Posts by purpleorchid89

I've come here to sing the praises of Lindt dark chocolate bars.

A lot of people on CC seem to like Lindt, and I always read it and dismissed it, because as a chocolate snob, I was really skeptical that a good chocolate brand would be available at your local supermarket. However, Lindt seriously has good dark chocolate-- the pure bars, not the truffles, etc. available at the supermarket.

It's really the best! It's very smooth, deep, and pure tasting with a delicious vanilla flavor. I eat the 90%, and it is not bitter at all. It barely has any sugar in it, but it tastes really rich and subtly sweet. Even the 99% bars I've tried, still not bitter. But those are not as smooth tasting, kind of brittle and hard.

I'm surprised no one said this, but I always bring a small snack, because sometimes at the gym you suddenly get so hungry or low blood sugar, and you really need something to eat fast.

I was and am still struggling with binge-eating.

I think a major part of binge-eating is believing you are out of control and being really hard on yourself/getting depressed. First of all, although it is healthy to recognize that yes you do indeed have a problem, the unhealthy part happens when after you realize you have a problem you start getting scared and think you aren't in control anymore, and you can only submit to this disease that makes you eat more and more and more to the point of throwing up. You must stop that part! Think about it! You DO have control. No one can force you to put anything in your mouth. Remind yourself that the eating does NOT make you feel BETTER, only WORSE.

Secondly, don't beat yourself up about this. That is the thing that makes this a horrible cycle. It's hard to get back to normal if you keep feeling so depressed about it. I find that I binge the most when I'm really depressed about my weight/control issues... I can't seem to let go of the fact that I binged yesterday, therefore I get so angry and depressed at myself that I binge today. You must put a stop to this madness. You must, and you can. Great advice I got from someone on CC before was ACT as if you already ARE. Act like you want to be healthy, and you will be! Seriously, there is nothing stopping you. It is all in our minds where we imprison ourselves. Battle it and win. We can do this.

I'm talking about teas like herbal teas and vanilla teas and roobius and chamomile. 

Hi Heather!

First of all, congratulations!!! How exciting! 

Second of all, about food, as a vegan myself, I really think that you should be able to have an all vegan banquet. It's YOUR (and your fiancee's) day. Omnivores can eat vegan food for just one meal. It's not a big deal for them. Just make sure the food is good vegan food.

yes, you basically just described my life

i went through an oatmeal phase too

and a broccoli phase

and egg whites phase

and oranges

and soup

and cereal

and bread

right now i was addicted to whole grain, low-cal muffins

I understand where you are coming from, esp. being Chinese myself. That's why I don't eat Chinese food. Lots of oil and refined carbs. I don't think a lot of people here understand that Chinese food in the US is way different from Chinese food in China/Taiwan. In Asia people don't do brown rice. It's pretty much impossible to find if you go out to eat. They also don't do steamed vegetables. Everything is stir-fried with oil. It's still a big mystery to me why people in Asia aren't as overweight as in the U.S. Although compared to fast food authentic Chinese food is probably healthier, it isn't exactly low-calorie at all, mostly because of too much oil in everything.

Anyway, I think you can eat it in moderation or adapted (less oil) if you can cook for yourself, but for me I'd rather eat more of something else. 

Honey is not more nutritious than sugar, but it has a stronger flavor, so I end up using less of it.

FRUITS:

Strawberries, because they have a good amount of fiber and even protein, 5 calories/strawberry about (about 50 cals/cup compared to most other fruits 100 cals/cup or serving). Raspberries, blueberries, and other berries too, but I can't get my hands on those as readily.

Melon like cantaloupe and honeydew, also 50 cals/cup.

Oranges, about 65 cals each. Juicy!

Tomatoes

VEGGIES: broccoli, mushrooms, cauliflower, green beans, spinach

-chocolate

-peanut butter

-soy ice cream

-popcorn

-soy crisps

-cereal

Rooibus is the best. It is VERY SWEET, trust me. I would never put sugar in it.

Rooibus is a type of tea-- herbal, caffeine-free, very rich.

A brand of good rooibus blend is GOOD EARTH SWEET AND SPICY ORIGINAL CAFFEINE FREE-- must try seriously! It is now the only tea I buy.

cereal

nuts

chocolate

bread

I've wondered the same thing as you for so long!

I asked this question before on CC too, and I never really got an answer I felt worked to describe the people I was thinking of, but anyway, here is the link, and you can check out some of the answers I got:

http://caloriecount.about.com/people-seem-eat -whatever-they-want-ft125346

Original Post by jade_100:

you can't help how you feel- we're not perfect- sometimes i catch myself internally smiling at something- and then i'll be like aaaaggghh thats so mean you're such a bad person!!! but it's not like i'm saying anything out loud, and i never would!! we're not bad people because of what we think its what we do!!! a feeling of smugness is prettty hard to control- its an emotion you can't just switch it off- as long as you are very very very very sure that it is not coming out in the way you talk or bahve with her then what more can you do!! you are NOT a bully!

I think what we feel often comes out in what we do/say or just how we say/do things whether we like it or not, so it's important to try to address our feelings first. Of course it is hard to control our feelings, but... it's still good to at least try.

Hot liquids like decaf tea and coffee or just plain hot water will fill you up, seriously. Just keep drinking all day long, and your body will be fooled, trust me. You just have to make yourself do it, and then you will see, it helps a lot!