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Reddit mentions of Eat This, Not That! Thousands of Simple Food Swaps that Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds--or More!
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Release date | December 2007 |
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As someone who has lost 50 lbs, I have to say that motivation and willpower aren't enough. You do need them, but you need tools in place that will help you along when your motivation and willpower fail. And trust me, they will. You have to have tools in place that will make easier to stick to your diet and exercise plan than it will be to go off of it. So, being extremely long winded, here is what I suggest.
Good luck!
Buy Eat This, Not That! and keep it near you all the time -- near the toilet is good, too.
It's a great accompaniment to low-cal eating. I'm on 1600 cal per day, and this book help me find foods that are decent in bulk / portion size, but have much fewer calories than similar alternatives.
Veyr easy, intuitive, fun to read. Extremely helpful whether you are eating out or grocery shopping.
No, I'm not the author or work for Amazon. This book really helped me (I also am on MyFitnessPal!).
try the healthy choice exchange books, like this: http://www.amazon.com/This-Thousands-Simple-Swaps-Pounds/dp/1594868549 and remember: there are these things called libraries. you don't have to break your wallet buying a bunch of food choice books that end up irrelevant to you. check them out in the library first to see if you even use it.
instead of white rice, eat other rice varieties, like GABA brown, jasmine, arborio, basmati, or a wild mix. wild rices and whole grain rices actually have nutritional value, white rice does not.
you could try whole grain pasta, but like quinoa, it's not for everyone. substitute part of mashed potatoes for mashed cauliflower. decrease your rice and increase your veggies -- they are lower calorie and have more nutritional value than grains. measure your food -- even if you're not aiming to decrease to start off, it helps to become aware of how much your intake actually is. track it in a food log.
remember to snack (healthy items!) frequently, it decreases your chances of binge eating. try a healthy snack before you go to the dining hall to see if that helps "uncloud" your judgment.
I'm sorry, but any post about nutrition coming from someone who "ate nothing but McDonalds all summer" is invalid here. You clearly don't know very much about the subject matter. For example:
> You can become unimaginably fat eating apples if you try hard enough.
No you can't. It's a negative calorie food.
Trust me, I see your point, that's there's more to dieting than just making sure you eat the right foods. It's the same problem Lean Cuisine faces, right? You can't just eat their foods and become magically thin, there's more to it than that. But I see your hangup as something a little disclaimer can take care of.
This website idea is less like a full-on diet plan (no nutrition info, remember?) and more like "Eat This Not That". In a no-nonsense way it can debunk the irrational dieting decisions we sometimes let ourselves make ("Oh, one piece of cheesecake can't hurt, and Tammy's birthday just comes once a year!"). It also can provide clarity to some people who really need it ("Is peanut butter bad for me? There's a lot of fat..."). Finally, it's a kick in the ass - maybe if you knew this website would say "Not Eat" about that hamburger, you're more likely to stay in and have soup instead. In this way, you don't even have to use the web site for it to work.
But c'mon, a "horrible idea"? How can it be a horrible idea to have a site that suggests getting a fettucine noodle bowl from Healthy Choice over the fettucine at Olive Garden? No, it would not be an end-all dieting solution, but that's undeniably helpful.