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wosnes

Found this following one link to another: http://www.katheats.com/jenna-eat-live-run/ from her FAQ's How do French women stay so thin? How do they make it from one meal to the next without snacking? A typical day in the life of a French woman might be a cafe creme (coffee with milkâ€“whole milk) and...

wosnes

Here's another one:

http://kitchenparade.com/2009/05/roasted-rhubarb.php

wosnes

I'd have to say sweets, especially cookies (I can leave ice cream alone except for a serving or two during the summer). The funny thing is I was doing some math re: how much sugar in each cookie and realized that most of the cookies I make have very little sugar per cookie -- less than many of us us...

wosnes

vmelo wrote:Okay---I'm an idiot, but I can't find a sticky for daily menus. What am I doing wrong?

I think what you're looking for is here:
http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=8

wosnes

I keep thinking, "I'll bet those who are losing on this are eating very little." There's something about this line of thinking that has me confused. Why would we be eating little while eating 3 meals daily as opposed to 3 meals and 2-3 snacks? I'm one who probably does eat little -- but it works fo...

wosnes

Thalia wrote:Bittman's recipes are really reliable, in my experience. I love him.

Me, too. I also really love Ina Garten/The Barefoot Contessa. I've yet to have one of her recipes fail me.

wosnes

http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/rhubarb-and-ribs/ http://www.culinate.com/search/q,ctype=recipe,q=rhubarb+soda/93867 There are some tasty sounding rhubarb recipes at culinate. The rhubarb custard pie is nearly identical to a rhubarb cream pie recipe I got from my mil 30+ years ago. I made...

wosnes

shamrockmommy wrote: Eating is my friend, my stress reliever.

Well, as some wise person said (someone here, maybe?), "If hunger isn't the question, food isn't the answer."

wosnes

Well, first you have to define "junk" food. But it could make Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter a little less enjoyable! What's Halloween without treats?

wosnes

I generally eat only two meals. I think everyone automatically assumes that the number of meals should be 3, but there's nothing that says you must eat 3 and not 2 -- or even 4. I think there's also an assumption that if you don't eat breakfast, you're going to want to snack later on in the day. I d...

wosnes

I'd move back the dinner time, too. You will not starve by moving it back an hour or two. Beyond that, I wouldn't say too much to the others. While you can have some influence on your 13 y/o, you can't do too much about your husband unless he's interested in making a change. Be the example and just ...

wosnes

vmelo wrote:
StrawberryRoan wrote:How many hours a day do you think your greatgrandparents spent trying to figure out the best weightloss plan?

SR

What a great point! Thanks for your response.

French women apparently don't think much about it, either:

http://www.katheats.com/jenna-eat-live-run/

wosnes

Size matters.

So does level of activity.

wosnes

Believe me, you can get plenty of calories in 3 meals daily. In fact, I think it's easier than 3 meals and 2-3 snacks!

wosnes

Speaking of vegetables and fruits: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/series/recipes_for_health/index.html Not all of the recipes here are for vegetables and fruits, but a majority of them are. I particularly like this week's focus on fruit drinks/smoothies. Especially at this time of year, s...

wosnes

I liked this from the blog on Italy: Italy is like the United States in one respect: both countries look to school meals to promote the consumption of domestic agricultural products. But while the U.S. government uses schools to support the industrial meat and dairy industries, Italy sees schools as...

wosnes

But interesting: http://www.schoolfoodpolicy.com/ Be sure to read what the Japanese, French and Italians feed their kids in school lunches: Japan -- http://www.schoolfoodpolicy.com/2009/04/23/country-watch-japan/ France -- http://www.schoolfoodpolicy.com/2009/05/04/country-watch-france/ Italy -- htt...

wosnes

Wow, thanks so much for the advice everyone! Like I said above, the problem wasn't that I would lose willpower in the afternoon, between meals, but that I would lose willpower out to dinner with friends when I was starving and surrounded by food and drinking. And you know what? I did. Capital F-fai...

wosnes

I do, too, but depending on where you live "back to basics" is probably at odds with being vegan and following a vegan diet. If part of your definition of "back to basics" includes eating seasonally and locally, there aren't many places in the world where you can do that and be vegan. - wosnes Actu...

wosnes

I've found that the weak feeling passes -- with or without food or beverage.

wosnes

I truly believe we need to get back to basics. Happy Camper I do, too, but depending on where you live "back to basics" is probably at odds with being vegan and following a vegan diet. If part of your definition of "back to basics" includes eating seasonally and locally, there aren't many places in...

wosnes

StrawberryRoan wrote:Embrace your hunger, it is a natural feeling.

