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Ed Levine's Serious Diet Week 33: Trying to Put the Kibosh on Unworthy Calories
I went from 179 to about, well, today 100 or so by eating REAL food. I've kept it off over 5 years eating REAL food.
100 calorie packs are for sad losers not ready to give up junk so full of chemicals, you'll die early from poisoning!
And yes, Ed, you have to be able to eat desserts and treats now and again. Have an Oreo once in a while, but not from a 100 calorie pack. Better yet, make yourself a cookie from scratch.
Here is the true key:
1. Accept responsibility. YOU weight it, YOU got up there, YOU can get down. Forget blaming "society" for "not accepting" you! Point the finger where it should go, at yourself (I did this after years of gimmick dieting)
2. Don't "diet". Learn to eat right. Change forever.
3. Portion control, variety, veggies, whole grains, lean meats, healthy oils, indulge now and again.
4. Exercise. Every day. You eat every day, right? And I don't mean some silly half-hour walk in sweatpants with an ipod. Get a set of freeweights and pump iron. Muscle burns more calories. Join a gym and pay a year in full. Go every day. Jog. Join a softball team. Ride your bike or walk if you have an errand to do within 5 miles.
The "half hour a day of exercise" is for beginners! Work your way up to an hour. You'll find it gives you energy and is fun.
Don't tell me you don't have time. There are 24 hours in a day. One of them can be for treating yourself right.
5. No pill, or food, or vitamin, or drink will make it happen faster. Take your time. Shoot for 1-2 pounds a week. Loose it slow, and it won't come back.
Don't give up. You don't quit when you fail, you fail when you quit. Never quit, never fail!
6. Drink plenty of water. WATER, not diet coke, not energy drinks, not calorie burning fake drinks. Water!
It took me a little over two years to lose it. It was hard work. I remember days the scale went the wrong way, it happens. Don't feel bad! I'm now a hard body who enjoys tasty real food and exploring the world of cuisine. Cause I do it sensibly. I never eat those calorie packs or anything like that.
YOU CAN DO IT!
Guy Fieri on Food Network can’t miss
I dunno, I really like him. Sure, he's a super hyped up personality, but one can see he has good cooking fundamentals and clearly loves good food, be it fine dining or hole in the wall.
He's beyond Rachel Ray by light years in both those respects.
The catchphrases ("money", "off the hook") are a little redundant and silly, but being goofy can be fun. If you pay attention to his cooking, you find he really is a good chef.
To be successful on TV these days, though, you unfortunately have to provide entertainment for the lowest common denominator, meaning the good chefs now have to find gimmicks.
Heck, even Julia did silly things, like beating stuff against the counter and screwing up recipes on camera. SHE never took herself too seriously, and she made French Cooking accessible to everyone!
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About wavewench
Location: Los Angeles
About: Food lover! I work out hard, when i eat my 1 time weekly splurge meal, I eat hard. I love to cook as well.
Favorite foods: Eggplant, popcorn, spaghetti squash, scallops, breads of all sorts...anything I'm not allergic to!
Last bite on earth: Probably everything naughty from the local county fair.
Holdthemayo- Instead of buying one bag of the fake, chemical laden 100 calorie packs, go to a bakery and buy just one of the real things now and again.
Then, enjoy tasting fruits and such for sweet treats. Hey, I eat cookies, pancakes, cakes sweets and non whole grain bread, now and again. If I'm going to spend calories on a treat, I'd rather have a real one!
I also find that after getting away from the fake food, my body has cleansed it's tasting equipment. I'm blown away, sometimes, by the taste of really good fresh fruits.
See, snack packs aren't for people with "real reserve". people with real reserve can go into a bakery and buy one cookie, and can limit the real treats to now and again. I have a stash of chocolate in the back of my closet with my homebrewing husband's fermenting beer. (keeps best int he cool and dark, you know). I hit it for a little nibble probably once a month, and I do mean a nibble.
I think hundred calorie packs are like getting the world's cheapest pron as opposed to having the most mindblowing sex. Mindblowing sex, sadly, doesn't happen as often as we would like. When you want it, you deserve the real thing!
There was a time when "normal" people managed to stay in shape without "snack packs" of fake 100 calorie food. They ate REAL food in sensible portions and got exercise.
Finally, have you seen the size of those snack packs. that little teeny amount of food is 100 whole calories? Do you know what 100 calories of salad looks like? 100 calories of strawberries, or apple? 100 calories of air-popped popcorn? I'd rather have 100 calories fill me up!