Saturday, January 24, 2009
Friday, March 7, 2008
Is a Fois Gras Sandwich OK for Lunch???
I found myself in a lovely french patisserie/cafe at lunch time today. Needless to to say, I was starving. They had a wide selection of cookies, truffles, and pastries - and lunch items. Usually I would have gotten at least one dessert. Today, I only ordered a fois gras sandwich - yes, it is a "higher fat" food - but we need fat, and besides, I didn't get anything fried or sweet. Did I stick to the diet? By the way - I ate it and I'm not completely full!
Robin What do you think?
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Day One....
We began with yogurt (not low fat!), healthy granola & fruit. IF we became hungry, as some of have early on, we ate more fruit (not bananas). Exercise today will be at least a 15 minute walk....we're waiting to hear more proclamations from our diet leader.....
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
R's Diet "Plan" is also Known as the "Anorexic Thinking Diet"
This phrase originated with Robin, who formulated the plan in the early eighties.
Several of "R"'s Disciples to Commence HER Diet Recommendations
On a date, yet to be disclosed, a couple or several of Robin's "followers" will begin on her highly touted and wildly controversial diet or "Footprint for Life" as it has been called by some.
UPDATES TO FOLLOW.....
UPDATES TO FOLLOW.....
Monday, July 30, 2007
Summer Pita Sandwich
Heat up pita in oven until crispy outside and soft inside.
Cut in half.
Fill with:
1 sliced tomoto
1-2 oz. feta cheese
2 T babaganoush
Cut in half.
Fill with:
1 sliced tomoto
1-2 oz. feta cheese
2 T babaganoush
All-in-One Red-Eye Summer Breakfast
Top coffee jello with yogurt, top that with chocolate syrup. This easy breakfast is cool and fresh and includes critical food groups of protein, caffeine and chocolate. Be sure to drink a glass of orange juice for potassium!
R's Coffee Jello
To make coffee jello (serves 4) :
Make 2 cups of hot coffee (I like french roast, any coffee is fine, though).
Disolve 1 T gelatin (1 packet) in water.
Put coffee, gelatin & about 2 T sugar in saucepan and stir on low for 5 minutes.
Pour into cups and refrigerate for 3 hours.
Top with whipped cream.
Make 2 cups of hot coffee (I like french roast, any coffee is fine, though).
Disolve 1 T gelatin (1 packet) in water.
Put coffee, gelatin & about 2 T sugar in saucepan and stir on low for 5 minutes.
Pour into cups and refrigerate for 3 hours.
Top with whipped cream.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
On Background and Youth
A recent submission from a biographer had a few interesting, revelatory glimpses into "R"s youth :
"At the age of 4, she announced that she didn’t need to go to school because she already knew everything. (Although she did complete her formal education, she always maintained this early assessment.) At 5, "R" dropped out of Sunday school because she found the architecture of the building objectionable. At age 10, R appeared at a family seder, dressed in a sheet, as the prophet Elijah."
"At the age of 4, she announced that she didn’t need to go to school because she already knew everything. (Although she did complete her formal education, she always maintained this early assessment.) At 5, "R" dropped out of Sunday school because she found the architecture of the building objectionable. At age 10, R appeared at a family seder, dressed in a sheet, as the prophet Elijah."
A Few Words on Engrams....
"I don't acknowlege any peoples from the middle east including our own. However, I feel as warmly towards the Scientologists as I do towards the Christians."
A few words on engrams....
I asked "R" for a few words on engrams, having been one of of the graduates of I.P.S. in the 1970's, she would have rare insight on this subject.
Much to my disappointment, "R" declined to comment, citing many concerns, life and limb, being top on the list. As we all know, although "R" is a Jewess, she is as close to the Scientologist as she is to just about anyone.
A few words on engrams....
I asked "R" for a few words on engrams, having been one of of the graduates of I.P.S. in the 1970's, she would have rare insight on this subject.
Much to my disappointment, "R" declined to comment, citing many concerns, life and limb, being top on the list. As we all know, although "R" is a Jewess, she is as close to the Scientologist as she is to just about anyone.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
My Sister's Miracle Diet!
In the past months, my sister has lost a dramatic amount of weight - 20 or 25 pounds! I recently quizzed her (in that annoying way that only a sibling can do) to see what was behind the weight loss "mystery". This is what she revealed to me....
"Completely accept and embrace the notion that eating a whole bunch of food as a sensual pleasure is completely disgusting. Never worry about wasting food if you end up throwing it out. Never eat fried foods or desserts during the week. Overeating is the worst thing you can do because it is pathetic to not be able to fit into normal clothes off the rack because of your food addiction." R. 6/20/07
Eat until you are not hungry anymore. Don't eat until you are "satisfied", you will eat far too much, eat just enough to abate your hunger. Use a small plate and eat tiny portions. As you lose weight and feel success, all of this will become like a hobby or game, as you add your own rules and checks and balances.
Exercise 30 minutes per day, at least five days per week, walking is fine.
If you are still hungry, drink some water and brush your teeth. After an hour, if you are still hungry, you may eat eat more.
Allow desserts on weekends!
Eat as much fruits and vegetables as you want!
Never swallow one bite of anything that you don't like. Waste of calories. Spit it out in your napkin if at all possible.
Never eat to be polite. When people push food on you, it is generally an unconscious (or not) effort to keep you from being thin and attractive. Don't take the bait.
Never, ever eat stuff sitting out in your office. We still don't understand why this food is unusually fattening, but it really is. If you must have a treat, go buy it yourself. Also this is often part of an effort to sabotage you into staying fat so you you will be too insecure to lobby for yourself or look for another job.
No "diet" foods.
Don't always try to eat all the food groups in each meal, if you had a carb snack, you don't need bread with your food, you don't need to make a sandwich, just eat the components.
I never get on a scale, but only judge by how clothes fit, because scales can make you obsessive like having a blood pressure machines at home can give you higher blood pressure.
Craving desert? Try some flavored yogurt! Brown Cow Cream Top Maple or Chocolate are very dessert-like, and Trader Joe's lemon and berry are a lot like pie.
Feel thin and superior! You are eating less than these dry-packers* and that makes you better. It just does.
Choose a couple of "free" foods to keep in the house, that don't have to be that "diety," but nutritious. I keep peanuts (Trader Joes Blister, salted), yogurt and cheese.
*That was in an Irish novel about a brother and sister on a farm who dry-packed when they ate (didn't waste stomach space with liquids).
"Completely accept and embrace the notion that eating a whole bunch of food as a sensual pleasure is completely disgusting. Never worry about wasting food if you end up throwing it out. Never eat fried foods or desserts during the week. Overeating is the worst thing you can do because it is pathetic to not be able to fit into normal clothes off the rack because of your food addiction." R. 6/20/07
Eat until you are not hungry anymore. Don't eat until you are "satisfied", you will eat far too much, eat just enough to abate your hunger. Use a small plate and eat tiny portions. As you lose weight and feel success, all of this will become like a hobby or game, as you add your own rules and checks and balances.
Exercise 30 minutes per day, at least five days per week, walking is fine.
If you are still hungry, drink some water and brush your teeth. After an hour, if you are still hungry, you may eat eat more.
Allow desserts on weekends!
Eat as much fruits and vegetables as you want!
Never swallow one bite of anything that you don't like. Waste of calories. Spit it out in your napkin if at all possible.
Never eat to be polite. When people push food on you, it is generally an unconscious (or not) effort to keep you from being thin and attractive. Don't take the bait.
Never, ever eat stuff sitting out in your office. We still don't understand why this food is unusually fattening, but it really is. If you must have a treat, go buy it yourself. Also this is often part of an effort to sabotage you into staying fat so you you will be too insecure to lobby for yourself or look for another job.
No "diet" foods.
Don't always try to eat all the food groups in each meal, if you had a carb snack, you don't need bread with your food, you don't need to make a sandwich, just eat the components.
I never get on a scale, but only judge by how clothes fit, because scales can make you obsessive like having a blood pressure machines at home can give you higher blood pressure.
Craving desert? Try some flavored yogurt! Brown Cow Cream Top Maple or Chocolate are very dessert-like, and Trader Joe's lemon and berry are a lot like pie.
Feel thin and superior! You are eating less than these dry-packers* and that makes you better. It just does.
Choose a couple of "free" foods to keep in the house, that don't have to be that "diety," but nutritious. I keep peanuts (Trader Joes Blister, salted), yogurt and cheese.
*That was in an Irish novel about a brother and sister on a farm who dry-packed when they ate (didn't waste stomach space with liquids).
Monday, June 18, 2007
My Sister's Method for How to Survive at a Boring, Mindless Job
- Xerox as many pages as possible of your favorite book (hopefully you have arrived at the office early to do this, so that your co-workers don't see what you are doing).
- Put the pages into a manila "work" file folder".
- You can then feel free to enjoy reading material at your desk, under the guise of "working".
- You must hold a pencil and occassionally make"corrections" on the pages! This is essential for the plan to work!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
MY SISTER SAYS
Father's Day - waiting for the first submission from my sister, who is quite knowledgable (?) on the more important matters in the world. She is very resistant to sharing any of her wealth of knowledge, so I may have to draw this from memory and covert "interviews".
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