Comments on: The Problem of 35 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/ Manolo Loves the Food! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:28:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Schorsch http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-53170 Schorsch Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:22:00 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-53170 I, too, have noticed the lack of 35in-waisted jeans. As a gentleman who was never skinny, though always fit, I can easily feel the bones in my hips but can't squeeze a pair of 34 jeans around them. Add to this substantial legs and rear from cycling (now I sound like I'm bragging) and the current narrow, low-waist-hipster-jean trend leaves me far behind. I've found solace in Levi's button-fly 567, size 36, but they only fit immediately after a hot wash. Sometimes by the end of the day they're threatening to sag from my waist to my hips or below, and that is one horrific trend I will _never_ participate in. I, too, have noticed the lack of 35in-waisted jeans. As a gentleman who was never skinny, though always fit, I can easily feel the bones in my hips but can’t squeeze a pair of 34 jeans around them. Add to this substantial legs and rear from cycling (now I sound like I’m bragging) and the current narrow, low-waist-hipster-jean trend leaves me far behind.

I’ve found solace in Levi’s button-fly 567, size 36, but they only fit immediately after a hot wash. Sometimes by the end of the day they’re threatening to sag from my waist to my hips or below, and that is one horrific trend I will _never_ participate in.

]]> By: Eilish http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-53076 Eilish Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:10:39 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-53076 As evidenced by the comments, there are many healthy ways of eating real foods that must be adapted to your own body. For TeleriB's father, obviously Atkins has been a great thing. It is not for everyone, but I too, know people who have been on Atkins for years and are healthy; they have wisely followed the whole plan (not just the first part) and incorporated good complex carbohydrates back into their diet as they lost weight. I find I feel my best when I avoid starches all together, even whole grains, which breaks my heart as my husband is an excellent baker. I get most of my carbohydrates from fruit, vegetables and some legumes. I only indulge in the grains occasionally. My husband, however, feels his best on less animal protein and more grains. Different strokes and all.... As evidenced by the comments, there are many healthy ways of eating real foods that must be adapted to your own body. For TeleriB’s father, obviously Atkins has been a great thing. It is not for everyone, but I too, know people who have been on Atkins for years and are healthy; they have wisely followed the whole plan (not just the first part) and incorporated good complex carbohydrates back into their diet as they lost weight.

I find I feel my best when I avoid starches all together, even whole grains, which breaks my heart as my husband is an excellent baker. I get most of my carbohydrates from fruit, vegetables and some legumes. I only indulge in the grains occasionally. My husband, however, feels his best on less animal protein and more grains. Different strokes and all….

]]> By: Deborah Dowd http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-53055 Deborah Dowd Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:20:08 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-53055 You think Mr.Henry's got it tough! I usd to be able to eat a half gallon of ice cream in a week and never gain a pound, but once I turned forty, I couldn't even take a bite without it showing on the scale. It may be true that life is a bitch, but after forty, life is a bitch on a diet! You think Mr.Henry’s got it tough! I usd to be able to eat a half gallon of ice cream in a week and never gain a pound, but once I turned forty, I couldn’t even take a bite without it showing on the scale. It may be true that life is a bitch, but after forty, life is a bitch on a diet!

]]> By: TeleriB http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-52986 TeleriB Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:16:49 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-52986 raincoaster, I must say my father has been on Atkins since around year 2000, and he intends to maintain it indefinitely. It is not for me, but a recent health scare (probably stress-related) on my dad's part had a full battery of tests worked up; his heart, lungs, bloodwork, etc., are all those of a man ten years younger. With diabetes, heart problems, and hypertension in his family, and him being very very overweight, it was pretty imperative that he do something. I still can't believe that it works for him but it appears to. OTOH, when my mother tried (briefly) to go on the diet with him, her blood pressure dropped so much her doctor ordered her off it. raincoaster, I must say my father has been on Atkins since around year 2000, and he intends to maintain it indefinitely. It is not for me, but a recent health scare (probably stress-related) on my dad’s part had a full battery of tests worked up; his heart, lungs, bloodwork, etc., are all those of a man ten years younger. With diabetes, heart problems, and hypertension in his family, and him being very very overweight, it was pretty imperative that he do something. I still can’t believe that it works for him but it appears to.

OTOH, when my mother tried (briefly) to go on the diet with him, her blood pressure dropped so much her doctor ordered her off it.

]]> By: Mr. Henry http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-52959 Mr. Henry Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:12:02 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-52959 You are quite right, raincoaster. Mr. Henry never drank the Atkins kool-aid. Ketosis sounded to him like a skin condition, one brought on by lack of carbohydrates, perhaps. If he were really restricting carbohydrates, as you rightly note he does not, he wouldn't be enjoying the pinot noir he just opened, either. By the way, bean thread noodles is a new one. At the dog run today Mr. Henry heard a novel theory of why we gain weight in winter. The culprit may be SAD, seasonal affective disorder, also known as cabin fever. To compensate for the winter blues, we eat more. Sounds perfectly plausible. You are quite right, raincoaster. Mr. Henry never drank the Atkins kool-aid. Ketosis sounded to him like a skin condition, one brought on by lack of carbohydrates, perhaps.

