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Menu plans
Hi all,
having read quite a few books on diets and dieting one shortcoming is the lack of menu plans. they tell me what not to eat or what's good to eat but I would really like to see the publishers provide weekly or monthly dietary plans. Now everyone please tell me all the books I have missed where this information already is.... lol it gets confusing in our house because I love spicy food and the wife doesn't, I am an enthusiastic cook but need recipes which I do follow! unlike a road map because as a man I always know where I am going and never get lost just take detours! if anyone wants to offer advice directions or just tell me where to find the inform it will be appreciated TIA |
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walsallwizard wrote:
Hi all, having read quite a few books on diets and dieting one shortcoming is the lack of menu plans. they tell me what not to eat or what's good to eat but I would really like to see the publishers provide weekly or monthly dietary plans. Now everyone please tell me all the books I have missed where this information already is.... lol it gets confusing in our house because I love spicy food and the wife doesn't, I am an enthusiastic cook but need recipes which I do follow! unlike a road map because as a man I always know where I am going and never get lost just take detours! if anyone wants to offer advice directions or just tell me where to find the inform it will be appreciated TIA IMO, successful dieting involves being able to use any recipe, perhaps slightly modified and eaten in smaller quantities. Simply replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats, simple carbohydrates with complex carbohydrates and protein with leaner protein sources. In a nutshell, olive oil for butter, whole-wheat flour for bleached white and turkey or chicken for beef. More specifically replace gravy made from pan drippings with that from a dry package (McCormick or Knorr) prepared with olive oil. Remove 1 egg w/yolk and replace it with 2 egg whites. Substitute whole-wheat pasta for white. The difference between this and many published diets is sacrificing certain ingredients vs. the recipe itself. I think that makes a big difference in staying with a diet for decades. Although it takes some work to get started, it’s not that much of a change in the overall meals eaten. I think it probably helps with cravings as well. I wouldn’t crave fat, but I might crave gravy. I don’t crave white flour, but I might crave pancakes. Using the substitutions listed above and limiting portion sizes lets these cravings be filled without straying from the diet. |
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walsallwizard wrote:
Hi all, having read quite a few books on diets and dieting one shortcoming is the lack of menu plans. they tell me what not to eat or what's good to eat but I would really like to see the publishers provide weekly or monthly dietary plans. Now everyone please tell me all the books I have missed where this information already is.... lol it gets confusing in our house because I love spicy food and the wife doesn't, I am an enthusiastic cook but need recipes which I do follow! unlike a road map because as a man I always know where I am going and never get lost just take detours! if anyone wants to offer advice directions or just tell me where to find the inform it will be appreciated TIA IMO, successful dieting involves being able to use any recipe, perhaps slightly modified and eaten in smaller quantities. Simply replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats, simple carbohydrates with complex carbohydrates and protein with leaner protein sources. In a nutshell, olive oil for butter, whole-wheat flour for bleached white and turkey or chicken for beef. More specifically replace gravy made from pan drippings with that from a dry package (McCormick or Knorr) prepared with olive oil. Remove 1 egg w/yolk and replace it with 2 egg whites. Substitute whole-wheat pasta for white. The difference between this and many published diets is sacrificing certain ingredients vs. the recipe itself. I think that makes a big difference in staying with a diet for decades. Although it takes some work to get started, it’s not that much of a change in the overall meals eaten. I think it probably helps with cravings as well. I wouldn’t crave fat, but I might crave gravy. I don’t crave white flour, but I might crave pancakes. Using the substitutions listed above and limiting portion sizes lets these cravings be filled without straying from the diet. |
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:22:14 -0400, Rob wrote:
walsallwizard wrote: Hi all, having read quite a few books on diets and dieting one shortcoming is the lack of menu plans. they tell me what not to eat or what's good to eat but I would really like to see the publishers provide weekly or monthly dietary plans. Now everyone please tell me all the books I have missed where this information already is.... lol it gets confusing in our house because I love spicy food and the wife doesn't, I am an enthusiastic cook but need recipes which I do follow! unlike a road map because as a man I always know where I am going and never get lost just take detours! if anyone wants to offer advice directions or just tell me where to find the inform it will be appreciated TIA IMO, successful dieting involves being able to use any recipe, perhaps slightly modified and eaten in smaller quantities. Simply replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats, simple carbohydrates with complex carbohydrates and protein with leaner protein sources. In a nutshell, olive oil for butter, whole-wheat flour for bleached white and turkey or chicken for beef. More specifically replace gravy made from pan drippings with that from a dry package (McCormick or Knorr) prepared with olive oil. Remove 1 egg w/yolk and replace it with 2 egg whites. Substitute whole-wheat pasta for white. The difference between this and many published diets is sacrificing certain ingredients vs. the recipe itself. I think that makes a big difference in staying with a diet for decades. Although it takes some work to get started, it’s not that much of a change in the overall meals eaten. I think it probably helps with cravings as well. I wouldn’t crave fat, but I might crave gravy. I don’t crave white flour, but I might crave pancakes. Using the substitutions listed above and limiting portion sizes lets these cravings be filled without straying from the diet. Thanks for that Rob but that does really follow what the diet books say. I don't believe in dieting for short term it is a life time change I have already lost 10lbs over a year and prefer slow continual loss to a quick fix which you rebound from. As I said though what I don't have is a list of menu's and basically I'm a lazy git and would rather follow in others footsteps |
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:22:14 -0400, Rob wrote:
