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Blithe Morning wrote:
However, it seems once you are through menopause the weight can come off, judging by the experiences of some of our over 50 women.

I think some women have more trouble than others, but I've found that "some" of it comes off fairly easily, but the rest -- forget it.

wosnes

After a certain age, just not gaining weight can take effort for women. Maybe men, too. I know that some women still have little problem losing weight and for some nothing seems to work. Then it becomes an issue of how much you're able (and willing) to do. The woman who wrote the article has made so...

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I've seen one chart that showed the ideal weight for my height (5'3") as 104. For me, that's even beyond emaciated! That chart came from an MD with a dietary program.

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I found this post and the linked to article very interesting. I remember the kitchen in my parent's home when I was a little girl. They bought that house, for $3500, in 1938 when they were married. Stove, wall-mounted sink, and refrigerator plus the kitchen table. The kitchen in the next house (buil...

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Over43 wrote:OK ladies,

The formula for the fairer gender is multiply your height in inches by 3.5 and then subtract 108. I am still trying to wrap my head around 148. (I am really learning to love emoticons...)

Wow -- 112.5. Talk about shock! Well, that ain't gonna happen!

wosnes

Sweets! Still trying to recover from all of the Halloween "Fun Size"; Kit Kats,Butterfinger,and Whoppers! :twisted: There's something to be said for not having small children and no trick-or-treaters! On the other hand...there's a candy that only comes out at Easter that I very much like. That's th...

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I found this in the New York Times. The very last paragraph is the best: â€œWe would all appreciate it if you had an interview with an actress who says: â€˜You know what? Itâ€™s my job to be a certain size, and it takes a lot of work for me to do so. I tend to eat very healthy, small portions, but o...

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Will I ever get hooked on cucumber? :roll: My daughters and I must have different taste buds -- we're ALL hooked on cucumbers. They're always in our salads, we all like cucumbers in sandwiches -- one of my favorites is cucumber and avocado with a little salt and pepper and mayonnaise on whole grain...

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I've dropped by a couple of times, but so far haven't felt that I had something that needed to be added to the discussion. I'm sure that will happen in time, though.

wosnes

Just went for a big lunch out with my team. The restaurant gave out free, homemade cookies afterwards. I didn't eat one. There is nothing I love more than homemade chocolate chip cookies. Can't wait for Saturday! Unless you know for sure that they make them from scratch, they're probably no better ...

wosnes

That's true. I wouldn't be able to do the S days though because eating to get rid of candida means absolutely no sugar or flour or juice etc. That's assuming that S days are ONLY about sweets. For many of us, that's true, but it could be snacking on wings or chips and salsa (corn chips shouldn't ha...

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One thing I want to emphasize is that since No-S is more about "how" you eat than "what," it's compatible with eating to prevent or reverse any number of health issues. If you can't have a, b, or c, well then, you eat x, y, or z.

wosnes

Glad to hear you figured it out. Now just get better. The only thing I have to add is that at 41 you're most definitely NOT early for menopause. I started seeing changes at 39. At that time it was just various irregularities that I didn't associate with the onset of menopause until well after the fa...

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Went back and visited last evening the Living Strong forum. I fail to understand the dogmatic approach that people have toward food, diets and what it takes to "be in shape". As logical as No S seems to me, it is just as offensive to others. That is the way it goes I guess. I thought that the simpl...

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Maybe your body is leveling off. I remember reading Geneen Roth's book (Woman, God, and Food---the intuitive eating one), and she initially gained 15 lbs when she stopped dieting and started IE. Maybe that's what is happening with you. Maybe your body/metabolism is leveling off from years of yo-yoi...

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hehe -- I think ideal weight should be determined by how much you weigh when you look in a mirror and think, "not bad," OR when your favorite pair of jeans fit. Or both. Only slightly teasing here....

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Something doesn't add up. In order to gain one pound, you have to consume 3500 extra calories. In order to gain 10 pounds, you have to consume 35,000 extra calories. I just divided that by 56 (8 weeks; 7 days in a week) and you would have had to consume 625 extra calories every day. Now you say you'...

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Is that formula for both men and women?

wosnes

Neither Kosher salt or sea salt is healthier than iodized table salt, but in equal volumes there is less sodium because the grains are larger. In cooking it's recommended to use 1Â½-2 teaspoons of Kosher or sea salt for every teaspoon of iodized salt called for. I don't -- I use the same amount. The...

