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Not1worry

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 1:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just the seeds, Costa? My carb counter says 1/4 pomegranate is 6.4 net carbs. I would think the seeds would be much, much less.

My worst eating habit is reading while I eat. A good book and I'll have eaten 3 times more than I planned to.

Costacat

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 4:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Not1. Yeah, just the seeds (since, well, the rest is kinda sorta inedible, yes? <grin>). I would've thought they would've been a LOT lower than that!!!

Not1worry

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 5:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Costa, I don't know a THING about pomegranates obviously. Not like a fig, I'm assuming.

Reader234

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
well what if you suck the juice off the seeds, and spit the seeds out? (THey now market Pomegranate juice, very heart healthy, and extremely expensive!)

Costacat

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 8:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL @ Reader! Don't you think the seeds would provide FIBER? I mean, I'm sure they're not really all that digestible!!! <snicker>

Looks like Not1 is right (check out Calories in Pomegranates). Dang! But they are healthy (vitamin A and C, potassium, and a bit of iron).

And nope, not even close to a fig, but yeah, grown in the same regions (mediterranean). Pomegranates are the hard round reddish pink fruits (about the size of an orange) that grow on trees. Usually fruit in the winter months. You peel them, and separate the seeds from the membranes. You can see a picture of one at Pomegranate Delight.

Pomegranate syrup is what is used in a Tequila Sunrise (for the deep rose color). Pomegranate seeds are great tossed over a salad. I eat 'em as a snack in the afternoons. They are tart and juicy, and the juice can stain.

BTW, in case any of you ever peel and seed 'em, the secret is to do it in a bowl of water. Helps to prevent the juices from squirting around, and it's easy to remove the bits of membrane that float.

Not1worry

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 9:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That's neat, Costa! I don't think I'd even seen one and known what it was. I have officially learned something today. I'm going to check and see if our high-end grocery store has any. 6.4 net grams really isn't too much if they have lots of flavor.

Costacat

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 6:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They really are kinda tasty and make for a nice, refreshing, SMALL snack. I usually peel one up and separate the seeds. Then dry them and put them in a container in the fridge. I'll pull out about 1/3 of the seeds and bring 'em to work for a snack. They are not filling, they are just kinda refreshing.

My local farmers market has been selling them for like, 5 for a dollar. I think there's been a glut on the market here!

Oh, and they take away a craving for something sweet!

Fluff

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My doc gave me a Vitamin B6 shot yesterday to help me lose weight. Has anyone ever heard of that?

Spygirl

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've gotten b-12 shots, but never a b-6 shot. B-12 is vital to weight loss and overall health. It gives you necessary energy.

I get a shot of B-12 every 3 months...though I'm about 5 months overdue!

Not1worry

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Will a B 12 vitamin pill work as well as a shot? Our medical clinic here dispenses only Advil for anything from broken bones to black plague.

Spygirl

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 9:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The shot goes directly into your blood stream and from my understanding makes it 100% (or nearly 100%) absorbed, whereas taking it by pill lessens the absorption amount. Therefore, the shot is better.

Enbwife

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Seems that the low-carbs (Atkins) diet is really in style right now. It's everywhere I look and people at work are doing it. I'm sorry but I don't buy in to weight loss plans that tell you not to eat certain foods. It's just so unrealistic! There's no way I could stick to that for a lifetime, and if I did for any length of time, I'm sure the weight would come back on when I relapsed back into the bread-loving world I live in. I truly believe in the "everything in moderation" approach. No deprivation but lots of self control and awareness. Just my 2 cents so don't blast me please.

BTW - went to WW yesterday and only gained 1 1b over Christmas season so pleased about that. Exercise, drinking water and writing down what I eat has always been the best thing for me to lose weight.

Denecee

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
All I know is that my jeans still fit!

Sweetbabygirl

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
<throws shoe at Denecee>....way to go, D.!

I've seen the pomegranate juices in the stores lately....how are they?

Fluff

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, the diet I was put on, I fell off of course. I became discouraged when that chocolate made me sick, not to mention I gained a pound the first few days I was on it. But the doc told me yesterday that it may have been fluid that caused the pound, not actual weight. He said the only way to really know if I've lost weight is when my clothes become looser. I'm giving it another try.

Did anyone see that Dateline (I think it was Dateline) special last week where they had 6 people placed on 6 different types of diets? I believe the guy on the Atkins lost the most amount of weight.

