This, That and PP Chat for Aug '08

[Monklet]

Here we are into a brand new month.
I like to start new months with new goals. So my goal for this month will be to try at least one new L/C recipe a week.
I got one of the books I ordered yesterday. It is by Sharron Long. "Lo-Carb Cuisine. 250....recipes....10 grams or less of carbs.
The only problem I'm seeing is that many of the recipes contain soy powder. I'm supposed to restrict soy, so will see if there is something else I can sub for it.
If anyone knows, thanks in advance.

[Monklet]

Bumping this up.
I found a PPL book at a charity store today. The hardcover for $2.50 and I got a senior citizen discount off that:)
I'm choosing Hedonist to start out with.
It looks like I need 34 g protein a meal, total 102 grams per day.
May need to play with that, cause sometimes I eat more often than that. 4 or 5 mini meals.
It looks to me as though I can eat anything I want, as long as I never eat over 10 net carbs at a time. Total net carbs are 40 per day.
And the EEC is grams of carbs- grams of fiber-grams of sugar alcohols.
Hmmmm, think I could get all my carbs from wine and beer?
Ducking!!!! J/K!!!!! Maybe:)

[lisaz8605]

Beth, you have your assessment of how to eat according PPLP correct! As a matter of fact, we have the same protein amount (that number covers a wide range as you'll see by the chart) so it's the same approach I take. As for the carbs, believe me when I tell you I wanted my carbs to be beer today after being without power for over 12 hours!!!!!!!!!! haha But anyhow, you can certainly include alchohol in your allotment as long as you keep in mind that minimizing it may help you in terms of weight loss. You'll have to see how your body responds and just keep it in mind. Oh and I should clarify I have over 40 carbs for the day as I've recently decided to just live a more "maintenance" style life, using calories and exercise to help as well. We'll see about that. Anyhow, looks like you're off to a great start. Enjoy the read and this new WOE!

[Monklet]

Thanks for the nice response, Lisa.
I averaged 37 net carbs a day last week, and lost 1/2 a lb. But I'm not trying to dump this really fast and then gain it all back when I get sick of not eating what I enjoy, so I'm "starting as I plan to continue". And amazingly, the 1/2 lb loss was on an average of 1667 cals/day. And I have lost a bit off my hips.
I need to change my profile.:)

[ILoveEggs!]

Hi,

I am trying to figure out my new daily protien/carb intake. Can someone tell me the formula to figure it out?? I did the PP plan a few years ago, and I can't find my book. I am stalled after almost two weeks and losing 10 pounds the first week and none this last week. I'm new to this forum, I think its really going to help me to have tis support !!

Thanks,
Tracy

[tidyteresa]

I am liking this new plan! I have had some days that I ate too many carbs but I didn't go on an all out binge because of it which is a big problem for me. I feel like I can get right back on the horse! On Adkins I would eat too many carbs and know that I knocked myself out of ketosis so then I would give up and binge and gain, gain, gain. Now on this plan I am not even thinking ketosis just healthy eating and feeling great!

I do have a headache today so I am going over what I ate and drank yesterday to see if there is a reason or if I am just tired.

My goal this month is to get into a eating and exercise routine.

I hope this thread keeps going because it is a great motivator!!

[Monklet]

Tracy, I haven't got my PP book yet, but my PPL says 34 grams protein each meal for a minimum total of 102 grams. From what I've read on the forum, that is higher than what the earlier book would have required.
Hope someone can give you the exact formula.
And welcome. The more the merrier.:)

[Monklet]

Teresa, I did eat too many on some days, and less on others. I'm shooting for a nice average over the week. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll end up obsessing about trying to hit an exact number every day.
I'm just reading the exercise part in PPL. I think I'll start with one type for week, and then add another.
So this week will be the stretches.
I too hope this thread stays active. I need all the help I can get. And I still feel guilty when I eat fat. I hid the calorie column in my Fitday program so I quit freaking out. :)

[lisaz8605]

I came by to welcome Teresa and check in. I was MIA on this thread for awhile and now I'm trying to check in more often. Teresa, welcome and happy to hear you're already feeling better eating this way. Isn't it amazing how food affects our bodies? Honestly I think PPLP taught me SO much more than how to best lose the weight...to me my overall health is the most important thing and I truly believe weight loss is a happy side effect of it.

