Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for October 06, 2013
October 05, 2013
October 07, 2013
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Cathy: My brain knew I'd eaten a tiny salad for dinner, but my stomach felt way too full. I must have blown it. I feel too full! Nervous that I'd somehow gained weight on salad, I started eating grapes, a totally innocent snack except...Now I feel really really full! Panicked over 300 calories of salad and grapes, I made fat-free popcorn..Which I washed down with diet soda...Which made the popcorn expand in my stomach like giant sea sponges..Which made me feel...Really really really really full! If I'd trusted the facts, I would have congratulated myself on my healthy dinner and low-cal snacks. Instead, convinced I'd ruined all progress, I flung myself into the chips, cookies and chocolate, and sent myself to bed. Sigh.. I didn't overeat. I under-believed.
This is an interesting conundrum. The latest studies indicate that a larger number of small meals throughout the day contributes to weight loss best. The reason for this is, if you go a very long time without eating anything, your body thinks you’re starving and switches to “fat storing” mode, whereas if you eat more frequently, your body switches to “fat burning” mode. However, if you eat too many “fast” carbs in one sitting, your body goes back to “fat storing” mode, so this is tricky. So a balance of 1/3 protein, 1/3 “fast” carbs, and 1/3 “slow” carbs (i.e. vegetables) best contributes to weight loss.