's daily food list

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If you were to give a rundown on the foods you eat, it may help...

I would definitely appreciate any help. I posted the foods I eat on the

CRsociety list. I was properly directed to this list. It seems that both lists

share a large percentage of members. My current diet goes something like

this...

0700 - 1/2 cup wheat bran

3/4 cup instant oats

2 envelopes Carnation " No sugar added " cocoa

0830 - A grapefruit

0930 - An apple

1 envelope Carnation " No sugar added " cocoa

1100 - A banana

1200 - 3-4 cups vegetable stew (3/4 c Okra, 3/4 c collards, 1 oz lean ground

beef, 3/4 c stewed tomatoes, 1 tbsp brewers yeast, 1/4 c kidney beans,

1/2 c brown rice, other ingredients vary)

1400 - 1 oz sunflower seeds, dry roasted with salt

1500 - A pear or orange (or both)

1 envelope Carnation " No sugar added " cocoa

1800 - 1/2 boneless, skinless chicken breast

1 c steamed broccoli

1/2 c brown rice or a small baked potato

This is very typical fare for me from Monday to Friday. I rarely " cheat " during

the week. Weekends are my achilles heel. If I slip it will inevitably be on a

weekend. For some reason, on some weekends, I lose my resolve and go on a

binge. For me a binge could contain several thousand calories (i.e. an entire

half-gallon of ice cream). This is right in line with my " excessive "

personality. I don't mind moderation as long as there's a lot of it! All

kidding aside, this is frustrating for me and it's getting in my way. I'm sure

I will eventually get on top of this problem because another personality trait I

have is plain old dogged, mule-headed, stubborness (I call it persistence). In

the mean time I try not to beat myself up about it too much. I'm sure when I

finally keep my average calorie intake below 2000 per day I will continue losing

weight. I lift weights a couple times a week and perform 45 minutes of aerobic

exercise three times per week. Any advice would be appreciated.