's motd Tues November 16, 2010

[Guest guest]

A SLICE OF

PIZZA!

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Oh, I haven't had a slice of pizza

in eight months. I don't know, guess I've

just been eating other stuff and skipped the pizza.

But one thing's for sure, tonight, after I land in New

York City, I'm heading straight to this little pizza

shop in Greenwich Village. I'm telling you, they make

just about the best pizza you've ever had anywhere.

The crust is thin, (the way I like it), and I have it

topped with sliced tomatoes and low-fat mozzarella

cheese. After pizza arrives, I like to admire it for

just a few moments before I...devour the entire

slice. LOL.

Yes, you figured it out, I'm on my

way to New York City for one of my whirlwind press

tours. I'm flying into the city today and tomorrow,

I'll be doing Fox & Friends, The

Show, the Nate Berkus Show and

the Neil Cavuto Show on FOX.

And I may as well tell you, I'm going into New York

with a little "warning" for everyone who watches me

tomorrow. That warning is this: If you're not

careful, it's very possible to gain 8-10 pounds

between now and the end of the year. Yep, I'm

going to be warning everybody about all of the

fattening foods and yes, the holiday "spirits" that'll

be waiting to tempt them. And by the way, I'm talking

about those spirits that that live inside

bottles of alcohol. (Do you have any idea

how many calories are in the average cocktail?)

I'm going to warn everyone not to be lax with their

workouts for the next month-and-a-half. I know that

we all get especially busy this time of year but

you can't face the day in a healthy way without

your workouts.

I'm going to warn the show's

audiences that if they don't get enough sleep and take

good care of themselves, they could end up getting sick

in time for Christmas. (And hey, who wants that?)

But you know the old flu bug is out there, waiting to

spoil someone's holidays. And to prevent yourself

from coming down with that nasty flu, you'll need a

strong body and healthy immune system. You'll get

that by eating healthy and making regular exercise a

part of your holiday plans.

I'm also gonna warn everyone not to spend too much

time thinking negatively about things that happened in

their holidays past. See, you can't go back, relive

those times and change them. You must live in the now...the

present. And trust me, doing that will be a

real present for yourself. That's right,

you should live in the present, taking advantage

of this time to create a brighter future for yourself.

I love to be funny and have fun on the shows I'll be

on. Hey, goodness knows what I'll do tomorrow or...what

I'll sing when I appear on all of those

shows! I'm going to have a great time but, believe

me, in the meantime, I will get my very

important messages across. It's time to wake up

America and remind them of how blessed they are to be

alive.

I hope you get to watch me

tomorrow. You can check

my Calendar for the times I'll be on all of the

shows. And oh, I'll be sure and wave to you!

Now one more thing, when I have that slice of pizza

tonight...I'll have a little bite just for you!

Love,

[Guest guest]

>

> A SLICE OF PIZZA

>

> " " *Oh, I haven't had a slice of pizza in /eight months./ " "

This jumped out at me this morning. Do I have to go without pizza to lose

weight? Do I have to give up any food? I would like to think I can lose weight

by having the foods I enjoy (smaller portions of course). But then on the other

hand, I know there are certain foods I can't have in the house or I will eat

them until they are gone. Egg rolls and bagels are no nos for me. Unless I'd

buy single serving. I'd like to lose weight this holiday season. Is it

possible? I hope so.

WV

[Guest guest]

On 11/16/2010 5:36 AM, labillsy wrote:

>

>

>> A SLICE OF PIZZA

>>

>> " " *Oh, I haven't had a slice of pizza in /eight months./ " "

It's been 4 days for me. We have pizza every Friday, usually home made

with whole wheat crust, lower salt tomato sauce, loads of fresh veggies

on top. The kid and my husband would get real dairy mozzarella cheese, I

would use some vegan cheese on my slices.

