Posts by nesmaster

Invest in a heart rate monitor and a digital weight scale for your food. You'll thank me later.

Congratulations! I know exactly how you feel about this mystery 5 lbs, because I've had it happen. It's like one day you weigh yourself, and then the very next time POOF!, 5 lbs are gone. I dare not question it, I just smile and move on... heh. :-)

I could cut out most of my sugar by cutting out/down on my fruits, but that's something I refuse to do. I make a protein shake with a banana and strawberries after my workouts (and milk, which accounts for 16 grams of sugar right there), so it's just not going to happen. :P

I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm just saying that there's no way _I_ could ever stick close to 40 - 60 grams per day at all.

EDIT: Okay, after analyzing my sugar intake for the last week, it seems I may have overestimated my sugar intake a little bit. A "Normal" day for me just breaks 100, with my average per day this week being 121 grams. Not even close to the 200 I had thought before. And 400? YEAH RIGHT! Haha.

I have some multi-grain oatmeal with added cinnamon, ~12 grams of All-Bran Original cereal mixed in, and a nectarine. Depending on the size of the nectarine I may or may not have room for a carrot. It covers fats/carbs/protein well enough, and the nectarine gives me some sugar to burn right in the morning.

If not, I can't go wrong with Kashi brand cereal and some Skim Plus milk, or All-Bran/Fiber 1 Original with some Multi-Grain Cheerios and milk.

I even bought some Eggos with added fiber today (2 Eggos @ 170 cal, the same as my oatmeal) to try them out. They look pretty tasty but I won't know until tomorrow morning!

I started getting comments around 18 lbs, and have gradually been getting more as the weight continues to melt off. I'm up to about 33 lbs lost in 3 1/2 months and have a little ways to go (shooting for 17 more/50 lbs total), but some of my family whom I haven't seen in months are going to be surprised!

I would have to say maybe another kilo? I dropped a pants size at every 10 lbs lost personally, so losing around 5 lbs total to make your current ones fit properly would be a fair estimate...?

My "usuals" or things I must have on hand always are: milk, sardines, tuna, cucumber, whole wheat bread, lean turkey breast lunchmeat, Kashi chewy 7 grain bars with almonds, fibre 1 original, fibre 1 oats & chocolate/oats & peanut butter bars, frozen fish filets (tilapia, basa, sole etc), strawberries, bananas, yogurt, oatmeal, all-bran cereal, chocolate (70% dark at least, 85% preferred), peanut butter, strawberry/raspberry jams, vinegar, brown rice, light cheese, lean angus beef patties, green teabags, chicken breast/thighs, cauliflower, and broccoli. I'm sure I am forgetting a few items. Most of my daily consumption comes from a combination of these foods so I need to have them all on hand at all times.

Recommended is 40 grams or so, but I find that number impossible to adhere by. I can hit over that by my second meal alone, without even trying. Most of my days end up in the 100 - 200 gram range (although some days can exceed 400 grams... very seldomly) which I consider acceptable and reasonable for myself. Considering I was a HUGE pop drinker and candy bar eater before I started dieting and exercise this amount of sugar is nothing compared to the amount I used to consume. And besides, most of it now is natural, not refined. :-)

I normally end up over the recommended on most days without trying, but I don't let it bother me. Looking at my last week of food consumption, I averaged 45 grams per day. What can I say? I love how fiber keeps me full for longer! :-)