Like so many others, I used to be able to eat anything and maintain my weight with exercise. I genuinely like salads and veggies, so it was never that difficult. I also had no issues when I'd enjoy French fries, a dessert, or a huge Thanksgiving meal. I informally subscribed to the "everything in moderation, including exercise" diet, and it did well for me.
Perhaps I've been kidding myself that now in midlife I can enjoy the same kind of diet as long as I'm exercising enough. I have that poufy tummy you speak of, and not only do I know it is a risk to my health, I just plain don't like it there. If I have to choose between dessert with the tummy and no dessert with no tummy, it's certain that I'm going to choose the latter.
Your zero tolerance policy on sugar makes sense to me. I believe that "like attracts like," and that if we cut sugar out, we don't crave it. That's been the case for me in the past when I've been successful at cutting it out for a period of time. But I'm less successful on cutting out the "white" foods -- bread, pasta, potatoes and so on. I'm one of those who, if given the choice, would pick carbs over sweets as my comfort food of choice.
You don't mention wine, or alcohol of any kind. Which list is it on? And what's your favorite way to eat tofu?
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This is depressing! But it's also heartening.
Like so many others, I used to be able to eat anything and maintain my weight with exercise. I genuinely like salads and veggies, so it was never that difficult. I also had no issues when I'd enjoy French fries, a dessert, or a huge Thanksgiving meal. I informally subscribed to the "everything in moderation, including exercise" diet, and it did well for me.
Perhaps I've been kidding myself that now in midlife I can enjoy the same kind of diet as long as I'm exercising enough. I have that poufy tummy you speak of, and not only do I know it is a risk to my health, I just plain don't like it there. If I have to choose between dessert with the tummy and no dessert with no tummy, it's certain that I'm going to choose the latter.
Your zero tolerance policy on sugar makes sense to me. I believe that "like attracts like," and that if we cut sugar out, we don't crave it. That's been the case for me in the past when I've been successful at cutting it out for a period of time. But I'm less successful on cutting out the "white" foods -- bread, pasta, potatoes and so on. I'm one of those who, if given the choice, would pick carbs over sweets as my comfort food of choice.
You don't mention wine, or alcohol of any kind. Which list is it on? And what's your favorite way to eat tofu?
November 14, 2008 - 9:14amThis Comment
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