Comments on: 5 Ways to Feel Good About the Food You Eat http://staceyshipman.com/2010/06/14/5-ways-to-feel-good-about-the-food-you-eat/ Feel Good Living Wed, 02 May 2012 10:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Evita http://staceyshipman.com/2010/06/14/5-ways-to-feel-good-about-the-food-you-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 Evita Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:36:24 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1773#comment-1154 Hi Tess Thank you and that is awesome to hear! As for the sorbet, not difficult at all - in fact depending on what you mix and how out of the ingredients I listed, it will most likely taste good no matter what - enjoy :) Hi Megan That is a great step and most people do not realize what actually hides in many common food in restaurants. So unless we see the ingredients, we really don't know what we are putting into our bodies. I am glad to hear I can be of help and inspiration to you on your path to eating healthier. It really is worth it, as there is no better way to enjoy life, than in a healthy body :) Hi Hilary Yes, in the end we really have to listen to our bodies. And as long as we are truly conscious about it, and doing it for the right personal reasons, that is what counts the most at the end of the day. So being sensible is very important - all the best with your continued health journey! Hi Stacey You are welcome and thank you so much for the opportunity to share some of my insights with your readers. Vacations usually introduce us to many new foods, and often we feel that since we are "on vacation" we should just enjoy them, etc... We all approach this differently, but as long as we keep some things in balance, all should be a-okay :) Glad you enjoyed your time away! Hi Tess

Thank you and that is awesome to hear! As for the sorbet, not difficult at all – in fact depending on what you mix and how out of the ingredients I listed, it will most likely taste good no matter what – enjoy :)

Hi Megan

That is a great step and most people do not realize what actually hides in many common food in restaurants. So unless we see the ingredients, we really don’t know what we are putting into our bodies.

I am glad to hear I can be of help and inspiration to you on your path to eating healthier. It really is worth it, as there is no better way to enjoy life, than in a healthy body :)

Hi Hilary

Yes, in the end we really have to listen to our bodies. And as long as we are truly conscious about it, and doing it for the right personal reasons, that is what counts the most at the end of the day.

So being sensible is very important – all the best with your continued health journey!

Hi Stacey

You are welcome and thank you so much for the opportunity to share some of my insights with your readers.

Vacations usually introduce us to many new foods, and often we feel that since we are “on vacation” we should just enjoy them, etc… We all approach this differently, but as long as we keep some things in balance, all should be a-okay :)

Glad you enjoyed your time away!

]]> By: Stacey Shipman http://staceyshipman.com/2010/06/14/5-ways-to-feel-good-about-the-food-you-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Stacey Shipman Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:42:36 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1773#comment-1152 Karl - Food is intense. I think if many of us ate slower, we'd probably eat less. Evita - Thanks for the post and sharing your experience and expertise! After 10 days in Italy, I was not feeling so good about my food intake :-) Tess - Sitting down is a big deal...I had read once that when we eat sitting down we tend to eat less and slower because we are more aware of what we're eating. When we eat standing up it's as if we haven't eaten at all and we crave more. Megan - I often just get oil and vinegar or oil and lemon on my salads when I go out for the same reason. I was brought up on home made dressings, not bottled so I'm a bit of a snob in that area! Hilary - Sensibility with food is key...not too much, not too little! And taking an integrated approach is I think the key to maintaining weight and health. Karl – Food is intense. I think if many of us ate slower, we’d probably eat less.

Evita – Thanks for the post and sharing your experience and expertise! After 10 days in Italy, I was not feeling so good about my food intake :-)

Tess – Sitting down is a big deal…I had read once that when we eat sitting down we tend to eat less and slower because we are more aware of what we’re eating. When we eat standing up it’s as if we haven’t eaten at all and we crave more.

Megan – I often just get oil and vinegar or oil and lemon on my salads when I go out for the same reason. I was brought up on home made dressings, not bottled so I’m a bit of a snob in that area!

Hilary – Sensibility with food is key…not too much, not too little! And taking an integrated approach is I think the key to maintaining weight and health.

