She Lost Weight By Eating Sweet Potato Instead of Rice
@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
February 11, 2016 11:34pm CST
Our former officemate became fat when she was transferred to another company . I haven’t seen her for about 4 months and was so surprised to see her fat and with a bit of a protruding stomach already .
But after some more months , she was back to her slim self. And she said , she substituted her rice with sweet potato instead , to go with her viand . Of course she also cut the portions of what she ate and did some exercising .
And she achieved that after 3 months .
What I noticed whenever I eat sweet potato in lieu of rice at dinner was that the next day , I really have to go early to the john .
Not to mention that the sweet potato is delicious .
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
12 Feb 16
That is good for her! I did not know that sweet potatoes are a better alternative. I should try to eat more sweet potatoes, hehe.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Feb 16
@enlightenedpsych2 oh i did not know that! i will eat in moderation as side dishes or something then!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Feb 16
@enlightenedpsych2 I never asked or know my blood type. I should ask the doctor next time I go. I get my blood drawn pretty often, just never asked.
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@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
12 Feb 16
I will go for the brown rice, but potatoes isn't bad either. i wouldn't mind i guess but how many potatoes she ate the whole day
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Feb 16
@Letranknight2015 Yes try it . Buy a kilo , boil them nicely . Then peel them all , slice them and put them in a container and out it at the fridge . At anytime , you have a ready camote . It's delicious to go with a dish even when it's cold . Eat two small ones only and your dish a small portion only .
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@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
15 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD well then i will buy camote instead.
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@moonchild117 (1987)
• Philippines
12 Feb 16
Yeah, sweet potato does have an effect on our digestion I think white rice is the one that contains more carbohydrates. Brown rice has more fiber, I think. They say it's better and healthier than white rice. If you don't want to replace rice with potatoes or other veggies, go for brown rice.
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@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
12 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD do you need to cook it first? i mean how goes a potato cooked?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Feb 16
@Letranknight2015 Sweet potato or camote in our language . Just boil them but not overcooked ha ?
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@allknowing (136581)
• India
12 Feb 16
Sweet potatoes look simple but have great health benefits including 'going early to the john' as they are filled with fibre.
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@allknowing (136581)
• India
12 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD I too must increase my intake of this priceless tuber. I try to plant but we have the mongooe meance. Someone here suggested that I plant them at many places.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Feb 16
@allknowing Mongooe meance ? Hmm , i think that's the what we call here mongo beans .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Feb 16
@nottoooldtowrite Yes, me too , that's what is hard since i don't have the time to do it except on weekends .
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
12 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD the exercise part is the problem. Lol
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@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
12 Feb 16
Sweet potato that is bit tasty to.. I hope there would not be any health side effects.. still to stay healthy is the best option. Rice most of the diabetics patients do find a substitute for it.. any how it is better to see a person in normal size... usually I had seen those fat are considered to have some or other sort of health defects even though they do not have much. It seems being fat had made as a symbol of being unhealthy.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Feb 16
That is true . For some people their being so fat could be the side effect of hormonal imbalance or some ailments like hypothyroidism.
But for the diabetics , they are advised to use the brown rice . Though , eating should always be in moderation .
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Feb 16
Interesting? So do you think it was the switch to sweet potatoes or the exercise and the cutting of her portions that resulted in the weight loss?
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
15 Feb 16
I do not have much liking for sweet potato.
I love sweet potato leaves more than sweet potato.
If you do not want to gain weight and still eat rice, you can try the brown rice.
They tend to fill you yet have lesser calories because it is less processed than white rice.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
24 Feb 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker Yes, to some people , they are always eating with rice . I can eat a lot only , if i eat with my hands and the viand is my favorite .
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32695)
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD We prefer hot dogs in a bed of rice over a bun that is designed for eating hot dogs.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Feb 16
It has lesser calories than rice as what @LadyDuck commented . I think it's sugar content is not that much also because if it does have much then you will get fatter .
Though , it should be eaten in smaller portion , and in addition do some exercises and dieting .
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
12 Feb 16
I love sweet potatoes, it's nutritious and good for digestion. I've never looked at them for slimming down but now I know.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32695)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Feb 16
There is a negative side effect with Sweet potatoes though. You will be farting a lot. I had a 6 month sweet potato diet when I was 17 because I was homeless and I runaway from my parents. Oh my all the gas I produced.....
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
24 Feb 16
Really !
I usually eat sweet potato in the morning and at night . Luckily , i don't fart . Maybe it's because i go to the comfort room early morning thus , less content on the stomach when i eat it again for breakfast .
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32695)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD Beans are much more worst than sweet potatoes though when it comes to far producing.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
15 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD I too like sweet potatoes. So must find ways to have more of it.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
16 Feb 16
@silvermist Then you can try this sweet potato diet .
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
15 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD I am not slim.I would like to reduce at least 5 KG S in the coming months.
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@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
15 Feb 16
I got really slim when I have done that.. Too slim that from "S" I went to "XS" that my friends it is too much.. I am below 45kg that time.. So afraid of the comments that I look skeleton, I tried to gain weight.
Now I am 49 and trying to lose 2kg.. I and husband eating 'kamote' again.. haha
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@Kikijoyce (107)
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12 Feb 16
Sweet potato!wow who would have thought!!!Can you loose baby fat on the belly?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Feb 16
@Kikijoyce If rice is your staple food that goes with the dish for the meal , then you substitute it with sweet potato . Just a small piece will do because anyway you have your dish . Also try to exercise everyday at least 30 minutes and cut your portions of what you eat .
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Feb 16
My friend's tummy became big that's why she decided to lose weight and replaced her rice with sweet potato . Now , she's slim again , and she doesn't eat sweet potato anymore , though very small amount of rice only .
@Kikijoyce (107)
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15 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD i am then starting a sweet potato diet because ive tried everything else but doesn't do much.how regularly do you need to eat it?
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