I agree, Becca - carbs have gotten a bad rep. Our bodies need a balance of things. Whole grains are good for you, and moderation is the key.
Another thing I find is that we tend to be fat phobic. I believe that we need to have some good fat in our diets every day. That means monounsaturated fat like olive oil or canola oil. These have the essential fatty acids that our body needs. For those of you who are ready to cut up a potato and deep fry it, that's not what I'm talking about. Two teaspoons a day is plenty.
The word "essential" means that your body can not produce it and you have to get it from food. I have seen people start to lose weight by adding a LITTLE (yes, I'm yelling) good fat to their diet. Many of us resist fat because we are fat so we won't eat fat (does that make sense?). But it does have benefits to our health and metabolism.
I am not a medical person and I know that some of you are doing programs that are working well for you. Keep doing them. If you have health issues that you are working with a doctor, listen to them. You may have a whole different set of rules that you are working with. For the vast majority of us, its a matter of common sense and following the rules of nature. Moderation and balance.
I will say that I am a Weight Watchers leader and have been for eight years. Our stuff is based on scientic research that I am not 100% aware of but I trust that the program works because it is based on solid principals of food choices, exercise, behavior changes, support, and goal weight maintenance. I sound like I am trying to sell the program - I'm really not. I don't put down any other method of losing weight - this is the one that worked for me, and I am very passionate about it. I don't always practice what I preach, but, hey - I've got issues, what can I say!
Down off my soapbox - guess I made the coffee a little stronger than I thought.
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