RE: Subject: Medscape Obesity

[Guest guest]

Dave,

To me, smorgasboards are the worst in terms of " bargain " since you have to

eat so much to feel you got a good bargin for your meal. I'm quite happy

eating half my meal in a restaurant so I can enjoy the other half the next

day. I walk out of the restaurant not feeling bloated, I keep better control

of my weight and my blood sugar, and all in all I'm doing myself a lot of

good that way.

It's up to each of us how we want to control what we eat. In my case, I

choose to think more about what I wind up " wearing " rather than

pounds-per-dollar. I grew up in a family where we cleaned our plates and

boy, did I have the stomach to prove it. And oh yeah, I always got the

lecture about " those poor kids in China " , but even if I ate all my food, it

wasn't going to affect those kids over there anyway. All that Italian

cooking went to the waistline and I spent my teens being fat, in order to

please my mom, who was raised with the notion that food is love and if you

don't eat everything on the plate, she would take it personally.

Thankfully, those are habits and attitudes that can be changed for the

better.

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

Dave,

To me, smorgasboards are the worst in terms of " bargain " since you have to

eat so much to feel you got a good bargin for your meal. I'm quite happy

eating half my meal in a restaurant so I can enjoy the other half the next

day. I walk out of the restaurant not feeling bloated, I keep better control

of my weight and my blood sugar, and all in all I'm doing myself a lot of

good that way.

It's up to each of us how we want to control what we eat. In my case, I

choose to think more about what I wind up " wearing " rather than

pounds-per-dollar. I grew up in a family where we cleaned our plates and

boy, did I have the stomach to prove it. And oh yeah, I always got the

lecture about " those poor kids in China " , but even if I ate all my food, it

wasn't going to affect those kids over there anyway. All that Italian

cooking went to the waistline and I spent my teens being fat, in order to

please my mom, who was raised with the notion that food is love and if you

don't eat everything on the plate, she would take it personally.

Thankfully, those are habits and attitudes that can be changed for the

better.

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

, I probably got the idea from you or someone selse on the list. Thanks!

Danny

Medscape Obesity

Danny, that is a very good tip about having a burger, but taking off the top

bun. That actually was one of the first things I came up with for myself

when I was diagnosed and I was so proud to realize with a little thought I

didn't have to eat so differently or be so different from everyone else.

Imagine, it took me 50 years, but I finally would have made my grandmother

proud. I finally am eating a burger with knife and fork, something we never

would do and teased her mercilessly for doing. I haven't gotten to the

point of eating a hotdog with a knife and fork yet; that is just too weird,

Grammy.

ESS

[Guest guest]

, I probably got the idea from you or someone selse on the list. Thanks!

Danny

Medscape Obesity

Danny, that is a very good tip about having a burger, but taking off the top

bun. That actually was one of the first things I came up with for myself

when I was diagnosed and I was so proud to realize with a little thought I

didn't have to eat so differently or be so different from everyone else.

Imagine, it took me 50 years, but I finally would have made my grandmother

proud. I finally am eating a burger with knife and fork, something we never

would do and teased her mercilessly for doing. I haven't gotten to the

point of eating a hotdog with a knife and fork yet; that is just too weird,

Grammy.

ESS

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You're not so strange. Canadians cut that way with a fork holding down the

meat and the knife cutting. Sometimes we use it the other way but only if

we're eating pie or something soft like that or to cut something soft like a

pancake or we will also cut a pancake the other way too. I guess us

Canadians have not lost all our British roots.

Ruth

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of adrian.rowe

Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:08 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: Subject: Medscape Obesity

Don't worry,

My wife's nephew, who is in the American army, and lives in California, who

I met for the very first time this year when we visited Chicago. He couldn't

get used to me using the fork as he would call it, " Upside Down " , with the

prongs of the fork dug into the food to hold it whilst cutting it with the

knife.

Of corse, this is the normal way the British people eat their meals. I can't

seem to get used to eating my food with the fork like a spoon.

Rowe

Medscape Obesity

Danny, that is a very good tip about having a burger, but taking off the top

bun. That actually was one of the first things I came up with for myself

when I was diagnosed and I was so proud to realize with a little thought I

didn't have to eat so differently or be so different from everyone else.

