# \*\*\*Official Healthy Eating Banter Thread\*\*\* **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 19, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484 "2010-02-19T06:10:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/101 "2010-02-25T05:38:52Z")
Just to clarify the coffee thing: Coffee is good for you. It is full of antioxidants (some studies say more than green tea) and soluble fiber. Ever notice how you have to shit within an hour or so of drinking a cup or two of coffee? BUT sugar is bad for you, and creamer is full of fat and calories and so should be kept in moderation. Most people load their coffee with cream and sugar. :tdown: ALSO, if you drink more than a couple of cups a day you will see your blood pressure go up, you’ll get jittery, and you’ll start sleeping like shit and we all know that > Inadequate sleep: > > •interferes with the body’s ability to metabolize carbohydrates and causes high blood levels of glucose, which leads to higher insulin levels and greater body-fat storage. > > •drives down leptin levels, which causes the body to crave carbohydrates. > > •reduces levels of growth hormone–a protein that helps regulate the body’s proportions of fat and muscle. > > •can lead to insulin resistance and contribute to increased risk of diabetes > > •can increase blood pressure > > •can increase the risk of heart disease So have a cup or two a day, but don’t go overboard. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/102 "2010-02-25T06:44:32Z")
Can I apply the same logic I apply to beer? 22 oz beer = 1 beer. 40 oz. beer = tall beer. ?? ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/103 "2010-02-25T06:45:27Z")
i read an article that said it lowered the risk of diabetes, yours says it raises it :eyebrow: ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/104 "2010-02-25T06:49:40Z")
[quote=“drvnkd,post:102,topic:79484"”] Can I apply the same logic I apply to beer? 22 oz beer = 1 beer. 40 oz. beer = tall beer. ?? [/quote] yes. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/105 "2010-02-25T07:58:03Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Just to clarify the coffee thing: > > Coffee is good for you. It is full of antioxidants (some studies say more than green tea) and soluble fiber. Ever notice how you have to shit within an hour or so of drinking a cup or two of coffee? > > BUT sugar is bad for you, and creamer is full of fat and calories and so should be kept in moderation. Most people load their coffee with cream and sugar. :tdown: > > ALSO, if you drink more than a couple of cups a day you will see your blood pressure go up, you’ll get jittery, and you’ll start sleeping like shit and we all know that > > So have a cup or two a day, but don’t go overboard. :tup: Although you probably meant to say it but didn’t. It’s most likely the caffeine in the coffee that causes the problems listed. Or at least most of them. Caffeine being a diuretic will cause your body to leach water and that can cause many health problems right there. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/106 "2010-02-25T08:14:42Z")
Well yeah. I just equate coffee with the drug caffeine. Decaf coffee is like a dry handjob. Why bother? ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/107 "2010-02-25T08:23:44Z")
Cinnamon melts and a carmel Frappe… $4 mmmmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/108 "2010-02-25T09:39:06Z")
never saw this thread, but i’m in two weightloss pools that go from jan 1 thru april 1 where you have to lose 10% of your weight so i got semi-motivated… started at 200, currently down to 177. Basically i stopped drinking beer except for one night a week and drink a single (full to the brim of course) glass of red wine, which really equates to three normal sized glasses, and grey goose martinis… then on the food side, no snacking whatsoever, no processed food stuff, less bread/more wraps. Also substitued out mayo/oil for hummus/guacamole, which actually has led to some nice meal discoveries. Not sure which of the above practices has contributed more, but I still don’t excersize at all and have lost 23 lbs in less than 2 months so at least one of those things is doing a lot :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![Jared](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jared/32/4976_2.png) [@Jared](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jared)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/109 "2010-02-25T11:31:35Z")
I do not eat red meat, no dairy, very little bread, allot of veg’ies and fruit … During the day I only drink water and every few days unsweetened tea … I eat as much as I want with in these guide lines , and I am a beef’ie 147… My down fall I drink allot of dark beer on the weekends… ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/110 "2010-03-01T13:47:48Z")
i’ve made the executive decision that this will be the last week for me on Keto. Lost 20 lbs, but my mood has suffered greatly. Switching to LGI foods as of the weekend and officially kicking off my marathon training, aka, boatloads of cardio. [http://www.glycemicindex.com/](http://www.glycemicindex.com/) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/111 "2010-03-01T14:09:21Z")
I hate ketogenic diets. Did Lyle McDonald’s Ultimate Diet 2.0 (keto-‘lite’) once- had great results- but never again will I be that miserable. It just isn’t worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/112 "2010-03-01T14:15:04Z")
i’ve gotten much better compared to how i was when i started… i think substantially increasing my B complex intake has helped… but yea, when i first started i wanted to murder newborn puppies for no reason. working out everyday and getting those endorphins is prolly the only reason i made it so long. But yea, results were pretty good. edit: my alcohol tolerance went to shit though, i was so pumped for beer by friday that every friday night turned into a shitshow and i paid for it all saturday, and had to return to being lame on sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/113 "2010-03-01T14:22:13Z")
> [@chino](#): > > Not sure which of the above practices has contributed more, but I still don’t excersize at all and have lost 23 lbs in less than 2 months so at least one of those things is doing a lot :gotme: I have done all the same things with the exception that I have the metabolism of a glacier…FML. I’m just going to row at the gym till I collapse. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/114 "2010-03-02T11:37:45Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/23/real.food.challenge/index.html?hpt=C1](http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/23/real.food.challenge/index.html?hpt=C1) sidenote: first day back on (complex) carbs - farting like WHOA. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/115 "2010-03-02T11:56:01Z")
You will find if you’re counting your GL’s a lot of the foods can be interchanged on your keto meals, at this point im more or less counting GL’s now… i guess the only positive thing about having the stomach flu for the past 2 days is that i didnt take in about 4500 calories and i now have abs lol :roflpicard: ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/116 "2010-03-02T11:58:07Z")
what the fuck is a GL ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/117 "2010-03-02T12:09:55Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > [An inconvenient challenge: Eat 'real food' for a month - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/23/real.food.challenge/index.html?hpt=C1) > > . My GF and I do this. Everything is prepared at home. Rarely do we used processed foods. It’s tough at first but then you just end up making a good amount of food and taking leftovers for lunch. We save a good amount of money doing this. On a side note, don’t eat pizza. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/118 "2010-03-02T12:10:55Z")
glycemic load (points) , everything is in your glycemicindex website, GL is just the name for counting them ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/119 "2010-03-02T12:13:23Z")
> [@Carnut](#): > > On a side note, don’t eat pizza. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484/120 "2010-03-02T12:14:55Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > glycemic load (points) , everything is in your glycemicindex website, GL is just the name for counting them ahh, gotcha. yea, ive moved onto something like that as well. trying to time the complex carbs as much as possible, and work in fruits and such where i can. trying to avoid anything after 8PM carb related. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-healthy-eating-banter-thread/79484.md?page=7)