walsallwizard wrote: Hi all, having read quite a few books on diets and dieting one shortcoming is the lack of menu plans. they tell me what not to eat or what's good to eat but I would really like to see the publishers provide weekly or monthly dietary plans. Now everyone please tell me all the books I have missed where this information already is.... lol it gets confusing in our house because I love spicy food and the wife doesn't, I am an enthusiastic cook but need recipes which I do follow! unlike a road map because as a man I always know where I am going and never get lost just take detours! if anyone wants to offer advice directions or just tell me where to find the inform it will be appreciated TIA IMO, successful dieting involves being able to use any recipe, perhaps slightly modified and eaten in smaller quantities. Simply replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats, simple carbohydrates with complex carbohydrates and protein with leaner protein sources. In a nutshell, olive oil for butter, whole-wheat flour for bleached white and turkey or chicken for beef. More specifically replace gravy made from pan drippings with that from a dry package (McCormick or Knorr) prepared with olive oil. Remove 1 egg w/yolk and replace it with 2 egg whites. Substitute whole-wheat pasta for white. The difference between this and many published diets is sacrificing certain ingredients vs. the recipe itself. I think that makes a big difference in staying with a diet for decades. Although it takes some work to get started, it’s not that much of a change in the overall meals eaten. I think it probably helps with cravings as well. I wouldn’t crave fat, but I might crave gravy. I don’t crave white flour, but I might crave pancakes. Using the substitutions listed above and limiting portion sizes lets these cravings be filled without straying from the diet. Thanks for that Rob but that does really follow what the diet books say. I don't believe in dieting for short term it is a life time change I have already lost 10lbs over a year and prefer slow continual loss to a quick fix which you rebound from. As I said though what I don't have is a list of menu's and basically I'm a lazy git and would rather follow in others footsteps |
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"walsallwizard" wrote in message ... On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:22:14 -0400, Rob wrote: walsallwizard wrote: Hi all, having read quite a few books on diets and dieting one shortcoming is the lack of menu plans. they tell me what not to eat or what's good to eat but I would really like to see the publishers provide weekly or monthly dietary plans. Now everyone please tell me all the books I have missed where this information already is.... lol it gets confusing in our house because I love spicy food and the wife doesn't, I am an enthusiastic cook but need recipes which I do follow! unlike a road map because as a man I always know where I am going and never get lost just take detours! if anyone wants to offer advice directions or just tell me where to find the inform it will be appreciated TIA IMO, successful dieting involves being able to use any recipe, perhaps slightly modified and eaten in smaller quantities. Simply replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats, simple carbohydrates with complex carbohydrates and protein with leaner protein sources. In a nutshell, olive oil for butter, whole-wheat flour for bleached white and turkey or chicken for beef. More specifically replace gravy made from pan drippings with that from a dry package (McCormick or Knorr) prepared with olive oil. Remove 1 egg w/yolk and replace it with 2 egg whites. Substitute whole-wheat pasta for white. The difference between this and many published diets is sacrificing certain ingredients vs. the recipe itself. I think that makes a big difference in staying with a diet for decades. Although it takes some work to get started, it's not that much of a change in the overall meals eaten. I think it probably helps with cravings as well. I wouldn't crave fat, but I might crave gravy. I don't crave white flour, but I might crave pancakes. Using the substitutions listed above and limiting portion sizes lets these cravings be filled without straying from the diet. Thanks for that Rob but that does really follow what the diet books say. I don't believe in dieting for short term it is a life time change I have already lost 10lbs over a year and prefer slow continual loss to a quick fix which you rebound from. As I said though what I don't have is a list of menu's and basically I'm a lazy git and would rather follow in others footsteps You could try something like the South Beach Diet which not only lists meal plans but has some darn good recipes. It's also a WOE that a person could sustain indefinitely - the second phase isn't as restrictive as some other plans. Jenn |
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"walsallwizard" wrote in message ... On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:22:14 -0400, Rob wrote: walsallwizard wrote: Hi all, having read quite a few books on diets and dieting one shortcoming is the lack of menu plans. they tell me what not to eat or what's good to eat but I would really like to see the publishers provide weekly or monthly dietary plans. Now everyone please tell me all the books I have missed where this information already is.... lol it gets confusing in our house because I love spicy food and the wife doesn't, I am an enthusiastic cook but need recipes which I do follow! unlike a road map because as a man I always know where I am going and never get lost just take detours! if anyone wants to offer advice directions or just tell me where to find the inform it will be appreciated TIA IMO, successful dieting involves being able to use any recipe, perhaps slightly modified and eaten in smaller quantities. Simply replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats, simple carbohydrates with complex carbohydrates and protein with leaner protein sources. In a nutshell, olive oil for butter, whole-wheat flour for bleached white and turkey or chicken for beef. More specifically replace gravy made from pan drippings with that from a dry package (McCormick or Knorr) prepared with olive oil. Remove 1 egg w/yolk and replace it with 2 egg whites. Substitute whole-wheat pasta for white. The difference between this and many published diets is sacrificing certain ingredients vs. the recipe itself. I think that makes a big difference in staying with a diet for decades. Although it takes some work to get started, it's not that much of a change in the overall meals eaten. I think it probably helps with cravings as well. I wouldn't crave fat, but I might crave gravy. I don't crave white flour, but I might crave pancakes. Using the substitutions listed above and limiting portion sizes lets these cravings be filled without straying from the diet. Thanks for that Rob but that does really follow what the diet books say. I don't believe in dieting for short term it is a life time change I have already lost 10lbs over a year and prefer slow continual loss to a quick fix which you rebound from. As I said though what I don't have is a list of menu's and basically I'm a lazy git and would rather follow in others footsteps You could try something like the South Beach Diet which not only lists meal plans but has some darn good recipes. It's also a WOE that a person could sustain indefinitely - the second phase isn't as restrictive as some other plans. Jenn |
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