I promise I don't get all my facts and opinions from Calorie Count.com. I do, however, get their daily newsletter, and most of the main articles I find very interesting and thought provoking. Here is a link to their featured article for today:
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The article features the latest diet craze- the junk food diet. There have been professors and professional people who have lost weight and inches eating only junk food. I find much hope in this kind of research. Not because I want to justify eating nothing but junk, but because it proves that the main component of losing weight is cutting caloric intake. Yes, these guys ate only junk, but they ate reasonable portions of junk. They didn't have a whole box of doughnuts, they had one. Now, I personally, think the idea of eating only junk sounds revolting. Yes, I love junk food. But, have you ever eaten nothing but junk for a while? It makes me feel horribly yucky. After Halloween and Christmas (big candy and sweets time of year) I find myself craving a good, hearty, warm bowl of soup, or maybe a salad. I actually hate the idea of eating nothing but... anything. I crave moderation and variety.
My point is- you can eat anything you want and lose weight, you just have to focus on portion size.
Fleur, Jim read this article a few weeks ago and was inspired to lose weight (he's gained over 30 lbs since starting med school) and he just hit the 10 lb mark yesterday! That's his trick, too. He counts calories and eats whatever he wants, even if it's not as much as he wants. He's okay with that though, because he said he's really working on his self-control.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your blog, Fleur. I find it inspiring. Believe I'll go get a donut...
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