I stayed 110# (pregnancies exluded) till the last 9 years and have put on 10 pounds which I like- so 120 remains stable. Last 9 years have been more sedentary. Could eat like a horse and drink like a fish- think active metabolism was the key. Another was that I loved a big breakfast- high in protein and carbs- some fruit/juice. Favorite food is still protein but plan a lot of variety- will cook soups , pastas, etc. Lots of coffee. Love good breads. Prefer salty to sweets but always had desserts around when the children were home.// Once a food is served poorly it is hard for me to ever want to eat it again- think it's my nose that remembers- also it has to be appealing to look at.// I owe my love of food and cooking to my mother (a great cook) and going to excellent restaurants when I was growing up so I think taste buds are also important and eating a wide variety of foods. My biggest challenge is cooking for one rather than a family but I have pretty well figured it out- thanks to the freezer and planning. Miss cooking big roasts, deep dish pizzas, etc. and have to be careful to avoid monotony.//Another body thing is the pull of gravity as you get older and the bones shrink for some.// I cook in the original kitchen-1929- put in a new floor and have up-dated appliances- stripped the cabinets back to natural maple- great triangle work space- has a lot of charm- at least for me. Some women I know have put in extremely expensive kitchens and now they eat out all the time or their cooking has gone down hill. Some of these lady-type luncheon places are worthless except for the tab and I figure a lot of remodeling is marking territory- like wolves or dogs.//
On Jul 27, 10:43 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > I have my own theory about this, which I'm too lazy to actually > acientifically check out (although I know that parts of it are > individually correct)! > > I think the key emphasis here should be on the "Boy" part of Country > Boy. There seems to be a stage in the development of the male human > animal, from the onset of puberty until the early twenties when this > specimen goes into metabolic overdrive. Vast amount of calories can be > consumed daily with little apparent effect on the waistline. Vertical > growth is evident at some stages in this phase of development - > sometimes extremely rapid - but there are also stages where this does > not take place. What happens to the excess energy is not clear > (although much of it may be expended in the diligent exploration of > all that is possible with maturing sexual organs). > > This metabolic phase slackens off in the early twenties. What it > leaves as a legacy - for many of us - is a cellular memory in our > fatty cells. and the consequent capacity to store every calorie of > excess energy in the form of fat. And so, as your life goes on, you > eat less and put on more weight. > > The only way around this is increasingly planned exercise, and more > and more conscious control of what you eat. There. I've done it. > Brought this thread back onto track - control! > > So, I'll go off now and - being rational and controlled - make myself > something low-fat, high fibre, healthily nutritious to eat. And try > not to think about those menus you bastards have been posting here. At > least nobody mentioned fried Mars bars :-) > > Francis > > On 27 Jul., 17:22, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Behold the Country Boy Breakfast: > > > "Just loosen your belt and enjoy your choice of Country Ham, Pork Chops, > > Sirloin Steak, Tenderloin Steak, Country Fried Steak or Chicken Fried > > Chicken, Three Eggs* cooked to order, Fried Apples, Hashbrown Casserole, > > Grits, Sawmill Gravy, Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits, real Butter and the > > best Preserves, Jam n’ Apple Butter (on request) we could find." > > > Grits, gravy, steak, fried chicken... for breakfast! That, right there, is a > > death sentence. I would only eat that for a dare, and even then I'd need to > > be pretty sure that I had no plans for the rest of the day... besides > > sleeping. > > > Ian- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
