You’re apparently one of the blessed few who has never had to deal with the roller coaster of weight management. I was a chubby kid, a fat teen, an obese collegian, and when I turned 25, I decided enough was enough. I tipped the scales, at my heaviest, at 389. I’ve stayed consistently in the 220 region for 5 years by doing exactly what I’ve espoused in my posts. You’ve obviously done nothing more than trolled the responses to this article and picked mine as one to denigrate and lambaste. Congratulations.
The article spoke to the problems with low-fat salad dressings, and the BIGGEST problem with them is sugar. Make the correlation, Eaker, FFS. I understand that correlation does not equal causation, but if you go back 30 years ago and research the “war on fat,” you’ll find a commonality between the reduction of fat and the increase in the waistlines of Americans.
Heck, when I was growing up, gummy bears were lauded as great snacks for kids because they were fat-free. Yes, they’re fat free, but they’re essentially sugar gel. My mother did abide by the fat-free craze, and as a child, I’m not going to question my mother; thus my waistline went to Hell in a hand basket.
You most certainly did call me a sanctimonious ass. Go back and read your post. Perhaps neither one of us is in the right frame of mind to be posting to one another, but you and I have gone round-and-round before; and I’m starting to think it’s personal.
The desire for junk DOES go away. There have been myriad health studies published in major medical journals showing that sugar affects the same parts of the brain as cocaine and other narcotics. It has the same markers for addiction. I’m a recovering alcoholic, so for me, sugar became a substitute as I struggled to stay away from the booze. Once you’re stable and the addiction markers slink away, it becomes very easy to say no to anything, even junk food.
You’re projecting yourself into this, and from what I’ve read from these two posts, you have absolutely no warranted grounds from which to preach. You’ve obviously not struggled with obesity in your life, and you have a chip on your shoulder for those who have. I’m trying to better my life and live it the healthiest way I know how.
As far as your last comment, from what I can tell in this thread, more people agree with me than with you. You might want to hold your tongue and do some educational reading of your own before you’re so quick to cast aspersions. This sort of knowledge about the body and how our bodies work to metabolize the components of our food is critical to live a long, healthy, junk-free life.
A bit closer to the truth than your earlier comment though not true.
Also I don't recall ever posting to you so don't flatter yourself as this is not personal.
It is clear that you want to give advice but do not want to be given any. This says a lot about you.