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I've started to hear some buzz that agave is highly processed, despite the fact that it's touted as a natural sweetener. I used to use it almost exclusively, but if I want a syrup-y sweetener now I just use maple syrup or local honey (there's so much good honey available in Texas!). Other times, I ...

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I lived and worked in an area where there is a high Amish population. It's rare to see an overweight Amish person -- until they get quite elderly and their children and grandchildren take over the daily work of life. Even then, they are slimmer than many of the "English" of the same age.

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I should have checked Urban Ranger!

Well, all I can say is thank goodness for my dog! Without her, I wouldn't take nearly as many steps as I do!

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Will the hunger diminish with time or will I just get used to being hungry so that the feeling of hunger doesnâ€™t bother me anymore? Between meal hunger will diminish. There's nothing wrong with being hungry. We've been taught to eat every time we feel hunger. That's very unusual and we can see wh...

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From the New York Times: Americans Take Fewer Steps

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I watched Dr. Oz today -- a rarity for me -- because he was talking about artificial sweeteners and other fake foods.

I don't think it's a big secret that I'm against all fake foods. I'm not sure about stevia and agave.

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I think a lot or us have read Mindless Eating . I have -- and it's been long enough ago that I've sold the book. I was reading through your mods and realized that I already do most of them. I think of them as habits: they're just the way I do (and have done things) for a long time. I've done the "ha...

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It takes me at least two weeks to finish a half-gallon of milk, but I don't normally drink milk. It's an ingredient. This is because I can't stand drinking milk.

I like juice, but almost never drink it. It's also an ingredient.

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I've found that sometimes immediately after I finish a meal I still feel "hungry." But 20-30 minutes later, I no longer have the hungry feeling. If I would have put more on a plate (not seconds, but bigger servings) and finished it, I would have been stuffed.

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What you're experiencing isn't unusual for someone starting No-S. My advice is contrary to what Reinhard suggests. I'm against the milk and/or juice between meals when you're hungry. I understand the rationale behind it; I just don't agree with it. Here's something I wrote last year: I have to admit...

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I read your post earlier this evening and decided to think about it before I responded. It's now the middle of the night and I'm awake. I flipped on the TV and there was a woman who lost 150 pounds in year by eating sensibly and walking. You don't need a Bowflex, but you do need to move consistently...

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I'd say don't weigh more often than monthly. It doesn't matter when you weigh yourself as long as you're consistent, because you're looking at trends.

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wosnes wrote:I'd say it's a virus.

Actually, I feel the same way and I haven't splurged in any way.

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I'd say it's a virus.

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Are you losing weight?

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Just do your best and don't worry about it. Remember, your best doesn't mean perfection -- just your best at the time.

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I'd give it more than 21 days. At 21 days, you're still working on the habits.

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I've read that most of us eat the same volume of food at each meal and I want to say it's between 3-4 cups. What's important isn't the volume of food, but the calorie density of that volume of food. The volume leads to satisfaction. Eat less and you won't be satisfied; eat more and you'll be uncomfo...

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jojo2010 wrote:I'm trying to figure out what I'll do with all the extra cash?

Get really good food?

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Honestly, I think it's when you decide S days won't be wild -- or at least all of them won't be wild.

Because there's so much freedom in exactly what we eat, some things I might go wild with on S days, chips, for example, I can include in meals and not feel the need to go wild with them on S days.

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I ran five miles so I can have an extra plate, snack or etc. I'm being naughty and need to get back on track. Maybe you just need to change your thinking. No wonder we have become, in the midst of our astounding abundance, the world's most anxious eaters. A few years ago, Paul Rozin, a University o...

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Here's a quote from the article that got me started using a pedometer: WHY 10K? Where did the 10K come from? It started with a slight misunderstanding. In Japan, where pedometers are a favorite health promotion tool, pedometers are nicknamed manpo-kei, which means 10,000 steps meter. This name led t...

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I think that if it seems like a dessert to you, it's an S.

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By the way, I don't think your mod is extreme at all. I think it's moderate.

