There is a difference between being hungry and having a craving. There is actually a book by Michelle May, MD, titled Am I Hungry? She says “Hunger is your body’s way of telling you that you need fuel, so when a craving doesn’t come from hunger, eating will never satisfy it” . When you’re done eating, you should feel better — not stuffed, bloated, or tired. Though you may not think it is this size, “Your stomach is only the size of your fist, so it takes just a handful of food to fill it comfortably,” says May.
That’s an easy way to measure portion sizes and punch up your diet success.
Remember, you might sometimes confuse thirst with hunger. You can end up eating when a glass of water is really what you need.
TODAY: DO SIT-UPS AND PUSH-UPS IN ADDITION TO WALKING
Now that you’ve got the grill fired up you don’t want to keep doing burgers. I know it tasted good, but there is a reason that chicken is the mainstay of diets. Grilled, skinless, chicken cooked quickly on a grill so it doesn’t dry out can be as flavorful as the fat filled burger. (even without the bun) It saves you a lot of calories too.
3 oz chicken breast = 140 calories, and 26.38g protein
3 oz extra lean ground beef = 224 calories, and 23g protein.
TODAY: SKIP THE BEEF.
The grilled offering at KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) may lead you to believe that it’s the diet choice you might make on their menu. Well the nutrition handout available at the stores tells the story differently. Surprisingly ORIGINAL RECIPE is the low cal / low fat winner. But there is a catch. The KFC Original Recipe breast has half the fat and 40 fewer calories than the new grilled version. IF you take the skin off. It seems that the skin absorbs most of the oil and the “secret herbs and spices” has a LOT of salt. As a matter of fact it reduces the salt and cholesterol by half! (Grilled had TWICE the cholesterol!) In addition taking off the skin and it’s minimal breading reduces transfat from 21 grams to just 2, carbs from 7 grams to 1 while eliminating ALL of the saturated fat.
The down side is that the skin may reduce the amount of actual food you get… but then again that’s sort of what I’ve been nagging you about.
TODAY: GO SKINLESS TO GET SKINNY.
On day 2 of NO FRY WEEK you may be tempted by a quick meal at your local fast food franchise. After all the phrase “Do you want fries with that?” was imprinted on our minds with the order of our first burger. That led to the infamous “Do you want to supersize that?” The problem is that are loaded with partially hydrogenated fats, starch that turns to sugar, and calories without protein.
So in addition to no fried food skip the fries. Save them for a treat in a few days.
TODAY: NO FRIED FOOD.
This week there will be no FRYday. Skip all fried food this week. I know it’s the most tempting and often the easiest thing to find on a menu but it really is not a good diet choice. It’s not just the calories it’s the high heat that maked deep fried foods bad. The coatings are mostly starch; so are potatoes (French fries). When the starches and sugars are browned in oil, they form Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE’s), that are carcinogens. So by skipping fried food this week you will do yourself good in more ways than one.
TODAY: EAT NO FRIED FOOD.
There is no sense in trying to start a diet during the holidays. Go ahead, eat and imbibe. Sit around and watch those DVDs you get. I’ll start nagging you the Monday after the new year. THIS is going to be the year to get back in better shape! So I’m going to nag you until you back to a healthy weight. To get ready maybe ease up a little on the calories now so there is less to lose. I’ve heard we average a five pound gain over the holidays! Don’t overdo it or you’ll have that much more to lose to get back to needing to lose weight.
By now, if there’s any left, the Halloween candy at the stores is marked down to about 75% off. I know the temptation is hard to resist and the savings are fantastic, but walk on by the display and congratulate yourself for your control. Besides, all the good stuff is gone now anyway. (How much candy corn does anybody really eat?) The temptation is the real trick of the season that will not treat your waistline well.
TODAY: DON’T BUY BARGAIN CANDY… OR ANY OTHER CANDY!
Daily Nag | Diet Nag | 
May 14, 2010 6:00 am | 
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