Exercise and portion control are the main things. I also dropped all caffeine a while ago, so I didn't have that factor -- caffeine tends to cause some rather annoying blood sugar problems, especially diet caffeinated beverages, which will make someone eat bad things when they wouldn't normally do so. Plus I have a rule -- cheating should be infrequent but without any guilt. I worked times when I can go off my normal diet to avoid the stress and monotony of eating things that are just subsistence foods instead of foods I like. And I also dropped several things that I liked because they weren't healthy for me, and those drops are pretty much for the rest of my life. There's none of the "I can't eat this until I hit my weight goal" stuff, because that's one very good way to gain it back again. It has to be a lifestyle change. And also, we're grazing animals, not gorging ones, so eating less more often helps in dealing with the hunger pangs.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Susan Lumpkin > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] French fry cutter > > Wow, congratulations to you two. How did either of you achieve this > weight loss? > > Susan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Mike and jean > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 4:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] French fry cutter > > Congratulations on the weight loss. I am trying to reach my ideal > weight too, and I have lost about 40 pounds since September. Good in > reaching your goals. Mike > > Exercise Daily > Walk with God > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Nicole Massey > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 8:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] French fry cutter > > The prefect fry has a crispy exterior with a very soft center, like the > stuff in a baked potato before you put stuff in it but right after > you've broken it up. The trick is to get the fryer temperature just > right and to cook for exactly the right amount of time. > Of course, I tend to avoid fries these days, as I'm trying to drop > extra weight and get to my optimum weight for health reasons. (I've > dropped about 50lbs since early March, so it's working well so far) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of W > > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 7:07 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [CnD] French fry cutter > > > > Well I guess different people like different things. I like my fries > > thick. > > I guess you could say I like steak fries or potato wedges. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Charles Rivard > > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 7:06 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [CnD] French fry cutter > > > > I have seen French fry cutters like that, but the only complaint I > > have with them is that you cannot cut a big potato into full length > fries. > > I don't want short fries. I like them long and thin. > > > > --- > > Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jude DaShiell" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 4:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [CnD] French fry cutter > > > > > > >I bought mine from blindtreasures.com and it's a horizontal french > > >fry cutter. Depending on the size of the potato you may need to > > >slice it in half in order for it to fit between the plastic pusher > > >and the metal grid. What I have has blades and not wires. It has > a > > >handle > > on > > >top and a couple rubber pads on the bottom for gripping a surface. > > >When the handle is vertical the cutter is open. When you put a > > potato > > >in the cutter and want to use it, you apply weight on the handle > and > > >pull it down. This french fry cutter has some plastic parts, my > > >mother had one that I got earlier and some apartment re-organizers > > >threw out that was all metal. > > > > > > On Sun, 17 Nov 2013, Nicole Massey wrote: > > > > > >> No problem. > > >> It's a metal frame with wires across it, sort of like an egg > > >> slicer, but in this case there's a grid of them about a third to a > > >> half an inch between the wires. You place it at the top of a > potato > > >> and push down, slicing the potato into fries as you push down. > > >> I've also used it to make nice even cheese cubes for parties and > to > > >> cut ham or spam into cubes for dishes. > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: Cookinginthedark > > >> > [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> > On Behalf Of Nancy Martin > > >> > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 2:07 PM > > >> > To: [email protected] > > >> > Subject: [CnD] french fry cutter > > >> > > > >> > Hi everyone, > > >> > In those messages about egg slicers, someone mentioned a french > > fry > > >> > cutter. > > >> > That's something I've wanted to see and possibly buy. Would > > someone > > >> > be willing to write a short description of the cutter? 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