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Comment on Eat The Foods That Made You Fat by 317,000th Time’s a Charm? | poutineforbrains

317,000th Time’s a Charm? | poutineforbrains — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:47:48 +0000

[...] the sake of your mind. So I will be losing weight eating everything I like. I’ve taken this http://thedeadweight.com/2008/08/06/eat-the-foods-that-made-you-fat/ post to heart. LOVE this guy’s philosophy. Will be attempting to adopt it. I’ve signed [...]

Comment on Rita Hayworth and the Ham Shank Redemption by Dave

Dave — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:21:51 +0000

I like this post too. I lost 71 pounds a couple of years ago in one year. The following year I put it all back on. I’ve heard that if the weight is lost slowly, then it won’t come back so fast. So I’m going to remember 2 things: Take 18 to 24 months to lose it this time…and, what you said in another post, the trick is just to THINK about what you’re eating. That’s why the fad diets work! Awesome!

Comment on The Google Diet by Dave

Dave — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:05:37 +0000

"David ate a small snake"Thanks, David Blaine! Yuck! Now if I were serious about this, I would go find a snake and eat at least part of the meat from it.

Comment on Dead Wrong – Food as Fuel by Diana

Diana — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:18:44 +0000

Well put, and an excellent rebuttal to the Zen Habits post. Thanks for posting it.

Comment on Before You Wreck Yourself, Spellcheck Yourself by Becky

Becky — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:48:16 +0000

Another spot-on observation, Andy!(sorry I am commenting on like every post, but I’m binge-reading your site and I just love an opportunity to throw in my two cents)

Comment on Ignore This by Becky

Becky — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:58:17 +0000

Andy, you’re a rockstar. You see the world of diet literature and diet hype with wise, unclouded eyes. Good on ya. And good on ya for writin about it.

Comment on Breaking News! by Becky

Becky — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:47:05 +0000

I’m so happy to hear someone post against HungryGirl. I went to her site a few years ago and saw the saddest looking chilidog — a little tofu dog on a piece of lowfat bread with some nonfat chili crapped on top of it. It looked awful. Awful. I didn’t go much further into the site. But I’ve had friends and relatives forward me links to HungryGirl — can’t they see that her food is shit? I’d rather eat one bite of ice cream and be hungry than full on diet, packing-peanut-tasting food. And in fact that is the weight-maintenance method I use. The very one you describe in this brilliant blog!

Comment on How to Wake Up Early by Claudine

Claudine — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:30:05 +0000

This is brilliant. At first when I was reading your solution I thought, "Come on, I’ll just stay in the bed and push the snooze button like I always do. What makes this any different?" But the part about doing nothing productive with your half-hour? Pure genius. One of the reasons I can’t bear to get up is the rush, rush, rush that commences the second I step out of the bed. One would think I would’ve hit upon the "just get up earlier" plan, but no–I think it’s because I figured (on some subconscious level) that would just mean the frantic rushing about would begin a half-hour earlier–why would I do that to myself? I think my mind is perfectly poised to fall for its own psychological trick, so I’m going to try your idea tomorrow morning.This is my first time reading your blog, and I’m hooked. I found it by reading a comment of yours on Gretchen’s happiness project blog–the one you wrote about the man with or without an ongoing doughnut problem. I thought your comment over there was particularly insightful. I’ve known myself to be an abstainer for years, and have made great strides in not doing things (mainly overeating) using the abstinence method. However, I’ve always had a nagging feeling that almost counterintuitively, it was the easier way out and hence not the best for me in terms of self-development. You worded this paradox beautifully.Thank you! I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve read today–I’ll be back!

Comment on How to Wake Up Early by MusicForPeace

MusicForPeace — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:12:37 +0000

Nice to know someone with the same problem . One of my trick when I really have to wake up earlier is setting my alarm 1 hour before the time. So, I still have time to sleep and sleep again, although bothered by the repeated alarm.MusicForPeace

Comment on Rita Hayworth and the Ham Shank Redemption by rebeka

rebeka — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:39:05 +0000

Hi. I am really proud of you. Keep up the good work. I myself have lost 60 pounds and have kept it off for 6 months now through a raw foods diet. I have a goal that I want to achieve yet I agree with you, its better to do make small goals and acknowledge small progress. Eventually you will get to where you want to be. So Some days I am not on my official diet but most days I am. I’d rather loose weight gradually and make minor changes then be so strict and rigid and feel deprived. I get the best of all worlds.