Yes, I ate too much fruit today. My meals were fine, and at the kiddush I had some herring. But my friend who "eats raw" brought the most delicious apple pie. The crust was nuts and dates all soaked and chopped with some other stuff, and the filling was full of fresh apple slices and cinnamon. It was a giant pie and I just finished it off.
And that wasn't the only fruit I ate.
My weekly shiur, Bible Class, was in my house. I cut up lots of fruit: two types of grapefruit, red and pink, an orange, apples and a banana. We ate them with toothpicks on napkins. It was a popular snack. Nobody touched the cake! It certainly is easy to entertain "healthy."
Before I changed my way of eating when I began the Start Fresh Diet a year ago, I didn't snack much and ate little fruit. It was so hard for me to get used to enforced snacking. Now it's all natural, and I'm over 35 lbs (16 kilo) less than I was when I started. Losing weight was lots easier than I could imagine. Of course, I hope to lose more, but if I stay what I presently weigh, that would be fine, too.
I've ended up on a modified low carbohydrate diet. It suits me and my blood type. There are weeks when I make vegetable soup and end up eating lots more carbs than usual, but it's not the end of the world, and modern diet experts say that you should vary calorie intake.
It's good that I've finished that pie, so I can stop thinking about it.
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Weight Loss Momentum Lost
Actually, the situation is worse than that. I've gained back a bit in the last month since I stopped working. So now, I have to get back on track, change gears and figure out how to at least keep status quo, the weight off.
I'm trying to exercise more, even though it must be at night when my husband is home. I'm trying to restrict fruit to three a day, like the Start Fresh Diet Plan requires. I have to focus on what's best for me, while I care for my elderly father.
At least I can get out once a week or even more. And my father is doing well here. Next we have to arrange to bring my mother. I wish there was a reasonably priced senior citizens home, which provides all meals in Jerusalem with some activities in English.
I'm trying to exercise more, even though it must be at night when my husband is home. I'm trying to restrict fruit to three a day, like the Start Fresh Diet Plan requires. I have to focus on what's best for me, while I care for my elderly father.
At least I can get out once a week or even more. And my father is doing well here. Next we have to arrange to bring my mother. I wish there was a reasonably priced senior citizens home, which provides all meals in Jerusalem with some activities in English.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
There's Nothing Like Dieting To Make People Gain Weight!
I used to refuse to even think of dieting for just that reason. Say the word, and I was hungry!
Then I learned the trick, adjusted the diet I got from Start Fresh and I began to lose weight. I sure don't feel like I'm dieting. Of course, there are things I don't eat, but I don't feel deprived refusing them. I eat so many other foods which fill me up and keep me satisfied.
I'm not the only person touting the method. I find more and more articles refuting the old mantra which proclaimed:
Now, it's:
Veteran dieters have trouble with the idea that they shouldn't suffer. I see that among the women I counsel. That's what makes diet coaching so challenging.
You must eat enough proteins, fats and complex carbohydrates to lose weight. And you must eat every few hours, like a newborn baby. And newborns should eat every two hours most of the time, like many babies demand. The four hour schedule which many of us were forced on may have set us up for our present weight problems. Even three hours, for many infants, isn't frequent enough.
Then I learned the trick, adjusted the diet I got from Start Fresh and I began to lose weight. I sure don't feel like I'm dieting. Of course, there are things I don't eat, but I don't feel deprived refusing them. I eat so many other foods which fill me up and keep me satisfied.
I'm not the only person touting the method. I find more and more articles refuting the old mantra which proclaimed:
"The best way to lose weight is to keep your mouth shut. Don't eat."
Now, it's:
"Eat, and eat frequently! Just eat the right foods in the right proportions."
Veteran dieters have trouble with the idea that they shouldn't suffer. I see that among the women I counsel. That's what makes diet coaching so challenging.
You must eat enough proteins, fats and complex carbohydrates to lose weight. And you must eat every few hours, like a newborn baby. And newborns should eat every two hours most of the time, like many babies demand. The four hour schedule which many of us were forced on may have set us up for our present weight problems. Even three hours, for many infants, isn't frequent enough.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The 25 Pound Milestone!
Yes! I'm twenty-five pounds, or about twelve kilo less than I was about a half a year ago when I went on the Start Fresh Diet. I finished their basic five week program, and now I'm continuing eating well, never hungry and still losing weight!
At this point, I don't think it's good to say I'm "on a diet." I try to explain that I've changed my eating habits, and that's how I'm losing weight. If I ever went back to my previous food choices, the weight would rapidly return.
My basic diet is the one I learned form Start Fresh.
I'm half way down to where I'd like to be, but I don't know if my body will get that thin. I'm just as curious as you.
At this point, I don't think it's good to say I'm "on a diet." I try to explain that I've changed my eating habits, and that's how I'm losing weight. If I ever went back to my previous food choices, the weight would rapidly return.
My basic diet is the one I learned form Start Fresh.
I'm half way down to where I'd like to be, but I don't know if my body will get that thin. I'm just as curious as you.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Just What I Had Wanted To Hear: "You look awful in that skirt!"
Really!
I'm not being sarcastic, facetious, ironic or anything like that. After five months of the Start Fresh weight loss diet, I was waiting for some "hints" that I had ought to retire my "straight" skirts.
It has been bothering me that even with 23 pounds, or 10 kilos off, I can still wear the same clothes. The skirts aren't falling off. OK, most do have at least some elastic, even the zippered ones. So I guess that I just don't stretch the elastic as much as before.
I really was happy to hear my friend tell me how ridiculous I look in the skirt, that it just hangs on me like a badly fitted sack.
Today, I wore a relatively new skirt. I bought it barely a year ago. It's an A-Line, with an elastic waste. It cost a lot of money. It doesn't feel the same as I remember. I remember "filling it out." Now it just hangs.
I'm supposed to feel happy, but being that I'm less than half way through my weight loss, --don't say "diet!-- I know that this isn't the time for a totally new wardrobe, as if I could afford one. I just need to weed through my closets and take out the big of the clothes and leave what still looks OK. I must spend as little as possible, because G-d willing by next summer I'll be at least another size or more smaller.
