"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>

Interesting!!! You certainly have worked out what works for you! Well
done!

Do you sweeten your oatmeal? When you say that every day you have a little
olive oil ... in what? I can see the butter and chocolate ...

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