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    Organic chicken is safe from allergens

    Our neighbor has loose chicken that they take care for food purposes. Sometimes they give us a dressed chicken for a sample. They were so proud to claim that theirs are organic chicken which has no chemicals. Come to think of it that chicken meat nowadays have allergens such that even one of our...
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    Balut for protein

    We have here the duck egg called balut which is semi fertilized with an embryo of the duck inside. It is a weird food that is a big challenge to foreigners. Balut is high in protein and fats that old folks say you should not eat more than 2 of that eggs for you might get an overdose of vitamins...
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    Soda is like beer, makes you gain weight.

    When I was younger, I heard my father telling my mother that soda is just like beer because it can give you a beer belly. I didn’t believe that because I thought my father was just joking. But now I understand his logic because I got my bulging tummy from drinking soda. I don’t know why I got...
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    Soup dishes are rich

    When I was on a “no-rice” diet some years back, I would lose 1 or 2 pounds in a week. But when I had soup dish with crackers, my weight would either stagnate or even gain half a pound. When I asked around, the consensus was the broth of the soup dish is very rich and nutritious that even if it...
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    Wine and nuts

    I have read a post in Facebook of a friend who had married a Frenchman. She said that wine is popular in France that she gets to have wine almost every day. Combined with nuts, that is a good way of cleansing the body not only of toxins but also of bad cholesterol. I don’t know if that has a...
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    Watching tv triggers my craving for food

    The couch potato is the symbol of a person who is in front of the tv with a snack food on his hand. But for me, it is the opposite because I don’t snack when I watch tv in our bedroom. However, I am choosy with the tv programs now unlike when I was younger. Maybe my taste of shows have changed...
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    Using the stairs for exercise

    This is one simple exercise that I learned from my former boss in the office. Do not use the elevator when going up to our office on the 4th floor and likewise in going down. That will give you more energy and taper your body of fats. Our house has a short stairs so what I do is to get the...
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    Less sleep can make you gain weight

    There are 3 shifts of work schedule in our office for those assigned in the operation. We always notice that when an employee that was working in the graveyard shift would be assigned to the day shift, he gained weight. It is like a culture in our office that if you want to gain weight then you...
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    Spicy food to burn fats

    In one family discussion while eating “siomai” which is a type of steamed Chinese snack, eating spicy food will burn the fats. Of course, their eyes were on me because they were urging me to lose weight. I don’t eat spicy food often andwhen I do it is the mild chili that I prefer. When I looked...
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    No carbs can make you sluggish

    I had been on a “no-rice” once in a while. It is my means of losing weight especially when I wold hear someone’s remark that I am getting bigger. But I have noticed that when I had no rice for the day, I would feel sluggish on the next day and particularly after lunch time, my eyes would be...
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    Cooking unsavory food to kill appetite

    This may sound funny to you but I am thinking that when the food on the table is not delicious and not attractive to the taste buds then the appetite may not be stirred. In one other discussion, I had mentioned the nice foods that my husband was preparing that may be the main reason why I gained...
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    Eating alone to lose your appetite

    Do you think it is an effective strategy to eat alone in order to help you lose your appetite? My It was an advice from one relative but my husband had countered by saying that he has increased appetite when eating alone because he could focus on his food and he could also help his taste buds by...
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    Roasted food is better than fried

    In a casual chat with the physician in our family, he is the husband of my sister, one interesting topic was food. Roasted food is definitely a healthy choice especially for meat because the dirty elements are removed. The best way to roast meat, be it pork, beef or even chicken, is to roast it...
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    Sleeping longer can help in controlling hunger

    We met a long time friend the other day for a casual chat in a small restaurant. He admitted that he is having problems with his finances that he just sleep longer so he could not feel hunger. No more breakfast for him according to his budget and lunch is heavy although sometimes he goes to bed...
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    Excessive exercise can wear you down and your appetite as well

    I chanced upon a post in social media that when you do physical activities excessively, you tend to lose your appetite. That is also true when working out more than your normal capacity, hunger will be somewhat elusive. Is there anyone here on OMAD who is doing such a style of working out just...
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    Doing OMAD every other day

    I want to know if OMAD is designed for an everyday diet because I am thinking of going on OMAD every other day or 3 times a week. It’s a matter of adjustment for me because I am now a bit comfortable in skipping dinner 3 times a week and that’s nearly OMAD already because it is only the...
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    Using the other hand in eating

    This is a trick from the old folks here that when a person is on a diet, they would advice him to use the other hand when eating. That is when you are right-handed you should use your left hand when you put food in your mouth and vice versa if you are left-handed. I haven’t tried it but I guess...
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    Oatmeal vs bread

    For the initial meal inside the window, which do you think is the more nutritious and to be the better breakfast between oatmeal and bread? I am asking this because I am not satisfied with oatmeal even if I eat 2 cups while with the bread I am always satisfied. Besides that, I can have spam or...
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    Swimming is best exercise

    Not exactly to lose weight but swimming is the best exercise according to our physician. Almost all the body parts are moving when you swim and you are not easily exhausted unlike when you are running. However, it’s not easy to go swimming frequently unless you have your own pool. It is also...
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    Rice shortage and rising prices is reason to go OMAD

    I am not being funny but our country is now experiencing a high inflation rate due to the high cost of food items particularly rice, fish, meat and vegetables. One of those interviewed in the market said that their family budget wouldn’t be stretched anymore so they may go on eating for only...
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