A Relunctant Phase Two-er

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A Relunctant Phase Two-er
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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 7:07am
Hi all,

Since I had been on P1 for 5 weeks with some occassional slips, I thought it was time to start P2 this week. Monday, I had such a rotten day at work, I didn't think about it and just kept eating my familiar P1 foods. I had a 'chocolate emergency' that night brought on from the stress...but Shan and Angel helped me throught that! (Thanks, gals!). Yesterday, I had SF FF Pudding for lunch with my two ham and cheese wraps and pepper slices. I got very busy in the afternoon and forgot to eat my nuts for my afternoon snack. I was ravenous when I got home, so I ate some tuna stuffed in tomato and SF Jello. I was still hungry so I had some pistachios. I wasn't counting, but my guess would be I ate 30-40 of them.

This morning I had two scrambled eggs, 2 slices RF bacon, 6 oz V-8 juice and a slice of whole grain bread toasted with a little Smart Balance on it. I thought I did really well, but then I read in a Daily e-mail thing on the SBD that your bread ought to be at least 5 grams of fiber. I had gotten Pepperidge Farm Whole Grains Multi-Grain Bread. There's only 3 grams of fiber per slice. Well, darn!!!! Does that mean this isn't a good carb to add back in? I read the label and there isn't any white flour or 'enriched' wheat flour. I thought I had picked a really good bread until I read that Daily e-mail.

What I was wondering was how many of you are eating whole grain breads with 5 grams of fiber or more per serving? Should I throw mine out?

Thanks!!!

Cyndie

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 7:50am
Cyndie,

I haven't added in bread yet. I don't get the daily emails so I didn't know about the 5g of fiber. I'll be on the lookout this weekend. I have added in whole-wheat pasta and brown rice with lots of success. My breakfast and lunch are still phase 1. Your meals sound good. I'm going to look up that bread info and see if it applies to other whole-wheat products like tortillas or pitas. Thanks for the info.

Angel

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 8:44am

Cyndie welcome to the wonderful world of phase II eating!!!!

Susan :)

 

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 9:04am
Hi Cyndie,I have several breads in my freezer One its the new low carb from Arnolds the multi grain that have 6 carb,but(boohoo) has only 3 gr fiber. The other bread is Called the Womans Bread with 10. gr fiber for 2 slices(5 gr for 1 sl.) its has Organic whole wheat flour Organic low fat soy flour,organic wheat flour organic rice bran,oat flour and organic soy germ isoflavones

Breads are very confusing,YOU MUST READ LABELS. The one with the low carbs has 3 gr. fiber and the one with the 5 gr per slice is high in carbs. Which way to turn,Its up to your own body if you don't find a gain using these products, then I think its ok. Remember each person is different on the same foods.I think Dr A. is giving us a guide line.

Fiber is important and I have a food journal that I added two columns one for Fat & one for fiber. You are suppost to get 35 gr of fiber per day and 25 gr of good fat.

I now added another column for the GI in foods,but thats another story.Hope that helps Maryann

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 9:33am
Hi Cyndie,

I read that Daily Dish, too, but decided to ignore it because it was too hard for me to find bread that EXACTLY fit the criteria and one of the reasons that I stick with SBD is because there aren't too many rules to follow and it doesn't feel like an imposition. So I stick with the whole and multi-grain rule and just check the label for the "enriched" flours and sugars. Makes it much easier!

I know that's not the rules-correct way to do things, but it makes my life more manageable :-)

Shan

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 11:04am
"Rules-correct" and doing math can make you crazy (one of the reasons why I left WW). For a slice of bread every couple of days, IMO, 3 grams of fiber isn't bad as long as the total sugars is on the low side.

Donna

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 11:05am
Thanks, Maryann!!!

I think I took 10 minutes standing in the bread aisle reading all the labels and chose that one. But that was before I got the Daily Dish E-Mail, so I thought I had a good one. I was always really big on white bread and wasn't sure I was going to like a whole grain. Toasted it was pretty good, though! I'll finish this loaf, but only have a slice every couple of days until I see how my body reacts to it. I need to start getting dairy and fruit in here, too. Haven't had those since before November 1!!!

Thanks again for the great info. It was really helpful!!!

Hugs,

Cyndie

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 11:10am
Shan and Donna,

Yes, I don't want to get too bogged down in rules and counting things either. I just saw that Daily Dish e-mail and checked what I had already bought and saw where this feel into the "good carb" category and not the "great carb" category. As I was eating it today, I coudln't imagine something having even more fiber...this thing had actual bits and pieces of fiber in it!!! To get 5 grams of fiber, I might be nibbling on twigs!!! :)

I plan on only adding that bread every couple of days. I need to start getting some dairy and fruit back in my diet...I haven't had those in over 5 1/2 weeks now!!! My teeth might start falling out!!! :)

Thanks to both of you!!!

Cyndie

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 11:53am
Hey Cyndie,

There is something about your squish green icon that makes me smile. I love those little icons.

Welcome to Phase 2. It's great! It can be scary. Just remember to listen to your body. Over the time span of the last couple of months, I added back (slowly) apples, oatmeal, low carb milk, yogurt, Rye Crisp Bread (my newest addition to the p2 family), Arnold Health Nut bread, Multi Grain Bagels, Cream Cheese, Black Eyed Peas, Pineapple (sometimes although I know it high in GI, there are just somethings I won't give up), Sweet Potato, and various other things. I was never a rice eater unless it was fried, and pasta was more a convience for me so those two I haven't added back. As a treat, ever so often, I will have regular Meat filled Ravioli or Spaghetti with meat sauce, but that is my choice and it works for me.

It's ok. I think GA Beach Girl started a P2 lite... I don't know the specifics, but ask her.

Take care. Embrace P2. YIPPIE!

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 12:05pm
Hi Ria,

I love that little smirking green smiley, too. When I saw him, I had to have him!! Not sure why he's green...I hope he isn't envious!!! :)

Thanks for the P2 intro help. I'm sure I will find it helpful as I start adding more things. I think what I'm going to do is one week of P2 Light, one week of P1. I am away on a business trip next week and think P1 will work better when I'm travelling since I am so familiar with it by now. That will put me on P2 for Christmas week!!! Yay!!! Then back to P1 to make up for any slips during Christmas week.

I've only lost 14 pounds in five and a half weeks. 60 more to go, so I may be on a P2/P1 cycle for quite a while! But slow to come off...stays off longer, right? I keep saying that to myself anyway.

Thanks again for the great info and support!!

Cyndie

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Wed, 12-10-2003 - 12:38pm
Don't fall into a trap of saying "I only Lost..." You have lost 14 lady!!!! You should jump up and down and keep going! Only lost... BAH HUMBUG! ;) You are 18.6 percent on your way!!!!!!!

Have fun on your business trip! I had to go to Orlando in the middle of my P1. So, I stuck with Grilled Chicken Cesars, Pizza (it was thin crust, and I mainly at the toppings), Grilled chicken and veggies adn black beans. (Chili's is awesome!) You'll do great!

Ria

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