Foodie Crap

[kyburg]

MSN (always a reputable source for stuff, yah right) noted another take on the weight-reduction thingie. Actually, more of a good approach to a maintenance diet - French Women Don't Get Fat.

The key? Portion control. Rabid, obsessive (to any American mind), portion control. Go figure.

Anytime I went to Switzerland, I lost five pounds - over two weeks. It was a guarantee. And I ate like a little piggy - all the butter, chocolate, sausage I could stand. Potatoes fried in butter. Lost weight. Of course, I was probably getting more exercise, but I didn't eat as much - the only large meal was lunch. Bread and butter with coffee for breakfast. A little something for dinner.

Portion control.

The core of both WW and ADA.

Gee. Ya think?

Comments

[evilshell.livejournal.com]

It is just obscenely expensive here to eat...unbelieveably so. But cross over into Germany? Dirt cheap. Pizza with a veggie topping - 4 Euros (CH price - 18 - 25CHF). Grocery store prices are about 25% cheaper in Germany, plus we get the tax back.

Green veg is easier to find here now, particularly in the summer and fall months, thankfully! I'd not have anything green if brussel sprouts were the only available choice :)

Yep, being overweight in Switzerland is hell. And then you have the people who fit the stereotype and prove the stereotype's point :-/ (There is a large, angry fat woman who rides around in a scooter and yells at people the moment they get in her way, or she thinks they do.)