Beth, you're right on the money with finding ways to relax and believe in what you're doing, rather than pick apart the numbers of what you eat or the scale or whatever. I think it's critical not to "obsess" over any aspect of your WOE. I know I've hovered at the edge of that with weighing myself and using FitDay. I think that doing these things is important, especially when you start out, so you have some kind of hard evidence as to how your body is changing. And I still weigh myself and take measurements, but I keep it to about once a week. But you have to know yourself and what will set you off because sometimes what could be good can turn ugly.

As for FitDay, I've actually stopped plugging in food because I am so pressed for time, but it was absolutely a Godsend when I first started so I could properly track and -- as importantly -- be HONEST with myself and TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for what I ate. I do still track weight and measurements in there, but since I've been tweaking my WOE for the longest time...and after having a baby in January, realizing I needed to adjust it again...I felt I could try stepping back and going more intuitively. I have a ballpark number of calories for the day and within it I've found I just naturally, without trying because of my PPLP influenced WOE, also fall into a range of carbs too (50-100). I know very well what portion sizes are now, having weighed and measured for so long. I used calorieking.com and other resources to help guide me, but honestly I've studied this stuff so long that I know most of it intrinscially. So I decided it was time to "test" myself and just literally go with my gut.

Also, I buy very specific, high quality foods. Though I've mentioned this before, I'll repeat the details for the benefit of those who are new here. I tend to eat more carbs -- and more of a variety -- than most, including grains. But my goal is whole grains, no HFCS, no trans fats. I buy eggs that are either cage free or have extra Omega 3 (depends on what's on sale). I buy nitrate free bacon and ham for sandwiches. I eat dairy, but have changed to make it more of a condiment to my meals than the crux of them. I watch ingredient labels very closely and when reduced fat dairy is an option (like Jarlsberg swiss or Breakstone's, neither of whom puts added crap in their RF dairy) I will choose that as well. Again, I'm searching for an overall balance of moderate calories and carbs. I don't eat low fat, but I make moderate fat choices. I cook eggs with butter, but it's premeasured. I used olive oil to cook, but I'm careful with the amount. I use mayo on my sandwiches - again, measured. And at this point it really doesn't take any longer because I've gotten so good at eyeballing. And the real key is I eat what I love. I enjoy a sandwich at lunch with 100% natural "health nut" bread by Arnold with nitrate free ham and RF swiss and 1tbsp mayo. It's about 400 calories and about 30 net carbs. Yes, some LCers here would shudder at that, but oh well. It's utterly satisfying to me and since my breakfast is much lower in carbs (primarily protein/fat) and my dinner is a good balance, it works out.

Again, I'll be a broken record, by saying that finding what works for YOU is the key. I struggled after having my son to find my way back to LCing and I realized that I was trying too hard to eat like others eat. I did try things I'd loved before, but also realized I didn't love them like I did before. I'd changed and I needed to respect that in order to find a WOE I could truly live with the rest of my life. Part of this, to be very clear, also involves a challenging but very enjoyable exercise program (details in my gym log) as well.

Beth's quote about "starting as [she] plan[s] to continue" is the key and it's exactly what I do. It reminds me of a baby book I read (Secrets of the Baby Whisperer) where she advises that the way to raise your child is to "start as you mean to go on". Just like I gave my 2-week old a bedtime routine (and everyone chided me, but they can stop laughing since he goes to bed without fuss and sleeps through the night) I'm also eating in a way I intend to the rest of my life, allowing for tweaks here and there. And yeah, it's slow going. But slow and steady is supposed to win the race, right?

[Monklet]

Morning all.
Lisa I loved your post. As far as how many carbs you eat, I read once that Atkins ate about 100 carbs a day.
Been trying to fight off a summer cold and it won. Woke up with a sore throat, earache and runny nose.
Made one of the concoctions in the PPL book for breakfast. Think I'll run to the post office and then take some more Thera Flu and go back to bed.
Hope everyone is doing well.

[Gaelen]

If you're looking for online calculators which give very close approximations of the LBM calculation method for figuring protein intake from the original PP book, try the ones at the Wake Forest Baptist University Medical Center:
http://www.besthealth.com/Health+Calculators/

The Waist-to-hip ratio calculator is exactly the same as the one in the first PP book.

The Protein Calculator, while it requests some slightly different information, ends up being very close to the recommendations from the original PP book. To figure out your frame size, wrap your thumb and middle finger around the wristbone of your opposite hand. If your fingers overlap, you're small-framed. If fingers touch, you're medium framed. If your fingers don't meet, you're large framed.

Hope this helps.

[ILoveEggs!]

Thanks Gaelen & Everyone!

