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STRATEGY IS STRONGER THAN WILLPOWER............ Our first discussion take it away Barbie i will post the next commandament Sstratey is isIn a few days how about next MONDAY i NEED TO LEARN THIS LESSON REAL WELL. Barbie is the best teacher we could have.. But be glad when you get your biook back
My strategy on this.is plan My meals the night before and stick with it This will take practice on my part. So the first thing is have the right food on hand. my plan is
B.....1/2 c greek yogurt and 1/2 c blueberries berries coffee
L..... bowl of veggie soup 1/2 orange.tea
D......griled fish,He said to eat lots of fish so I will plan on having one of my meals everyday with fish. Boy i am going to love fish before this week is up
Snack if needed 1/2 c yogurt
If you do not want to post your Menu that is fine our food chart on Mf p is wonderful tool to use. I just have a hard time doing it. But you do need to post it somewhere and follow it Maybe next week I will clear my food chart out and see about using it. We will see. I am sticking to my G F plan.For it has got my kidney count up to a good reading. As Our beloved Sandy says One day at a time.
Marie
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:bigsmile: Marie, you have this absolutely right.......my favorite of all the commandments is "Strategy is stronger than willpower"......when I started MFP before I even worried about calories, I started by planning my meals for the day and making a decision to stay with the plan......if I had to go to an event that had food, I ate ahead of time or brought my own food so my meal was taken care of and I didn't have to be hungry while everyone else was having pizza or some other high calorie low nutrition food.
It doesn't violate any copyright for us to talk about this book......this is just a book club discussion
Barbie 0 -
Strategy is Stronger than Willpower - what a good thought. I have to use Strategy all the time cops with eating away from the house. I take my own buns with me, a snack bar or some carrots when I know I need to eat out. However, I should also,have a strategy when I am vulnerable at home.
Good idea.
Jeri0 -
Strategy is Stronger than Willpower
I would like to be included in this discussion.
It has taken me a long time and many diet programs and toxic cleanses to finally get to this point.
Since my husband and I are always meeting friends for dinner and all other activities it is so
hard to plan ahead but I that is one thing I am going to try and do for 2013 to keep me accountable.
Have a plan for our lunches when we go to the boat this summer and have a plan when we eat out
with friends. That seems to be the time when I gain most of my weight. I also want to plan my
strategy for exercising this summer when i am away from home and on our boat.
Any suggestions would be appreicated.0 -
Strategy is Stronger than Willpower -
But I can't do this without both elements. It has taken me a long time to implement a better strategy for my trips out of town for my dad. It's still a sticking point for me. At home, I'm comfortable with my resources and my plans, even when meeting friends for coffee or a meal or other social occasion. When I travel, I truly don't know when I leave how long I'll be gone and often end up quite upset. I do plan and take food with me. But I have to guard against eating too much so now I take only enough calories for the day (or whatever period of time I'll be away). If I run out, I can be hungry for a while because it's not going to kill me to be hungry but it will do me harm to eat well in excess of my plan.
So that's why for me it is both.
Sorry if this is obvious or not on point. I will be picking up the book tomorrow at the library. They do have an available copy for me! Yeah.
Lin0 -
Strategy is Stronger than Willpower
i am till readin this chapter on Strategy is Stronger than Willpower I am still trying to get the hang of it. i made out my menu Yesterday but when it came time to have dinner i did not FEEL up to messing with fish so i had another bowl of my veggie soup I think I may have to have my big meal at lunch. So things did not go as plan Will try to work it out better today. STRATEGY STRATEGY Got to get dress to go to the doctor Be back later for my eating plan for today
Have a great day.
Love 'ya marie0 -
I would like to pick The Thin Commandments at the library. Who is the author?
Shirley0 -
I would like to pick The Thin Commandments at the library. Who is the author?
Shirley
I just picked a copy up at the library! The author is Stephen Gullo. :flowerforyou:0 -
I found this recipe Which i think I will make for my breakfast Sounds good and looks pretty clean eating I know I will never be as cleaning eating as Barbie and len. But will find my way of clean eating. This site has some other GF meals too. and i join their site and They have a section on GF with pictures/ some nice looking desert too. But I am going to keep my GF as simple as possible.
http://www.livebetteramerica.com/recipes/quinoa-with-apricots-and-pecans/139b3a6a-2159-4d73-a091-30d63d10a4c0
Marie0 -
:flowerforyou: one really good strategy is to find a few good meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and rotate them so you're not spending a lot of time reading recipes and searching for ideas (reading recipes always makes me hungry). that makes grocery shopping easier, preparation easier, counting calories easier0
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Great idea Barbie, I am still sticking with the Digest Diet you just look at the page for the day and you
know what to make and you are assured of a healthy meal. I do my groceries according to the book.
