Ate a pile of French fries - what was I thinking???
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Ate a pile of French fries - what was I thinking???
I went to Red Robin tonight and ordered my customary (and delish!) grilled chicken "burger." It usually comes with a reasonable serving of fries on the plate, which I figure I can eat on occasion and truly enjoy. Tonight, however, they forgot to put the fries on the plate, so the server brought me a whole basket of those evil things. I ended up eating most of them!!!! They are like drugs!
I've been doing No-S since 1/1/11 and this is my first real failure. It brings back all those, "well, I've blown it again" feelings. I know tomorrow is another day and I'm determined to make it an N day, but it sure feels yucky to realize how easily I can be thrown off course.
I've been doing No-S since 1/1/11 and this is my first real failure. It brings back all those, "well, I've blown it again" feelings. I know tomorrow is another day and I'm determined to make it an N day, but it sure feels yucky to realize how easily I can be thrown off course.
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Re: Ate a pile of French fries - what was I thinking???
You're doing brilliantly. "Mark it and move on."Whidbey Woman wrote:I've been doing No-S since 1/1/11 and this is my first real failure.
Be kind, for everybody you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Re: Ate a pile of French fries - what was I thinking???
They are probably more like a drug than you think.
Nothing that everyone else here hasn't done. Keep moving in the right direction.
Nothing that everyone else here hasn't done. Keep moving in the right direction.
Whidbey Woman wrote:I went to Red Robin tonight and ordered my customary (and delish!) grilled chicken "burger." It usually comes with a reasonable serving of fries on the plate, which I figure I can eat on occasion and truly enjoy. Tonight, however, they forgot to put the fries on the plate, so the server brought me a whole basket of those evil things. I ended up eating most of them!!!! They are like drugs!
I've been doing No-S since 1/1/11 and this is my first real failure. It brings back all those, "well, I've blown it again" feelings. I know tomorrow is another day and I'm determined to make it an N day, but it sure feels yucky to realize how easily I can be thrown off course.
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Mark it an move on. It happens.
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I always find that situations like you found yourself in (food served on muliple dishes) highlights
THE POWER OF ONE PLATE.
In the early days of building NoS habits, I often repeated to myself the mantra (from the book): "one=done" in an attempt to convince myself of the fact. (If I had chosen to, I could just have easily said to myself "Oh, THAT doesn't look like very much." ).
However, the repeated positive experiences of "one=done" being true strengthened my NoS habits, so that now, the phrase isn't an attempt to convince myself that I won't starve, but rather, a reminder that "more than one=uncomfortably full and yucky" and something to be avoided.
And, lastly, you didn't "blow it"; you learned something: two plates is too much. Even after 2.5 years on NoS, I am not very good at estimating how much food I've eaten/should eat when it is served on more than one plate. I hate "virtual plating" as I stink at it.
So, yes, mark it and move on. Don't go down the diethead road. Don't "punish" yourself for yesterday. Enjoy your food today.
HTH,
THE POWER OF ONE PLATE.
In the early days of building NoS habits, I often repeated to myself the mantra (from the book): "one=done" in an attempt to convince myself of the fact. (If I had chosen to, I could just have easily said to myself "Oh, THAT doesn't look like very much." ).
However, the repeated positive experiences of "one=done" being true strengthened my NoS habits, so that now, the phrase isn't an attempt to convince myself that I won't starve, but rather, a reminder that "more than one=uncomfortably full and yucky" and something to be avoided.
And, lastly, you didn't "blow it"; you learned something: two plates is too much. Even after 2.5 years on NoS, I am not very good at estimating how much food I've eaten/should eat when it is served on more than one plate. I hate "virtual plating" as I stink at it.
So, yes, mark it and move on. Don't go down the diethead road. Don't "punish" yourself for yesterday. Enjoy your food today.
HTH,
Vicki in MNE
7! Yrs. with Vanilla NoS, down 55+lb, happily maintaining and still loving it!
7! Yrs. with Vanilla NoS, down 55+lb, happily maintaining and still loving it!
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I love fries, and other than doughnuts, they might be the worst food in the World. Make sure Red Robbin gets those tasy little things on the plate next time.
