Originally Posted by
fedoragirl
Well, I don't think I eat too much sugar and we definitely don't use white sugar at home, but I definitely eat too many desserts and they're freshly baked, not processed. So, I have to cut down on cakes and cookies.
Freshly baked desserts are processed IMO - they use flour, specifically white flour, which is high glycemic and leads to blood sugar spikes. And desserts have the one-two-punch of both white flour and white sugar which feeds the appetite (those two things stimulate appetite). Processed foods have a spectrum - flour is processed and causes all sorts of issues for people (especially wheat flour b/c of how our modern species of wheat interacts with our bodies). Processed isn't only out of a box/package although those kinds of foods are the worst.
Maybe its better to talk about foods that stimulate weight gain vs. talking about processed foods.
I am now trying to meal plan ahead of time and add more protein rich dishes. I usually cook everything myself so we don't eat processed food. However, I add in a lot of junky snacks and chocolate during the day and that has to stop. I usually realize that I have eaten a whole bar of chocolate and not even really tasted the thing.
If you can get 85%-90% dark chocolate you might find a square or two of that a satisfying substitute - when the chocolate content is that high it is actually low in sugar yet high in fat so you feel satiated rather quickly.
Last edited by Katigre; 08-08-2012 at 05:11 PM.
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