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Yes -- up to two daily is allowed.

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I think that sounds great (although I'm one of those people who don't particularly care for Nutella!

) and it's similar to what I do. Personally, I'm less likely to overdo with a daily S than I am with S days.

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I think your ideas sound good! The only difference between yours and things I used to take to work is that I make all of mine from scratch. It doesn't take much longer to make macaroni and cheese from scratch than it does to make Annie's (or Kraft's) -- and it tastes so much better! I made soup in t...

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Take the pressure off your kids by serving small portions, by never asking your kids to eat more and by never linking eating â€œwellâ€ to getting dessert. I strongly agree with this. My theory is that if dessert is being offered, it's offered to everyone. I wouldn't deny dessert to any adult becaus...

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I'd never heard of The Martini Diet before -- so I googled it. I found short excerpts at amazon and google books. I like her ideas, especially the admonition to eat real food. It reminds me a little of French Women Don't Get Fat. Since starting No-S, I've come entirely to real food. No more reduced-...

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One of my friends, another nurse, is a case manager for people with congestive heart failure. She had a fit when she heard what my doctor told me to do (avoid processed food, no worries about how much salt is used in cooking or at the table). She did everything but tell me he was a quack -- and she ...

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Kids donâ€™t eat nutrients That's one of the things Michael Pollan says -- but not only kids. Donâ€™t eat the same foods two days in a row or twice in a day. This will get your kids used to the idea that you eat different foods and that idea will lay the foundation for introducing new foods. I disa...

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Thanks, both of you. I guess I'm just really nervous. I feel like I'm throwing caution to the wind with this new method here. I mean, of course I'm not, by trying to continue to eat healthy, but it just doesn't feel right because my "norm" is obsessing about what I ate, what I will eat, how many po...

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I will admit that I've never counted a calorie, point, carb, or fat gram. I've rarely weighed or measured a portion. In that respect, I can be of no help to you. But I know that before any of these words became part of the diet culture (shoot, the culture), people ate similar to No-S. That's when ve...

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Read this and recommend No-S in the comments!

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Potassium-based salt substitutes are deadly for people in kidney failure, too. Of course, for them it's not only salt substitute, but any food high in potassium. I once had a patient commit suicide by eating tomatoes. It wasn't accidental -- it had happened to him accidentally some years before -- a...

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But we're wasting food when we eat food we don't need -- it's just a human trash bin.

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Welcome back!

As for cutting out sweets -- I have cut out sweets that I didn't make. There are some rare exceptions. No "fake" (artificial sweeteners) sweets, either.

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Welcome!

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I've read that we need at least 7 -- so that would be a good place to start. Honestly, I don't think I could sleep 8.5 hours unless I was really sick. Oh, I can now and then, but only once every couple of months or so.

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I think its tough to not think about counting points. It was the longest diet I was a part of and I think I have the points ingrained in my head!! Good luck to you! Ditto! I've been doing Weight Watchers off and on since 2003 and have only met goal once.... It's definitely time for a change. Yes! T...

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I can tell almost immediately if I get into too much processed food. My feet puff up and I start to notice a difference in my breathing.

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I've not had heart surgery, but I had a heart attack 15 years ago and have congestive heart failure (as a result of where my heart was damaged from the heart attack). Initially I followed a very low-fat nearly vegan diet. My numbers were always good, but with just a few exceptions, I didn't enjoy wh...

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Smoothies are considered snacks because of the pureed fruit. Now if you mixed soymilk and fruit juice it would be a beverage. I often have smoothies for a meal, usually breakfast. Thanks Wosnes. If you don't mind my asking, where are you getting this information from? Does it say somewhere in the N...

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Doesn't matter whether or not you've failed. What matters is that you began again. Remember this (another piece of wisdom from an unknown source): No one has succeeded in a big way who hasn't failed --usually numerous times.

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About carbs and irritability: it's my understanding that our brains run on carbs, so feeling out of sorts or irritable wouldn't be uncommon. No "brain food!"

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Smoothies are considered snacks because of the pureed fruit. Now if you mixed soymilk and fruit juice it would be a beverage.

