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I'll make sure to check out that thread. I also took a look at your first journal with all of your food intake. What an incredible resource!
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I'm glad that you found it and see its worth. Its not perfect in any way but it is real. I found that my food evolved over time. The more I learned the plan, the better my choices became.
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I have a feeling it is going to be hard to mentally make a switch. But honestly, SB isn't that different from what I was doing when I was most successful. I was probably doing phase I-II with some high carb days thrown in.
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It'll be hard if you think its hard....easy if you think about it that way. Change is good....it makes us think more.
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This is something I'm honestly curious about, because it's the one snag I have. I don't mind low fat dairy that much (I love 0% greek yogurt and low-fat kefir, for example), but I balk at low fat cheese. Is it possible to eat the full-fat cheese, but just at a smaller portion? As in, 2 T. shredded versus a 1/4 cup? Or is that bending the rules too much? I don't mean to already be messing with the plan, but this is one of the few hang-ups I've really noticed.
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Low fat and non fat cheese are a tipping point for many people. Truth be told, I do try to find cheese that I like that are reduced fat not non fat ever.
Here are the ones that I enjoy:
reduced fat sharp cheddar
reduced fat jarlsberg
laughing cow light, all flavors(soft and spreadable)
2% mexican shredded 5 cheese for chili and other dishes
2% cheese sticks
Blue cheese and gorgonzola are full fat cheeses and I don't like them so I don't eat them. These kinds of cheeses are very calorie dense so if you do eat them, crumbles and very small amounts would be what you need to go for.
I happen to love Brie. It too, is very calorie dense so if and when I do eat it, its a treat and in very small quantities.
Yogurt and cottage cheese: I find that the 2% is fine.
I use H&H in my morning coffee.
These are things that I've figured out for myself over time. I see cheeses as condiments not large parts of my daily food. Less is better in general. This is one of the aspects of SB that I disagree with, that cheeses are an unlimited protein source. It lists cheese, non and low fat, as protein and I count it in with my 2 cup daily dairy totals.
I aim for 2 ozs a day and on rare days, have up to 4 ozs. I like the limit that Atkins sets for cheese at 4 ozs, it makes total sense to me.
Especially if and when anyone eats up to 4 ozs of it daily, its high in salt, can be consitpating to some and takes up a lot of total calories.
Because SB is fundamentally on the higher end of low carb, the total calories have to come out of somewhere when we follow the plan. Sat fat is where we cut back. Its just the way it is for those of us who follow the SBD plan so a debate about sat fat is not going to happen here.
I hope this helps and answers your questions.