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Costacat

Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
SBG, you should incorporate snacks into your diet. It's been proven that smaller more frequent meals can help you to lose weight and boost your energy. So maybe you should add a morning and afternoon snack. Depending on what you are doing, you could have a handful of nuts, a hardboiled egg, an orange, or a small stick of string cheese.

You may want to also add something to breakfast (can you do fruit?) and veggies to your lunch (instead of a bun, you could wrap your chicken in lettuce and reduce your carb count there while increasing your veggies).

Hugs, SBG. I'll have a bellini waiting for you once you hit your halfway point! (Made with fresh peaches!)

Reader234

Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 7:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL costacat, dont forget ME!!

SBG I posted in General Discussions a recipe for Turkey Sausage Patties!! Give it a try, really!!

:)

What about exercise? (I promise to start a new leaf tomorrow - how about you?)

Sweetbabygirl

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 7:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You know what? In 1985, I counted calories and exercised every night and lost 30 pounds....outside of making sure that the carb grams stay low, I'm going to do that; I was so friggin' frustrated last night, I was ready to go rob a bakery or something, lol!!

Lkunky - 245 came from adding all those (g)'s you had.

Costakins - Damn, where have you been, woman....it is good to see you again!! I watched a program last night on the Food Network that mentioned the same snacks you did (course, with each commercial they had to show steaks, potatoes, pasta, etc.!)

Reader's Digest - I am planning on exercising today....when I told my cousin what I ate yesterday, she forbade me to go last night, as she said that I would either faint or get dizzy while exercising.

I am appreciating all of your help so far.

Enbwife

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm heading back to my WW meeting tomorrow to see what damage was done over the Christmas season. I don't think it's that bad since I continued to exercise, however, did eat too many sweets.

I know that my WW leader is always reminding us to ensure we include real fats in our daily food intake. This is real butter, mayo, oil, etc. Our bodies need real fat to make sure they work properly. It's amazing how many people say that when they added 2-3 fats to their daily intake the weight began to come off. All those diet products are great but the REAL fats are very important - just something to consider. :)

Lkunkel

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
SBG: "g" is just a measurement of grams instead of ounces. It has nothing (directly) to do with carbs. I am sorry that I confused you.

It does, to me, sound like your body shut down thinking it was starving.

Reader234

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
SBG - I'm so with you!! However after watching the Food Network's show on carbs, good carbs, bad carbs... sugar, fat... I'm wondering if I shouldnt figure out the South Beach Diet - I really want to be more realistic, the "diet" I have isnt realistic, I'll lose weight, but I cant stay on it for a lifetime! I do eat every 2 hours, and I eat a lot of healthy proteins, I was pleasantly surprised at how filling my "pancakes" are!

I have the WATP exercise DVD, and I'm heading back to Curves... exercise is hard, I'm usually so very tired... like now, I'd love to lay down and take a nap - dh became cover hog last night, scared me wide awake!!

Not1worry

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reader, do you remember the title of the Food Network show on carbs? I'd like to watch or record that.

I'm with you on the diets. I know I'm losing weight, but I know I can't live like this forever. I think I can realistically stop eating cereal, bread, bagels, rice and pasta. (Except for every now and then). But I would like to eat more apples and kiwi and plums.

I had planned to stay tough on the low-carbs till DH came home, figuring late Jan, mid Feb. Now he won't be home to mid Apr. at the earliest. I've lost 10 lbs. and I'd like to lose another 15-20.

I'm worried how I will do when DH is back and I can't just cook for myself. The kids get their own meals and I fix a low carb dinner for my self. I don't mind fixing DH his own side dish, but I think he's going to want burritos, stuffed green peppers, and spagetti a lot too! If nothing else, I really want to learn moderation and portion control. If I can do that, I hope to be able to maintain whatever weight I get to.

Sweetbabygirl

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 1:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OWWWWWWWW!! Damn, but I'm so out of shape!!

Just got back from the gym....decided to gingerly try 30 mins. on the treadmill, which I was able to do at 1.9 to 2.2; supposedly, I burned off 286 calories.

I was huffin' and puffin' so much, you'd think I was reincarnated as the biggest Fat Boy rapper! My back was starting to feel pinched which is when I slowed the speed down....however, I'm ripe for going again tomorrow.

