IsabellaGiano Member

Sometimes I feel very sad thinking that a lot of people look at those ad not just for a laugh but because they believe in that crap...

May I add, for the constipation, to drink a lot of water, and don't forget the fats/oil. A big, healthy green salad without oil its likely to worsen a constipation instead of resolving it.

It's always difficult to change habits... You may find hot teas, or exercise, or whatever, of some utility... everyone find something that helps... but in the end, the truth is that you WILL crave for a period... and the ultimate answer is that you will overcome that if your desire to change habits is strong enough... The…

And I have no personal need of any type, but breakfast in the US and UK was a struggle... I cannot stand to have a MEAL at breakfast... the smell of the kind of food I associate to lunch and dinner in the morning make me almost sick... But once I had (at lunch) the classical eggs, bacon, pancakes with syrup... yuuuum!!!!

Hello :) I'm sorry I'm not in US now, I cannot have a look at labels. I just cited some in the post above. I remember exactly the bread, and then the fact that many snacks of yours hame way more sugar (not carbs, that yes are sugarS, but sugar sucrose, list of ingredients usually distinguish between sugar and flour :) )…

My "argument" is: a cup of fresh strawberries is delicious. You can make it extra delicious by sparkling on top a drop of lemon and some grams of sugar (I mean sucrose and not carbs in general :) ) Now, what's the point of covering the same, deliciously yummy cup with another 50 grams of sugar? 50. Yes, you can do that,…

Europe is not even close... and then, UK are the most close. The ones with the food more similar to the US. AND in Europe, yes, we have problems with the weight also. I never said otherwise. Never said that size is "the" problem. "One of", yes, that is my opinion.

I don't have the perfect knowledge of everything, and I give just my opinion, as all of you. I don't know which are the more striking factor in the US obesity, or in the world obesity, if size, or the lack of activity, or the color of the walls. I think that the size and kind of food are likely to be an important factor.…

"Business is driven by the consumer, not by the business itself." Mmm... I don't agree completely... business often try -and succeed- in creating needs where there weren't... And in this case, you say that the problem of US people is that they are somewhat more prone to gluttony? And how it comes, in your opinion? Mmmm...…

There are almost always several aspect of one problem. Finding what cause the problem, what influence it, it is not the same as blaming all to it, and removing our responsability. If you are in trouble, don't you expect that people that cares for you try to help you? Or you want to do all by yourself, and ,even, you ask…

I think that personal responsibility for our personal choices IS THE BEST ANSWER POSSIBLE. Sure. I chose what to eat, how big, how often. Added sugar are not a big problem for me, I'm not diabetic. i don't think that sugar is a toxin etc etc. Anyway. The government is there (should be) for a reason: the general welfare.…

I think he meant no ADDED sugar. I think it's obvious and that you are playing a little :) And having added sugar in food is an acquired taste. Yes, I add sugar in my coffee, tea, cakes, I'm not demonizing sugar. But, I won't deny that there are population that require a quantity of sugar way more pronounced in their food…

Oh, thank you! I did know that, but I doubted and wasn't feeling sure anymore!

I cannot bet on it. But I can bet on the fact that US use more sugar. I mean, I compared it for several foods, I tasted it and I looked at the labels when I could. Didn't have a look at the ingredient list for the bread though.

A lot of stuff correlate without being really causally connected... As pastafarians very well know :) , the numbers of pirate in time anticorrelate with the number of natural catastrophe in the world... i would think that obesity may correlate with various thing... ignorance, for example, and yes, food abundance. Ignorance…

No, they are not forced, but... I remember some show of Jamie the famous cook. He was trying to introduce healthy food in some schools; only when the teacher actually helped him, the kids followed his suggestions. Example: He suggested plain milk... but the kids chose chocolate milk. It was because they actually liked that…

Depending on who is compiling the list, I just found US also at the second place...

Couldn't read 11 pages of comments, sorry! Anyway, I'm Italian, I travelled several times in the US, and your idea of a portion is much larger than the average portion of anything in Italy and Europe. And size, sometimes, do really matter... I remember I was incredulous observing a teenager eating in one go a plate of…

Yes, you can do that as long as your average weekly intake is within your goal. I mean... if you should eat, say, 2000 a day, you can eat 1800 a day for 5 days, and then have 2000 plus the cals you didn't eat in the week, in the weekends. It is that that you meant?

You cannot eliminate all of your residual fat in 10 days, no matter what, sorry. Anyway, allow me to say that your belly is very nice, and won't look bad on your vacations :) Yes, if you don't feel comfortable with it, it must go in the future, sure. But, don't be obsessed, actually you look pretty nice!

This. Home --> Goal --> Change Goals --> Custom and then you can change your dayly calories directly by writing the number :)

I truly thank you all! This evening was my first time with one of those video, and it felt great :) I had an exceptional coach, I must admit... my 6 years-old daughter, that helped me by proposing some exercises of her own... and one was a damned difficult one!!! And she helped me again by pushing -really- me down to make…

Yes, thank you, I walk every time I can and my legs and butt, even if I still have a lot of fat to go, are quite toned; my upper body instead is very... well, not toned at all, and my belly, well.. :) So I was looking for something both general and specific. I thank you all very much for your suggestions!

Thanks! I didn't spot the search function :) (not joking!)

thanks!

Uhm, may I ask if you are in "that" period? Water retention during those days, for me, means at least 1.5/2 kilos more than usual... Or, they say that starting exercise bring other water retention.. yes, you were exercising before, I don't know if the stop for the cold can give you the same effect... Anyway, are you sure…

Anyway... I really hope you meant to say EXTRA VIRGIN olive oil and not just olive oil... :D LOL

Ehm... what's pork rinds?

Yes, you are right. But I, too, don't eat anything that I dislike. Actually, I think I already had a pretty "healthy" way of eating, it is just that I had way more than I needed. Of everything. Apart from a slightly overabundance of carbs, my daily choice of foods were ok (subjective, I know). The quantities were not…

Thanks. Yup, I'll try a bit of cheese here and there.