Does eating heart-healthy mean losing weight? Duh!

LoseIt!, which I’ve used and endorsed, is getting into he spirit of February being National Heart Month with a piece about how eating heart-healthy can lead to weight loss.

*Counting the hours until I can have one of these again. And there’s the rub.*

The article, which you can read by clicking here, goes through the usual — the Mediterranean and DASH diets, both of which are big on veggies, olive oil and fiber. But then LoseIt! asks if eating healthy can lead to weight loss. This is an obvious question — the answer is — of course!

If your old diet is full of fried foods, desserts, sugary content, etc., and you stop eating all that, of course you’ll lose weight. It would be impossible to cram enough vegetables into your stomach to equal all those lost calories.

After my first stent in 2012, I changed my eating habits and lost 25 pounds over the next several months. I had simply stopped eating everything I enjoy. Junk food is called junk food for a reason, it’s loaded with calories.

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New year, new diet troubles, hello 2025

A new year usually starts with new diet resolutions. This is the year you’re going to eat right, and drop some pounds in the process. But then…reality hits. Most of us fall off the food wagon pretty quickly. Lose It, the diet tracking app, recently wrote about the seven main reasons why and what to do about them

*The new year is normally new diet time. Read here how to do it right.*

The first tip, set realistic calorie goals.

“If your calorie budget is unrealistically low, it won’t be long before you blow it. “Eating too few calories when trying to lose weight can be counterproductive and harmful,” says Theresa Gentile, RDN, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics who is based in New York City,” Lose It writes.

“Gentile says that extreme calorie restriction can slow your metabolism and alter hormones related to hunger and appetite, making it harder to lose weight.”

The piece goes on to talk about emotional eating as well as sleep habits and water consumption, among other tips. Give it a read and get back on that diet today.

January 14, 2025 0

Avoid these late-day habits to avoid weight gains

*Binging on ribs? Don’t, not if you want to drop some pounds.*

While this blog isn’t mainly concerned with dieting and weight loss, we do write about it from time to time because, more often than not, heart patients like me need to drop some pounds.

So we’d suggest checking out this piece at Eatingwell.com, 5 Things You Should Not Do After 5 P.M. If You’re Trying to Lose Weight, According to a Dietitian.

They’re pretty common-sense, if you think about them. Like not opening a refrigerator without a plan. Or binge-eating late in the day.

But, if you need reminders, print the list out and put it on your fridge! Staying up too late is the toughest pone for me. I’ve always enjoyed being awake when everyone else is asleep. I feel the world can’t hurt me then.

Anyone else?

March 19, 2023 0

Paleo Diet: heard of it? Don’t give it a second thought

The Paleo Diet has surfaced in our constant quest to find magic bullets for how we eat in America. It basically advocates going back to the type of diet are far distant ancestors ate while they were hunting and gathering.

It’s always sounded a bit wacky to me and U.S> News seems to agree with me in its latest rankings of various diet plans.

Feeling like a caveman? Better not to eat like one.

“The Paleo diet also doesn’t show any significant evidence to prove its role to prevent heart disease and its favorable role in the weight-loss. This is just a few reasons why the Paleo diet ranked last on the best diets list,” one report notes. Continue reading “Paleo Diet: heard of it? Don’t give it a second thought” →

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