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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 205398" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>girlfriend's mother came to dinner on Monday night. She hasn't seen me since Easter, when we last met to discuss wedding plans. All she could say was "Wow!" over and over, then "How long did this take?"</p><p>She kept casting meaningful looks at girlfriend which I felt wasn't fair - girlfriend has the build of an Islander woman and so will always be a big girl with a voluptuous figure. You really can't compare. girlfriend eats a healthy diet although does tend to at times crave sugar. However, she is a sensible eater, just cursed with a large frame. I think she looks fabulous as she is.</p><p></p><p>Seriously, I am getting a lot out of growing food. Even if all I can do is grow fresh herbs, at least I feel a sense of achievement. If I want to make an omelette, for example, I can go into the garden and pick fresh parsley, fresh basil, maybe a leaf of tarragon, some chives - and know that if I also add a slice of onion and a bit of garlic then I have just added 6 plant products to my meal. If you need something to obsess about that can get you healthy, it's a diet variation that was promoted here in Australia a few years ago. You try to eat at least 12 different plant products in the same day. It really does force you to eat a varied (and therefore interesting, and flavourful) diet. It also makes for a healthier diet.</p><p></p><p>What is most important here - good health. The same diet should be capable of putting healthy weight on, as taking unhealthy weight off. I've talked about the CSIRO diet - it is an example of a diet that can be used to gain as well as lose.</p><p></p><p>A yummy suggestion that could fit either diet - steamed fresh asparagus with home-made bearnaise sauce. Yes, even on my weight-reducing diet, this is allowed. You don't need more than a teaspoon of bearnaise sauce, to serve 4 people as a side serve. It would go well with a piece of steak (which also tastes fabulous with bearnaise). Anyone wanting an easy recipe for bearnaise, say the word.</p><p>There is no rule that says diets need to be boring, spartan or sacrificial. I LOVE food. I've had to teach myself to have the confidence to play with food but I do find it very satisfying to cook for other people. Sharing simple recipes that I've tested myself just takes it even further.</p><p></p><p>Wendy, I've had my embarrassing failures as well, which can totally knock my confidence. But it happens to everyone. A success in cooking, when you serve up something that someone else enjoys, can do so much for my self-esteem that I find the energy to do even more than I thought possible.</p><p></p><p>You do what you can do and value your achievements. Don't ever dwell on what you haven't got to yet. If you had a list of things to do, and ticked off every thing as you did it, you would be amazed at just how long the list would be. We never give ourselves enough credit for what we accomplish; instead we beat ourselves up for what we fail to achieve. The more we do this, the more we slow ourselves down.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 205398, member: 1991"] girlfriend's mother came to dinner on Monday night. She hasn't seen me since Easter, when we last met to discuss wedding plans. All she could say was "Wow!" over and over, then "How long did this take?" She kept casting meaningful looks at girlfriend which I felt wasn't fair - girlfriend has the build of an Islander woman and so will always be a big girl with a voluptuous figure. You really can't compare. girlfriend eats a healthy diet although does tend to at times crave sugar. However, she is a sensible eater, just cursed with a large frame. I think she looks fabulous as she is. Seriously, I am getting a lot out of growing food. Even if all I can do is grow fresh herbs, at least I feel a sense of achievement. If I want to make an omelette, for example, I can go into the garden and pick fresh parsley, fresh basil, maybe a leaf of tarragon, some chives - and know that if I also add a slice of onion and a bit of garlic then I have just added 6 plant products to my meal. If you need something to obsess about that can get you healthy, it's a diet variation that was promoted here in Australia a few years ago. You try to eat at least 12 different plant products in the same day. It really does force you to eat a varied (and therefore interesting, and flavourful) diet. It also makes for a healthier diet. What is most important here - good health. The same diet should be capable of putting healthy weight on, as taking unhealthy weight off. I've talked about the CSIRO diet - it is an example of a diet that can be used to gain as well as lose. A yummy suggestion that could fit either diet - steamed fresh asparagus with home-made bearnaise sauce. Yes, even on my weight-reducing diet, this is allowed. You don't need more than a teaspoon of bearnaise sauce, to serve 4 people as a side serve. It would go well with a piece of steak (which also tastes fabulous with bearnaise). Anyone wanting an easy recipe for bearnaise, say the word. There is no rule that says diets need to be boring, spartan or sacrificial. I LOVE food. I've had to teach myself to have the confidence to play with food but I do find it very satisfying to cook for other people. Sharing simple recipes that I've tested myself just takes it even further. Wendy, I've had my embarrassing failures as well, which can totally knock my confidence. But it happens to everyone. A success in cooking, when you serve up something that someone else enjoys, can do so much for my self-esteem that I find the energy to do even more than I thought possible. You do what you can do and value your achievements. Don't ever dwell on what you haven't got to yet. If you had a list of things to do, and ticked off every thing as you did it, you would be amazed at just how long the list would be. We never give ourselves enough credit for what we accomplish; instead we beat ourselves up for what we fail to achieve. The more we do this, the more we slow ourselves down. Marg [/QUOTE]
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