“Don’t eat anything after 6pm”

“Don’t eat anything after 9pm”

I’ve even heard the crazy myth of “Don’t eat anything after dinner”.

As if no one gets hunger after eating dinner or something?! Heck some of my greatest cravings happen later in the evening.

Dave also thinks that if you DO eat something, you have to sacrifice your taste buds. Well here it is 9:18pm (via EST) and this is my hearty snack:

A nice bowl of mixed fruit with some cottage cheese = no fat and nothing but taste buds heaven.

One sliced apple with some of this cool dip I bought (that I haven’t tried yet) = 1g of fat/ 2Tbsp. Oh I can’t wait to see how good this one tastes.

Whatya think?

How about hopping on over to Amplify and give Dave your thoughts on late night snacking. Healthy and mindful eating does not = misery. At least not in my book it doesn’t.

Oh and if you feel the desire, Dave is also on Twitter here: @dgrossman.

Oh, and Dave if you’re reading this – I told you I was calling in reinforcements.

URL:  www.medicalnewstoday.com

From My Amplify:

Soda Consumption Linked To Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Other Health Concerns

This was sitting at the nurses station ALL DAY yesterday. Whew! I gotta tell ya. It took every bit of control I had not to dive into those boxes.

If you can’t tell, those are 2 boxes of Dunkin’ Donuts Donut Holes. They were an assortment of different kinds and flavors.

I’m only sharing this with you because I have to figure out a way to stop ‘snacking’ on the bad stuff. I (we) are eating out a little more than we normally do.

I am trying to lose juuuust a lil’ more weight. I’d really like to lose maybe 5-10 lbs (or in that range). The problem is it’s all cushy anterior abdominal belly flab. Yes – I still have some lingering. Only a lil – but enough to drive me nuts.

I know, most of you are probably wanting to kick me in the pants for complaining about 5-10 lbs – but a weight loss goal is a weight loss goal. My goal is equally as challenging because now I have to redefine and reevaluate what my eating habits are like. What else can I eliminate or minimize?

It’s not like I’m gorging on anything unhealthy? I mean the occasional pizza, but nothing ridiculous.

It’s widely known that those last pounds you lose are THE TOUGHEST.

I gotta get my game face on – unfortunately the game face will have to be postponed for about a week. Vacation is coming up and I’m out to enjoy myself.

“If I eat this cheeseburger, that just means an extra 40 minutes on the treadmill”

“I’m going to have just this one… just this one donut. I’ll just squeeze in a couple more miles on the bike”

“Ooooh OK. I’ll have another piece of pie. I’ll just have to visit the gym an extra day this week”

Does any of this sound vaguely familiar? Bartering, bargaining, and rationalizing your bad eating habits, those empty promises to your body, and being comfortable with your overall eating lifestyle without the guilt. It’s that guilt factor that keeps us from becoming a down right glutton, but this habit of bargaining a food item for some extra exercise is a disastrously imbalanced deal that ultimately leads to failure.

Weight loss and ‘dieting’ (yes, I still hate that word) come down to a game of numbers. You have to get rid of more than you take in. There’s no way to trick, bend, warp or fudge those numbers. You consume a certain number of calories, and your body ‘uses up’ or ‘burns’ a certain amount of calories. We all make the deal with the devil by trying to satisfy this equation. If my actions will add ‘X’ number of calories to my body, then I have ‘work off /burn/melt” ‘X’ number of calories. That way I have net gained zero. At least that’s what we tell ourselves…

Please read on over at Scrubs Magazine There’s No Bargaining In Weight Loss

This would be part of our groceries from this evening.

Everything from Grapes, Apples, Bananas, Strawberries, all the way to the container of Almonds. I forgot to include the Pineapple, Oranges and other fruits.

Everyone always ask "How do you do it?" "How do you lose/maintain your weight?"

This is how we do it.

Any questions?

Must resist. Must resist. It gets really hard to stay on that healthy trail. Those donuts smell sooooo darn good.

“No one wants to hear the facts about weight loss. It’s simple. Take that bag of Doritos and throw it as far as you can. Now chase after it. Pick it up, do it again.” 

Anyone who’s been to the movies in the past 7 years may remember the movie ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ starring Nia Vardalos. I won’t dive into the details of the movie, but let’s just say it was hit, where Nia played the lead role. 

The above quote is Nia explaining her ‘secret’ to her weight loss over the past year:

Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive – What’s the big fat deal? « – Blogs from CNN.com

I loved the article because she talks about how Hollywood and the media are only interested in the ‘secrets’ to weight loss – not the cold,hard-to-digest truth.

The take home message being. The media, Hollywood, hell most of the population doesn’t want to hear or know how to lose weight. They want to know where the ‘silver bullet’ is. They want the quick-fast-and-in-a-hurry solution.

Don’t mention the words: work, consistency, diet, exercise, or god-forbid patience and time. That’s just too hard, too long, and frankly doesn’t fit into their life style.

They want the ‘Easy Button’ of weight loss because the truth…

Well the truth is just too damn difficult.

Way to go Nia.

Carpe Diem

So. Here I am again. This is what I have to say NO to as I wipe the saliva drool from my mouth. Just not fair.
Heh heh

See and download the full gallery on posterous