The only problem I usually have is the wrist calculation is not accurate for me. I think of myself as med to lg framed because I've always been told i was "big boned". I wear a size 10 shoe, I have wide shoulders, 5'7, long fingers size 7 ring finger. BUT I have VERY skinny wrist an ankles. So my finger and thumb overlap when I do this calculation. I am definately NOT small framed. Actually, since my wrist and ankles are soooo skinny, they make my feet and hands look even BIGGER..lol lol lol. Its always made me self conscious of how big my feet are.

Anyway, I usually put med framed due to this odd measurement. This all really helps me out, I may have been getting all this confused because I have read soo many low carb books. The Zone book, really seem to confuse me more than anything, the "food blocks" that is. But the rest of the book was very helpful. I really enjoyed PP & PPL.

Blessings,
Tracy

[ILoveEggs!]

Lisa,

I just wanted to say, I love your last post. I feel it's true, that you know what is best for you, and you know ,as I that if you don't enjoy what your eating, you most likely won't stick to it for life. That is my goal, to stay fit for life and feel better. That, for me, also includes eating higher quality foods.



Also, about your son's bedtime. I have 3 children 9, 7 & 3.
I have had them all on a bedtime routine since they were born, and they all go to bed without a fuss at the same time every night.
Now my last child took a bit longer because she had colic and reflux, (God bless my soul!!) But I just kept with the routine.
Most people that happen to be here when bedtime comes, can't believe how smooth and fast bedtime goes around here for us!


Blessings,
Tracy

[tidyteresa]

This is the end of my first week on PPLP and I have lost 2 pounds on my scale. I still attend WW meetings and tonight will be my official weigh in. I am telling everyone that I am following the CORE plan at WW just so they don't start in on me about my eating plan.

I know that I didn't lose a huge amount the first week on this plan as opposed to the large amounts I lost on Adkins induction but I feel better and I get to eat fruit!! Yea!!

I could have followed the plan better, I had a couple meals that were a little carb heavy but in the long run I did good. I am just happy to be able to get right back on plan the next meal not binge for days on end and then hate myself for losing control!! I am hoping to get back to my goal slow and steady!!

[lisaz8605]

Teresa, awesome job on the pounds lost but most especially your focus. You have the right idea. It's not about going "off" and "on"...it's about eating well and having the flexibility to make the most of every day and treat your body right. Going slowly is part of that and I truly believe it's the better path to take. Funny how you mentioned explaining what you do as "WW CORE" so people don't get on your case. I know there are tons of threads out there about this very thing, but I have to laugh when you say "low carb" to someone and they get all weird on you but if you explain how you eat (sufficient lean protein, lots of vegetables and salads, limited grains, low sugar) and you get people nodding in approval. Honestly, it's just semantics. I told my mom's doctor recently how I eat and he said "everyone should eat that way, not just you" and gave his blessing for me to get my Mom to eat that way to help control some rising sugar (pre-diabetic) concerns. Ok, I'm starting to digress. My point is, you keep at it and keep the faith this is the right path - you're doing great!

Tracy, thanks for the support and affirmation about the parenting approach. Any chance you might've read On Becoming Babywise? That and Secrets of the Baby Whisperer were both integral parts of my approach to parenting. They really resonated with me. As you can probably tell from my posts I'm all about life balance and proper focus and I want to set a good example for my son. I think so far so good. :)

[Monklet]

Gaelen, I went over to the official site and registered. Thanks. I'm crunchymonkey over there.

Teresa, sounds like you are settling in very nicely. Congrats on the loss. I managed to gain my 30+ lbs on Core when I quit smoking. I think it was the unlimited fruit and ff milk. It worked great when I smoked.

Lisa, I agree that people can freak out if a person says low carb. I don't know how many times I read on the WW board about how saturated fats would plug up your arteries.
So instead, we were supposed to eat ff stuff loaded with HFCS;)

[ILoveEggs!]

Monklet-I just wanted to say that quiting smoking is THE best think you can do for your health, and encourage you not to let the weight gain get you down. I too, used to smoke and have been smoke free for 11 years. I did gain weight, but I also took bad eating habits,like tons of sugar. I really pray my husband quits soon!! My grandfather died of lung cancer when I was a kid and my father in law in Dec. 2002. I want my kids to ever experience losing their father prematurely.
Quiting was one of the hardest thing I ever did, but now I can't stand coming near someone who smokes. I have stopped nagging my hubby to stop, I realize he will when he wants to. Luckily, he has never smoked around the kids, and stopped smoking around me once I quit.

