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LuckyCharms

(21,423 posts)
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:28 PM 15 hrs ago

I have some important diet advice for you that may be useful during the holidays.

The key is to eat BALANCED meals. Portion control is over-emphasized based on my research. Instead, BALANCE is the key.

For example, let's say you are going to have a nice breakfast consisting of Christmas cookies.

Get yourself a nice big plate. Put 5 Snickerdoodles on the plate.

Now remember...you want the meal to be balanced.

After you eat the 5 snickerdoodles, eat EXACTLY 5 Kolache Cookies. See? BALANCE.

Still hungry? Eat exactly 5 sugar cookies!

Balance!

As long as you keep everything in balance, you won't put on weight.

Trust me, I'm an expert. I have two Accounting degrees.

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I have some important diet advice for you that may be useful during the holidays. (Original Post) LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago OP
Lots of brocolli so you feel good about the pie BlueWaveNeverEnd 15 hrs ago #1
Or, you could eat a brocolli pie. LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #2
Or, you could just plan ahead Diamond_Dog 15 hrs ago #3
As a former accountant, I can say with certainty... LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #4
The best and most effective diet advice I have ever received is this: Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #5
That's good advice, as long as you... LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #6
That's what my cardiologist told me, too DFW 12 hrs ago #18
This is actually much better medical advise than RFK, Jr.'s HHS puts out. And, IMO, it can apply to more than... Ol Janx Spirit 15 hrs ago #7
Very good. I wish more people understood this. LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #8
I tried your 'balanced' approach, just not at Christmas time EYESORE 9001 15 hrs ago #9
. LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #10
Snort. 😆❤️ littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #11
Punkin pie is a vegetable right? jmbar2 13 hrs ago #12
Those accounting degrees aren't adding up right.... Teacher of the Year 13 hrs ago #13
WIth a name like Lucky Charms Nasruddin 13 hrs ago #14
Make sure you get the proper proportional amounts from the Nutrition Pyramid. LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #15
You may be on to something LuckCharms. CentralMass 13 hrs ago #16
I myself am on a seafood diet. sprinkleeninow 13 hrs ago #17
As long as there's a gallon of ice cream in the plan, by God, I'm on board! chouchou 12 hrs ago #19

LuckyCharms

(21,423 posts)
4. As a former accountant, I can say with certainty...
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:35 PM
15 hrs ago

that numbers are a false, man-made concept. Therefore, numbers on a scale are meaningless.

FAKE NUMBERS.

Ocelot II

(128,839 posts)
5. The best and most effective diet advice I have ever received is this:
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:35 PM
15 hrs ago

If it tastes good, spit it out.

LuckyCharms

(21,423 posts)
6. That's good advice, as long as you...
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:37 PM
15 hrs ago

spit it out 5 times. To keep everything in balance.

DFW

(59,688 posts)
18. That's what my cardiologist told me, too
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 01:09 AM
12 hrs ago

Unfortunately, my advanced memory loss keeps me from remembering to do that, especially when something is put before me that smells extraordinarily good. Having a wife who is a gourmet chef doesn't make it any easier on me, either. Worse yet, she's German, so she can do the pastry department, too.

Ol Janx Spirit

(614 posts)
7. This is actually much better medical advise than RFK, Jr.'s HHS puts out. And, IMO, it can apply to more than...
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:41 PM
15 hrs ago

...just the holidays.

For healthier-eating parts of the year you might even bring your weight down anywhere from 300 to 1500--possibly 3000--percent!

EYESORE 9001

(29,422 posts)
9. I tried your 'balanced' approach, just not at Christmas time
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:52 PM
15 hrs ago

My downfall was alphabet soup. After five bowls, I had an enormous vowel movement. Thanks a pantload, Charms

jmbar2

(7,536 posts)
12. Punkin pie is a vegetable right?
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 12:09 AM
13 hrs ago

How many slices meet the five fruits and veggies recommendation?

13. Those accounting degrees aren't adding up right....
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 12:10 AM
13 hrs ago

I would argue you but I didn't make enough cookies for the neighbors so I just made a double batch of fudge...which sort of ended up being my dinner and I can't eat anything else because my stomach hurts from all that delicious chocolaty fudge. Sigh.

I didn't mean to eat so much. All I did was eat what was left in the bowl/on the spatula. (a ridiculous amount).

Nasruddin

(1,171 posts)
14. WIth a name like Lucky Charms
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 12:10 AM
13 hrs ago

We have no choice but to believe you. Pass the gingerbread cookies, would you?

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