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Diets
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03 Oct 2007 Wed 02:36 am |
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i think it's a genetic and cultural thing. also a little stereotypical.
i've seen some fat asian women in my time.
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03 Oct 2007 Wed 07:10 pm |
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Quoting teaschip1: Why do asian women stay so skinny?  Anyone out there who can give me some advice on dieting? What works what doesn't. I am committed to giving up fastfood, which means I have to cook now. I have no idea what to buy, what's healthy and tastes good at the same time. Help me!   Where do I start? |
Simple equation! Eat less and exercise more!
It is a little bit worrying that you don't know what to buy - is that because you are limited in choice? Like no fresh veg or fruit, no butcher shops etc etc? From what I have witnessed in the USA, these shops were hard to come by, fast food after fast food and the portions are HUGE!! so I feel for you Tea! Maybe drink more tea?? 
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03 Oct 2007 Wed 07:55 pm |
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Quoting femme_fatal: tea, did you get fat when you got mature?
a year ago you were as thin as a witch's broomstick! |
I had to hang my brookstick up for awhile. 
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03 Oct 2007 Wed 08:08 pm |
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Quoting libralady: Quoting teaschip1: Why do asian women stay so skinny? Anyone out there who can give me some advice on dieting? What works what doesn't. I am committed to giving up fastfood, which means I have to cook now. I have no idea what to buy, what's healthy and tastes good at the same time. Help me! Where do I start? |
Simple equation! Eat less and exercise more!
It is a little bit worrying that you don't know what to buy - is that because you are limited in choice? Like no fresh veg or fruit, no butcher shops etc etc? From what I have witnessed in the USA, these shops were hard to come by, fast food after fast food and the portions are HUGE!! so I feel for you Tea! Maybe drink more tea?? |
I have never had to worry about my weight, then bam! I agree I definitaly need to exercise more. The vege thing is so confusing to me. Here is an example of veges & fruit I eat;
Veges
Broccoli-boiled with butter & cheese
Salad-in a bag with lots of dressing
greenbeans - lots of salt
corn-salt and butter
potatoes - mashed with butter
Strawberries - usually in a milk shake or with sugar or a pie or cake version
Grapes- I do eat these plain
I do know how to cook, just not healthy. We have lots of veges and fruits in the market, but I'm embarrased to say I don't know what half of them are. There are so many diets out there, it is so confusing.. I don't eat alot of sugar and I don't drink soda so that's two good things. I just need some good recipes with veges and a rice cooker.
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03 Oct 2007 Wed 08:19 pm |
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here's an easy start for anyone.
1. No fast food. none whatsoever.
2. Two salads a day (tomato's, cucumbers, parsley, green peppers) with lemon juice and a little olive oil as dressing.
3. Add to that a 45 minute walk after work every night and you will immediately see the benefits (5 lbs in a week maybe?)
Obesity in America is a big problem but I will say that there are obstacles for Americans that many other countries don't have. For one, in most areas, you have to drive to do everything. School, work, shopping, you name it. So right there, the best form of exercise for the whole world doesn't happen naturally in America because its just too bigand spread out. Only a small percentage of areas have shops you can actually walk to. Another side factor of this is since you have to drive to shop, you tend to stock up and buy more, and also buy items that will last for a week. You cannot buy fresh vegetables for a whole week and expect them to stay fresh.
All of you who are looking to lose a few, I wish you the best and hope you stay with it!!!
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03 Oct 2007 Wed 08:57 pm |
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That makes sense. I have to admit the salad you mentioned sounds good and better yet I recognize all of the ingredients. Now, I just need to find my running shoes. 
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03 Oct 2007 Wed 09:01 pm |
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Quoting teaschip1: I have to admit the salad you mentioned sounds good |
Just notice the part where Keith mentions the dressing, consisting of some olive oil and lemon juice. This is crucial. Many people make the mistake to think that eating salad is healthy in anyway, and use mayonaise-based dressings on their salad. By doing this, you might as well just eat something else, because the dressing won't make you loose weight eating salad.
A dressing of olive oil and lemon juice is a really nice one, that doesnt leave you with such a stuffed and full feeling as other dressings do. And ofcourse it is very healthy.
You might want to consider to also buy apple-vinegar. It is said to help loose weight and you can easily mix up a spoon of this and olive oil on your salad.
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03 Oct 2007 Wed 09:52 pm |
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I am guilty of putting way too much dressing on. Maybe to hide the taste of the salad. Apple-vinegar, I will have to try this to.
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04 Oct 2007 Thu 02:45 am |
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you might even like to try a little sprinkling of balsamic vinegar as a dressing for the salad. not too much as it's pretty powerful taste.
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04 Oct 2007 Thu 05:47 am |
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another good one is pomegranite vinegar. Myself I wouldn't put olive oil, lemon juice and vinegar in there if you use lemon juice, forgo the vinegar - you can also add a little crumbled feta cheese to the mix and some black olives!! and you have shepherd salad ready to go. I normally make a batch of it up and I find that lemon juice and olive oil help keep the veggies fresher longer.
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