Lisa, I did read some of Babywise with my first born, and after that T.Brazelton, and a lot of James Dobsons books. I used a combination of what I felt comfortable with and what worked. Reading those books have been the foundation of our parenting, and have helped with many other stages along the way.
I am NOT looking forward to the teenage years, but I feel more confident after reading these helpful resources.!

Teresa, your stats are very close to mine, keep it up ! I really enjoy coming here for the support from all of you and the wealth of information!

Blessings everyone,
Tracy

[ImOnMyWay]

Hello all,

I have recently changed my "plan" from "general low carb" to Protein Power. I like the freedom to choose which carbs I eat, and I think the Drs. Eades give a better explanation of how the diet works.

In order to get my recommended protein for the day, I ate an earlier "meal" today than I usually do. Usually, I eat my first meal after I get to work, say 10:00 AM (usually some sort of scrambled eggs plus something like bacon, sausage, or mock danish), but today, I was hungry at 8:30 AM, so I had a protein bar. I could literally feel my metabolism revving up! I've had 5 smaller meals today with 15-20 gms protein (instead of 3 or sometimes 2 high fat meals) and I feel better for it, I feel I'm "burning" it up all day! Does that make sense to you all?

[Monklet]

IOMW. It makes total sense to me.
I looked back over my food journal when I was doing WW Core. I was only eating 30 to 60 grams of protein. I could have eaten more, but I hated all the ff protein options except for skim milk.
No wonder I gained weight. I never got full. I was always looking for something to get me by until I could eat again.

[lisaz8605]

ImOnMyWay...I agree, this makes total sense. I've always done better on smaller, more frequent meals. Now I may combine meals and snacks, but the key is always to allow my body to properly digest this food.** And studies have flown around for years on the benefits of breakfast and how eating actually gets the metabolism going, so the fact that your earlier "light" breakfast (a great choice, btw) got you going for the day is no surprise. I'm just glad you tried it because it will make such a difference! Welcome to PP and keep up the good work!

**I was never really big on getting my recommended protein in one meal unless it was something easy and high impact like tuna. So I've often split breakfast up and adjusted things during the day, concentrating more on the overall daily protein than the "per meal" concept.

[jkmfrog]

Just popping in to say "Hi!" and that I'm still alive and well, eating the PP way, and still working way too hard. I gone back to reading fiction in the evenings, and beadwork on occasion. Nice to have a hobby again.

Jen

[lisaz8605]

Just popping in to say "Hi!" and that I'm still alive and well, eating the PP way, and still working way too hard. I gone back to reading fiction in the evenings, and beadwork on occasion. Nice to have a hobby again.

Jen

Yay! It's good to see you, Jen. I'm still working way too hard too. :) But it's good to know you're doing some things just for you and that can be considered "down time". I am exercising (which is good for my mental as well as physical health) and reading books at night again as well.

[Monklet]

Jen, nice to meet you. I'm still working my way through a few more low carb books, and collecting lowcarb recipes so I don't get bored and throw in the towel. I always wanted to know how to bead, but never did learn. I do crochet and knit though.
Lisa, good for you. I planned to start an exercise routine this week but this beastly cold interferred. I'm going to follow the ones in the PPLP book.

[ImOnMyWay]

Hi Jen! Wow, beading, now that's painstaking work. Never did any of that. I did a needlepoint project once, that took for freakin' EVER, and it was only about 6" in diameter! I once tried crocheting a doily...but that grew old pretty quick.

I love to read and have been devouring mysteries for the last year or so. I don't know why I'm so fixed on mysteries right now. I've discovered some terrific authors: Ed McBain, Sara Paretsky, Elizabeth George, Michael Connelly, too many to list from memory! I never realized there was so much excellent mystery fiction out there! I love my library!

I hope I'm not eating too much. Today I had

8:45A Atkins apple-crispy breakfast bar thingie (11g protein, 8g fat, 6g ECC, 8g fiber)

11:00A Egg salad and half an "Israeli" salad (cucumber, tomato, red onion, olive oil, lemon juice, S&P) purchased from "Famima!"

2:00P Hot link, mustard, the rest of the "Israeli" salad, cheese chips (made from 2oz hard shredded cheese in the microwave - 1 min on high).

4:00P 1 oz nuts

7:00P Really huge halibut filet (probably over 8 oz) sauteed in butter & lemon, with capers and almonds (they may have used some flour; hard to tell); sauteed spinach in olive oil & garlic; sauteed broccoli, carrots and zucchini. Left behind some of both veggies.

