Since leaving for my last trip, a new cookbook has arrived and already, I'm enjoying cooking from it. The cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Childs, offers not only delicious recipes, but also wonderful instruction on cooking techniques.
Of course, the first question that comes to mind is how can I maintain my FAT loss while cooking and eating lavish dishes prepared with butter, wine and other delectable ingredients? The answer is simple: FAT loss isn't about what you're eating, it's about HOW MUCH you're eating.
Have you ever been to France? If you have, you probably noticed that French people are not fat... in fact, they are some of the slimmest people in the world. How can this be given their constant consumption of rich French food? Easy - they don't gouge themselves with portions the size of a basketball. They simply enjoy small portions, which, frankly, is all you need to sustain your body with proper nutrition.
I'm convinced that Americans are obese not because of what they are eating, but because of how much they are eating. Instead of constantly worrying about eating fat-free or low carb, everyone needs to pay attention to how many calories are passing your lips as this, more than anything else, will impact your FAT loss success or failure over time.
Also, now that I'm home, I'll be scheduling my next hydrostatic body fat test so that I can stay on track with my slow (and permanent) FAT loss... be sure to stay tuned and in the meantime, happy eating!
-- Kristin
1 comment:
i used to eat a lot and noticed stomach is elastic and the more u eat the bigger it becomes (and stays), and the next time u eat u have to eat that much to fill it (to feel full).
so the trick is to reduce your "stomach capacity" by eating less. U will feel hungry, starving and not-full in the beginning but once u get used to it, u will feel light, more-energy (lethargy goes away), and over long term u r stomach capacity(size) shrinks to a point where you will feel full with very less food.
another observation i made recently is with excercises. I noticed short excercises daily are better than one big excercise twice/thrice a week. Imagine doing 20 min or less heavy duty excercises and be done with it. Thinking of it like an errand, instead of planning for it and making it a big task, helps maintain daily consistency. Same Lethargy/inertia issues applies here as well. Have to make it like brushing or shitting.
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