I may change it up a bit if I don't have the food in the house and use something else.
Lin: Thanks for the author's name.:happy:
Shirley0 -
Shirley I am just watching my Gluten and low carbing it for what i want to eat. I have to for taking insulin. Carbs are very important. for they can raised my blood sugar sky high. So i am trying to get my carbs from my veggie and leave off all baked goods and cereal Now i do used tthe corn tortilla for they are gluten free And I love new recipes and trying out these new veggies. Like now I am using Kale and I bought som quino this morning so going to see what I can do with it. I saw some bok choy at Wally world i would like to try one day.This eating for your health is very exciting/ No veggies if off limit for me I want to try them all. But in moderation.
And try to eat more fish. Want to try some fresh Salmon one day too.. I have eaten it at Sea food restsurant and they were good But i have not fix any at home.This has brought back my interest in cooking again.
Good luck to all of us
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i don't think the author pick a good title for his book. But the word diet sells books. My inter thinking needs to be corrected i need to approach things a different way I know how to eat healthy we all do. We just have to give up some foods.I been buying gluten free for over 3 months now so my pantry and feezer are getting in better shape. Jerry still keeps his shelf in the freezer full of icecream and his shelf full of cookies, Peanut butter and ritz crackers. But it does not bother me. Yes i did hit his cookie canister when I had a low bloodsugar.Before. But now I grab fruit or greek yogurt. i started a new insulin today. so keepin a real close eye on it So far it is doing it job. I was using my low blood sugar just an excuse to over indudge in cookies I keep an diabetic shake on my night stand in case of a low blood sugar But have not had to used it. I used to keep those little pkg of crackers and peanut butter in my ngiht stand. I did not think I could eat soup without saltines crackers but I have been doing it. So we all got to clean up our own act I know Barbie and Len have.
Maybe i did not pick a good topic for this dicussion either. Maybe it needs it own topic. What do you think.? Shirley will be getting her book too. I did not get to read any today But plan on it tomorrow. Think I will get Jerry to take me to the city lake tomrrow with my walker and take some water and my lunch and spend time reading and watch the ducks the people i used to walk to the lake but don't think I could handle the curbs and the streets all that well now.and all the trafficAlice husband told me to take my cell phone when i go walking.In case of fall or something. i will quilt rambling now Thanks for listen to this old lady.
Marie0 -
Marie: You are not old ! You are wonderful lady who trying to eat better and stay healthy.
We love to listen to you. :flowerforyou:
As I said on Golden Sneakers, I ended up buying the book on my Kindle and now I have to
read it so I can stay in the discussion.
I am still trying to stay on the Digest Diet but some days it gets boring but if I can keep to
my snacks and dinner from it and maybe change up the lunches I should be able to continue.
I am starting to plan more before we go out now I also have to think about what we are going
to eat in Florida on vacation before we go. I know we do alot of beach walking but you still
have to plan your meals so you don't stray too far from eating right.0 -
:flowerforyou: one of the ways that strategy has helped me most is to plan ahead for trips and restaurants so I am not caught unaware......we travel with a blender and shake powder and other healthy snacks so we can stay out of restaurants for some meals when we travel.
:flowerforyou: Marie, you are right, the word "diet" sells books......I decided to read the book based on a recommendation from a woman on another thread.
:flowerforyou: Shirley, I am perfectly fine eating the same thing day after day but Jake gets bored so I have to keep things interesting for him. Barbie from NW Washington 0 -
A lot of good information in "the book" I read some on the ABC diet early this morning. And i am going to try eating more fish and drinking more milk eating more greek Yogurt.0
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That's what the Digest Diet book is all about. More calcium and greek yogurt which is supposed
to help you lose weight. Very little bread, whole pasta, brown rice.
