Posts by maria567

Hi,

I agree you're eating too few calories. Don't starve your self or your body will go on a binge spree. Try the calorie count tools. That helped me a lot.

When I got stuck, Mary the nutritionist told me to increase my protein. My daily caloric intake was 10% protein, Fat 20%, and carbs the rest %.  I had no idea.

So I started keeping a daily notebook log, analyzing the total calories, and how much protein and fat.

I added  the Original Boca Burgers (soy protein), and got my energy up without fat calories & extra salt. I got away from binging on coffee and chocolate. 

Look at your protein intake. Cheese is "expensive protein" because it is high in fat considering the amount of protein.  Chicken is ok depending on how its prepared. The soy burgers are ok, but some brands have high calories, and low protein, until I found the Boca Burgers (original kind). So read the tiny print.  I eat more, but it is more protein at 30% of daily calories.  (Don't do 40% or more, that can cause other problems).

No, I do not work for BocaBurger company, it is just that I was so frustrated, that Mary the nurtritionist told me to eat more protien.Then adding about 30% protein for my daily diet did the trick.  Non-fat milk and yogurt is good too.

Dessert is  plain non-fat yogurt, and add frozen berries(no sugar). Yum.

So when you have a baked potato, eat a soy burger (or steamed chicken) and some salad with it.  Have a bit of real protein at every meal.

Hope this helps

Don't give up !

Hi,

I don't think this is a silly question.  Here's why: I bought a paperback book "The complete Book of Food Counts" by Corinne T. Netzer at the local supermarket. And Guess what?    I was totally surprised at the differences in calories, fats, etc, even when comparing different cheeses, such as cheddar and feta.  So, what I do now, when I decide to eat something, or plan a menu, I look it up in the Food Counts book, and if the calories are too high (surprise), I make alterations or substitutions.  After about a month of this, I got the hang of it, so I don't have to look up stuff unless it is totally new.  For example, I used to eat a lot of home made lentil soup, then I found that even tho it is really good for you, it is very high in calories, for the amount of protein that you get. So lentil soup is now only once or twice a month...

As for the kind of meals, I just looked at what I was already eating, and changed the"mistakes" to something healthier, like lower calories, and more protein. I like all kinds of foods, and it depends on what fruits and veggies are in season, you can't just lock yourself into one menu plan.    

Finally.... (after this very wordy explanation), all I can say, is that food content (calories, fat, protein, etc) can be very surprising.  I lost 15 pounds in 3 months, just by using the book, and keeping track of my caloric/protein/fat, and using this web site for the weight logs, burn meter, BMI, and Caloric requirement. 

Remember, before you put something in your mouth. look it up.

Maria