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If you want to cut down on your sodium, one of the most effective ways to go about it for most Americans would be to cut down on eating out and on eating processed foods at home. The American Heart Association says that 75% of the sodium that Americans eat comes from processed foods (I don't know i...

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I went to Applebee's web site and looked at the nutritional information. I'm assuming that the chips are included in the nutritional information for the spinach and artichoke dip and also that the fries and cole slaw are included with the half rack of ribs. If not the sodium content of this meal wil...

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Greta, Your statement about knowing WHY before taking successful action, is sort of like a person on the Titanic saying... "I'm not going to get off this boat until I know WHY it's sinking." There's nothing wrong with knowing the reasons behind things, but Behavior = Action. If one action doesn't w...

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Thanks. I definitely know that I need to keep each meal at about 400 calories so I'm going to try that. I sort of fell of the wagon today with all the stress and upset but I'm going to start over and really stick to this with the modification of calorie counting. The good thing is that I don't have...

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I think though that you just need to make sure not to start virtual plating. this sort of got me in touble at one time. It's possible that one needs to take care with virtual plating, but it's suggested when one plate isn't available or possible. My own technique is "one serving of what is being se...

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If it would fit on one plate,it's okay. Sounds like it was a loaded plate, but that's okay. It's probably better than if you had consumed the one large plate of food.

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Oh, wosnes, I don't think cold brew is lower in caffeine... the stuff I've brewed was very high in caffeine. It's far less acidic than hot brewed coffee, but is it really lower in caffeine? Have you ever considered cold brewed coffee ? It's lower in caffeine without affecting the taste. You can als...

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NoelFigart wrote:
In all seriousness, lots of women value being attractive over being healthy -enough to make it of demographic significance.

And fewer men do. Still haven't heard a man ask if what he's wearing makes his butt look big.

wosnes

I have just seen jook on a travel show (Globe Trekker?) on PBS. The show was highlighting a San Francisco Chinese restaurant. (I know DiMaggio's, Scoma's and the House of Prime Rib...) It looked good, possibly be made with the oatmeal eh? I'll try it some morning... Just use lots of water -- about ...

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Over43 wrote:I was eating two eggs instead of 4-5.

Wow, I eat one. I don't think I've ever eaten more than two!

wosnes

I find oatmeal and "tasty" in the same sentence as almost a challenge. :shock: I'm with you! This sounds disgusting to me, but Mark Bittman has made oatmeal a more savory dish and eaten it like congee/jook -- with soy sauce, sliced scallions, nori and sesame seeds. Serious oatmeal (and other grain)...

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hehe -- I've never cooked more than 1/2 cup oatmeal for myself -- and I can barely get that down. Oatmeal is a desperation meal for me -- I only eat it when I'm desperate. Well, that's not quite true. Occasionally it sounds good -- but it always sounds better than it actually is! Just not a fan of o...

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I've heard more than once that you have to deal with WHY you're overeating first, before you can be successful on any diet. I am well aware of my triggers.....unfortunately, there's no "fix" in sight for me, so I've been trying to just figure out ways to deal with them, besides with food. However, ...

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I've knit socks, but not for a long time. I started at the top, with the ribbing, and worked my way down. I've seen the patterns for "toe-up" socks, but haven't tried them. It's been long enough since I knit socks that I don't remember what yarn I used, but I had problems very quickly with them wear...

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I have one question: is that 1/2 cup cooked or dry oatmeal? I've also been reducing my portions, but when it started it wasn't a decision as in "I think I'll try this" as much as it was a realization that I didn't need to fill my plate. If I filled my plate and finished it, I was often just short of...

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Have you ever considered cold brewed coffee ? It's lower in caffeine without affecting the taste. You can also make it without the special "system" I use this recipe and triple it so I don't have to make it quite so often. I have two jars that hold about 6 cups of liquid that I make it in. I let the...

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NoelFigart wrote: (EPS and knitting in the round all the way!)

I'm a huge fan of EZ -- and Meg. I'm looking forward to the publication of the new book, Knit One, Knit All (scroll down). EZ was so...opinionated!

wosnes

I find number 3 especially interesting. I really feel like cooking and baking from scratch really adds happiness and fullness to my life. The belief that "cooking is drudgery" started about the time there started to be reaction to The Feminine Mystique . I don't know anyone who wouldn't say that ca...

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And for the record, I think everyone who sticks with No S will get to "normal". I understand that certain conditions such as PCOS and insulin resistance may slow things waaaaayyy down but eventually it WILL come about right. Blithe Morning, I'm wondering what you base this statement on. I've been w...

