Too much fruit?

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tnthomas

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I exercise 30 to 60 minutes each day, trying to eat healthier, so waaay less red meat and am eating a lot of chicken & turkey. Also, eating green salad every day(1 portion), and usually 1 apple and later a serving of mixed fresh fruit.

Can you eat too much fruit?

I'm not gaining weight, but am not losing weight as I'm hoping to. :shrug:
 

Yes, fish. I need to be proactive, I like fish, but my wife is "lukewarm" on fish, unless it is breaded and fried. :shrug:
 

It's almost impossible for a human to stay with a strict diet of anything.

All of a sudden I'm craving hamburger., Previously it was chicken.

Fruit? One week it's bananas, next week it's rasperries and right now I'm looking forward to rhubarb.

Cannibals must love human meat. We are omnivorous. (I hope that's the right word).
 
Just had my first watermelon of the season. I prefer local ones bought from the back of a pick-up truck but the one from Aldi's was very tasty. Another favorite is black-heart cherries but much too pricey to indulge often.
 
I eat a couple of pieces of fruit each day and sometimes have a bowl of fresh mixed fruit with nuts seeds and honey for breakfast, some say you can eat too much fruit but your intake sounds about right to me

I don't find there is enough iron in green salad so alternate salad one day and fresh vegetables the next with chicken or fish but have an occasional steak
 
tnthomas said:
I exercise 30 to 60 minutes each day, trying to eat healthier, so waaay less red meat and am eating a lot of chicken & turkey. Also, eating green salad every day(1 portion), and usually 1 apple and later a serving of mixed fresh fruit.

Can you eat too much fruit?

I'm not gaining weight, but am not losing weight as I'm hoping to. :shrug:
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I am a bit skeptical about any weight loss benefits that might be gained by eating poultry. We live in an area which has huge chicken and turkey farms, mostly under contract to Tyson Foods. The producers feed these birds large amounts of steroids and growth hormones, and have the birds ready to harvest in a fraction of the time it would take for nature to do the same. These "additives" become part of the flesh, and we consume them when we eat the birds. I am convinced that one of the reasons why Obesity is such a problem is because so many of our food products are being altered with these "growth" chemicals.

As for fish...there have been several articles lately talking about the plastic pollution in our oceans, and how so much of that "filth" is being ingested into ocean going fish as this plastic begins to break down into small particles...science is just starting to research just what the long term effects on humans might be as a result of eating these fish.

I've been lucky in my "weight" battle...as we retired to a large chuck of land in the country....so I get gobs of exercise that most people would consider as being more "hard labor" than exercise. As a result, I shed 50 pounds of city lard and have kept it off. One trick I've found is to drink a glass of water before sitting down to a meal. This "tricks" the body into thinking the belly is full, with smaller portions of a meal. There is NO substitute for diet and exercise if a person wants to lose weight...the trick is to eat smaller portions of a well balanced diet.
 
Don M. said:
I am a bit skeptical about any weight loss benefits that might be gained by eating poultry. We live in an area which has huge chicken and turkey farms, mostly under contract to Tyson Foods. The producers feed these birds large amounts of steroids and growth hormones, and have the birds ready to harvest in a fraction of the time it would take for nature to do the same. These "additives" become part of the flesh, and we consume them when we eat the birds. I am convinced that one of the reasons why Obesity is such a problem is because so many of our food products are being altered with these "growth" chemicals.

As for fish...there have been several articles lately talking about the plastic pollution in our oceans, and how so much of that "filth" is being ingested into ocean going fish as this plastic begins to break down into small particles...science is just starting to research just what the long term effects on humans might be as a result of eating these fish.

I've been lucky in my "weight" battle...as we retired to a large chuck of land in the country....so I get gobs of exercise that most people would consider as being more "hard labor" than exercise. As a result, I shed 50 pounds of city lard and have kept it off. One trick I've found is to drink a glass of water before sitting down to a meal. This "tricks" the body into thinking the belly is full, with smaller portions of a meal. There is NO substitute for diet and exercise if a person wants to lose weight...the trick is to eat smaller portions of a well balanced diet.
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"steroids and growth hormones", yes, I know that's true but am not thinking of that, until I pull baked chicken out of the oven, and notice how much fluid(water or?) has bled out of the tissues. :eek::bi_polo::mask::distress::upset: <---smileys are so expressive ,

"smaller portions", yes, that's probably the most important concept, I like to eat, and when hitting the weight training I really like to eat.

