Comments on Overcoming Life's Obstacles: Healthy Restaurants Trigger Overeating

Good post. I think the same thing holds true for "...

2007-10-14T10:48:00.000+13:00

Good post. I think the same thing holds true for "diet" foods. I mean, if they really helped, would we still be an obese nation (in the US)? I'm working on eliminating "diet" foods from my diet. Still cling to diet-caffeine-free pepsi though. I know, what's the point in drinking caffeine-free pepsi? But I like it, and I haven't found it except in real pepsi. Yes, I drink Sprite and 7UP some, but I like the taste of the cola.

Thanks EmilyI don't know why that would be as I'm ...

2007-10-14T10:38:00.000+13:00

Thanks Emily

I don't know why that would be as I'm not finding it any slower than others. Will see if anyone else is having problems

Hmm, just to stay, still finding this blog slow lo...

2007-10-13T13:39:00.000+13:00

Hmm, just to stay, still finding this blog slow loading compared to others I visit.

Hi, great post! We referenced your piece in our bl...

2007-10-13T09:07:00.000+13:00

Hi, great post! We referenced your piece in our blog.
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Moderation is definitely the key, and paying atten...

2007-10-12T21:36:00.000+13:00

Moderation is definitely the key, and paying attention to feelings of satiety. In the Subway example the marketers have worked out that people relax when they think food is healthier (halo effect) and eat more and pay less attention. I suspect the same principle also applies to products branded "lite". People eat more because they think it's healthy.

I find that if I deprive myself, say if I'm fixate...

2007-10-11T03:54:00.000+13:00

I find that if I deprive myself, say if I'm fixated on chocolate, I do much more "damage" to my healthy eating plan.

Moderation is the key for me, too.

A bite or two of the craved item and I seem to be able to rein in the other impulses.

Nancy

Always wanted to visit one... hope soon gonna get ...

2007-10-11T01:45:00.000+13:00

Always wanted to visit one... hope soon gonna get chance ...

I have never understood why meat or pasta in mayo ...

2007-10-10T14:27:00.000+13:00

I have never understood why meat or pasta in mayo is a 'salad' ;)

p.s. Is it just me finding the blog slow loading? About a minute to come up each new page. Either that or my computer is sick. Again. Maybe it had 'salad' for lunch... mutter, mutter

This makes so much sense. In reality, I eat where...

2007-10-10T09:33:00.000+13:00

This makes so much sense. In reality, I eat where I want and eat what I want, but I do it in moderation. I have found that by not going out to eat more than once or twice a month, my weight has completely stabilized. If only people would return to the days of brown-bagging lunch and stop relying on fast-food restaurants. Eating out is a HUGE reward in my household. My children are *hopefully* learning about moderation and special celebrations. We also have done away with the "clean plate club". We eat until we are full. Nothing more. OK.. let me step down off the soap box.. LOL.. Apparantly you hit a nerve here.

Erg. Can you tell it's the wee hours for me? That ...

2007-10-09T20:59:00.000+13:00

Erg. Can you tell it's the wee hours for me? That should read WEIGHT not wait. Gah...

Sobering post. Gad, even! When I worked in a bank ...

2007-10-09T20:58:00.000+13:00

Sobering post. Gad, even! When I worked in a bank in Memphis, the cafeteria on premises had a glorious salad bar full of lucious things. I'd watch my coworkers add three meats, two or three cheeses, glops of potato salad or pasta salad, full fat dressings to a few lettuce leaves and some carrot shreds and then top it all off with several tablespoons of nuts and real bacon bits. Then those same women would sneer at my baked potato with fat-free sour cream and tell me I'd gain wait. Then they'd inhale their monstrous salads so fast they'd inevitably get gaseous.

Some people just have no sense. At. All. ;)