Let's just call this the "problems of the rich." No, I'm not "rich in money." Thank G-d my "changes in eating" are paying off, and I'm losing weight. I shouldn't complain.
I'm not being sarcastic, facetious, ironic or anything like that. After five months of the Start Fresh weight loss diet, I was waiting for some "hints" that I had ought to retire my "straight" skirts.
It has been bothering me that even with 23 pounds, or 10 kilos off, I can still wear the same clothes. The skirts aren't falling off. OK, most do have at least some elastic, even the zippered ones. So I guess that I just don't stretch the elastic as much as before.
I really was happy to hear my friend tell me how ridiculous I look in the skirt, that it just hangs on me like a badly fitted sack.
Today, I wore a relatively new skirt. I bought it barely a year ago. It's an A-Line, with an elastic waste. It cost a lot of money. It doesn't feel the same as I remember. I remember "filling it out." Now it just hangs.
I'm supposed to feel happy, but being that I'm less than half way through my weight loss, --don't say "diet!-- I know that this isn't the time for a totally new wardrobe, as if I could afford one. I just need to weed through my closets and take out the big of the clothes and leave what still looks OK. I must spend as little as possible, because G-d willing by next summer I'll be at least another size or more smaller.
Let's just call this the "problems of the rich." No, I'm not "rich in money." Thank G-d my "changes in eating" are paying off, and I'm losing weight. I shouldn't complain.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Blogging About Losing Weight #3
I've been blogging about losing weight ever since I began my diet a few months ago. Actually, I don't like calling it a diet, since diets are temporary solutions to permanent problems, and we need permanent solutions.
I felt like Pavlov's dogs. At the sound of the word "diet," I'd get hungry! Nobody can be more surprised than me that over 22 pounds, ten kilo are already off, since I started Start Fresh. Even after going "slightly off" the diet during Passover, I lost almost a pound. If you cook, you should know that there are lots of low calorie foods which can be made in the oven. Ovens aren't just for cakes and cookies. And ignorance is not bliss when dieting. I finally bought myself a digital scale, so I don't have to go to a neighbor to weigh myself.
The Blogging About Losing Weight Carnival comes out monthly, hosted here on me-ander. Please pass the link around and publicize it on your blog or site.
And here's #3!
Send in your posts for the next one. Overly commercial posts or more than two from blog/site won't be included. Please stay on topic.
Rusty Moore presents How Much Water Per Day? Exaggerated by the Media! posted at Fitness Black Book, saying, "Have you been pressured to drink more water than feels natural? Are you constantly coming up short of the recommended 8-10 glasses of water per day? You will like this article! I'm going to examine current studies that question the logic of drinking 8-10 glasses of water per day. Newer studies are showing that maybe you should follow your senses, instead of sticking to some rigid drinking schedule."
Martin Russell presents Phentermine For Weight Loss - My Story posted at Dr Martin W. Russell, saying, "As I was cleaning out some of my old medical files I came across a couple of letters from 1998 about the weight loss drug phentermine."
J.D. Bell presents Get On Your Bikes and Ride posted at It Takes Work, saying, "The title of this post is an obscure lyric reference to an old Queen song called Fat Bottomed Girls. This was the first thought that entered my head when I read about a gym in San Francisco that offers "
swapnil warang presents How to find out if you are overweight or not posted at switch2life.
Brain Blogger presents Depression and Diabetes Linked in Pregnancy posted at Brain Blogger, saying, "Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with increased morbidity for the mother and the infant. Complications of pregnancy-related diabetes include birth defects, congenital abnormalities, shoulder dislocation during delivery, cesarean delivery, excessive fetal weight and head size, and hypertension."
Y Niz presents Planning Your Diet (Lose Weight For Free) posted at TuesdayLose Weight For Free, saying, "We have plans for everything these days. That is how we can fit 100 different things into each day.
Scott LaPlante presents Perfect Body Image Best Weight Loss Guides Best Guides for Weight Loss posted at Best Weight Loss Guides.
James presents 3 Day Heart Diet, posted at Lose Weight In A Week.
healthsecrets presents How To Improve Blood Circulation posted at Health Secrets, saying, "It is possible to improve blood circulation very simply by improving your diet and adding exercise to you routine. Speak to you GP for further advice. Find 100’s health advice and artices like ways of increasing your metabolism please visit us."
Joel Riley presents Beyonce's Lemonade Diet For Weight Loss posted at Master Cleanse Diet Blog.
Joel Riley presents How to Use Diet Bets And Other Tips posted at Master Cleanse Diet Blog.
Joshua Seth presents Lose Weight or Die posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, "Here’s a thought: What if being overweight were as lethal as being a smoker? What if it could literally kill you? We all know how bad smoking is for your health. It can take years off your life. We beg our loved ones not to destroy their health by smoking but think nothing of “carrying around a little extra weight” ourselves, right?"
Peter Stockwell presents Senior Fitness is not just Walking posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog, saying, "You can lose weight just by walking, but it is best to exercise as well."
bricabrac presents New Healthy Urban Kitchen Program posted at Healthy Urban Kitchen Program, saying, "Healthy Urban Kitchen Program is a different approach to losing weight and gaining a healthy body. Rather than dieting, counting calories or low carb or low fat foods, it teaches you how to shop and cook healthy, what to eat, when to eat and how much to eat."
bricabrac presents Lose Your Love Handles Fast posted at Lose Your Love Handles Fast, saying, "Get rid of that unwanted fat around the middle and get rid of it fast."
Jewel presents Medical Science: Treatment of Obesity posted at Medical Science.
diettips presents What Everybody Ought To Know About Herbal Supplements posted at DietTips, saying, "Many people have turned to herbal supplements for the main purpose of improving their health. There are various diseases that have infected mankind leading to this trend of people opting for herbal supplements."
femininespirit presents Easy Ways to Fuel Your Metabolism posted at FeminineSpirit, saying, "Ask anyone who is above the age of 40, and he or she will tell you that burning calories is a top priority. Metabolism is something, which a lot of people inherit. If you desire to lose weight quickly eating only the food you love, but can’t seem to come to grips with dieting, the Skinny Switch Secret might be just what you are looking for. Check it out now at here."
