Everyday Systems

Breakfast: About a cup of cereal and half cup skim milk Lunch: Salad with lite dressing or steamed veggies, always with a small amount of chicken and a slice of 100% whole grain bread Dinner: One plate/bowl of whatever I make for dinner. I also have two "mini meals" - between breakfast and lunch, a...

I was just curious what people choose to eat for the most part at every meal. I don't know about you, but I tend to find the handful of things that I really like and usually eat them every day just to make it easier as opposed to always looking for something new to eat or searching for recipes to ke...

For me, the goal is to lose weight at a good pace and in the process learn new moderation/portion habits. You have to understand, I am 380 pounds. 15 pounds in a year is just not acceptable for me personally. What is ironic is that I actually lose weight quite quickly if I actually stick to a diet a...

Hey Man, I've only lost 15 pounds in a year, and I have 65 to go, so I am very disappointed by the slow weight loss. The big change for me has not been the change in weight. It's been the loss of a constant feeling of being starved. Every hour. Every minute. With this diet, I literally was gripping...

I was wondering if you can substitute a snack for something you want more of for one of your meals. So let's say you want pizza, but instead of having 2 slices, you want 5 slices - can you drop the snacking in between meals and eat more of something you love just for those allowed S days?

So does this mean for example - that I can't have chicken, rice and a veggie on one plate and a little side salad on another plate? It needs to all be one plate?

Hey Man, Have you read the original published research "proving" snacking boosts your metabolism ergo you burn more calories? I've read magazine articles that referred to the research (although they never seem to cite it). And I did a quick search on Google Scholar and Pub Med for "snacks increase ...

I think to answer your question one would just need to glance around at the nation of snackers we have become. Do we look healthier than our ancestors, do we look fitter, leaner, trimmer? :cry: Yes to what SR said! Look at pictures of your family members from the 1960s and earlier. Chances are that...

I think to answer your question one would just need to glance around at the nation of snackers we have become. Do we look healthier than our ancestors, do we look fitter, leaner, trimmer? :cry: No, but I have noticed that people who do work out and are very healthy swear by eating 5 or 6 times a da...

I have yet to read the book, but I will be doing so - because it does sound like a way of eating and ultimate weight loss plan that I can master. However I was wondering if the author has commented on the idea that by eating healthy snacks in between meals all day, ones metabolism is increased and t...