Comments on: A New Decade’s Resolution: Quit Dieting http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/ Healthy Eating Tips for Foodies Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Darya Pino http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6751 Darya Pino Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:15:59 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6751 Thx Paramjit! Glad you liked it. Thx Paramjit! Glad you liked it.

]]> By: Paramjit http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6748 Paramjit Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:01:40 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6748 The resolution for a New Decade. Great idea. I wonder when people will realize that dieting is not the solution to sustainable weight loss. As you have rightfully mentioned, mindful eating and exercise is the answer. A lot of people are so caught up with the short term goal of losing weight that they lose sight of the long term goal of sustaining it. Most people succeed in the long term goal but fail miserably in the long term one. You have rightfully pointed out the importance of creating higher awareness about what we eat by ingraining the correct habits. Great article! The resolution for a New Decade. Great idea. I wonder when people will realize that dieting is not the solution to sustainable weight loss. As you have rightfully mentioned, mindful eating and exercise is the answer. A lot of people are so caught up with the short term goal of losing weight that they lose sight of the long term goal of sustaining it. Most people succeed in the long term goal but fail miserably in the long term one. You have rightfully pointed out the importance of creating higher awareness about what we eat by ingraining the correct habits. Great article!

]]> By: thomas http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6631 thomas Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:25:54 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6631 how many miles/km are you commuting per day, if you don't mind me asking? how many miles/km are you commuting per day, if you don’t mind me asking?

]]> By: Matt Shook http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6602 Matt Shook Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:03:10 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6602 I simply can't function without breakfast, so I would definitely recommend eating a healthy breakfast everyday! I am focusing on variety this year...learning how to make new meals with vegetables (beets, parsnips, various peppers), legumes (green lentils, kidney beans, cannellini beans), and other ingredients (seitan) that I don't normally use. I'm also changing up my exercise routine by training for a half marathon (middle of the year) and full marathon (end of the year), and playing indoor soccer...along with the daily bike commutes. I'm considering changing up the reading routine a bit too...as last year was quite fiction-heavy. I simply can’t function without breakfast, so I would definitely recommend eating a healthy breakfast everyday!

I am focusing on variety this year…learning how to make new meals with vegetables (beets, parsnips, various peppers), legumes (green lentils, kidney beans, cannellini beans), and other ingredients (seitan) that I don’t normally use. I’m also changing up my exercise routine by training for a half marathon (middle of the year) and full marathon (end of the year), and playing indoor soccer…along with the daily bike commutes. I’m considering changing up the reading routine a bit too…as last year was quite fiction-heavy.

]]> By: Darya Pino http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6482 Darya Pino Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:25:29 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6482 Good one, breakfast is key!! Thanks for dropping by Kamran! Good one, breakfast is key!! Thanks for dropping by Kamran!

]]> By: kamran siddiqi http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6481 kamran siddiqi Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:33:31 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6481 I don't really make resolutions. I make a to-do list because a resolution can be broken, but when something's on my to-do list, I have to do it. So, on my to-do list, I have "eat breakfast everyday", as well. I never seem to make time to eat breakfast, I'll eat lunch, a snack, and dinner, but rarely breakfast. Great post! And Happy New Year! :) I don’t really make resolutions. I make a to-do list because a resolution can be broken, but when something’s on my to-do list, I have to do it.

So, on my to-do list, I have “eat breakfast everyday”, as well. I never seem to make time to eat breakfast, I’ll eat lunch, a snack, and dinner, but rarely breakfast.

Great post! And Happy New Year! :)

]]> By: Darya Pino http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6442 Darya Pino Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:59:46 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6442 Thanks for the info! I threw that legume thing in there because I think everyone would benefit from eating more of them. Personally I think they are a great substitute for grains in the diet and are incredibly filling. I probably eat them (beans and lentils) 8 times a week. Mmmm....chickpeas. Thanks for the info! I threw that legume thing in there because I think everyone would benefit from eating more of them. Personally I think they are a great substitute for grains in the diet and are incredibly filling. I probably eat them (beans and lentils) 8 times a week. Mmmm….chickpeas.

