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Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 6:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
the sugars in non fat yogurt are natural sugars as opposed to added sugars so it's ok. i mix plain non fat yogurt with blueberries and strawberries..yum!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Here are my endocrinologist's suggestions on diet and weight loss.

Calories: Weight loss ultimately depends on taking in fewer calories than we burn up in a day. Losing weight is an unnatural condition and our bodies resist it. We must combine wise food selection with measures to surpress appetite and measures to expend more calories. Not as a 'crash diet' or even as a 'diet' but as a way of eating that you can carry on for the rest of your life. Diets, as in something you go 'on' and then 'off' only work in the short term and can ruin your metabolism.

Carbohydrate restriction & selection: Choose carbohydrates in limited amounts and as low glycemic index foods. Low glycemic carbs include beans, whole grains, brown rice, and other forms with lots of soluble fiber. High glycemic index foods to avoid include white rice, white bread, gravy and stews made from flour, pastas, sweet potatoes and white potatoes, flake cereals made of compressed powdered grains. A lower intake of carbohydrates with lower insulin levels and insulin prevents the burning of fat.

Chose your fat wisely: Fats are the food that are the most dense in calories, so reducing fat intake can be an efficient way to reduce total calories. We must have a certain amount of fat, however. There is even a hormone that comes from the small intestine and reduces are appetitite when weve eaten enough fat. This is why very low fat diets don't work. They make us hungry for fats! So choose your fats wisely and moderate the amount, but don't try to go extremely low on fat intake. Beneficial fats are the short chain fats in nuts, avocado, canola oil and olive oil. Use these instead of butterfat, beef fat, trans fat (from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil) adn known damaging fats like palm oil. This means reading labels!!! especially on commercial baked goods.

Eat small meals more frequently: Nibbling every three hours will allow weight loss better than taking the same number of calories in 2 or 3 large meals.

No late night snacking: No food within 3 hours of retiring.

Vinegar for control of calories and blood sugar: finish your normal breakfast of low glycemic foods. Then drink the following vinegar drink: 2/3 ounces of apple cider vinegar, 1 and 2/3 cups water, approximately 1 teaspoon (to taste) artificial sweetner. This will reduce your appetite during the restof the day and will reduce you food intake by 300 calories. It also reduces the rise in blood sugar after the meal by about a third.

Exercise: In practical terms, weight loss is much more difficult without exercise. Exercise speeds your metabolic rate for the next several hours and contributes to burning up more fat, especially if the exercise is long enough to use up the carbohydrate already stored in the muscles (which ususally takes 15-20 minutes). Exercise releases your friend, growth hormone. For maximum benefit, do not eat for 2 hours before or within 30 minutes after exercise, and especially avoid sweet beverages before and after.
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Dahli
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11-27-2000

Friday, June 02, 2006 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dahli a private message Print Post    
Those were some very good tips with the exception of the use of artificial sweetener and negative mention of palm oil... if it's hydrogenated or refined then avoid it but otherwise it's fine. I'd also add that canola oil is far too processed to be considered healthy to me anyway. Coconut and palm kernel oils were recognized as health oils in Ayurvedic medicine almost 4000 years ago.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Bananas and avacados, is eating a few (like 2) of these every day a bad thing?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 1:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
two whole avocados or 2 slices? they are high in fat, but it's good fat, but i don't know if two whole ones a day are good.
bananas are high on the glycemic index but there is debate as to how many you have to eat to raise your blood sugar. I generally tend to the less ripe ones (more firm) and then have it with a protein like natural peanut butter to help stave of any increase in blood sugar.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Two whole ones (but they are very small-closer to the size of a tangerine...)

I also got a bag of baby spinach, sugar snap peas and baby carrots. So I have a few of each of those things. Plus a few blueberries. I also will have a piece of bread (either the Ezekiel or low cal whole grain) with the healthy natural peanut butter.

Also the trader joe's yogurt sometimes the organic one. And also that Puffins cereal. As well as pomegranite juice and some of those healthy drinks (like the green protein one).

