Re: Mindless Eating was Re: not looseing weight

[Guest guest]

Hello Gwen,

Friday, December 14, 2007, 10:04:08 AM, you wrote:

> has tips for getting family to eat healthier foods, getting kids to

> eat vegetables, and simple things you can do to painlessly trim

> calories that you don't even realize you are consuming. I think this

> book is very helpful for bandsters, and especially those getting

> close to goal who are trying to find more ways to lose those last few

> pounds.

Yes, a good book. One of the issues for me is that Gail and I, for a

variety of good reasons, don't eat at the same time, but we usually

eat in the same place, the kitchen/family room. Whether we are at the

table or in a comfy chair, it is all the same room. So if she's

eating a couple hours after (or before) I am, that tempts me. And

vice versa. With out current schedules there isn't really a way to

avoid it, unfortunately. But we keep on keeping on.

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Best regards,

Dan mailto:honu@...

[Guest guest]

thanks gwen. the book is on my pile of " to be read!!! " just havent

gotten around to it.

interestingly enough, i tend to eat less when i am eating with

people. i talk, and put my fork down a lot more than when i am alone!!

At 12:04 PM 12/14/2007, you wrote:

>Since I've seen this phrase sprinkled into lots of posts lately, I

>thought I'd just mention that I just finished reading the

>book " Mindless Eating " by Wansink. You might have read about

>it in magazines or online--there have been a lot of articles about Dr

>Wansink and his experiments in the Cornell Food & Brand Lab. I

>highly recommend reading this book--he shows a lot of ways in which

>we eat more than we think we are eating, and how to cut down on what

>he calls the " mindless margin " so you can easily reduce your calories

>without really missing them. Very practical solutions, and easy,

>interesting reading.

>

>The experiements he has done reveal interesting things about how long

>we take to eat under different circumstances (like lighting, slow

>music vs. fast music playing), how much we eat (for example, if we

>eat with one other person, we eat 35% more than when we eat alone;

>with four people we eat 75% more food than alone), how we feel about

>food, the chef, and other things based on how food is presented, and

>other fascinating things. He does experiments in real life

>situations, like movie theaters, restaurants, and sports bars. He

>has tips for getting family to eat healthier foods, getting kids to

>eat vegetables, and simple things you can do to painlessly trim

>calories that you don't even realize you are consuming. I think this

>book is very helpful for bandsters, and especially those getting

>close to goal who are trying to find more ways to lose those last few

>pounds.

>

>I don't work for the publisher or the author! I just thought you all

>might be interested...I really enjoyed the book, and think it can be

>a good resource for bandsters or anyone trying to lose weight.

>

>gwen

>

> > > > >Dont feel like you are alone, I had a fill early in Nov and did

> > > > >great. Lost really well, now I too am eating too many empty

> > > > >calories and strugling to get back on track. I know I can do

>it,

> > >I

> > > > >need to stop making holiday cookies and eating them. Cant wait

> > >for

> > > > >the holidays (food) to be over.

> > > > >Sherry s

> > > > >

> > > > > not looseing weight

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > > Hi this is Lynda, went to dr, band is ok, I guess its me,

>over

> > > > > > eating,

> > > > > > too many empty calories ging in. I guess I need to take a

>good

> > > > > > look at

> > > > > > my self and my eating habits. Thanks for all the kind words

>and

> > > > > > support.

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >