For starters, dump the white potatoes....

[alfreda89]

Where do those extra pounds come from? Most of them come from potatoes, especially French fries. They may only add a half-pound a year, but that adds up quickly. Soda and alcohol follow up as big problems, too.

Pants too Tight? Blame it on Potatoes.

Comments

[madspark]

Whereas nuts and yogurt are associated with weight loss, and cheese comes in neutral! From a different study, salt consumption may even be GOOD for you, but everyone is different, so don't go crazy.

[alfreda89]

I find that nuts satisfy my hunger better, and are better for you -- nutrients, good oils etc. I suspect that milk that has been converted (like yogurt and cheese) is better than we suspect -- in moderation. I know I do find with dairy in Indian restaurants, and SofI makes their own cheese!

The thing about salt is, used at the right point in cooking, you don't need as much. You actually need hardly any -- meat naturally contains a lot of salt, as do other things. But most people don't get enough iodine -- that's what they need even more!

[originalkitsune]

I'm suspecting some bias, perhaps dairy companies paying for this study. It's people eat too darned much. period. I include myself. Yogurt creates dampness for many people including myself. I get sicker than hell when i eat a lot of it (such as eating it once a day). Acne gets blown sky high.

[alfreda89]

Yeah -- I begin to wonder about AARP's news sources. The premises are intriguing, and then the result? Hummm. I can't eat this much dairy, either, even as yogurt or cheese. It's still too much animal protein! Or so I suspect.

[ladypoetess]

I have less problem with potatoes (which are my carb-crack, anyway, so I have to be extra careful about eating too much) and more with refined breads and pastas. I have 1 can of soda a day during warmer weather, for the caffeine - I have severe asthma, and caffeine is a xanthine, a class of drugs that (for no discernible reason) has a positive effect on the airways. During cooler months I drink hot tea. Why don't I drink iced tea? Because I drink way too much if I keep it made in the house all the time, whereas it is much easier to limit my intake of soda to 1 can and stop. :)

[alfreda89]

I miss sourdough bread, but don't keep much of the GF bread around -- it just clogs my body. I fear artificial soda (I think it makes you crave carbs) and don't need the sugar of real soda, so it is very rare in my life.

Tea, I am likely to drink, but I gave up caffeine when I was so ill. Switched to Twig tea (Japanese tea) and Roasted Barley tea, mostly hot -- I like cold drinks less and less as I get older. Maybe there is something to that chilling the stomach problem?

[starcat_jewel]

FWIW, I've dropped 30 pounds since this time last year by cutting WAY back on carbs in general. I eat more meat and dairy, not as many veggies as I probably should -- but potatoes and rice and bread and pasta, which used to be staples of my diet, are now sharply limited in both frequency and quantity. And just doing that, nothing else -- no calorie counting, no increase in exercise -- is slowly peeling off the increases of the last 20 years. I weigh less now than I did when I moved to Houston, and I've observed other health benefits as well.

[alfreda89]

That's great, girlfriend! People don't believe me when I say that small changes can pay great dividends. It's why I recommend trying without wheat for a month or so -- a lot of people drop 25 pounds simply by giving up bread for six months.

I pretty much gave up white potatoes completely. I love baked ones on rock salt, and them in stews, but until the arthritis is stopped, no inflammatory foods!

Looking forward to seeing this new creation!