I am reading now about how they advertise food and how they do it to get you to eat their product which
usually is not good for you. How you can get recordings to listen to which will motivate you
to hear upbeat, catchy and full of powerful images for you to stay thin.0 -
If you have Netflix and also have the time and are interested, I enjoyed "Hungry for Change" which also addresses some of that SHIRLEY. That is how companies just try to sell us more. Not better or fresher or more nutritious---just more. BARBIE - again, I'm like you, I can eat the same thing over and over. Since I live alone, I eat the same smoothie every evening. Have for months and months and months. I enjoy it. I am doing more changing up on what I eat for lunch since I have tweaked what I eat and am trying out recipes to see if it's something I want to add to my little list. MARIE - I'm going to stick to the strategy part of the book and sort of ignore the rest. Keep what works for you, ditch the rest! That's my motto.
Lin0 -
You are doing such a fantasic on your plan you have put together i would not change it either. Len.
When do youg o in to see the results on your blood work.
i think I will go to my primary doctor once a month if My insurance will cover it. She is seeing me once a month for the last 3 visit. so I don't see why I can't. I have another appt the 5th of March.That will make me aware of my eating if I have to go in and weight and keep a better eye on my blood pressure. it is till below 100 everytime i take it. This new Med seems to be taking care of my Blood sugar. This plan I am on have something to do with that. I am going to definte stay on the Gluten free plan.
now I am going for anther walk see If I can walk some of this sorenes off of my legs.
Alice will come out tomorrow.
What do you do for Salad dressing on your salads? That is something i have not got a handle on.
At the store this morning I got a bag of clemintine. abag of Granny Smith , snack size a bag of gala snack size.0 -
MARIE - they called today and said my check was not filled out right so I sent another one today and they wouldn't say whether it would slow down the processing of my tests :huh: BUT if not, I should hear something by a week from Monday (:grumble: oops, that's President's day for banks so maybe we don't get mail on Feb. 18th either). Since it's been forever since I had any tests, I am kind of worried about how bad the results might be!
Now as to salad dressing I will say most of the time I do not use any. I just eat my veggies with a bit of black pepper and that's it. When I decide to have salad dressing I make my own and I am totally ADDICTED to this recipe. If I'm going to use dressing a lot, I make a full batch, if not, I CUT IT DOWN BY HALF ON EVERYTHING!! The super high speed blender makes it all smooth and lovely. When I take it out the second day I do stir it up before using it. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Blueberry Pomegranate Dressing
2 c fresh or thawed frozen blueberries
½ c pomegranate juice
¼ c raw cashews
¼ c raw sunflower seeds
4 Tbsp fruit-flavored vinegar (I use raspberry vinegar)
Blend all ingredients in Vitamix or other high speed blender until smooth and creamy.0 -
Your dressing sounds wonderful Lin.
I just read some more on the Thin Commandments last night and they are saying that recording
positive thoughts for yourself to listen to will also help motivate you to lose weight.
Also when your clothes are feeling loose don't stop just keep going. Some people feel they look and
feel good so they sabotage themselves.0 -
Need a volunteer for some to start the second one Monday I thin it is called ( will have to look it up be back)
Think Historically Not just calorically t think we need to take turns. What do you guys think?
marie0 -
I can write-up the second one. I'll wait until Monday to post it.0
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:flowerforyou: I was so frustrated that I don't have my copy of the book and the library doesn't have it, that I found a copy on Paperback Swap and ordered it and it's on its way from Arkansas....when it comes I'll be a better participant in the discussion. Barbie from NW Washington 0
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Barbiecat that sounds great. I really think we need more than a week to understand each section. How do a teacher get their students to read and understands what they read? This seems to be overwhemiming me. I want to learn it and practice it but don't know how to get my mind into it. So hoping you woulld take charge and teach us.. We all need help or we would not be on MFP except for you and len. . You two have got someting I need despertly
What should i have told myself when we walk into the Mexican place yesterday. I know for I have done it before Just eat my what on my plate maybe even leave some on my plate and left the bosket of chips off.Between Alice and my self we ate the whole basket of the most wonderful chips i have ever tasted.. I really know the anwser. , Just tell the waitress to leave off the chips. I just need to make a habbit of not eating all of those extra carbs my mother and I used to do the same thing for that was her faverite restarant to eat..
