Food n Fitness Thread #9837483

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

she's on Southbeach, like me. in the first 2 weeks, called Phase 1, you can't have any fruit or fruit juice because you can't have any sugar whatsoever during the first 2 weeks. once the Phase 1 is over you start incorporating fruits back in.

Cool. Can anyone do this??? Or do you have to pay?

[amber]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

Cool. Can anyone do this??? Or do you have to pay?

No, anyone can do it. I bought the book, it tells you everything. So, I guess technically, you have to pay for the book, but I have seen it in my used bookstore for cheap. Honestly, it is incredibly simple, I could probably type out the foods you can eat. However, you do have to buy special foods. Not exotic foods or anything, but you can only eat certain things that are readily available in your grocery store.
The main thing is the portions, and eating regularly, and you can really only eat veggies (except potatoes and a few others), meat, and lowfat or mozzarella cheese and nuts. And sugar free jello and ricotta cheese desserts. But in the book they have different recipes and snacks so that the menu is varied. For the main meals, lots of salad is involved. Salad and meat.

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by amber

No, anyone can do it. I bought the book, it tells you everything. So, I guess technically, you have to pay for the book, but I have seen it in my used bookstore for cheap. Honestly, it is incredibly simple, I could probably type out the foods you can eat. However, you do have to buy special foods. Not exotic foods or anything, but you can only eat certain things that are readily available in your grocery store.
The main thing is the portions, and eating regularly, and you can really only eat veggies (except potatoes and a few others), meat, and lowfat or mozzarella cheese and nuts. And sugar free jello and ricotta cheese desserts. But in the book they have different recipes and snacks so that the menu is varied. For the main meals, lots of salad is involved. Salad and meat.

Hmmmmm. Maybe I'll google it.

[amber]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

Hmmmmm. Maybe I'll google it.

yeah, I tried that instead of buying the book. It didn't work out that well, but maybe it will be different now. Good luck.

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by amber

yeah, I tried that instead of buying the book. It didn't work out that well, but maybe it will be different now. Good luck.

What foods can do you only have to buy at the grocery store? Im kind of a picky eater...not a fan of cheese or nuts really.

[amber]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

What foods can do you only have to buy at the grocery store? Im kind of a picky eater...not a fan of cheese or nuts really.

Hmm, that sucks. Like, every midmorning or afternoon snack contains cheese or nuts. But you can substitute Turkey slices or chicken breast, I guess. Also, you should be eating nuts in general because they contain important nutrients. But if you don't, then, the meat will be okay.

um, you don't like cheese or nuts? That is kinda weird...lol.

[JazmenFlowers]

I lost 4 pounds on my first week of Southbeach. awesome. here's to week 2 and hope that I finally reach my goal within the next week or 2.

[amber]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I lost 4 pounds on my first week of Southbeach. awesome. here's to week 2 and hope that I finally reach my goal within the next week or 2.

Me, too! Isn't that weird? I assume it will slow down a bit in the next few...but I hope not too much. Do you do the meals exactly? At the exact right times?

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by amber

Me, too! Isn't that weird? I assume it will slow down a bit in the next few...but I hope not too much. Do you do the meals exactly? At the exact right times?

yep...or at least, I try to. I usually have eggs with a low-sodium V8 for breakfast, some string cheese for mid-morning snack, a beef patty or chicken and veggies for lunch, nuts for afternoon snack and then a salad and chicken for dinner.

I meant to ask you or anyone else that frequents this thread and may know about vitamins...I tak a multi-vitamin, a Zinc pill, a fiber pill and a flaxseed oil pill. does that sound like good practice? am I taking too many, not enough?

[amber]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

yep...or at least, I try to. I usually have eggs with a low-sodium V8 for breakfast, some string cheese for mid-morning snack, a beef patty or chicken and veggies for lunch, nuts for afternoon snack and then a salad and chicken for dinner.

I meant to ask you or anyone else that frequents this thread and may know about vitamins...I tak a multi-vitamin, a Zinc pill, a fiber pill and a flaxseed oil pill. does that sound like good practice? am I taking too many, not enough?