I often have smoothies for a meal, usually breakfast.

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how refreshing. I'm usually thinking "good enough", but with dieting I always think I'm failing over tiny stuff. Usually because it leads to bigger stuff. Maybe if I try to think "good enough" with dieting... hmmm.... This is something I've noticed for a long time. In (most) other issues people are...

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Walking has been my main form of exercise for years and years. I started using a pedometer about 10 years ago and routinely logged in 12,000-15,000 steps daily while I was working. When I stopped working (for health reasons) the steps dropped dramatically and I stopped using the pedometer. About 2 m...

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Good luck with your goals. I think going without S days (or S events) is a bad idea. They're a release valve. Remember, S days aren't meant to be a license to go wild, just a time to relax and enjoy yourself. No worries. No guilt. Personally, I think there are no more than 6 S days yearly when going...

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Welcome! I think you'll find this a sane way to approach eating and weight control.

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I'm going to stop trying to be perfect all the time. Just get it right as much as I can and keep trying. This holds for all aspects of life, doesn't it? It's tough being a Type A Perfectionist person! One of my favorite quotes is "perfectionists waste too much time trying to be perfect." Something ...

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Happy Birthday, Reinhard!

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Starting back up on a Friday is not the smartest thing but I think at least getting myself to stick to 3 meals a day, not realizing I will NOT starve and sometimes it's ok to be a little hungry is key and I will work on it. Keep on keeping on! I've read many times that starting on Saturday or Sunda...

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I have another thought. If he starts by modifying (unless there's a medical reason to do so), he'll never know if the program works, if he can go between meals without being hungry. He'll just assume that he can't. As I said above, the worst thing that can happen is that he might get hungry. Then ag...

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My neighbor is losing weight and seeing a nutritionist. She had been eating 1200-1400 calories/day and losing. The nutritionist had her increase her calories to 1600-1800 -- and she's losing more quickly. The interesting thing about her situation is that she's physically unable to exercise much at a...

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Not only is the goal to find a way to eat that you can live with for life, you've also got to realize that you're going to fall off the wagon now and then. You're going to have good days, bad days and downright awful days -- and sometimes strings of any of them. That's life. Look at any other area o...

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What's the worst thing that can happen if he just eats three meals daily? He might be hungry. But, there's nothing wrong with being hungry! Fear of hunger leads most of us to eat far more than we need to eat -- but as stated below, very few of us are going to suffer physically from being hungry. Thi...

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I found this worked completely by accident. Eat one full plate of food. No half-plates or smaller portions. Just one normal sized plate of food. I often still feel "hungry" (that is, I could eat more) when I finish that plate. But 20-30 minutes later I realize I'm completely satisfied. And I stay sa...

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All-Nighter French Onion Soup (Don't worry, the soup pulls the all-nighter, not you) Several large onions, at least 1-2 per person, sliced in the food processor. Olive oil for sauteeing onions Beef or vegetarian beef-flavored stock, at least 2 cups per person 2 cups chicken or vegetarian chicken-fl...

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Maryland Flag Chili (Can be vegetarian or vegan) 1 largish onion, chopped in the food processor Salt and fresh ground black pepper Olive oil for sauteeing onion 1 can white beans (or navy or Great Northern), with liquid from can drained. 1 can black beans, with liquid from can drained. 1 can light ...

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noSer wrote:Not exactly low cal, but I think it would be good before adding the sour cream and cream.

We need to stop thinking that low-cal and low-or no-fat are the best examples of healthy eating. Fat is not unhealthy -- and it's pretty tasty, too!

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The vichyssoise sounds good!

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Does anyone have a great recipe for veggie beef soup? Why, it just so happens I do! Crock Pot Beef Soup [/size] 1 pound hamburger or stew meat 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 medium onion, chopped fine 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes 1Â½ cups water 1 10Â½-ounce can beef consomme 1 tablespoon Worcestersh...