> >This jumped out at me this morning. Do I have to go without pizza to lose

weight? Do I have to give up any food?

always said that with his Foodmover program you don't have to

give up ANY of your favorite foods, just use portion control. Weigh and

measure, close the Windows, and you can eat anything you want. Then he

goes and contradicts that statement in his MOTD posts. I say if you want

it and have the windows for it, eat it. Otherwise you're going to think

about it every waking moment, eat other foods hoping to get the same

taste you're craving, and eventually binge on all those other foods plus

the one you originally craved but didn't allow yourself to eat.

> >But then on the other hand, I know there are certain foods I can't have in

the house or I will eat them until they are gone.

I'm like that with peanut butter. Just yesterday I had to hand the jar

to my son and ask him to keep it in his room, otherwise I'll add it to

my morning oatmeal, spread it on apple slices, eat it straight from the

jar with a spoon. A little is allowed - having it with ONE of those

things is perfectly acceptable and healthy, but once I start I can't stop.

> > Egg rolls and bagels are no nos for me. Unless I'd buy single serving.

I no longer eat eggrolls because of the fat. When they're fresh and hot

they taste heavenly, but once cold, even when reheated, I'll take one

bite and all I taste is the lard, or whatever they used to deep fry them

in. Now I stick with steamed dumplings when we order Chinese food. A

take-out meal from there is a feast day for us, and we just did it this

past Saturday for my husband's birthday. My meal came from their

" healthy choice " menu - all veggies, brown rice, rice noodles, tofu,

plus those dumplings. The killer for me was the spicy garlic sauce. THAT

was *not* low-salt like the rest of the meal. And this time I almost

wound up in the ER because of it. The lid on the quart container was

loose when delivered. I discovered that before I picked it up. But I

didn't realize it had already sloshed all over the outside of the

container and when I went to pour the little bit that I use onto my food

the whole thing slipped from my hand, with half the sauce pouring onto

my arm and shirt, the rest landing in my bowl and the floor. Luckily I

was steps away from the kitchen sink and was able to run cold water on

my arm so it only got red instead of blister! But my meal, the dinner I

had waited months for, was ruined. I ate a bit of it, about half a cup

total, but it was way too salty for me and I had to push it aside and

settle for a few dumplings for my diner. That little bit of sauce put

three pounds on me overnight. I won't be having Chinese food again any

time soon!

As for the bagel, why not try one made with whole grain flour instead of

white? Sometimes the white flour is addictive to people and causes

cravings but the whole grain, especially if you have things like seeds

or onions cook in it, make for a more hearty nosh, they digest slower,

add fiber to your system, and will satisfy you with just one.

> > I'd like to lose weight this holiday season. Is it possible?

Yes, it is, but it's a struggle if you have a lot of holiday affairs to

attend, or have big traditional (Meaning: " centered around food " )

celebrations that you would feel deprived if you didn't participate in.

For us, once my son's b'day passes next week, the holiday season is

over. It's just the 3 of us and we don't do big holiday spreads. In

fact, my son wants mac and cheese for Thanksgiving and one year I made

pizza for Christmas. We don't go to parties, we don't have any gathering

of the relatives. Last year I lost 5 pounds in November, 3 pounds in the

month of December. My doctors were still disappointed it wasn't more,

and my cardiologist told me I can't have *any* of the traditional treat

foods any more, not even a slice of pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving or a

candy cane for Christmas because of that, so this year our celebrations

of the holidays will be even more low-keyed. Since I recently gained a

few pounds from too much celebrating I know these will be going soon,

now that our family celebrations are over. I hope to lose more than what

I recently gained by the end of the year. Not just hope, I *plan* on it!

Sue in NJ

[Guest guest]

Sue,

" > always said that with his Foodmover program you don't have to

> give up ANY of your favorite foods, just use portion control. Weigh and

> measure, close the Windows, and you can eat anything you want. Then he

> goes and contradicts that statement in his MOTD posts. I say if you want

> it and have the windows for it, eat it. Otherwise you're going to think

> about it every waking moment, eat other foods hoping to get the same

> taste you're craving, and eventually binge on all those other foods plus

> the one you originally craved but didn't allow yourself to eat. "

Glad you pointed that out to me, I thought said you could eat whatever

you wanted as long as you had the windows. I'm to the point that I believe

this. No matter what plan I follow, I always want what isn't allowed.

