funtimestwo

Read something excellent today in the mystery SHAPE (women's health and work out mag) that I receive monthly at the office for no known reason. There was a study relating early womanhood eating habits to later weight control. At the beginning of the study the women's current eating habits dictated which group they would fall into. Here's a rank order of their gain over 12 years:
1) Wine and moderate eating group-about two glasses of wine a day, ok food choices not always great-not always bad
ONLY 22% became overweight
2) Heart healthy-fruits, veggies, whole grains-less fat and saturated fat than other groups
24% became overweight
3) High-fat group-more animal and vegetable fats-more visible fats (mayonaise, dressings) fat laden sweets and desserts
28% became overweight
4) Light eating group-dieting behaviors, fewer calories but proportionately more fat and saturated fat than heart healthy-more likely to experience chronic weight fluctuation
30% became overweight
5) Empty calories group-animal and vegetable fats, fatty sweets and desserts and sodas (uh oh) and other sweetened beverages FEW fruits, veggies and whole grains
41% became overweight

I'm really impressed with group #3's positioning and I feel hopeful for the Julia/Julie Project-28% is not a sure thing, man! and you get nights off for massive vegetable consumption... I sort feel that I'm hovering dangerously between #1 and #5-its the damned Dr. Pepper-I love it so-I do also love yellow orange and green things though - maybe that helps