Posts by cheerymonkey

I've yet to find a soy cheese that was any good, but the Sour Lean sour cream substitute is fabulous!  For soy milk, I think the Silk products are hard to beat. Their coffee creamer is very good.

I hear ya!  I'm not in school, I'm 42, but the same applies.  That's why I only get to have 1,200 calories today.   I don't allow myself to go one calorie over if I'm not going to exercise, which I'm too tired to do tonight....but 3,500 calories make a pound of fat, and if I can't exercise, then I only get the 1,200.   Sigh!  The good side of course is that even without much exercise, I'm still losing weight, nice and steady, just by sticking to that one rule... NO FUN, I know, but it really does work.

ktjo you may be right about the nuts, I don't really know about that one.  But I've had HUGE improvement by never mixing fruits with other foods, and never having starches like pasta or pizza crust along with meats.  Once I made that change, I've never again had any problems with blowing up like a balloon

I'll see your rinsing of the burgers and raise you!  I've actually BOILED hamburgers before.   Yep! 

It started when my vet suggested I do that to get my finicky dog eating, and boy, did it work.  Then I decided to try it myself one day, figuring it would be reduced fat, right?  All I can say, is it's not as good eaten as a "burger" - however it's perfectly good for putting in spaghetti sauce, chili, etc.  MUCH less greasiness, and it seems to crumble smaller, more easily.

SMWhipple thanks - I just switched from Fatburn.com to here and I'm still learning the ropes! 

I used to have this problem until I learned about food combining.  For me, following these rules made all the difference!

When starches and proteins are combined their stimulation to the digestive juices generates a conflicting response and your body cannot digest either food well. This often leads to indigestion, bloating, gas, abdominal discomfort, and poor absorption of nutrients. Any quick digesting foods - such as fruit - must wait until the slowest digesting foods leave the stomach before they can leave - a process which can take up to 6 or 8 hours. While waiting, the fruit and some of the starches undergo some decomposition and fermentation, producing gas, acid and even alcohol along with indigestion.

Eat carbohydrate foods and protein foods at
separate meals.

Eat proteins and fats at separate meals. Some
foods, especially nuts, are over 50% fat and
require hours for digestion.

Eat proteins and fruits at separate
meals - this is big one.

Eat starchy foods and fruits at
separate meals. Fruits undergo no digestion in the
stomach and are held up if eaten with foods which
require digestion in the stomach.

Eat melons alone. Melons combine with almost no
other food.

Good idea! I already make the pudding to curb my chocolate/snack cravings, but I never thought of adding protein.  Brilliant!