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By: Ogg to Bob Roberts on Fri Jan 08 2021 07:17 am

Hello Bob!

** On Thursday 07.01.21 - 18:27, Bob Roberts wrote to poindexter FORTRAN:

This illiustrates the problem I have with eating healthy meals at home. The shopping part is easy. Its fun to buy all the colorful vegies, peppers, and spices. But when I'm hungry, and its time to eat -- my patience is thin. At that point I'd much rather pop a frozen burrito i the oven, or make a quick PB&J then plan/prep/cook a balanced meal.

I guess I could do the "instant pot" thing and have stews and stuff prepaired in advance, which I could reheat. But it just seems very complicated.

The slow cooker method is too easy! Just cut everything up, throw
it in, even it out, 4 it 8 hours later, it's done. Then you have
plenty to keep in the fridge for storage or freezer.

I made traditional beef stews and chilis like that for a while (pre-healthier days) ..cuz I used white potatoes or tended to
overeat. My goal at that time was convenience. But later I
substituted chicken for the beef, and avoided potatoes. And then
later still, I learned to limit total calories and have smaller
portions. The whole thing was gradual. But the weightloss
results were rewarding.

I also learned that many recipies are quite forgiving. Exact
portions are not critical. If there was a little inbalance, the
difference led to perceiving "variety" in the 3 or 4 standard
recipes that I was doing. And.. here's the secret.. if a recipe
seemed a bit bland, a little bit of Worchester sauce (in the
individual serving) fixed the problem. Worchester sauce fixes
anything! :D

Your instant pot idea would be a good start. The recipes for slow
vs fast cooker are generally the same, but the instant pot
obviously produces faster results. Start with simple recipes and
work your way up as you gain experience and confidence.

I've been a big fan of using a slow cooker. My brother's girl friend opened his mind to using one, however when she uses it, she dumps in a bunch of soup stock that comes in a box. That along with the canned broth is way too salty for me.
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I've been a big fan of using a slow cooker. My brother's girl friend opened his mind to using one, however when she uses it, she dumps in a bunch of soup stock that comes in a box. That along with the canned broth is way too salty for me.

You don't have to follow her recipe exactly. There are low-sodium broths you can get. Then, when you need a bit of zing, just add salt to your portion, or use
Worcestershire sauce in your serving - the latter will "fix" anything.

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Ogg wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

All the majot diet types have a couple things in common:
[1] eat less (do NOT exceed a certain CAL intake/day)
[2] increase exercise.

Worked for me. 360 lbs => 220 lbs and kept it off for over 10 years.

We only get fat if we open the mouth and keep shoving more food
into it than the body needs.

It's interesting that only fairly recently been proven that how overweight
we are has to do what how much we eat - not how much we exercise.

Exercise is certainly important, but you can't exercise off those 3 Snicker bars you had for dessert.


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On 1/4/2021 10:22 PM, Moondog wrote:

On a forum I used to frequent there was a member who blamed all the troubles of modern society on fast food. I explained to him I could make the same food at home in the same portions and abuse my body without a red and yellow clown. Upon further conversations, he gave in and mentioned he was recovering from a behavioral eating disorder, and blaming McDonalds was a form of displacement of the true reasons he would over indulge in fast food.

Reasonable intake and a balanced diet with relation to your amount of or lack of
physical activity is hard for people to comprehend. Back in the early years of the Oprah show, Oprah had a panel of guests who attributed their weight loss to various gimmick diets, and one who claimed all she did was apply self control and increased her activity level. Oprah pretty much ignored her and asked her the least amount of questions, then about a year later she did a show where she celebrated losing 60 pounds. Guess which method her trainer put her on? It was a slap in the face for that guest.

It isn't *JUST* McDonalds and isn't even just over-eating... Modern
wheat and corn are very different than half a century ago. Wheat in particular has about 20x the histamine effect of heritage grains and a
much higher level of intolerance (despite too many followers hopping on
the gluten bandwagon). Not to mention a much higher correlation to
heart disease with refined vegetable oils and trans-fats. Also doesn't consider the amount of soy intake in general compared to the 1960's.

For the most part, if you're sticking to unprocessed products most of
the time and minimizing anything refined or GMO most of the time, many
feel significantly better.

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