Comments on: A Frugal and Sensible Diet & Weight Loss Mindset

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bike rack — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:18:20 +0000

completely agree with you on this one.great post.

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By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:07:09 +0000

Yeah, that pretty much backs up exactly what I say in the post. Thanks April.

By: April

April — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:00:48 +0000

Just an FYI–cheese and butter contain saturated fat, not trans fats. Whether you believe in God, or mother nature, or evolution, or whatever, eggs, cheese, butter, etc. were made that way. If we were only meant to eat the white of the egg, God wouldn’t have given us the yolk! Check out the Weston A. Price foundation (www.westonaprice.org). They explain much better than I could why saturated fat is not what is making us fat and causing heart disease–it’s all the sugar and fake food we eat.

*Steps off soapbox*

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By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:12:22 +0000

Butter, cheese, eggs, popcorn, and ice creame are only bad if eaten from cows and chickens that are raised improperly.

We acquire all these items (along with most other products) from local organic farms, and actually pay less than we used to for the “regular” choice from the grocery store.

Also, it is not wise to eat any “low-fat” or “fat-free” items. The natural fats are stripped out and replaced with man made chemicals… no thanks.

Cheers.

By: sco

sco — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:04 +0000

I’ve also changed my diet (without being overweight) and the results are similar to yours. However, I think some of your items are not healthy:
- cheese, butter -> these are full of trans-fats. Just check the labels. I’ve replaced these with 4% cheese or dry cottage cheese and trans-fat free olive-oil based margarine.
- eggs -> too much cholesterol in egg yolks. I only eat 1-2 egg yolks a week and replaced the rest with egg whites (including in my home-made muffins/cookies)
- sugar -> as “Satan” as high fructose corn syrup. I’ve replaced it with sucralose (Splenda – even if it’s not God made, lol) and stevia.
- ice cream – no, frozen yogurt with 0% fat would be slightly better.
- popcorn with butter – this is almost like high fructose corn syrup, just not in liquid form

By: Mark Moran

Mark Moran — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:05:07 +0000

Great site, as an insurance health broker i see education as the way forward the weight loss and diet industry is full of rubbish designed just to releave people of there money great site.

Well done

Mark Moran
.-= Mark Moran´s last blog ..Weight Loss Motivation =-.

By: werner

werner — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:01:20 +0000

Hey great article! you know how it goes, change your life by changing your mindset! I specialize in weight loss for men and woman and for woman after giving birth, I always tell people your diet is only temporary, its the way you live your new life with your new weight that counts.
keep up the great work
kind regards,

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By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:04:37 +0000

Well said Bart, that is the exact philosophy my wife & I have adopted and the advice we give to others.

By: bart

bart — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:25:57 +0000

People should change their eating habit, not keep going on diets, what do you do when you finish your diet, you’re back to your eating habit which got you into trouble in the first place.

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Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:39:15 +0000

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By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:31:25 +0000

This is good advice & would fall under “Stop Gorging”. Thanks.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:29:43 +0000

Thank you for the encouragement & systematical backing bro, I know you’re the expert!

Yeah folks, read the above comment. It is from my brother who is a licensed physical therapist, cyclist, triathlete, runner, & all around exercise & diet enthusiast.

Good info!

By: Land Refinancing

Land Refinancing — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:05:16 +0000

Another tip: Eat slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow. This is probably THE greatest tip you can follow.

One thing I noticed about over-weight people is they eat fast. Take your time to enjoy a meal. Start with little bits of food and chew slow while savoring the taste. Close your eyes so you can’t see the food in front of you and feel the texture and taste of your food.

You may want to have a count down timer to get the feel down.

By: Heath

Heath — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:30:45 +0000

I’ve been telling you most of these things for years…yes I am causing a slight fracture of my proximal humerus while gratuitously patting myself on my proverbial back. This is most certainly a commonsense approach to one aspect of healthy living, thank you for sharing it with us to help, in some small way, to balance out the never-ending stream of tabloid “latest miracle diets” or the most recent “6 secrets to a flat belly” articles. As far as your comment regarding “the longer you eat healthy, the less you crave bad foods”, I find that if you can make it through the first couple of weeks, in that short period of time your body begins to make the shift toward what I like to call a “clean fuel burner”. Following this your “cheat” days serve not just as a break from your new disciplined routine, but also as a reminder to your body as well as your brain that “hey we now prefer the new approach because we feel better”. As you go on into your second and third months you can actually feel your metabolism shifting into high gear (especially if you are also exercising moderately 3-5 days per week), and at this point even if you do over-indulge in a non-planned way your body usually makes up the difference. In fact, an occasional “shock” to the system like this can actually help your cause, but it needs to be occasional, and well-timed (ie. at a time when you really do feel that your body, not your brain is in a state of caloric deprivation). Anyway, I digress. It is not a complicated formula, thank you for presenting it in such a manner.