Do not eat more food on your plate than you would have normally,

and guess what?

You win.

I agree. Being hungry isn't a problem. You will get food.

wosnes

This looks like it will be good:

http://www.slashfood.com/2009/05/20/foo ... sturb-you/

wosnes

When it comes to vegetables, including salads, I don't impose limits as long as there's not a lot of "extra" calories. A pound of salad greens has about 100 calories. Ever tried to eat a pound of greens? Forget small dessert bowls of greens. I have a friend who regularly (daily) eats a 1 qt serving ...

wosnes

Congratulations to you!

wosnes

Nichole wrote:I have small salads on the side all the time

Me, too. Sometimes they're actually pretty big, but all veggies, not those with meat and cheese, etc.

wosnes

My grandmother or great-grandmother wouldn't recognize artificial sweeteners as "food" -- another reason not to use them. I've been wondering lately...why don't more food companies make reduced sugar versions of things like they have reduced salt and reduced fat? In most things the amount of sugar c...

wosnes

What about soy milk? I often drink tea with soy milk. Is soy milk considered highly caloric also? Soy milk has 132 calories/cup or 198/12 ounces. vmsurbat -- you might find this about supersizing interesting: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1931&highlight=supersizing Also And I vastly...

wosnes

I've never found S days to be difficult to overcome. If you start to restrict them more, you're defeating their purpose, I think.

Remember, S days aren't meant to be a license to go wild, but to relax and enjoy yourself and eat without guilt in social situations.

wosnes

I haven't made this in a long time, but my daughter mentioned yesterday that this is her favorite pasta dish. Also good with shrimp or chicken added. The cheese can be varied, too. I've used feta and myzritha. It will be dinner one night this week along with a big green salad. Emergency Spaghetti [/...

wosnes

So, you slipped. So what? You just resume the good habits as soon as you realize you've slipped. I don't know anything about you except that you've slipped up on NoS. But I'll bet that there's no other role in your life that you do perfectly. You don't worry about it, you just keep working at it, ho...

wosnes

I've not seen the book. I think I mentioned this recently in another post. My dinner plates are 10 1/2 inches in diameter with a 2" raised border leaving 6 1/2 inches in the center. My food stays in the middle (most of the time). I will use a separate bowl or plate for salad sometimes. For instance,...

wosnes

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers and grandmothers. My daughters and I are going out for brunch. I told them anywhere I could get a waffle was fine with me. Later, one daughter and I might go to a favorite little restaurant. This is the only Sunday they're open all year and they're having thr...

wosnes

Until a couple of years ago I lived in a neighborhood in which I could walk to the grocery, doctor, hairdresser, bank, drug store, farmer's market and so on. In addition to that, there was a rails to trails trail a couple of blocks from my home. I had a rule that if an errand was six blocks away or ...

wosnes

Welcome and good luck!

You might also enjoy Brian Wansink's Mindless Eating.

wosnes

This is the first article I read about pedometer walking: http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/FacStaff/pdf/healthmatters/MakeEveryStepCount.pdf DO IT YOURSELF Though you won't receive your weekly instructions in a sealed envelope as we did, don't be tempted to skip ahead. The key is to find your true baseli...

wosnes

OK just bought a new pedometer! Am really happy about that because I do a lot of walking anyway (with my baby in the buggy, mostly) & so would love to challenge myself on this one thing. I bought the Omron one, following the advice you guys have given me... :) I want to set a very modest goal for m...

wosnes

I don't particularly like the sweetness, but I LOVE carbonation. And my work provides free soda, but not free Perrier or Champagne (damn them), so I end up drinking a lot of diet Coke. I really wish that soda water was as cheap and widely vended as soda. My daughter and I love the carbonation, too.

wosnes

For those who need some motivation and encouragement.

http://vodpod.com/watch/1165857-walk-on-espn-video

wosnes

How anyone expects me to get up to 10,000 steps in a day I will never understand. I used to do over 10,000 steps a day at work alone (R.N.) -- and that was when I sat about half the time, plus 3,000-5,000 away from work. That job was the least active one I'd had over my career. My daughter works in...

wosnes

Too solid flesh wrote:
Cassie wrote:Wosnes, the pedometer is completely faulty, 'records' a step even when I just shift in my chair!
Where can I get one?

Any sporting goods store should have them. Amazon carries them as well.