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I think there are a lot of foods worse than fries -- and even doughnuts for that matter.Over43 wrote:I love fries, and other than doughnuts, they might be the worst food in the World.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Have a look here for some examples:wosnes wrote:I think there are a lot of foods worse than fries -- and even doughnuts for that matter.Over43 wrote:I love fries, and other than doughnuts, they might be the worst food in the World.
http://www.thisiswhyyourefat.com/
That just made me hungry.Nicest of the Damned wrote:Have a look here for some examples:wosnes wrote:I think there are a lot of foods worse than fries -- and even doughnuts for that matter.Over43 wrote:I love fries, and other than doughnuts, they might be the worst food in the World.
http://www.thisiswhyyourefat.com/
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... and made me feel sick.exdieter wrote:That just made me hungry.Nicest of the Damned wrote:Have a look here for some examples:wosnes wrote:I think there are a lot of foods worse than fries -- and even doughnuts for that matter.Over43 wrote:I love fries, and other than doughnuts, they might be the worst food in the World.
http://www.thisiswhyyourefat.com/
I liked the Chocolate Mousse Burger and Shortbread Fries, though.
Be kind, for everybody you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Speaking of french fries...I made some for dinner last night using this recipe.
They aren't something you make often, when you're in a hurry, or when you want to make a LOT of fries, but they're very good. I use one good-sized (not one of the huge baking potatoes) potato per person.
They aren't something you make often, when you're in a hurry, or when you want to make a LOT of fries, but they're very good. I use one good-sized (not one of the huge baking potatoes) potato per person.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
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I made oven fries the other night.
Like wosnes, it isn't something I often do, but I do sometimes. And a medium potato per person isn't going too overboard.
Like wosnes, it isn't something I often do, but I do sometimes. And a medium potato per person isn't going too overboard.
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Wosnes, thanks for posting that - sounds tasty and more fuel efficient than heating a deep fryer or an oven. Very fortunate for me I started my lower-carb experiment before I saw this!wosnes wrote:Speaking of french fries...I made some for dinner last night using this recipe.
They aren't something you make often, when you're in a hurry, or when you want to make a LOT of fries, but they're very good. I use one good-sized (not one of the huge baking potatoes) potato per person.
One thing did make me wonder: I see the writer saying this practice (starting with cold oil) dates back to before the 1970's. Back in the 1950's and '60's, in the part of England where I grew up, we were still frying with lard or beef dripping - had that been supplanted by cooking with oil in the US by then, or would that have been confined to ethnic groups concerned about religious animal-fat issues?
I really don't remember what fat was most used in the 50s, but by the 60s the various vegetable oils/shortenings had replaced lard in most cases. I don't remember my family using lard (or even bacon grease) at all, but I do remember friend's families having a container of bacon grease and/or lard in the refrigerator.Graham wrote:Wosnes, thanks for posting that - sounds tasty and more fuel efficient than heating a deep fryer or an oven. Very fortunate for me I started my lower-carb experiment before I saw this!wosnes wrote:Speaking of french fries...I made some for dinner last night using this recipe.
They aren't something you make often, when you're in a hurry, or when you want to make a LOT of fries, but they're very good. I use one good-sized (not one of the huge baking potatoes) potato per person.
One thing did make me wonder: I see the writer saying this practice (starting with cold oil) dates back to before the 1970's. Back in the 1950's and '60's, in the part of England where I grew up, we were still frying with lard or beef dripping - had that been supplanted by cooking with oil in the US by then, or would that have been confined to ethnic groups concerned about religious animal-fat issues?
The 50s and 60s were near the beginning of the belief that vegetable oils were better and healthier than animal fats (which is now being proven not to be the case).
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
Synchronicity... we had oven fries last night too. Recipe on my personal thread.
I do them in large wedges. They take about 1/2 hr - quicker than wosne's version, but somewhat different in result.
We eat about 1/2 large baking potato or 1 med potato per person when I do these, or about what we'd eat normally. But because I use a spice mix, my family doesn't slather them in butter the way they do baked potatoes.
I do them in large wedges. They take about 1/2 hr - quicker than wosne's version, but somewhat different in result.
We eat about 1/2 large baking potato or 1 med potato per person when I do these, or about what we'd eat normally. But because I use a spice mix, my family doesn't slather them in butter the way they do baked potatoes.
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Yes they do and it's aggravating I think yam fries might even turn out better than sweet potato fries because yams are starchier and a little less sweet.Nicest of the Damned wrote:Grocery stores often call sweet potatoes yams.Blithe Morning wrote:I wonder how it would work for yams. No sweet taters at the store yesterday but they did have yams.
