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Free Easy Weight Loss » Tag: food - Recent Topics http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Free Easy Weight Loss » Tag: food - Recent Topics en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:19:25 +0000 vampydavixen on "newbie in need of support" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/newbie-in-need-of-support#post-596 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:10:05 +0000 vampydavixen 596@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hey all, I'm hoping that by joining here I can get a bit of support to help me reach my goals. I'm wanting to lose 20kg OR fit a dress size 12 (currently an 18 or a 16 if I suck it in). I walk for an hour a day, but it's my food that is letting me down. I know what to do but I just can't seem to do it! I think I eat for no reason - and I have no willpower to stop myself. I ate an entire cheesecake yesterday AFTER eating fish and chips for lunch. Starting to worry myself now. All help/support/advice welcomed and appreciated. Liz Quilty on "Interesting article about how/why people are obese" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/interesting-article-about-howwhy-people-are-obese#post-364 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:00:59 +0000 Liz Quilty 364@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ I might have to try avoiding doing some of these, see if it makes any difference. To be honest I thought it was really poorly written though (seemed very 'those gluttony fat people are fat because' style to me. <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2009/08/the_seven_secrets_of_highly_ob.html">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2009/08/the_seven_secrets_of_highly_ob.html</a> ------------------------------------- The Seven Secrets of Highly Obese People Why do some people simply pack on the pounds effortlessly? It's not always genetics and it's not always gluttony and you can't always blame it on lack of exercise. Indeed, getting fat is often a result of some simple -- and easily correctable -- bad habits, especially when it comes to dining out. As my co-author, Matt Goulding, and I began researching the Eat This, Not That! series, we discovered plenty of egregious examples of super-fattening foods in both America's supermarkets and our chain restaurants. And we learned that if you just know what to order and what to avoid, you can shave off pounds effortlessly. For example, does On the Border really need to stuff more than a day's worth of calories -- 2,550 -- into its Dos XX Fish Tacos? (Remember when fish was healthy?) And shouldn't Chili's warn parents when a selection on its kids' menu comes with 82 grams of fat, like its Pepper Pals Little Chicken Crispers does? But it's not just the food itself. The restaurant industry has spent decades studying human behavior and figured out all sorts of subliminal ways to make us want to order and eat more. (Ever notice how all fast-food restaurants use red, yellow and orange in their packaging and decor, but never blue, green or purple? Think that's just a coincidence?) And a lot of those psychological tricks have become ingrained in our behavior. In a study in the journal Obesity, researchers looked at the habits of people dining at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Those with the highest body mass indexes (BMI) -- a measure of obesity -- seemed to demonstrate a series of "fat habits": * They use larger plates. When offered two plate sizes, 98.6 percent of those with the highest BMIs took the larger of the two plates to the buffet. A bigger plate tricks your eye into thinking you're not eating as much, and stuffing more food onto your plate -- and into your mouth. Use a smaller plate, get a smaller belly. * They eat while looking at food. 41.7 percent of those with high BMIs took seats that overlooked the buffet, instead of sitting in a booth or facing in a different direction. The site of food tends to make our minds think we have more work to do, eating-wise. Keep your food stored in the fridge or the pantry, not out on the countertops. * They eat with maximum efficiency. While Chinese buffets offer chopsticks, 91.3 percent of obese patrons opt for forks. That just makes it easier to shovel in the food! * They clean their plates. Of those patrons who were heaviest, 94 percent cleaned their plates so there was nothing left. Ignore Mom's advice -- let a little linger. * They chew faster. Researchers actually monitored the chewing habits of the buffet-goers and discovered that the heaviest 1/3 among them chewed their food an average of 11.9 times before swallowing. The middle 1/3 chewed an average of 14 times, and the leanest 1/3 chewed 14.8 times. * They dive in. The leanest people in the study typically took a lap around the buffet first, to plot out what they wanted to eat. But the more overweight group charged right in; doing so means you may fill up on some less-appealing items, then have to go back to snag that one nosh you have to have, but missed the first time. Oh, and one more habit the overweight have that we've been reporting on for years: They skip breakfast. Doing so raises your risk of obesity by a whopping 450 percent! Liz Quilty on "Burgerville USA - this is totally awesome!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/burgerville-usa-this-is-totally-awesome#post-363 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:56:16 +0000 Liz Quilty 363@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Have a look at this receipt you get when you buy at Burgerville USA <img src="http://i.imgur.com/kXBQS.jpg"> They use this software <a href="http://nutricate.com/" rel="nofollow">http://nutricate.com/</a> Now why cant McDonalds and similar places use that? its totally cool! even if they are calorie laden burgers <img src="http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> minaNIN on "hey everyone!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/hey-everyone#post-342 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:07:13 +0000 minaNIN 342@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Just wanted to drop a line and say hi to all of you, just signed up.. my name is Mina, I'm 23 years old, and I live in NC. I've lost 11 pounds so far, and that, for ME, is unbelievable.. the fact that I'm actually sticking with something and not giving up, is just crazy. I've been watching what I eat, and limiting my portions. I eat until I'm full, basically. I've cut my calories to 1500 a day, sometimes I go over, sometimes I go a bit under. Basically, I eat when I'm hungry, and I stop when I'm full. Before I decided to make these changes, I used to eat 24/7, I'd eat full meals at 1-2am, eat all the junk food in the world, drink a TON of soda, etc. Just plain unhealthy. I'm also working out once a day, sometimes I work out twice a day, sometimes I miss a day etc etc. Thankfully I have a Rottweiler, who requires a LONG walk every single day.. so that'll get some exercise into me whether I want to work out or not. anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and share a few things with all of you. good luck to all of you, and believe in yourself!