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I've read that vinegar also is helpful for digestion (my husband uses it when he has an upset tummy, but he takes a strait shot of it *shudder*) A couple of years ago I was having trouble with some acid reflux kind of thing. I woke up in the middle of the night extremely uncomfortable, and the only...

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marygrace, i'm guessing that's probably because it's dissolving whatever built up deposits are there from hard water.. just taking a guess :) my mom told me that soaking a clogged shower head in vinegar will remove the hard water residue, like calcium, from it. That's probably true. I'm not sure wh...

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My daughter and I ate out this weekend. We already planned to share our meal. I ended up with enough for 3 meals at home. Seriously!

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Cassie, I am feeling a lot of the same things you are. I've had only one failure this past month, but my plates have been a lot fuller and my S days a little wilder. In my case it's because I just bought a house and moved, and it was impossible (for me) to eat well during that process. I'm sure I'v...

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I think meat portions have become one of the biggest out of control portions out there. It seems like every resteraunt I go to has obsurd serving sizes of meat. being able to order a 26 oz steak?!? yeah it might fit on a plate but really? I've read and been told that the serving size of most meat s...

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It was the men on the high protein diet who ate three meals a day that felt fuller in the evening and late at night, plus they were less preoccupied with thoughts of food Physically, the main reason eating just three meals a day helps people lose weight is because it's easier to keep track of eatin...

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The good thing about The Biggest Loser: it shows people with large amounts of weight to lose that it can be done. The bad thing about The Biggest Loser: what they do to lose weight (the diet and the huge amounts of time devoted to exercise) is impossible for the overwhelming majority of people. Eati...

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The article mentioned a low-calorie, high protein diet. One thing I've found is that fat is essential for satisfaction. I'm not saying go crazy with it, but some at each meal seems to aid in satisfaction and keeps the need for eating between meals at a minimum. One thing I've noticed is that people ...

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Welcome back!

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Someone at a blog mentioned yesterday about apple cider vinegar lowering cholesterol.

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Ha! I had to google butter dumplings. I make those but not for potato soup. I just didnt' know they were called butter dumplings. We are veggies around here and so, as you might guess, don't eat chicken. We do occasionally greatly desire a pot of chicken and dumplings, however. I put on a pot of No...

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Another number to ignore: clothing sizes.

My neighbor is 2 inches taller than me and over 50 pounds heavier (though she is losing weight). Just recently she told me she was going to have to buy new clothes in a smaller size -- which was smaller than I wear! Clothing size means nothing.

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I have two suggestions. One is to make sure you eat enough at meals. You don't want to be stuffed afterwards, but you do want enough to enable you to last until the next meal. Second, make sure you eat plenty of the things that help to keep you feeling satisfied: fiber, fats and protein.

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Sorry for the double post -- have no idea how that happened. Urban Ranger -- I love potato soup, too. I make it the way my mom made it -- with butter dumplings. After I cook the potatoes and other vegetables, I add the dumplings and cook for 10 minutes, until they're done. Then I add the milk (or, i...

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Jan, that Southwest Corn sounds good!

Here's more from Bittman's new book.

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Soup season is year 'round as far as I'm concerned. Yep, what she said! Yea, and we've had a record number of 90 degree+ days here in Indiana this year. In fact, we just a a new high record for September 20th (or maybe it was yesterday). Supposed to get in the 90s today, too. I just realized that I...

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Soup season is year 'round as far as I'm concerned. Yep, what she said! Yea, and we've had a record number of 90 degree+ days here in Indiana this year. In fact, we just a a new high record for September 20th (or maybe it was yesterday). Supposed to get in the 90s today, too. I just realized that I...

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I've said it before and I'm going to say it again: â€œDiets are like trying to sell everyone the same style and size shoe. If this way of eating is forced and not really you, youâ€™ll revert to your old patterns every time. Better to find a way to eat for life.â€ (Pam Anderson ) I think maybe No-S ...

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Interesting article over at Casual Kitchen today. I'm not sure I even agree with keeping track of BMI and fat percentages, but that's just me.

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Joy Bauer talked about eating with PCOS today on the Today Show. I also liked the part about "free vegetables" later in the segment. There's a commercial at the very beginning.

