fish (or shrimp)
diced ginger roots
diced spring onions
2 tbsp of light soy sauce
2 tbsp of brown sugar
3 tbsp of vinegar
1 tbsp of cooking wine
1 tbsp of corn starch
sesame oil
1) stir fry fish, then set aside
2) stir fry ginger and onion, then add soy sauce, wine, sugar, vinegar
3) add fish to the sauce, mix, then add corn starch paste,
4) finish with a few drops of sesame oil
Breaking the Food Seduction
by Neal Barnard
Tips:
1) High fiber, plant protein breakfast
2) High fibers: beans, vegetables, fruits, whole grains
3) Choose low glycemic index foods: legumes, green leafy vegetables, fruits (except pineapple and watermelon). (sweet potatoes, yams, pastas are better than breads)*
4) Low fat foods keep leptin levels up.
5) Low fat high fiber diet helps hormone swings
6) Keep high protein food away from dinner, because it may disrupt the brain's ability to produce serotonin, therefore interfere sleep. Starchy dinner helps sleep.
* High fiber low GI food: apple, grapefruit, peach, pear, barley, bulgur wheat, all-bran cereal, spaghetti, corn chips, black beans, black-eyed peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, navy beans, peas, peanuts, pinto beans, soybeans, soy milk.
Tips:
1) High fiber, plant protein breakfast
2) High fibers: beans, vegetables, fruits, whole grains
3) Choose low glycemic index foods: legumes, green leafy vegetables, fruits (except pineapple and watermelon). (sweet potatoes, yams, pastas are better than breads)*
4) Low fat foods keep leptin levels up.
5) Low fat high fiber diet helps hormone swings
6) Keep high protein food away from dinner, because it may disrupt the brain's ability to produce serotonin, therefore interfere sleep. Starchy dinner helps sleep.
* High fiber low GI food: apple, grapefruit, peach, pear, barley, bulgur wheat, all-bran cereal, spaghetti, corn chips, black beans, black-eyed peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, navy beans, peas, peanuts, pinto beans, soybeans, soy milk.
You On A Diet
by Michael Roizen and Mehmet OZ
Tips:
1) Eat a dozen almonds 20 minutes before meal
2) Fill breakfast with fiber
3) Eat red pepper early in the day
4) Scent of grapefruit oil
5) Lower room temperature in winter and increase in summer
6) Green tea 3 times a day
7) Mood foods:
I find myself could read any diet book anymore, flipping through it ok. This is actually a good book, worth reading if you really don't know how fat, sugar and hormones work on your body. It also has plenty fun illustrations. However, if you know, and if all you want is solutions, like me, you can jump to "you tips" part at the end of each chapter. And I got some useful tips (they even recommend nicotine and caffeine).
The only thing that doesn't work with the book is the recipes they provide and the dining out guides. Either the two authors have really bad taste of food, or they just dare not to admit the truth: you really need to kiss goodbye to all the yummies to get a flat tummy.
Tips:
1) Eat a dozen almonds 20 minutes before meal
2) Fill breakfast with fiber
3) Eat red pepper early in the day
4) Scent of grapefruit oil
5) Lower room temperature in winter and increase in summer
6) Green tea 3 times a day
7) Mood foods:
- tough foods (meat, crunchy food) - anger
- sugars - depress
- soft and sweet foods - anxiety
- salty foods - stress
- bulky foods (crackers and pasta) - loneliness, sexual frustration
- anything and everything - jealous
I find myself could read any diet book anymore, flipping through it ok. This is actually a good book, worth reading if you really don't know how fat, sugar and hormones work on your body. It also has plenty fun illustrations. However, if you know, and if all you want is solutions, like me, you can jump to "you tips" part at the end of each chapter. And I got some useful tips (they even recommend nicotine and caffeine).
The only thing that doesn't work with the book is the recipes they provide and the dining out guides. Either the two authors have really bad taste of food, or they just dare not to admit the truth: you really need to kiss goodbye to all the yummies to get a flat tummy.
Baked Brown Rice
1.5 cup rice
2.75 cup water
1 tbsp salted butter
0.25 tsp salt
1. bring water, butter and salt to boil
2. pour liquid over the rice, cover with foil
3. bake at 375 F for 1 hour
*The original recipe uses 2.5 cup water, unsalted butter and 1 tsp salt
*The outcome tastes good but is too dry. Should try lower temp and more water next time.
2.75 cup water
1 tbsp salted butter
0.25 tsp salt
1. bring water, butter and salt to boil
2. pour liquid over the rice, cover with foil
3. bake at 375 F for 1 hour
*The original recipe uses 2.5 cup water, unsalted butter and 1 tsp salt
*The outcome tastes good but is too dry. Should try lower temp and more water next time.
Deal Breaker
by Harlan Coben
It is the same style as Tell No One, but it has cheesy written all over it. The sports part caught me off guard and I almost dropped the whole book. Then there are analogies to movies, games of literature quotes, inorganic details such as how a waitress scratches her ass, and meaningless smart mouth conversations. Perhaps Harlan Coben is just like his protagonist, clever, showy, and maybe even a little frivolous.
It is the same style as Tell No One, but it has cheesy written all over it. The sports part caught me off guard and I almost dropped the whole book. Then there are analogies to movies, games of literature quotes, inorganic details such as how a waitress scratches her ass, and meaningless smart mouth conversations. Perhaps Harlan Coben is just like his protagonist, clever, showy, and maybe even a little frivolous.
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