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yes this thread is full of them

Well I think higher quality food generally does help a person be healthier and some of the attributes in the food appear to assist with weight loss. I don't have time for a thorough search but: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/best-diet-quality-counts/ To me, it's more about the owner not sourcing frankenfood.

It really wasn't meant to be instructional. Not sure why you implicitly disagree that most Americans eat crappy food.

Well I am in Portland, OR and we're pretty crunchy/hippie dippie here. The technical definition: "a business or organization that is owned and operated by the people who work there or the people who use its services" So the person who runs it is very invested in the quality of the products and researches them in ways I…

For those who believe that nutrition is more than CICO getting proper provisions is necessary, and I choose to get them to the closest place to my house. I understand people can lose eating things like McD's and yes people don't have to go to the co-op to lose but the food in the US in general is neither good nor whole.

Well I usually get my stuff inside....

What I have done recently is choose better ingredients that I simply can't afford to binge on. I do mindful eating and try to really pay attention to every last detail. There is a lot of full fat dairy in my diet, which I thought I would never, ever, ever get into, but I do seem to need much less than skimmed domestic…

This line of reasoning hits close to home to me. What I tell people is that when I was on the American Standard Diet I would have to pay for my food three times, through subsidies, at the point of purchase, and finally with my health. Now that I buy things from my local co-op, I still have to shell out for the subsidies…

It was an honest question about someone espousing their participation in two almost mutually exclusive actions.

You relate to them.... confrontationally?

I was going pretty overboard with coconut oil a couple of months ago, it's good stuff. But also somewhat high maintenance for me. I like to make coconut oil/cocoa truffles as one of the only treats I allow myself, and like controlling the sweetness of it. Really, coconut products in general I am rather keen on (coconut…

I wish I was strong enough to not care at all what people say but even the most iron minded can't just brush that off. They do something to deal with it whether or not it's get up in your face and claim they are proud of something so damn terrible. I grew up in a place where it was horrible things said and thought 99% of…

It is so interesting how common it is to really not move in America at all. I don't drive, as I live in the city and know that if I did it would really cause a weight gain for me. Unfortunately the pollution makes it hard to walk extremely long distances. You are rather inspirational in the different workout plans you have…

In a perfect world this could apply to anybody. The reason people respond with "fat pride" is due to all of the "fat shame", and some people are not OK with allowing others to have self-esteem if they are large. Why I have no idea but I think it has been pretty well expressed several times in this thread. People think…

I'm not into shame, it's how I got fat in the first place. At age 8. I am proud, and getting healthier. It seems it's only people well-served by CICO who have an issue with that. I think, "rock on, you are proud!" Maybe I got a little lilt in my step when I told my cousin I lost 20 pounds in 3 months. But it was because of…

I remember Susan Powter saying "fat will make you fat". Personally it was the key for me to eat bagels with reduced fat cream cheese, pasta with thin marinara, and breakfast cereal with skim milk. Heck, even candy can be fat-free. But I have slowly been increasing the fat in my milk because I almost only take it in coffee…

I would do it. Unfortunately I stayed in a similar situation for far too long myself. However, as the poster above stated it is somewhat disconcerting that this wasn't an option at an earlier point. That said, I remember keeping my family's secrets and while I don't think I would have been welcome at my father's house even…

I thought it was pretty spot on but I guess I am 32 (and from Portland). Edited because quotes.

Heya! Nice to meet you and welcome! :flowerforyou: There are loads of helpful and supportive people out here. My goals are pretty much the same. My ticker reflects the ideal but to be honest it seems every increment of 10 lbs is it's own little mini goal. Cutting back on coffee can be good, I personally have been…

For my body, I am rather med phobic. Mostly because I always react to pills and usually pretty severely. For example, the last time I took cold pills for a virus I ended up with a sinus infection. When I take something for digestive distress I usually end up with the opposite problem for a matter of days. However, I am…

I only have this problem if I have too many carbs along with it.

I was reading about barquettes last night, which is apparently a small, boat-shaped pastry shell filled with a savory or sweet mixture and served as an hors d'oeuvre or dessert. Kinda like a scooped out bagel? Dunno, that's just where my mind went. :bigsmile:

I've found that taking is water doesn't do a whole lot for me personally on the hunger front. It's like it works for a little while and then my stomach gets kinda mad at me. For whatever reason I do need to eat pretty regularly or else my tummy and my brain just defect on me in concert. I started buying better ingredients…

Don't know, probably won't find out. But hey, calorie intake is varied, and so is expenditure. If people are indeed as sedentary as reported in various articles and in the media 1200 might not be so bad. It's all about supporting your body in it's level of activity.

I too am a full time grave worker and well, I wake up around 9 pm on the nights where I don't have class. If I am supposed to have breakfast, it's happening then in the form of dinner. Otherwise I would have to wait til I get home and, well, that is also not allowed. From what I have heard in other sources it's more a…

Chicken teriyaki

Wow, Dragonwolf, the post you linked to and wrote is one of the most informative and comprehensive pieces I have every seen on this matter. I am in limbo myself, trying to change my habits to sustain better patterns holistically before I get to a naturopath, Having been given incomplete information and literally the most…

Awesome! I have PCOSis bookmarked now. We do have diabetes in my family and, well, while my personal circumstances of diagnosis are murky to me, I definitely have some of the symptoms and many beg to be addressed sooner than later. The doc did one blood test, which was fasting glucose. The number It also was a health…

One of the first things that came to my mind is the UK show Supersize Vs Superskinny. While I am not always a huge fan of the more exploitative aspects of the program, something that was powerful for me were the food tubes, where they would drop a week's worth of the person's food one sitting at a time for each sized…

Robyn is one of my faves. Even when I try to stay still I can't help but move to her stuff.