March

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Has anyone tried these Starch Blockers I have been seeing ads for lately?
If so have they worked for you?

Sage

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 4:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm with Enbwife, as far as everything in moderation. Simple carbs are not good for you though, so if you eat those, only do a little bit. Complex carbs are the best for those of us who love our carbs.

In October of 2002, I stopped eating sugar. I've lost 50 lbs since then, and now have a total weight loss of 80 lbs. I've never felt better in my life. The wieght just keeps coming off slowly, and I'm not even trying. I'm positive it has to do with not eating sugar since I'm extremely addicted to it. If anyone has a problem with sugar, I strongly advise try going off of it for a few months and see what difference it makes in how you feel. It was the best decision I've ever made, and will remain off of it for the rest of my life.

Denecee

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
March, I tried some a few months back and didn't really notice anything different.

Sage, that is a great accomplishment! I know what you say is true about sugar. My co-worker has really cut down(about 75%) on her sugar intake and has loss about 10 lbs in a year. Did you cut it completely out? They put sugar in everything these days. I tried that sugar-free cocoa for my coffee and it gives me stomach problems.

Lucy

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 4:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey Sage! I'm curious what kind of food you eat in a typical day? Have you eliminated artificial sweetener as well? You look so terrific, it's obviously working!!

Sage

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There is sugar in ketchup, I eat that. It's also in other condiments, but not enough to have an adverse effect on me, so I don't worry about it. I also eat jelly and jams with sugar, but most of the time I eat the kind with low or no sugar at all.

On special occasions, like birthdays and holidays I will eat some cake or ice cream or a small piece of pie. I do however get a sugar rush afterwards, and feel sort of loopy and headachey for a bit, and then for the next day or so, I crave sugar, but don't succumb.

On a typical day, I eat either a peanut butter (organic peanut butter with no sugar added) and jelly sandwich or a tunafish sandwich, and either hot or iced tea or coffee. I don't have cereal or milk, or the usual breakfast foods because of the sugar content in them, and also because I don't like eggs or bacon or sausage very much. Milk in the morning raises my blood sugar. I was diabetic for a short time, and discovered what was bad for me then. I'm now what is called insulin resitant, and have to take a medicine that helps my pancreas produce the insulin.

I don't usually eat a lunch, since I'm not hungry, but have a snack of trail mix I make consisiting of dried pineapple, raisins, walnuts, peanuts, cashews and sugarless chocolate chips. I also eat cottage cheese and pineapple, and have lots of salads, and chicken and potatoes. I like hamburgers and fries on rare occasions. I eat a lot of soup with lots of veggies. I dunno, its just me, so I keep it simple. I'm not addicted to food and eating anymore like I had been for most of my life. It's very freeing, and I know that eliminating the sugar has made the difference.

I use Sweet-N-Low to sweeten my tea and coffee. I avoid nutrasweet as much as possible. Splenda is also a good sugar substitue, and Diet Rite soda's use that for sweetening.

Texannie

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sage, I am surprised that milk caused your blood sugars to rise when potatoes, pineapples and the dried fruits don't..they are higher on the glycemic index than milk. Just goes to show how different everyone is!

Sage

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 8:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Texannie, those things do raise my blood sugars but it is more pronounced first thing in the morning, and causes a greater spike. I stay away from fruit and juice for breakfast for that reason. I can eat those foods, like milk, cereal, fruit, juices and whatnot after breakfast. LOL, it is strange, and it had some of the counselors stumped at the diabetic class I attended.

Reader234

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 11:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Fluff, the dateline guy didnt go it alone on Atkins, he suffered a "terribly bout of gout" so Dateline paid an Atkins guy to talk with him, and then they had atkins food DELIVERED to the guy, in nice little labled bags...

How about the guy that had the hypnotist? I want to see the hypnotist!! I know he had to go back for a refresher course, but I'm thinking, that might work!! Our Park District has a hypnotist come out 2 times a year, one for smokers, and one for dieters...

Sweetbabygirl

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 11:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
<rolls in the fetal position>....aw man, I'm having a serious craving for a HUGE plate of spaghetti with italian sausage, onions and peppers in sauce.

Oh, oh, and yesterday, my homie gave me a frozen slice of his new specialty, homemade apple cake. This stuff is the shizznit!! But, I put it in the freezer and will give it to Frank damn him, lol!!

Fluff

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 12:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You're right Reader. Hmmmm....