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| Vegetarian | vegans and gluten free | Nov 16 2009 06:04 (UTC) |
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If you want to try to avoid or limit gluten and enjoy the various alternative grains, I say go for it. As mentioned above, wheat is good for a varied diet, but that doesn't mean that using other grains makes your diet unvaried. Many wheat based products are fortified, so if you limit, you may need to pay special attention to taking vitamins, getting enough fiber, etc. but I have found that a lower gluten diet makes me feel great. Many gluten free products have more calories though, so be weary. There are a whole host of grains to try out there, do some research. Eat a varied and healthy diet - in whatever way works for you. Quinoa pasta, rice pastas are a good source of nutrition as well. I don't care for seitan, I don't think you'll miss much there. |
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| Weight Loss | Post your BMI | May 27 2009 06:41 (UTC) |
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5'9, 140, 20.5 BMI I am small boned though and want to lose another 10 lbs |
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| Vegetarian | soy yogurt | Oct 12 2008 23:48 (UTC) |
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I really really obsessively love whole soy. Vanilla has 15g of sugar per 1 cup - sooo yummy |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | Weight loss group for breastfeeding moms! | Sep 22 2008 19:02 (UTC) |
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Hey everyone!! Things are going pretty good for me - I totally binged out over the weekend though - pizza, desserts, arghh! I have hit 154-155 and losing. I'm getting ready to go the gym - it is an all day affair to schedule in a workout. It is so hard to stay motivated, but my scale is motivating for me so far. I find that when I'm counting calories, I naturally eat less bread and starchy carbs - because they have a lot of calories. I eat lots of foods that have a lot of water in them - fruits, veggies- and you can eat a lot more of those. Crackers and bread, while delicious, are loaded up with calories and you can eat so much more fruit and veggies and still have less calories. My son's snacks are generally crackers and things like that - it's hard not to gobble them up (like I did last night). Dieting is such a lifestyle. I feel like I've been on a rollercoaster diet since I was 14. At my lightest, I weighed 127- that is so hard to imagine right now. I'm babbling - I have foggy, tired mommy brain. I don't know if I just ate too many snacks or what, but breastfeeding never really helped me to lose weight. |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | breastfeding not helping me with wight loss? | Sep 05 2008 06:44 (UTC) |
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My baby is now 14 months and I'm just now getting back on track. In those first few months I was so tired and food tasted so good, I ate more than when I was pregnant. I also allowed myself to eat more because I knew the BFing was taking some of the calories. And those lovely hormones... Your body knows that you need fat to make milk and it definitely wants you to eat and keep a bit of weight for now. Trust me, if you eat healthy food and gently get back into exercise, YOU WILL LOSE THE WEIGHT!! But girl, you just popped that little bundle of joy out of yourself, so relax and take good care of the both of you. A slow weight loss is a weight loss that maintains! |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | Weight loss group for breastfeeding moms! | Aug 30 2008 07:56 (UTC) |
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| Hi Mommies!!
I'm excited to find this group. My stats: 5'9, 164 lbs, my gorgeous son is 14 months (almost) and my goal weight is 140. I lost 5 lbs a few months ago, but I got off track with exercise and ate what ever I wanted so now back to the hard work. I used to do a difficult uphill hike with my son in the Ergo carrier 4-5x a week, but the summer heat has chased me indoors. I go to the gym now, I've been good about it for a month. Wow, it is so hard to stay motivated. My weight hasn't budged but my arms are getting less flabby. I am exhausted all the time and I find myself eating my son's snacks. It is hard not to eat when tired. Anyway, I had so much fun eating desserts and chips and guacamole and pizza. It's going to be a tough row to hoe to get all of this weight off. I really want to stick to it this time!! Thanks! Shelly |
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