Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 Since so many of you are ranting and raving over beans,(of which I like also) how do you count them as carbs? Or do you? I know they are an excellent source of protein and fiber, but they are high in carbs. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 > Since so many of you are ranting and raving over beans,(of which I > like also) how do you count them as carbs? Or do you? I know they > are an excellent source of protein and fiber, but they are high in > carbs. > Vicki Vicki, Just my personal way of doing things...I don't count anything (please don't flame me as I am only giving what works for me, LOL!). Not carbs, sugar, protien or anything else on a daily basis. I do, however, eat on a narrowing band of food groups, take all kinds of sups, and my protien powder. I start out wide (or eating the most) of protien and go lower to the good carbs, down to the worse carbs, etc... My starches and sugars are on the tail end and I watch them pretty close by reading my labels and very rarely eat them. That would put my beans kinda in the middle between my protiens and my good carbs. At least in my mind. Don't get me wrong...I do make sure that I get enough protien by adding my powder twice a day and I really focus on protien to eat as well. To me, that is a given, but I don't count anything to come to a great total at the end of the day. I just had my 2 yr anniversary with a total loss of 197 lbs and lost another 1 lb last week while I was in FL at a company meeting. I am far from perfect, but this just seems to work for me. Hope that helps you and doesn't totally confuse anyone. Love, Reba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 I don't count anything either. I love beans, but I eat the bad ones, barbeque beans. I have never counted anything. I try to eat healthy and I stop eating when I am full (which occurs before anyone else has even taken their first bite - oh well). I eat exactly what I love most and don't waste my time eating things to make me healthy. I was a prisoner to my weight for so long, I am not going to be a prisoner to any specific dieting. Not to say that I eat bad, I have learned how to eat all over again and I have found foods that I love now that I hated before surgery. I eat more vegetables and fruit, not because I have to but because I like them. I don't waste tummy room on breads, because an hour later I will be hungry again. I also drink lots of water now, which I did very little of before. I wish I could drink more fruit juices, but I have not found anything yet that I can tolerate (hint - if anyone knows something I don't, please let me know). If I had the time to make my own juices, I would probably find that I was able to tolerate them, but I guess it is not that much of a priority of mine. I might find in later years that I stick to more of a diet, but I just don't have the time right now and I guess it is not too much of a priority of mine. I am a single mom (of a 2 year old), I work full time, I got to school full time and am headed to graduate school in August. I barely have the time to do my 30 minute exercising, but I do, so I feel as though I am doing good for my standards. Re: Bean question > Since so many of you are ranting and raving over beans,(of which I > like also) how do you count them as carbs? Or do you? I know they > are an excellent source of protein and fiber, but they are high in > carbs. > Vicki Vicki, Just my personal way of doing things...I don't count anything (please don't flame me as I am only giving what works for me, LOL!). Not carbs, sugar, protien or anything else on a daily basis. I do, however, eat on a narrowing band of food groups, take all kinds of sups, and my protien powder. I start out wide (or eating the most) of protien and go lower to the good carbs, down to the worse carbs, etc... My starches and sugars are on the tail end and I watch them pretty close by reading my labels and very rarely eat them. That would put my beans kinda in the middle between my protiens and my good carbs. At least in my mind. Don't get me wrong...I do make sure that I get enough protien by adding my powder twice a day and I really focus on protien to eat as well. To me, that is a given, but I don't count anything to come to a great total at the end of the day. I just had my 2 yr anniversary with a total loss of 197 lbs and lost another 1 lb last week while I was in FL at a company meeting. I am far from perfect, but this just seems to work for me. Hope that helps you and doesn't totally confuse anyone. Love, Reba Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 Beans do the same thing to me as alcohol and as all sugar. I dump so I can't do. Darn it, I love beans like I love sugar and I do eat them and face the consequence now and again. Like at New Years when I have to eat Hoppin . Course, bread, potato's, chocolate candy, hard to believe, and beans are all the same in my tummy's eye. Just sugar. hugs, Ramoth > Since so many of you are ranting and raving over beans,(of which I > like also) how do you count them as carbs? Or do you? I know they > are an excellent source of protein and fiber, but they are high in > carbs. > Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 I've been trying to follow the Sugar Busters program. There are good carbs and bad carbs. Beans, peas and legumes have quality protein and have a low glycemic index, so they do not kick off carb cravings like sugars and white flours do. I had been on the Atkins diet before WLS with great success initially, but I really craved lentils and peas. This program seems to have provided a nice solution for me. It's fairly simple too: no white foods (no rice, pasta, potatoes, white flour, sugars), stay away from sugary vegetables (like beets and carrots). There are, of course, a few more details to follow. But it follows the basic premise of all high-protein diets. Also -- all the bean, pea, and lentil soups are remarkably filling and keep me satisfied for hours! (I lived on the stuff when I was a fairly new post-op.) Keltie > Since so many of you are ranting and raving over beans,(of which I > like also) how do you count them as carbs? Or do you? I know they > are an excellent source of protein and fiber, but they are high in > carbs. > Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 Carbs will not be the death of you. I take my protein in supplement form so that I can have pouch space for carbs, fruit and bread in particular. It is total calories - exercise that you have to keep in mind. Ray Hooks For WLS nutrition info, visit http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com vli1127 wrote: > > Since so many of you are ranting and raving over beans,(of which I > like also) how do you count them as carbs? Or do you? I know they > are an excellent source of protein and fiber, but they are high in > carbs. > Vicki > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 I don't count them at all. I just eat them. If they are high in carbs, I don't want to know. I consider them food protein, which I don't count as nutritional protein anyway. Chrissie ----- Original Message ----- From: vli1127 Since so many of you are ranting and raving over beans,(of which I like also) how do you count them as carbs? Or do you? I know they are an excellent source of protein and fiber, but they are high in carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 Ditto. Thanks, www.vitalady.com For info on PayPal, click this link: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Re: Bean question > I don't count them at all. I just eat them. If they are high in carbs, I don't want to know. I consider them food protein, which I don't count as nutritional protein anyway. > > Chrissie > ----- Original Message ----- From: vli1127 > Since so many of you are ranting and raving over beans,(of which I > like also) how do you count them as carbs? Or do you? I know they > are an excellent source of protein and fiber, but they are high in > carbs. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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