Re: How is this possible - I'm starving and it's only

[Guest guest]

Oh, boy. I got hungry just reading that. You're way, way, way under on

both protein and carbs.

Breakfast, a six egg white omelet loaded with vegetables is a lot more

filling than three hardboiled egg whites. You're way under on protein

for that meal. Also lose the cereal bar and have real, filling food.

You could have had three cups of berries for the same number of

calories and carbs in that bar.

Second meal. Definitely lose the American cheese and have something

with more protein and less fat. Two slices of cheese have 205

calories, 17.5g of fat, and only 12g of protein. If you'd had a

protein shake with the oatmeal you could get around 25g of protein for

about 100 calories. Or a cup of lowfat cottage cheese for about 120

cals and 25g of protein.

Third meal. You totally skipped the carb portion there. Chicken is a

protein, lettuce is a vegetable. You still need a portion of something

like whole grains, fruit, or potato with that meal.

Peanut butter. At that point I'd have been hungry enough to eat the

whole jar, so I congratulate you on stopping at 2 spoonfuls.

Basically, your meals are unbalanced, high in calories, and low on

actual nutrition. If you tweak things around just a little, you'll get

better results and be less hungry. Remember palm/fist of authorized

protein, palm/fist of authorized carbs. You can see that with most of

your meals, you're not getting nearly large enough portions of

high-quality foods.

Hope that helps you out. Keep posting menus and asking questions and

you'll get the food thing down in no time.

> 1:30 p.m. and I have already consumed 1200 calories.

>

> Here's my food today - the one glitch was the chai tea latte I had

> this a.m., which I should have skipped.

>

> Chai tea (290 cals)

> 3 hardboiled egg whites

> all bran cereal bar

>

> oatmeal

> 2 slices of american cheese

>

> 3 cups of lettuce plus half BIG chicken breast plus salad dressing

>

> 2 spoonfuls of peanut butter

>

> I have eaten 3 full meals plus part of my p.m. snack already and I

> feel like I could eat my own arm right now. But according to fitday,

> i'm already at 1200 calories (and i haven't worked out yet).

>

> Advice?

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, . The peanut butter was out of pure desperation. I

don't normally eat it, but I keep a jar for emergencies.

I am admittedly having difficulty visualizing the palm/fist - is it

based on what does the food look like when it's cut up? what about

how deep?

I way overthink things, I think.

> > 1:30 p.m. and I have already consumed 1200 calories.

> >

> > Here's my food today - the one glitch was the chai tea latte I

had

> > this a.m., which I should have skipped.

> >

> > Chai tea (290 cals)

> > 3 hardboiled egg whites

> > all bran cereal bar

> >

> > oatmeal

> > 2 slices of american cheese

> >

> > 3 cups of lettuce plus half BIG chicken breast plus salad

dressing

> >

> > 2 spoonfuls of peanut butter

> >

> > I have eaten 3 full meals plus part of my p.m. snack already and

I

> > feel like I could eat my own arm right now. But according to

fitday,

> > i'm already at 1200 calories (and i haven't worked out yet).

> >

> > Advice?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Exactly what I had written, so I threw away my response, and I'll just say,

" ditto what said, on all accounts! "

I will add that if the lettuce in Meal 3 was Iceberg, it has little-to-no

nutritional value. Use leafy green lettuces such as romaine. And goose up

the salad with lots of other vegs. A salad made from lettuce is

depressing, and you'll feel like you're deprived and it won't last longterm.

n

At 03:01 PM 4/18/2006, you wrote:

>Oh, boy. I got hungry just reading that. You're way, way, way under on

>both protein and carbs.

>

>Breakfast, a six egg white omelet loaded with vegetables is a lot more

>filling than three hardboiled egg whites. You're way under on protein

>for that meal. Also lose the cereal bar and have real, filling food.

>You could have had three cups of berries for the same number of

>calories and carbs in that bar.

>

>Second meal. Definitely lose the American cheese and have something

>with more protein and less fat. Two slices of cheese have 205

>calories, 17.5g of fat, and only 12g of protein. If you'd had a

>protein shake with the oatmeal you could get around 25g of protein for

>about 100 calories. Or a cup of lowfat cottage cheese for about 120

>cals and 25g of protein.

>

>Third meal. You totally skipped the carb portion there. Chicken is a

>protein, lettuce is a vegetable. You still need a portion of something

>like whole grains, fruit, or potato with that meal.