Water about 70 oz plus 12 oz coffee.

That Atkins bar in the morning started my appetite I guess. Four meals and a snack. Yikes!

[ImOnMyWay]

Whoops! Left off the rest of the post!

I hope I'm not eating too much. Today I had

8:45A Atkins apple-crispy breakfast bar thingie (11g protein, 8g fat, 6g ECC, 8g fiber)

11:00A Egg salad and half an "Israeli" salad (cucumber, tomato, red onion, olive oil, lemon juice, S&P) purchased from "Famima!"

2:00P Hot link, mustard, the rest of the "Israeli" salad, cheese chips (made from 2oz hard shredded cheese in the microwave - 1 min on high).

4:00P 1 oz nuts

7:00P Really huge halibut filet (probably over 8 oz) sauteed in butter & lemon, with capers and almonds (they may have used some flour; hard to tell); sauteed spinach in olive oil & garlic; sauteed broccoli, carrots and zucchini. Left behind some of both veggies.

Water about 70 oz plus 12 oz coffee.

That Atkins bar in the morning started my appetite I guess. Four meals and a snack. Yikes!

[Monklet]

I've been eating about 1600 cals a day and losing. So I think you're doing fine.

[ImOnMyWay]

So, do you like Fitday overall?

[Monklet]

I really like Fitday. I'm used to it and I bought my own copy. It is easy to set up my favorite foods and organize them in folders.
I use a different program to save recipes in. It is a program designed for authors. It's called ywrite and it is free.

[Monklet]

I just made biscuits using the fake "bisquick" recipe in the recipe thread.
They turned out really good. I'm just getting started exploring all the low carb recipes. This is fun.

[lisaz8605]

Sorry it took me awhile to check in again...life has a way of getting away from me.

I'm eating 1600-1800 calories a day...never quite the same (which is good) and sometimes "net" from the exercise I'm doing (and therefore on some days far lower "net" as a result too). Every day is a bit different and that's great. I use the weekend to "treat" myself with a caloric reset, but I try not to go crazy.

As far as LC recipes, I've kind of backed off on that because I guess I needed a little break, but instead I just use a combination of naturally LC ingredients and sparingly make use of LC foods...such as Davinci syrups and Dreamfields pasta. As I mentioned, I do eat grains and dairy...basically everything...but I'm very choosy about quality. I read ingredients like a maniac. I figure at least this way I'm making the most of my choices and making informed decisions.

While I don't currently use it to the extent I did, I do like Fitday a lot. Again, I had to cut back and logging in everything I ate was something I had to let go of just because of time constraints. I didn't, however, give up on journaling or tracking food, I just do so in a more casual manner now. So I'm still accountable and accurate, which is important. I also use Fitday to track my weight and measurements as well.

Hope everyone is doing well. I'm on the run and it's only going to get worse as our season picks up (end of August through early November we have a ton of weddings booked). I'll try to check in when I can.

[Monklet]

I don't like the sugar free syrups, so don't use them. Haven't tried the dreamfields yet. But I'm not a pasta person, so haven't missed it yet.
I've been thinking about slicing some low carb wraps into noodles for when I want a side dish.

[ImOnMyWay]

I don't like the sugar free syrups, so don't use them. Haven't tried the dreamfields yet. But I'm not a pasta person, so haven't missed it yet.
I've been thinking about slicing some low carb wraps into noodles for when I want a side dish.

You could also try zucchini shreds for noodles (ligthly sauteed), or shirataki noodles, or egg crepes sliced thin, rather than using LC tortillas for noodles.

[Monklet]

Not a great fan of zucchini and can't find the shirataki noodles around here. Somehow egg spaghetti doesn't appeal to me:)

Hope everyone is cruising along. So far so good for me.

[lisaz8605]

What about spaghetti squash? I can't image using the LC tortillas as "noodles" but then I'm a HUGE pasta fan. But honestly, if you can do without it, then skip it. Why both finding a substitute? I make a point to have Dreamfields on the night I serve my family pasta. And at this point I use about a 1/2 serving (which would've seemed crazy to me years ago when I was having 4 servings at a time). I tend to pair it with protein and veggies such that the pasta is NOT the focus. But it keeps things "normal" for the non-LCers and it's a treat for me. It works for me. :)

BTW, I've had great luck on netrition.com doing online ordering for good LC treats.

I need to run to the gym. Things are going well by me in that regard. I just updated my journal and gym log as such.

Have a good day everyone!

