Re: Are you doing anything in particular to increase fiber intake?

[Guest guest]

I would not recommend the fiber supplements when you can readily get

what you need from making some good choices in the foods you eat

daily. If you really want to add something have some Fiber One

cereal which packs 10grams of fiber into 1/2 cup serving! Mix it

with some oatmeal or cottagecheese. Fiber is really a key to

weightloss and one thast most people just dont get enough of -

recommended is I think 30 to 35 grams per day. Add osme up from this

list and you can see how your daily total stacks up:

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/soluble-fiber-foods-list.html

<<joni>>

*who reads the labels of products all the time for the fiber content*

[Guest guest]

I would love to know how everybody actually adds this amount to

their diet! Do you have a veggie at every meal and count that as

a " carb " ? Do you have a carb and veggie at every meal? But then

calories (though admittedly a few for veggies) creep up!

How about fruit? It's a carb on BFL, so do you have one of those

at every meal, adding veggies twice as recommended?

And I've been doing some research into fitness competitions and

how the competitors get rid of the last bit of body fat.

Anyways...most of them, and most of the bodybuilding sites say

little to no fruit (adds sugar, no fat loss), especially late in the

day.

How true or realistic is that???? I'm not sure what I believe when

it comes to that, though I am willing to make any change to get rid

of the fat.

These are small details that aren't covered in BFL and now that

I'm finishing week 8 I want to know more!!!

----Mandi

Fiber is really a key to

> weightloss and one thast most people just dont get enough of -

> recommended is I think 30 to 35 grams per day. Add osme up from

this

> list and you can see how your daily total stacks up:

> http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/soluble-fiber-foods-list.html

>

>

> <<joni>>

> *who reads the labels of products all the time for the fiber

content*

[Guest guest]

If you're a fitness competitor trying to get from 11% body fat to 7%, fruit has

to go, but so do bread, potatoes, cottage cheese, nuts, yogurt, protein bars,

and a list of about a dozen other perfectly healthy and authorized foods. That

kind of restriction is NOT necessary in order to lose weight or to maintain a

low percentage of body fat. Plenty of us have discovered that we get lean faster

with lots of fresh fruit in our diets. It has a lot of fiber plus a natural

diuretic effect that keeps you from retaining water.

On the fiber front, I saved this list that Joni posted:

1/2 cup of peas = 9 grams fiber

One medium baked potato = 5 grams fiber

3/4 cup oatmeal = 7 grams fiber

3/4 cup broccoli = 7 grams of fiber

More foods at: http://www.highschoolblues.com/ediet/fiber.asp

More foods listed as insoluble and soluble fiber content:

http://www.md-phc.com/fiber/food.htm

And another good fiber chart of foods here:

http://www.slrhc.org/healthinfo/dietaryfiber/fibercontentchart.html

Staying Fit With Fiber @ ABC news:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/HealthyWoman/HWfeature_fiber021211.html

You can also add small portions of high-fiber cereals like GoLean or All Bran.

They have 8-13g of fiber per serving and quite a bit of protein.

Re: Are you doing anything in particular

to increase fiber intake?

I would love to know how everybody actually adds this amount to

their diet! Do you have a veggie at every meal and count that as

a " carb " ? Do you have a carb and veggie at every meal? But then

calories (though admittedly a few for veggies) creep up!

How about fruit? It's a carb on BFL, so do you have one of those

at every meal, adding veggies twice as recommended?

And I've been doing some research into fitness competitions and

how the competitors get rid of the last bit of body fat.

Anyways...most of them, and most of the bodybuilding sites say

little to no fruit (adds sugar, no fat loss), especially late in the

day.

How true or realistic is that???? I'm not sure what I believe when

it comes to that, though I am willing to make any change to get rid

of the fat.

These are small details that aren't covered in BFL and now that

I'm finishing week 8 I want to know more!!!

----Mandi

Fiber is really a key to

> weightloss and one thast most people just dont get enough of -

> recommended is I think 30 to 35 grams per day. Add osme up from

this

> list and you can see how your daily total stacks up:

> http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/soluble-fiber-foods-list.html

>

>

> <<joni>>

> *who reads the labels of products all the time for the fiber

content*

[Guest guest]

I mix benefiber in fruit juice and yogurt and such. You can mix the

benefiber w/ anything but a carbonated beverage. I never noticed

any bad side effects with this product.

Candy

> I want to increase my fiber intake and I'm wondering if I should

add a

> fiber supplement. Does anyone here do that? I was stunned to find

> out what the recommended daily dose of fiber intake is and how very

> little Americans actually consume.

>

> Will doing this make me feel bloated and gross? Is it worth the

> money? Many of the foods I eat on the BFL plan is good fiber

wise,

> but it would be nice to get 10 more grams in without having to add

> more food. Is this wishful thinking on my part?