<p>I don’t do garlic, out of consideration to those around me.</p>
<p>Cooking garlic removes the volatiles that are mostly responsible for making you stink afterward. Roasted garlic is fairly safe; roasted elephant garlic is particularly safe.</p>
<p>Raw garlic is the kiss of social death.</p>
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<p>Yes, roasted veggies are the way to go. My favorites: asparagus, red peppers, green beans, zucchini. Just a little olive oil. really good.
Also love wild mushrooms, sh**ake are my favorite. Add so much flavor to a stir fry. (oh no, it won’t let me spell out my favorite mushrooms!)
I also love chicken and fish served with tomatoes, artichokes and capers. And sometimes spinach.
And I love avocados…but you have to be careful because they’re high in calories.
I don’t feel deprived at all…I LOVE food but I have changed my habits. I actually dislike most junk food…including ding dongs. I despise McDonalds and Burger King. Just think of the ammonia they use on the burgers and that’s enough to steer you away.
I read labels like crazy but it’s because I care about what I put in my body. I avoid a lot of restaurants because of what they load the food up with…or order salads when I DO go out.<br>
I still love wine. coffee. dark chocolate. You don’t have to be crazy about it. </p>
<p>All that said, i do think there are some people who tend to be FAT and have to work extra hard to get the weight off. I do not judge these individuals…I don’t even know who fits that category and who doesn’t. But I do judge our society as a whole. We are fat. We are unhealthy. We need to turn this around…not make ourselves feel OK about it…</p>
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Depending on where they are, yes. There are places that infants should not be taken, and any sick child should not be taken out.</p>
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Yes, actually, these people should be ejected. It’s called “manners.” And ushers used to do so, at least at the movies (I don’t go to sporting events much.)</p>
<p>Years ago, I was at the theater watching Katherine Hepburn in a stage show. Someone was talking in the front. She stopped, looked at the offenders with that withering look she had, and waited. They shut up. And the audience applauded like crazy.</p>
<p>And just last week, Hugh Jackman stopped a show when a cell phone rang, saying, “Go ahead. We’ll wait.” He got an ovation, too.</p>
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Not true. I travel by commuter rail, where there are only bench seats. There are no “armrests.” The seats are supposed to hold two or three, but there is often room for only one. I’ve had to stand more times than I can count.</p>
<p>And as far as fitting into the armrest area - Southwest Airlines would have obese people sit in an airplane seat to prove that they could do so with the armrests down. If they couldn’t, the people were required to buy another seat. Southwest took a lot of crap for that. I thought they were completely rational - you take up two seats, you pay for two seats.</p>
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Yours is the “slippery slope” argument. Just because we cannot deal with everything doesn’t mean that we cannot deal with anything.</p>
<p>Re: the veggie talk, I love raw vegetables - think salad but forget the “lettuce” (whatever variety). I can make a salad out of raw veggies - cucumber, carrots, grape tomatoes, onion, banana peppers, red pepper, broccoli - whatever I have in the refrig - add a FEW olives for saltiness and shake with a little vinegarette - makes me perfectly happy! </p>
<p>Steamed veggies are boring.</p>
<p>abasket, I love roasted and raw veggies. The steamed don’t do much for me. Your salad sounds wonderful; I could go for one of those right now!</p>
<p>Steamed veggies are better if you throw a bunch of herbs in the water and on the veggies, and some salt. But yeah, roasted is way more satisfying.</p>
<p>When steaming veggies I find that if I add half a tablespoon of light salad dressing, the flavor soaks into the veggies and such a small amount makes a whole batch wonderful.</p>
<p>I never got why its acceptable to criticize and tell smokers to stop smoking because its disgusting and unhealthy but its rude to tell someone fat to drop weight or put down the donut. Anyone else?</p>
<p>brew - some people are born with metabolic diseases that make them overweight, but no one is born with a cigarette in his/her mouth.</p>
<p>I know some companies are charging smokers more for health insurance. Now some are evaluating charging fat people more.
