Posts by jenpower

Thanks amy,  I decided to just leave it out because it has 0 calories and 0 nutritional value.  Was frustrated as well because I couldnt find low fat ricotta cheese and low fat cream cheese on the data base that match the values of the products I bought.  data base values where higher.

Tissa I use stevia the same ways you mentioned, and I use it for desserts.

Thank you everyone, I followed your instructions and it worked quite nicely.

Hiya, thanks for the great advice Molly.  You know I'm a chef by trade, so you'd think this wouldnt be so hard for me....I thought I was doing great, cutting out alot of fats from recipes and replacing them with other things....just not cutting out quite enough apparently.  I 'll take it up another notch by reducing the amount of sauteeing I do and I'm getting a steamer instead.

About dairy, I occasionally eat organic yogurt, cheese and eggs, but I find that my body does much better without them. Ironically, my nails and hair get nicer when I cut them out.  Huh?  Ya I know, strange but true.  I"ve come to believe that some people can remain somewhat healthy even though they eat animals, dairy and eggs, while others do not.  Personally, I get bloated, constipated, occassionally develop skin rashes, dry hair and brittle nails.  It's not something new, it's been this way my whole life. How did I figure out that it was animal products? 

I used to have eczema my whole life, then years ago I did a vegetable juice detox (made in my home with nothing but organic vegetables) for 2 days, with plenty of lemon water inbetween.  Then to break my fast I ate steamed rice with kale and swiss chard.  I ate like that for a few days..  Then I went back to eating normal except that I cut out: wheat, all meat and animal products, and all sugars, other than those from fruits and vegetables.

What happened?  I lost alot of weight, I WAS FREE OF ECZEMA for the first time in my life, my hair, nails and skin where gorgeous and I was so much more peaceful and happy.

Well, fast forward years later, sugar, wheat and some dairy have found there way back into my life, but no meat and STILL ECZEMA FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Oh btw, what and sugar bloat me too, but there's only so much I'm willing to give up ya know!

Hey Kat, using organic is totally better than using genetically modified frankein-food.  I know some people who use soy often and dont seem to have problems but it's only been about 2 years or so for them.  I also know people who've been using soy products for over 20 years and they've developed some mega problems.

I 'm not a doctor or scientist but I have eyes and know what I see.  We're meant to eat a variety of things and it seems once we start relying on limited selections  we develop intolerances i.e wheat. 

Another thing is it's best to eat foods as nature offers them, in their natural form because in their whole form they usually offer more nutrition, fiber and enzymes for digestion.

Hey good luck to you! I'm rooting for you.  What an inspiration, thanks so much for sharing!

Jen

Yikes!!!!  I figured out how to get my mid month report, and it's scaryyyyyyyy.  Reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllll scary.  I had no idea how much fat I was eating.

Really it's just olive oil mainly for my salads, and sunflower seed oil for light pan frying, oh and peanut butter, I'm vegetarian.  and gosh, well it just doesnt look good! holy canoli, am almost to embarrassed to put it up ...well here goes

Fat - 40.1% (800 grams)
Protein - 18.6% (837 grams)
Carbohydrates - 41.3% (1,852 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Calorie Intake - 1,792 cals
Daily Sodium Intake - 2,407 mg
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 83 mg
Daily Fiber Intake - 28 grams

any suggestions ?

I would like to point out that I start on Jan 3, it took me about a week to get the calories below 1700.  And the past few days I've got my fiber up to 30 g daily and sodium below 1600 mg daily.

I also work out daily and burn about 400 calories there.  so my main concern is not so much the amount that I'm eating but my ratios.

Welcome ladies!  How do we do this?  One day at a time.  sometimes we'll laugh , already I've cried, but if we tough this through...it's all worth it. 

so many awesome people have replied to this thread and they all have knowledge and experience to offer (check out mollymouser, she's very informative, supportive and inspirational).  the forums, especially this one (motivation) are full of support and information. 

Ladies, grab a hold! let's ride this bull! Yeeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaw!!

well the top number is growing along with my activity level .  In the beginning the top number was 2300 now it's 2700. 

 and my lower white number is over 2000 now.  what's going on?

Are these daily values or perhaps combined over the week?  I'm confused.

Welcome mathster, I do have similar goals.  I am 32, 5'6 and weigh 250 ish pounds.  I joined calorie-count Jan 4, 08 and am sooooooo glad to have found it!

Congrats on joining the gym and calorie count, it sounds like you are well on your way.  You are going to meet so many wonderful people on here as I have, that will offer much support and knowledge.  I've added you as a friend and look forward to hearing from you again.

Regards,

Jen Power

Hey Aaron, I'm actually a chef so if you run the recipe by me I can help you come up with something delicious and healthy.

At first guess, I'd say use only a few tsp of olive oil, but do use olive oil it's so good for your body and has no chemicals in it, and use either a) a vegetable or chicken broth  or B) a white wine reduction to make the body of your sauce.

p.s

my grandparents are from the mediterranean so I was raised on fish and seafood, it's my specialty

Hope this helps.

Jen

Howdy, I'm vegetarian too, have been for years.  Most of the time I'm vegan, I eat the occassional bit of organic cheese or free-run eggs now and then.

Now comes the gassy part!  I've started having some serious gas recently too.  Quite painful (bloating)...and I know what it is.  It started when I bought tofurkey sausages last week.  I dont know what it is in them that's causing this but it's killing me.  So though these tofurkey sausages are yummy I'm chucking them in the waste bin.

Have you been eating anything like that?  Like vegan pepperoni etc...?