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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI have some important diet advice for you that may be useful during the holidays.
The key is to eat BALANCED meals. Portion control is over-emphasized based on my research. Instead, BALANCE is the key.
For example, let's say you are going to have a nice breakfast consisting of Christmas cookies.
Get yourself a nice big plate. Put 5 Snickerdoodles on the plate.
Now remember...you want the meal to be balanced.
After you eat the 5 snickerdoodles, eat EXACTLY 5 Kolache Cookies. See? BALANCE.
Still hungry? Eat exactly 5 sugar cookies!
Balance!
As long as you keep everything in balance, you won't put on weight.
Trust me, I'm an expert. I have two Accounting degrees.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(12,658 posts)LuckyCharms
(21,420 posts)As long as you eat 5 of them to keep the meal balanced.
Diamond_Dog
(39,646 posts)and take the batteries out of your scale
LuckyCharms
(21,420 posts)that numbers are a false, man-made concept. Therefore, numbers on a scale are meaningless.
FAKE NUMBERS.
Ocelot II
(128,827 posts)If it tastes good, spit it out.
LuckyCharms
(21,420 posts)spit it out 5 times. To keep everything in balance.
DFW
(59,685 posts)Unfortunately, my advanced memory loss keeps me from remembering to do that, especially when something is put before me that smells extraordinarily good. Having a wife who is a gourmet chef doesn't make it any easier on me, either. Worse yet, she's German, so she can do the pastry department, too.
Ol Janx Spirit
(609 posts)...just the holidays.
For healthier-eating parts of the year you might even bring your weight down anywhere from 300 to 1500--possibly 3000--percent!
LuckyCharms
(21,420 posts)EYESORE 9001
(29,421 posts)My downfall was alphabet soup. After five bowls, I had an enormous vowel movement. Thanks a pantload, Charms
LuckyCharms
(21,420 posts)littlemissmartypants
(31,428 posts)jmbar2
(7,535 posts)How many slices meet the five fruits and veggies recommendation?
Teacher of the Year
(223 posts)I would argue you but I didn't make enough cookies for the neighbors so I just made a double batch of fudge...which sort of ended up being my dinner and I can't eat anything else because my stomach hurts from all that delicious chocolaty fudge. Sigh.
I didn't mean to eat so much. All I did was eat what was left in the bowl/on the spatula. (a ridiculous amount).
Nasruddin
(1,171 posts)We have no choice but to believe you. Pass the gingerbread cookies, would you?
LudwigPastorius
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CentralMass
(16,839 posts)sprinkleeninow
(22,044 posts)I see food an' I eat it. 😂