UPF.... WTF - I knew it was addictive but didn't realise...

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@PaminaMozart

They sleep till 10, so I've given my usual morning workouts a miss so as not to disturb them.

So why not leave them sleeping and do your workouts whilst they're still in bed? If exercising at home there are quiet exercises you can do at home (even in your own bedroom) such as resistance exercises with exercise bands or hoops, weights, yoga plus stretching, lunges, ViPR, bosu ball, etc. Or leave them a note to say you've gone for a brisk walk/jog in the shirt instances it actually isn't raining..,

Also I perfectly understand how you feel about cravings. I'm about to put some chocolate ice-cream sticks I bought in a weak moment in a bowl of hot water to remove the temptation. I had one earlier and although I snaffled it very quickly it really wasn't as enjoyable as I remembered and it's made me slightly sick. I'm buying watermelon tomorrow.. 🌹

Yep.

Denial. Science shows us OP is healthier than most with her lifestyle.

I've completely let my diet choices go downhill the last few years and have no doubt at 70 OP is healthier than me.

Add me to the list of people who want to be like OP when I grow up.

She should be proud!

You can tell from the comments who has read 'the book' and who hasn't.

I love a Crunchie and a packet of Monster Munch as much as the next woman, but knowing the tricks played with our food to literally make us addicted to utter shite, many ingredients of which can't even be described as food, and which literally shortens our lives really pissed me off.

I've been overweight most of my life and I now realise I've been a literal slave to UPFs for decades. I fell for all of the tricks.

It's terrifying that we just hand our kids over to McDonalds and Haribo and don't even know what we're doing.

Making the switch is so hard though - it's in EVERYTHING!!

A 70 year old with the biological age of a 53 year old, I would imagine she is indeed healthier than her guests

Why does Op living a healthy lifestyle upset you?

She indulged and was shocked at what a difference it makes on her body.

Why so many snarky replies? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Because she’s talking to people who are exactly like her relations.

Peer pressure is a big thing

As is trying to be nice an accommodate your guests and make them feel welcome and at home

I know you are all paragons who never do anything that you wouldn't see is totally your own choice just surprised you don't realise how unusual and exceptional and truely amazing you really are

You are my hero OP, people will try to shame you and call it concern. I quite like a bit of CG not done her WOs in ages. I like to cook from scratch but I also love some UPFs crisps, chocolate but I try to make them as low on the UPF scale as possible.
I like to eat out and splurge I want to carry my shopping when I am 80 and the years o have left I want to be good ones, strong ones not just being alive ones. I think diet and exercise will help that. Yes I could suddenly have a debilitating disease but I am doing everything I can to love well and want to be you when I grow up (48 here 😉)

Thank goodness they are not heroin addicts with you being so susceptible to peer pressure!

You should be well proud of your lifestyle!👏
It's much harder to be fit and eat well (while resisting temptations and deal with personal life adversities) than being overweight and barely be able to run for 2 mins!

The nasty ones are just jealous!

Yes of course UPF and crap carbs/sugar are addictive. Well, that's probably the wrong word, but the more you eat the more you crave. The reason why normally restrained eaters go a bit mad in that 'Christmas week'. I don't find it improbable that you've gained weight in a short time or else we wouldn't gain so much over Xmas/holidays. Once your guest goes home, you can get back in the saddle. I find that high GI foods make my moods worse, I feel much calmer eating decent foods, never mind weight gain.

Eventually though for most the body is affected.

Being active, eating whole foods, and maintaining a healthy weight and muscle mass is healthy.

It doesn't mean she'll never have health issues, but a diet of upfs and no exercise is unhealthy.

That's just science. It might not give someone diabetes but there are many other factors.

Did they force feed her ?

This is incredibly dramatic - I don't get it.

You had guests for 10 days who like UPF and now you're addicted?

Your home your rules?

I grew up in a normal, reasonably healthy family and my parents and us have never really bothered with UPF in my lifetime. I tend to shop at Waitrose and UPF would literally double my food shop.

Surely this isn't hard work!

Why?

Healthy food is still good delicious food.

Why is eating healthy and exercising not fun?

It's more likely it's bloating and water retention, rather than actual fat gain and muscle loss. You'll be able to bounce back pretty quickly if you're very active and have a good diet usually.

There is everything wrong with UPF.

Actually, we don't know if she's healthier. She may be fitter, but even that is a moot point. It's shocking to me the lifestyles some people get away with and still stay healthy. And then you get people who seem thin and healthy on the outside but they sadly have a ton of problems including diabetes.

At your age? 😂 saucer of unpasteurised, raw milk for you!

This happened to me. I had a bout of emotional eating after a bereavement and I was shocked at how quickly I gained weight and I didn't feel I was eating that much - it's incredible how it all adds up. You could eat thousands of calories a day just eating "normal" meals and snacks.

I applaud your healthy lifestyle before and I am shocked that instead of finding it inspiring people are carping at you. I suppose many are addicted to UPF and the thought of giving it up makes us angry with people like you who seemed to have it licked. But I don't think we can have the slim figures many of us 9want if we don't give it up. They say everything in moderation but, like you, I find that eating that stuff triggers cravings so I can't eat it in moderation.

I have decided to ditch the sugar and UPFs and am on day 15 without sugar (not completely sugar free as I am eating fruit at breakfast). I have to say that I already feel much better for it and have already lost half a stone.

I do this when I travel to the UK. I eat crap there but you soon go back to normal so don't worry.

Good for you OP. I eat and exercise so that I arrive at 60 in great shape, 70 really good shape, 80 good shape and 90, well I hope that at last I'll be in world class shape as everyone else has given up or gone.

Use it or lose it. Not exercising for a DAY starts muscle atrophy. That's why bed rest is not a thing anymore, and why anyone sat at a desk needs to think about what they are doing to themselves. Michael Mosely (RIP) was so right in much of the work he did in this space

Ignore the haters

taking care of yourself is not self absorption.

The implication? That is your take on it. She IS much better than her visitors though. Said visitors should be grateful for meals provided by the host, I imagine we are talking about close relative, but how rude to expect your usual food.

This is peak mumsnet.

Today I had one of those massive 150g packets of salt and vinegar walkers and ate all of them. Unfortunately they have burned the sides of my mouth. I’ve also eaten chocolate, white bread, and ate loads of carbs for dinner.