Robert Galway presents Ftiness Bootcamp posted at robertgalway.com, saying, "Boot camp exercises are chosen to build strength and total body conditioning through repetition, duration, and gradual intensity. A typical day of full basic training in the booth camp exercises are also easy to weave into your running program, as you can do them at regular intervals during your workout at a park, trail or track."
tidr presents Children to Eat Healthy Foods posted at tiDr, saying, "Here are some tips on how to avoid the junk food syndrome and keep your children eating healthy foods as the norm. Forming good eating habits will benefit your kids for a lifetime!"
Raquel presents Daily Fit: The Mediterranean Food Diet posted at Daily Fit Girl, saying, "This is a daily weight loss journal. Trying to lose 60 pounds by September 2009. Blog updated daily."
Aparna presents Weight reduction diet tips posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, "Obesity is a universal problem. It is bad not just because it makes us look ugly, but because it predisposes us to many diseases like increased blood-pressure (hypertension), heart problems, sluggishness in body movements leading to accidents, etc. Reduction of weight should not be restricted to rigorous exercising only. You will only feel hungrier after exercising. Only a proper combination of exercise and dieting will yield the desired result. Some useful tips to succeed in a reduction diet!"
Irene Rivera presents Loose Weight and Feel Great In as Little As 29 Days Effortlessly With Mangosteen posted at MangoSteen Facts Online.
Jill Forrest presents Diet posted at Yogababy, saying, "Eat your veggies!"
Silicon Valley Blogger presents The Cost of Being Overweight posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"
Bill Friend presents Fad, quick weight loss diets, are they bad? Quick Weight Loss. Do quick weight loss diets work ? posted at Quick Weight Loss. Do quick weight loss diets work ?, saying, "Fad quick weight loss diets can be damaging to your health, but there are ways to achieve safe, natural and sustainable quick weight loss."
Randy Powell presents Natural Health Through Living Foods posted at Eating-Veggies.com: High Alkaline Diet blog.
Maureen presents Does Hypnosis for Weight Loss Work? posted at Weight Loss Hypnosis Hub, saying, "Hypnosis for weight loss can be just a bit misleading. Unfortunately, it’s not a magic bullet. However, it can help you to suppress your appetite which in turn will cause you to actually eat less. Of course, as you know, when you eat less you lose weight. Hypnosis for weight loss will also help you increase your motivation to exercise each day. Aside from your mindset, the two most important aspects of losing weight are consuming less calories and exercising more."
fitnchic presents Counting Calories? Here’s What You Need to Know :: FitNChic.com - Get in Shape Fashionably :: posted at FitNChic.com - Get in Shape, Fashionably!.
Nick Andrade presents How To Get Thin Thighs Fast! posted at Slim Thighs Exercises, saying, "Learn how to get started with your own thigh slimming weight loss plan."
femininespirit presents Get The Facts About The Cookie Diet posted at FeminineSpirit, saying, "The cookie diet may take the cake as the world’s most awful ever fad diet. In essence this diet states that amino acids baked into cookies can control hunger. Don’t waste time with the cookie diet. Eat less, exercise more that’s the formula for good health. Forget miracle foods even if a star tells you to try them."
Personal Story
Katie Williams presents Fat Acceptance? posted at The Incredible Shrinking Me.
Cory presents Fat is Overrated posted at Eating Healthy, saying, "Dieters often focus too much on fat instead of limiting overall calories, especially carbs."
Dennis Dalton presents Simple Weight Loss - Part 1 posted at Simple Personal Development and Growth.
Ryan Suenaga presents My Story, Part Two posted at The Athletic Diabetic, saying, "Second part in my story about diabetes, this one looking a bit at the start of my weight loss success (80 pounds lost so far)"
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of blogging about losing weight carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
Technorati tags: blogging about losing weight carnival, blog carnival.
Thank you
I felt like Pavlov's dogs. At the sound of the word "diet," I'd get hungry! Nobody can be more surprised than me that over 22 pounds, ten kilo are already off, since I started Start Fresh. Even after going "slightly off" the diet during Passover, I lost almost a pound. If you cook, you should know that there are lots of low calorie foods which can be made in the oven. Ovens aren't just for cakes and cookies. And ignorance is not bliss when dieting. I finally bought myself a digital scale, so I don't have to go to a neighbor to weigh myself.
The Blogging About Losing Weight Carnival comes out monthly, hosted here on me-ander. Please pass the link around and publicize it on your blog or site.
And here's #3!
Send in your posts for the next one. Overly commercial posts or more than two from blog/site won't be included. Please stay on topic.
Rusty Moore presents How Much Water Per Day? Exaggerated by the Media! posted at Fitness Black Book, saying, "Have you been pressured to drink more water than feels natural? Are you constantly coming up short of the recommended 8-10 glasses of water per day? You will like this article! I'm going to examine current studies that question the logic of drinking 8-10 glasses of water per day. Newer studies are showing that maybe you should follow your senses, instead of sticking to some rigid drinking schedule."
Martin Russell presents Phentermine For Weight Loss - My Story posted at Dr Martin W. Russell, saying, "As I was cleaning out some of my old medical files I came across a couple of letters from 1998 about the weight loss drug phentermine."
J.D. Bell presents Get On Your Bikes and Ride posted at It Takes Work, saying, "The title of this post is an obscure lyric reference to an old Queen song called Fat Bottomed Girls. This was the first thought that entered my head when I read about a gym in San Francisco that offers "
swapnil warang presents How to find out if you are overweight or not posted at switch2life.
Brain Blogger presents Depression and Diabetes Linked in Pregnancy posted at Brain Blogger, saying, "Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with increased morbidity for the mother and the infant. Complications of pregnancy-related diabetes include birth defects, congenital abnormalities, shoulder dislocation during delivery, cesarean delivery, excessive fetal weight and head size, and hypertension."