Cassie, that might be normal -- part of the 10% margin of error.

wosnes

I'll have to say that my philosophy with just about everything -- including how I eat -- is KISS: Keep It Simple, Sweetie. No-S is simple. Adding more rules complicates things. Having said that, I think that using a pedometer and the 1/2 vegetable, 1/4 carb, 1/4 protein are two of the simplest thing...

wosnes

I have to admit that this is something I've had a problem with since reading about No-S. I don't think it's a good idea. A number of the people who commented on Michael Pollan's request for their food rules said "don't drink your calories". 12 ounces orange juice -- 150 calories (26.8 grams carbs/8 ...

wosnes

Hey, thanks JessDr. Nice to see you had those ideas already ! :-) I am even thinking of starting making my own CHEESE at home, apparently it's not that hard either ... lol ! Somebody stop me ! The mad scientist ! ;-) Bread, bagel and pizza dough coming up ?? Marc ;-) I'm not sure about the mad scie...

wosnes

You'll get mixed opinions here. I'm not in favor of artificial anything, but particularly sweeteners. Here's my problem with chemicals that have been approved by the FDA for us to consume: individually each one might be all right for human consumption, but in combination with all the other chemical ...

wosnes

And of course she fell off the wagon -- that level of effort isn't sustainable! And then you get rebound weight gain. As I know to my sorrow. That's what bothers me about The Biggest Loser. That kind of effort isn't sustainable for most people in the real world. Also, she's setting her goals too lo...

wosnes

One thing that isn't often discussed here is that one may have to make modifications to what's on those three plates of food daily. Reinhard, for instance, is a rather young man who is fairly active. He could probably eat three plates full of almost anything and lose weight. I am a post-menopausal w...

wosnes

I'd eat breakfast as usual and have a muffin (or two!) at the office party. Then I'd eat less lunch if I wasn't as hungry because of the extra food.

wosnes

I don't think there's a thing wrong with drinking whole milk. However, you may have to be careful about how much you consume because it is higher in calories.

wosnes

I agree with Blithe Morning. I think your best plan would be to maintain where you are now by eating sanely and exercising regularly. Years ago I learned a formula for "ideal" weight for women: 100 pounds for the first 5' in height and 5 pounds for each additional inch -- plus or minus some for bone...

wosnes

StrawberryRoan wrote:Yeah, but if she cheated (like she obviously has on ever plan she has encountered) it would do us harm.

Well, it hasn't done Bob Greene any harm. One person's failure doesn't make a program a failure -- even if that person is very visible.

wosnes

For the past several months I've toyed with the idea of going towards an ultra low fat mostly plant based diet I know people for whom they have worked (me, included) and I know people for whom it hasn't worked at all in terms of reducing cholesterol and triglycerides and sometimes even weight. Ther...

wosnes

I would have done what you did with the sushi.

I do taste when I cook, but mostly for seasoning towards the end of cooking. And a taste is just that -- just a little for taste.

wosnes

Well, certainly you can reduce the numbers with diet and weight loss alone. I think the best thing to do is follow No-S and do what Michael Pollan says: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. There are lots of ways to achieve that and none have to break the bank.

wosnes

My logic totally agrees with Wosnes comments, but there is a part of me that has the urge to set an objective -- even if I don't have it on paper, in my head I know what I would like it to be, and when I weigh myself I mentally compare what I see with the objective in my head. I know that my object...

wosnes

I'm not a calorie-counter, but I've also heard that you can calculate the amount of calories you need by taking your ideal weight an multiplying it by 10 if you're not very active; 15 if you're moderately active and 20 if you're very active. However, no one should go below 1200. So, if you're ideal ...

wosnes

I'm not 100 % sure, but I think 1200 calories a day is too restrictive for most people. I highly doubt she can keep it up for good. She does look great, now, though. I hope she is able to keep the weight off. I want to see the show, too. I've always heard that 1200 is the minumum for anyone and is ...

wosnes

In another thread, Marc Desbiens said, " you learn not to always have everything you want whenever you want. " That is a big part of the reason we, as a nation, are getting obese. Somewhere over the last 30+ years, all the food rules have been relaxed, or, worse yet, disappeared. We want instant gra...

wosnes

I've had this at Greek restaurants, but made it from this recipe tonight. Including time to thaw the shrimp, it took just about half an hour. Served with salad and bread: Baked Shrimp in Tomato Feta Sauce Recipe Ingredients 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 14.5-ounc...

wosnes

I think that as time and S days go by, they get less out-of-control (with rare exceptions). I have weekends that I forget to have an S!

wosnes

I haven't made this for a while, but it's good. The salad by itself is good. Crunchy Pork Chops with Garlicky Spinach and Tomato Salad recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson Ingredients Pork chops: 2 pork chops, approximately 8 ounces each 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano Salt and...

