"Dee Flint" wrote in message
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"Info" wrote in message
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If this is a duplicate, please accept my apologies.

I weigh 184 and am 5'7". I need to lose twenty pounds and I cannot
exercise because I'm in a wheelchair.

What is your daily calorie intake and what do you eat to keep your taste
buds interested when you've cut back on food or calories?

I eat All Bran with skim milk in the AM and at least two apples a day. I
drink four or five glasses of water a day, some decaf tea and two
Metamucil cocktails. I also take several B-Complex vitamins. I ran into
some 90 calorie "garden burgers" and 230 frozen dinners. I hardly ever
use salt. Sometime I have half a sub from Subway. A dietician said that
is OK.

I stopped chocolate and ice cream months ago. Fat free pudding and
fruit are my dessert, if I have any.

Do you eat soy burgers or other soy products? I can make them taste
good, if I add a little low-cal salsa or other spicy stuff.

Ideas welcome. Thanks


I weighed in at 184 on Nov 24 at the hospital I went to for an
out-patient visit. I went to the local office of my HMO today and
clocked 179. Five pounds in two weeks is too much. I need to up the
calorie intake a bit. I'll increase the morning bran cereal breakfast.
The extra fiber will also help.


If you just started this program, it is normal to have larger losses the
first week or two. The body dumps a lot of excess water at first when you
switch to healthier food. If it continues at a high rate for several
weeks, then it would be time to increase the calorie intake.

Hey, thanks. I hadn't considered that, but I will up the bran cereal a
little. There are hardly any caloies in it and I do need the fiber. I've
cut back on portion sizes elsewhere and will leave them at their reduced
level. I'll see you in two weeks after the next weight check. Thanks
again.