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Post by cherryt38 on May 3, 2019 2:16:42 GMT
This round runs from April 4th - May 15. It’s not too late. If you ‘d like to join us, respond on today’s thread with your board name/first name and your goal for this round. The hostess will add you to the challengers list the following day. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Challengers:
bmazzo/Beverly - attend meetings whenever possible for the next 6 weeks
cathygeha/Cathy - journal every BLT
cherryt38/Cherry - Eat mindfully
jalibmu/Jan - focus on good health guidelines
jasimons/Judy - 5 minutes a day to write (gratitude, reflect, plan)
pamthomas46/Pam - continue to collect blue dots
Hostess Schedule:
April 4 - 10 Pam
April 11 - 17 Cathy
April 18 - 24 Judy
April 25 - May 1 Jan
May 2 - 8 Cherry
May 9 - 15 Beverly
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Post by cherryt38 on May 3, 2019 2:19:28 GMT
3. TALK—A LOT—OVER DINNER.
Yes, you're at the table to eat, but you're also there to catch up with your fellow diners, so make them the star of the show. The gabfest can slow you down so you naturally eat less.
In one study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, researchers asked people to consume a bowl of ice cream in five or 30 minutes. Those who enjoyed it slowly excreted more of the "stop eating" gut hormone called peptide YY and reported feeling fuller. So relish the lasagna, but love the company more.
4. DON'T WASTE TIME ON DIET FOODS.
Foods with low-fat or low-calorie labels sound good in theory. The problem is that these are often heavily processed and high in carbs. "These will convert to sugar in your body, potentially contributing to weight gain," says Heiser. What's more, companies enhance these products after removing fat by pumping them with sugar, salt and other additives.
"Women who don't diet are still reading ingredient labels," says Lori Shemek, PhD, author of the forthcoming book Fight FATflammation. But they do that to cut through the tricky health claims splashed across the front of the package to find out what's really in the food.
Thoughts or comments?
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Post by cathygeha on May 3, 2019 7:23:34 GMT
Talking during meals: Hubby and I don't' often sit to eat together so if I were to talk it would be to myself. Also, if there is talk at the table I sometimes eat MORE since I am not aware of what I actually put into my mouth. I tend to do better when I put onto my plate ONLY what is OP and then stick with that and not add more.
I am leaning toward the no-diet-food idea BUT I still end up with diet soda (if I have it), artificial sweetener (if I add any) and nonfat dairy...hmm...
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Post by cherryt38 on May 3, 2019 13:24:45 GMT
I eat by myself most of the time, and have no one to talk to. So I try to concentrate on eating mindfully, slowly, and enjoying the taste and texture of each bite.
I don't eat diet foods. I only add about a tsp. of sugar to my oatmeal and fruit when I have it and a few drops of a liquid artificial sweetener to my tea. I do like my tea slightly sweetened.
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Post by bmazzo on May 3, 2019 14:58:44 GMT
DH & I usually eat all of our meals together. We often talk, but sometimes we are both on our phones. Seems like more families are doing this.
I do eat "diet" foods often, I like the little sugar free puddings, etc. I also have a lot of artificial sweetners in my coffee, tea, etc. Probably the most harmful things that I eat.
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Post by Holly Gail on May 3, 2019 18:06:10 GMT
No diet foods for me either. I do prefer frozen non-fat chocolate yogurt to chocolate ice cream, but I don't consider frozen yogurt a "diet" food...
As for talking, I'm in the same boat as Cathy; DH and I eat at different times, so I eat alone (most of the time). We go out to dinner a few times a month and talk during dinner then, but otherwise, we talk when we talk and it has no connection to mealtime...
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Post by pamthomas46 on May 3, 2019 19:15:18 GMT
We don’t usually eat at the table together either except when we go out.
In terms of diet food, I do use Splenda in my tea. I also choose rf cheese and rf / greek yogurt.
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Post by jasimons on May 3, 2019 22:17:08 GMT
Talking - Sometimes? My husband and I sometimes eat at the same time, sometimes not. We do tend to watch TV news while eating...so, probably not the right atmosphere for conversation. I truly think that mindful focus would serve the same purpose.
Diet food - hard to say what would or should be called a "diet" food. When I was in college, yogurt was new to the scene and was considered a "diet" food. First go-round with WW, the 100 calorie packs were a big deal. I did eat them, the portion control was nice and some were quite tasty for a sweet treat. I don't recall ingredients...I think the draw was mainly the portion control. I've admitted to diet pop before, so that's an obvious one for me.
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Post by jan on May 3, 2019 22:29:32 GMT
I would be talking to myself most of the time also. When with others, I try to eat slower and enjoy the company.
Judy, I had forgotten how many of those 100 calorie packages I had bought in my early WW years as they kinda encouraged you to eat them. I liked the portion control. Much easier than just dipping my hand into a bag of something and only eating 1 portion.
The only FF stuff that I use is sour cream, greek yogurt and this particular skim milk. I usually get the lowfat versions of cheese, etc.
I know that ff may sometimes translate into added sugar.
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Post by jan on May 3, 2019 22:31:00 GMT
Holly, how were your squash noodles?
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