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| | | Subject: A Couple Simple Guidlines
Posted Jul 3, 2003 by Conceited Little Megapuppy - Inbound traveller and Unas Matriarch
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  | | There's a bit of a myth going around that food eaten after a certain time of night will make you put on weight more than that eaten earlier in the day. Technically, that's not actually true, so it doesn't matter what time of night you eat - apart from scoffing huge roast dinners just before going to bed, as you'll get indigestion.
The *really* worthwhile thing about the 'not eating after 6' rule is that it prevents you from raiding the biscuit barrel/cookie jar or grabbing yourself a bar of chocolate or even a bag of chips (US or UK versions!) of an evening. Being someone who tends to graze when they're bored, I think that's an excellent rule!
In the case of not getting home until 6.30 - make a rule of not eating after 7.00 or perhaps 7.30. It'll still keep your hand out of the biscuit barrel - and that's what pays the dividends in the end!
As for the exercise (both aerobic and weights) that is the other golden secret of success when getting in trim. It doesn't have to mean joining a gym - just walking to places and lifting tins of beans will do! Hey - even cleaning the house is exercise!<arghsmiley>
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| | | Subject: A Couple Simple Guidlines
Posted Jul 4, 2003 by Conceited Little Megapuppy - Inbound traveller and Unas Matriarch
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| | I think we use the term 'Energy' because Kilojoules/Joules/Calories are measurements of energy in the food when it's burned as fuel by the body. It looks dead scientific, even if it's only on the side of a tube of smarties.
Besides, comparing the KJ to the kcal (sorry KiloJoules to calories) is a fabulous exercise in self-deceit, as KJs are a much smaller measurement of energy than kcals, so it looks like there are far more of them in food, and so it doesn't look anything like as bad when you compare the two numbers in the shop!
Rather than stating the calorie content, I think they should be completely open and honest about the food they make. Something like:
'Why do you want this chocolate bar anyway? It's full of fat and sugar, so all it's going to do is give you a short sugar rush, make you put on weight and clog your arteries. Go get an apple instead!'
That way no-one would have any reason to sue for being obese!
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