Comments on: Calorie Restriction in the Instant-Gratification Society http://kevindewalt.com/blog/2007/02/15/cr_gratification_society/ Kevin Dewalt's experiences as a DC tech entrepreneur Mon, 24 May 2010 19:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://kevindewalt.com/blog/2007/02/15/cr_gratification_society/comment-page-1/#comment-16747 Michelle Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:41:27 +0000 http://kevindewalt.com/blog/2007/02/15/cr_gratification_society/#comment-16747 I gave the CR diet a "go" after the birth of my second child. I purchased the book and I'm ashamed to say i did it to lose weight. I wasn't hard core about it. I realized after the first month that the hunger does subside and that hunger in fact wasn't really hunger at times. Make sense? I did lose the weight i wanted, thank Gawd! i was clocking in at 168lbs and went down to 145lbs in two months. The thing was "I felt HEALTHY", and energetic. I recently visited a local health food store and have learned alot about foods and it has prompted me to re-read my book. I have been paying attention to my health lately for the sake of being healthy, not skinny (the usual way my mind works). If I lose a few pounds, great...if not, i'm still doing my body justice. Great blog. :) I gave the CR diet a “go” after the birth of my second child. I purchased the book and I’m ashamed to say i did it to lose weight. I wasn’t hard core about it. I realized after the first month that the hunger does subside and that hunger in fact wasn’t really hunger at times. Make sense? I did lose the weight i wanted, thank Gawd! i was clocking in at 168lbs and went down to 145lbs in two months. The thing was “I felt HEALTHY”, and energetic. I recently visited a local health food store and have learned alot about foods and it has prompted me to re-read my book. I have been paying attention to my health lately for the sake of being healthy, not skinny (the usual way my mind works). If I lose a few pounds, great…if not, i’m still doing my body justice. Great blog. :)

]]> By: Brian http://kevindewalt.com/blog/2007/02/15/cr_gratification_society/comment-page-1/#comment-14574 Brian Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:35:37 +0000 http://kevindewalt.com/blog/2007/02/15/cr_gratification_society/#comment-14574 Hi, I enjoyed my visit to your blog and this informative opinion piece about longevity. Thank you for your hard work and keep up the great effort! Happy New Year, Brian Hi,
I enjoyed my visit to your blog and this informative opinion piece about longevity. Thank you for your hard work and keep up the great effort!

Happy New Year,
Brian

]]> By: april http://kevindewalt.com/blog/2007/02/15/cr_gratification_society/comment-page-1/#comment-4429 april Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:42:00 +0000 http://kevindewalt.com/blog/2007/02/15/cr_gratification_society/#comment-4429 Hi there! Nice post! I have a similar situation with my job, where I travel and eat out much for work and social reasons. It's not always easy to balance, but I think it's worth it. And I totally agree... it's a journey. One thing to note though, more in response to Andrea's comment than to your actual post... what is extreme and difficult for one person is sustainable and happy-making for another. Those CR practitioners who have a different approach from yours (or Andrea's) are, at least the ones I know, extremely happy, busy, fulfilled people... who happen to also find it easier to stay consistent with their CR if they measure than if they don't. If you worked from home as a writer instead of having a job where you travel, and if you were terrible at estimating portion sizes by looking at them, you might feel the same. So I would just urge all of those with different approaches to consider the possibility that what makes you happy in life (eating out, travel and eating on the job, etc.) might be less important to others. My partner and I have very different CR styles, and so I've gotten to think about this a lot. We're quite different, but we're both very happy, busy, successful people. And most people who think theyre eating 1500 aren't... they just don't know cause they don't really measure. Some of the calorie levels reported on the list are so bogus it makes me laugh. And it's unfortunate, cause it gives the wrong idea to those who want to practice CR and attempt to eat those insanely low calorie levels. I'd much prefer someone say, "I don't know how much I eat, here's what I do instead." That makes sense, is honest, and won't lead you to lose five pounds in a week because you ate too little. And I LOVE the title of this post! a Hi there!

Nice post!

I have a similar situation with my job, where I travel and eat out much for work and social reasons. It’s not always easy to balance, but I think it’s worth it. And I totally agree… it’s a journey.

One thing to note though, more in response to Andrea’s comment than to your actual post… what is extreme and difficult for one person is sustainable and happy-making for another. Those CR practitioners who have a different approach from yours (or Andrea’s) are, at least the ones I know, extremely happy, busy, fulfilled people… who happen to also find it easier to stay consistent with their CR if they measure than if they don’t. If you worked from home as a writer instead of having a job where you travel, and if you were terrible at estimating portion sizes by looking at them, you might feel the same.

So I would just urge all of those with different approaches to consider the possibility that what makes you happy in life (eating out, travel and eating on the job, etc.) might be less important to others. My partner and I have very different CR styles, and so I’ve gotten to think about this a lot. We’re quite different, but we’re both very happy, busy, successful people.

And most people who think theyre eating 1500 aren’t… they just don’t know cause they don’t really measure. Some of the calorie levels reported on the list are so bogus it makes me laugh. And it’s unfortunate, cause it gives the wrong idea to those who want to practice CR and attempt to eat those insanely low calorie levels. I’d much prefer someone say, “I don’t know how much I eat, here’s what I do instead.” That makes sense, is honest, and won’t lead you to lose five pounds in a week because you ate too little.

And I LOVE the title of this post!

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]]> By: Andrea http://kevindewalt.com/blog/2007/02/15/cr_gratification_society/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Andrea Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:30:46 +0000 http://kevindewalt.com/blog/2007/02/15/cr_gratification_society/#comment-404 Thank you for this post. I know many CR "practitioners" (or CRONies, as they say), and they can be an interesting bunch, to say the least. But they definitely get really into it, some more to distraction than others, and it can skew other people's perception of what it means to practice CR, as you've noted. You have chosen a very rational and sustainable approach, and that's wonderful. One guy in the group, Robert Cavanaugh, follows your approach - he eats enough nutrients, enjoys meals out on celebratory occasions without guilt, and loves to relax in the evening with a cigar. Take care, and keep eating those bucket-sized salads.... I love mine, that's for sure! Thank you for this post. I know many CR “practitioners” (or CRONies, as they say), and they can be an interesting bunch, to say the least.

But they definitely get really into it, some more to distraction than others, and it can skew other people’s perception of what it means to practice CR, as you’ve noted.

You have chosen a very rational and sustainable approach, and that’s wonderful.

One guy in the group, Robert Cavanaugh, follows your approach – he eats enough nutrients, enjoys meals out on celebratory occasions without guilt, and loves to relax in the evening with a cigar.

Take care, and keep eating those bucket-sized salads…. I love mine, that’s for sure!

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