Willpower Is For Fat People

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Asparagus and chick pea salad

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Asparagus and Chick Pea Salad

A coworker of mine is pregnant. And a vegetarian. And when her doctor suspected she might have gestational diabetes, she had to cut back on the bread and pasta, which didn’t leave much for her to eat except vegetables.

I mentioned the asparagus and shrimp salad I’d made before, and told her you could easily leave out the shrimp and it would be mostly asparagus and chick peas. She loves chick peas, but doesn’t like asparagus.

“Hmm,” I thought to myself, “I didn’t like asparagus either until I learned to roast it. Yumm. Then I tried blanching. Yumm again. Now I like asparagus, just not canned asparagus.”

So I told her I’d make some and bring it for lunch. She tried it. Now she likes asparagus, too. [Read more…]

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Sautéed cabbage

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Cabbage sautéed in bacon fat
Yes, I’m showing off. And I’m okay with that.

Side dishes are one of the tough challenges when you stop eating carbs. A previous generation was raised to believe it’s not a complete meal unless it’s got meat, a veggie, and a starch.

I hear people all the time — okay, I read people all the time — saying they’re getting bored with the same veggies or beans over and over with every meal. Apparently it’s so much less boring when you get to have mashed potatoes (from a box) and rice (instant, of course) every day.

After years of practice with rice and potatoes, we’ve each got several ways we like to do them. Now that I’ve started eating cauliflower and cabbage regularly, I’m developing variations with each of those.

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Who’s crazy now?

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Crazy eyes!

Photo by Roger Price

Sometimes I wonder if I lost my mind along with those 50 pounds. Then Jenn tells me about the conversation she just had and I realize it’s everybody else that’s nuts.

I’m getting tired of telling the truth. People look at me like I just sprouted a horn.

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Will eating red meat kill you? (Hint: No)

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Beef

So there’s another study out that supposedly shows eating read meat will kill you. Specifically:

Red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk of total, CVD,[cardiovascular disease] and cancer mortality. Substitution of other healthy protein sources for red meat is associated with a lower mortality risk.

I’ll save you some time and admit that, because I think their conclusion is wrong, I’m assuming there are problems in the study design and methodology. Let’s look at it and see if I’m right. [Read more…]

I dare you to say that to my face

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If you’ve spent any time on the internet, you’ve discovered some people can get a bit … testy when they feel anonymous. There’s a name for it, but I try to stay PG-13, so you’re going to have to follow that link if you’re interested. (Don’t say I didn’t warn you.)

Before the internet, this type of behavior was mostly confined to road rage. There was no audience of cheering morons, but even the sweetest granny can turn into a finger-flipping, foul-mouthed hellbeast behind the wheel.

It turns out some people don’t need anonymity to be a complete tool. They just need to think the people they’re talking about can’t hear them.

What’s this got to do with food?

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About Me

When I left the Marine Corps I was within a couple of pounds of the top of my allowable weight range. Three months after becoming a civilian I got married. Either one of those milestones tends to be the start of weight gain. Both at the same time? Bad news.

For the next 13 years I kept buying bigger and bigger pants. Then I was getting ready to go to a Thanksgiving party and my largest dress pants didn’t fit. That was it. I’d had enough.

I knew I couldn’t go on a diet. I’m no good at sticking to diets, and they mostly don’t work even for people who do stick to them. Instead I had to find a new way to eat all the time, and that didn’t make me fat.

I ended up taking ideas from Atkins, paleo, slow carb, No S, Weston Price, and many other places. The following Thanksgiving I was down 50 pounds.

With no calorie counting.

With no cravings.

With no willpower.

Never try to put your wife on a diet

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In the history of the world three stupid decisions stand out as the most obviously stupid:

  1. New Coke
  2. Invading Russia in winter
  3. Telling your wife she needs to lose weight

Don’t believe me? Next time your wife asks, “Do these jeans make my ass look fat?” tell her, “No, honey. That half a cheesecake you had for lunch makes your ass look fat.”
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