Y Niz presents Planning Your Diet (Lose Weight For Free) posted at TuesdayLose Weight For Free, saying, "We have plans for everything these days. That is how we can fit 100 different things into each day.
Scott LaPlante presents Perfect Body Image Best Weight Loss Guides Best Guides for Weight Loss posted at Best Weight Loss Guides.
James presents 3 Day Heart Diet, posted at Lose Weight In A Week.
healthsecrets presents How To Improve Blood Circulation posted at Health Secrets, saying, "It is possible to improve blood circulation very simply by improving your diet and adding exercise to you routine. Speak to you GP for further advice. Find 100’s health advice and artices like ways of increasing your metabolism please visit us."
Joel Riley presents Beyonce's Lemonade Diet For Weight Loss posted at Master Cleanse Diet Blog.
Joel Riley presents How to Use Diet Bets And Other Tips posted at Master Cleanse Diet Blog.
Joshua Seth presents Lose Weight or Die posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, "Here’s a thought: What if being overweight were as lethal as being a smoker? What if it could literally kill you? We all know how bad smoking is for your health. It can take years off your life. We beg our loved ones not to destroy their health by smoking but think nothing of “carrying around a little extra weight” ourselves, right?"
Peter Stockwell presents Senior Fitness is not just Walking posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog, saying, "You can lose weight just by walking, but it is best to exercise as well."
bricabrac presents New Healthy Urban Kitchen Program posted at Healthy Urban Kitchen Program, saying, "Healthy Urban Kitchen Program is a different approach to losing weight and gaining a healthy body. Rather than dieting, counting calories or low carb or low fat foods, it teaches you how to shop and cook healthy, what to eat, when to eat and how much to eat."
bricabrac presents Lose Your Love Handles Fast posted at Lose Your Love Handles Fast, saying, "Get rid of that unwanted fat around the middle and get rid of it fast."
Jewel presents Medical Science: Treatment of Obesity posted at Medical Science.
diettips presents What Everybody Ought To Know About Herbal Supplements posted at DietTips, saying, "Many people have turned to herbal supplements for the main purpose of improving their health. There are various diseases that have infected mankind leading to this trend of people opting for herbal supplements."
femininespirit presents Easy Ways to Fuel Your Metabolism posted at FeminineSpirit, saying, "Ask anyone who is above the age of 40, and he or she will tell you that burning calories is a top priority. Metabolism is something, which a lot of people inherit. If you desire to lose weight quickly eating only the food you love, but can’t seem to come to grips with dieting, the Skinny Switch Secret might be just what you are looking for. Check it out now at here."
Robert Galway presents Ftiness Bootcamp posted at robertgalway.com, saying, "Boot camp exercises are chosen to build strength and total body conditioning through repetition, duration, and gradual intensity. A typical day of full basic training in the booth camp exercises are also easy to weave into your running program, as you can do them at regular intervals during your workout at a park, trail or track."
tidr presents Children to Eat Healthy Foods posted at tiDr, saying, "Here are some tips on how to avoid the junk food syndrome and keep your children eating healthy foods as the norm. Forming good eating habits will benefit your kids for a lifetime!"
Raquel presents Daily Fit: The Mediterranean Food Diet posted at Daily Fit Girl, saying, "This is a daily weight loss journal. Trying to lose 60 pounds by September 2009. Blog updated daily."
Aparna presents Weight reduction diet tips posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, "Obesity is a universal problem. It is bad not just because it makes us look ugly, but because it predisposes us to many diseases like increased blood-pressure (hypertension), heart problems, sluggishness in body movements leading to accidents, etc. Reduction of weight should not be restricted to rigorous exercising only. You will only feel hungrier after exercising. Only a proper combination of exercise and dieting will yield the desired result. Some useful tips to succeed in a reduction diet!"
Irene Rivera presents Loose Weight and Feel Great In as Little As 29 Days Effortlessly With Mangosteen posted at MangoSteen Facts Online.
Jill Forrest presents Diet posted at Yogababy, saying, "Eat your veggies!"
Silicon Valley Blogger presents The Cost of Being Overweight posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"
Bill Friend presents Fad, quick weight loss diets, are they bad? Quick Weight Loss. Do quick weight loss diets work ? posted at Quick Weight Loss. Do quick weight loss diets work ?, saying, "Fad quick weight loss diets can be damaging to your health, but there are ways to achieve safe, natural and sustainable quick weight loss."
Randy Powell presents Natural Health Through Living Foods posted at Eating-Veggies.com: High Alkaline Diet blog.
Maureen presents Does Hypnosis for Weight Loss Work? posted at Weight Loss Hypnosis Hub, saying, "Hypnosis for weight loss can be just a bit misleading. Unfortunately, it’s not a magic bullet. However, it can help you to suppress your appetite which in turn will cause you to actually eat less. Of course, as you know, when you eat less you lose weight. Hypnosis for weight loss will also help you increase your motivation to exercise each day. Aside from your mindset, the two most important aspects of losing weight are consuming less calories and exercising more."
fitnchic presents Counting Calories? Here’s What You Need to Know :: FitNChic.com - Get in Shape Fashionably :: posted at FitNChic.com - Get in Shape, Fashionably!.
Nick Andrade presents How To Get Thin Thighs Fast! posted at Slim Thighs Exercises, saying, "Learn how to get started with your own thigh slimming weight loss plan."
femininespirit presents Get The Facts About The Cookie Diet posted at FeminineSpirit, saying, "The cookie diet may take the cake as the world’s most awful ever fad diet. In essence this diet states that amino acids baked into cookies can control hunger. Don’t waste time with the cookie diet. Eat less, exercise more that’s the formula for good health. Forget miracle foods even if a star tells you to try them."
Personal Story
Katie Williams presents Fat Acceptance? posted at The Incredible Shrinking Me.
Cory presents Fat is Overrated posted at Eating Healthy, saying, "Dieters often focus too much on fat instead of limiting overall calories, especially carbs."