I do the oven fries, too, but last night I was in the mood for "real" fries. They were so good!KCCC wrote:Synchronicity... we had oven fries last night too. Recipe on my personal thread.
I do them in large wedges. They take about 1/2 hr - quicker than wosne's version, but somewhat different in result.
We eat about 1/2 large baking potato or 1 med potato per person when I do these, or about what we'd eat normally. But because I use a spice mix, my family doesn't slather them in butter the way they do baked potatoes.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
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Greetings from the mainland
(I'm assuming you're on Whidbey Island, and if you are, lucky you!)
I made the oven fries last night with a bit of olive oil and Mrs Dash's sf seasoning, and a whole lotta black pepper....tasted great but IKWYM bout those Red Robin fries....they must sprinkle them with crack or somthing, they are soooooo addictive
glimmer
(I'm assuming you're on Whidbey Island, and if you are, lucky you!)
I made the oven fries last night with a bit of olive oil and Mrs Dash's sf seasoning, and a whole lotta black pepper....tasted great but IKWYM bout those Red Robin fries....they must sprinkle them with crack or somthing, they are soooooo addictive
glimmer
Lol! I looked at your recipe, and they looked good enough to almost make me reconsider my personal ban on deep-frying food. (I don't like to do it, it's messy, the food generally not good for you anyway...but mostly, to be honest, I just don't like doing it). The "it takes one hour" recalled me to my senses. I rarely have that much time to cook.wosnes wrote:I do the oven fries, too, but last night I was in the mood for "real" fries. They were so good!KCCC wrote:Synchronicity... we had oven fries last night too. Recipe on my personal thread.
I do them in large wedges. They take about 1/2 hr - quicker than wosne's version, but somewhat different in result.
We eat about 1/2 large baking potato or 1 med potato per person when I do these, or about what we'd eat normally. But because I use a spice mix, my family doesn't slather them in butter the way they do baked potatoes.
Because this is cooked at such low heat, it's not messy at all. The stove gets more splattered when I make a stir fry. For something cooked submerged in oil, they're not at all greasy. They're definitely among the best fries I've ever had -- bar none.KCCC wrote:Lol! I looked at your recipe, and they looked good enough to almost make me reconsider my personal ban on deep-frying food. (I don't like to do it, it's messy, the food generally not good for you anyway...but mostly, to be honest, I just don't like doing it). The "it takes one hour" recalled me to my senses. I rarely have that much time to cook.wosnes wrote:I do the oven fries, too, but last night I was in the mood for "real" fries. They were so good!KCCC wrote:Synchronicity... we had oven fries last night too. Recipe on my personal thread.
I do them in large wedges. They take about 1/2 hr - quicker than wosne's version, but somewhat different in result.
We eat about 1/2 large baking potato or 1 med potato per person when I do these, or about what we'd eat normally. But because I use a spice mix, my family doesn't slather them in butter the way they do baked potatoes.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
I don't think I've ever deep fried anything. For these fries, there's just enough oil in the pan to cover the potatoes, which as the recipe says should be in a single layer.
I was making a sandwich for dinner and I wanted something like fries or chips to go with it. I thought about running out to buy some chips, but then remembered this recipe. Not only was it cheaper than buying even a small bag of chips, the quality was better than anything I could have purchased. While I like oven baked fries, I wanted "fries."
I sauteed some chicken last night to use in a pasta dish, and it was a lot messier than making the fries.
I was making a sandwich for dinner and I wanted something like fries or chips to go with it. I thought about running out to buy some chips, but then remembered this recipe. Not only was it cheaper than buying even a small bag of chips, the quality was better than anything I could have purchased. While I like oven baked fries, I wanted "fries."
I sauteed some chicken last night to use in a pasta dish, and it was a lot messier than making the fries.
This recipe appeared 10 months ago and I've made them twice -- not bad.Michael Pollan wrote:
Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself
There is nothing wrong with eating sweets, fried foods, pastries, even drinking a soda every now and then, but food manufacturers have made eating these formerly expensive and hard to make treats so cheap and easy that we're eating them every day. The french fry did not become America's most popular vegetable until industry took over the jobs of washing, peeling, cutting, and frying the potatoes -- and cleaning up the mess. If you made all the french fries you ate, you would eat them much less often, if only because they're so much work. The same holds true for fried chicken, chips, cakes, pies and ice cream. Enjoy these treats as often as you're willing to prepare them -- chances are good it won't be every day.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."