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Originally Posted by CFD
This is true but as I mentioned the average man. What is average, again something that's arguable but when talking in general I consider average as per guidelines by organizations such as CDC. Using that the average man requires somewhere around 2600 cals daily, using 1 3/4 cupsof sugar is somewhere around 1500 cals or so. That doesn't leave much room for proper nutrition. When you look at it as you stated cals in vs cals out, also as you stated the effect on fat loss, bmi, health I n general is not even considered so why even bring it up, it's like saying weight reduction in your car will make it faster, well, let's throw it the engine and see how that works for you. When most people say weight loss, they mean fat loss so why confuse them. You use your sugar consumption as an example but that's not a good one for many reasons, first a bowl of frosted flakes is about what 10-15 g sugar that's a drop in the bucket to your caloric needs, I doubt you consume 1500 cal in sugar daily. sugar, especially table sugar which is bad in many ways, I also consume sugar but the type of sugar, the amount and the timing I take into consideration, to say to someone trying to loose fat that sugar is ok is a recipe for disaster . Sure, if you want to loose weight with total neglect to where that weight comes from then don't pay attention to macro's and just go into a caloric deficit, the result will be weight loss via muscle before fat along with less energy and will also result in many health problems, all the nutrients you deprive your body of for needed bodily functions have to come from somewhere so you in turn canibalize your own body
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While I agree and disagree with some stuff stated, I do see your points. I do eat more than some frosted flakes in sugar during my prep.
I personally do not believe telling someone that is trying to obtain weight loss that it is OK to have some sugar is a bad thing. On the contrary, it will probably make the diet more sustainable for them. I've helped 100s of people through diets that still contained sugar to some degree and they had excellent results.
But I digress. Whatever works for you is good with me I was just trying to make sure factual data was out there for people to take as they would like to.