I think this will help me to just to discuss my weakness, Not my weakness my stragery. For i have just as much willpower as the next person. Thanks for listening to me rambling on I got to learn not to let Food rule my life.
(((((hugs))))))
Marie
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I'm in no rush. My library copy has to go back in a couple of weeks so I just ordered a used copy from a vendor in Kansas. It should arrive before my library copy has to go back.
I won't post on Monday. Meanwhile, I was somewhat surprised by this book. I have been walking my own path and had already thought through and implemented many of the author's commandments apparently by accident---a happy accident as it turns out.
Hugs to all. It's so good to have people who are open to discussion on these topics. I have not found many real life friends who are interested. THANKS!!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Lin0 -
:flowerforyou: Marie, if several of us are reading the book we can share the things that we found useful about each strategy and the others can respond or ask questions and through the discussion we'll each learn more and get more ideas.
:flowerforyou: my strategy with restaurants is often to not go at all or to choose a restaurant that serves food that is more in keeping with what I usually choose to eat.
:flowerforyou: Marie, your idea about asking the waiter to not bring the chips is a good one......some people ask for a "container" at the beginning of the meal and put half the meal in the container to take home. Barbie 0 -
Barbie i think that is a real good ideal. i think we all have or will have the book very soon. But i do think we need to stay on the frirst one little longerThere is some of it I have not even read it yet. you and len have already establish your plans. Shirley and I need to get ours going.I know i will never be as strict with mine as you and len but i also know i can do a lot better. Bless you both for being so kind.
Marie0 -
:flowerforyou: I agree that we need to continue sharing on the first strategy until we have said all there is to say.
Here is something interesting that I read in "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin
Abandon Your Self-Control
Instead of working to strengthen your self-control, consider abandoning your self-control, by using the strategy of abstinence. Perhaps surprisingly, for many people, one of the easiest ways to resist temptation is to give something up altogether.
For “abstainers,” it’s easier to decide that something is off-limits, and never indulge. For abstainers, abstaining requires no self-control; indulging in moderation requires enormous self-control. You spend too much time thinking, “Today, tomorrow?” “Does this count?” “Don’t I deserve this?” etc. As an abstainer, it’s easier to say, “I never eat French fries.”
On the other hand, some people are “moderators” who do better when they act with moderation, because they feel trapped and rebellious at the thought of “never” getting or doing something. If you’re a moderator, it’s easier to say, “I can have a few French fries.”
There’s no right way; different approaches work for different people. Recognizing which one suits your nature provides a very helpful strategy for resisting temptation.
The abstainer/moderator split affects relationships, because often a person of one camp will try to persuade a person in the other camp to convert. Abstainers tell moderators, “You should go cold turkey!” and moderators tell abstainers, “It’s not healthy to be so rigid, you should get more fun out of life.” Moderators don’t understand why abstainers don’t want to keep cookies in the house, and abstainers don’t understand why moderators seem to keep breaking their own rules.
Resolve to “Abandon your self-control.” Identify the strategy that allows you to forget about exercising self-control, in order to boost your self-control. And when people in your life are trying to abstain, or to be moderate, don’t interfere with the strategy that works for them.0 -
Thanks barbie for sharing the article by Gretchen Rubin. Will need to reread it some more today,
I had a nice breakfast of 2 poach eggs over a bed of stir fry Kale , 2 cups of coffee with 1 t of cinnamon 1 pkg. of splender, 2 t. creamer I know I need to have my coffee cleaner but for now this is the way it will be.
i plan on a walk around the block a little later
For lunch I will have 1 c of homemade veggies and bean soup, A tangerine glass of 1% milk
Dinner will be grilled Tilapiafillet. They are small so will be one or two of them occording how hungry i am A gee n veggie a small potatoe hope fully my blood sugar will remain stabilize thruout the day.Will cut back on my noon insulin from 5 units to 4 units my breakfast and dinner will remain the same for I have had no problems after breakfast or after dinner. Just after lunch I take 15 units of 75/25 at breakfast, Fast acting insulin now 4 units Dinner 75/25 5 units. And see how this working out.
As far as the book is concern I will leave you and len to guide us from now on. For you tow are livign proof it works. And i need lots of guideness.i know most of my problems is in my mind. My attitude towards food.
Be waiting to hear from you both.
Marie.0
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