On Monday, January 4, 2016 at 8:25:35 PM UTC-5, Cheryl wrote:
> On 1/4/2016 1:08 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > I've been dieting off and on for more than 40 years. This has
> > certainly been the easiest, and I think it'll be the most
> > successful. Here's what I'm doing:
> >
> > 1. Less carbs; more veggies
> > 2. Moderate portion control, so I never feel really starved.
> > 3. If I really, really want something evil, I have it.
> > Preferably organized such that there are no leftovers
> > to continue to tempt me.
> > 4. I don't care how fast I lose. A generally downward trend
> > is what I'm looking for.
> >
> > Every day I have a little olive oil, a little butter, and
> > a little chocolate. I don't feel deprived at all. I'm
> > just eating differently than I used to. I feel like I could
> > keep this up forever. Slow and steady wins the race.
>
> That's pretty amazing. I'm trying to take a lesson from my brother and
> sister in law for their recent diet changes. My brother is making great
> progress by eliminating carbs, and I know everyone says that, and some
> make it seem so easy but he's a success story so far. I've seen what he
> eats and both of them have told me what they do to keep on this pace.
> Their main protein when they have meat is white meat chicken. My brother
> will cook about 6 boneless, skinless breasts at a time and freeze in
> portions. They each take chicken and veggies for lunches, breakfast is
> typically "muffins" made with egg beaters and various veggies cooked in
> muffin tins, probably more like muffin shaped omelets. Even when they
> dine out they don't order starchy sides or eat any bread that might come
> with the meal. I just don't have the willpower to avoid the starches but
> I'm trying to learn from them.

I didn't eliminate starches, but I cut way back on them, and I substitute
"tan" ones for "white" ones whenever I can.

I grill 3 chicken breasts, and eat half of one for a meal, so it lasts
all week unless my husband has some. That's a piece of meat about the
size of the palm of my hand, or a little smaller.

Lunches are either lentil soup or vegetable soup, but once a week I go
out for a Greek salad. I eat all of the bread that they bring me,
dipped in a tiny bit of salted olive oil.

Breakfast is oatmeal washed down with a glass of milk, although I
went wild and crazy on Christmas morning and had scrambled eggs
and toast. I occasionally have scrambled eggs for dinner,
and just lay the eggs on top of the toast rather than buttering it.

It's almost Zen. I weigh myself, but I don't have any expectation
of what the number should be compared to last week's number.

Cindy Hamilton