If he were really restricting carbohydrates, as you rightly note he does not, he wouldn’t be enjoying the pinot noir he just opened, either. By the way, bean thread noodles is a new one.

At the dog run today Mr. Henry heard a novel theory of why we gain weight in winter. The culprit may be SAD, seasonal affective disorder, also known as cabin fever. To compensate for the winter blues, we eat more. Sounds perfectly plausible.

]]> By: raincoaster http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-52948 raincoaster Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:49:44 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-52948 No, Mr. Henry, my friends are not fat bingers: they are people who went on low carb diets, lost water, muscle and fat (because everyone does when the body goes into ketosis) and could not stay on the diet for the rest of their lives, because no-one can. They came back bigger than ever, but because they lost weight during the eight months they stayed on the diets, they all swear it works. Of course, if it really worked for them, they'd still be on it, yes? If you are not restricting fruits and vegetables, though, you're not really "low carb," at least not enough to impact your pH, which is the whole Atkins thing. I misunderstood you. I, too, have cut back on carbs, not only because I'm not getting younger, but also because I find I naturally take in more vitamins and food nutrients when the main part of my meal is made up of fresh vegetables in one form or another. I also use bean thread noodles instead of pasta a lot, especially in soups. No, Mr. Henry, my friends are not fat bingers: they are people who went on low carb diets, lost water, muscle and fat (because everyone does when the body goes into ketosis) and could not stay on the diet for the rest of their lives, because no-one can. They came back bigger than ever, but because they lost weight during the eight months they stayed on the diets, they all swear it works. Of course, if it really worked for them, they’d still be on it, yes?

If you are not restricting fruits and vegetables, though, you’re not really “low carb,” at least not enough to impact your pH, which is the whole Atkins thing. I misunderstood you. I, too, have cut back on carbs, not only because I’m not getting younger, but also because I find I naturally take in more vitamins and food nutrients when the main part of my meal is made up of fresh vegetables in one form or another. I also use bean thread noodles instead of pasta a lot, especially in soups.

]]> By: Mr. Henry http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-52928 Mr. Henry Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:25:08 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-52928 Mr. Henry tastes the potatoes for flavor and for joy, but, yes, Joan H., at dinner he eschews the starches and sugars, not the salad, vegetables, fruits, or wine. And he does so not only for waistline reduction but because he sleeps much better without those starches turning to zooming energy at about 2:30 a.m. Mr. Henry tastes the potatoes for flavor and for joy, but, yes, Joan H., at dinner he eschews the starches and sugars, not the salad, vegetables, fruits, or wine. And he does so not only for waistline reduction but because he sleeps much better without those starches turning to zooming energy at about 2:30 a.m.

]]> By: Joan H. http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-52926 Joan H. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:40:40 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-52926 I'm sure when Mr. Henry says he avoid carbohydrates at dinner, what he means is, he's avoiding foods made with flour and sugar. I can't imagine Mr. Henry eschewing a lovely salad or other delicious vegetables or fruit. Right? Low carb diets are the only ones that work for people with damaged insulin metabolisms. I eat a fair amount of carbs but nothing like that in the standard American diet. If I were to eat that way, I'd be a type 2 diabetic by now. Best thing about a good low carb diet is, if you follow it properly, you're never hungry. I’m sure when Mr. Henry says he avoid carbohydrates at dinner, what he means is, he’s avoiding foods made with flour and sugar. I can’t imagine Mr. Henry eschewing a lovely salad or other delicious vegetables or fruit.

Right?

Low carb diets are the only ones that work for people with damaged insulin metabolisms. I eat a fair amount of carbs but nothing like that in the standard American diet. If I were to eat that way, I’d be a type 2 diabetic by now. Best thing about a good low carb diet is, if you follow it properly, you’re never hungry.

]]> By: Anastasia http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-52920 Anastasia Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:05:51 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-52920 The Anastasia only skips the carbs for lunch and has a salad or a miso soup instead. So she eats carbs at dinner and bends her knees to the rhythm of Billy's Bootcamp. If she only learned to hate the Ben & Jerry, the chocolate and the Walkers cookies, she'd probably be skinny like The Moss by now. But she still looks like the woman of Rubens who loves delicious things. The Anastasia only skips the carbs for lunch and has a salad or a miso soup instead. So she eats carbs at dinner and bends her knees to the rhythm of Billy’s Bootcamp.
If she only learned to hate the Ben & Jerry, the chocolate and the Walkers cookies, she’d probably be skinny like The Moss by now.
But she still looks like the woman of Rubens who loves delicious things.

]]> By: The Manolo Week in Review » Manolo's Shoe Blog http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/comment-page-1/#comment-52916 The Manolo Week in Review » Manolo's Shoe Blog Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:21:32 +0000 http://manolofood.com/the-problem-of-35/#comment-52916 [...] Mr. Henry… Thus diet dominates life. Like a train wreck, the expanded waistline collides with the blue jeans which in turn degrade personal hygiene and shatter self-respect. [...] [...] Mr. Henry… Thus diet dominates life. Like a train wreck, the expanded waistline collides with the blue jeans which in turn degrade personal hygiene and shatter self-respect. [...]

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