Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Hi Bill. You don't have to give up bread, just find one that is very low carb like 8 or 9 carbs per sliceand eat 1 slice with each meal. For example, here is from another list I am on... >I was shopping at WalMart Super Center today. I eat bread a few times a >week. I often buy the Pepperidge Farm thin-sliced bread, but somehow this >one -- Brownberry bread -- just jumped out at me. As usual, I immediately checked the nutrition >list and was quite pleased to see 2 slices = 19 carbs. I still haven't >been downstairs to check the fiber on it. Re: Bill's progress > , > > I do know what you mean about losing the craving for certain things. I used > to crave bread and as I grew up was always told that bread was good to eat > if you were craving something quick to eat. Well, along comes carb counting > showing bread is a big no-no. Where I used to fix myself a burger with a > couple of slices of bread and then put cheese on it, now I'm OK with just > fixing the burger by itself and having veggies along with it, and that suits > me just fine. I don't even miss the bread. > > And if I have to eat on the road, when I order that burger I can order it > without the cheese and without all the goopy sauce on it, and if it happens > to come on a plate at least I can take off the bread and eat the rest of it > leaving the bread behind. > > For years I've rationed French fries when they come with a meal. I pick a > number from 1 to 10 in my head and that's the number of fries I will allow > myself. I throw out the rest. So if the number I chose was 3, I find 3 small > fries and that's what I eat. I know I get strange looks from people who ask > " why are you throwing out all those fries? " I just answer " well, I'd rather > throw them out than wear them. " > > I know, it ain't a perfect solution, but it's good discipline anyway. > > Bread has always been something I counted on and I love a good slice of > whole wheat, but I found I definitely CAN do without it. And I will do that > with other things pretty soon, too. > > Bill > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Good for you, Bill!I too control the amount of bread, limiting it to about 1 slice a day-usually with my egg beaters in the morning. Pasta is the hard thing to limit. We have a favorite Italian place we like to go to and the guy makes wonderful angle hair pasta with his own marinara sauce-really hard to limit that! Re: Bill's progress , I do know what you mean about losing the craving for certain things. I used to crave bread and as I grew up was always told that bread was good to eat if you were craving something quick to eat. Well, along comes carb counting showing bread is a big no-no. Where I used to fix myself a burger with a couple of slices of bread and then put cheese on it, now I'm OK with just fixing the burger by itself and having veggies along with it, and that suits me just fine. I don't even miss the bread. And if I have to eat on the road, when I order that burger I can order it without the cheese and without all the goopy sauce on it, and if it happens to come on a plate at least I can take off the bread and eat the rest of it leaving the bread behind. For years I've rationed French fries when they come with a meal. I pick a number from 1 to 10 in my head and that's the number of fries I will allow myself. I throw out the rest. So if the number I chose was 3, I find 3 small fries and that's what I eat. I know I get strange looks from people who ask " why are you throwing out all those fries? " I just answer " well, I'd rather throw them out than wear them. " I know, it ain't a perfect solution, but it's good discipline anyway. Bread has always been something I counted on and I love a good slice of whole wheat, but I found I definitely CAN do without it. And I will do that with other things pretty soon, too. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 , Yup, I meant 60-80 gm per day, not per meal. Oooh if it were per meal we'd be way off base here. For some reason I find it easier to count carbs than calories. But as I look at carbs I also consider the cholesterol but more importantly for me I consider the sodium. It doesn't do much good for me to say " oh here's this food that has 1 carb but has 1,000 mg of sodium. " A lot of frozen dinners have really high sodium and I know to just avoid those, period. I'm even surprised to find diverse amounts of sodium in things like hot dogs, too. I love a good hot dog but I stay with Hebrew National which has the least sodium of any of the hot dogs. They're lower in fat, lower in sodium and they have a very good taste. On the other hand, Ballparks are probably the worst salt offenders! Like I said in one of my other posts, I might treat myself to something like those darn Peeps, but then I know full well I have to pay for it with more exercise to keep my sugar in range. So I always have to ask myself " is it worth it? " If I can say " yes " then I treat myself. