Drinking Regular Soda Makes You Fat? Really?! Yes, shows a shitlord
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littlethings.comPosted Dec 11, 2014, 3:17 AM UTC
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littlethings.com"Sugar sneaks into your diet through drinks" nothing sneaks into your mouth, you can't accidentally eat something (assuming your not walking around with it in your mouth).
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It's not your fault, you couldn't have known! It was only on the fucking label.
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The guy who did this is looking for media attention to promote his "BBQ Diet" ebook. He has some bullshit on his site about vaguely following a paleo diet and not counting calories or anything like that. He gained 21 lbs in 30 days by consuming an excess of at least 1400 calories/day in Coca-Cola. According to his home bioimpedance scale, he gained 13.4 lbs of fat, which is right in line with the expected amount for that calorie surplus. His fasting glucose either stayed the same or went down, and his blood pressure was measured with a home cuff unit so it's pretty meaningless.
On Facebook he says he lost 5 lbs within three days of quitting the Coke. Basically he overate for 30 days, gained some fat and a bunch of water weight, and he's spinning it as some woo woo nonsense about insulin and fat storage as a personal promotion. Big deal.
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I don't understand why people don't drink diet soda.
So many people are like, "Why would you drink that crap?" as if soda is the most gourmet fucking thing they've ever tasted.
It's syrup and carbonated water.
Why would you get your calories through that?!
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I don't drink diet soda because I think fake sugar is overly sweet, I think diet soda tastes like sweet chemicals. With that said I don't drink regular soda either.
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I just like the satisfying bubbles. I don't mind the taste. I could drink soda water even. Just want them bubbles.
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We bought a sodastream to "save money on loads of soda".
Accidentally discovered carbonated water is yummy. Cleaning the bottles is a bit of a pain, but I did find that I was really only in it for the bubbles.
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Yeah, I have one of those too. I accidentally poured boiling water on one of its bottles that was lying in the sink and it totally warped it. I see the warning label now.
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What's not to get? Some people don't like the taste of it. I only drink regular pop, but I use moderation, eat proper meals, and workout 3 times a week currently(stronglifts) so it doesn't cause any issues for me.
Also, I'm not really too sure on it all because to be honest I haven't read much into it, but aren't there still negatives associated with diet pop as well? I know if you google if it's bad, a good bit comes up supporting that, but again, I haven't read into it much.
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I guess anything that comes with artificial sweeteners. I should probably cut down on it regardless though.
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Drinking "diet" soda makes you fat too - because you idiots use it to justify pigging out on everything else.
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He gained about twice as much weight as the coke would justify though.
10 cans x 30 days = 41,700 calories.
41,700/3500 = 11.9 lbs.
So maybe he constantly felt full because he was also eating too much.
Or, maybe just don't eat and drink too much.
This was discussed the last time this was posted. He gained about 10 lbs water weight. Check his weight/body fat numbers that he posted. About a 10 lb gain in lean body mass. Hmmm.
Pretty much what you'd expect to happen to a Paleoer who suddenly added carbs. About 2,000 kcal goes to glycogen, about 10 lbs of water to hydrate the glycogen, and another 11 lbs straight to fat.
10 lbs = 4.5 kg
11 lbs = 5.0 kg
^^^feedback
I think this 50 year old shitlord with visible abs wasn't lying about eating.
The fact is, sugar makes your body react differently than eating fat. Part of that weight is probably water. However, what many people don't understand is that insulin does NOT just neutralize glucose in the blood. It is also the hormone that signals to fat cells to grab any fat they can and hold onto it. It also naturally decrease leptin (the hormone that makes you feel full) which inturn reduces MSH....etc.
Look, planets are planets because they don't stop stuffing their faces. The live in constant denial.
But, please understand that if it was as simple as 3,500 calories in and you gain a pound many jobs would be a LOT easier. (And more boring!)
Mind you, for the average person adding in macros and calories is probably about 97%, maybe 99% accurate. I don't claim anyone should have to go to college to understand weight loss/gain.
He's selling an e-book and a "modified Paleo" diet. He's motivated to paint his experience in the light most conducive to sales.
And it is as simple as 3500 excess calories = 1 lb fat gained. Insulin is just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic^(tee hee!)
I did type out a larger reply but I liked the summary better. Here you go:
TLDR: Human hormones are really complex. Please don't create a class of pseudo-science for shitlords; our bodies were not evolved to handle a pound of raw sugar each day. It does however work really well at processing meat, vegetables, fruits and grains at a 1 calorie = 1 calorie basis. With copious amounts of sugar? Not so much.
So if you find a ham saying, I only eat 1500 calories- ask what. If they say its all healthy, they are lying. It means they are stuffing their face with high-sugar products. That is what this shitlord showed- that unhealthy diets equal fat people.
Please don't think I am trying to excuse people who eat a ton of cake/ get really fat. I think they should be shamed and educated. Those that don't learned, should be held up as a mocking point for the rest of society to learn from.