Comments on: This is how I spend my Sundays

By: PastaQueen

PastaQueen — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:10:22 +0000

I think you need a wife.

By: alesbica

alesbica — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:02:01 +0000

Why a “wife”? How sexist is that! This statement is just as bad as those cleaning and cooking commercials that primarily show women doing the work when in actuality many times this is not the case. Why not just say “homemaker” or “housekeeper” to make it gender-neutral. And that is not being PC, it is just “C” (correct). I am even more appalled that some of the commenters find the quip risible, when it is plainly offensive. I know you were trying to joke around, but it offends the whole point of female liberation.

By: Jules Jordon

Jules Jordon — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:36:03 +0000

I was only yesterday moaning about me not being organised and the effect that this had on my weight loss plans. Basically I end up eating all kinds of things I shouldn’t be eating. I know slips are par the course, but sometimes all it takes is organising.

By: Nina_V

Nina_V — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:30:10 +0000

I am new to your blog. I just finished reading your book and wanted to see if you’d like some recipes for your collection.

Also, I think you are a brilliant writer. I have read my share of weight loss journey books and many of then have a very compelling story, but most are somewhat lacking in the writing department.

Your book was a nice exception to that rule. It was very well written. I enjoyed your sense of humor and honesty.

I know you’re not fond of people giving you unsolicited advice, but I am going to do it anyway: you should consider making this writing gig a permanent career move. Write some fiction. I’ll be the first in line to buy it!

By: RG

RG — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:12:54 +0000

This is not an unrealistic concern. I approach that problem by not cooking for an entire week, but only 3 days. I plan a mid-week cooking night for the later half of the week, and if I went out to eat or wasn’t as hungry as I expected, I’ll cook less or delay the mid-week cooking night.

Another option is that if you realize you’ve got extra, put it in the freezer. If you do it as soon as you realize you’re not going to eat the meal you planned, it won’t go bad.

By: RG

RG — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:06:33 +0000

I approached learning how to cook from 3 angles:

1. easy food that had a high benefit/cost ratio. sandwiches, baked fish, low prep stuff.

2. homey foods that required more complicated steps but were Totally Worth It to eat food like Mom (with calls to Mom that made her feel good)

3. stuff I wanted to learn to cook. That came later, and with time. That’s basically all I have to work on now, things I’ve had at a restaurant or read about and I want to know how to make cheaper and healthier.

One really creative venue is salads – no need to know how to cook, but you do have to learn to think about how to assemble, how to add flavor with less calories, the importance of cutting evenly and of similar shapes…

By: Laura Red

Laura Red — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:55:14 +0000

George Foreman Grill = Best. Invention. Ever. :-D

By: Marian

Marian — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:26:19 +0000

I love lunchinabox.net for inspiration: it’s a site focused on making Japanese-style Bento lunches but of course you can eat them for dinner too. There’s stuff on there about cooking in bulk, freezing, etc. Not ALL the recipes are healthy but there’s lots of good stuff.

By: asithi

asithi — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:26:09 +0000

We do it occasionally. But usually we make enough food for lunch tomorrow since we brown bag our lunches most days of the week.

My co-worker’s wife does it to the extreme though. She makes their lunches for the week on Sunday. He has 4 options – salad, stew, curry, spaghetti. But whatever he picks on Sunday, he will have for lunch for the entire week. So when we see him eating spaghetti on Monday, we know that he will be having spaghetti for lunch until Friday. lol. And he does not want to complain, then he will have to make his own lunch.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:51:56 +0000

I am glad you found a system that works for you. It does blow to make such big quantities of food at once, but I love being able to snatch something all-ready and homemade from my fridge every day. I almost never eat out during my work day.

I have bought a million little Gladware containers, they stack very well and don’t utilize too much space. Works for me.