Doesn't the EPA look over the environment? And the FDA looks over food?
If it's true that the EPA thinks aspartame is bad for the environment, and it's not some internet rumour ... do they maybe mean that it's toxic to trees and fish, or something like that?
Guess just because something's allowed by the government doesn't mean it's healthy - probably they would consider high fructose corn syrup to be 'safe' as well? So maybe it's up to each individual to try and learn what's optimal, and try as hard as they can to stick to it?
Am struggling more with the former right now, it would seem! Like take the Jaime situation - guess if weight loss can be simplified down to calories in < calories out, then this week must he have done one of the following?
- ate less than usual, and exercised more than usual
- ate the same as usual, and exercised more than usual
- ate more than usual, and exercised more than usual?
- (ate less than usual, and exercised less than usual - guess he did go for some walks, so maybe this option can be ruled out?)
Was wondering if maybe it was #2 or 3, but it sounds like Loctus feels it must be #1. Guess for #1 to be true, Jaime's regular meals would have had to be more caloric than what he's been showing on the vids? But he doesn't seem to be calorie counting, so either:
- when he eats a full rack of ribs with bbq sauce, usually he eats fries as well, but cut that out?
- is it true that people eat more when they eat refined carbs, so maybe the meat is helping him stay fuller longer, so he's been able to eat less?
So in that way are carbs not great for a lot of people because it might tend to cause overeating? Is it just refined carbs - are complex carbs like whole grains okay to eat, or is it better to stick to veggies for fibre?
Although guess for some people, maybe gaining weight isn't as much of an issue - Matt's been eating refined carbs like fries and pasta, and instead of gaining weight wound up losing half a pound this week. If he were to start eating just chicken breasts and veggies, would his weight maybe drop down all the way down to something like 120lbs? So in that case, would it be important to eat complex carbs ... even more than meat or veggies?
In any case, guess if Jaime's eating less than usual, but more than would allow someone to drop all the way down to 170lbs, maybe calorie cutting will have to be introduced at some point? Wonder if that'll start requiring him to eat leaner cuts of meat, and more veggies? If he could start doing cardio at some point, guess that should help a great deal as well, if the exercise has played a big part in the weight loss so far. Exercise is great with all those feel-good chemicals that get released - sometimes hard to get going, but then it winds up being so relaxing
Last edited by TrustySam; 04-22-2017 at 06:24 PM.