vegetable question & feeling too full

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Registered: 03-18-2005
vegetable question & feeling too full
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Fri, 11-03-2006 - 12:52pm

Hi,
I've been reading these boards a lot but this is my first post. I've been doing phase 1 for 4 days and I've lost 5 lbs so I'm really motivated. I don't have much weight to lose--maybe 10 lbs more. Basically, I started this because my pants were feeling too tight and I was having trouble controlling my cravings for sugar. I was eating terribly and feeling bad most of the day. The foods I ate consisted mostly of processed flour and sugar.

Anyway, I've never really liked vegetables so it's a struggle for me to eat even the minimum amount. I just ate a big romaine lettuce salad with 3 oz. tuna, a few grape tomatoes and pine nuts with a small amount of olive oil & balsamic vinegar dressing. Now I feel so full that it's uncomfortable. I feel like I'm forcing myself to overeat the vegetables and that can't be good for weight loss.

My question is what happens if you don't get enough vegetables? Are all the vegetables required so that you don't feel hungry throughout the day, and if so, can I cut back on them so I don't feel so stuffed after a meal? Another thing, my protein portions are small but I sort of feel like I'm on the Adkins Diet with all the meat I'm eating--normally I would eat meat only a few times a week and now I'm eating it with every meal. Is increasing my meat intake (even though it is lean) going to have a negative effect on my health?

Thanks!
Scarlett

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 5:28pm

How many different beans have you tried?

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Registered: 03-18-2005
Tue, 11-07-2006 - 6:20pm
Today I felt so much better! I will try some other types of beans. It's the texture of them that turns me off, though. Unfortunately, I wasn't exposed to many different types of food as a child so I'm still learning how to buy and prepare some of the foods that are necessary for success on SB.
Thanks!
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Registered: 04-01-2004
Tue, 11-07-2006 - 6:27pm

If texture is the problem....try to puree them first and then add them

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