Could you look at my diet plan?

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:53:16 -0500, "Aquarijen"
wrote:

Thanks! Fiber rocks.
I looked at fitday for yesterday and I got 30 grams of fiber. I've been
shooting to get more than 25 grams a day, so I think this is good. I have a
hot cerial that I sometimes eat in the morning that is made out of ground
flaxseeds. It has a ton of fiber in it - it has 7 grams of good fat, 12
grams carbs - 10 of which are fiber and 13 grams protein. It tastes pretty
good too (if you like flax seeds). On days I have it, my fiber is always
over 35 grams...

What sort of cereal is this? It sounds good.

Can you eat too much fiber?

Well, you'll know if you do :-).

I once went to a conference in California where huge trays of fresh
fruit were put out morning and afternoon for snacks. It was winter
and most of us were from the east coast, where we hadn't been getting
fresh fruit for months. By the second afternoon, the hotel shop was
sold out of Kaopectate :-).

Chris

"SnugBear" wrote in message
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Aquarijen wrote:

There is something different about this time than the other times.
Kinda like last year when I quit smoking for good after many failed
attempts - something has clicked in my brain and I feel very accepting
of what I have to do - I feel very mind-made-up,
failure-is-not-an-option -ey. I also was hoping I could eat this way
and not have to then worry too much about doing something totally
different to maintain my weight when I'm done - just keep on keeping
on. I'm as ok with not having another candy bar as I was with not
having another cigarette. I don't like how it makes me feel or what
it has done to my body, so I don't need it.

Jennifer, that's quite the way that I felt. I'm an Aquarian too, btw.

Aquarians rock.

One day when my back was killing me I just decided to change. I spent a
very happy year losing weight and have had little difficulty keeping it
off. (I didn't give up chocolate however g I just make sure I exercise
enough to *earn* it)

Yeah, today is a double workout day - we are having an ice cream social. I
brought my own ice cream (low sugar, low fat) and am budgeting it in.


Your new life is ahead of you - enjoy your transformation s

That sounds so nice.

Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

Wow, that's totally awesome statistics there, Laurie! I hope I can do as
well.
Thanks!
Jennifer

"SnugBear" wrote in message
.4...
Aquarijen wrote:

There is something different about this time than the other times.
Kinda like last year when I quit smoking for good after many failed
attempts - something has clicked in my brain and I feel very accepting
of what I have to do - I feel very mind-made-up,
failure-is-not-an-option -ey. I also was hoping I could eat this way
and not have to then worry too much about doing something totally
different to maintain my weight when I'm done - just keep on keeping
on. I'm as ok with not having another candy bar as I was with not
having another cigarette. I don't like how it makes me feel or what
it has done to my body, so I don't need it.

Jennifer, that's quite the way that I felt. I'm an Aquarian too, btw.

Aquarians rock.

One day when my back was killing me I just decided to change. I spent a
very happy year losing weight and have had little difficulty keeping it
off. (I didn't give up chocolate however g I just make sure I exercise
enough to *earn* it)

Yeah, today is a double workout day - we are having an ice cream social. I
brought my own ice cream (low sugar, low fat) and am budgeting it in.


Your new life is ahead of you - enjoy your transformation s

That sounds so nice.

Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

Wow, that's totally awesome statistics there, Laurie! I hope I can do as
well.
Thanks!
Jennifer

"Chris Braun" wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:53:16 -0500, "Aquarijen"
wrote:

Thanks! Fiber rocks.
I looked at fitday for yesterday and I got 30 grams of fiber. I've been
shooting to get more than 25 grams a day, so I think this is good. I
have a
hot cerial that I sometimes eat in the morning that is made out of ground
flaxseeds. It has a ton of fiber in it - it has 7 grams of good fat, 12
grams carbs - 10 of which are fiber and 13 grams protein. It tastes
pretty
good too (if you like flax seeds). On days I have it, my fiber is always
over 35 grams...

What sort of cereal is this? It sounds good.

I got it from the health food store - in the low carb section. I'll find
out the exact name of it tonight when I get home and I'll let you know. It
is really filling, but it does get old quick (I can't imagine it for
breakfast every day). It has no sweetener in it, so I add splenda. It is
"butter pecan" flavor - I guess it sort of tastes like butter pecan, but not
much. It has real pecans in it too.

