Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 This is a great way of eating lifestyle - very healthy - and I'm not condemming the plan, so please everyone, don't get defensive and think I'm bashing SBD..I'm not...it's very healthy, especially for me. After all, my doctor put me on it to control my blood sugar problem - reactive hypoglycemia, which is now, I'm happy to say, completely under control. I've not lost as much as I'd like to, but then I'm not eating as much as the plan recommends because I'm just not hungry anymore (and I was starving the whole time I was trying to do Weight Watchers). The only thing I really monitor is sugar, and that I have to " count " or I get into trouble, but that's just me. I was just making an observation in hopes that people will relax a little, accept that it is supposed to be a flexible, workable lifestyle change, not to be wrapped up in numbers, that's all. Keep up the good work everyone - it is very motivating for me to see how great everyone is doing! > Here lately, people do seem to be stressed about every gram. I am not sure how to help with that, except to say to take the focus away from most of the numbers. > > Maybe because I have done this since March is the reason why I don't find it confusing or stressful. I believe other plans (with measuring and such) are much more difficult. > > Maybe I can help. > Here is what I do with bread: > The main thing I look at is the ingredients for the bread. Does it have whole grains, and does it have added sugar? If so, great... then, how much fiber? At least 3g is recommended. That is it. No look at fat, no look at carb count. Look for the outside to say 100% whole wheat or 100% whole grains. But, don't be fooled... look at ingredients. I answered about cereal in another email. > IMO.. .it is better to eat whole grain bread with less fiber than to eat enriched bread with more fiber. Avoid enriched/processed products! Once I find a bread I like, I stick with it. Then, I might try other brands down the road. YOu will primarily find breads that are enriched, but there are several varieties of whole grain ones that taste very good. Baker's Inn just came out, and I want to check out the ingredients for their whole grain breads. > > With fat... avoid transfats. That is more easy, because just look at ingredients (hydrogenated/partially hydrogenated). > With dairy items, stick to lowfat... but, for other things, full fat is OK. Just try to stay under 3g of sugar per serving. > > The other 'numbers' are for cereal fiber, and for 'sweet treats' (stay under 75 calories per day). > > *Don't* even glance at the carb #s. YOu don't need to count carbs! The only time I pay much attention to fat #s is if I am contemplating eating a no-sugar- added sweet treat. I am astounded at the amount of fat in most of those things. Otherwise, I don't even glance at it. > > And, I must respectfully disagree about the WOE vs. diet. FOr me, this is a WOE. Once I have lost all of the weight i want to lose, I will follow PHase 3. South Beach is designed for all phases, from loss to maintenance. I can't be on any more 'diets', because then i see it as " I'll eat that again once I am OFF the diet " . Will I ever eat a full sugar cookie again? Probably, once I have lost weight. BUt, I will always stick to this form of eating because I believe it is a healthy, well balanced way of eating. > > Of course, the most important thing is that you choose a plan that works for you. South Beach certainly doesn't work for everybody! And, you do the best you can. > > Please, continue to ask questions. I do hope to help move people away from the #s game, except for things that are more important. Focus on whole foods in their natural form... whole grains.. nothing enriched/processed.. and you'll be good to go. > > Good luck > > > Re: Cereals & Breads.. > > > Very good question! I was wondering...if this WOE (let's call it > > what it is...a diet)is supposed to be so simple, so unrestricted > > and > > flexible, then why is everyone (including me) so stressed out over > > each and every gram of carbs or fat and fibre? I was stressed out > > just trying to find a bread that was whole grain wheat, high in > > fibre > > and would taste better than cardboard! The only bread I could > > find > > with higher than 2 gr of fibre ended up, when I got home and > > looked > > at it, with, you guessed it, HFCS and it was enriched - but it had > > 5 > > grams of fibre - higher than any of them. We can't win for losing! > > So, I decided to just do my best and not worry about the rest. > > > > And, when it comes to coffee creamers, the non-dairy creamers have > > transfats in them, but we're only talking about .5 gr of fat here! > > > > So, I'm not worrying about that either, besides, the ff 1/2 & 1/2 > > tastes like, well, you know. > > > > Dr. A himself admits to being a chocoholic, and says to do your > > best > > to " avoid " things that have transfats, etc., but be realistic. > > Even > > he has trouble maintaining his weight, so he doesn't expect the > > rest > > of us to be less than human. I don't know about you guys, but I'm > > exhausted from all this worry about each and every little gram, > > when > > we're not supposed to be counting anyway. > > > > Does anyone else feel the same way? > > > > Thanks for listening! > > Blondie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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