5 Comments on Fat 2 Fit Radio #3 - Do Your Genetics Control What You Eat?

Simon on Wed, 31st Oct 2007 3:00 pm


Hi Guys,

Don’t get me wrong… I think it is always good when somebody is choosing to incorporate healthy foods in their diet and sharing that lifestyle with their family…

But I do find it a bit strange that you would endorse Deceptively Delicious. Probably the coolest thing about your show is that you approach fat loss as part of a long-term lifestyle change, rather then from the weight loss/diet perspective. In my mind, part of parenting (disclaimer: I am young, have no kids & therefore am not really qualified here) is providing your children the tools they will need to be healthy. I have read a few critiques of this book that point out that if you feed your kids mac & cheese, they will learn to like mac & cheese. What about when they leave home?

I know everybody has a different tolerance for fruits, veggies and the like, but I also hope we all have the ability to learn to like new and different things.

Check out the comments section of this nytimes article: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/new-york-childrens-cuisine-based-on-stealth/#more-1142

Great show so far! Keep it up.

Russ Turley on Wed, 31st Oct 2007 3:30 pm


Don’t get the wrong idea here, we’re not replacing vegetables with carrots hidden in macaroni & cheese. On our kids plates you’ll find a portion of protein, a vegetable and a starch of some kind whether it’s macaroni, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, or rice. The idea is to add some goodness to some otherwise nutritionally challenged foods. When my 3 year old asks for more macaroni and cheese instead of more broccoli, I can feel a little better knowing that he’s getting some good food with the processed stuff. He’s still going to eat the broccoli though.

Also my wife made a from chocolate cake from scratch with…gulp…beets in it. (Also from the book.) I just stare at her and wonder what the heck is in this each time she serves me something. I’m the only other one in the house that knows what’s going on, and it looks suspicious if dad refuses a piece of cake or some other food that I might normally eat. It gets the little ones thinking.

Thanks for the comment and thanks for listening.
Russ

Jenny on Sat, 3rd Nov 2007 2:45 pm


Hi guys!

I was a little late listening to this installment but better late than never. I had to leave a comment after the nice things you said about my last one =)

I wanted to touch on a couple of things in this podcast. Coming from being skinny my whole life (quite by accident, I assure you!) to gaining weight in my mid-thirties, fat was very hard to give up. I tried a number of diets, all of which included having the least amount of fat possible. Here’s what I found out. Our bodies need to have fat. If I don’t have a healthy amount of good fats in my meals, then I’m starving an hour after I eat. Since I’ve started this newest weight-loss journey, I allow myself to eat fat with every meal, usually about 15 grams each meal. I keep the calories around 600/meal. And, guess what, I’m losing weight (1-2 lbs/week) but still feel satisfied. On a side note, I do treat myself to candy occasionally (16 junior mints is 3 grams of fat). Sometimes, chocolate is the only thing that will satisfy me (maybe it’s a girl thing).

I was interested in the info about times to work out. I work night shift (12 hour shifts) and most nights I can’t bring myself to work out before work, I do it when I get home before bed. I’ve tried to be consistant with the cardio but still have trouble getting motivated enough to drive to the gym on my days off. I’m hoping you guys will have some ideas on how to overcome that!

Anyway, this is way longer than I intended. Thanks again for the show and keep up the great work!!

Jenny

Russ Turley on Thu, 8th Nov 2007 1:13 am


Hey Jenny,

Thanks for commenting,for listening, and for the kind words.

It’s great to hear other people’s stories of how they gained the weight and how they’re planning to lose it, or in your case losing it.

YOU keep up the great work!!!

Russ

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