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Wed, 07-07-2004 - 5:24pm

Hey everyone......let's check in!

 

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Registered: 04-19-2004
Sat, 07-10-2004 - 2:52am
Hi Vivian - that sounds alot like what i eat during the day..actually, I'll copy and paste what I do cause I can't bear to type it out again. The low carb/low fat thing really works for me, even if I have little dalliances here and there, by eating the way I do now, my body seems to be more forgiving...So the first part is what the dietician gave me for examples in my carb gram/calorie range, and the second part is what I actually eat. I am addicted to my yogurt with almonds and flax. Could eat the all three meals, I swear!


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 !


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Registered: 04-02-2003
Sun, 07-11-2004 - 8:12pm
Oops...Little bit late on this one!

I'm Jess, Oregon, 240/187/130.

I'm following a reduced calorie diet, and exericising about 6 hours a week. I decided to lose weight mostly because I want to look better, but the health benefits are certainly important, too. Oh, and now that I'm going to a bridesmaid in January and a maid of honor next May, I have even more incentive to lose the weight.

I think exercise is crucial to weight loss. Not just for the obvious reason that it burns calories, but because, IMO, it helps you realize how amazing and powerful your body can be. I feel so good after working out: I'm less stressed out, I sleep better, and I just generally feel better about myself. Plus, I like challenging myself, and succeeding at exercise is a great motivator to keep doing it.

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