Dennis Dalton presents Simple Weight Loss - Part 1 posted at Simple Personal Development and Growth.
Ryan Suenaga presents My Story, Part Two posted at The Athletic Diabetic, saying, "Second part in my story about diabetes, this one looking a bit at the start of my weight loss success (80 pounds lost so far)"
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of blogging about losing weight carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
Technorati tags: blogging about losing weight carnival, blog carnival.
Thank you
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Finally! The Big 20 lbs Twenty Pounds Milestone!
Exhausted!! Again!
And tomorrow's a busy day, too.
Yes, this is the season when everyday is busy and exhausting.
But at least I'm losing weight! Twenty pounds so far!! Baruch Hashem! Thank G-d! Thank Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet! And I don't even feel like I'm dieting.
And tomorrow's a busy day, too.
Yes, this is the season when everyday is busy and exhausting.
But at least I'm losing weight! Twenty pounds so far!! Baruch Hashem! Thank G-d! Thank Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet! And I don't even feel like I'm dieting.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Dieting On Passover, No Problem
It just occurred to me the other day, that I shouldn't have any problem with my diet on Pesach, besides seder night.
I've been on a combination of Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet and the Blood Type Diet for a few months now and I've lost seventeen (17) pounds, close to eight kilo, already.
Since I'm Type O, I avoid grains and carbohydrates. That leaves me with protein and all sorts of vegetables, even those like carrots and onions which are considered sugary. I no longer eat my life-long favorite food, noodles. All the pasta in the pantry has been ignored. No bread, no sandwiches, no bulgar and no rice. If I have lentils, they're in a soup. I also eat fruit and bio yogurts.
Yes, I eat and I eat plenty of food. I try never to allow myself to get hungry. That's one of the key things. When I travel, I take a yogurt, fruit and salad. When I eat out, I don't eat any starch.
My "test" for whether a food is bad for me is very simple:
Does eating it satisfy me, satiate my appetite, or do I just want to eat more and more of it?
If it stimulates my appetite it's bad for me. I feel hungrier after a slice of bread or a "portion" of noodles. That's why they're out, eliminated from my diet.
Cooked vegetables are best. I start the cooking with a bit of oil, and then I cover the pot or pan. With a good pot, you don't need to add water. The vitamins, minerals and flavor stay in.
OK, the Seder has its required foods matzah and wine or juice, but after that I shouldn't have any problem sticking to my diet to lose weight.
I've been on a combination of Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet and the Blood Type Diet for a few months now and I've lost seventeen (17) pounds, close to eight kilo, already.
Since I'm Type O, I avoid grains and carbohydrates. That leaves me with protein and all sorts of vegetables, even those like carrots and onions which are considered sugary. I no longer eat my life-long favorite food, noodles. All the pasta in the pantry has been ignored. No bread, no sandwiches, no bulgar and no rice. If I have lentils, they're in a soup. I also eat fruit and bio yogurts.
Yes, I eat and I eat plenty of food. I try never to allow myself to get hungry. That's one of the key things. When I travel, I take a yogurt, fruit and salad. When I eat out, I don't eat any starch.
My "test" for whether a food is bad for me is very simple:
Does eating it satisfy me, satiate my appetite, or do I just want to eat more and more of it?
If it stimulates my appetite it's bad for me. I feel hungrier after a slice of bread or a "portion" of noodles. That's why they're out, eliminated from my diet.
Cooked vegetables are best. I start the cooking with a bit of oil, and then I cover the pot or pan. With a good pot, you don't need to add water. The vitamins, minerals and flavor stay in.
OK, the Seder has its required foods matzah and wine or juice, but after that I shouldn't have any problem sticking to my diet to lose weight.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Me? The Dieting Diet Maiven?
Could it be?
Yes, it could
Something's coming, something good...
Well, not only have I already lost 17 pounds on my Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet, but I actually started a diet support group, and we've already met twice.
At this point, I'm not taking money. It's practice for me to see if I can really pull it off. So not only do I have a "public diet," I have people trying to imitate it. Now I have to buy a scale, since the women insist on being weighed and my keeping score.
I really like helping people and figuring out how to help them solve their problems.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
To Diet or Not To Diet
As you know, I've been on a very successful weight loss diet, Start Fresh, for a few months already. So why this great rhetorical question?
Most people think of "diet" as a temporary solution to a weight problem. But if it's temporary, the problem will just return post-diet. Statistically, that's what happens to most of us.
Over the years I managed to lose weight and look great, and then... I'd gain it back plus. I got tired of following whatever rules had helped me slim down.
Now, my aim isn't a diet, it's to change my eating habits. I keep telling people that I don't feel like I'm dieting. I'm not hungry. I don't suffer from food cravings. I no longer have to preplan my day's meals. I have a pretty good picture in my mind of how many of each types of food I've eaten and have left to eat. I do not count calories and have pretty much deleted my mental calorie counter from my brain.
In a general sense I'm following Start Fresh. Its guidelines are similar to most of today's conventional weight loss diets with the added advantage for me that it takes into account Jewish Holidays and Kashrut, Jewish Dietary Laws. I've always taken the option of planning my own meals, since the sample meals don't suit me. And also, the minute someone else tells me what I must or mustn't eat, I have a physiological need to rebel.
So, on one hand, you can say that I'm on a diet, but it's not planned to be temporary. I'm working hard on permanently changing my eating, so that I'll never be obese again.
Most people think of "diet" as a temporary solution to a weight problem. But if it's temporary, the problem will just return post-diet. Statistically, that's what happens to most of us.
Over the years I managed to lose weight and look great, and then... I'd gain it back plus. I got tired of following whatever rules had helped me slim down.
Now, my aim isn't a diet, it's to change my eating habits. I keep telling people that I don't feel like I'm dieting. I'm not hungry. I don't suffer from food cravings. I no longer have to preplan my day's meals. I have a pretty good picture in my mind of how many of each types of food I've eaten and have left to eat. I do not count calories and have pretty much deleted my mental calorie counter from my brain.