My view? Well, fat people DO cost more to insure so why not charge them more? A lot of their suffering is due to lifestyle choices, IMO.<br>
Yes, some folks do suffer from metabolic diseases and genetic influence. But really, those who smoke may be dealing with genes that predispose them to get hooked quickly. I had a few cigarettes in my youth and never developed an addiction. I know some folks who had ONE and were hooked.
We have weight problems in my family. My mother was obese. My sister used to be seriously overweight. I know I have this tendency. I’m really careful with what I eat and I do move a lot. I carry around about 10 pounds I don’t need …but it could be much more.<br>
Again, I think we, as a society, could do MUCH better. Honestly, we are quite sedentary these days and have developed AWFUL eating habits. If it takes charging more for health insurance to change this around, then that’s fine. Saving money can be a good motivator!</p>
<p>So 2/3 of the population has a metabolic disease? Find that a tad hard to swallow, eh, its probably just me being a skeptic. Seems like genetics is the ultimate copout.</p>
<p>I agree, charging smokers and fatties is a great idea. </p>
<p>Any concrete evidence regarding either theory?</p>
<p>Timely, you make a great point about being hungry. </p>
<p>I’m trying to lose weight, and I have been successful so far. I am definitely noticing that feeling hungry makes me want to eat more. Last week I was hungry and gained three pounds. I didn’t eat that much more than usual (yes, I am logging every bite, so I know this!), but I guess it added up. Yesterday, too, I felt hungry all day. I noticed that I had been eating a lot of fruit this week, putting lots of fruit in my morning smoothie, and eating more vegetarian food, which of course, is healthy and great, but I think I need more protein in order not to feel hungry, so am tweaking this week – less fruit, more protein. Already it is making a difference. Not as hungry. And losing weight. </p>
<p>I think reading this thread helped me make that connection sooner than I otherwise might have, so thank you for that!</p>
<p>^ Tip: Drink water more. Most often hunger is really thirst. Also, eat fiber more when you’re hungry…Hope that helps.</p>
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<p>Your post just reminded me of something. I was a newlywed, trying to become an instant chef. I found a recipe for fresh coleslaw. It called for four cloves of fresh raw garlic. I thought a “clove” was the whole bulb. Four BULBS of raw garlic in that coleslaw. My sweet husband ate his sans comment just to be sweet. I think it was a couple of days before either of us was safe to go out in public. Too funny.</p>
<p>Back to roasted veggies. Roasted some huge portabella mushrooms tonight, chopped em up and served on top of ww pasta with roasted red peppers, zucchini and crushed tomatoes. Highly recommend!
I’m trying the roasted garlic this week…sounds great.
I agree about drinking water. It’s hard at first cause you’re always running to the bathroom. But your body adjusts after about a week and it’s no problem. When you’re dehydrated (most likely you don’t even know it), your body holds on to a lot of water. Once it knows it’s getting water, it readjusts and you DO lose some water weight. You’re supposed to drink 1/2 oz per day for each pound of body weight.</p>
<p>I hate smoking myself- however- I feel that much substance abuse is an attempt to self treat other factors and even if they are on medication- no medication is without side effects or completely treats symptoms.
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<p>To make steamed veggies tasty, I mix in some tomato sauce and Italian spices (sometimes about 2 tbs of jar spaghetti sauce) and somtimes a few shakes of Parmesan cheese (only 20 cals per serving). If I wan’t to have an Asian instead of Italian flavor, I add some low-sodium soy sauce. </p>
<p>iloveagoodbrew – when someone is smoking and you are nearby, you are forced to breathe in the (potentially) cancer-causing, second-hand smoke. You don’t have to absorb any donut reside from somone consuming one nearby.</p>
<p>brew - you are missing my point. When I see a random overweight person on the street, I cannot say with 100% certainty that this person’s weight is due to his/her poor food habits. When I see a smoker, I’m 100% sure that they were not born a smoker. Therefore, I do not judge fat people unless I know for sure that their weight is a self-inflicted problem. And I was about to write about donuts and smoke, but Jolynne beat me to it! :)</p>