12 hours into my diet and DIEing of hunger (Weight Watchers, patients, low carb)
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I have never really cared for Laughing Cow cheese. My ultimate favorite would have to be imported Irish cheddar, and then any cheese that smells really strong is my ultimate second !
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Sounds good, except the government and other nutritionists are recommending more monounsaturated oils, not the ones that are more polyunsaturated like corn oil.
Mono-saturated oils are the best but a little saturated fat is fine. The fats to stay away from are the trans fats that are in processed foods.
Fats are the secret weapon to succeeding while dieting. They make you feel full and satisfied. You can go from one meal to the next without feeling like you are starving. You only need a little.
This is a recipe for disaster. You will not be able to stay with the eating schedule. Your hunger after a small meal is psychological. Our stomachs are only so big. They key is to eat a small portion of food that will keep you full longer. Pigging out over one meal because you feel as if you are starving is messing with you big time. Please reconsider going to a more healthy plan. You will lose weight and you will keep it off. A diet is not something to go off and on. It is a way to learn how to eat properly that you never go off off. You just add in more healthy food after you hit your goal weight.
Actually I don't think what she's doing is necessarily bad, as she pointed out she now eats half of what she used to. I am a night eater myself and while I don't fast during the day, I might as well, since my hunger increases tremendously at night regardless of how I've eaten during the day. There are some religions that practice daytime fasting (muslims for ramadan and some buddhist monks only eat once a day) so it's been part of human history for a long time.
But if you're just generally out of shape, flabby, your twin chins are gossipping to each other, your thighs are inseparable, and your belly rolls have caught attention of the Pillsbury company marketing team, then the first priority should be getting fit. The weight loss will come as a natural progression of that.
Wow..that was quite descriptive, lol
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Originally Posted by AnonChick
Laughing Cow is - not really cheese. If you read the description it's called a processed cheese product, or something of that ilk. It has some of the ingredients that cheese has - all processed up with artificial this that and the other thing in such a way that it isn't legally allowed to be called cheese anymore.
That said, it's addictive and I love the original, which unfortunately isn't "light." So I rarely have Laughing Cow, because it's just way too easy for me to eat three of those wedges in a single sitting.
I love Laughing Cow. I buy the Original flavor but the light version. I like it plain, melted in an omelet or on veggies, mixed with rice and salsa, or spread in a celery stick.
I don't care for cheese sticks. They are too mild for me. I would rather measure out a serving of some really sharp cheddar and have that with an apple Enjoy the real stuff in moderation
I love saturated fats. Yeah, check your cholesterol levels, or better yet your heart health, and I'll bet you see little difference either way. The government is under tremendous pressure by the ag lobby to promote oils made from things like corn, rapeseed and soy. The saturated fats boogeyman is one more way they do that.
Quote:"Yeah, check your cholesterol levels, or better yet your heart health, and I'll bet you see little difference either way."
Given that my relative is an MD PhD from Johns Hopkins in Cardiology, and is renowned as a researcher in healthy eating (for things like cholesterol etc)... I can give you his number and you can argue with him about it.
The good news is that people who love saturated fats are helping our society, as it ultimately reduces the burden on Social Security. (Smoking and obesity help too).
Quote:"Yeah, check your cholesterol levels, or better yet your heart health, and I'll bet you see little difference either way."
Given that my relative is an MD PhD from Johns Hopkins in Cardiology, and is renowned as a researcher in healthy eating (for things like cholesterol etc)... I can give you his number and you can argue with him about it.
The good news is that people who love saturated fats are helping our society, as it ultimately reduces the burden on Social Security. (Smoking and obesity help too).
I don't smoke, am not overweight, don't eat much sugar, and exercise almost every day. I have to allow myself one vice besides one or two glasses of red wine.
I'll bet if you press your relative he'll admit that most heart cases he's encountered were sedentary folks who were overweight and/or smokers. Or they were just plain old. Think about it - most people if they're lucky die of heart failure. Saturated fat consumption was probably way down the list of contributing factors.
I don't smoke, am not overweight, don't eat much sugar, and exercise almost every day. I have to allow myself one vice besides one or two glasses of red wine.
I'll bet if you press your relative he'll admit that most heart cases he's encountered were sedentary folks who were overweight and/or smokers. Or they were just plain old. Think about it - most people if they're lucky die of heart failure. Saturated fat consumption was probably way down the list of contributing factors.
Actually I don't think what she's doing is necessarily bad, as she pointed out she now eats half of what she used to. I am a night eater myself and while I don't fast during the day, I might as well, since my hunger increases tremendously at night regardless of how I've eaten during the day. There are some religions that practice daytime fasting (muslims for ramadan and some buddhist monks only eat once a day) so it's been part of human history for a long time.
Thats true and if it works for her fine. I shouldn't have been so hard on her and for that I apologize. But what works for her will more than likely not work for most other folks. And it is just not good to eat a lot at one sitting. I think we can all agree that more smaller meals throughout the day is the ideal.
Just give the new portions time and you'll get used to it. You'll go from "how can I live off that?" with your new portion sizes to "How can people be such pigs" when you see people eat "normal".
I recommend you start reading JAMA and the Harvard publications, along with about 20 other sources...
I didn't say anything about heart failure.
Too much cholesterol leads to plaque build-up, tand hen you either occlude a vessel, or throw a clot.
Quote:"Saturated fat consumption was probably way down the list of contributing factors"
I was only talking about consumption of certain foods that can lead to premature death.
The link between types of foods consumed, cholestrol levels, and plaque buildup is still pretty weak. Seems to have more to do with liver function and genetics.
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Enjoy the real stuff in moderation