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Looking at the "7 rules of the Italian Kitchen" article, it is illustrated with a picture of a beaming Italian lady - and she's FAT. She looks just like the older ladies I saw when I visited Italy as a child. The young women were slim, the middle-aged ones seemed to be very well padded. My dad said...

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I could have put this under several other topics, but couldn't decide which one. This is also from scordo.com: USDA Dietary Guidelines and my 3-Step Food Philosophy . 1. Make Italian (or any other simple ethnic food) from scratch (with the best ingredients you can afford) and repeat the process. 2. ...

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We rarely regret the opportunities we take, only those we don't take.

wosnes

I think bread-baking is a lot like making a pot of soup or stew, braising meat or using a slow cooker: it takes a little time and attention from me, especially at the beginning. But mostly it does what it needs to do while I'm doing something else.

wosnes

I've been following No-S for 4Â½ years and never thought about that. I think I generally view it as "season to taste". No-S isn't about calories or fat, so that's not an issue. If I have a sauce or gravy I usually try to get enough on the food initially, but if I need more, I use more. There's a goo...

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Did anyone happen to see Oprah yesterday with Susan Lucci? They showed pictures of her from when she started on AMC through the present. She definitely weighed more when she started than she does now -- and it reminded me of the reverse of my situation. I remember seeing her on Dancing with the Star...

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I think you are right, superstition has wormed its way into the diet/health world. I had not paid much attention to that, but what people do to be "healthy" (juicing, raw foodism, extra money a month buying "health" products, etc...) is at times outlandish. I don't know that I'd call it superstitio...

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I didn't start making bread until I stopped working, but it wasn't because I didn't have time -- it was the "fear of yeast" thing. While price and quality were the major reasons I started, there was also a realization that people have been making bread for centuries under less favorable conditions t...

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A 5 pound bag of flour and a jar of yeast costs a little more than one loaf of bread. I get just under 6 loaves of bread from the flour and the yeast lasts me far longer. My bread costs me about 40Â¢-50Â¢ per loaf depending on where I buy the flour.

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I know a lot of great physicians but I don't know one that I'd ask about ideal weight Most don't know much more about it than we do -- and some even less. They're as influenced by the media as we are.

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My grocery had some bread that they make themselves, but the list of ingredients is as bad as most other bread. They do get some good bread from a bakery about 60 miles away, but it's very expensive. I can bake numerous loaves for less than the cost of one loaf. Money is an issue right now -- and I ...

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When people recommend 9" plates, do they mean 9" from edge to edge? In that case, how wide is the indented part where they put the food? 9" edge to edge. If they mention a size when they sell plates, it's the diameter, edge to edge. I'm not sure how wide the indented part where you put the food is....

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About 15 years ago I was reading an article about The China Study and one of the researchers said that the Chinese didn't worry whether or not their food was healthy, they knew it was. I've always said that I doubted that they knew their food was healthy, but they knew they were. Now I wonder about ...

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I don't have the time or patience to bake my own. Actually, it's not difficult at all -- or I wouldn't be doing it. The recipe I've been using lately takes less than 2 hours and a little over 10 minutes active time, divided, from me. The other recipe I use takes a little more time overall and a lit...

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I wasn't wondering about metabolism, I was wondering if your goals were realistic. I'm just about an inch taller than you. Years ago (in my 20s) I weighed about 115 with no effort. I thought I looked good then, but about 10 years ago a friend saw pictures from that time and said that I looked terrib...

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I have heard a few diet and health comments in print, and on the news lately that have been me look twice, or wish I could hear it again... 1) (And this is an old one) If you jog/run you don't have to worry about how much food you eat. I am a walking, breathing example of how this is incorrect. I d...

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I read this at scordo.com this morning: Like pasta (or noodles) and beans, bread is a staple food product found in most food cultures on the planet and cultures that place high worth on staple food products seem to have the very best food on the planet. Examples include France, Italy, Spain, Mexico,...

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I think my real problem and I've talked about this a lot is all the coffee and cream/milk I am having because it's an extra 150-200 calories a day x 7 = 1000-1500 calories a week that I am consuming. Now I know I"m not supposed to count calories but I still need to be realistic and if I need my 400...

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Something just occurred to me. It could be that the anxiety is either preventing weight loss or aiding in weight gain. Stress/anxiety supposedly causes the release of hormones that can be responsible for that. That's also another reason to consider exercise, even just simple walking, because that re...

