When I was in San Francisco earlier this month, I got together with a girlfriend I hadn't seen in ages. The last time she and I got together, she was going through a rough time. She'd decided to divorce her husband while she was pregnant with her second daughter—not an easy decision but absolutely the right one. And when I saw her, she was newly single, had a newborn in arms, and had just started a new job. She had gained weight and was, understandably, grumpy. I have been vaguely worried about her for years. But this time—that baby is now almost 4—she was gorgeous! She looked happy—ecstatic even—calm, and as thin and fit as I've ever seen her. See what a strong woman can accomplish in a few short years? Yay Angela!
Her secret? Well, she's not someone who takes adversity lying down, she met and recently married a wonderful man, and she was already talented and beautiful. So I'm not going to pretend that a diet was her secret cure all. But she did advocate her diet, which she believes in strongly. I'm not usually one to fall for the "after" picture. But if ever there was a terrific spokesperson for a diet (or anything else,) Angela was it.
She had read the book Good Calories, Bad Calories
after seeing an article in the New York Times by the author. She described the books as, "An impressive scientific and historical survey of what people eat and the evolution of illness and weight gain." The books recommendations, based on the idea that a lot of health problems started in humans when we started storing grain, are essentially low-carb. (Though I haven’t yet read the book; I could have that all wrong.) But, according the lovely Angela, it's not one of those crazy low-carb diets that don't allow healthy stuff like fruits and vegetables.I've always resisted low carb because it strikes me as a fad but what can I say? Angela was inspirational. So I ordered the book and till it comes Dan and I are following the basic guideline Angela handed us over Thai food (where she didn't eat rice or drink beer): Avoid grains and processed sugar.
We started as soon as we got back from our food-fest vacation because (Wow!) we needed to. And we do cheat a little because life is life. But I've already lost 4 pounds.
So now Salad Quest has taken on new meaning for us and this Greek Salad with grilled chicken ($6.25 + $2.99 for the chicken) from Laterna Mediterranean Grill and Tavern got me happily through yesterday. It was delicious. I would eat it again today.
ummmm, marinated chicken, yummmm.
ReplyDeletegreat food. the place still looks like a Perkins (and some of the old clientele seem to have been permanently installed) but the food is fab.
I love to taste some greek foods because they are very spicy.,,~
ReplyDeleteGreek foods are like asian foods, they are both tangy and very spicy.*;'
ReplyDeleteGreek Foods are tasty and delicious maybe because of the spices they put in it;',
ReplyDeletesome greek foods are not spicy but very sweet~**
ReplyDeletemy father is greek that is why i also love greek foods. Greek food in my opinion is one of the world's best tasting food;-"
ReplyDeleteItalian and Greek Foods are indeed very spicy. sometimes they are so spicy hot .::
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