Good luck to ALL of you!

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Hey there!
Just starting out with you as a group however, I have been watching my "fat gram" daily intake. Because of some "questionable" blood work done with my annual work physical, my doctor wants me to limit my fat grams to 30g per day! Not an easy thing to do. I have been watching this for about 3 weeks now and have only lost 5 pounds (that was during the 1st week!) I dropped about 3 more the 2nd week but have since "found" them! I'm hoping that we can keep each other "honest"! Good luck to all of US and I'll check in again soon! (after the weekend)

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Mom said…
OK, One more thing.............I'm not doing the "points" but I am counting calories and fat grams. I have to say...........the 100 Calorie packs are GREAT! They are enough to satisfy the craving without allowing me to totally pig out! I will agree totally with Kim when she said you MUST keep a notebook! I know this is a pain and my doctor said that this "prep" is what usually will make a diet fail. I have been keeping a sprial notebook journal and track what I eat everyday (I don't usually track the weekends because I know when I have been bad!) But otherwise, it's neat to see at the end of the day how many grams I can eat or how many I have gone over. Rarely have I hit and stayed at 30 grams. I am either over a couple or under but I don't beat myself up if I go over. I just know that I have to do better tomorrow. I think the reason I have not lost any more weight is because I haven't cut down on the pop. When I first started, I would only drink water and Crystal Lite with an occasional Ginger ale thrown in. Now, I'm back to drinking more Ginger ale and less Crystal Lite. I still drink the same amount of water though. So, that is probably the culprit!
Also, I pay attention to eating low fat or fat free things like; cottage cheese, salad dressings, Smart Balance butter is GREAT as a substitute for real butter. Another great resource is a little book called "The Doctor's Pocket Calorie, Fat & carbohydrate Counter". It is pocket size and lists everything you can think of to put in to your mouth as well as many many different restaurants and the counts of their meals; even McDonalds.............trust me....run as fast as you can AWAY from that place!!!! So, hope this helps you guys out. I know I have to do a little more in the form of exercising and now that it has hopefully stopped raining for a couple days, will get out and walk, walk, walk again!
June 10, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Katie Wood said…
Yay! Thanks for joining us, Mom! Good luck to you!! I go back on my plan today now that work is over. I figured it would just be too hard to resist all the temptation of going out to lunch with coworkers after finals, staff BBQs, staff brunches, etc. So today I'll get back on track!
June 11, 2008 at 7:57 AM
Anonymous said…
Couldn't agree more -- while there is nothing like a good grease fix once in a while, stay away from Micky D's. So bad on so many levels. If you haven't seen "Supersize Me" yet -- watch it. :) Really disgusting and oddly fascinating. I actually own this, so I could bring it down if you want later this month.

And journaling your food is kind of a pain, but worth it. I have found out more about my eating habits than I ever could have imagined, even down to particular hours of the day where I am likely to sabotage myself. (It's usually only at work about 10 pm -- the drug of choice used to be skittles and orange pop -- I've since switched to 2 Snackwell's cookies and water with a crystal lite pack).

And something REALLY gross I heard (probably on some level knew before but needed it put in these terms to gain perspective) -- when you look at the sugar content in things, consider each gram a teaspoon of sugar (that's about what it weighs). So that orange pop I love? Has 34 grams of sugar -- or 34 teaspoons of sugar. Would you actually eat that if you knew it? Most reasonable folks would say no way!
June 11, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Katie Wood said…
Yeah, "Supersize Me" is a very interesting, but informative movie. Really shows how THAT kind of food needs to be limited. Other good low-point foods (which also would translate to low fat, low cal, high fiber foods) you might want to try are...
-applesauce
-oyster crackers
-graham crackers
-Yoplait Light yogurt
and, of course, any fruits and veggies. But the applesauce quenches my desire for something sweet (and easy) to eat. And the oyster crackers TOTALLY quench my need for a crunch -- so those have replaced things like Baked Lays, Cheetos, etc.
June 11, 2008 at 4:45 PM
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