I am so not a cook, so I really have not been eating meat or cooked things. I have tried couscous. Is that good/healthy? I have to remember just cuz Trader Joes sells something doesn't mean it is always good.

Oh, I have been eating a handful or two of plain almonds each day too.

It's strange cuz I don't really eat breakfast/lunch/dinner anymore. I just kind of graze on and off...

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 3:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Sounds good. graving is actually better as long as you are keeping an eye on the total eaten.
couscous is good depending on how you cook it.
14 almonds is the suggested amount and they should be raw.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Hmmm, I ate the couscous uncooked. is that bad? If so, it's too late!!!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 5:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
raw out of the box???

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 5:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
It was in a container in the refrigerated section. It was called couscous salad and had some peas and raisins in it..

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
it was cooked then! LOL i thought you had bought a box of it in the rice aisle.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 5:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Shows what I know!!! Now do you see why I ate McDonald's for so long!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 6:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
learn to cook!

Dahli
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11-27-2000

Wednesday, June 07, 2006 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dahli a private message Print Post    
LOL!!! too cute!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 1:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Anyone know of any healthy recipes for the blender? (something superhealthy so I can get some good stuff in me that I would not otherwise eat. But if it is masked in a smoothie or a shake, I think I could.) OR any websites with such recipes would be good too. THANKS

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 1:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Wow...I never knew about this thread...wonder why :-)

<runs out>

Landi
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07-29-2002

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 2:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
OUT OUT SCOOT! you're just trying to corrupt the healthy people!

julie, just learn to eat smaller meals more times a day. i eat every 2 to 2.5 hours a day. and keep your fat under control. you will be surprised how much good food is out there if you count your fat.


Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 2:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    


Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 2:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
smoothies are always good.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Julie, blueberries are super good for you and blended with plain yogurt would make a good smoothie.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 5:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
ANy smoothies recipes? Thanks landi & Twinkie! So far I've made the Dr. Oz breakfast drink which is:

The Quick Magical Breakfast Blaster
2 servings, 136 calories per serving

1 scoop (1/3 cup) Soy protein
1/2 tablespoon flaxseed oil
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 large ripe banana (or other fruits of your choice)
1/2 tablespoon apple juice concentrate or honey
1 teaspoon Psyillium seed husks
12 oz of water & ice

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 3:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
just get a good protein powder, soy if you are not hypothyroid. I use Whey protein.
Just add some in the blender, yogurt, blueberries, fresh orange juice if you want and ice.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 7:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Health Canada just released their *new and improved* food guide. Canucks can have one (or more) of the complete guide mailed to them for free or you can download and print it out yourself from the site. There is also an interactive exercise that lands you with a one page personalized mini-guide that you can tack on your fridge.

CANADA'S FOOD GUIDE

Haven't dug through all of it yet, but first glance looks good. I am still not happy with the relative non-emphasis on fibre but that's a pet peeve with me in general. :-)

Speaking of fibre, I don't mind Dr. Oz's smoothie either but I add just a tablespoon or two of brans buds to the water and let it sit for a moment and then proceed. Adds a good 5/6 grams of fibre easy and there is no taste difference. I have been making it a lot lately as I have two teenage daughters who are always running out the door late and hungry in the mornings. I make the shake and put it in travel mugs for them.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Friday, May 04, 2007 - 10:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Quick question about buying vegetables.

I always buy celery, it's one of the few veggies I find tolerable as a munching snack.

Well, this week I got my usual new package, ripped off a couple stalks, rinsed it and started munching. Within a couple minutes, my tongue was slightly numb, sort of like that feeling if you spray your mouth with chloraseptic for a sore throat.

Now I know this is not normal since it doesn't happen every time I eat celery. What the heck could cause this? Do you think it's dangerous?

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Friday, May 04, 2007 - 11:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
I eat celery like there is no tomorrow..Ive never had that happen... Did you wash it first real good..? I allways cut the ends off at both ends and wash each stalk very carfull, let it dry and bag so that I can grab it when I want it hassle free... It could have been sprayed with a pesticide, maybe take it back to the store or call them to at least let them know. Hope your all right.