I don't do mine exactly right on time. Like I'll have my midmorning snack for breakfast, then later I'll have breakfast. Or I'll have the eggs and turkey bacon and mato juice for dinner, and a couple of my cheesy snacks in the morning. I think I eat a little more than the amount, too, but I'm not sure. I tend to snack on the peanuts a little more. Oh, and I have caffeine, attempting to cut off soon. I will see how it affects my loss in the next week or so.

Calcium has been proven helpful for weight loss, you might take extra. Um..what about your coconut oil pill?

I take more vitamins than you do. I usually have extra C, and I like CoQ10, and I like to take Glucosamine as well. But a good one for you to add would probably be an extra B vitamin a few times a week. I often take 2 multis, 1 at night, 1 in morning. I like to take Alpha Lipoic Acid, too, it's supposed to be good for your skin, especially.

I don't always have all these vitamins at once, in fact I rarely do, but I usually have 3-6 of them at a time. Vitamins are expensive, so I rotate buying some. I also like to get the food based vitamins that whole food carries.

I think you take a fine amount, but you might want to add some different ones.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I meant to ask you or anyone else that frequents this thread and may know about vitamins...I tak a multi-vitamin, a Zinc pill, a fiber pill and a flaxseed oil pill. does that sound like good practice? am I taking too many, not enough?

That sounds about right to me. A multi should take care of whatever you're temporarily missing out on diet-wise. I've been taking the flaxseed oil supplement for about 6 months now, we'll see if my cholesterol went down at all when I go for my physical this September.

Originally Posted by amber

I don't do mine exactly right on time. Like I'll have my midmorning snack for breakfast, then later I'll have breakfast. Or I'll have the eggs and turkey bacon and mato juice for dinner, and a couple of my cheesy snacks in the morning. I think I eat a little more than the amount, too, but I'm not sure. I tend to snack on the peanuts a little more. Oh, and I have caffeine, attempting to cut off soon. I will see how it affects my loss in the next week or so.

Calcium has been proven helpful for weight loss, you might take extra. Um..what about your coconut oil pill?

I take more vitamins than you do. I usually have extra C, and I like CoQ10, and I like to take Glucosamine as well. But a good one for you to add would probably be an extra B vitamin a few times a week. I often take 2 multis, 1 at night, 1 in morning. I like to take Alpha Lipoic Acid, too, it's supposed to be good for your skin, especially.

I don't always have all these vitamins at once, in fact I rarely do, but I usually have 3-6 of them at a time. Vitamins are expensive, so I rotate buying some. I also like to get the food based vitamins that whole food carries.

I think you take a fine amount, but you might want to add some different ones.

Hey! I thought you didn't like bacon? And I just read/saw that men shouldn't take extra calcium because of the increased risk for kidney stones & prostate problems, so he should consider that. Why do you take glucosamine, cuz of your bad knees?

And you joke about the coconut oil pill - my friend started using it & just couldn't get used to the taste, so she rolls it up into a pill & swallows it with water.


I am steady at goal weight for the second week in a row. Drank all my weekly allowance points at the wedding Saturday though. I'm going to have to be really careful the rest of the week.

[amber]

Originally Posted by skcin

That sounds about right to me. A multi should take care of whatever you're temporarily missing out on diet-wise. I've been taking the flaxseed oil supplement for about 6 months now, we'll see if my cholesterol went down at all when I go for my physical this September.



Hey! I thought you didn't like bacon? And I just read/saw that men shouldn't take extra calcium because of the increased risk for kidney stones & prostate problems, so he should consider that. Why do you take glucosamine, cuz of your bad knees?

And you joke about the coconut oil pill - my friend started using it & just couldn't get used to the taste, so she rolls it up into a pill & swallows it with water.



I am steady at goal weight for the second week in a row. Drank all my weekly allowance points at the wedding Saturday though. I'm going to have to be really careful the rest of the week.

Ah, yes, I wasn't sure if men were supposed to have extra calcium. Maybe he should take one once a week? I dunno.

I don't like bacon, but Turkey bacon is gooood. It has no fat, basically, and only 20 calories per slice, and like, 9 grams of protein, no carbs. mmmm.

