Comments on: The Diet Has Arrived http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/ Two kids, two cats, two adults... two hugs are a minimum! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: This is what I find so amusing about the diet so far | Hug Twice http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-383 This is what I find so amusing about the diet so far | Hug Twice Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:52:41 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-383 [...] cleans his plate. Literally. I think he’s afraid if he doesn’t eat every single thing allowed to him, he’ll starve later. So even if he’s mostly full, if he’s got two pieces of melon [...] [...] cleans his plate. Literally. I think he’s afraid if he doesn’t eat every single thing allowed to him, he’ll starve later. So even if he’s mostly full, if he’s got two pieces of melon [...]

]]> By: liz http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-376 liz Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:29:37 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-376 Make little foil packets with the fish in there and some veggies, plenty of seasoning and lemon juice and throw them in the oven. I'm trying to get my cholesterol down so I can relate. It is fish city around here. Luckily my husband and teenage boys like fish. I get frozen fish at Sam's Club. Make little foil packets with the fish in there and some veggies, plenty of seasoning and lemon juice and throw them in the oven. I’m trying to get my cholesterol down so I can relate. It is fish city around here. Luckily my husband and teenage boys like fish. I get frozen fish at Sam’s Club.

]]> By: Emily http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-375 Emily Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:16:01 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-375 Good luck, Matt! :) You've got a great attitude! Good luck, Matt! :) You’ve got a great attitude!

]]> By: Matt http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-373 Matt Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:40:09 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-373 Unfortunately, Tilapia is not on the list... Anyway, I figure it's only for 12 weeks and I'll probably lose some unneeded pounds. Afterwords, hopefully I found some new, healthier foods that I would never have tried otherwise. I figure there is middle ground between where I am eating now and what I'll be eating in the next 12 weeks. I have been very slowly improving my numbers the past 2 years by replacing some snacks with fruit, but figured I could use a little "push". Unfortunately, Tilapia is not on the list…

Anyway, I figure it’s only for 12 weeks and I’ll probably lose some unneeded pounds. Afterwords, hopefully I found some new, healthier foods that I would never have tried otherwise. I figure there is middle ground between where I am eating now and what I’ll be eating in the next 12 weeks. I have been very slowly improving my numbers the past 2 years by replacing some snacks with fruit, but figured I could use a little “push”.

]]> By: Elisha B. http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-372 Elisha B. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:33:51 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-372 You can get cheap fish at the Dollar Tree in the frozen section. They have 3 oz Salmon, Haddock, and Mahi-Mahi steaks. Ask the nutritionist about Whole Wheat SunChips. They taste like Doritoes, but are healthy (try the SALSA or harvest Cheddar flavors if you like Doritos) Please read my post in the area where you listed his likes & dislikes. I have studied nutrition myself, as I had intended to become a nurse. If he fails on the dietician/nutritionist's diet, you may want to try out some of my suggestions over there. If his levels were almost normal (as you claimed), there's no need for the sweeping lifestyle change. Just make a few key product swaps & he will stablize within a month or two. A diet like the one prescribed may actually BACKFIRE! He may become so depressed about the diet that his adrenaline causes his serum cholesterol to become thicker & clog up his arteries- leading to a HEART ATTACK or STROKE! Please keep an eye on his MOOD to see if you are compromising his health by causing him misery/depression! You can get cheap fish at the Dollar Tree in the frozen section.
They have 3 oz Salmon, Haddock, and Mahi-Mahi steaks.

Ask the nutritionist about Whole Wheat SunChips. They taste like Doritoes, but are healthy (try the SALSA or harvest Cheddar flavors if you like Doritos)

Please read my post in the area where you listed his likes & dislikes.

I have studied nutrition myself, as I had intended to become a nurse.

If he fails on the dietician/nutritionist’s diet, you may want to try out some of my suggestions over there. If his levels were almost normal (as you claimed), there’s no need for the sweeping lifestyle change. Just make a few key product swaps & he will stablize within a month or two.

A diet like the one prescribed may actually BACKFIRE! He may become so depressed about the diet that his adrenaline causes his serum cholesterol to become thicker & clog up his arteries- leading to a HEART ATTACK or STROKE!

Please keep an eye on his MOOD to see if you are compromising his health by causing him misery/depression!

]]> By: FourPillars http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-365 FourPillars Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:57:15 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-365 Tell Matt to suck it up - his long term health is more important than his daily dining experience. I've improved my diet a lot over the past year and while I don't enjoy eating salad at every dinner and reducing bad foods, I do it because it's good for me - not because I like it. I'm using my Dad as inspiration - watching his steep decline over the last few years because of diabetes and other things which were probably partly caused from lifestyle issues has made me realize that I need to do what I can to be healthier. I don't want to be providing my son with that same kind of negative inspiration in 30 years... Mike Tell Matt to suck it up - his long term health is more important than his daily dining experience.

I’ve improved my diet a lot over the past year and while I don’t enjoy eating salad at every dinner and reducing bad foods, I do it because it’s good for me - not because I like it.

I’m using my Dad as inspiration - watching his steep decline over the last few years because of diabetes and other things which were probably partly caused from lifestyle issues has made me realize that I need to do what I can to be healthier. I don’t want to be providing my son with that same kind of negative inspiration in 30 years…

Mike

]]> By: AMG http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-364 AMG Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:33:06 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-364 Mahi mahi is also really yummy, and so is halibut. Mahi mahi is also really yummy, and so is halibut.

]]> By: AMG http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-363 AMG Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:32:35 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-363 I really really like flounder. Yum. Seared in lemon and butter. And I have an excellent black beans recipe. I really really like flounder. Yum. Seared in lemon and butter.
And I have an excellent black beans recipe.

]]> By: goodfountain http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-362 goodfountain Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:50:07 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-362 Best of luck! Kroger has fish as a loss leader often. Check the frozen section too. Best of luck! Kroger has fish as a loss leader often. Check the frozen section too.

]]> By: Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-361 Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:45:36 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/01/30/the-diet-has-arrived/#comment-361 Good luck! And I agree with Emily. Tilapia is much better. It tastes less fishy, too. And I don't know what stores you have around you (we have Winco), but sometimes you can find bags of frozen Tilapia fillets that aren't real expensive. Good luck! And I agree with Emily. Tilapia is much better. It tastes less fishy, too. And I don’t know what stores you have around you (we have Winco), but sometimes you can find bags of frozen Tilapia fillets that aren’t real expensive.

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