Not1worry, I believe the program was called Low-Carb Eating; Frank and I were watching it last night and I was particularly interested in what they were saying about snacks. With my recent job unemployment however, I have to make the most of what I currently have in the house until I can afford to bring in a few more things.

Do you think you are strong enough to fix DH what he wants, without dipping into it yourself? Man, the spaghetti would be hard though, as I am a pasta/potato slave myself. Luckily for me, Frank is willing to eat what I am fixing for myself....although Butthead DID bring in a Pepsi and cupcakes for himself last night, lol!! I whined the better part of the night, thinking wistful thoughts of cole slaw, fish sticks and fries (don't ask why).

Not1worry

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 3:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good job on the treadmill, SBG! 30 minutes is a great start, I get so bored after 20 minutes. I've been taping Bodies in Motion with Gilad workout and doing it after the kids are in bed. I remember doing that show when I was about 19. That Gil msut be getting pretty old, but he can still whip my butt.

Could that show have been called "Low Carb Revolution"? It's the only one I found on the Food Network. The next show times are 5 p.m. on Jan. 10th and 4 p.m. on Jan. 11th.

Reader234

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 4:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Not1 its is indeed the Low Carb Revolution, I just went to the Food Networks website, and they have NO information on it other than to say you can email questions and the host will/may answer questions in a column - ok?!

I surfed at work today on South Beach Diet. I can honestly say I am on the line depressed. I weighed myself, and I'm back where I was 2 months ago (no I'm not surprised, just upset!) I feel what's the point... Watching the show and thinking about bad carbs was very informative. My favorite vggies are corn, carrots (raw) So I know I have a lot of the wrong foods going in, sometimes on purpose!! (wine, champagne! *G) I've given up a lot of food (like ice cream, cakes, candies, Dr Pepper!!)I guess that is why the low carb revolution is appealing, you can lose weight faster in the beginning to keep yourself motivated. I'll see if I can get thru the next 7 days, one day at a time. I'm with you SBG, i dont have a lot of money to buy special foods... so I sit here thinking, what's for dinner... what DO I have? spaghetti, pasta, hamburger, waffles!! :) I hate when I get in this hole, I feel like I'm whining, and I dont mean to!

I made it to Curves, 45 minutes of exercise!! I too cant do 20 min on the dreadmill, I get so bored, even when I'm watching TV while walking, I just am a baaaaaad person! Curves is nice because there is a variety. No one talked to me there today. Baby steps count the successes, not the disappointments. Time for a snack. Then I'll head to bed early (keeps me out of the night food binges!!) DH just informed me we are going out to a special dinner THIS Friday... (\-2 {shhhh dont tell, he's going to be surprised with a special award too!}

Mak1

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
(((Reader and SBG))) Congrats to you both for going to the gym today! Thanks to everyone in here for sharing your successes with us. It helps keep me motivated and educated.

Reader, you are NOT a bad person. You'd better change that thought STAT or I'll be forced to whap you upside the head! (and i hate violence, so just stop it, ok!) It stinks that nobody talked to you. One mixed blessing about going to a gym in this small town is that someone always talks to you, whether you want them to or not, lol. (Yay for DH surprise award!)

I found the soy burgers in the store today. They had moved them without telling me. I had one for lunch today with my salad. It was like eating some awful-tasting medicine. "but it's good for you!" I didn't like it but I didn't get hungry this afternoon either, so I'll eat the rest of them...with cheese next time!

Sweetbabygirl

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Makadocious! Good to see you, Boo.

Regarding soy burgers, FO'GET IT! Shoot, I'll eat veggie burgers first; they are good, by the way.

Readywonder, I too like corn and raw carrots, but I remember that they were no-no's from the Suzanne Somers book. Just as well, 'cause I've been eating a lot of broccoli and spinach lately, and Ma is supposed to bring me some collards (in a bag....that woman don't cook, lol!) tomorrow when I see her.

Not1kins, that is the correct show, sorry for the confusion....it really was good, I'll have to check out the beginning again, as I missed some of it.

Funny, but the treadmill is the ONLY machine that I like, I'm bored with the bike and Nordy-tracky thingy that's in the corner of the gym, lol.

The computer diary I started is of great help too; not only have I been keeping track of what I eat, but I also include the amount of exercise and I write when I get stressed out.

Lkunkel

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 8:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
SBG: You might want to check out Life Clinic. It lets you track a lot of health information in one place--and you can let your doctor access the information also.