>

>Peanut butter. At that point I'd have been hungry enough to eat the

>whole jar, so I congratulate you on stopping at 2 spoonfuls.

>

>Basically, your meals are unbalanced, high in calories, and low on

>actual nutrition. If you tweak things around just a little, you'll get

>better results and be less hungry. Remember palm/fist of authorized

>protein, palm/fist of authorized carbs. You can see that with most of

>your meals, you're not getting nearly large enough portions of

>high-quality foods.

>

>Hope that helps you out. Keep posting menus and asking questions and

>you'll get the food thing down in no time.

>

>

>

>

> > 1:30 p.m. and I have already consumed 1200 calories.

> >

> > Here's my food today - the one glitch was the chai tea latte I had

> > this a.m., which I should have skipped.

> >

> > Chai tea (290 cals)

> > 3 hardboiled egg whites

> > all bran cereal bar

> >

> > oatmeal

> > 2 slices of american cheese

> >

> > 3 cups of lettuce plus half BIG chicken breast plus salad dressing

> >

> > 2 spoonfuls of peanut butter

> >

> > I have eaten 3 full meals plus part of my p.m. snack already and I

> > feel like I could eat my own arm right now. But according to fitday,

> > i'm already at 1200 calories (and i haven't worked out yet).

> >

> > Advice?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

has great pictures at her website, showing her meals: www.skwigg.com

Also look at her food chart

Also, look at the book, Eating for Life, at your local bookstore - that

will help with portions etc.

Lastly, think of your plate - fill half of it with vegetables, 1/4 with

protein and 1/4 with starchy carb.

And, since you mentioned that you're logging data into Fitday - what does

it say? You're looking for about 40% of your total from carbs, 40% from

protein and 20% from fat

HTH

n

At 10:01 AM 4/18/2006, you wrote:

>Thanks, . The peanut butter was out of pure desperation. I

>don't normally eat it, but I keep a jar for emergencies.

>

>I am admittedly having difficulty visualizing the palm/fist - is it

>based on what does the food look like when it's cut up? what about

>how deep?

>

>I way overthink things, I think.

[Guest guest]

Fitday says carb 36%, protein 28%, fat 36%.

i need to lessen the fat and raise the protein, clearly. i'm just

having a hard time b/c i'm a picky eater. but i think i revamped

tomorrow's plan to make it work better.

i am just frustrated with today

> >Thanks, . The peanut butter was out of pure desperation. I

> >don't normally eat it, but I keep a jar for emergencies.

> >

> >I am admittedly having difficulty visualizing the palm/fist - is

it

> >based on what does the food look like when it's cut up? what about

> >how deep?

> >

> >I way overthink things, I think.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Isn't it grand that tomorrow is another day!

As for being a picky eater - perhaps one of your goals could be to try 3

new foods per week. If you need ideas on how to prepare vegs, let me know.

n

At 10:25 AM 4/18/2006, you wrote:

>Fitday says carb 36%, protein 28%, fat 36%.

>

>i need to lessen the fat and raise the protein, clearly. i'm just

>having a hard time b/c i'm a picky eater. but i think i revamped

>tomorrow's plan to make it work better.

>

>i am just frustrated with today

[Guest guest]

PS - no need to feel frustrated.

Remind us - when did you start following BFL?

n

At 10:25 AM 4/18/2006, you wrote:

>Fitday says carb 36%, protein 28%, fat 36%.

>

>i need to lessen the fat and raise the protein, clearly. i'm just

>having a hard time b/c i'm a picky eater. but i think i revamped

>tomorrow's plan to make it work better.

>

>i am just frustrated with today

[Guest guest]

I'm in my last month of my first challenge, but I really am not

counting days/months b/c in my mind, this really is a lifestyle

change - not one specific 84 day challenge. So I haven't really been

counting days/weeks, like a lot of people.

> >Fitday says carb 36%, protein 28%, fat 36%.

> >

> >i need to lessen the fat and raise the protein, clearly. i'm just

> >having a hard time b/c i'm a picky eater. but i think i revamped

> >tomorrow's plan to make it work better.

> >

> >i am just frustrated with today

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

AHA! I got one thing right today It was romaine, but it was a happy

romaine, not depressing.

>

> A salad made from lettuce is

> depressing, and you'll feel like you're deprived and it won't last

longterm.