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I just measured the dinner plates we use at home. Ours are about 10.5 inches across if you measure from edge to edge. But the indented part - where you put the food - is about 7" across. When people recommend 9" plates, do they mean 9" from edge to edge? In that case, how wide is the indented part ...

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For me, walking is therapy as much as it is exercise. I swear sometimes my mind is in my legs. When I walk I solve tough work problems and put my personal issues in perspective. After you do it for a couple of weeks you realize that it's what you are supposed to do. Humans move . I couldn't agree m...

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I'm not fond of Corelle. I don't like the lack of "heft" of the dinnerware. Plus, it has a nasty habit of breaking for no reason. My neighbor has (had?) some and while she was eating, her plate broke. This happened twice. I'm not fond of the new Corning Ware, either. I don't think it's nearly as dur...

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Have you considered that your body might be swinging wildly in the opposite direction to having been starved/binged for some time. It may need time to settle down. I agree with this, too. Since that's been your way of life since you were 13, it may take longer than you would like for things to sett...

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I saw this piece on The Today Show yesterday. I very much liked what the woman in the pink sweater (I never saw that she was identified) said: "The message that's being sent is that you will be happy if you look like these women, when in reality the only thing that can actually fulfill you is being ...

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I understand the *theory* behind snacking being good for you to maintain blood sugar levels. With some exceptions, that's exactly what it is -- a theory. Diabetics on medication will need to eat to keep blood sugar from getting too low. Hypoglycemia is equally as dangerous -- and more quickly -- as...

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Wosnes, saw your recipe on Sunday night and HAD to make an individual serving. For the record, it's also good warm. ;) (I shared that individual serving with my husband. I don't think he fully appreciated what an expression of love that was.) Noel, love your "dessert shooters". The name I'm used to...

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On Tuesdays and Thursdays there's a six and a half hour hour gap between lunch and dinner I usually have a six hour (or greater) gap between lunch and dinner and don't consider it unusually long. I do often have a cup of coffee at around 4 PM, but that's just habit, not because I'm hungry. I just m...

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I don't think binge eating is a habit. I think it's a reaction to deprivation. It's the opposite of being denied or deprived of something or even the fear of being deprived.

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Wosnes, have you asked at your bottleshop whether they can get some organic (usually very low preservative) or preservative free wine? (We can get it here, but I'm aware that these might not be easily available elsewhere). Failing that, there is a product on the market that neutralises the preserva...

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I've known for a long time that I'm sensitive to sulfites. I'll drink a glass of wine and soon I'm stuffed up. My kids tease me about it. Starting at Thanksgiving, I've noticed that shortly after I start drinking wine, usually before I'm done with the first glass, I'm short of breath. It happened ag...

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Oh, when I make an individual serving in the microwave, I use a 4 cup Pyrex measuring cup.

wosnes

As far as the weight loss goes -- you just have to give it time. You're used to plans where you consistently lose 2 pounds (or more!) weekly and that just doesn't happen on No-S. And, as I recall, you don't have much to lose.

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I'd give credit for this recipe, but I don't remember where I got it! Homemade Microwave Chocolate Pudding [/color] These directions are for an individual, small, medium or Family size bowl of pudding. Just use the 1st amount for individual, 2nd for small, and so on. (3 tablespoons) (1/3 C) (2/3 C) ...

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The heck of it is, I'm supposed to weigh myself daily due to the CHF (see if I'm retaining fluid). But I've dealt with it long enough that I can tell if I'm retaining fluid without weighing. I don't even have a scale right now.

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Blithe Morning wrote:It seems that No S might also stand for No Shoes.

Good one!

wosnes

I also use parts of Flylady's system -- and I don't put on shoes first.

wosnes

I don't weight myself regularly.

wosnes

Thanks! That sounds very tasty. I'll have to try it soon. It is pretty similar to Cincinnati Chili. There are some differences (Parmesan), but it's very similar -- kind of a variation.

wosnes

I'm not going to be a lot of help to you because I never had diet head the way you did -- and what I did have started when I was older than you are now. Mine didn't start until 1995 when I started following Ornish and then McDougall -- and then finding Fuhrman and others. It was more about health th...

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Over43 -- your dish sounds delicious and somewhat like Cincinnati chili. Yum! After I made the observation at the other forum, I was watching Lidia Bastianich. I can't imagine her or any good Italian cook (or Greek, French, Chinese, Japanese, etc) adding flax seed or oil or protein powder to a dish ...

