Anyone ready to ring in the new year...and lose weight/get fit?

[HHandbasket]

I would like to share with you something I've learned.

The old trick of "drinking a glass of water right before a meal" (or with your meal) or eating some soup (or any liquid) to make you feel fuller is hogwash. What happens is that with a stomach full of liquid, when you eat your food, it will mix with the liquid, become a slurry, and pass through your stomach into your digestive tract quicker, causing a) bloating b) hunger again an hour later. When we go out for Chinese food, the meal always starts with a clear soup... not a thick, hearty soup like bean soup or split pea, but something in a water base. That's why you're hungry again an hour later when you eat Chinese food. Try it sometime, just to experiment. Drink a glass of water right before you eat, then go eat. Yep, you'll feel full faster. And yep, you'll be hungry again after your meal even twice as fast, which will cause you to do what? Oh, yeah, it'll cause you to EAT more. What you'll end up doing at the end of the day is consuming more calories than if you'd just left the meal-associated liquids alone.

I have had gastric bypass and have learned SO much about the false "weight loss tricks" that are out there. The program I was in included extensive patient education both preop and postop (they don't want you regaining the weight), and I learned a LOT about so-called "dieting" I'd done. I had dieted my way up to almost 300 pounds, and I'm only 5'1"! I no longer consume liquids within an hour of eating. I know, it seemed like a foreign concept to me at first, too. Drink a lot of water throughout the day, and a glass of water 30 minutes or more before your meal is fine. If you don't drink anything at all from 30 minutes before eating until at least 30-45 minutes after you're done, you will stay full longer and you will eat less at the end of the day. The food in your stomach, when it's not washed through with liquids, will "stick to your ribs", keep you from getting hungry, and sustain you longer.

Tomorrow we will talk about the evils of white carbs. LOL.

 

[HHandbasket]

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Here are some tips to help you at the burrito shop:
1) Ask for your burrito in a bowl. Do you know that most of those big burritos use the extra-large tortillas, weighing in for the tortilla alone at about 180 calories and 25-30 grams of white carbs your body totally does NOT need? You still get your yummy burrito and save almost 200 calories by having them put it in a bowl.

2) If it comes with rice, ask for extra lettuce or "double beans" instead of rice. That will save you another 50-100 calories, depending on the amount of rice they would have used. I have never had a burrito place deny me this request. I have been charged an extra 25 cents for it, but what's an extra quarter for a more nutritionally-sound meal?

3) If you have a choice, go with whole beans or black beans and avoid the refried beans. You'll save yourself a number of calories and a number of grams of fat AND bad carbs... white flour is used to thicken commercial refried beans, and if you're trying to save calories and "bad carbs", avoid anything that has white flour, including refried beans.

4) Chips... if ya gotta have them, read the labels and get the ones with the lowest fat and carbs. Sodium is a diet-killer, too. Remember that even when it comes to baked/low-fat potato chips.

I also wanted to point out that your dinner contained almost all carbs and no vegetables. Corn isn't a vegetable... it's a grain. It is marketed as a vegetable but is a grain, is a starch, and is not a vegetable. Meals should be 70% protein, 20% veggies, and only 10% carbs ... with the exception of your chicken, your entire meal was made up of "bad" carbs and fat (those are the two things that make us fatter). Not to sound mean, but you did not make up for your lunch indulgence with your fattening dinner.

I spent the majority of my life morbidly obese, kidding myself into believing the crap I was eating would be healthier when it wasn't. There's a lot of bad misinformation out there.

White carbs are not your friend.

Two rhyming tips for healthier weight reduction:
1) "When a carb is white, it just ain't right." (i.e., get your carbs from WHOLE grains, fruits, and vegetables... white bread is never, ever your friend when trying to get healthier).

2) "Protein and fiber with every meal, makes losing weight no big deal."

Read labels, and learn to calculate fat percentages. If anybody wants to know how, PM me or I can post here if everybody wants to know. It's uber-easy. Reduce your fat and white carbs, increase good fiber and protein, and you'll be fine.

 

[KellyHM]

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When I eat acidic fruit it just makes me MORE hungry b/c my stomach gets PO'ed about it and then I want carbs to make it feel better.

 

[KellyHM]

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1 Stone = 14 lbs

 

[KellyHM]

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Here are some tips to help you at the burrito shop:
1) Ask for your burrito in a bowl. Do you know that most of those big burritos use the extra-large tortillas, weighing in for the tortilla alone at about 180 calories and 25-30 grams of white carbs your body totally does NOT need? You still get your yummy burrito and save almost 200 calories by having them put it in a bowl. I love the burrito part too much not to have the tortilla but I did get the "Jr" meal, which is technically a kid's meal.