In a general sense I'm following Start Fresh. Its guidelines are similar to most of today's conventional weight loss diets with the added advantage for me that it takes into account Jewish Holidays and Kashrut, Jewish Dietary Laws. I've always taken the option of planning my own meals, since the sample meals don't suit me. And also, the minute someone else tells me what I must or mustn't eat, I have a physiological need to rebel.
So, on one hand, you can say that I'm on a diet, but it's not planned to be temporary. I'm working hard on permanently changing my eating, so that I'll never be obese again.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Interesting Diet Theory
Standard weight loss diet advice calls for a fairly identical eating plan each day. I haven't been doing it and keep wondering about the pros and cons. I eat very little starch/carbohydrates, except Shabbat. It's the only time of the week, I have bread. And I usually have some "starchy vegetable," too, like sweet potatoes, pumpkin etc. Actually, Shabbat is an entirely different meal schedule and menu.
I was surprised to find that some diet experts even recommend variation for losing weight, claiming that it keeps the metabolism going more quickly. Routine is more fattening.
I haven't seen this on Start Fresh, but they don't object to it. I have a lot of freedom in my meal planning.
I was surprised to find that some diet experts even recommend variation for losing weight, claiming that it keeps the metabolism going more quickly. Routine is more fattening.
I haven't seen this on Start Fresh, but they don't object to it. I have a lot of freedom in my meal planning.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Next Biggest Diet Problem
At first, my biggest diet problem was remembering to snack, a necessary requirement on the Start Fresh weight loss diet. Now, I have gotten used to snacking and realize that hunger between meals is a sign that I must have a fruit or yogurt.
So, now, I have to start reducing portion size. One of the things I really found suitable to me in Start Fresh is that there's unlimited vegetables raw and fresh of the non-starchy variety. I love to eat and ate a lot of them. Now I've reached to stage when I'm ready to eat less.
My morning omelet is now with just an onion, eggs and oil, no squash. Other meals have one vegetable, instead of two or more. I even eat less salad, since I want to shrink my appetite, and there's no need to eat a salad with every meal. My salads are also smaller.
I must admit that last week's virus helped my body get used to less food.
Dieting requires that I think about every bit of food and calculate how much I've eaten from which foods during the day. I'm using the Start Fresh site less. I'm preparing myself for real life a few sizes smaller. I've only lost about a third of what I need to lose, or more accurately what I'm willing to make an effort to lose. I wouldn't dare try to predict what weight I'll be in another year or two. I do know that I must get used to an entirely different eating regime. That's not a temporary diet. I must not revert to how I ate before this diet, because if I do, the weight will return.
So, now, I have to start reducing portion size. One of the things I really found suitable to me in Start Fresh is that there's unlimited vegetables raw and fresh of the non-starchy variety. I love to eat and ate a lot of them. Now I've reached to stage when I'm ready to eat less.
My morning omelet is now with just an onion, eggs and oil, no squash. Other meals have one vegetable, instead of two or more. I even eat less salad, since I want to shrink my appetite, and there's no need to eat a salad with every meal. My salads are also smaller.
I must admit that last week's virus helped my body get used to less food.
Dieting requires that I think about every bit of food and calculate how much I've eaten from which foods during the day. I'm using the Start Fresh site less. I'm preparing myself for real life a few sizes smaller. I've only lost about a third of what I need to lose, or more accurately what I'm willing to make an effort to lose. I wouldn't dare try to predict what weight I'll be in another year or two. I do know that I must get used to an entirely different eating regime. That's not a temporary diet. I must not revert to how I ate before this diet, because if I do, the weight will return.
Friday, February 27, 2009
And The New Grand Total Is.....
....nu...
I was hoping to find a dramatic drum roll on youtube...
7 kilo or 15.5 pounds less than when I started!! And please don't ask how many more until my "goal!"
This Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet isn't bad at all. I never thought I could do it. Not that I'm even close to my goal, but still. I would never have even tried if Steve of webads hadn't offered me the deal.
There's nothing more encouraging like success, so I'm continuing with the diet to lose weight, G-d willing.
I was hoping to find a dramatic drum roll on youtube...
7 kilo or 15.5 pounds less than when I started!! And please don't ask how many more until my "goal!"
This Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet isn't bad at all. I never thought I could do it. Not that I'm even close to my goal, but still. I would never have even tried if Steve of webads hadn't offered me the deal.
There's nothing more encouraging like success, so I'm continuing with the diet to lose weight, G-d willing.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Did I Need Lunch!
One of the laws in the Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet is never to feel hungry, and yesterday, by the time I made it to the bus station, customer support should have had me arrested.
I was thirsty, too, even though I drank a lot of water at my friend's place in the morning and again after the Matan lecture. Actually, by the time I picked up my new glasses in the center of town I was hungry but wanted to get to the bus station first. Many diet experts say that exercise increases metabolism so that what you eat post-workout is worth fewer calories. Besides that, I was afraid that I'd feel "too heavy and satisfied" after eating to walk.
I walked the kilometer or more with a very heavy backpack strapped to my back. I needed to buy myself some water in the discount supermarket near the bus station, and I figured I could save money by buying low-fat cheese and veggies. Also, I need some hat "yarn." I'm sure you've heard that shopping should never be done when hungry, couldn't make a decision, so walked out of the yarn store empty-handed.
At the supermarket, I cracked a six-pack of water, just taking one small bottle and then headed for the cheese. Each little package was over ns10 and chock full of salt and the sort of "milk solids" I don't like, so I just paid for the water and headed back to the bus station.
Cafe` Net was my first stop. I checked out their salads. NS21 for a big bowl and had them add tuna (sans mayonnaise,) a hard boiled egg and some olives.
Delicious! Half was eaten in the shop and the other half on the bus. I couldn't have made a more satisfying or less expensive lunch on the go.
The most difficult lesson I've learned from this diet is that you have to eat to lose weight. OK, maybe I should have totally ignored the dessert at the wedding, but I only polished off the fruit part, nibbled at the sorbet and I did ignore the chocolate cake...
