Posts by lonczakm

Yes - calorie counting does work for me.  last summer I lost 16 pounds and have maintained it for 9 months.  Counting calories has made me much more AWARE of what I eat.  For me - I plan on eating a lot - I love to eat - however I eat lower calorie foods such as popcorn, sugar free frozen pudding, sugar free frozen treats etc when I feel like binging.  Last week  I started counting again as I'm going for my last 7 lbs to reach my goal weight.   It's probably going to take two months but I feel pretty confident that I'll get there!

I eat about 700 cals from morning until I get home from work at around 5:00 then another 500 - 600 for dinner & snacks.  I found that if I don't space my eating throughout the day I become light headed and during long boring meetings that isn't a good thing!!!

I confess - I'm a nighttime eater too.  Here's what works for me - I plan on eating at night and reserve a number of calories for it.  I eat air popped popcorn, frozen sugar free pudding cups (delish), frozen non fat yogurt, etc etc.  Sticking to a diet is hard enought without trying to remake who I am.....

I make a super soup that really fills me up.  Usually I brown some ground turkey or chicken w/chopped onions and celery, throw in lots of chopped veggies (whatever I have on hand), add enough broth, V-8 or even stewed tomatos so that it's more of a stew than a soup, season w/thyme or whatever seems good at the time, and simmer for 30 minutes to an hour depending what I've added for veggies. It fills me up, tastes good and is low calorie.  What could be better?

Oh - I hope you don't have a tummy ache...I take viactive and if I take more than one at a time my stomach hurts and it has a terrible affect on my digestive system...

Does anyone know where these can be found in the states?  I want them too!!!

Thanks for bringing this up as I always wondered how other people allocated their calories throughout the day.  I have 700  to 750 from morning until I get home from work around 5:00.  I choose low calorie highly nutritious foods that keep me full.  The final 900 I consume for dinner and TV snacks.  I realize that nighttime snacking isn't the best for ones diet but I've never been able to kick the habit so I've decided to just go with it.  It seems to be working well as I reached my goal the first week of August and have been able to maintain with relative ease as long as I'm midful of this schedue.  Also - I try to keep my calories below what's required during the week days so if I want to splurge on the weekends I can without worrying about it. 

It's a process isn't it? 

I eat clean and have for many years - but as its been mentioned its a gradual process and I'm not a fanatic about it.  What I've found is that I CRAVE fresh foods and  simply don't enjoyed eating canned, frozen or processed foods. 

Funny - I did the same thing.  I've been fine up until last night.  I had two pieces of fudge and a large scoop of apple crisp.  Its not the end of the world and I'm not going to feel guilty about it.  It was delicious, I enjoyed it and I'm back to normal this morning :)

Although I agree with the last few posts, I think it makes sense to keep a rough estimate in your head.  For example, potatos, couple of carrots and a few pieces of stew meat, a little gravy,  I would round off to about 400 - 500 calories depending on the serving size.  Personally, I'd steer clear of dumplings because they are probably pretty high calorie.  Or - have a dumpling but forgo desert.  Or you could eat light during the day and simply indulge!

Now - enjoy the meal with your friends and forget it!

A friend of mine lost weight and looked fantastic!  Honestly I didn't even think about losing weight until she lost weight and I thought if she can do it why not me?  Once I made up my mind I lost almost 20 lbs in about 4 months and have maintained since August.  I'd like to lose another 6 or so to bring me below 140 (I'm 45 and 5'6") which should get rid of the last lumps and bumps without looking haggard!

Frozen sugar free handisnack pudding cups - 45 calories!

broccoli

popcorn

all fruit!

I'm 5' 6" 45 years old and (happily!) weigh 142.  I don't go to the gym, have a desk job, but I park 1/2 mile from work, walk three flights of stairs several times a day etc. etc. etc.  I've been maintaining for four months and have been eating anywhere from 1500 - 2000 a day without gaining an oz. 

I didn't count the calories but I'm sure I'm OK. 

I had:

an apple for breakfast w/PB

We had Thanksgiving dinner at 5:00:

turkey breast w/broth, rutabaga w/ pat of butter, homemade stuffing w/veggies and apple, 1 roll dipped in broth and a small wedge of sweet potato pie. 

it was delicious and I didn't/don't feel a bit guilty!!!

Original Post by awarnica:

Hot Pockets?

I have to say, one hot pocket having 27% of your daily fat (and that is if you are not on a low fat diet, for me it is most of my daily fat content, read the 10% Solution but that is a different matter) is not anything I would call healthy.

I mean if you only ate one a day you would run out of calories pretty quickly so you wouldn't need to spend much for the rest of the day!

I do think that whole wheat pasta and plain tomato sauce is filling, you can have a ton of pasta for only 6-700 calories with very little fat content, high fibre and most of all to me, filling.

 I'm not sure if I agree.  Lean hot pockets (broccoli & cheese) are the only frozen food that I keep in the house.  I do because by Friday I need something quick and easy that I don't have to mess with.  They are about 250 calories, pair it with a salad and it's a quick meal.  I wouldn't want to have one every day but they are good in a pinch.  At $2.50 for two servings I think its a bargain.