Bananas are NOT a low carb food

[LisaMergs 2,854]

Hormone therapy for everyone!!!

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Rampant hormones happens with rapid weight loss.

I think too much estrogen is flowing instead of testosterone in me right now. I feel like watching the Oxygen Network and crying.

Well,since I don't know if you're a man or woman, that could go either way...lmao

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[Cervidae 2,389]

*edited* sigh, never mind.

Edited September 10, 2016 by Cervidae

[LisaMergs 2,854]

Yeah. That!!

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[Babbs 14,681]

*edited* sigh, never mind.

Why? I WANT advice from someone who has lost 243 pounds! Seems to me you would know what you're talking about more than most.

I actually didn't see the original post. If it was snarky, I want to see that, too

[LisaMergs 2,854]

@@Babbs

I did- hence agreeing with her ????

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[Cervidae 2,389]

@@Babbs - "Complex carbs are utterly different than simple carbs. That being said, bananas have a fair amount of carbs and sugar, and so should be consumed in moderation (ideally). Why did this discussion, like so many others, turn into a cesspool of bitchy, cranky people being mean to each other?! :/ I love this place and I love you guys but do you ever wonder if it's the newbies driving you away or you guys driving yourselves away? I get that we're all cranky from lack of chocolate (and Snickers?) but man! Lighten up! :)"

that's a little more confronting than I'm normally comfortable with, so I deleted it. But since you asked...

[Alex Brecher 10,515]

@@OutsideMatchInside,

Thanks for the info on bananas and for raising this discussion! Definitely bananas are not a low-carb food! I don’t think I would equate bananas with Oreos given the differences in potassium, sodium, Fiber, and Vitamins. Certainly for a single day if you are trying to balance your calories, you could choose two Oreos or a banana interchangeably.

Day in and day out, though, I don’t see being able to justify (from a health or weight loss perspective) choosing a banana over Oreos and their refined grains, salt, and high fructose corn Syrup, not to mention losing out on the possible benefits of the resistant starch found in bananas, which possibly could help with growing good bacteria in the gut.

Thanks for the list of various fruits and their net carb content! It can definitely be helpful to have a quick list of possible fruits to choose if you’re looking for a snack and only have a few calories to spend. A cup of strawberries can certainly be more filling than a half a banana for the same number of calories.

[DeletedMember 715]

I make a smoothie out of half a banana every day. Add in unsweetened chocolate almond milk and peanut powder (no sugar peanut powder).

Then I drink it through a straw.

And my doctor thinks this is a wonderful Breakfast choice.

12 grams of Protein and 195 calories.

[Valentina 2,642]

@@Babbs - "Complex carbs are utterly different than simple carbs. That being said, bananas have a fair amount of carbs and sugar, and so should be consumed in moderation (ideally). Why did this discussion, like so many others, turn into a cesspool of bitchy, cranky people being mean to each other?! :/ I love this place and I love you guys but do you ever wonder if it's the newbies driving you away or you guys driving yourselves away? I get that we're all cranky from lack of chocolate (and Snickers?) but man! Lighten up! :)"

that's a little more confronting than I'm normally comfortable with, so I deleted it. But since you asked...

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Exactly, what she ^^^^ said!

[lf1227 129]

Bananas becoming tacos....

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I am just waiting for someone to post that they make banana smoothies and drink it through a straw .

Then the fireworks will begin.

That was HILARIOUS

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[higher 966]

@@higher

Strawberries and Water work the best for that fresh scent, lol

Does that knowledge come from experience? I always thought the old adage was pineapple and watermelon! I've been drinking....watermelon.

Edited September 11, 2016 by higher

[LisaMergs 2,854]

@@higher

Strawberries and Water work the best for that fresh scent, lol

Does that knowledge come from experience? I always thought the old adage was pineapple and watermelon! I been drinking....watermelon.

DRINKING watermelon? Oh. I didn't know that was how we were supposed to use it....

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@@higher

It is pineapple, but pineapple is like eating candy, so that is off the table (for me anyway). Really just getting enough fluids, it doesn't even have to be Water, just fluids, coffee and tea work, but being well hydrated and flushing your system counts for more than what you eat. Still you can never go wrong with strawberries.

Edited September 11, 2016 by OutsideMatchInside

[Babbs 14,681]

@@Babbs - "Complex carbs are utterly different than simple carbs. That being said, bananas have a fair amount of carbs and sugar, and so should be consumed in moderation (ideally). Why did this discussion, like so many others, turn into a cesspool of bitchy, cranky people being mean to each other?! :/ I love this place and I love you guys but do you ever wonder if it's the newbies driving you away or you guys driving yourselves away? I get that we're all cranky from lack of chocolate (and Snickers?) but man! Lighten up! :)"

that's a little more confronting than I'm normally comfortable with, so I deleted it. But since you asked...

Sex. I'm cranky from lack of sex.

Now excuse me while I go eat a banana.

[Cervidae 2,389]

@@Babbs yep, that'll do it! ;P And though I love bananas I will admit they are a poor substitute for... erm, Snickers? lol