Can you eat too much fiber?

Well, you'll know if you do :-).

Oh, My.

I once went to a conference in California where huge trays of fresh
fruit were put out morning and afternoon for snacks. It was winter
and most of us were from the east coast, where we hadn't been getting
fresh fruit for months. By the second afternoon, the hotel shop was
sold out of Kaopectate :-).

Lol, My mom used to give us apple juice when we were constipated, so that
makes perfect sence.
-Jen

"Chris Braun" wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:53:16 -0500, "Aquarijen"
wrote:

Thanks! Fiber rocks.
I looked at fitday for yesterday and I got 30 grams of fiber. I've been
shooting to get more than 25 grams a day, so I think this is good. I
have a
hot cerial that I sometimes eat in the morning that is made out of ground
flaxseeds. It has a ton of fiber in it - it has 7 grams of good fat, 12
grams carbs - 10 of which are fiber and 13 grams protein. It tastes
pretty
good too (if you like flax seeds). On days I have it, my fiber is always
over 35 grams...

What sort of cereal is this? It sounds good.

I got it from the health food store - in the low carb section. I'll find
out the exact name of it tonight when I get home and I'll let you know. It
is really filling, but it does get old quick (I can't imagine it for
breakfast every day). It has no sweetener in it, so I add splenda. It is
"butter pecan" flavor - I guess it sort of tastes like butter pecan, but not
much. It has real pecans in it too.

Can you eat too much fiber?

Well, you'll know if you do :-).

Oh, My.

I once went to a conference in California where huge trays of fresh
fruit were put out morning and afternoon for snacks. It was winter
and most of us were from the east coast, where we hadn't been getting
fresh fruit for months. By the second afternoon, the hotel shop was
sold out of Kaopectate :-).

Lol, My mom used to give us apple juice when we were constipated, so that
makes perfect sence.
-Jen

Aquarijen wrote:

My goals are to lose weight, keep my lean body mass and
build strength ... Other reasons for dieting are that I
have GERD, snore, have little strength or energy ...

Most low carbers stop having GERD when they start low
carbing. GERD in many cases is caused by high carb foods.
My snoring went from constant and loud to occasional and
not loud when I stopped snoring and it turned out that my
snoring was caused by wheat which is limited on low carb.
I have since cured a few friends of snoring by getting
them to eliminate either wheat or corn from their diets.
And studies of low carb indicate that the lean mass
retention as as good as or better than low fat plans
for the same total calories.

I'm eating around 1800 calories a day on average

Good total calories. Good workout. Good stuff.

Basically it looks like you're doing fine but you should
consider low carb rather than low fat because of your
GERD and snoring. Fine tuning given that your total
calories already make good sense.

Aquarijen wrote:

My goals are to lose weight, keep my lean body mass and
build strength ... Other reasons for dieting are that I
have GERD, snore, have little strength or energy ...

Most low carbers stop having GERD when they start low
carbing. GERD in many cases is caused by high carb foods.
My snoring went from constant and loud to occasional and
not loud when I stopped snoring and it turned out that my
snoring was caused by wheat which is limited on low carb.
I have since cured a few friends of snoring by getting
them to eliminate either wheat or corn from their diets.
And studies of low carb indicate that the lean mass
retention as as good as or better than low fat plans
for the same total calories.

I'm eating around 1800 calories a day on average

Good total calories. Good workout. Good stuff.

Basically it looks like you're doing fine but you should
consider low carb rather than low fat because of your
GERD and snoring. Fine tuning given that your total
calories already make good sense.

Aquarijen wrote:

Wow, that's totally awesome statistics there, Laurie! I hope I can do
as well.

Thank you Jennifer, you absolutely CAN do it! and love just about every
minute of it too.

Keep up the good work, continue posting here and if you want to read a
terrific book, get Changing for Good by Prochaska.

--
Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

Aquarijen wrote:

Wow, that's totally awesome statistics there, Laurie! I hope I can do
as well.

Thank you Jennifer, you absolutely CAN do it! and love just about every
minute of it too.

Keep up the good work, continue posting here and if you want to read a
terrific book, get Changing for Good by Prochaska.

--
Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03