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 , Where would you find the Salad Supreme? It's not a dressing, not a spice, so what section would I find that in? I'll give it a try. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 , I missed your post on the fingerstick pattern, can you send that to me? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 very good point... keeping in mind other factors such as salt, cholesterol, etc. when low carbing... best way to tell what effects you is your 2 or 3 month lab work showing a1c/lipid panel. I've found that salt doesn't effect my blood pressure much but I have to watch fat intake since it can effect my LDL cholesterol etc. Re: Bill's progress > , > > Yup, I meant 60-80 gm per day, not per meal. Oooh if it were per meal we'd > be way off base here. > > For some reason I find it easier to count carbs than calories. But as I look > at carbs I also consider the cholesterol but more importantly for me I > consider the sodium. It doesn't do much good for me to say " oh here's this > food that has 1 carb but has 1,000 mg of sodium. " A lot of frozen dinners > have really high sodium and I know to just avoid those, period. I'm even > surprised to find diverse amounts of sodium in things like hot dogs, too. I > love a good hot dog but I stay with Hebrew National which has the least > sodium of any of the hot dogs. They're lower in fat, lower in sodium and > they have a very good taste. On the other hand, Ballparks are probably the > worst salt offenders! > > Like I said in one of my other posts, I might treat myself to something like > those darn Peeps, but then I know full well I have to pay for it with more > exercise to keep my sugar in range. So I always have to ask myself " is it > worth it? " If I can say " yes " then I treat myself. > > Bill > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 , Interesting way to fix up cauliflower. Will have to try that! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 typically in the spice area... Re: Bill's progress > , > > Where would you find the Salad Supreme? It's not a dressing, not a spice, so > what section would I find that in? I'll give it a try. > > Bill > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 about finger pricking/testing... There is a finger routine I use that really keeps my fingers comfortable and they don't get sore. Here is how I do it: Monday through Thursday left hand * monday left pointer finger * Tuesday left middle finger * wednesday left ring finger * thursday left pinky finger Friday through Sunday right hand * friday right middle finger * saturday right ring finger * sunday right pinky finger I use my thumbs on both hands and my right pointer finger as backup fingers. Meaning, if I can't get blood from one of the days fingers, I use my thumbs or my right pointer finger. The pricking pattern is simple, it lets you get 8 pricks on each finger. This pattern applies to all fingers I just mentioned. It goes like this... you prick three times down the left side of the finger spacing them out, three times down the right side of the finger spacing them out, and twice across the upper part of the finger (just below the tip). By the time you get back to monday, your left fingers are healed up and your good to go. By the time you finish your left hand for the first 4 days of the week, your right hand is healed up and ready to go. Re: Bill's progress > , > > I missed your post on the fingerstick pattern, can you send that to me? > > Bill > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 justin, i have one for you on eggs. if u have a george foreman toaster. take two slices of bread and butter on the outsides like u would for a grilled cheese sandwich. take one slice and use a glass to make a hole in the middle of the bread for the top slice only. put the slice with the hole in in on top of the solid one than crack an egg and put it in the hole then u can put the hole u cut and put it on the grill at one side. so you still have two slices of bread and one egg for lunch. put the top of the grill down and it cooks top and bottom at the same time for five minutes. i enjoy this one. karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 BILL THANK U SO MUCH. I WAS WONDERING HOW TO FILL THE TUMMY WITH LOW CARBS. KAREN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 sounds good and probably about 32 carbs... regards, Re: Bill's progress > justin, i have one for you on eggs. if u have a george foreman toaster. take > two slices of bread and butter on the outsides like u would for a grilled > cheese sandwich. take one slice and use a glass to make a hole in the middle > of the bread for the top slice only. put the slice with the hole in in on > top of the solid one than crack an egg and put it in the hole then u can put > the hole u cut and put it on the grill at one side. so you still have two > slices of bread and one egg for lunch. put the top of the grill down and it > cooks top and bottom at the same time for five minutes. i enjoy this one. > karen > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.