RE: [CR] Dr. Edell on CR (was: CR Personalities)

[Guest guest]

Hello Dan and CR ALL:

Not only was the quote excellent. Dan's response and observations

on the quote were even better. Thanks Dan!

-- Warren

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On 28 Nov 2003, Dan Manes wrote:

From: " gardenia " <gardenia888@...>

Quoting Dr. Dean Edell:

> The less you have to think about what you eat, the more likely you are to

> stick to a diet and lose weight.

Wow, I think this is a great quote. I find it to be very true for me. While

I don't eat the same meals every day, I do have a set of meals that I choose

among, and certain staple items that remain pretty much the same every day.

It seems that when I go out to restaurants, all hell breaks lose in a sense,

because I now have to really think about what I eat and how much of it I'm

going to eat.

I wonder if those who struggle more with CR fail to in some way " patternize "

their meals. This certainly doesn't have to mean preparing the same exact

meal every time you eat (a la Dean) -- it can be a whole lot more variable

than that -- but maybe there needs to at least be a meaningful set of

constants

you simply don't have to think about.

-Dan