Posts by keithnphx

Not only does cinnamon add flavor, it has thermogenic properties which may promote fat loss.

Your symptoms definitely sounds like Sleep Apnea.   It is a deadly sleep disorder which is easily treated with a CPAP machine.   The fatigue you describe is caused by a lack of oxygen in your blood.   The work "apnea" comes from a Greek work meaning "without breath" and that's exactly what is happening.  I've had my apnea under control for about 7 years now.  I remember falling asleep at my desk, even at a stop light while driving.  It is a a leading cause of strokes.  Please, please get to your doc asap and have a sleep study done.  From the first night you sleep with your apnea under control, you'll be amazed.   And, you hubby won't be so annoyed because you will not snore anymore.  The CPAP takes about a week to adjust then you'll not want to sleep without it.

A sleep study is done in a medical facility where you are simply monitored while you sleep.  The sleep labs have rooms that look a lot like a hotel room.  They will first test without a CPAP, then they will test with one to determine the correct pressure for you.   Even some of the most fit football players have sleep apnea.  I will tell you that is very difficult to lose weight with untreated sleep apena becuase you simply do not have the energy to do anything.

Now that's an excellent, healthy meal!   I haven't thought about kabobs and am always interested in new ideas to keep away boredom.  I tend to eat the same things over and over.   That would work with chicken, too.

I'm going to reiterate what's been said in a few replies already.  You need to balance each meal with protein, carbs & fats.   Protein & fiber will fill you up while fat will keep you feeling satisfied.   I find that eating 5-6 smaller meals per day helps me a lot.  Your breakfast of an muffin & cheese will not keep you satisfied for very long.  Add some egg whites, or even whole eggs for that matter. I recommend making breakfast your biggest meal of the day - say about 35%-40% of your daily calories. 

Why on this earth would advising someone not to count calories be a good thing?  There was a time when I was at a 22 BMI, now I am an 36.   Maybe if I had been counting calories back then,I would have realized the importance of proper nutrition and balance.   Geez, tough crowd here.

Original Post by gi-jane:

I think the reason we don't eat most of them is that they don't taste too good.  If you've ever accidentally crunched an orange pip it's not a good experience!  But the little seeds in a kiwifruit just slip down without you noticing.  The pumpkin seeds sold for eating are usually the dark green sort.  The white ones in the Hallowe'en orange pumpkins are pretty nasty by comparison.

 Hey!  Those white pumpkin seeds and the green ones are the same thing!  The white ones are the ones that have not been shelled!  I like to roast them with a little cayenne pepper and use them my salads.   Roasting them is soo easy - just a very low temp oven (170 or so) and about 30 minutes.  Yeah, I guess if you ate the white shell it would be yucky!

You say you don't live in a humid climate.  I can relate to that being in Phoenix.  I find that not drinking enough water makes me feel exhausted.  With you activity level, you may want to drink more H2O.

Original Post by venusredhot:

Basically I am having a protein drink in the morning with 4 medium size strawberries and maybe 10 blueberries, at lunch I am having vegies such as cucumbers and carrots and peppers and 4 oz of chicken....I just can't seem to figure out what to do. I am eating healthier than ever and I am still having issues.

 I'm curious.  That's ALL you eat in a day ?  What about dinner?  snacks?

I'm eating healthier and a larger quantity of food than before I started this my CC journey.  Even at ~1800 kcal per day, I'm down 28 pounds. 

Are you including healthy fats in your daily eating?   Those rack up the calories quickly!

When I started on this healthy eating journey, I could never have imagined myself eating, much less enjoying, some of the foods I crave now.  I can hardly get through a day without a huge bowl of raw spinach as a salad.  I actually mix whey protein powder in my oatmeal with a little flax oil now.  Tasty! 

Greasy foods are very statisfying until they clog your arteries.  I've already had one artery unblocked, the surgery was hellacious! 

I find that adding spices (not salt) to chicken & turkey makes them more palatable.  I add about 3 ounces of turkey or chicken breast to my spinach salad each day.   Along with some cucumbers, tomatoes and a bit of olive oil.  Pumpkin seeds or walnuts add some healthy fat and crunch.

Without changing my eating habits, I don't see any way I could have lost nearly 27 pounds so far.  Sure, I could count calories in burgers, fries and shakes and lose weight.  However, I would not have the new found energy level I'm now enjoying.

Good luck to you!

I've found it helpful to make my primary goal to eat healthy and have more energy.  The tools here on CC are my way of keeping track of my nutrition.  Sure, I started out thinking I will lose weight quickly and weighing myself way too often.  Now my focus is simply to eat healthy and feel better.  An added bonus is that I will lose weight.   Taking the focus away from losing weight gave me a new outlook on the whole process.  I'm not saying it is easy, but I do believe it is worth it in the long run.

Fat - 18.1% (280 grams)
Protein - 28.0% (975 grams)
Carbohydrates - 53.9% (1,878 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Calorie Intake - 1,680 cals
Daily Sodium Intake - 1,832 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 106 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 301 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 5 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 42 gram

I'm striving for 1600 calories - aargh, I'm over by an average of 80 per day.

I read this post last night thinking "this has happened to me before."  However, I don't think I ever thought too much about it until tonight.  On my way home from work I stopped at a convenience store for a Lipton Diet Green Tea.  At the register, the cashier looked at me and said, "You do know this is diet, right?"  PFFFT!

Actually, there is no daily requirement for refined sugar at all.  I quit eating white sugar and still average about 80 grams of sugar per day.  Most of this comes from milk and fruits, none from refined sugars 

As a guideline, sugars should not exceed more than 30% of calories from your daily carb total.   If I could find milk without so much sugar, I could cut my intake by at least 50%.

Anybody know of a low sugar substitute for milk?

I don't understand the criticism for entering everything consumed into a food log.  I did a rough calculation of how many "extra" calories I ate in a day to gain what I am now trying to lose.  Over the course of time, I averaged eating approximately 200 "extra" calories a day.  That resulted in a pound gained approximately every 18 days!  Logging everything defintely works for me.  I disagree that it is weird to track all of your daily intake.