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| Fri, 06-25-2004 - 10:05pm |
Hi Amy -
I saw in another thread that you are doing Low Carb/Low Fat. You said you wouldn't mind telling us about it? Sorry for the new thread but it was pretty far down and I didn't know if you'd see it!
Thanks!
Cindy


The first part of this is exactly what was given to me for examples of things to eat, and the second part is what I REALLY eat out of what I can. It was customized for my needs, specifically lowering my cholesterol, and weight loss was a secondary benefit. It made my cholesterol drop 80 points, and I lost 10 pounds in 19 days, so SOMETHING was working!
Yeah, I still have a chocolate fit here and there and relaxed about it on vacation in May, but I really like what I get to eat. I AM a little anal about it and can be rigid, which leads to freak-outs and post such as "HELP! A Little Help Please!"
What I DO notice is that I have leveled off at about 159-160, which is probably by natural weight without exersizing. So, once I lost the weight, it self-maintains. I started at 177 April 4, started diet the next day, and am 159-160 now.
BREAKFAST ~
- 2 eggs, a piece of fruit and a cup of raw veggies or V8 juice OR
- 1 piece of whole wheat toast with or an apple with 2 tbsp. peanut butter OR
- 1/2 cup oatmeal with 2 hard boiled eggs, 4oz. lowfat milk
LUNCH ~
- 4oz. chicken/turkey/fish, 1 pita pocket or 2 pieces low carb bread, 1/2 c. cooked or 1 c raw veggies, and a 'fat' like olive oil.
DINNER ~
- 6oz. white meat chicken or fish (or 3-4 oz. red meat), 1 small potato or 1/2 c. mashed or 1/3 c. rice or 1/3 c. pasta
SNACKS ~
- 1 piece of fruit with 1oz low fat cheese or 1/2 c. cottage cheese or 8 oz. fat free yogurt
- 8oz. fat free yogurt with 1 piece of fruit and a fistful of raw nuts.
TOTALS FOR THE DAY (per Dietary Exchange Book - sometimes you see dietary exchange info on the packages)
3 fruits
4 veggies
2-3 starches
14 meat
3 fats
1-2 milk
Calories 1300-1500 a day. All dairy should be low fat or fat free, red meat no more than 2-3 times per week, don't drink your calories - diet stuff or water only !
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Now here is what I do. I am not a breakfast person and DON'T ask me to eat eggs. Blah! Most of the days are typical, and I make stuff for the whole week - the point is you can substitue with different things, and swap snacks for meals if you aren't too hungry.
My Breakfast ~
8oz. yogurt sweetened with Splenda with some berries thrown in along with a handful of almonds (whole or sliced) and flax meal. You can skip the flax. I do it for the EFA's and fiber.
OR
1 slice of 12-grain toast/spelt grain with 2 tbsp peanut butter
OR
1 apple with peanut butter
My Lunch ~
Low carb pita pocket or low carb wrap with chicken, salad mix, hummus
OR
Chicken or tuna on a salad with FF dressing or oil & basalmic vinegar
OR
Chicken/fish w/ steamed veggies
My Dinner ~
Pretty much the same as lunch, but more veggies.
And dessert! I'm a fruit bat and will chop up apples and pears, mix with apple pie spice, vanilla extract, a little orange zest, Splenda and oats, toss in oven and have fat free apple/pear crisp.
With FF Cool Whip ! (SQUEAL!)
Snacks, I do a handful of almonds with an apple or pear, or PB and fruit, or a slice of toast w/pb. Sometimes just almonds or just celery. I have different needs at different times of day. And I don't even bother with the stupid pasta or rice because why bother, really ? It's a TINY amount and will just make me want more. Dietician has me keeping carbs at 77g or less, and she said I can keep them as low as I'm comfortable with it.
I drink coffee with fat free half n' half (Land O' Lakes makes it), a gallon of water a day (not necessary but I love it), diet ginger ale (my personal crack cocaine) and an occasional Diet Coke with lime, which I would sell my mother for in exchange for the last one on the planet.
I can honestly say all the saturated fat in Atkins is bad for you. You may not notice it now, but years down the road it may catch up with you. And what about my cholesterol? That is irrefutable PROOF that you can lower it, do low carb AND low fat. 292 to 213 in under A MONTH? Come on, we know it was the fat content in my previous diet. And ten pounds in nineteen days !
All I can say is, what do you have to lose ? Especially if you are bored or in a stall ? It's just FOOD. It won't hurt you. And any book that says fruit will make you fat but butter won't is a loony ! LOL!
hugs,
Vikki
Amy questions, feel free to email me thru my profile and I'll be happy to help you out/answer any questions!
Amy
Cindy