]> By: Diego Escalante Urrelo http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4660 Diego Escalante Urrelo Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:01:16 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4660 Nice video, I didn't knew the whys behind all this. Nice video, I didn’t knew the whys behind all this.

]]> By: Alice http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4659 Alice Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:06:20 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4659 As you probably know, I've been limiting my fructose intake for the last 5 years because of fructose malabsorption. Luckily, I was never that into sweetened soft drinks to begin with, so that wasn't a problem, although there were some heartbreak moments with fruits like mango and pear (not to mention all the wonderful wheat products which I can't eat either for the same reason). Definitely second the recommendations for drinking tea and/or water to substitute -- obvious, really! But one thing I've definitely learned is to watch your protein intake. I found that breakfasts and lunches high-ish in protein (and not too low in fat either) really killed any sugar cravings I might have had. And I can highly recommend snacking on raw almonds (or probably other nuts, but I just love almonds): good source of protein and calcium, and satisfying to munch on. Oh, and snacking on cheese is good too for the same reason, plus I find the saltiness kills tiredness headaches (don't ask me how). Don't worry too much about fat content: it tends to be self-limiting as you feel satisfied sooner with these foods. To be honest, I'm fairly sceptical about David Gillespie's claims, but I think reducing the amount of fructose in one's diet (if it's excessive, which for most of us it likely is) is probably going to make one happier and healthier regardless. Anyway, that's probably enough didacticism from me, but I would love to chat to you about this sometime because, holy crap, have I spent a lot of time thinking and reading about sugar and diets. As you probably know, I’ve been limiting my fructose intake for the last 5 years because of fructose malabsorption. Luckily, I was never that into sweetened soft drinks to begin with, so that wasn’t a problem, although there were some heartbreak moments with fruits like mango and pear (not to mention all the wonderful wheat products which I can’t eat either for the same reason).

Definitely second the recommendations for drinking tea and/or water to substitute — obvious, really! But one thing I’ve definitely learned is to watch your protein intake. I found that breakfasts and lunches high-ish in protein (and not too low in fat either) really killed any sugar cravings I might have had. And I can highly recommend snacking on raw almonds (or probably other nuts, but I just love almonds): good source of protein and calcium, and satisfying to munch on. Oh, and snacking on cheese is good too for the same reason, plus I find the saltiness kills tiredness headaches (don’t ask me how). Don’t worry too much about fat content: it tends to be self-limiting as you feel satisfied sooner with these foods.

To be honest, I’m fairly sceptical about David Gillespie’s claims, but I think reducing the amount of fructose in one’s diet (if it’s excessive, which for most of us it likely is) is probably going to make one happier and healthier regardless. Anyway, that’s probably enough didacticism from me, but I would love to chat to you about this sometime because, holy crap, have I spent a lot of time thinking and reading about sugar and diets.

]]> By: Mary http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4658 Mary Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:49:45 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4658 I've done some version of this at various times and for various reasons. Soft drink I find relatively easy to get rid of: don't buy them, drink water when thirsty. (Also, I'm sure you know this, but avoid the temptation to substitute fruit juice, it's not a win in terms of sugar consumption. For some people, there's also a problem with alcohol as a source of nutritionally empty calories here.) Sweets are much harder, because it means planning ahead about having replacement snack foods available for when the need to snack strikes. I love fresh fruit and nuts and similar things but when non-sweets require a half hour walk to fetch and sweets are on my way home... At a certain level of strictness about sugar intake I've had one or two people tell me not to eat so much fruit, but, good grief, there's a lot of things I could reform about my diet before my high intake of fresh fruit is one of the concerning things about it. I’ve done some version of this at various times and for various reasons. Soft drink I find relatively easy to get rid of: don’t buy them, drink water when thirsty. (Also, I’m sure you know this, but avoid the temptation to substitute fruit juice, it’s not a win in terms of sugar consumption. For some people, there’s also a problem with alcohol as a source of nutritionally empty calories here.)

Sweets are much harder, because it means planning ahead about having replacement snack foods available for when the need to snack strikes. I love fresh fruit and nuts and similar things but when non-sweets require a half hour walk to fetch and sweets are on my way home…

At a certain level of strictness about sugar intake I’ve had one or two people tell me not to eat so much fruit, but, good grief, there’s a lot of things I could reform about my diet before my high intake of fresh fruit is one of the concerning things about it.

]]> By: pel http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/12/31/this-is-not-a-new-years-resolution/#comment-4657 pel Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:37:48 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1627#comment-4657 Did the same thing five years ago. Going cold turkey on the soft drinks failed on me big time (my sister, suffering from type 1 diabetes, as well). So I tried substitution. Having seen my sister beeing hooked on diet soda (she still is) I opted for tea. Worked like a charm for me and it was easy to reduce the amount of tea I drank. Colleagues from work have expressed similar experiences and success with drinking a lot of water instead of tea. Did the same thing five years ago.
Going cold turkey on the soft drinks failed on me big time (my sister, suffering from type 1 diabetes, as well).

So I tried substitution.
Having seen my sister beeing hooked on diet soda (she still is) I opted for tea.
Worked like a charm for me and it was easy to reduce the amount of tea I drank.

Colleagues from work have expressed similar experiences and success with drinking a lot of water instead of tea.

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