I shred 50 pounds in 2013, I can whip this 30 pound gain back. :wink1:
 
Fruit sugar is slowing burning than processed sugar so it may stay in your system longer. It still comes down to burn more calories than consuming.

Even though weight has changed little that could be a sign of adding muscle and thickness if working out as hard as you are on diet.
 
Fruit if very high in sugar... so overdoing it will stall your weight loss.. Also.. if you are going to eat fruit stay away form juice.. Eat the fruit itself.. No orange juice.. eat the orange.
 
Probably. Anything can be over done. Sugar -- fructose -- can cause more fat to be stored. So, less is good. I do have an apple/carrot/lemon/ginnger juice made fresh in the morning - add some berries - maybe later?

Mostly salads. HUGE salads. Lots of greens. Micro greens. Experimenting with no oil dressings. Save my carbs for my evening meal: POTATOES!!!
 
WhatInThe said:
Fruit sugar is slowing burning than processed sugar so it may stay in your system longer. It still comes down to burn more calories than consuming.

Even though weight has changed little that could be a sign of adding muscle and thickness if working out as hard as you are on diet.
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Do not agree. It all depends on calories. The more calories you eat the more weight you gain and it doesn't matter if it comes from carbs or anywhere else. If you need 1800 calories to maintain your weight and you eat 2000 calories you will gain weight and that's guaranteed.
 
Lolly said:
Fruit if very high in sugar... so overdoing it will stall your weight loss.. Also.. if you are going to eat fruit stay away form juice.. Eat the fruit itself.. No orange juice.. eat the orange.
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Definitely no juice, not store-bought, just the juice from the real fruit I have, gripped in my hand. ;)


User2017 said:
Probably. Anything can be over done. Sugar -- fructose -- can cause more fat to be stored. So, less is good. I do have an apple/carrot/lemon/ginnger juice made fresh in the morning - add some berries - maybe later?

Mostly salads. HUGE salads. Lots of greens. Micro greens. Experimenting with no oil dressings. Save my carbs for my evening meal: POTATOES!!!
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Carbs! I tried a no carb diet back in the '90s, I don't think that lasted a whole 24 hours....

I'm eating green salads in the evenings, use a light oil based dressing, which is all that's really necessary. Every-so-often, I just eat a no-dressing salad, and enjoy it as much.
 
I'm convinced that it is sugar rather than fat that is the main cause of the current Obesity/Diabetes epidemic.
 
Trade said:
I'm convinced that it is sugar rather than fat that is the main cause of the current Obesity/Diabetes epidemic.
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I tend to think so too. A lot of sugar can do a number on your blood sugar levels, up and down, can make you feel like you're hungry when you're not. The same amount of calories of fat makes you feel stuffed. I think it's truly only calories that count in the long run, but most people won't bother with that. Just eat whenever they feel hungry, so they gain weight.
 
Overeating i've read can cause pancreatic distress but I imagine it would take quite a bit of fruit to cause that type of reaction.
 
NancyNGA said:
I tend to think so too. A lot of sugar can do a number on your blood sugar levels, up and down, can make you feel like you're hungry when you're not. The same amount of calories of fat makes you feel stuffed. I think it's truly only calories that count in the long run, but most people won't bother with that. Just eat whenever they feel hungry, so they gain weight.
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That's the way it works for me. If I eat a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar and raisins for breakfast (I can't hack oatmeal by itself) I will be hungry in an hour or two. If I eat the same number of calories in sausage and eggs I can go five hours easily.
 
I bet frutarians would disagree with you. They eat lots of fruit. I love it, too. I don't eat too much of it though because the ole stupid doc says I am pre diabetic. I may start eating more anyway because the doc has proven to be stupid in many instances. I love bananas, strawberries, blueberries, apples, pears, nectarinenes, kiwi fruit, and most fruit!
 
Ruthanne said:
I bet frutarians would disagree with you. They eat lots of fruit. I love it, too. I don't eat too much of it though because the ole stupid doc says I am pre diabetic. I may start eating more anyway because the doc has proven to be stupid in many instances. I love bananas, strawberries, blueberries, apples, pears, nectarinenes, kiwi fruit, and most fruit!
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Yes, I love all of those, plus the apricot tree planted several years ago is pumping out fruit. The apple tree will be ready in a couple months.
 

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