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Last time, I had "lost" 4 lbs. That was a weight measurement snafu: turns out, my home scale is consistently off by about two pounds, so it would be correct to say that at the time of the post, I had lost two pounds, not 4.
However, since beginning semaglutide, I have lost approximately 12 pounds. The number of calories I managed to avoid eating thanks to sugar reduction is more than 500 kcal/day. I'll not detail the experience in too much detail, but current conclusion is that the vast majority of my weight loss comes from being able to cut down on the soda.
I will note a few extra details: Loss of interest in bread. Not terribly strange, considering most bread is a vehicle for sugars. But everything from subway, to hot dog and bratwurst buns, to regular sliced bread. White bread now has the same palatability as low-sugar sarah lee's wheat bread. Naturally, I have swapped over to Sarah Lee's. Miracle Whip is nasty now, though regular, low-sugar mayo is still good.
If you are struggling with weight loss, especially snacking + sugar, Semaglutide is a miracle drug.
Why do Americans put sugar in their bread, anyway? Even this Sarah Lee's wheat bread contains added sugar.
As a preservative, and possibly for cultural reasons. The regular white bread Americans like is kind of just a variant on brioche, it’s a descendant of Anglo-Dutch bread rather than the crustier French or Italian equivalents. In big cities, upper middle class people differentiate themselves by being bread snobs and lamenting sugary bread, this has led to New York restaurants importing French Poilâne bread at $25 a loaf, but it’s mostly a cultural thing.
In America, breakfast is mostly sweet or, if it’s savory, doesn’t usually include a strong bread component (replaced by biscuits/scones, hash browns, grits etc). In Europe, breakfast is often a savory meal served with bread (eg in Germany, bread with cold sausages/meats). Maybe this affected bread preferences.
There's no way a few grams of sugar per slice has any preservative effect. Probably the opposite.
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