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Old 03-04-2005, 06:02 PM   #1  
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Has anyone heard of this, or done anything similar to this?
I am going to get the book from the library tomorrow- they just came out with a recipe book- I will wait for it to come out at the library too

an excerpt from their website:
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The Foods You Choose

Which foods should you choose?

Surprisingly, foods with a high water content have a big impact on satiety. But you can't simply drink lots of water, which quenches thirst without sating hunger. You'll need to eat more foods that are naturally rich in water, such as fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk, and cooked grains, as well as lean meats, poultry, fish, and beans. It also means eating more water-rich dishes: soups, stews, casseroles, pasta with vegetables, and fruit-based desserts. On the other hand, you'll have to be very careful about foods that are very low in water: high-fat foods like potato chips, but also low-fat and fat-free foods that contain very little moisture, like pretzels, crackers, and fat-free cookies.

Why is water so helpful in controlling calories? It dilutes the calories in a given amount of food. When you add water-rich blueberries to your breakfast cereal, or water-rich eggplant to your lasagna, you add food volume but few calories. You can eat more for the same calories. This property of foods—the calories in a given portion—is the core concept of this book. We call it by its scientific term, energy density.

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Does this sound like hooey?
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Actually I have read this book and it's quite good - the premise is very simple - to concentrate on eating foods that give you a lot of quantity for fewer calories.

If you want a visual to go with it you might also want to check out the book Picture Perfect Weight Loss.
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I have read Picture Perfect Weight Loss as well-and it is a great plan. It is just as MrsJim described.
You are simply eating a reduced calorie diet-but eating foods that are large for the calories-so that you feel like you are eating a lot and therefore feel more satisfied.
I recommend it!
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thank you both
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I hate to mention studies without a reference, but I've read many times about a study done in which half the group was given chicken and rice soup, and the other half chicken, rice, and a glass of water. The soup group reported a much higher satiety level than the other group.

But this concept works for me, as well! I'm usually very satisfied from raw greens, soup, things with high water content. I usually try to go for the low calorie density foods.
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My doctor is doing this and has lost 8 lbs in 1 month. He loves it !!
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Does this mean eating a lot of RAW veggies?
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Bonnie, do you still try to use the ideas behind Volumetrics? Are you just learning which foods are better choices, or do you actually work out the E.D. value of foods?
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OH! I'm sorry I didn't see your reply. I've not been online much over the last week+, I've been preoccupied by kidney stones

The granny business is GREAT, thanks! She's growing so fast already, it's amazing!

Thanks for the info I also thought it sounded easy enough to grasp the concept, without having to measure and figure the E.D of foods. It's all pretty basic reasoning, something we should have been doing all along, lol. I've noticed that I've been paying more attention to my food volume and water content since reading her book, even though I didn't set out to follow her plan. It all just makes so much sense.

I don't do whole wheat pasta. Whole wheat bread is good, pasta should be white. Millions of skinny Europeans can't be wrong
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