Habit is better than self control
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- NoelFigart
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Habit is better than self control
I have a neighbor who grew up in Mexico and is a fantastic cook. If I do the slightest favor for her, she sends her kid over with food. No, this does no make me cry
She sent over some sort of fried pastry filled with chicken, beans and red pepper today, but it was after dinner.
Now, I'd love to claim credit for great self control or something. But that's not what happened. What happened is that I'd already had dinner, so wasn't going to eat because that's not what I DO. I was slicing them in half and arranging them in a pretty bento for tomorrow's lunch (along with the usual sliced veggies and fruit bits) as I was cleaning up from dinner without giving it any thought other than, "Man, am I looking forward to lunch tomorrow."
She sent over some sort of fried pastry filled with chicken, beans and red pepper today, but it was after dinner.
Now, I'd love to claim credit for great self control or something. But that's not what happened. What happened is that I'd already had dinner, so wasn't going to eat because that's not what I DO. I was slicing them in half and arranging them in a pretty bento for tomorrow's lunch (along with the usual sliced veggies and fruit bits) as I was cleaning up from dinner without giving it any thought other than, "Man, am I looking forward to lunch tomorrow."
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- gratefuldeb67
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yeah, baby! I know wht you mean. I'm just full after dinner! I wouldn't enjoy anything I ate then, but I'm not so habit-driven that I want to think about it too much right now...
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I think a good part of what keeps the French, Italians, Japanese and others from overeating is habit. They just have centuries of practicing it on us! k
Actually, we used to have those habits. I'd love to know how American corporations and advertising got us to change those habits in a few decades. Whatever it is, they're now doing the same things in France, Italy, Japan and other places around the world.
Apparently China went from a country where obesity was so rare that no statistics were kept on it to a country where it is a significant problem in less than 20 years -- thanks to McDonald's, KFC and other American fast food restaurants and products. I've read that the governments in China, France and Italy have never been very involved in dietary guidelines and food pyramids. They are now more involved, recommending that people go back to their old ways of eating.
Actually, we used to have those habits. I'd love to know how American corporations and advertising got us to change those habits in a few decades. Whatever it is, they're now doing the same things in France, Italy, Japan and other places around the world.
Apparently China went from a country where obesity was so rare that no statistics were kept on it to a country where it is a significant problem in less than 20 years -- thanks to McDonald's, KFC and other American fast food restaurants and products. I've read that the governments in China, France and Italy have never been very involved in dietary guidelines and food pyramids. They are now more involved, recommending that people go back to their old ways of eating.
"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."
Funny. A few years ago I read a book about French style and how to use it to get slim. The author said one of the reasons the French don't snack or overeat was just "comme il faut," which I think means "how it's done." That or its opposite has popped into my mind so many times over these last 10 weeks. I'll see cupcakes or something at work and just think re: eating them "It's just not done." At least in my life now. And it's not like I purposely think it. It just pops in.
BTW, this is a miracle. I am famous at work for always being ready for cake or chocolate. And I would say, "Anyone who takes a piece of cake with a lot of frosting and doesn't eat it will be shot." Yesterday I saw a box of See's and my heart just barely jiggled a little when it used to positively jump!
BTW, this is a miracle. I am famous at work for always being ready for cake or chocolate. And I would say, "Anyone who takes a piece of cake with a lot of frosting and doesn't eat it will be shot." Yesterday I saw a box of See's and my heart just barely jiggled a little when it used to positively jump!
Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
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- NoelFigart
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That's a pretty good translation, yes. Il faut is generally translated as "it is necessary" or "one must". So, there are overtones of the imperative in the expression.oolala53 wrote:"comme il faut," which I think means "how it's done."
The cultural baggage of it would be to an American something like, "Behaving with class." There's a strong association with sophistication and appropriate behavior.
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My blog https://noelfigart.com/wordpress/ I talk about being a freelance writer, working out and cooking mostly. The language is not always drawing room fashion. Just sayin'.
My blog https://noelfigart.com/wordpress/ I talk about being a freelance writer, working out and cooking mostly. The language is not always drawing room fashion. Just sayin'.