[ImOnMyWay]

If you've got extra tortillas and want to use them up, how about chilaquiles?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilaquiles

[ruthla]

How did I manage to miss this thread the entire month?

I've needed to cut numerous foods out of my diet as they seem to trigger fibro flares and depression. So I can't include gluten or dairy products in my diet at all (well, except for small portions of non-cow dairy, plus butter.) I'm also avoiding all sweeteners except stevia, so neither dreamfield's pasta nor davinci syrups are an option for me. I do spend a lot of time on the Paleo board.

[Monklet]

Welcome Ruth. So glad you found our little group. :)

[Rhianwen]

Just wanted to pop in and say hi... I'm coming back to LC after my first run-in with this WoE for 3 months at the start of the year. Yeah, it took me a while to come back!

From what I've read in the forums so far, I'm leaning towards the PP plan. On Atkins I really missed fruit, and found it very hard to eat that much fat - I've never eaten a lot of fat before, and I hate fatty meats.

I suspect I have a wheat intolerance, although it hasn't been confirmed yet, so I was planning on reducing my carbs, particularly refined ones and eating mainly protein and vegies, but with a little more flexibility than Atkins - I don't believe a piece of fruit or a little bit of some other carb now and then should be too much of a problem, and I don't consider it to be realistic. I was looking at CAD/CALP too, but I worry that it might encourage my binging behaviours!!

So at the moment PP is looking like what I'm after... thoughts would be much appreciated!

[jkmfrog]

Ruth - good to see you here again. :-) I cut dairy out (again). I keep thinking I can go back to eating it and, ugh, so not good for me., especially in the amounts I was consuming.

Liza - what you said. I do the same thing with any lc pasta substitutes now: 1/2 serving or less, load up on the protein and veggies. Its working for the DF too.

[ILoveEggs!]

Hey everyone!

Well, I did not do so well this week, I went to a graduation party and my daughters birthday was sunday, so I ate cake and some other bad carbs. I realized I was not proactive with my diet as I could have been.

I am getting back on track today, I have not gained any back, but I don't want to wait till I see the gain!!

I hope everyone is having a great summer!!

[ruthla]

Hi Rhianwen! I went through a similar decision making process last year, and decided that I didn't want somebody else deciding what specific foods to include in my diet- things such as "cream is ok but no nuts" is stupid for me when I can't have dairy! The science behind the minimum protein requirments also made a lot of sense to me.

ILoveEggs!- don't worry about the occasional off plan meal. Just make sure it's OCCASIONAL and you don't let this turn into new habits!

I did pretty well at my daughter's Bat Mitzvah a few months back; it was the leftovers taking up space in my fridge that did me in! They kept staring at me, and they were taking up space that could have held healthier foods...

I'm not planning on hosting any parties of that scale until my son turns 13, which is over 6 years away. By then we'll likely have lots of teenaged boys visiting who can polish off the leftovers fairly quickly- or I'll freeze them right away to keep the fridge space clear. Or maybe I won't care much by then because I'll have been maintaining my goal weight for over 5 years. :)

[tidyteresa]

I have had a fairly good week. I lost about 1.5 lbs this week which is about where I want to be to keep it off.

I kept myself away from my son's birthday cake that his girlfriend made him and sent home (she is evil lol!). I kept telling myself how lowsy it would make me feel if I ate a piece and so far it has worked.

Hope you all have a great week!

[LuckyPenny]

My week has gone very well. I lost 2.5 lbs so will try not to expect that every week. I have so much been enjoying the fruit in season with cream, this week it's peaches, YUM! The weather here has been nasty hot so I've been eating lots of meat loaded salads. I start working nights tonight and am worried at my habit of carb loading will over take me when I get there. Something about working nights does that to me. I will have my cheese,celery and meat snacks at the ready along with my trusty pork rind snacks.....here's hoping they help fend off my old bad habits.

[Monklet]

Wow, Lucky, you did really well. Congrats on the nice loss.
I got my 30 day low carb solution book today and it is really interesting.
They give lists of foods that are small, med, large carb servings and then depending on what phase you are on, you choose a total of 8 servings a day.
So for me, I get 8 small servings a day which is about 40 net carbs. (8*5=40)

[ruthla]

I also have a hard time with carbs at night. In general, my best bet is to avoid eating at all at night. But the other night I was just WAY too hungry (the night before my period started) and I knew that approach wouldn't work. There's little point in avoiding a bedtime snack if I'm going to wake up hungry at 2:00 AM. So I had a couple of hot dogs and a handful of nuts.