Archive for the ‘Food’ Category

Ugh - Trip+Flu=Hungry!

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 | No Comments

Well, it’s been a tough week. The weekly weigh-in is likely to be a bust.
I mentioned earlier that I was going on a business trip this week. I’m still on the trip, but added to the fun is the fact that I had the flu. This wasn’t your average flu either. […]

Continue reading »

Business this week - wish me luck

Monday, March 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

Not on the trip, on keeping to plan!
Traveling is the biggest diet killer of them all. When you’re at home, it’s easy to keep your routine once you’ve got it. But then, when you’re on the road and evening rolls around it can just be so enticing to eat something you shouldn’t, or […]

Continue reading »

Do you eat until the plate is empty or until you are full?

Sunday, February 24th, 2008 | No Comments

I saw this article over on Boing Boing and thought I’d post it here as well.
Why Don’t The French Get As Fat As Americans? Americans Eat Until The TV Show Is Over

We have found that the heavier a person is — French or American — the more they rely on external cues to tell them […]

Continue reading »

Food Hangovers

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 | No Comments

I think I said I’d take it easy on Saturdays, but this week I had a party to go to and my boys were begging for a trip to the coffee shop. So, I ended up eating way too much yesterday and had a good “food hangover” to muddle through today.
Ugh.
I think […]

Continue reading »

Lynn Bering Faces the Truth About Eating

Friday, February 8th, 2008 | No Comments

Lynn Bering was featured on CNN today. Her story is amazing.
Having dropped 200 pounds once in my life, I can tell you it is an unbelievable experience. But more important is the perspective you gain about things like your relationship to food and life.
Facing The Truth About Eating:
The pound I gained represents stress […]

Continue reading »

Lose your tray and lose some weight

Friday, February 1st, 2008 | No Comments

University removes food trays from cafeterias and food waste drops 30-50%.

Students ran a test last semester showing that on two days when trays weren’t offered, food and beverage waste dropped between 30 and 50 percent, according to Kathy Woughter, vice president for student affairs at Alfred. That amounts to about 1,000 pounds of solid waste […]

Continue reading »

Control Your Appetite by Eliminating Choices

Thursday, January 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Some people say that variety is the spice of life. Well, I can agree up to a certain point, but in our world of heavily marketed foods this is really just ridiculous.
When I go to the grocery store, I am amazed by the abundance and variety of food on the shelves. And yet, […]

Continue reading »

You Have to Eat Something

Thursday, January 31st, 2008 | 2 Comments

Please do not eliminate all food from your diet.
I know that sounds kind of odd, but I read Brenda Emmett’s cautionary tale of the Kimkins diet over at Weight Reduction Coach and felt I had to say something. So scary that people actually did this…
Every once in awhile I fast for a day. […]

Continue reading »

Dean Karnazes and the Diet I'm Using

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Tim Ferris, of the 4-hour work week fame, posted this interview with a passing reference to ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes back in April of last year, but I just stumbled across it a few days ago. [There is actually a good interview with Dean over on Trifuel - sorry for the confusion].
I read Karnazes book back […]

Continue reading »

You're really going to eat that?

Monday, January 28th, 2008 | 1 Comment

I forget that when I go into diet mode my food choices make people scratch their heads.
For example, yesterday I made a Spinach-Bean Glop that is both tasty (to me) and filling. It has plenty of protein and nutrients and just enough carbohydrates to keep me from feeling starved (but low-low sugar). […]

Continue reading »