I was thirsty, too, even though I drank a lot of water at my friend's place in the morning and again after the Matan lecture. Actually, by the time I picked up my new glasses in the center of town I was hungry but wanted to get to the bus station first. Many diet experts say that exercise increases metabolism so that what you eat post-workout is worth fewer calories. Besides that, I was afraid that I'd feel "too heavy and satisfied" after eating to walk.
I walked the kilometer or more with a very heavy backpack strapped to my back. I needed to buy myself some water in the discount supermarket near the bus station, and I figured I could save money by buying low-fat cheese and veggies. Also, I need some hat "yarn." I'm sure you've heard that shopping should never be done when hungry, couldn't make a decision, so walked out of the yarn store empty-handed.
At the supermarket, I cracked a six-pack of water, just taking one small bottle and then headed for the cheese. Each little package was over ns10 and chock full of salt and the sort of "milk solids" I don't like, so I just paid for the water and headed back to the bus station.
Cafe` Net was my first stop. I checked out their salads. NS21 for a big bowl and had them add tuna (sans mayonnaise,) a hard boiled egg and some olives.
Delicious! Half was eaten in the shop and the other half on the bus. I couldn't have made a more satisfying or less expensive lunch on the go.
The most difficult lesson I've learned from this diet is that you have to eat to lose weight. OK, maybe I should have totally ignored the dessert at the wedding, but I only polished off the fruit part, nibbled at the sorbet and I did ignore the chocolate cake...
Friday, February 13, 2009
Hard To Believe
I have another pound off, and I don't even feel like I'm dieting. If somebody would have told me that such a thing was possible, I'd have him/her tested for hallucinogens.
Such siyate d'shmaya, the hand of G-d, in this. With the wrong diet, I would have gone off within the first twelve or less hours.
Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet, is definitely the type of diet I can stick to. I'm allowed unlimited vegetables of those not considered carbohydrates. I love cooked vegetables, sauteed with a bit of oil and cooked in a covered pot. I don't add liquid at all, so all the vitamins and minerals are there to be eaten.
I've noticed that I'm eating less in terms of total quantities. Portion control will be the key to losing weight pretty soon. That's when "unlimited" is really too much. But it all must be gradual. Maybe I should invest in a slightly smaller frying pan for my "big meals." I have a small one and a large one. Medium would be a good idea. The problem is that I don't really have the money to spend right now.
OK, it's Friday, time to close down blogging for a bit and get into the kitchen. Shabbat is approaching and there's also laundry to hang out.
Such siyate d'shmaya, the hand of G-d, in this. With the wrong diet, I would have gone off within the first twelve or less hours.
Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet, is definitely the type of diet I can stick to. I'm allowed unlimited vegetables of those not considered carbohydrates. I love cooked vegetables, sauteed with a bit of oil and cooked in a covered pot. I don't add liquid at all, so all the vitamins and minerals are there to be eaten.
I've noticed that I'm eating less in terms of total quantities. Portion control will be the key to losing weight pretty soon. That's when "unlimited" is really too much. But it all must be gradual. Maybe I should invest in a slightly smaller frying pan for my "big meals." I have a small one and a large one. Medium would be a good idea. The problem is that I don't really have the money to spend right now.
OK, it's Friday, time to close down blogging for a bit and get into the kitchen. Shabbat is approaching and there's also laundry to hang out.
Don't Forget The Turkey
In Israel we can easily buy turkey parts; whole turkeys aren't the standard.
When I was the cook in our local pre-school, infants to three year olds, day care center, we had a cooking workshop about turkey. Apparently, it has close to the iron of beef with much less fat. It's more like chicken.
I frequently buy ground turkey meat and use it for meatballs and meatloaf. It has more flavor than chicken, too.
Another turkey treat is drum sticks (legs) and wings. I used to just cook up the drum sticks, but since some people found it too generous a portion, I now buy the wings, which is a much better deal. The percentage of meat to bone is better, making it less expensive per serving. The wings are cut and much, much meatier than chicken wings, which are just lots of skin, bones and feathers.
Yesterday I cooked up a package of drum sticks and a package of wings, turkey of course. I added an onion, paprika and enough red wine so it wouldn't burn. Since I'm on Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet, I didn't put in dried fruit, raisins and prunes. The sugar per serving from the wine is negligible, since there was hardly any wine.
I don't cook vegetables in the meat, because it will absorb too much fat, and I eat only minimal starch, so carbohydrates don't get added either.
When I was the cook in our local pre-school, infants to three year olds, day care center, we had a cooking workshop about turkey. Apparently, it has close to the iron of beef with much less fat. It's more like chicken.
I frequently buy ground turkey meat and use it for meatballs and meatloaf. It has more flavor than chicken, too.
Another turkey treat is drum sticks (legs) and wings. I used to just cook up the drum sticks, but since some people found it too generous a portion, I now buy the wings, which is a much better deal. The percentage of meat to bone is better, making it less expensive per serving. The wings are cut and much, much meatier than chicken wings, which are just lots of skin, bones and feathers.
Yesterday I cooked up a package of drum sticks and a package of wings, turkey of course. I added an onion, paprika and enough red wine so it wouldn't burn. Since I'm on Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet, I didn't put in dried fruit, raisins and prunes. The sugar per serving from the wine is negligible, since there was hardly any wine.
I don't cook vegetables in the meat, because it will absorb too much fat, and I eat only minimal starch, so carbohydrates don't get added either.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Another Reason Not To Get Very Thin
I am happy that I'm losing weight on Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet, but I don't really want or expect to become very, very thin. If I do, I'll look much older for sure.
My aim is to get as much weight off as comes off without major effort. And now I just read an article saying that when identical twins have been different weights, the heavier one looks younger. I noticed that with a neighbor and her sister, but I thought it was just them. Now I know that it's a documented fact. If I had known that before my diet, it would have had been another excuse not to diet.
It would have been a very foolish excuse at best. I'm glad to get some of this extra weight off. As I've mentioned before, my kids are so supportive, it gives me the impression that they really want me to lose the weight and probably have for a long, long time.
