tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38929981743184208.post5746708209360973476..comments2017-01-30T13:11:42.684-08:00Comments on The You You Meant To Be: What IS a diet anyway? You must understand this before you embark on yet another one!!MJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15949270291684033276noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38929981743184208.post-49775969045956909202008-10-10T02:17:00.000-07:002008-10-10T02:17:00.000-07:00Dear ES711, you THINK you're eating little, bu...Dear ES711, you THINK you're eating little, but if you eat high-fat, sugary things -- you end up calorically eating probably more than 2000 calories/day WITHOUT any other nutritional value to your foods. Furthermore, you deny yourself the joy and pleasure of chewing, feeling satisfied, and feeling like --'Hey, I've eaten'!<BR/>You have to reach for things that are low-fat, but high COMPLEX carbohydrate and fiber and/or, alternatively, lean proteins. For example -- look for some of the tasty crunchy snack bars out there now -- Special K Bliss bars from Kellogg's come in raspberry, mint, orange flavors with a chocolate coating and are 90 calories each. Make a nice cup of herbal tea or coffee with one. Low-fat frozen yogurts and ice creams are also good -- like Ben & Jerry's chocolate-brownie or Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches. If you need something of a big, but healthy 'meal' break, boil up some WHOLE-WHEAT (has to be this!) pasta and cook al-dente. Add a can of a reduced-fat lentil or brown-bean or tomato-based soup with enough water added only to make it 'saucy' not 'soupy. Simmer this over the pasta. Right before you take it off the heat, add two big dollops of FAT-FREE yogurt and mix through till the whole mixture is creamy. Sprinkle a bit of parmesean cheese and sit down and tuck in! "Starchiness is FINE AS LONG AS it's the high-fiber, low-fat varieties. Also, look for frozen soy beans or edamame. Microwave or boil just until tender to the bite. Drain and add salt. Nosh on these as a salty snack. They are really satisfying, healthy, and low-fat. Keep some roasted cooked chicken in your fridge and nibble on slices of this when you feel hungry. Look out for seasonal fruits which are bursting with flavor and just nibble on these -- freeze grapes,blueberries, strawberries, cherries, and bananas -- these fruits take on an interesting consistency after they are frozen and are like eating ice-cream or candies. Find some low-fat (and I mean < 2%, preferably 1%) cottage cheese and add some sweetener and fruit of your choice and snack on a bowl of this. These are just a few ideas to get you started. When you STOP eating high-fat, sugary foods so much, you will eventually lose the taste for them and the craving because your body's physiology changes to prime you to WANT healthier foods -- that's when the win-win kicks in. Let me know how you get on! MJMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949270291684033276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38929981743184208.post-75533805164912464902008-10-10T01:50:00.000-07:002008-10-10T01:50:00.000-07:00For me, a diet always means eating as little as po...For me, a diet always means eating as little as possible. This almost always results in me allowing myself to eat small amounts of very fattening or sugary things because I tell myself "well You're not eating much anyways, this is fine you need to fill up your 2000 calorie diet with something!". <BR/><BR/>How can I realistically break this pattern? What are filling things which are healthy, and trying to steer clear of starchy things at the same time to keep my calorie count low. <BR/><BR/>goal: Low calorie count, very filling diet without the starchiness. <BR/><BR/>any help would be nice, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com