Imagine, it took me 50 years, but I finally would have made my grandmother

proud. I finally am eating a burger with knife and fork, something we never

would do and teased her mercilessly for doing. I haven't gotten to the

point of eating a hotdog with a knife and fork yet; that is just too weird,

Grammy.

ESS

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07:35

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You're not so strange. Canadians cut that way with a fork holding down the

meat and the knife cutting. Sometimes we use it the other way but only if

we're eating pie or something soft like that or to cut something soft like a

pancake or we will also cut a pancake the other way too. I guess us

Canadians have not lost all our British roots.

Ruth

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of adrian.rowe

Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:08 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: Subject: Medscape Obesity

Don't worry,

My wife's nephew, who is in the American army, and lives in California, who

I met for the very first time this year when we visited Chicago. He couldn't

get used to me using the fork as he would call it, " Upside Down " , with the

prongs of the fork dug into the food to hold it whilst cutting it with the

knife.

Of corse, this is the normal way the British people eat their meals. I can't

seem to get used to eating my food with the fork like a spoon.

Rowe

Medscape Obesity

Danny, that is a very good tip about having a burger, but taking off the top

bun. That actually was one of the first things I came up with for myself

when I was diagnosed and I was so proud to realize with a little thought I

didn't have to eat so differently or be so different from everyone else.

Imagine, it took me 50 years, but I finally would have made my grandmother

proud. I finally am eating a burger with knife and fork, something we never

would do and teased her mercilessly for doing. I haven't gotten to the

point of eating a hotdog with a knife and fork yet; that is just too weird,

Grammy.

ESS

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07:35

[Guest guest]

I'm not entirely sure what this topic has to do with the list, but, I've taken

to using a fork to cut meat if its soft enough (or should that be tender

enough), but as far as I know, we Americans are certainly aware that one uses

the fork to hold whatever is being dissected! <smile>

Now, in the old wild west days, the picture is often painted of a cowboy using

his trusty knife to do everything, from cleaning his teeth, to repairing his

boots, to cutting and eating his food with!

Dave

Writing and speaking for a Higher purpose. Visit my blog:

http://www.authordavidbond.blogspot.com/

Medscape Obesity

Danny, that is a very good tip about having a burger, but taking off the top

bun. That actually was one of the first things I came up with for myself

when I was diagnosed and I was so proud to realize with a little thought I

didn't have to eat so differently or be so different from everyone else.

Imagine, it took me 50 years, but I finally would have made my grandmother

proud. I finally am eating a burger with knife and fork, something we never

would do and teased her mercilessly for doing. I haven't gotten to the

point of eating a hotdog with a knife and fork yet; that is just too weird,

Grammy.

ESS

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[Guest guest]

I'm not entirely sure what this topic has to do with the list, but, I've taken

to using a fork to cut meat if its soft enough (or should that be tender

enough), but as far as I know, we Americans are certainly aware that one uses

the fork to hold whatever is being dissected! <smile>

Now, in the old wild west days, the picture is often painted of a cowboy using

his trusty knife to do everything, from cleaning his teeth, to repairing his

boots, to cutting and eating his food with!

Dave

Writing and speaking for a Higher purpose. Visit my blog:

http://www.authordavidbond.blogspot.com/

Medscape Obesity

Danny, that is a very good tip about having a burger, but taking off the top

bun. That actually was one of the first things I came up with for myself

when I was diagnosed and I was so proud to realize with a little thought I

didn't have to eat so differently or be so different from everyone else.

Imagine, it took me 50 years, but I finally would have made my grandmother

proud. I finally am eating a burger with knife and fork, something we never

would do and teased her mercilessly for doing. I haven't gotten to the

point of eating a hotdog with a knife and fork yet; that is just too weird,

Grammy.

ESS

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[Guest guest]

I guess as much as discussing needles.

It is just that the fork and knife are the appliances with which we

administer food, as much as needles are how we take our medicine.

Since the discussion of forks and knifes didn't come out of the blue, but

was related to eating and healthy eating for us diabetics...

Medscape Obesity

I'm not entirely sure what this topic has to do with the list, but, I've

taken to using a fork to cut meat if its soft enough (or should that be

tender enough), but as far as I know, we Americans are certainly aware that

one uses the fork to hold whatever is being dissected! <smile>

Now, in the old wild west days, the picture is often painted of a cowboy

using his trusty knife to do everything, from cleaning his teeth, to

repairing his boots, to cutting and eating his food with!

