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Friday, May 28, 2004

Good Eater Award

I have a small, yellow award banner, like what'd you'd win in second grade, that says "Good Eater Award." I named my website, OneMoreBite, after my theory that when children are small we're constantly trying to get them to start eating, "Come on honey, just one more bite. It's so yummy. What a good eater you are!" Then later we are doing everything we can to get them to stop. "No you can't have another cookie, you're getting too fat!"

It can be difficult to break the good/bad habit surrounding what we eat. If you catch yourself saying "I shouldn't eat that, I'm trying to be good," remember you're not 5-years old anymore. You're an adult. What you eat doesn't make you a good or bad person.

Giving yourself permission to have a treat is about nourishing yourself. It's okay to be kind to yourself today. Give it a go and let me know what happens.

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Friday, May 28, 2004

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Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Drugging our Children - Weight Loss Drugs

Instead of teaching our kids better eating habits, and getting them off the couch and onto their bikes, we are testing more pharmaceuticals on them! I think it's criminal the way the drug companies market to children - no not directly, but most parents who feel terrible about their kid's weight problems, are easily talked into the idea of giving them a drug to solve the problem.

A recent study was reported by Professor Jean-Pierre Chanoine, of the British Columbia Children's Hospital in Vancouver, Canada who told the 13th European Congress on Obesity that the drug could help adolescents with a weight problem. The main problem? Reported side effects which include diarrhea caused by eating a high-fat meal. Chanoine said this side effect, "was not a major problem for the adolescents in the study." What? Those kids don't eat high-fat meals, or they just don't mind having to run for the restroom? Not too many kids I know stay away from fast food. If they did, they wouldn't need the diet drug in the first place.

I remember growing up in the 60's when we all believed doctors were Gods, and they could cure anything with a pill. Today we are spreading this nonsense to our kids. What kind of a society will we have when everyone grew up taking Ritalin for hyperactivity (which most don't have anyway), and now, Xenical for weight loss (proven ineffective).

Drugs are not the answer. No one knows the long-term effects of any of these drugs, yet we are more than happy to feed them to our kids? Not me. Sorry. I can say no to requests for sugary cereals at over $4 a box - that's easy, "No."

I can say no to supplying soft drinks for every day consumption, "Drink some water." It's gotten expensive enough - just say no to buying these products. The price we pay for water and sugar is ridiculous.

If you insist that taking pills is a good idea, look into some good quality vitamins instead of drugs, and you and your children will be far better off.

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Wednesday, May 26, 2004

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Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Look out South Beach Diet! The Hamptons are Moving In

The Hamptons Diet - The Beverly Hills Diet - The White-Trash Diet - The South Hoboken Diet. When will it all end?

Ah, another diet book with another snazy title. Sort of makes you feel like you're on a vacation just thinking about it.

This latest entry into the dieting fray is being described in glowing terms:

Says Ann Louise Gittleman, author of The Fat Flush Plan, "His diet is delicious, sound, and represents one of the best of the low-carb options."

Options? This is an option? It's just a rehashing of the same concept - different ratio of carbs, protein and fats. It's not exactly revolutionary.

Fran Gare, co-author of Dr. Atkins' New Diet Cookbook says, "Dr. Pescatore’s The Hamptons Diet takes The Diet Revolution to the next level..."

And not to be outdone, Dana Cohen, M.D. says, "Dr. Fred Pescatore takes the Atkins Diet to a delicious updated level."

Well, I'll be. But wait, way back in 2000 Pescatore wrote the book, "Thin for Good," which was said to be "Taking low-carb diets to the next level."

Er, isn't that what they're saying about his new book, The Hamptons Diet? Like I said, how many ways can you spell high protein/low carb? Is there anything in this book that wasn't included in Thin for Good? Maybe he added a sprinkle of some new spice to the recipes.

So, we have three separate reviewers all saying that Pescatore's newest book, The Hamptons Diet, "Takes it to the next level." Uh huh. I hope the level they're referring to is back toward a more balanced, healthy approach overall, and please, put down the pork rinds and let me offer you a nice carrot.

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Wednesday, May 19, 2004

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Tuesday, May 18, 2004

World's Dumbest Diet Device

Have you ever thought of going to your dentist for diet advice? Now you can. Dentist are lining up to get in on the current wave of products suited to help people lose weight, and what better answer than the DDS System by Scientific Intake.

First, it's not clear what "DDS System" actually means. I guess that's not important. What is important, is you can only get this swell diet aid from your dentist! I can only imagine they've run out of things to do to teeth.

The DDS System device is nothing more than a $500 gadget you put in your mouth before you eat. That's right, you put it in, and take it out. In other words, you completely control whether you use it at all, and its sole function? To make you take smaller bites. Ta da - that's it.

How revolutionary! Take smaller bites! Why didn't I think of that, but wait? Can't I just do that all by myself? Do I really need to shell out $500 clams? What if I just bought a mouth guard like my son uses for football. That would do the trick too, or maybe a couple retainer rubber bands? Those seem to keep your mouth from opening all the way too.

I smell a big market for knockoff products. Next they'll start selling doll-sized dinner plates and call them "The Diner's Diet." I have actually seen a dinner plate that is painted with portions for your meat and potatoes, like that would work.

