For example, last night Bob was reprimanding someone for ordering sauteed vegetables and said you can only have steamed or grilled veggies. Seriously? I saute veggies, chicken, and lots of things (in olive oil) and I still managed to lose weight. We need some good fat in our diet...I thought that was common diet knowledge?
Also last night: the contestants were talking about what fruits they could have and apparently bananas are off limits. Sigh. How silly. Yes, bananas aren't as low fat as some other fruits, but if you are grabbing a banana instead of a Little Debbie treat for your snack, I'd say you're doing pretty good. You will lose weight and be healthier. Period. Should you eat five bananas a day? No. Again...MODERATION!
Why on earth are they setting such ridiculous restrictions? No one watching this show is going to think to themselves 'Oh, how easy this looks...I can totally do this!' No...they are going to say how they never could stick to that many rules, that many foods off limits.
Listen, you don't have to order salads every time you go out to eat. Just use your head and order wisely. Watch your portion sizes. Try to balance out your day --- if you eat some mashed potatoes or pepperoni pizza or whatever, just eat lighter at the next meal. And for goodness sakes, don't get so caught up in which fruits/veggies are better, just eat lots of fruits and veggies!
I guess my main point is that you've got to find a lifestyle you can live with forever and frankly I don't think there are many people who could keep that up...which is why so many previous Biggest Loser contestants gained a bunch of weight back eventually. If you can do it Bob and Jillian's way, more power to you! Me? I have to have an easy, maintainable, REALISTIC way of eating or I'll just proceed to gain weight all over again.
Oh, and don't even get me started on the Biggest Loser's take on workouts! :) Perhaps I'll talk about that another day.
I started out watching TBL this season for the first time aside from one or two episodes the first season. I forget to watch it--that's what I think about it.
ReplyDeleteI am with you, your style is what will work in the long run.
I have no idea how many calories I consumed on the 7th, my son's birthday. No nut. infor for Fuddruckers. So instead of fretting about it, I ordered a kids meal and enjoyed every single bite. I even had a little bit of cheese with my fries--not cups full like I used to do.
I'll know what my weight is tomorrow morning, but today when I got home I jumped on the scale after lunch and it was wonderful.
It just takes common sense.
I love bananas and would never give them up. Bananas are the one fruit I will consistently eat--never tiring of them, as I do with others. :-p~~~ to TBL's advice on that! lol
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