tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post607807576857165965..comments2023-10-24T07:22:32.801-04:00Comments on clarity in creation.: no such thing as a free lunch...Rebekah (clarity in creation.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15611223395550935438noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-27587653641538808732010-08-16T18:00:56.344-04:002010-08-16T18:00:56.344-04:00Hi there...I saw this link on Medicinal Marzipan&#...Hi there...I saw this link on Medicinal Marzipan's blog. I wholeheartedly agree with you. In order to lose my weight (100 pounds) I ate a lot of processed foods. I had to learn how to eat and learn what serving sizes were. After I lost the weight and started running, I found that I wanted REAL food. Real food, veggies, fruits, meat. Basic things. I feel now like I look at food as fuel to move my body instead of just "junk" I eat to fill my stomach.Lisahttp://www.110pounds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-54468424587312418392010-08-13T10:16:32.935-04:002010-08-13T10:16:32.935-04:00So glad that you spoke up! I think we've all b...So glad that you spoke up! I think we've all been there, but I've learned that munching on celeries alone won't fill me up nor nourish me for my active lifestyle! AWESOME AWESOMEEEEEE POST!Elaine @ Om Sweet Omhttp://sweetomhaven.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-57392670255788471862010-08-13T05:52:47.800-04:002010-08-13T05:52:47.800-04:00What a great post- just found your blog from healt...What a great post- just found your blog from healthy exposures. This really struck me. What is the point of those "diet" "lite" foods which have no calories but also NO nutrition. They just encourage a bad attitude to food and completely ignore the fact that food is supposed to be FUEL. Ok, there's nothing wrong with it being a part of celebrations and enjoyed but when it becomes a mindless habit there's something not quite right...Thank you for helping me keep my thoughts on track. <br />Emma xxEmmahttp://coconutandberries.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-26365928995073535902010-08-12T23:33:05.797-04:002010-08-12T23:33:05.797-04:00So true so true! What bugs me (and I won't li...So true so true! What bugs me (and I won't lie- I do it too!) is making fake versions of real food. I can understand a healthy muffin or something, sure! But constantly making healthy "cakes" and low fat "cookies" is not living! I do it. No lie. But it's disordered in depriving ourselves of what we really want. I don't need to eat a batch of cookie, or a whole cake, but it would be nice to have one or a slice of something real; something that will leave you satisfied; and something that will satiate you...mentally if nothing else. <br />Maybe this was totally off-base from this post, but I think I'm on target :).<br /><br />You rock RebekahChuckhttp://www.feerlessfood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-21746461731851742932010-08-12T17:47:51.360-04:002010-08-12T17:47:51.360-04:00Ahh THANK YOU for this post! I used to sit around ...Ahh THANK YOU for this post! I used to sit around eating bags of baby carrots and then I realized... if I'm hungry, why don't I eat a REAL snack? Nothing against carrots, I love them, but the fact that I was eating a tonnn at a time probably meant I needed something more substantial. I'm so much better about incorporating yummy fats (hellooo almond butter) to keep me full now!Megan Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977771756461446573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-62393724371526169722010-08-12T15:48:33.446-04:002010-08-12T15:48:33.446-04:00Preach it sister! Haha, this is a great post. So...Preach it sister! Haha, this is a great post. So so so true!!! I've given up eating in front of the TV, the computer, and while I am driving. I eat so much more than I should when I am doing something else. You're awesome. Keep up the great posts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-33455589610670982712010-08-12T14:56:50.362-04:002010-08-12T14:56:50.362-04:00You hit the target on all your posts I love it. Yo...You hit the target on all your posts I love it. You need to be a writer for a magazine!! This reminds of this store near me called "get healthy america" but they sell all sugar-free, low-fat, low-carb etc foods I went in there once when, in my ed days and it is so sad people eat this "crap". EAT REAL FOODS. Foods in their natural form people!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-54282073640766624192010-08-11T23:34:57.139-04:002010-08-11T23:34:57.139-04:00amen sista. :)amen sista. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-75064437886972715492010-08-11T22:59:41.577-04:002010-08-11T22:59:41.577-04:00Oh my gosh, SO true! So often, I'm like, I wis...Oh my gosh, SO true! So often, I'm like, I wish I had just eaten what I really wanted from the beginning, instead of trying to fill my craving with a crappy substitute, and then ending up eating what I really wanted from the start! So frustrating! I can't believe how many chemicals I was taking in when I was "filling up" on diet coke! Ugh!!! Such a good reminder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-20180035618937819762010-08-11T22:48:03.633-04:002010-08-11T22:48:03.633-04:00REal food is where its at. Its the only thing that...REal food is where its at. Its the only thing that will leave you truly satisfied. That being said, it's still easy to mindlessly snack on even REAL foods. You have to be mindful and pay attention!Lisa @ I'm an Okiehttp://www.imanokie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-27464133781203519822010-08-11T21:59:16.818-04:002010-08-11T21:59:16.818-04:00I couldn't agree more, real food is where it&#...I couldn't agree more, real food is where it's at. All of the processed chemical crap that's been modified to have little to no calories are usually not only harmful, but taste horrible too. I've been down the road where everything I purchased was "fat-free" or "low-cal" or "sugar-free" and I would "save up my calories" during the day so I could have a big bowl of chemical "ice cream" with 100-cal packs and sugar-free syrup... what the heck is sugar-free syrup anyways?! That's totally redundant.<br /><br />Self-control, positive attitudes and perspectives on our relationship with food and ourselves are much better solutions to work toward than having a piece of fat-free cake and trying to pretend we enjoy it because it has fewer calories than the real deal. Keep up the awesome posts, I'm loving this the more I read it ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-90508465527666112712010-08-11T21:55:56.731-04:002010-08-11T21:55:56.731-04:00I don't know how you do it (well, actually - I...I don't know how you do it (well, actually - I do, obviously :P ) but I think I love you more and more after every post. I feel like I could have written this exact sentiment. (well, not really - I'd never be able to put it so elegantly :P) I probably let people saying stuff like "oh, it's low cal" or "oh, it's diet" as an excuse to have more of something upset me way too much. I never say anything, obviously - but part of me wants to just shake them and say "why don't you just have a little bit of the real thing?!"Jessica (Healthy Exposures)http://healthyexposures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-32801336281880802382010-08-11T21:50:49.847-04:002010-08-11T21:50:49.847-04:00this is a really wonderful post girl! i hope you a...this is a really wonderful post girl! i hope you are doing well - are you coming to the july 23 cooking class at whole foods? they are doing recipes using items from their new garden this time around!Stephanie @cookinfanatichttp://cookinfanatic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033667705619532873.post-81183634952803638772010-08-11T21:43:38.967-04:002010-08-11T21:43:38.967-04:00i definitely still have days where i mindlessly ea...i definitely still have days where i mindlessly eat or drink something because i need a comfort that i didnt fill with something positive and turned to snacking to try and fill it which i KNOW isnt productive but its so hard not to have times like that. i feel drained today as well, tired puppy for sure, and thats when im more moody and self-hating. i have to work extra hard to spin negatives into positives which can be even MORE draining. its so important to just go easy on ourselves and not feel so comfortable with beating ourselves up/ berating with self hate. we need to love and nurture our bodies, and heck ues that involves healthy fuel <3 <3<br /><br />xoxoKelsey Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880426389321835449noreply@blogger.com