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On 8/16/2004 8:31 PM, Beverly wrote:
"JMA" wrote in message ... "A Ross" wrote in message ... In article , Annabel Smyth wrote: I find many of the Americans on this newsgroup (are you new, by the way? If so, welcome!) seem to think one must eat snacks all day long and avoid any feelings of hunger or one's weight-loss plan is due to fail. Personally, I'm healthier (and thinner) now with eating six times a day than I was when eating three. YMMV, of course. Amy 168/115 Same here! Jenn I'm a member of that group, too. I've been doing this since the mid 80's - wonder when it will fail me? Beverly VBG I guess we'll have to keep on waiting! ;-) -- jmk in NC |
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On 8/16/2004 8:31 PM, Beverly wrote:
"JMA" wrote in message ... "A Ross" wrote in message ... In article , Annabel Smyth wrote: I find many of the Americans on this newsgroup (are you new, by the way? If so, welcome!) seem to think one must eat snacks all day long and avoid any feelings of hunger or one's weight-loss plan is due to fail. Personally, I'm healthier (and thinner) now with eating six times a day than I was when eating three. YMMV, of course. Amy 168/115 Same here! Jenn I'm a member of that group, too. I've been doing this since the mid 80's - wonder when it will fail me? Beverly VBG I guess we'll have to keep on waiting! ;-) -- jmk in NC |
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Annabel Smyth wrote: And probably fine if you don't have anybody else to think about; when you have a family to cook for (or, in my case, a husband; the daughter has grown and flown), you can't do that, or you'd be cooking two separate meals every evening (and life is FAR too short to do that!). I find it very easy to combine my WOE with my family's preferred WOE. I prepare one meal, along with a big salad of romaine and other assorted goodies. I have a heaping helping of salad, and have a portion of whatever meat--whether it be chicken, steak, or pork--cut up on top. Very yummy and filling. Or, for instance, last night it was pasta night. For myself I steamed summer squash and broccoli and poured a cup of tomato/meat sauce over top. Simple, satisfying, not much work, and I am partaking in our family tradition of dinner together every night. Amy 168/115 |
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JMA wrote in alt.support.diet on Tue, 17 Aug 2004:
I cook separately for my husband and have for years since we have different likes and dislikes. I don't feel it's taken that much time off of my life since I was in the kitchen cooking anyway. Then again, my meals are rather small, mostly a single serving of protein (meat or tofu), a vegetable or two, and a salad. We even have 2 different salads since I like more vegetables and different lettuce in mine than he does. We eat the same meals, which basically mean we don't eat anything he dislikes (luckily, that's not a great deal and mostly the same as my dislikes!). I should like to have butter beans again one of these days, though.... I have never cooked separate meals for any of us, although if he is *really* late home (like 9.00 pm or later), I occasionally eat mine first and leave him to reheat his. Or if we are both out at different times, I'll let him make himself an omelette, which he likes. -- Annabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88.5/80kg |
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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:23:26 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote: Beverly wrote in alt.support.diet on Mon, 16 Aug 2004: It's a WOE that helps keep the metabolism and blood sugar levels on an even keel and is endorsed by many diet plans. It normally consists of 5-6 smaller meals a day instead of 3 larger meals. Often people who go too long between meals have a tendency to overeat at meal times. It's just a matter of choice and works very well for many people. And probably fine if you don't have anybody else to think about; when you have a family to cook for (or, in my case, a husband; the daughter has grown and flown), you can't do that, or you'd be cooking two separate meals every evening (and life is FAR too short to do that!). Couldn't you just eat less of the food you prepare for your husband? It's not the type of food that differs in the 5-6 meals a day approach, it's the quantity. Or -- radical thought -- let him get his own dinner? (I mean, I don't care if you eat 3 times a day or 6, but this doesn't seem like a good reason to me.) Chris 262/141/ (145-150) |
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A Ross wrote in alt.support.diet on Tue, 17 Aug 2004:
Or, for instance, last night it was pasta night. For myself I steamed summer squash and broccoli and poured a cup of tomato/meat sauce over top. Simple, satisfying, not much work, and I am partaking in our family tradition of dinner together every night. So you had two extra saucepans to wash up, no? Why could your family not have also had summer squash (what is this, by the way?) and broccoli as well as their pasta - it would have gone a long way towards their "five a day" requirements! -- Annabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88.5/80kg |
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Chris Braun wrote in alt.support.diet on Tue, 17 Aug 2004:
Couldn't you just eat less of the food you prepare for your husband? I *could*, but the point is, I know I wouldn't! No, for me, the European approach works best - I've tried the other way, and know it doesn't work for me. -- Annabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88.5/80kg |
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In article ,
Annabel Smyth wrote: A Ross wrote in alt.support.diet on Tue, 17 Aug 2004: Or, for instance, last night it was pasta night. For myself I steamed summer squash and broccoli and poured a cup of tomato/meat sauce over top. Simple, satisfying, not much work, and I am partaking in our family tradition of dinner together every night. So you had two extra saucepans to wash up, no? Why could your family not have also had summer squash (what is this, by the way?) and broccoli as well as their pasta - it would have gone a long way towards their "five a day" requirements! Oh, they had squash (marrow?) as well--It's just that I didn't have the pasta. And to consider nuking a bowl of squash extra work--or the clean up after--is silly. I'm not that lazy. Amy 168/115 |
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In article ,
Annabel Smyth wrote: A Ross wrote in alt.support.diet on Tue, 17 Aug 2004: Or, for instance, last night it was pasta night. For myself I steamed summer squash and broccoli and poured a cup of tomato/meat sauce over top. Simple, satisfying, not much work, and I am partaking in our family tradition of dinner together every night. So you had two extra saucepans to wash up, no? Why could your family not have also had summer squash (what is this, by the way?) and broccoli as well as their pasta - it would have gone a long way towards their "five a day" requirements! Oh, they had squash (marrow?) as well--It's just that I didn't have the pasta. And to consider nuking a bowl of squash extra work--or the clean up after--is silly. I'm not that lazy. Amy 168/115 |
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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:23:26 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote: And probably fine if you don't have anybody else to think about; when you have a family to cook for (or, in my case, a husband; the daughter has grown and flown), you can't do that, or you'd be cooking two separate meals every evening (and life is FAR too short to do that!). Well, that's what I've done for about the past 20 years, for various reasons and by my own choice. I'm so used to it now, I don't even think about it any more. I have found, all my life, that if I eat between meals, I am eating extra food that I don't need. I prefer the European way of eating two small and one large meal each day, and nothing else, except possibly the odd cup of tea or coffee. I tend to eat like this, too. I just can't quite work out how to eat at different times to people around me as no one I know eats several small meals a day. janice |
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