2) If it comes with rice, ask for extra lettuce or "double beans" instead of rice. That will save you another 50-100 calories, depending on the amount of rice they would have used. I have never had a burrito place deny me this request. I have been charged an extra 25 cents for it, but what's an extra quarter for a more nutritionally-sound meal? Got the rice.

3) If you have a choice, go with whole beans or black beans and avoid the refried beans. You'll save yourself a number of calories and a number of grams of fat AND bad carbs... white flour is used to thicken commercial refried beans, and if you're trying to save calories and "bad carbs", avoid anything that has white flour, including refried beans.I did have black beans.

4) Chips... if ya gotta have them, read the labels and get the ones with the lowest fat and carbs. Sodium is a diet-killer, too. Remember that even when it comes to baked/low-fat potato chips. There are no labels. They don't come in a package. There's only one kind and they "cook" (fry) them there. Like I said, this is a twice a month meeting, so not terrible.

I also wanted to point out that your dinner contained almost all carbs and no vegetables. Corn isn't a vegetable... it's a grain. It is marketed as a vegetable but is a grain, is a starch, and is not a vegetable. Meals should be 70% protein, 20% veggies, and only 10% carbs ... with the exception of your chicken, your entire meal was made up of "bad" carbs and fat (those are the two things that make us fatter). Not to sound mean, but you did not make up for your lunch indulgence with your fattening dinner. Yeah, I know I have issues with veggies...as in I just don't like them. Most of them make me want to

. I have to REALLY be in the mood for them and even then there are only a couple I like.

I spent the majority of my life morbidly obese, kidding myself into believing the crap I was eating would be healthier when it wasn't. There's a lot of bad misinformation out there.

White carbs are not your friend.

Two rhyming tips for healthier weight reduction:
1) "When a carb is white, it just ain't right." (i.e., get your carbs from WHOLE grains, fruits, and vegetables... white bread is never, ever your friend when trying to get healthier).

2) "Protein and fiber with every meal, makes losing weight no big deal."

Read labels, and learn to calculate fat percentages. If anybody wants to know how, PM me or I can post here if everybody wants to know. It's uber-easy. Reduce your fat and white carbs, increase good fiber and protein, and you'll be fine.

ETA: Not trying to argue with you or anything...just chatting. I have IBS, so unfortunately fruits make me

if I eat them without a carb or something as a buffer. I really like fruit, but can't eat most of it by itself (except bananas, which are easier on the stomach). And I absolutely LOVE white carbs and I believe than everything in moderation is ok. I don't like any diet plan that cuts an entire food group out.

Oh, and when I said I made up for lunch with dinner I meant as in Weight Watchers points.

 

[teach1rusl]

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Thanks! LOL..I was wondering.
Also, has anyone read anything about The 17 Day Diet (Dr. Mike Moreno)??? I first heard of it on The Dr. Phil show

. The "diet" doesn't last only 17 days, but every 17 days or so you change things up, and I think that's good. I know with workouts, I seem to fall off of them due to getting bored. So diets have to work the same way, especially if you plateau for a while, or regain a pound or three. Boredom isn't their primary rationale for the 17 day thing, but it's mine...lol. So just like in workouts, switching things around would have to help I'd think...

 

[vfem]

I am a person who hates change, so once I get into something, if I change it I can lose focus quickly. Right now I am trying to get back to walking (and Yoga!) that makes me feel very accomplished and gives me something to look forward too. I have to do them for specific amounts of time, and at specific times or I forget and one little tumble turns into me not doing what I need to do... then I lose focus. That is exactly what happened with the holiday. My work schedule changed, I had parties and company... even the furniture being moved REALLY threw me off!

So now everything is back, people are gone and I want to schedule back to keep me focused... though I must admit, that means cutting back on BYC and getting out of this chair! LOL

 

[oesdog]

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1 Stone = 14 lbs

Yeah but you guys have loads of Lbs which makes it look soooooooooooo much more!!!!!!!!!!!! I like my stones !!!!!

Oesdog

 

[wildorchid053]

had a banana and some salted almonds for breakfast.. almonds are high calories but you only eat 1/4 cup and the sweet and salty go good together.. and the banana is very filling. supposed to go out with daughter for dinner .. but i think i might pass... after only a week of dieting i know if i eat what i want my body will absorb it like a sponge. ribs. potato, well you get the idea..

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

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That's very interesting. I'm going to have to try that. Also, I never knew they added flour to refried beans. I recently stopped eating meat and have been using the beans for protein. I really should just make a pot of beans.

Okay, I know I haven't lost hardly any weight. I'm a stress and comfort eater. I like the idea of sitting down at the table to eat. I know that I will grab a handful of whatever, or a cup of whatever and snack while I'm getting things done. I'm a super multi tasker. I think it's getting me in trouble. I'm not so sure I'm going to see any weight loss tomorrow morning. Don't tell MeatKing!!