wosnes

I've read that restricting variety at meals leads to eating less. The fewer things there are to choose from, the less you eat. It might not be much less, but it's less

wosnes

Here's the truth of the matter: You're going to have good days, you're going to have bad days and you're going to have days that are absolutely awful. That's normal. If the bad or awful days haven't come yet, don't worry, they will. Just enjoy the fact that the first few days have been relatively ea...

wosnes

Hi, I was just wondering if any of you set yourself weight loss objectives -- for example, lose a number of lbs by a certain date, or lose a certain amount of weight per week? I've always had a tendancy to set specific objectives, and more often than not I'm disappointed because I'm not able to att...

wosnes

I don't eat breakfast every day. While morning is my favorite time of day and some breakfast foods are among my favorite foods, eating breakfast in the morning has never been appealing. If I eat breakfast, I generally have toast, coffee and fruit. The fruit changes with the seasons.

wosnes

Too much variety might well be part of it, but it's also that it's always available, we eat super-sized portions 24/7, and we eat food that Mother Nature never meant for human consumption! It's no wonder we're fat and unhealthy.

wosnes

Could be that you're also eating "cleaner" -- avoiding things that folks are known to be sensitive to.

wosnes

Seconding the recommendation for "How to Get Kids to Eat ..." or the same author's other book, "Child of Mine." Ellen Satter (or Sattler? I forget.) is a great voice of sanity about kids and food, and really helped me feel comfortable NOT pushing my daughter to eat or stressing about what/how much ...

wosnes

khristal23 wrote: Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day, and I am always hungry at that time! I love breakfast.

I LOVE breakfast foods -- for lunch or dinner. First thing in the morning, not so much. Actually, not at all.

wosnes

~reneew, a smoothie-type topping on pancakes sounds delish! I like smoothies, but they never feel like a "meal" to me. Just not solid enough, I think. A bran-type pancake with a very thick smoothie-like topping would be awesome! (Someone posted a recipe using frozen banana as the base recently - th...

wosnes

I don't think I realized the power of knowing when one is going to eat and not thinking about whether or not you're hungry.

wosnes

I'm English; of course I drink tea! But only about seven unsweetened cups a day (summing to about a quarter of a pint of semi-skimmed milk). Just to finish the list... And one coffee after lunch, black and unsweetened. Just to round off the fluid intake, I also drink two or three glasses of water a...

wosnes

I don't drink tea often, but I do like it occasionally with a teaspoon of sugar. Oh, and sugar in hot tea only. Iced tea I like unsweetened. I drink more iced tea than hot tea. No flavored teas, though. There's something about flavored teas and coffees that I just can't stand. I bought a package of ...

wosnes

Thanks for the excellent tips. I'll keep them all in mind. I'll be so glad when my little one outgrows this. He is very resistant to trying anything new and has also suddenly decided he no longer cares for macaroni and cheese, which is just unbelievable! My eldest went through a period of eating no...

wosnes

To be honest, I've enjoyed eating to being stuffed and not feeling guilty about it. A friend and I went to a nice Italian restaurant and ate something from every course. Not only was I stuffed, it's dinnertime and I'm still not really hungry! It's a feeling I have NOT enjoyed. But the dinner was ve...

wosnes

I have 2 little boys, aged 3 and 6 months, so they keep me on my toes plenty as it is, but I do get a good bit of time sitting on my rear, too, which doesn't help, since I work from home at the computer. So yeah, I need to add in more exercise. My kids, now adults, are a little closer in age than y...

wosnes

I'm not sure about dipping them in applesauce, but pancakes spread with applesauce or applebutter are very good. Any fresh fruit or fruit sauce would be good. A friend of mine taught me to spread pancakes with butter and sprinkle with sugar. It's quite good AND uses less than a teaspoon of sugar. Yo...

wosnes

I have found that my weight varies soooo much on a day to day basis that by weighing each day and charting it, I can see the downward trend - - and I find that very comforting. I'm afraid that if I just stepped on the scale on some random day every few weeks, I could EASILY find my weight even or u...

wosnes

I don't use soy products at all -- mostly because they really upset my stomach. But I also found that soy didn't help the hot-flash issue. In fact, they got MUCH worse when I consumed soy. So much for it being beneficial for menopausal symptoms! I can't say that I avoid foods with various health cla...

wosnes

Well, I still haven't lost any weight, but I haven't gained any either. One problem I am having is breakfast. I just can't eat much for breakfast. Any suggestions? If I eat a small breakfast, then I'm hungry before lunch. What can I do? Sometimes I have some milk before lunch. I'm trying to exercis...

