The Resolute Woman

Category: food

  • Making changes

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    In Richard Russo’s book Empire Falls, Janine tells her mother, “People can change, and I’m changing.” Bea, her mother, answers, “You aren’t changing, Janine. You’re just losing weight.” What do you think of Bea’s reply? Are you the same person after you’ve struggled to lose weight and finally reached your goal? Can you use that…

  • A magic diet?

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    A friend read a book and is trying a diet that doesn’t seem very healthy to us. Is there a magic diet or even a moderately preferred  diet? Gina Kolata, a reporter at The New York Times, asked Dr. Jules Hirsch, emeritus professor and emeritus physician in chief at Rockefeller University, that question in a…

  • What would Batman eat?

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    Ask a group of children. That’s what the researchers at the Cornell Food and Brand Lab did. Before they took a group of children to a fast-food restaurant, they asked half of them, “What would Batman eat?” Then, when they arrived at the restaurant, they let the children choose between a snack of French fries…

  • A successful weight-loss program

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    Dr. David Grossman, a member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, lists five factors in a successful weight-loss program in an article in the Dallas Morning News, June 26, 2012. This doctor’s approach sounds sensible to us: * Make realistic weight-loss goals. Losing just 5 percent of your initial weight can significantly improve your…

  • Tarantulas for dinner?

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    I learned this on a trip to Tulsa while reading Spirit, the Southwest Airline magazine. More than 2.5 billion people around the world eat insects every day. In Cambodia, tarantulas are fried whole, with a little sugar, salt and garlic. And, a tarantula has 18 more grams of protein than a strip steak. Yes, I…

  • A sensible approach to dieting

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    What’s the best way to lose weight? A sensible program of diet and exercise, concludes a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. It’s based on research from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and we read about it in the April 24, 2012, issue of The Dallas Morning News. What’s the…

  • A new wedding tradition

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    According to The New York Times, brides are adding something to the traditional something old, something borrowed, something blue. Many are getting ready for the wedding by crash dieting, the Times reported in “Bridal Hunger Games: Losing Weight in Time for the Wedding” on April 13, 2012. Some are even spending $1,500 to have a…

  • I’m patting myself on the back

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    I just returned home after spending two weeks and two days in Tulsa helping take care of my brother-in-law who was in the hospital with congestive heart failure. I was delighted when I stepped on the scales this morning and I weighed one pound less than I did when I left home. For me, that’s…

  • I’m throwing away the salt shaker

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    I have decided to eat a heart-healthy diet. I’ll have lots of fruits and vegetables. Everything is going to be low fat and low sodium. It was an easy decision to make after spending two weeks and two days helping take care of my brother-in-law who has congestive heart failure and just had six stints…

  • How to keep those pounds off

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    I am happy to report that one of my weight-loss secrets is endorsed not only by Weight Watchers but also by The New England Journal of Medicine. What’s the secret? Step on your bathroom scale every morning. According to the October 2011 issue of Weight Watchers Magazine, a study from The New England Journal of…