Know your sugars!

[wannabe]

It was after Big Eddy replied to my first few posts that I realized I really didn't know squat about the food I was ingesting every day. Since then, and after reading a few posts on this great forum, I've come to realize how important it is to know what the heck I'm swallowing on a daily basis. Sounds like a no brainer right?

Well I've questioned friends and guys I work out and train with, and I can see now that I'm not the only one, that in fact guys like Big Eddy and other well versed bodybuilders are of a minority. Most of us regular folks haven't got a clue what we're tossing down the old gullet.

I've changed my ways, and now research and read up on all the foods I eat on a regular basis, and what I've found is downright alarming. How much crap have I been stuffing in my belly over the years? I don't even want to think about it! Suffice it to say I've developed a new interest in the subject, which brings me to the subject of this post, sugars...

I've been eating protein powder at the rate of 2 lbs a week for about 6 weeks now, combined with the 'Universal Animal Pump' matrix, and have seen good results, but I decided to check the ingredients on the net.

The powder I use is Allmax's 'Isoflex', which boasts of 90% pure protein. However, this mix contains sucralose as a sweetener. Now I already knew that aspertame was poison, but I believed that splenda was ok... Not so according to the latest data.

For those of you that are concerned about the effects of sucralose, you should check out the following links:

http://www.sucralose.com/us/index.php

Now , check out the next ones,

http://www.holisticmed.com/splenda/

http://tuberose.com/Sucralose.html

http://www.splendaexposed.com/

http://www.newstarget.com/001522.html


And if you're interested in where to get Jay Robb's protein,

http://www.jayrobb.com/cat_proteinWheyAll.asp



Hope this helps.

[Derek]

The old saying "You are what you eat" is literally true...so why would anyone want to be made out of garbage?

[wannabe]

Many people are simply too lazy to care. I've worked with guys that eat lunch at burger joints 5 days a week! Why aren't they making a lunch at home? Too lazy! It's easier to fork out the 5 or 6 bucks for a Big Mac combo than to take the time to prepare a healthy sandwich, with fruits and veggies and a bottle of water...
I did it for a long time too, simply because I was ignorant of the facts!

[Vincent Valentine]

I know people like that too. Eating fast food all the time is so unhealthy. ugh.

[Newfiechick]

I have learned that no matter if we are looking to gain mass or lose fat, that diet is crutial.
Diet is about where 90% of our gains come from....training is secondary
Without a good eating pattern in place, I found that training just cannot do it alone.

btw, wannabe, what's your diet look like?
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Discipline is the bridge between goals & accomplishments.

[BIG EDDY]

[wannabe]

Hey guys and gals, I was just cruisin' through ' target news ' and found this little expose on lunch meats and breakfast sausage,

you guys HAVE to see this. Just keep clicking on the green ' next ' button to view more glorious photos...

http://www.newstarget.com/phototour_mystery_meat_1.html

[wannabe]