>

" > As for the bagel, why not try one made with whole grain flour instead of

> white? Sometimes the white flour is addictive to people and causes

> cravings but the whole grain, especially if you have things like seeds

> or onions cook in it, make for a more hearty nosh, they digest slower,

> add fiber to your system, and will satisfy you with just one. "

Nature's Own has a whole wheat bagel. They are really good, but still have

around 170 calories. It would cost me 2 starch windows. I still have trouble

eating just 1. But on the plus side I make do with no more than 2 cause the

fiber is a killer on my system if I overeat them. I just like my bread, I

guess. If we go out to eat, I will eat 2 or 3 yeast rolls. Can't help myself.

I need to learn to be satisfied with less.

>

>

" > Yes, it is, but it's a struggle if you have a lot of holiday affairs to

> attend, or have big traditional (Meaning: " centered around food " )

> celebrations that you would feel deprived if you didn't participate in. "

My family doesn't know how to get together without food. lol We will have 25 or

so people here for Thanksgiving. Actually Thanksgiving has become a 2 day event

here. Everyone comes back for leftovers on Friday. Christmas season we will

get together a few nights before Christmas even gets here. I'm hoping I can

plan ahead and find some healthy recipes so I won't feel left out. I'm just

ready to lose this weight. I'm tired of not living my life the way I want to.

" Last year I lost 5 pounds in November, 3 pounds in the

> month of December. My doctors were still disappointed it wasn't more,

> and my cardiologist told me I can't have *any* of the traditional treat

> foods any more, not even a slice of pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving or a

> candy cane for Christmas because of that, so this year our celebrations

> of the holidays will be even more low-keyed " .

I think it would be really hard not to have those kinds of things. I would feel

very deprived and sorry for myself.

WV

[Guest guest]

Oh...the age old question! I wish I knew the answer to this one. I am still pondering it myself.

My take? We are obese for a reason and that reason has nothing to do with portion control! Certain foods ARE difficult to to stop eating. I wish I could eat less in a natural way, effortlessly, without being on a diet. It just doesn't last long even under my best intentions and desires to eat normally. If I don't have some sort of restriction or guidelines on eating, I eat too much.

I started this diet by having only one rule...to count all my calories, no matter what I ate. This way I did not get all tangled up in failure just because my calories were too high for the day. Failure would only happen if I did not record my meals. This worked for the first year of dieting. It helped me stay ON the diet, day after day.

Eventually, I had to deal with what foods I had trouble controlling. I had to make decisions. And, I am still making decisions. Even though I am now dealing with diabetes, I do not tell myself "never again" on any food. I instead ask myself.."how do you want to feel inside?" "how badly do you want to go on medications and insulin?" But really, this is a sort of mind game I am playing. What is so wrong with saying, I cannot eat THIS anymore?

My whole world is turning upside down. All of my adult life, my obesity was about my indulgent overeating. Now my obesity is crippling me in all kinds of ways that never mattered to me before.

So I have to seriously consider that I will in fact, have to give up certain foods if I want to be healthy.

elisaannh

-- Re: 's motd Tues November 16, 2010

>

> A SLICE OF PIZZA

>

> ""*Oh, I haven't had a slice of pizza in /eight months./""

This jumped out at me this morning. Do I have to go without pizza to lose weight? Do I have to give up any food? I would like to think I can lose weight by having the foods I enjoy (smaller portions of course). But then on the other hand, I know there are certain foods I can't have in the house or I will eat them until they are gone. Egg rolls and bagels are no nos for me. Unless I'd buy single serving. I'd like to lose weight this holiday season. Is it possible? I hope so.

WV

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