I try not to go to the grocery store when I am hungry, as I invariably leave with a bag of potato chips which I eat in the car on the way home. Last night I discovered I should not go to a restaurant when I am hungry either.
I told myself beforehand that I would [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Eat Before You Eat Out
Posted in Diet, tagged eating out, pie on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More Reasons to Cook Yer Own
Posted in Diet, tagged brown bagging, Men's Health, restaurants, stress on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, while zapping my minestrone in the microwave, another reason for bringing my own lunch accurred to me: Brown-bagging untethers me from the tyranny of the cafeteria hours. Some days I am not very hungry between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, but I know I will be hungry later, so I purchase something, then go [...]
Home Cookin’
Posted in Diet, tagged Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential, Student's Vegetarian Cookbook on May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been reading Kitchen Confidential, and frankly, the stories in there are making me reluctant to eat in a restaurant ever again. And if you are trying to lose weight, pay attention to Anthony Bourdain’s assertion that the reason restaurant food tastes so good is butter. Lots and lots of butter. I’m not anti-butter, but [...]
Now We’re Cooking
Posted in Diet, tagged Animal Vegetable Miracle, cookbooks, Prevention Magazine, Sugar Solution, Tassajar Bread Book, Whole Foods for the Whole Family on May 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I recently read (or rather, listened to on CD) Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver, et.al. Every mention of homemade bread made me want to bake. I used to bake four loaves a week, for my family, back in the day. So today I dragged out my stained copy of The Tassajara Bread Book and [...]
I’m Back
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Health, tagged eat less exercise more, fit or fat, increased appetite on May 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Took a little break from blogging there, in part because I was frustrated with my lack of progress losing weight. I felt like I was obsessing over the whole thing, which actually makes losing weight even more difficult because all you ever think about is food.
Re the “fit or fat” question in my last posting, [...]
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