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Turning Over a New Leaf

Last week I wrote about my problems with vegetables. Via comments and e-mail, readers shared several tips for coming to terms with the foods I dislike. One common refrain was, “I didn’t like X vegetable until I tasted it prepared in Y fashion.” I’ll have to start trying veggies prepared in different ways. (After all, [...]

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Final Thoughts on Superfoods–I Promise

I’ve almost beat this topic to death. But there are a few more tidbits in the SuperFoods Rx book that I wanted to mention.
Way back in the introduction, the book gives a bunch of stats and research about various topics relating to the American diet and micronutrients that I wanted to share with you. [...]

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Picking on Vegetables

Vegetables are the big reason I’m not a vegetarian.
Don’t get me wrong — I do like some vegetables. Corn is great, and so are carrots. I like both peas and asparagus (which are basically the same taste in different packages). I like onions and garlic and potatoes and lettuce and spinach. And…
Well, that’s about [...]

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The Four Principles Of SuperFoods Rx

I have a lot that I want to say about SuperFoods–I feel like I could write a book about the book. My first post was meant to provide a brief introduction and based on some of the comments, it was probably a bit too brief. One reader commented the following:
Blueberries are a wonderful [...]

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SuperFoods: Good For Me Foods That I Actually Like!

If you’re a long time reader of this site, you know that I’m not a very good dieter. That is to say, when I’m on a diet, I’m not an advocate of following a specialized diet such as Atkins, The Zone, or the grapefruit diet. I am good at logging my calories and [...]

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Breakfast For October 3

Foods Eaten -
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 tablespoon honey
Caloric breakdown -

This week, I need to keep things simple and straightforward.  I’m not going to attempt to write about anything other than my actual diet.  I will not pontificate, speculate, complain, or opine.  I will simply list what I’m eating, track my water intake, and see just [...]

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Breakfast For October 2 (Down 1.8 Pounds)

Foods Eaten -
4 slices turkey bacon
1 medium apple
Caloric breakdown -

This week, I need to keep things simple and straightforward.  I’m not going to attempt to write about anything other than my actual diet.  I will not pontificate, speculate, complain, or opine.  I will simply list what I’m eating, track my water intake, and see just [...]

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Yesterday’s Calorie Chart

Here’s my chart for yesterday -

Exercise - I met some friends for a a round of golf.  We rode in carts and played 18, but I tried to walk as much as possible.  (With my tendency towards a snap hook, I spent most of my time on the left-side of the course.)

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Supper For September 29

Foods Eaten -
1 cup oatmeal (Maple and Brown Sugar)
4 oz. applesauce (Mott’s)
2 cups chicken with vegetables soup (Campbell’s)
Vitamins
6 oz. ham
6 oz. strawberry yogurt
6 dill pickle spears
Caloric breakdown -

This week, I need to keep things simple and straightforward.  I’m not going to attempt to write about anything other than my actual diet.  I will not pontificate, [...]

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Lunch For September 29

Foods Eaten -
1 cup oatmeal (Maple and Brown Sugar)
4 oz. applesauce (Mott’s)
2 cups chicken with vegetables soup (Campbell’s)
Vitamins
Caloric breakdown -

This week, I need to keep things simple and straightforward.  I’m not going to attempt to write about anything other than my actual diet.  I will not pontificate, speculate, complain, or opine.  I will simply list [...]

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Breakfast For September 29

Foods Eaten -
1 cup oatmeal (Maple and Brown Sugar)
4 oz. applesauce (Motts)
Caloric breakdown -

This week, I need to keep things simple and straightforward.  I’m not going to attempt to write about anything other than my actual diet.  I will not pontificate, speculate, complain, or opine.  I will simply list what I’m eating, track my water [...]

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A 12-Year-Old Burger

I don’t eat much fast food, even when I’m not trying to be healthy. When I do indulge, it’s usually at the Northwest-only Burgerville or at the ubiquitous McDonald’s. The former has many redeeming qualities (including good food), but the latter? Ugh. Maybe I need to reconsider.
Karen at Best of Mother Earth has posted about [...]

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Eat To Live Or Live To Eat?