Dave

Writing and speaking for a Higher purpose. Visit my blog:

http://www.authordavidbond.blogspot.com/

Medscape Obesity

Danny, that is a very good tip about having a burger, but taking off the

top

bun. That actually was one of the first things I came up with for myself

when I was diagnosed and I was so proud to realize with a little thought I

didn't have to eat so differently or be so different from everyone else.

Imagine, it took me 50 years, but I finally would have made my grandmother

proud. I finally am eating a burger with knife and fork, something we

never

would do and teased her mercilessly for doing. I haven't gotten to the

point of eating a hotdog with a knife and fork yet; that is just too

weird,

Grammy.

ESS

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[Guest guest]

I guess as much as discussing needles.

It is just that the fork and knife are the appliances with which we

administer food, as much as needles are how we take our medicine.

Since the discussion of forks and knifes didn't come out of the blue, but

was related to eating and healthy eating for us diabetics...

Medscape Obesity

I'm not entirely sure what this topic has to do with the list, but, I've

taken to using a fork to cut meat if its soft enough (or should that be

tender enough), but as far as I know, we Americans are certainly aware that

one uses the fork to hold whatever is being dissected! <smile>

Now, in the old wild west days, the picture is often painted of a cowboy

using his trusty knife to do everything, from cleaning his teeth, to

repairing his boots, to cutting and eating his food with!

Dave

Writing and speaking for a Higher purpose. Visit my blog:

http://www.authordavidbond.blogspot.com/

Medscape Obesity

Danny, that is a very good tip about having a burger, but taking off the

top

bun. That actually was one of the first things I came up with for myself

when I was diagnosed and I was so proud to realize with a little thought I

didn't have to eat so differently or be so different from everyone else.

Imagine, it took me 50 years, but I finally would have made my grandmother

proud. I finally am eating a burger with knife and fork, something we

never

would do and teased her mercilessly for doing. I haven't gotten to the

point of eating a hotdog with a knife and fork yet; that is just too

weird,

Grammy.

ESS

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07:35

[Guest guest]

I beg to differ. Problems have been replaced by issues.

Medscape Obesity

Dave, I bet you are in the minority of those who just eat a few of these or

half of that, though. And, I wonder the number of people who do take

leftovers home with them, how many of those get eaten as another meal, get

eaten soon after they arrive home or later than night for snack (meal size

portion as a snack) or simply get tossed.

This is just from memory so certainly not scientific, but in my years I have

worked in restaurants from fast food to buffet to formal. I would say that

fast food had the least amount of food left on trays, formal, sit-down

restaurants next, and the most food left on dishes by far was at buffet,

self-service places. I think that says a lot about how we see something,

but I'm not sure if it talks to how we eat or just greed or something else.

[Guest guest]

I beg to differ. Problems have been replaced by issues.

Medscape Obesity

Dave, I bet you are in the minority of those who just eat a few of these or

half of that, though. And, I wonder the number of people who do take

leftovers home with them, how many of those get eaten as another meal, get

eaten soon after they arrive home or later than night for snack (meal size

portion as a snack) or simply get tossed.

This is just from memory so certainly not scientific, but in my years I have

worked in restaurants from fast food to buffet to formal. I would say that

fast food had the least amount of food left on trays, formal, sit-down

restaurants next, and the most food left on dishes by far was at buffet,

self-service places. I think that says a lot about how we see something,

but I'm not sure if it talks to how we eat or just greed or something else.

[Guest guest]

I beg to differ. Problems have been replaced by issues.

Medscape Obesity

Dave, I bet you are in the minority of those who just eat a few of these or

half of that, though. And, I wonder the number of people who do take

leftovers home with them, how many of those get eaten as another meal, get

eaten soon after they arrive home or later than night for snack (meal size

portion as a snack) or simply get tossed.

This is just from memory so certainly not scientific, but in my years I have

worked in restaurants from fast food to buffet to formal. I would say that

fast food had the least amount of food left on trays, formal, sit-down

restaurants next, and the most food left on dishes by far was at buffet,

self-service places. I think that says a lot about how we see something,

but I'm not sure if it talks to how we eat or just greed or something else.