I put in my exercise, food diary, BP, current meds, previous hospitalizations, etc. It made it easy to fill out the last new physician info 6 months ago--and it will be handy again when I look for a new doctor later this month.

Just a thought.

Sweetbabygirl

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 8:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ooh, great idea! Thanks, Lkunky.

Not1worry

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 8:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hang in there Reader, the first week of low carbs was awful for me. In fact, if you check the archives back to November, you will see lots of whiny, complaining posts from me. But then I lost 3-4 lbs. and I knew something was working. I can't tell you how much I loved walking around in my loose fitting jeans today. I must have looked down to admire them 78 times.

Here's a few things I do to make low carb eating easier. As soon as I get home from the grocery store, I cut up the veggies. Usually broccoli, celery and cauliflower. Makes for easy snacking with some veggie dip.

Side note: I keep my veggies in Tupperware Fridgesmart containers. It will keep them fresh so much longer than anything else. They have vents you adjust depending on the type of food. I have a big round one for lettuce, and it stays super fresh for a week and a half. I have different sizes for the other veggies. They aren't cheap, but I got all mine off of eBay and saved 35-50% off retail. If you have room in your fridge and the extra money for them, they are an excellent investment.

I buy several different kinds of lettuce, usually spinach, red leaf, endive, and green leaf. I wash it all, and tear it up and put it in my lettuce keeper. When I want a salad, I just reach in and grab a handful.

I also take the hamburger out of the package, mix in a little seasoning and make patties. I wrap them individually in plastic wrap and freeze them. I buy a 2 1/2 lb. bag of flash frozen chicken breasts, you can thaw one in a bowl of water in about 15 minutes. If I buy steaks or pork chops, I take them from the package and wrap them individually too. For lunch I often cut up the chicken, cook it in a pan with mushrooms or whateve, and dump it over my salad greens. Instant warm chicken salad. I even keep my clean frying pan out on the stove. Anything to save a step and make eating this way easier.

Reader234

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm just so screwed.

I cant stand broccoli, cauliflower, and celery. I just barely stomach raw carrots, and tomatoes. I think aspargus tastes like fresh grass (which isnt a bad thing, but I can eat 2 stalks maybe...) any other veggies makes me gag! (not lettuce)

Collard greens, sbg, I thought that was guinea pig food...

(j/k, but truly, I am not going to eat anything green cooked!! I have a friend that told me the "right" way and the "wrong" way to cook 'greens'... I smiled politely, and she LOL at me!! SHe was grateful I wasnt her kid!!)

But for the past year or so, I've said something is better than nothing. I am determined to be better for my daughter. I cannot in good conscience raise a child in this environment. Today when I was making dinner, I asked my 18 yr old what "protein" had he eaten today? DD was starved was eating cookies... ds said nothing, of course I was picking up ding dong wrappers, and fruit chews... please, and then I noticed DD going back for MORE cookies... and so I asked her, and told her she was starving because she wasnt eating protein, I got out yogurt (If I eat that I'll be too full! She settled for cheese sticks DS ate the yogurt. Which stopped their hunger pains till dinner came out of the oven!!)

I'm a horrible mom, I wanted to stop the cycle of abuse from my mom and grandparents, but instead I've created a monster.

I do have lots of fruits, grapefruit, grapes, apples, clementines... its just easier to sneak the cookies I just bought from Sam's (once they're gone, they're gone till next payday!) We limit pop intake to one can a day (if that) with no phosphoric acid or caffeine, so I am trying to get them to understand the health issues of fast foods, and junk foods.

I guess I know I'm at a turning point, and that is very scary!! Its also very expensive to eat healthy!

Lkunkel

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Not: That is basically what I do for our family of two.

I do the individual wrapping of meats and then store them in freezer boxes.

I usually cook four servings of a meal so I can pop the extra serving (DH normally eats twice what I do) into a tv dinner tray.

I was thinking about getting these to store my lettuce, but haven't decided yet what to store it in. Plastic Bags are getting old.

Read: eating healthy is not more expensive in the long run. I never liked vegetables growing up--but now I love them. I wish i could tell you how I get here from there, but, I'm not sure.

Lancecrossfire

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reader, I'm a pop fanatic--but only diet pop. One thing I found that helped me when I was trying to cut down the sodium and caffeine were these flavored carbonated waters at Safeway. I know Albertsons carries them as well. They come in sugar and non-sugar form. No sodium and no caffeine. LOTS of flavors to choose from, and you get the bubbles that pop lovers enjoy.