Since we’ve been documenting our journey towards a healthier lifestyle, one of the things I’ve noticed is how people are changing their views about the “D” word–”Dieting.”   Recently, there’s been a lot of comments about food attitudes.  We’ve heard our readers’ perceptions about our relationships with food and we’ve heard about how they view [...]

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Dinner Conversation

Our meal at Morton’s on Saturday night was full of interesting conversation.  We hadn’t been out with JD and Kris for a very long time so we caught up on our respective families, our homes and gardens, our careers, and on parenting.  I really enjoy talking with people who don’t have kids about parenting.  I [...]

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The Gastronomical Me

Saturday was my “free day” on the Body for Life program; I could eat what I wanted. What I wanted — what I’ve been craving for weeks — was blueberry pancakes. I went to a local diner and enjoyed two enormous pancakes topped with blueberries — not the blueberry compote found in most places (comprising [...]

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Dissecting Lunch: How Many Calories Are in That?

I like to eat. I like to eat well. I particularly like to eat well in restaurants.
I try to limit meals out, but especially since I’ve started working from home, it’s difficult. Now a cheap lunch at the local Chinese or Mexican place has become a way for me to actually see people.
When I’m [...]

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Why Am I Fat?

In a nutshell, I’m fat because it’s easier to be fat than it is to be a healthy weight.
It’s easier to be sedentary than to make time to exercise every day..  It’s easier to eat at Sonic, Outback, Denny’s, and Taco Bell than it is to shop for and cook healthy food for your family [...]

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Are Increased Portion Sizes Changing How Much We Eat?

I ate at Claim Jumper for the first recently. “Be careful,” Kris warned me. “The portions are huge.” I didn’t think much of her warning until my food began to come. The portions were huge! I ended up taking home enough food for two additional meals.
Get in my belly
By one measure, eating at [...]

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The Skinny On “Fat Free” Half And Half

On our vacation last week, Pam and I were responsible for planning, purchasing, and cooking the food.  OK, Pam planned and did a lot of the cooking, but I did make the mega shopping trip and cook my fair share.  My mother in law was responsible for bringing all of the beverages for the trip–including [...]

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Kids Meals–Not So Small After All

The average child in America eats in a restaurant 167 times per year! That’s more than three times per week. With piano lessons, tee ball practice, private tutoring, ballet class, and homework, it’s often easier for parents to hit the drive thru at the local fast food joint than it is for them [...]

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Chocolate Cake–Not JUST JD’s Vice

Yesterday was my daughter’s “half birthday.” I don’t really know where the idea came from, but somehow she got it in her head that half birthdays are almost as important as whole birthdays. Being the manipulative 3 and 1/2 year old, she finagled her mother into bringing home a box of brownie mix–and [...]

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Fruits and Vegetables: Fresh, Frozen, or Canned?

As a parental team, Pam and I try to provide our kids with a well rounded diet including a variety of fruits and vegetables. Fortunately, our kids tend to like vegetables more than most kids I have met. My current working theory on why this is so stems from the fact that Pam [...]

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Letter From a Friend

Everyone who reads this blog knows that the majority of the struggles I face when trying to lose weight stem from my internal (and now external I guess) battles with food. I have a tendency to eat when I’m not hungry and to eat foods that aren’t good for me when I’m stressed out. [...]

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Drinking Water Only: A Month-Long Experiment in Self-Discipline

During May 2007, I allowed myself to drink only water and two water-based derivatives: mineral water (including Talking Rain flavored waters) and non-caffeinated tea.
This was easy at first. Water is fine for a week or two, and I don’t crave alcohol under normal circumstances. But the last few days of the project were a [...]

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It’s Hard To Be Healthy With Kids

I don’t know why I’ve been thinking about kids and fitness so much lately. Maybe it’s because I spend the majority of my time either parenting, exercising, eating, or trying to find ways to get out of this darn writing funk that I’ve been in for so long.
Some may read this post and think [...]

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The See-Food Diet

Which foods are a bargain? I don’t just mean in terms of cost, but also in terms of calories? At Health Assist, one writer decided to take a look, creating the 300 calorie food picture gallery.
I think this is fascinating. It’s fun to look at these photos and say, “Yeah, that’s worth the money (and [...]

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