]]> By: Steve Parker, M.D. http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6441 Steve Parker, M.D. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:51:18 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6441 Legumes at least four timesa week, huh? I've always thought legumes had important healthy properties. I'm reviewing the literature on it these days. Much of the recent science has focused on soybeans. I had to go back to 1994 for the best review of "legumes AND health." Here's the abstract: J Am Coll Nutr. 1994 Dec;13(6):549-58. Nutrition and health implications of dry beans: a review. Geil PB, Anderson JW. Endocrine-Metabolic Section, VA Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40511. The nutrient composition of dry beans makes them ideally suited to meet two major dietary recommendations for good health--increased intake of starches and complex carbohydrates and decreased consumption of fat. Dry beans supply protein, complex carbohydrate, fiber and essential vitamins and minerals to the diet, yet are low in fat and sodium and contain no cholesterol. Both protective and therapeutic effects of bean intake have been documented. The antinutritional effects of dry beans, while minor, are of interest to nutrition professionals. Dry beans are an excellent way to increase dietary fiber consumption and most individuals can incorporate beans into their diet without difficulty if they do so gradually. Including dry beans in a health-promoting diet is especially important in meeting the major dietary recommendations to reduce risk for chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity and cancer. [Wish I had a more recent review. We don't even talk about "complex carbohydrates any more.] -Steve Legumes at least four timesa week, huh?

I’ve always thought legumes had important healthy properties. I’m reviewing the literature on it these days. Much of the recent science has focused on soybeans. I had to go back to 1994 for the best review of “legumes AND health.” Here’s the abstract:

J Am Coll Nutr. 1994 Dec;13(6):549-58.

Nutrition and health implications of dry beans: a review.
Geil PB, Anderson JW.

Endocrine-Metabolic Section, VA Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40511.

The nutrient composition of dry beans makes them ideally suited to meet two major dietary recommendations for good health–increased intake of starches and complex carbohydrates and decreased consumption of fat. Dry beans supply protein, complex carbohydrate, fiber and essential vitamins and minerals to the diet, yet are low in fat and sodium and contain no cholesterol. Both protective and therapeutic effects of bean intake have been documented. The antinutritional effects of dry beans, while minor, are of interest to nutrition professionals. Dry beans are an excellent way to increase dietary fiber consumption and most individuals can incorporate beans into their diet without difficulty if they do so gradually. Including dry beans in a health-promoting diet is especially important in meeting the major dietary recommendations to reduce risk for chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity and cancer.

[Wish I had a more recent review. We don't even talk about "complex carbohydrates any more.]

-Steve

]]> By: thomas http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6438 thomas Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:20:38 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6438 allison, darya, appologies, my fault, didn't know you get bread before the meal ;) we (at least in austria) only get the bread in the basket when the meal 'needs' bread. waitress brings and takes the basket with the meal. happened to me once this year..... allison, darya, appologies, my fault, didn’t know you get bread before the meal ;)
we (at least in austria) only get the bread in the basket when the meal ‘needs’ bread. waitress brings and takes the basket with the meal.
happened to me once this year…..

]]> By: Allison Arevalo http://summertomato.com/new-decades-resolution-quit-dieting/comment-page-1/#comment-6437 Allison Arevalo Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:15:29 +0000 http://summertomato.com/?p=4671#comment-6437 I agree with Darya. When I sit down at a restaurant, I'm usually so ravenous that I eat two or three pieces of bread before my meal even gets to the table. Cutting out that habit would save me about 200 empty calories each time. If the bread were freshly baked with whole grains, well, then I may not be able to resist. I agree with Darya. When I sit down at a restaurant, I’m usually so ravenous that I eat two or three pieces of bread before my meal even gets to the table. Cutting out that habit would save me about 200 empty calories each time. If the bread were freshly baked with whole grains, well, then I may not be able to resist.

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