and it is not ok that poor people have to live off crap junk food, and develop health problems because junk food is cheaper…

where do people live that they have access to junk food, but not a grocery store? (serisously, I’m asking. There are places that the closest access to real food is two hours away?)

perhaps if there was a demand for convenience stores to carry some groceries, and not just mountain dew and cheetos, these people would be better off. I think if neighbors joined a task force they could get their local convenience store to stock frozen veggies, and some other real foods. Also, perhaps people who live far out of the city should have gardens. I would LOVE to have a garden, and grow my own veggies.

I just don’t accept the argument that we have to not tax junk food because poor people live on it. there is so much wrong with that premise.

I used to drink three espressos a day, and we used real sugar. I was so grossed out one day to realize how much sugar we went through in a month. I now use Dietor. So, just that alone cut out a lot of sugar.

I will see how it goes, and if i have success, i will post an update.

thanks for the info!

I didn’t necessarily give up bread. I read the labels on everything and distinctly remember giving up ketchup. I was surprised that ketchup had sugar in it. At that time I only looked for the word “sugar” in the ingredients. If I were to do it again (and maybe not such a bad idea with lent right around the corner), I would look for the words “sugar”, “dextrose”, “sucrose” and all of those other “-oses” and starches. Yes, my skin did get clearer – no pimples and just the overall size of the pours seemed to get nicer too.

Another surprise was my temperament. I was calmer, more balanced and grounded as the days went on. Also that little tummy pouch/bump in my stomach got a whole lot smaller. (hmmmm. I think it’s time to give up sugar again)

To help motivate me I remember printing out a list of how sugar is a poison for the body. It was a rather long list of all of these horrible things that sugar does to the human body.

I also gave up red meat years ago because my body had a hard time digesting it. But an interesting story is what a friend told me when she gave up red meat. She was living with her boyfriend at the time and she decided to change their diet just to be healthy. They, as a couple, gave up red meat for a few months. Then they added it back into their diet. She noticed that after they added it back in, they argued a lot more and she’s convinced the red meat wasn’t good for their relationship.

Don’t believe in all these reduced-fat, reduced sugar things either. If God didn’t mean for you to eat fat, then why’d he make it taste so good? I’m not kidding, was it put there to tempt you, or is it essential to your body’s health? I’m not saying sit down and eat pounds of butter, but fat is not the enemy that they make you believe that it is. I’ve never bought margarine, don’t cook reduced fat, and don’t have a weight problem and never have. I use salt in my cooking as well. Maybe it will all catch up with me in twenty years, who knows, but I think we are all being sold something because there are people who make money off of our fear.

My sister is a big believer in raw milk (meaning unpasteurized). She has a cow for that purpose, and makes her own cheese, butter, etc. They eat organic, but actually include a lot of different fats in their diets, with very little sugar or processed food. Her children are seven and four and have never even had antibiotics.

There are some new sugar substitutes coming out. I think the one is called something like “Whey low”. It can be used in baking and doesn’t have any artificial sugars in it, but has a lower glycemic index (so is much less likely to affect blood sugar). It’s very expensive, apparently, compared to sugar. I haven’t used it, but have considered it because I really have a hard time eating anything with sugar in it.

I don’t drink juice or pop. I do every once in a while have a Coke Zero, but not often. Pops are terrible! I have cut out a lot of bread, but do eat pasta or rice almost every day. But, just a very small portion. And since moving to Italy, I use only real butter, no more margarine. But, I still probably consume more sugar then I should. I use fake sugar for my caffe and lattes. I think I am going to try an experiment, and see how much I eat. I don’t eat all those prepared meals like they showed in the video, but I bet I still consume a good amount. I would love to drop 10 pounds or so!