I don't know if it will help you or your family, but it's an idea.

As far as veggies--do you like cucumbers? Radishes?

Sillycalimomma

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The hardest thing sometimes I have to deal with as a mother can be food. My daughter is 6 almost 7 and has really tried a lot of different types of food. She has always been a great eater when it comes to healthy foods like veggies, but she hates meat...all kinds. It is a MIRACLE if I get her to eat any. She also likes a lot of things that no one else in this house does, or she likes them a certain way (i.e. she LOVES chewy bacon...the rest of us like it so cooked most would call it burned!) The hardest thing for me in losing weight has been my budget and the fact that no one else in this house wants to change their eating habits. That leaves me MOM the cook to give them their yummy delicious meals, like enchiladas, while I sit back with my tea and greens! No fair!

Costacat

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 10:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reader, you're doing good! Baby steps!!! Once you get back into your Curves routine (remember, three times a week! <grin>), you'll notice a difference pretty quickly. Just remember not to deprive yourself or you will be depressed and just throw it all out the window. I keep a bowl of clemmies on my dining room table; when I get a snack urge I'll grab one and peel it before I think too hard.

Not1, when DH gets home, you'll be totally in your groove by then. You can still do pasta, just do spaghetti squash (or do whole wheat pasta and watch your portions). If you make spaghetti sauce, be sure to add LOTS of veggies... that'll bulk up the meal without adding lots of bad things. DH should be real impressed with the "new you" and should be supportive. You can cook together, and make slightly two different versions of the same meal. Togetherness! <wink wink>

And yes, don't forget real fats. That's what keeps your body functioning regularly, makes for shiny hair and glowing skin. Cutting out all fat is a bad idea.

There are all sorts of ways to sneak in extra veggies, y'know. If you like raw spinach (I'm not such a fan of cooked spinach but love raw baby leaves), you can add handfuls to a wrap. I tried a low carb wrap for lunch today... chicken breast with a dab of real mayo and some chopped green onions on a half piece of lahvosh bread (almost no carbs). I put a touch more mayo on the bread for "sticking factor" then added a piece of swiss cheese. I started to roll it up, and then I added like THREE handfuls of spinach. And then I added a half an avocado cause, well, I had a ripe one and I love them. But it made a filling and yummy wrap and I think it was pretty low in carbs. I counted 'em last night, but I've forgotten.

Y'all are doing really great! And Reader? Of *course* you'll get your own pitcher as soon as you hit that halfway mark!!!! In fact, everyone will!

Costacat

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 10:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
P.S. SBG, hugs!! And guess what I had for a snack today? A clementine, a handful of raw almonds, and a hard boiled egg. I keep a bunch of clemmies and a bag of almonds in my office.

Lkunkel

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 12:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It's extremely sneaky and devious, but I got both DH and our foster teen eating veggies without realizing it.

I have a food dehydrator and (now not as much, since DH is beginning to learn to eat veggies) and would dehydrate and then powderize the veggies.

For example, my meatloaf would have red bell pepper, carrots, zucchini and mushrooms in it....barely, if it all visible, but present.

It amazing how devious I learned to be to make them eat well.

Texannie

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reader, yes, veggies are great, but if you are eating alot of fruits (especially oranges and berries) you are getting lots of vitamins.

Sweetbabygirl

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 7:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The only fruits I like are grapes, cherries and <shakes brown chubby fist at jokesters> watermelon.
I'm going to the market today and will get some eggs (I only eat warm boiled eggs) and Slim Fast (I like either for a mid-morning or afternoon snack).

The other thing I have had to get used to was eating then putting the utensil down. God, Frank and I were talking about how we are the "Scarf" twins, so it has been pretty challenging to eat then SLOWLY CHEW the food.

Oy.

Costacat

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 1:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL. OMG, I am so NOT gonna touch THAT one, SBG!!!! <wink wink smooch smooch>

SBG, to slow your eating down, you and Frank should make sure to have a REAL conversation. You put your fork down, and ask him something. Then, while he talks, you can eat but he can't. Then he asks you something, and yadayadayada... Eventually, you'll get into this habit and mealtimes will be more leisurely and enjoyable!

Does anyone know how many carbs are in pomegranate seeds? (Living in a mediterranean climate, we've got pomegranates all over the farmer's markets now!)