]]> By: Hilary http://staceyshipman.com/2010/06/14/5-ways-to-feel-good-about-the-food-you-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Hilary Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:03:38 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1773#comment-1141 Hi Evita and Stacey .. what a good post - sensible .. fortunately I don't really fall into any of those categories .. I've always broken the rules .. I don't like eating much in the morning or during the day - it's never suited my system .. so fruit for breakfast and a small salad for lunch .. then supper later on. Very rarely eaten fast food .. and icecream I steer clear of .. I remember when I came to New York in 76 .. I ate a lot of milkshakes because I was with friends who like them! .. did I put on weight .. terrible! Great recommendations .. it's being sensible isn't it .. and exercise .. that's what I'm missing .. I'll get there .. thank you - Hilary Hi Evita and Stacey .. what a good post – sensible .. fortunately I don’t really fall into any of those categories .. I’ve always broken the rules .. I don’t like eating much in the morning or during the day – it’s never suited my system .. so fruit for breakfast and a small salad for lunch .. then supper later on. Very rarely eaten fast food .. and icecream I steer clear of .. I remember when I came to New York in 76 .. I ate a lot of milkshakes because I was with friends who like them! .. did I put on weight .. terrible!

Great recommendations .. it’s being sensible isn’t it .. and exercise .. that’s what I’m missing .. I’ll get there .. thank you – Hilary

]]> By: Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord http://staceyshipman.com/2010/06/14/5-ways-to-feel-good-about-the-food-you-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:52:32 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1773#comment-1140 Evita, you're so wise and inspire me to eat healthier and healthier (so I thank you!). I love the idea of "no rules," because honestly there are mornings when all I want is a cup of tea and some butternut squash for breakfast. A few years ago, I stopped eating dressing on salads ordered from restaurants, since I couldn't see the ingredients of what I was ingesting. People always ask me (as if they're shocked), "NO DRESSING?" Nope, not if I can't see what it's made from. Awesome advice here, and definitely aligned with "feel good living." Evita, you’re so wise and inspire me to eat healthier and healthier (so I thank you!). I love the idea of “no rules,” because honestly there are mornings when all I want is a cup of tea and some butternut squash for breakfast. A few years ago, I stopped eating dressing on salads ordered from restaurants, since I couldn’t see the ingredients of what I was ingesting. People always ask me (as if they’re shocked), “NO DRESSING?” Nope, not if I can’t see what it’s made from.

Awesome advice here, and definitely aligned with “feel good living.”

]]> By: Theboldess The Bold Life http://staceyshipman.com/2010/06/14/5-ways-to-feel-good-about-the-food-you-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 Theboldess The Bold Life Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:46:46 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1773#comment-1139 I love this Evita...again some new ideas to/for me! Then I scroll further and enjoy Stacey's input. I find balance between the two of you. I will try the sorbet...I hope it's not to difficult. I can also relate to Karl and eating to quickly. Finally I quit eating unless I was sitting down. That helped;) I love this Evita…again some new ideas to/for me! Then I scroll further and enjoy Stacey’s input. I find balance between the two of you. I will try the sorbet…I hope it’s not to difficult. I can also relate to Karl and eating to quickly. Finally I quit eating unless I was sitting down. That helped;)

]]> By: Evita http://staceyshipman.com/2010/06/14/5-ways-to-feel-good-about-the-food-you-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Evita Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:12:17 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1773#comment-1136 Hi Karl Throw out the rules - yes!!! The whole dessert thing is so true! And in fact from a biochemical perspective it makes no sense for our digestion to throw in heavy fat and sugar (which is what most dessert is based on) at the end of a meal. And slower eating indeed leads to better digestion, absorption and so many other benefits, like weight and portion control. Thanks for stopping by and to your health always :) Hi Karl

Throw out the rules – yes!!! The whole dessert thing is so true! And in fact from a biochemical perspective it makes no sense for our digestion to throw in heavy fat and sugar (which is what most dessert is based on) at the end of a meal.

And slower eating indeed leads to better digestion, absorption and so many other benefits, like weight and portion control.

Thanks for stopping by and to your health always :)

]]> By: Karl Staib - Work Happy Now http://staceyshipman.com/2010/06/14/5-ways-to-feel-good-about-the-food-you-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1135 Karl Staib - Work Happy Now Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:12:12 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1773#comment-1135 I used to eat very fast. I thought that the faster I ate the quicker I could move on to my next thing. I never realized how intense food was until I began to slow down and take my time. Now food is an experience that I try not to take for granted. I savor the bites and try to give thanks before and after a meal. This helps me reflect on the food that I am eating. I should throw out the rules more often. Sometimes I have dessert at the end of my meal because that's what I was brought up. I've cut a big portion of this practice out and I feel so much better. I used to eat very fast. I thought that the faster I ate the quicker I could move on to my next thing. I never realized how intense food was until I began to slow down and take my time. Now food is an experience that I try not to take for granted. I savor the bites and try to give thanks before and after a meal. This helps me reflect on the food that I am eating.

I should throw out the rules more often. Sometimes I have dessert at the end of my meal because that’s what I was brought up. I’ve cut a big portion of this practice out and I feel so much better.

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