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Originally Posted by SJ1975
But isn't one of the keys to successful long-term weight loss the ability to make your own foods. I don't see how you could lose weight, keep it off for life, and be as healthy as possible by buying pre-packaged foods.
I understand that but isn't there opportunities for way too much energy intake in any diet? And fish prepared correctly is very low calorie. So I'm still not sure why there aren't more people aren't following this diet. It makes more sense to me than trying something potentially fatal like an Atkins diet or eating overly processed foods from Jenny Craig. I would imagine that a portion controlled Mediterranean based diet would allow you to lose weight just as easily as any other.
Actually I am starting to believe that less cooking is more healthy. I don't mean buy processed foods. However, I'm an avid cook. It's a passion! I have always bought cookbooks, learned french techniques, and have cooked a lot of food in my tiny kitchen. I even have a facebook page devoted to photos of my food. Every night when I cook something I take pictures of the whole process, the ingredients, the assembly, the procedure, the before and afters, the final version in the pot or out of the oven, and finally the plated version. I'm a wacko
But I learned that complex cooking involves a lot of complex foods inlcuding lots of butters and cheese and oils etc. As I have learned to eat more paleo I find myself cooking less and less. I'm not making big lasagna's anymore that require lots of effort in cooking. Now I'm grilling a piece of chicken, steaming some broccoli and slicing up an apple. I'm not making a big risotto, instead I'm grilling a steak with a couple of asaparagus spears.
Likewise with the mediterranean diet, cooking is not long and prolonged unless it's a special holiday. Fast food takes on a whole new meaning. It's not a trip to McDonalds, but it's easy to boil a couple of eggs and eat a few nuts and fruit and that's mostly what my meals look like now. I do miss a good moussaka though.