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Mindful eating. I hadn't thought about the differences between the American and European use of fork and knife until it came up in a conversation the other day. I am sure there are variations across the continent. But most of my extended Canadian family use the knife and fork in the European manner. John adapts it slightly and holds his tines elegantly upwards, but I try to hold my tines downwards as etiquette seems to suggest, slowly and gracefully lifting up a tiny stylish bit of food which I have freshly sliced, towards my open mouth. If the puny food package slides back down the tines, I take my fork and with it in my left hand stab something more solid. Then with my knife I load the loose material behind the food wall I have just created. Mouth must open wider. But loading the back of your fork with peas or basmati rice is ridiculous especially when the meal is only accompanied by a watery curry. In such situations, I go american and move my fork to the right hand, and shovel the stuff up. Similarly, lifting basmati on to chopsticks is impossible. When one encounters such a situation-- ditch utensils and grab your naan.
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127.9 lb
Lost so far: 13.2 lb.
Still to go: 6.6 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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steady weight
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Lol.....as a german I grab a good old spoon 😉
02 Dec 16 by member: schmetterlinge34
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I thought I could use chopsticks, but westerners always look ridiculous.I spent three years travelling back and forth to Beijing. Nowadays, apparently, fewer people in China can use chopsticks properly (not that I can tell the difference). I did notice several chubbier chinese women around my age using a spoon in the cafeteria at work. In any case, it took both Europeans and Americans a long time to accept the fork. The italians were using it in the mid 1800, but the rest of Europe thought it pretentious. American's were still nibbling meat off the tip of their knife by the late 1800's. My father said there was just the one big spoon that hand in his kitchen from over the stove, suggesting that everyone took turns eating with that one spoon. It's nice to have rituals though whatever they are even in the privacy of our homes... it might help us eat slowly and thoughtfully.
02 Dec 16 by member: Annba
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I am bit of a messy eater and messy cook, as you can imagine. I have gotten rid of my fat clothes 3 weeks ago. I noticed that all the tops had little dots of grease on bosom area. John tends to drop things on to the top of his belly.
02 Dec 16 by member: Annba
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I am not too bad.....but I always dribble toothpaste down my top. I drive LB crackers with it. He thinks I should stay put with my head over the sink and not walk around doing other things while I brush ;)
02 Dec 16 by member: schmetterlinge34
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Why is it you only notice that you've dropped toothpaste once you're at work though? Similarly, if the grease splashes haven't washed out properly, you only notice once you're in the office and stuck that way for the day
02 Dec 16 by member: Phooka
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I love the Mindfulness ideas. I would love someone to host a "Mindfulness Eating" challenge.
03 Dec 16 by member: Aussie Elise
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