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posted by [identity profile] dreamshark.livejournal.com at 02:27am on 31/07/2006
Well, you certainly can't go wrong by passing up pastries. But before you accept that idea that you can eat any amount of nuts, take a look at the calorie count. Nuts are wonderfully nutritious, and I'm sure they have a low glycemic index, but they still have 200 calories per ounce. Same thing for dried fruit - you can gulp down enough in a single handful to use up a whole meal's worth of calories.

However, I will stop arguing with you about the glycemic index in potatoes if you give me all your frozen homemade beef stew. You're right - potatoes are poison! ;-)
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posted by [identity profile] skylarker.livejournal.com at 03:14pm on 31/07/2006
Montignac claims that calories are irrelevant, since it's when the insulin level is boosted that the body makes the fat. The proof is in the pudding. I'll see soon enough whether or not I lose weight eating nuts and fruits without resraint

I don't have any beef stew, but a variety of crock pot stews made using lots of vegetables, including potatoes (and yams, parsnips, turnips, and some with soy-based 'meatballs'). And you are welcome to them - if you don't like them you can always toss them.
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posted by [identity profile] dreamshark.livejournal.com at 03:43pm on 31/07/2006
"Montignac claims that calories are irrelevant..."

Yeah, right. Good luck with that.
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posted by [identity profile] skylarker.livejournal.com at 04:05pm on 31/07/2006
I understand your skepticism.

I'm still willing to play Guinea Pig on this; apparently a lot of people have been successful on this eating plan, and Oprah (who pays the top nutritionists) gives the same advice on avoiding 'the white stuff.'
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posted by [identity profile] dreamshark.livejournal.com at 05:00pm on 31/07/2006
Although I am indeed skeptical about the science, it sounds like the overall eating plan he's recommending is pretty much the consensus healthy diet: eat lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and legumes; avoid empty calories and overly refined food.

I'm particularly warning you about the nuts because I'm susceptible to them. I think nuts are very good for you (me) in moderation, but I find it all too easy to overeat them, especially when I'm dieting. I could easily wolf down an entire package of those wonderful Trader Joe's pecans at a sitting (and nothing that you say is going to convince me that eating 1000 calories worth of nuts per day will have no effect on weight loss). I even went so far as to divide one of the packages into 1-oz servings and only allow myself to open one every 2 days. You may not be such a nut glutton; I'm probably just projecting.
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posted by [identity profile] skylarker.livejournal.com at 05:16pm on 31/07/2006
I guess the difference for me is that I tend to hit a point with nuts when I feel I've had enough; I eat them until I stop craving them. I hit that point sooner with some than others: almonds soon, cashews & peanuts a bit later, pecans last - but it's not like with potato chips and popcorn where I could keep eating them forever if the salt didn't start to hurt my mouth. I have the feeling that I'll start to hit my pecan plateau sooner after some time of getting my fill.
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