Brian V. Menard - Learning How to Eat (Again)

Copyright2010 by Brian V. Menard

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This Book Is Dedicated to the memory

of my best friend and cherished wife.

"Heaven must have been short an Angel."
Elsie L. Menard
1950 1997

AUTHORS COMMENT

If something is not broken, then why fix it?This clich reflects the attitudes of many people worldwide. But,when it comes to taking responsibility for our health, should thisattitude still apply? Unfortunately, this was the attitude I usedto have regarding my weight problem. My blood pressure was fine, Ihad a hearty appetite and I felt great. Besides, losing weight is areal drag. First you starve yourself, then you have to buy newclothes and then you gain all the weight right back again (usuallywith a few pounds of interest). Dieting was certainly not my ideaof a good time. There has got to be a better way! So then, whatare the alternatives? Diet pills, powdered diet drinks, prepackageddiet meals, frequent fasting, abnormal amounts of exercise, Faddiets, Lypo-suction, surgical stomach shrinking or rabbit food?!NO THANK YOU! Ill pass on all of these options! But what is thealternative? Obesity?

Fortunately, there is a solution. But beforeyou can implement a solution, you must first understand theproblem. The problem is fat; not calories, not cholesterol, notsugar but fat! Not saturated fat, not polyunsaturated fat, and noteven monounsaturated fat but all fats. Fat, the whole fat andnothing but the fat. All of these other items may have problemsunto themselves but when it comes down to weight control, FATsteals the show! Until you learn to fully master the art ofcontrolling your daily fat intake (DFI) you will never be able toclaim total victory over your appetite! Learning to master yourdaily fat intake or DFI is really not that difficult but it doesrequire a deliberate effort and a discerning eye. With practice,though, anyone can do it. In the following pages, I will explain indetail how to gain control of your DFI quickly and easily. You maynever look at weight control the same ever again.

CONTENTS

(1) DEFINING THE PROBLEM

(2) WHAT ABOUT FAT?

(3) DAILY FAT INTAKE (DFI)

(4) AN UNAWARE PUBLIC

(5) TWENTY SPECIAL COINS

(6) TEN CHANGES TO CONSIDER

(7) OH NUTS!

(8) OBSERVATIONS ON LOSING WEIGHT

(9) SNACKING

(10) WEIGHT MAINTENANCE

(11) SETTING GOALS

(12) WATER

(13) CHEATING AND DAYS OFF

(14) EATING OUT

(15) SHOPPING FOR LOW-FAT FOODS

(16) MEAL PLANNER AND SHOPPING LISTS

CONCLUSION

LEARNING HOW TO EAT (AGAIN)

INTRODUCTION

With all the concern about health andfitness these days, thousands of food and clothing manufacturershave rushed to our rescue with everything from thermonuclear tennisshoes to non-fat cheesecake! We seem to live in a world full ofextremes. There has recently been a lot of publicity about eating alow-fat diet (along with many other popular suggestions).Unfortunately, much of this advice overwhelms us.

We are advised to monitor our fatconsumption by eating foods that are at least 70 80% fat free.Opinions may vary on these percentages but these are the mostcommonly advised allowances. This method may work quite effectivelyat first but soon you find yourself gaining the weight back thatyou so diligently labored to lose. The problem is that eating onthis type of program, you have to carefully monitor calories aswell as fat percentages and maybe even the actual types of fat(saturated and unsaturated). If you are not careful, you could findyourself in worse shape than you were when you started out. So whatis a person to do?

Fortunately there is an easy solution. Inthis book, I will explain the methods that allowed me to lose over50 pounds in only seven months without ever needing to go hungry!In addition, I can now maintain my weight with ease. Losing (orgaining) weight is no longer a problem.

I NOW HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF MY WEIGHT!

Have you ever wanted to say this? Untilrecently, it seemed like this was a matter of luck or perhaps evenfate to be fat or thin. However, it doesnt require any luck atall. There are several things you must understand, but you cancontrol your weight. If I can do it, Im certain that anyone can doit. I am certainly no pillar of self-control and even I managed toregain total control in only three months!

Thats right, total control! After an entirelifetime of struggling to control my weight, Victory is finallymine! It can be yours also if you want it to be! Everything youneed to know about controlling your weight is contained in thefollowing pages.

(1)

DEFINING THE PROBLEM

Americans have a serious eating problem. Weare obsessed with high fat foods. Several factors have contributedto this dilemma. Fast food restaurants, Television advertising, anda society that is generally Hedonistic by nature have all played amajor role in the degeneration of our appetites. In addition, itseems as though prepackaged food manufacturers have sold ournutritional needs down the proverbial river. We are deceived intoso-called healthy breakfasts of doughnuts and toaster pastries,healthy French Fries and Deluxe cheeseburgers for lunch andhome delivered pizza for a nutritious supper. Who is kidding whohere?! There are countless numbers of healthy products on themarket if you can just figure out which ones. The problem is thatwith both healthy and unhealthy products being labeled as good foryou, it has become somewhat of a shell game to find realnutrition!

In my initial quest for good nutrition, Ioften found myself on the verge of a nervous breakdown while tryingto locate foods that were low in fat, calories, salt, cholesterol,MSG, preservatives, artificial colors and so on... It was beginningto appear that some of the healthiest products werent in thepackages, but were the packages themselves. I was quickly becomingdisenchanted. There had to be an easier way. Learning to eatsensibly in an insensible world is challenging at best but the goodnews is... it is possible. If I can do it, anyone can do it!

(2)

WHAT ABOUT FAT?

How many times have you seen a person in agrocery store studying the label on an item off the shelf? Probablyquite often, right? It seems as if everyone is looking forsomething (or perhaps the lack of something), for varioushealth-related reasons. Some may be looking for sodium, whileothers perhaps cholesterol, others still may be monitoring caloriesand sugar. What are all these people really looking for? Do theycheck every single item? Are they all totally paranoid? Well,perhaps any of these suggestions could apply to some of the peopleon occasion but I suspect that most people checking nutritionallabels are usually targeting only one or two specific items. Peoplewith high blood pressure are probably more concerned with salt andcholesterol, dieters with calories and sugar. Yet, the real enemyin the pantry will often slip by us undetected. You guessed it FAT!

It is not my intention to discredit theshortfalls of other problem items, but fat is the overweightpersons worst enemy and most people dont even realize it! Untilyou become aware of the fat content in every single item you eat,you will never have total control of your appetite or your weight!You see, fat defies calorie monitoring. It breaks all thetraditional rules about calories relationship to weight gain inour bodies. Therefore, if you learn how to control your daily fatintake (DFI), you will no longer need to worry about countingcalories. This is why it is so important to read every label onevery single item until you are totally aware of the many placesfat is hidden! This may seem fanatical, but until you becomefamiliar with the foods that you regularly eat, or intend to starteating as part of a new fat-watch program, this is absolutely themost important step you can take towards modifying your daily fatintake (DFI). As you do this, you will probably be amazed at howmuch fat is contained in foods never before suspected.