My aim is to get as much weight off as comes off without major effort. And now I just read an article saying that when identical twins have been different weights, the heavier one looks younger. I noticed that with a neighbor and her sister, but I thought it was just them. Now I know that it's a documented fact. If I had known that before my diet, it would have had been another excuse not to diet.
It would have been a very foolish excuse at best. I'm glad to get some of this extra weight off. As I've mentioned before, my kids are so supportive, it gives me the impression that they really want me to lose the weight and probably have for a long, long time.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
And Another Pound Off!
Baruch Hashem, Thank G-d!
The Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet is still working, or better said, I'm still eating according to its guidelines.
In all honesty, if I ate all I was permitted to eat, I'd gain weight. Some of my reasoning behind that statement is that, it's more than I ever used to eat, sort of. But also, I'm not that young, nor that active. I must eat less than I once did.
Many of the permitted carbohydrates, especially the wheat products, cause me to lose control. I'm OK with the starchy vegetables. I can have my portion, most probably because they're part of a food. But I can eat outrageous quantities of pasta, or pita dipped in olive oil. I can finish off an entire family-size Yemenite pitta, especially if there's olive oil on the table, too. Challah doesn't do it to such an extent, even with olive oil. If I get started on bread and butter, there's no end, until the bread gives out.
I'll have some challah on Shabbat, and that should end the "craving." But if this is a craving, I'll just have to have some bread, and then the craving will go away. One suffers cravings if we're missing a "food type." On Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet I haven't , I haven't been craving. Actually, I'm permitted bread, but I just don't eat it. So, maybe tomorrow I should.
It's really good that I lost another pound. I made more of an effort to eat this week. The previous week, I was hungry, and I didn't lose weight.
I must clean up the house. Guests are coming for Shabbat, the grandkids and their parents.
The Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet is still working, or better said, I'm still eating according to its guidelines.
In all honesty, if I ate all I was permitted to eat, I'd gain weight. Some of my reasoning behind that statement is that, it's more than I ever used to eat, sort of. But also, I'm not that young, nor that active. I must eat less than I once did.
Many of the permitted carbohydrates, especially the wheat products, cause me to lose control. I'm OK with the starchy vegetables. I can have my portion, most probably because they're part of a food. But I can eat outrageous quantities of pasta, or pita dipped in olive oil. I can finish off an entire family-size Yemenite pitta, especially if there's olive oil on the table, too. Challah doesn't do it to such an extent, even with olive oil. If I get started on bread and butter, there's no end, until the bread gives out.
I'll have some challah on Shabbat, and that should end the "craving." But if this is a craving, I'll just have to have some bread, and then the craving will go away. One suffers cravings if we're missing a "food type." On Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet I haven't , I haven't been craving. Actually, I'm permitted bread, but I just don't eat it. So, maybe tomorrow I should.
It's really good that I lost another pound. I made more of an effort to eat this week. The previous week, I was hungry, and I didn't lose weight.
I must clean up the house. Guests are coming for Shabbat, the grandkids and their parents.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
The Hardest Diet Technique For Me
I was very lucky, that I found myself on Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet, because it does suit me. My extra weight isn't because I'm constantly noshing and grabbing cakes, cookies and candy. The food choices they recommend are the food I do like to eat. Unlimited salad and most cooked vegetables are my dream. I'm a three meals a day girl, and that's where I get stuck. I have trouble fitting the snacks in.
All of the modern weight loss diets stress that you must never allow yourself to get hungry, and you must eat something every three to four hours. I like three large meals a day. I'm not used to making time to eat in between meals. On occasion, I do get hungry and then I grab a fruit, but a day like yesterday, even though I had those gorgeous oranges on the table, I never took one. Nor did I take an apple or yogurt. The closest was a cup of coffee at a neighbor's. I could count that as my substitute for the yogurt I had planned. It did postpone my lunch appetite for a couple of hours.
At least I got in a two kilometer plus walk, early evening.
All of the modern weight loss diets stress that you must never allow yourself to get hungry, and you must eat something every three to four hours. I like three large meals a day. I'm not used to making time to eat in between meals. On occasion, I do get hungry and then I grab a fruit, but a day like yesterday, even though I had those gorgeous oranges on the table, I never took one. Nor did I take an apple or yogurt. The closest was a cup of coffee at a neighbor's. I could count that as my substitute for the yogurt I had planned. It did postpone my lunch appetite for a couple of hours.
At least I got in a two kilometer plus walk, early evening.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Cold or Hot Outside, Relax and Read HH and Blog for Other Carnivals
That's right, Havel Havelim is up at Ima's.
I'm being lazy today; I don't have to babysit. The "Other Savta" is there. There may not be enough rain in the HolyLand, but there are lots of posts to read on the internet. Not totally lazy, I hosted an exercise class to Richard Simmon's Sweatin' to the Oldies.
Nu, and maybe you have something to send to the Kosher Cooking Carnival! Please send them here. And if you'd like to host an edition, please let me know at shilohmuse at yahoo dot com
And if you're dieting, or once dieted or blogged about dieting or would like to blog about dieting, I'm starting a new blog carnival about losing weight. More info about my new weight loss carnival, here.
I have gotten a bit involved with dieting since starting Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet. I'm so grateful to find a diet I can live on.
I'm being lazy today; I don't have to babysit. The "Other Savta" is there. There may not be enough rain in the HolyLand, but there are lots of posts to read on the internet. Not totally lazy, I hosted an exercise class to Richard Simmon's Sweatin' to the Oldies.
Nu, and maybe you have something to send to the Kosher Cooking Carnival! Please send them here. And if you'd like to host an edition, please let me know at shilohmuse at yahoo dot com
You can also write a post about kosher food, kosher cooking, Jewish Laws about it, kosher restaurants, cookbooks etc.
And if you're dieting, or once dieted or blogged about dieting or would like to blog about dieting, I'm starting a new blog carnival about losing weight. More info about my new weight loss carnival, here.
I have gotten a bit involved with dieting since starting Start Fresh kosher weight loss diet. I'm so grateful to find a diet I can live on.
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