Mr. Silver says "Silver tried to kill me!!!"

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

If you get a hankerin' for something sweet, and you can have one without eating them all, try a square of dark chocolate with at least 60% cocao in it.

This is totally true. Only one or two little squares of that stuff will satisfy your cravings. (by squares, I don't mean BARS!!)

[silver]

Let me clarify....Mr. doesn't commute every day. We have a condo there. He stay there during the week. And comes home on the weekends. This week he has been working from here mostly. He does that occasionally.

And now to you, Hubby! I don't agree with carbs are bad calories. You need carbs to exercise! The key is that you need balance. Always balance carbs with protein. And choose your carb calories well. Meaning, choose carbs that have some benefit (vitamins and nutrients) and a lower glycemic index

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_index

For instance, I often snack on frozen blueberries and strawberries for their high antioxident value. Both blueberries and rice have carbs but the blueberries have more nutrient value.

Another thing is that, you know that I study the nutrient and calorie content of all the fast food p0laces that we go to to find out what's best. It would be good for you to do that too.

Mr, I think that you might really benefit from learning more about vegetarianism (did I spell that right).

[Bikingmomof3]

Mr. Silver please listen to Mrs. Silver. She is wise.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I just want to say one thing, and it's not a comment on anything anyone has said so far, just a general thought that I try to keep in mind myself-
I'm not sure it's realistic to expect a guy to suddenly start eating nuts and berries and carrot sticks and yogurt as main meals when he's spent a lifetime eating completely differently. Yes, we need to make CHANGES in what we eat and how much we eat. But if we had put on extra weight slowly over a period of several years due to bad eating choices, we can hope to make reasonable changes and thus tip the scales in the other direction, SLOWLY losing that weight we had slowly accumulated.
The idea is to make permanent changes to your eating style, not go on a "diet". The very word "diet" seems to carry a stigma with it of self-deprivation. In contrast, small changes are much easier to incorporate naturally and permanently into your lifestyle. If we find success with a few small healthy changes, then we are inspired to try more. This has worked fairly well for me. Diets are hard to stick to and can feel more like suffering. I'm sure most of us agree with this concept anyway.
Small choices add up over time: one less teaspoon of sugar in your coffee, less butter, less or different dressing, a salad on the side instead of french fries, yogurt with fresh fruit instead of ice cream and/or pie for dessert, a banana instead of a donut, a second helping of green beans with dinner instead of another piece of bread, a glass of water instead of a can of soda, a granola bar for a snack instead of that bag of chips, etc etc.

Keep up the good work and the enthusiasm, Mr Silver!


P.S. I love the title of this thread- I crack up every time I read it.