My husband thought putting rocks in your mouth would help, but I think that would make it tricky to swallow - although maybe that was his point? One thing that I know works well is simply to have one side of your mouth out of commission like when you have a bad tooth - forget going to the dentist - now it's a diet aid. You have to chew nice and slowly or suffer the consequences.

How about a mask - you put it on at 7:30 PM, and lock it shut. Then you can't unlock it until 7:00 AM the next morning. No cheating allowed. I'll bet you could nab one of those for $49.95 on eBay?

The slogan from the Scientific Intake website? Eat Slower. Eat Less. It's not only what you eat it's how you eat. I'm not making this up, as Dave Barry would say. I'll bet $100 Dave writes a column about this.

Wow - that's mind bending. I'll bet they stayed up all night to come up with that.

They even have a testimonial from a happy weight loser named Kelly who said, "I always knew that eating slower was supposed to be good for you, but I never understood why. But when I started using the DDS, I actually was able to enjoy my food. I ate what I wanted and I still was satisfied - but just ate less."

Um, okay. And you couldn't just take smaller bites all by yourself because ... why?

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Tuesday, May 18, 2004

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Thursday, May 13, 2004

Low Carb Wines Just Sour Grapes

Great news wine lovers! Low carb wines are set to hit the shelves. This should be shelved under the, "What were they thinking?" category.

I love good wine, and the thought of anyone deliberately tinkering with the grape, simply to alter its sugar content for the sake of lowering carbs is well, not right. That simply goes against all good winemakers stand for.

The AP Article, Company Introducing Low Carb Wines states that, "Cara Morrison, the Brown-Forman winemaker in California who developed the brands, said most consumers won't notice any difference in taste." That statement alone leaves a bad taste. No difference? Sure. Uh, huh. Right. Yeah, okay. Jeeze. Go ahead, you serve it to company, not me.

Wine lovers should laugh this offering right off the shelves.

Brown-Forman is said to have spent $1 million in development and plans another $5 million for advertising so basically they're shelling out $6 million to hawk cheap, crappy wine just so they can grab a piece of the low carb pie. They should be forced to drink all the leftovers.

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Thursday, May 13, 2004

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Monday, May 10, 2004

Self Control When You Least Expect It

In the movie, A Fish Called Wanda, one of the characters had a phrase he'd use whenever things would go horribly wrong, like when his key to the safety deposit box with all the loot broke in the lock.

You'd expect him to start breaking things, shooting or cursing but this fellow would say in a long-drawn out fashion, "Dis-a-point-ment." It was hilarious because it demonstrated another way of reacting beyond the rage we're used to seeing.

Try it sometime. When you're running late and everything is going wrong; every light is red, there's a traffic jam, and you just broke the heel of your shoe, say out loud in your most serious voice, and say it like you mean it, "Dis-a-point-ment." You may still feel angry and frustrated but wouldn't that be better than screaming at the world and at yourself?

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Monday, May 10, 2004

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Friday, May 07, 2004

Portion Control Gone Mad

Yesterday, I stopped at Zupans to see if they had my favorite shortbread cookies. If you don't have Zupans nearby, they're a great store, one of my favorites, but you need to win the lottery to shop there often. It's expensive. Their deli is fabulous, but you know how most delis have those little white take home goldfish containers? This deli has clear plastic tubs in three sizes: Large, medium and miniscule. I'm not willing to pay $4.50 or more for a miniscule amount of salad or beans, so I take a pass. It's a shame too, but I could buy the ingredients and make it myself for the price, and I'd need to buy three or four to make a meal. Fat chance.

So, I'm looking and looking and ... they didn't have my cookies! I'm agahst. I'm forced to check the bakery counter for alternatives - it's actually one of my hobbies (I would have looked anyway). I love to look at pastries like some people peak at porn. It's so temping, so delicous, but I've been burned before. Sometimes those ultra pretty foods taste like cardboard, and when you just spent $20 for a 6" cake, that's a disappointment you're not likely to forget for a very long time.

So, to bring this rambling account to a close, I finally spied a teensy sample size package of Walkers Shortbread in the checkout aisle. Perfect. Just a taste, which is what I wanted anyway, so I bought one. Later at home I looked at the nutrition label, and guess what? This package, containing a whopping 1.4 oz. of two slim 1.5" by 2" cookies serves 2. Yup, you get one cookie each. Enjoy!

Ingredients: Wheat flour, butter (31% - cool), sugar, salt. My four favorite food groups! No wonder I love shortbread cookies.

My latest newsletter, Bits-n-Bites for People Who Chew was posted yesterday. If you blog only, and want me to post parts in here, drop me a line to let me know.

I didn't eat those cookies just yet. Sometimes I buy food just to keep it around. I'm also still thinking about that two servings nonsense. It puts me in rant mode, which I sort of like.

Posted by OneMoreBite-Weightloss on Friday, May 07, 2004


		Kathryn Martyn Smith, M.NLP Body Mind Therapy, Weight Loss Coach 210 NW 78th Street Vancouver, Washington 98665 360-695-3184

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