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I noticed this in a completely different forum -- and it surprised me. It seems that more and more people eat for nutrients than pleasure. How sad.

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I labeled them this morning!

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In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

Food Rules by Michael Pollan

Food Matters by Mark Bittman

In addition to cookbooks, they are the only books about food that I have. None of my cookbooks are "healthy."

wosnes

I can't say that it was successful only because I don't believe that S days can be successes or failures. No greens, no reds, only yellows. Some are going to be "terrible, horrible, no good very bad days" and others will be just the opposite. Doesn't make them good or bad, successes or failures. The...

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It's ground beef! At least now I can tell the packages apart and can mark them.

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As you all know, I usually have soup for lunch. I need to make soup and I have a ton of other leftovers, so I'm doing leftovers. One of the leftovers is Mexican Rice and I decided to add some meat to it. Earlier this month when I grocery shopped, I bought some bulk sausage and some ground beef. I us...

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Blithe Morning wrote:

Sometimes, they are literally afraid of not doing the health regimen exactly "right" lest they die.

I know some folks like that. And they're going to die anyway. Some, undoubtedly, from the very things they're trying to avoid.

But back to exercise -- it does do more than burn calories!

wosnes

I've read a lot of those books and I too believed the SAD way of eating was horrible for my skin, depression, weight, energy bla, bla, bla but I could never sustain that way of eating and in fact, often I made myself sick and developed a terrible binge eating problem as a result of all this diet no...

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Oh, boy...where to start. That's exactly the background I came from. I can tell you that it is possible to eat the vegetables and fruits suggested while following No-S. In fact, Fuhrman recommends 3 meals daily and no snacks. The meal plan I usually follow is fairly close to Fuhrman except that I us...

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Good for you, Nicole!

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xJocelynx87 I love your post. I have only just realized in a matter of days what you said in your post to be my new philosophy after years and years of trying to eat so healthy (flax oil, protein shakes, plain food without fat, salba, sprouted grains, etc.) and never ever feeling or looking that mu...

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I don't know why it is, but I crave something sweet after dinner. Not lunch -- just dinner Well, usually not lunch. Fruit doesn't do it -- in fact, it usually makes the cravings stronger. The funny thing is, we've never been a family to routinely have dessert, so I can't say it's habit. I can't say ...

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I'm still curious as to why you don't think eating in a way that promotes health and No-S aren't compatible.

By the way, I have heart disease and I had a heart attack in 1995. My overall health has improved since starting No-S.

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I've read that Dr. Paul Dudley White, who was President Eisenhower's cardiologist, started practicing cardiology in 1921. It was eight years before he saw someone with a myocardial infarction (heart attack). I don't think a new cardiologist today will go eight hours without seeing a person with a he...

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Scientific reductionism and nutritionism haven't helped us get healthier or slimmer. We were better off before we were influenced by all of this. There were fewer incidences (in terms of percentages of total population) of all these chronic diseases before the experts got involved -- when mom and gr...

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Since there's a plethora of citrus fruit for cheap right now at my grocery store, I've been squeezing it, mixing it with sparkling water and a teensy bit of sugar to make my own delicious soda, much better than Pepsi or anything else. But, I know they won't always be this plentiful or inexpensive, ...

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I agree with NoelFigart and Kevin. I don't know exactly what it is you're concerned about, but I don't see any reason that following No-S isn't compatible with not developing the diseases of affluence (heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, obesity, and many others), especially if you combine it ...

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I like this better than the food stamp challenge. One of the things that has annoyed me about the various food stamp challenges is the limitations people have put on themselves. Foods stamps are meant to supplement the food budget, not be the entire thing. While I'm sure that some people start with ...

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(((HUGS))))) Perhaps the weather has a lot to do with it? I have been feeling a bit down because of all this winter weather we've been having recently and i feel a bit fed up, stuck inside etc Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow today, so that means we're supposed to get an early spring. Here's...

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We feel more guilt about eating "bad" foods than the French or the Italians do. If that kind of food guilt were helpful in keeping weight down, we'd expect to see a higher rate of obesity in France and Italy than we do in the US. In fact, that is not what we see: I'm not going to say that they don'...

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I'm enjoying the two I make (not this artisan bread). While they do require some kneading, they're not at all difficult. Hey, I'm making it, so it can't be too difficult! There's a thread over at Serious Eats about Bittman and the now-retired Minimalist column. A number of people said that they thou...

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I like the vertical layout. Your daughters are adorable. Almost makes me wish mine were little girls again. Almost. Nah, not really!

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