> n

>

[Guest guest]

Good outlook!

How long have you been logging data into Fitday?

At 11:15 AM 4/18/2006, you wrote:

>I'm in my last month of my first challenge, but I really am not

>counting days/months b/c in my mind, this really is a lifestyle

>change - not one specific 84 day challenge. So I haven't really been

>counting days/weeks, like a lot of people.

[Guest guest]

Meat and fish would be the size and thickness of your palm. Bread

would be the size and thickness of your palm. Veggie burgers, pita

bread, think palm. For big flat foods like whole wheat tortillas, they

would be about the size of your palm if you folded them up.

Things like apples, oranges, and potatoes would all be about the size

of your clenched fist. Goopy or chopped up things like cottage cheese,

oatmeal, rice, pasta, pasta, or berries would be the size of your

clenched fist. Scrambled eggs are kind of a fluffy anomaly and can

actually be about the size of two fists.

Don't get hopelessly hung up on the numbers. You don't have to hit

exactly 40/40/20 on every meal or at the end of every day. If you're

within 5% or so of any of those numbers, you're doing great. If you

really want to make it easy. Don't count anything. The palm/fist

portions really do work.

> Thanks, . The peanut butter was out of pure desperation. I

> don't normally eat it, but I keep a jar for emergencies.

>

> I am admittedly having difficulty visualizing the palm/fist - is it

> based on what does the food look like when it's cut up? what about

> how deep?

>

> I way overthink things, I think.

[Guest guest]

I decided to try fitday today to see why I was still feeling so hungry

after eating what felt like a lot of food. And then I saw the

percentages.

I think trying new foods should be a goal for me. Mr Snoopie is always

trying to feed me new things, but I am stubborn.

thanks for the encouragement!

[Guest guest]

Ahh - Now that I see you've been at this for 8 weeks, and only recently

started to use Fitday, I'd say -

- lose the Fitday; not necessary

- I have days when I'm hungrier, and, seeing your food I can see why you

would be hungry

- enjoy the process

- it's taken me more than 24 weeks to learn portion sizes and timing, and

I'm still learning!

Have a good healthy meal 4-5-6 and you'll be fine

n

At 11:30 AM 4/18/2006, you wrote:

>I decided to try fitday today to see why I was still feeling so hungry

>after eating what felt like a lot of food. And then I saw the

>percentages.

>

>I think trying new foods should be a goal for me. Mr Snoopie is always

>trying to feed me new things, but I am stubborn.

>

>thanks for the encouragement!

[Guest guest]

I haven't read all the posts but wanted to add my 2 cents...before I

forget :oP

Are you using any kind of Flax oil or UDO's oil? It's amazing how

much is helps with the fullness thing. Stay with it. You will get

the hang of it. In my opinion (for what it's worth) planning is

everything! On Sunday cook a bunch of chicken breasts, brown rice,

& baked potatoes, have a salad already made in the fridge, make sure

you are stocked up on fruit, string cheese and protein supplements

(as a last resort or after a workout). Get lots of those little

blue ice things and check out Wal-Mart, they have the CUTEST little

insulated lunch bags (cute always helps)!

I have chosen to eat only 5 meals per day and by the time that 5th

one rolls around, on most days, it's almost revolting to me. I have

no idea how eats all that!! )

This is BY FAR the best program I've ever followed (even though I

question it and myself every other day)! You really can feel full

and get great results. Have you checked out the So What Are You

Really Eating thread? Lost of good ideas there.

OK, that's it (climbing down from soapbox now) ;o)

Elise

> > > 1:30 p.m. and I have already consumed 1200 calories.

> > >

> > > Here's my food today - the one glitch was the chai tea latte I

had

> > > this a.m., which I should have skipped.

> > >

> > > Chai tea (290 cals)

> > > 3 hardboiled egg whites

> > > all bran cereal bar

> > >

> > > oatmeal

> > > 2 slices of american cheese

> > >

> > > 3 cups of lettuce plus half BIG chicken breast plus salad

dressing

> > >

> > > 2 spoonfuls of peanut butter

> > >

> > > I have eaten 3 full meals plus part of my p.m. snack already

and I

> > > feel like I could eat my own arm right now. But according to

fitday,

> > > i'm already at 1200 calories (and i haven't worked out yet).

> > >

> > > Advice?

> > >

> > >

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