wosnes

I think we have a really misplaced sense of what "exercise" is. Most of the slim people around the world don't "exercise" as we think of it. They just move more day to day -- walking, carrying things and so on -- more movement in daily life. I've never been an exerciser, but I always moved more in d...

wosnes

On the one hand, yes, it's true, you can eat anything you want on this "diet". On the other hand, you've got to use some common sense. You can't eat plates full of very calorie dense foods 3x daily, day in and day out, and expect to lose weight -- especially at your height -- unless you are very act...

wosnes

I know that the Blood Type diet is probably ridiculous as most diets are. And it is definitely inappropriate for a No S'er. But when others comment on how well it correlates to what they crave and normally eat anyway, it does make you wonder if there is some truth to it. I just wish I knew what my ...

wosnes

[quote="wosnes The last couple of days I've been wondering what and how we'd eat if various experts (not to mention Big Food, media and advertising) weren't around to "guide" us. It seems the more information they give us, the more confused, unhealthy and fat we get! I highly recommend Michael Poll...

wosnes

Something else occurred to me...most of us, even if we exercise regularly, don't burn enough calories to warrant eating 2-3 substantial meals daily. Not only are we not out walking behind horses or oxen plowing fields, life in general is far less active than it was just a generation or two ago.

wosnes

I envy those who like V8. I love fruits and veggies, but I just cannot stomach V8. My husband, who eats tons of butter, eggs, fried foods, etc. (and is thin, I might add! :x ) actually likes V8. It's one of the few healthy things he consumes. There's some thought now that butter and eggs aren't as ...

wosnes

vmsurbat wrote:
It is way too much work to have two substantial meals in a row.

That makes sense. And if you eat a light breakfast and a light dinner, you're automatically not consuming so many calories.

wosnes

Tomato juice is usually a pretty good choice but you have to check the labels ... some brands have a lot of salt/sodium included so they may be a WOLF in SHEEP'S CLOTHING ... ;-) I don't know about V8's salt/sodium content at the moment though. The very best thing is usually to have the plain fruit...

wosnes

I have low blood pressure, and I'm convinced that without my predilection for salty foods, I would be passed out on the floor most of the time. I've always said the same thing and one of my daughters is the same way. In fact, when she was little she used to pour salt in her hand and eat it. I was c...

wosnes

I think in other places breakfast is a little something literally to "break the fast."

wosnes

I love V8 and tomato juice. There's some controversy about sodium -- not all of those in the know think that sodium is much of an issue for everyone.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/scien ... .html?_r=1

wosnes

I eat breakfast at 6:00 AM, and I am always hungry when that time comes. I think one reason that I am hungry when I get up in the morning is because I eat supper very early--usually but 5:00 PM, although sometimes it is later. When breakfast time rolls around, it has been 12 hours since I've eaten ...

wosnes

I am wondering if people have had the experience of developing hunger when eating in the morning? Will I be screwing something up metabolically if I eat breakfast even though I am not hungry? Marianna Breakfast is my bugaboo. I try to keep mealtimes very similar to your ideal. I'm rarely hungry in ...

wosnes

I'm not much of a breakfast eater, but when I do eat breakfast it's usually toast and fresh, seasonal fruit. In those months when the choices of fresh, seasonal fruit is slim (like now!), I'll have a smoothie for breakfast. 1 cup juice, 1/2-1 cup plain yogurt, 1 cup frozen berries and sweetener to t...

wosnes

These are fantastic! I particularly like #3. Thank you!

wosnes

Good for you Dave. That's fantastic news! :) No disrespect here, but I myself have no interest in limiting the weekends. S days are sacred for me. They aren't even gorgefests anymore and tend to be like N days but with a few treats. Also, forgive my wondering about this, but I don't really understa...

wosnes

Two questions: 1. What is this "Cave Man Diet"? If it was described in detail in an earlier entry I did not see it. Here's the simple explanation: "Most researchers agree that our ancient diet almost certainly consisted of lean animal protein, fish and seafoods, vegetables, fruits, eggs, nuts, berr...

wosnes

You can do whatever works for you.

wosnes

Stop Reading all the other Diet Books!!!

There, told you what you wanted to hear.

wosnes

Another thing to remember is that there's nothing wrong with being hungry. Hunger isn't an emergency, something you need to respond to immediately. I don't think 5-6 hours between meals (without a snack) is a particularly long time. In his newest book, Food Matters , Mark Bittman wrote: There's a ba...

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