Still playing with my eating...

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-20-2006
Still playing with my eating...
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Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:21pm

Here's how I did today. I know it's still not perfect, but I think it's better, at least.

Breakfast: Coffee w/ skim milk & 2 TBSP Carb Options chocolate milk; 1/2 cup old-fashioned oatmeal with skim milk, 1 1/2 tsp Carb Options crunchy peanutbutter, and 1 pk Equal.

AM Snack: 1 Golden Delicious apple, 5 peanuts in the shell (with shells on -- I know, it's sick and wrong, but I love them! Salty, though.)

Lunch: 1 Bowl vegetarian 18-bean crockpot chili; 1 lg sliced yellow squash (raw); low-fat yogurt.

PM Snack: 12 peanuts in the shell; 5 chickpeas.

Dinner: Cauliflower, broccoli and carrots scrambled with eggs, garlic, and cayenne pepper; tangerine; coffee w/ sugar-free vanilla flavoring (1 TBSP) and skim milk.

Bedtime: 12 oz. skim milk.

Throughout the day: ~84 oz water.

I know I need more veggies. In Phase One I munched veggies all day long, it seemed, but I sort of got onto more protein than veggies for the last few days. I'm going to work on that. I'm also planning to switch to Kroger-brand non-fat plain yogurt which I will flavor myself once the yogurt in the fridge is gone.

Other than that, I think I did pretty well... sort of. At least I'm not over-serving on beans/chickpeas and cheeses today. :)

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-01-2004
Thu, 02-09-2006 - 7:22am

Hi,


I think you're doing much better on your veggies.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-19-2002
Thu, 02-09-2006 - 7:42am

You are getting there!

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-20-2006
Thu, 02-09-2006 - 9:33am

Darn those Carb Options products!! I didn't read the label that deeply -- just saw that it was supposed to be good for lower carb. Of course, they probably mean Atkins, not South Beach, since we're not really low-carb, right?

How much is a serving of peanut-butter? 1 1/2 teaspoons? I thought we could 2 tablespoons, for some reason. Nuts are 1/4 cup, right? ::confused::

Thanks for your help... I'm getting better, slowly. ;)

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-01-2004
Thu, 02-09-2006 - 9:39am

Hi,


Some Carb Options products are ok for South Beach but you need to read those labels carefully.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-20-2006
Thu, 02-09-2006 - 10:31am
Thanks, Cathy! :)
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-20-2006
Thu, 02-09-2006 - 7:38pm

Me again. I'm looking at my peanut-butter, and it says that it has no trans fat. It's Skippy Super Chunk Carb Options. It only has 1 gram of sugar, 5 grams of carbs, and 17 grams of fat (zero trans fat) per 2 TBSP. Why is this bad?

Also, I meant to ask earlier, why is low-carb milk not recommended? I haven't been drinking it by the glass, just putting 2 tbsp in my coffee. I do have sugar-free chocolate syrup, though, which I can use instead.

Note: I'm not trying to argue, just trying to understand so I can make better choices.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-01-2004
Thu, 02-09-2006 - 11:50pm

That's ok. I don't mind you asking.

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