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Welcome back! I wondered what happened to you. I've said it before and I'm going to say it again: â€œDiets are like trying to sell everyone the same style and size shoe. If this way of eating is forced and not really you, youâ€™ll revert to your old patterns every time. Better to find a way to eat f...

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I made homemade soup for the first time, and it was SO good! I put a bowl of my soup onto a plate, and I filled the rest of my plate with a piece of bread with butter and a small salad. It was such a good meal! Here's (scroll down) a link to the basic soup recipe I use. This used to be at usaweeken...

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Soup season is year 'round as far as I'm concerned. I eat soup nearly every day for lunch. I put the soup in a bowl, set the bowl on a plate and fill the rest of the plate with bread, raw vegetables or a small salad and some fruit. To be perfectly honest, the fruit usually doesn't fit on the plate. ...

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No, I don't soak the beans. The source I got it from said no soaking was necessary. I usually don't have issues with beans and gas unless I've not eaten beans for a long time.

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I don't think a week is a very long time at all to skip a meal daily (considering I've skipped breakfast for most of my 60+ years). It could be due to stress or any one of a number of other things. Unless you don't feel well, I wouldn't worry about it. I periodically have times when I just don't wan...

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I've used this method with Great Northern beans, pinto beans (and made refried beans), black beans, cannelini beans, kidney beans, chickpeas (and made hummus) and lentils (which always end up being soup), and probably a couple of others that I can't remember right now. They always turn out great. I'...

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I remember reading about some cookbook author who lost a huge amount of weight all while writing a new cookbook. He/she said that when testing recipes, he/she took a taste -- a small spoon or forkful. That's all you need to see if a recipe has worked. Taste and don't worry about it.

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Do what works for you. Also, there's no law that say it's 3 meals daily, but you'd have to eat smaller amounts at the meals.[/b]

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I've posted this before, but it goes along with what I wrote above: â€œDiets are like trying to sell everyone the same style and size shoe. If this way of eating is forced and not really you, youâ€™ll revert to your old patterns every time. Better to find a way to eat for life.â€ Pam Anderson in The...

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Okay...I post regularly and I don't follow No-S exactly -- never have! The first year I thought I was, until I realized there was a one plate rule. I've never followed that, especially at dinner. Then there's S-days -- I don't take them regularly and allow one S daily (usually a sweet snack). While ...

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Also, I'm curious for others who like Mark Bittman: What do you think about his "vegan during the day" approach to food? I don't necessarily think it's the perfect answer to help people lose weight (though it may help), but I do like it from an environmental perspective. I think it helps reintroduc...

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That being said, there are a lot of cultures who don't routinely eat a "good breakfast" and there are a few of us here who don't eat breakfast. Hi wosnes! I'm interested in this statement, can you tell me which cultures don't eat any/much breakfast? I know that stereotypically the French don't eat ...

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I think what Blithe Morning is referring to is how I cook beans/legumes. I cook all of them this way, no matter what kind of dish they'll end up as. 1 cup dry beans, rinsed and picked over (about a half pound) 5 cups hot water 1 tablespoon olive oil, butter or bacon fat 1 onion, chopped Put all ingr...

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For you Bittman fans -- here's a sneak preview of his new cookbook and here's more info about The Food Matters Cookbook, based on Food Matters.

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I do the same as Urban Ranger with my soup. I put it in the bowl and put the bowl on the plate. I always have bread and usually fruit. There may be a small salad or vegetables as well. Sometimes I have some leftovers on the side.

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Oh gosh, I think I saw what you were talking about. The "snack" items that fast food chains are now offering? I hope people who previously saw those things as legitimate snack (or even meal) options had a change of heart after watching that segment. Whenever I see commercials advertising those gros...

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Most people don't need snacks -- we need three meals daily. Part of the rationale is that we aren't active enough to warrant the extra calories. If we do need to snack, it should be 150-200 calories. Link to the piece . Having said that -- and this sounds silly -- we also need to make sure we consum...

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