tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post675777830263697019..comments2024-03-29T08:48:52.553+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Thursday Thoughts # 14Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-36339959656570904272014-10-04T21:26:08.745+09:302014-10-04T21:26:08.745+09:30Re vitamins and fat, I take vitamin D capsules and...Re vitamins and fat, I take vitamin D capsules and they must be taken with a meal containing some fat for them to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-38018119325502542842014-10-03T18:46:05.897+09:302014-10-03T18:46:05.897+09:30I agree with what you've said, River. Very go...I agree with what you've said, River. Very good - and very true.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-16203807564696300212014-10-03T15:27:19.197+09:302014-10-03T15:27:19.197+09:30All of which you say is very true but another reas...All of which you say is very true but another reason for obesity in the modern age is lack of exercise. Many years ago people ate a lot of fat and sugar but many did not have cars so they walked a lot and there was much more labouring type work done as well.<br />What we need to do now is to eat what the body requires to keep it healthy in keeping with the amount of exercise we do.<br />That is just in support of what you say but also I feel an important issue in today's world.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-71431531365625599072014-10-02T22:09:20.934+09:302014-10-02T22:09:20.934+09:30... great post River... I definitely have 'Mou...... great post River... I definitely have 'Mouth hunger' and not true hunger... <br />Hugs... Barb xxxBarbara Neubeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129774816143303590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-39452884432493677372014-10-02T16:37:07.533+09:302014-10-02T16:37:07.533+09:30Joanne; I love old movies where everyone looks sli...Joanne; I love old movies where everyone looks slim and energetic and skin problems were fewer too because the diet was healthier. another problem is the prepared packaged foods available. There's no effort expended in preparation and cooking. It's too easy to just reheat and eat.<br /><br />Vicki; it just doesn't make sense for all those weight loss programs to focus on stomach hunger in our world of plenty. The tastebuds are the ones we need to focus on. I love the smell of good foods cooking in my kitchen, the anticipation of dinner. Lately I've been waiting until my stomach actually signals hunger before I start cooking or eating. No weight lost, but 2cm gone from around my waist.<br /><br />Being Me; I'm a very sensible person. <br /><br />Andrew; see? portion size! It's so important. When taken as part of an overall diet fats aren't bad as long as you don't go slicing and eating a block of lard for instance. There are various vitamins which are necessary for good health but are only fat soluble, so minute amounts of fat are needed to release these vitamins for our health. I agree sugar is bad, but again, only in the huge quantities we all consume daily. If we prepare our own food instead of buying canned or ready-made we can more easily control the sugar we eat. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-89382858382384291482014-10-02T12:00:06.884+09:302014-10-02T12:00:06.884+09:30Very good work and of course I agree. Chewing food...Very good work and of course I agree. Chewing food is so important to be satisfied by a meal. You should chew until there is only mush to swallow. I go with the theory that fat is not so bad for you if you don't overdo it, but sugar is pure evil.<br /><br />Funnily, R and I were recently discussing his childhood and teenage years diet in England. While not especially healthy, the quantities were small. One sausage, half a dozen chips, a large spoonful of baked beans was an adequate meal, and it was served on a much smaller plate than what we now use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-31128106519998455442014-10-02T10:16:09.201+09:302014-10-02T10:16:09.201+09:30You make a WHOLE lot of sense. Retrain the mouth. ...You make a WHOLE lot of sense. Retrain the mouth. Of course! xBeing Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-81422521503623791192014-10-02T08:55:46.061+09:302014-10-02T08:55:46.061+09:30Finally!!! Someone on the same wavelength as me......Finally!!! Someone on the same wavelength as me...<br />I've been saying for years that it all begins with our tastebuds.<br />They trigger sensors/receptors in our brains.<br />As an example, when I crave comfort food - my brain alerts my mouth to seek foods for my tastebuds that will in turn satisfy my brain.<br />These foods need not be junk food, but wholesome, real, slow cooked meals.<br />Just the aromas of well prepared food, simmering away, will begin the digestive process before it even enters the stomach - by activating the salivary glands in our mouths which have necessary enzymes to aid in proper digestion when it does enter the stomach.<br /><br />Lately, my menopausal hormones have been playing merry hell, and my brain has been demanding chocolate. When I eat it, my tastebuds tell my brain the natural amphetamine, Theobromine, is on it's way...Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023748614942747415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-57195687930311055282014-10-02T07:34:54.307+09:302014-10-02T07:34:54.307+09:30Nothing here to disagree with.
I lost seventy poun...Nothing here to disagree with.<br />I lost seventy pounds a long time ago, and that's where I am today. I came to many of these conclusions, and the most important were portion size, real food and minimal sugar.<br />Mankind, on the whole, was not in danger of sinking the planet until after World War II, when life got easy. Men and women were slim then. Look at old films of people walking the city streets. Only some elderly were overweight. They ate real food in reasonable amounts, because food was harder to come by. Sugar was an occasional treat then. I think it is the root cause of obesity and much more. Refined sugar did not even exist just a few hundred years ago.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-25707797715636512482014-10-02T07:34:31.671+09:302014-10-02T07:34:31.671+09:30joeh; the sugars in diet sodas are the worst. I kn...joeh; the sugars in diet sodas are the worst. I know a young woman who drinks only diet sodas and she has now weighs twice as much as she did 10 years ago. Too large portions are also at fault.<br /><br />Delores; the size of the average meal is far larger than it used to be. We should all start serving our meals on side plates I think, so the smaller portion still looks like a full plate, then eat slower.<br /><br />Elephant's Child; real food does taste so much better. For instance home made cakes and biscuits without all the preservatives (and they use artificial sugars and egg substitutes). I noticed several years ago that I felt better when I switched from margarine back to butter. It's a far more natural food. I've been able to decrease the amount of sugar I use in recipes with no discernible difference in taste. I'm serving smaller portions too. I haven't lost any weight, but my waist is smaller by 2cm.<br /><br />mm; the general public needs to think more about what they are consuming as "food" and how much.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-32543177053772696522014-10-02T05:48:37.642+09:302014-10-02T05:48:37.642+09:30Good points!Good points!mmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971319575444421547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-2005466792770497372014-10-02T05:20:06.710+09:302014-10-02T05:20:06.710+09:30I need to work on this. Real food tastes better t...I need to work on this. Real food tastes better too. And I need to limit my portion size too. I really, really don't need to stretch my stomach to (or beyond) its capacity.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-42101969878940490452014-10-02T01:41:20.785+09:302014-10-02T01:41:20.785+09:30Given the size of the average meal, it's a goo...Given the size of the average meal, it's a good thing the stomach can stretch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-84855054643145536112014-10-02T01:24:48.962+09:302014-10-02T01:24:48.962+09:30Good points all. Another study has demonstrated t...Good points all. Another study has demonstrated that sugar especially sugar found in soda creates an addiction in the brain craving more sugar. Diet sugar substitutes don't have the calories, but they still feed the addiction and that is why they will not help you lose weight. THis study claims the reason most weight loss programs don't work is they are based on "a calory is a calory" reduce calories and you lose weight. This is not exactly true as a calory of sugar makes one feel hungry when in fact as you say they are not.<br /><br />LIMIT SUGAR!! Ban soda.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com