Yet another Flax Seed Oil Question & Fuzzy Kittens & Sample Menu

[Guest guest]

K, so I actually have 2 flax seed oil questions.

1. Do I include the oil into my daily caloric calculations?

2. I have an unopened bottle that I bought a while back, says its

best before 01/06 (CURSES!). Still ok to use? Smelled fine and

tasted like flax seed oil.

So if I hear that yes, I must include it into my daily caloric

calculations please hide your fuzzy kittens and droopy eyed puppies

because I may kill them. I have been very hungry eating 1400-1600

calories a day w/o adding the oil. If I had to take food away to

compensate, I will be unhappy.

Here is a sample menu:

Meal 1: Oatmeal (I use the Quaker weight control, 6 grams of fiber

and 7 grams of protein, and I LOVE it...sweetened with Splenda so I

figured it was ok), egg whites with a sprinkle of cheese (real fat

cheese, won't touch the fake stuff, too chemicaly), Broccoli, 2 cups

of coffee/FF Cream

Meal 2: Body For Life Bar-tastes like candy, so I am wondering if it

really is good for you.

Meal 3: Chicken, Veggie, Brown Rice (limited salt and Mrs Dash)

Meal 4: Bean Salad (I have an awesome recipe if you want it) Turkey

Burger

Meal 5: Spaghetti squash, lean ground meat, Healthy choice sauce and

spinach salad

Meal 6: Cottage Cheese, Uncle Sams Cereal, Sugar free syrup and a 60

% dark chocolate miniature (I am like Sqwigg...nothing will stop me

from daily chocoloate or nuts. I can do it w/o starting a binge so

I am comfortable with that.)

I drink at least 100 oz of water a day

This works out to around 1500 calories give or take, and I abide to

portion rules...I am at my goal weight and want to lose the fat

covering the muscles, and even gain muscle. Am I eating too much,

too little...I do my HIIT and Weights in the AM, but I also walk my

dogs every day for 30-60 so I am fairly active. I am 122-124,

5'7 " . Thanks!

[Guest guest]

You're 122 at 5'7 " ? Man, I don't even dream of that. I'm 5'7 " too

and I figured if I can be 140, then that would be good. Man,

122......Wow, I wish...

Sorry, I was on a tangent. I don't have any advice on whether you

should decrease your calories, but I do have some suggestions on

your meal plan. You may want to limit the dairy (the cheese and

cream). I don't really know the reason why, but alot of people say

something about the way the body metabolizes diary may slow down

weight loss. In addition, if you are going to eat protein bars, try

to make them yourself or use Myoplex Lite bars (they are better

quality than the BFL bars). That's it. Oh yeah, can you email me the

Bean salad recipe? Thanks.

>

> K, so I actually have 2 flax seed oil questions.

>

> 1. Do I include the oil into my daily caloric calculations?

> 2. I have an unopened bottle that I bought a while back, says its

> best before 01/06 (CURSES!). Still ok to use? Smelled fine and

> tasted like flax seed oil.

>

> So if I hear that yes, I must include it into my daily caloric

> calculations please hide your fuzzy kittens and droopy eyed

puppies

> because I may kill them. I have been very hungry eating 1400-1600

> calories a day w/o adding the oil. If I had to take food away to

> compensate, I will be unhappy.

>

> Here is a sample menu:

>

> Meal 1: Oatmeal (I use the Quaker weight control, 6 grams of fiber

> and 7 grams of protein, and I LOVE it...sweetened with Splenda so

I

> figured it was ok), egg whites with a sprinkle of cheese (real fat

> cheese, won't touch the fake stuff, too chemicaly), Broccoli, 2

cups

> of coffee/FF Cream

>

> Meal 2: Body For Life Bar-tastes like candy, so I am wondering if

it

> really is good for you.

>

> Meal 3: Chicken, Veggie, Brown Rice (limited salt and Mrs Dash)

>

> Meal 4: Bean Salad (I have an awesome recipe if you want it)

Turkey

> Burger

>

> Meal 5: Spaghetti squash, lean ground meat, Healthy choice sauce

and

> spinach salad

>

> Meal 6: Cottage Cheese, Uncle Sams Cereal, Sugar free syrup and a

60

> % dark chocolate miniature (I am like Sqwigg...nothing will stop

me

> from daily chocoloate or nuts. I can do it w/o starting a binge

so

> I am comfortable with that.)

>

> I drink at least 100 oz of water a day

>

> This works out to around 1500 calories give or take, and I abide

to

> portion rules...I am at my goal weight and want to lose the fat

> covering the muscles, and even gain muscle. Am I eating too much,

> too little...I do my HIIT and Weights in the AM, but I also walk

my

> dogs every day for 30-60 so I am fairly active. I am 122-124,

> 5'7 " . Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Your food looks good. I would try to eat real food in place of the BFL

bar whenever you can. I've never counted flax oil in my totals at all.

If you're starving at 1300 calories a day or not losing fast enough at

1700, adjust your food calories up or down and leave the flax oil

alone. That's how I've always done it. Although, there are other

people who count the calories in everything, including lettuce and

garlic powder and envelope glue. :-) Since you're already at a good

weight and just fiddling with your body composition, I wouldn't stress

over the flax calories. Right now I would say your calories are good

or perhaps a little low for your activity level and goal of gaining a

little muscle. I wouldn't change anything but the flax oil though.

After that, adjust it based on your results and hunger level.

The bottle of flax oil is probably ok if it was unopened and

refrigerated. If it goes bad, you'll know it because it will smell and

taste awful.

On 2/23/06, snackcakegirl <snackcakegirl@...> wrote:

> K, so I actually have 2 flax seed oil questions.

>

> 1. Do I include the oil into my daily caloric calculations?

> 2. I have an unopened bottle that I bought a while back, says its

> best before 01/06 (CURSES!). Still ok to use? Smelled fine and

> tasted like flax seed oil.

>

> So if I hear that yes, I must include it into my daily caloric

> calculations please hide your fuzzy kittens and droopy eyed puppies

> because I may kill them. I have been very hungry eating 1400-1600

> calories a day w/o adding the oil. If I had to take food away to

> compensate, I will be unhappy.

>

> Here is a sample menu:

>

> Meal 1: Oatmeal (I use the Quaker weight control, 6 grams of fiber

> and 7 grams of protein, and I LOVE it...sweetened with Splenda so I

> figured it was ok), egg whites with a sprinkle of cheese (real fat

> cheese, won't touch the fake stuff, too chemicaly), Broccoli, 2 cups

> of coffee/FF Cream

>

> Meal 2: Body For Life Bar-tastes like candy, so I am wondering if it

> really is good for you.

>

> Meal 3: Chicken, Veggie, Brown Rice (limited salt and Mrs Dash)

>

> Meal 4: Bean Salad (I have an awesome recipe if you want it) Turkey

> Burger

>

> Meal 5: Spaghetti squash, lean ground meat, Healthy choice sauce and

> spinach salad

>

> Meal 6: Cottage Cheese, Uncle Sams Cereal, Sugar free syrup and a 60

> % dark chocolate miniature (I am like Sqwigg...nothing will stop me

> from daily chocoloate or nuts. I can do it w/o starting a binge so

> I am comfortable with that.)

>

> I drink at least 100 oz of water a day

>

> This works out to around 1500 calories give or take, and I abide to

> portion rules...I am at my goal weight and want to lose the fat

> covering the muscles, and even gain muscle. Am I eating too much,

> too little...I do my HIIT and Weights in the AM, but I also walk my

> dogs every day for 30-60 so I am fairly active. I am 122-124,

> 5'7 " . Thanks!

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