Comments for UnDieting Divas http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog "Life itself is the proper binge" - Julia Child Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:50:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Abby Smith by stina http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?page_id=46#comment-207 stina Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:50:21 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?page_id=46#comment-207 *do *do

]]> Comment on Abby Smith by stina http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?page_id=46#comment-206 stina Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:50:04 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?page_id=46#comment-206 I love this idea of eating local! Where in Jersey to you go? I am new to the area and am looking for places to go. Also, can you tell me more about your experiences with barefoot running? Where do you hike? Thanks! Stina I love this idea of eating local! Where in Jersey to you go? I am new to the area and am looking for places to go. Also, can you tell me more about your experiences with barefoot running? Where do you hike?

Thanks!
Stina

]]> Comment on Help! How do I eat healthy while traveling?! by Abby http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=440#comment-113 Abby Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:25:39 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=440#comment-113 You really have to watch out for those sneaky restaurants. When I was in NYC last week, I went to Chipotle for lunch. I was excited at first because NYC mandates that chain restaurants post the calories on the menu. But, when I looked at the calories for the salad I was going to order it was a range.... a HUGE range. The salad could range from 150 - 760 calories depending on the type of meat, beans, and other toppings you put on it (dressing, salsa, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, etc.) AND, the menu didn't list how many calories each topping was adding, so you just had to guess as to what the final calories count was. I thought this was a crappy way to try and cheat the system. In order for people to make good choices (which I thought was the purpose of this whole law), they need to know how many calories each type of topping is going to add! I was really disappointed! You really have to watch out for those sneaky restaurants. When I was in NYC last week, I went to Chipotle for lunch. I was excited at first because NYC mandates that chain restaurants post the calories on the menu. But, when I looked at the calories for the salad I was going to order it was a range…. a HUGE range. The salad could range from 150 – 760 calories depending on the type of meat, beans, and other toppings you put on it (dressing, salsa, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, etc.) AND, the menu didn’t list how many calories each topping was adding, so you just had to guess as to what the final calories count was. I thought this was a crappy way to try and cheat the system. In order for people to make good choices (which I thought was the purpose of this whole law), they need to know how many calories each type of topping is going to add! I was really disappointed!

]]> Comment on Meeting #3 – Part 1: Calories, Calories, Calories by Abby http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=464#comment-112 Abby Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:20:16 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=464#comment-112 LOL-- That's great! I'm sure that you are one of the few that can say that! BTW- Levin's BMI is probably 10.5 :) LOL– That’s great! I’m sure that you are one of the few that can say that! BTW- Levin’s BMI is probably 10.5 :)

]]> Comment on Meeting #3- Part 2: Does the source of the calorie matter? by Abby http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=452#comment-111 Abby Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:18:45 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=452#comment-111 I second that motion! I second that motion!

]]> Comment on Help! How do I eat healthy while traveling?! by Chris http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=440#comment-106 Chris Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:24:33 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=440#comment-106 Abby - I sympathize! I have the same problem. And it's not just on vacation - my friends love to eat out and restaurant food is ALWAYS more caloric than the way I would prepare it at home. I have two ways that I deal with it. First, I order a salad and a small plate instead of an entree. So many of the restaurants we go to offer an appetizer size portion of the entrees. The other thing I do is eat half and take the rest home. Or sometimes I can convince a friend to split the entree. Actually, we have been known to order one dessert for the eight of us. You take a bite and pass it to the next person. (It's only gross if you go around a second time!) Speaking of restaurant meals...... I was horrified by the calorie count at California Pizza on Sunday. Huge! I'm going to PF Chang's tomorrow, so I looked up the counts online. They all looked so reasonable! But NO...... then I noticed the portion size. An entree is meant to serve three or four!!! Those sneaky bastards..... I guess it's caveat emptor - or in this case let the eater beware! Abby – I sympathize! I have the same problem. And it’s not just on vacation – my friends love to eat out and restaurant food is ALWAYS more caloric than the way I would prepare it at home. I have two ways that I deal with it. First, I order a salad and a small plate instead of an entree. So many of the restaurants we go to offer an appetizer size portion of the entrees. The other thing I do is eat half and take the rest home. Or sometimes I can convince a friend to split the entree. Actually, we have been known to order one dessert for the eight of us. You take a bite and pass it to the next person. (It’s only gross if you go around a second time!)

Speaking of restaurant meals…… I was horrified by the calorie count at California Pizza on Sunday. Huge! I’m going to PF Chang’s tomorrow, so I looked up the counts online. They all looked so reasonable! But NO…… then I noticed the portion size. An entree is meant to serve three or four!!! Those sneaky bastards….. I guess it’s caveat emptor – or in this case let the eater beware!

]]> Comment on Meeting #3- Part 2: Does the source of the calorie matter? by Chris http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=452#comment-105 Chris Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=452#comment-105 So it's that damn corn again! High-fructose corn syrup is a nutrition problem! Now corn fed beef! To say nothing of corn dogs! I make a motion we turn all the corn into biofuel! We'll help the environment as well as our bodies. :) So it’s that damn corn again! High-fructose corn syrup is a nutrition problem! Now corn fed beef! To say nothing of corn dogs! I make a motion we turn all the corn into biofuel! We’ll help the environment as well as our bodies. :)

]]> Comment on Meeting #3 – Part 1: Calories, Calories, Calories by Chris http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=464#comment-104 Chris Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:39:27 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?p=464#comment-104 I enjoy reading this blog! I especially liked the link to the site that calculates your caloric need - what an eye opener. Also, the BMI link. I astonished my doctor this morning when we were talking about my weight he asked if I knew what mine was and I said 25.6! He dropped his little chart and stared on..... who is this strange woman who knows to the tenth what her BMI is! LOL! I enjoy reading this blog! I especially liked the link to the site that calculates your caloric need – what an eye opener. Also, the BMI link. I astonished my doctor this morning when we were talking about my weight he asked if I knew what mine was and I said 25.6! He dropped his little chart and stared on….. who is this strange woman who knows to the tenth what her BMI is! LOL!

]]> Comment on Abby Smith by What’s This Whole Barefoot Running Trend About? | Shrinking Jill http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?page_id=46#comment-95 What’s This Whole Barefoot Running Trend About? | Shrinking Jill Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:39:08 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?page_id=46#comment-95 [...] all started earlier this year when my friend Abby, one of the UnDieting Divas, started using them as a last-ditch effort to run without pain and found that many of her [...] [...] all started earlier this year when my friend Abby, one of the UnDieting Divas, started using them as a last-ditch effort to run without pain and found that many of her [...]

]]> Comment on Chewy Chocolate Chip Walnut Granola Bars by Abby http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?page_id=13#comment-69 Abby Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:09:57 +0000 http://www.undietingdivas.com/blog/?page_id=13#comment-69 Made these tonight- they were delicious! Thanks for the recipe, Jill! Made these tonight- they were delicious! Thanks for the recipe, Jill!

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