How did your friend roll coconut oil into a pill? You can't roll oil. I don't get it. Yeah, I take glucosamine in general for joint support.
I also think Jaz should take more C. And alpha lipoic.

Do you really have to be that careful with your maintenance? Or did you drink a whole, whole, whole bunch? (I drank soooo much, it was ridic). Like, when my weight is down to normal, or anywhere, I don't really gain much weight without "special circumstances". Or is the maintenance pretty generous? Can you have a big chicken burrito with chips and salsa? And the rest of the days normal meals, too?

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by amber

Do you really have to be that careful with your maintenance? Or did you drink a whole, whole, whole bunch? (I drank soooo much, it was ridic). Like, when my weight is down to normal, or anywhere, I don't really gain much weight without "special circumstances". Or is the maintenance pretty generous? Can you have a big chicken burrito with chips and salsa? And the rest of the days normal meals, too?

For every pound you gain on "Maintenance" you subtract a point from your daily points total for the next week (lb. for point). It's really quite genius, how WW has this figured out. And really quite easy to live by. So yes, you could have a chicken burrito with chips and salsa, if you want to use up all your "daily" points in one meal

[amber]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

For every pound you gain on "Maintenance" you subtract a point from your daily points total for the next week (lb. for point). It's really quite genius, how WW has this figured out. And really quite easy to live by. So yes, you could have a chicken burrito with chips and salsa, if you want to use up all your "daily" points in one meal

Oh. That's not very generous to me. It's only about 800-1000 calories. I guess it is still pretty strict for maintenance. I don't gain weight quite that easily. But if I did have that meal, I would try to eat light the rest of the day. I guess I was trying to get an idea of how many calories you are allowed in maintenance.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by amber

I don't like bacon, but Turkey bacon is gooood. It has no fat, basically, and only 20 calories per slice, and like, 9 grams of protein, no carbs. mmmm.

How did your friend roll coconut oil into a pill? You can't roll oil. I don't get it.

Do you really have to be that careful with your maintenance? Or did you drink a whole, whole, whole bunch? (I drank soooo much, it was ridic). Like, when my weight is down to normal, or anywhere, I don't really gain much weight without "special circumstances". Or is the maintenance pretty generous? Can you have a big chicken burrito with chips and salsa? And the rest of the days normal meals, too?

The oil is solid at lower temperatures, so that's how she does it.

I think maintenance is generous. I mean, I can't go nuts & eat as much as I want of whatever I want, but I've been eating whatever I want all along just in smaller portions. I don't drink any less than usual on WW either, to be honest.

Originally Posted by bikerchic

For every pound you gain on "Maintenance" you subtract a point from your daily points total for the next week (lb. for point). It's really quite genius, how WW has this figured out. And really quite easy to live by. So yes, you could have a chicken burrito with chips and salsa, if you want to use up all your "daily" points in one meal

Thank you, new WW spokeswoman.

Originally Posted by amber

Oh. That's not very generous to me. It's only about 800-1000 calories. I guess it is still pretty strict for maintenance. I don't gain weight quite that easily. But if I did have that meal, I would try to eat light the rest of the day. I guess I was trying to get an idea of how many calories you are allowed in maintenance.

^ Exactly!^

http://www.healthyweightforum.org/en...tchers_points/

When you're on the plan, your points/calories are determined by your age, sex, height, weight, daily activity, etc. so it's different for each individual. I think when I was in the weight loss phase, it was a base of (I'm estimating here) approx. 1200 calories per day (21-22 points), plus the extra weekly allowance points (probably another 1500-1800 calories) to use however you want during the week. If I know I'm going to drink that weekend, I save most of those extra points for that. If I'm going out to eat that week, I'll use them for that. If I'm a loser & have nothing planned, I can use a few extra points each day for a treat - or I don't have to use any at all. Plus, if you exercise, you get between 1 & 5 extra points that day depending on how strenuously you worked out.

On maintenance I get 23 points, plus the 35 extra weekly points, plus 1 - 5 extra for exercise. I'm really not hungry, and I've basically trained myself to eat healthier automatically, and to adjust my meals so that if I eat a large breakfast, I have a smaller lunch & dinner.