http://karasjoblom.com/stanford-article-on-new-years-resolutions-losing-weight/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:25:39 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://karasjoblom.com/stanford-article-on-new-years-resolutions-losing-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Terri Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:43:28 +0000 http://karasjoblom.com/?p=206#comment-35 Hmmm...I've found New Year's resolutions to lose weight are best made on a full stomach! All joking aside, Kara, your first post announcing your 2010 challenge really made me think. I was in the midst of my usual 600-calories-a-day "OMG-I-gained-weight" food plan, and I just couldn't do it any longer. I decided to take the moderate approach. I'm eating three sensible meals a day and one sensible snack. I have to live with the extra weight a little longer, but I feel so much better. I've also given myself permission to eat a reasonable serving of a food that's really tempting me. Otherwise, I'm going to end up eating ten servings because I think it's going to be the last time in my life I can ever eat that item. Hopefully, I'll be able to let go of my "all or nothing" approach to eating. Hmmm…I’ve found New Year’s resolutions to lose weight are best made on a full stomach! All joking aside, Kara, your first post announcing your 2010 challenge really made me think. I was in the midst of my usual 600-calories-a-day “OMG-I-gained-weight” food plan, and I just couldn’t do it any longer. I decided to take the moderate approach. I’m eating three sensible meals a day and one sensible snack. I have to live with the extra weight a little longer, but I feel so much better. I’ve also given myself permission to eat a reasonable serving of a food that’s really tempting me. Otherwise, I’m going to end up eating ten servings because I think it’s going to be the last time in my life I can ever eat that item. Hopefully, I’ll be able to let go of my “all or nothing” approach to eating.

]]> http://karasjoblom.com/stanford-article-on-new-years-resolutions-losing-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Margot Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:12:12 +0000 http://karasjoblom.com/?p=206#comment-34 Good for you, Kara. I found that keeping a food diary was my best weapon. It was also a sort of fun project. Most of my cookbooks are marked with my "special" pink pen with calorie counts, by ingredient, and totals, too. Then I could eat anything by just choosing the right portion. I've written down what I did. If you think it might help, email me. Good for you, Kara. I found that keeping a food diary was my best weapon. It was also a sort of fun project. Most of my cookbooks are marked with my “special” pink pen with calorie counts, by ingredient, and totals, too. Then I could eat anything by just choosing the right portion. I’ve written down what I did. If you think it might help, email me.

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