hate diet plans.

[shootingstar]

Part of my problem is I grew up on rice and still eat it just about everyday. White polished rice. I know its not good for me. My doctor even told me that my cholestrol level was good but my triglyceride was getting to be high. Warned me to cut down on simple carb.

Like you, I was raised on eating white rice nearly daily for supper. I had to reduce intake because of nearing diabetes 2 reading. That was 4 yrs. ago.

So I haven't had rice for past ... 5 months. I seem to eat rice once every few months.

Yes, hardest is sushi..which I do have....but eating a decent amount means I just physically don't feel well. It was this latter effect that kept on being a warning signal to me which had me naturally withdraw from white rice.

In lieu of it, I eat very light Asian pastas. Soba noodles, light durum noodles, etc.

I don't have much rice stored at home. Not even brown rice.

[malkin]

Fruits & vegetables?

[Pedal Wench]

Fruits & vegetables?

LOTS of fruits and vegs. The fruit will hit the cravings for sweets, and the veggies will fill you up and just make you feel better.

I agree with someone else who suggested rebalancing your carb/protein balance. I don't think i have a simple carb in the house - no pasta, rice or potatoes. Every dinner is a massive stirfry of lean protein and veggies. I'll mention again - a whole bag of broccoli, a whole bag of shredded cabbage. Last night I did a half bag. Of each.

[gnat23]

Another "no plan" Plan which works well for some people:

http://www.nosdiet.com/

* No Snacks
* No Sweets
* No Seconds

Except (sometimes) on days that start with "S"

-- gnat! (needs more regimen, personally)

[Becky]

* No Snacks
* No Sweets
* No Seconds

Except (sometimes) on days that start with "S"

*cries* I would starve!

[Catrin]

LOTS of fruits and vegs. The fruit will hit the cravings for sweets, and the veggies will fill you up and just make you feel better.

I agree with someone else who suggested rebalancing your carb/protein balance. I don't think i have a simple carb in the house - no pasta, rice or potatoes. Every dinner is a massive stirfry of lean protein and veggies. I'll mention again - a whole bag of broccoli, a whole bag of shredded cabbage. Last night I did a half bag. Of each.

hmmmm, a good way to get the veggies! I've no problem getting enough lean protien (and I get a LOT), but I do veggies. Since I am home from work during an ice storm I decided to try your approach for lunch as it will be my main meal of the day.

I had a bag of stir-fry veggies and realized that they are only 30 calories a serving! Had entire bag of stir-fry veggies, chicken, and a small amount of brown rice. <400 calories, little fat and few carbs outside of the rice, 5 servings of veggies...thanks for the idea! I tend to get the munchies when the weather keeps me home so this should help prevent that. I do like brown rice, but I don't eat large amounts of it. No pasta or potatoes are in my apartment.

For me it is easy to forget how low in calories veggies are, and I just don't eat enough of them. I wind up in a rut of just broccoli and the occasional lettuce...

[tulip]

Another "no plan" Plan which works well for some people:

http://www.nosdiet.com/

* No Snacks
* No Sweets
* No Seconds

Except (sometimes) on days that start with "S"

-- gnat! (needs more regimen, personally)

That wouldn't work for me. I rebel against absolutes. Moderation is key.

[tulip]

As for veggies and fruits, I have a daily goal of eating 5 of each. "One" is a carrot, for example, or an apple. Or a handful of something that is not self-contained (like chopped broccoli). Eating 5 of each per day is a challenge, but I like having a goal that I can reach and feel good about. Plus, my snacks become carrots or apples or dried apricots because I'm trying to make my daily goal. It helps me to keep track of them, too, so I keep a tally.

[Crankin]

I couldn't do no snacks. They keep me going and from over eating at meal time.
Seconds? Well, most of the time I can say no, but not always.
Sweets? I eat 2 squares of dark chocolate almost every day. That pretty much controls any sweet cravings. I've never been much of a sweets person, though.
It's harder for me to stay away from carbs, so I try not to have any white bread products in the house, but I do eat regular pasta sometimes. Sushi is death for me; it's hard because the entire bottom floor of my university building is Japanese restaurants. Sometimes I do the udon or soba noodles, or I can find brown rice sushi, but I do give in. Then I feel awful and can go without for awhile.

[tangentgirl]

mmm. white rice.

good (or at least decent) white rice substitutes:

- brown rice
- couscous
- quinoa
- whole grain pasta
- fat free refried beans (good in burritos!)
- trader joes makes an interesting couscous/random hippie grain mix
- lentils

[Blueberry]

Hmmm....I have a question. I know I need to increase my protein. For those who don't eat red meat, and try to not eat much meat at all (I do occasionally eat poultry and have fish 2 times per week probably) - what are good protein sources?

[Veronica]

Fage yogurt.

The 2% version from Trader Joe's has 150 calories per cup, 4.5 grams fat, 9 grams of sugar and 19 grams of protein.

Veronica

[Veronica]

- quinoa

Yuck! Tastes like broccoli. If you like broccoli that's okay.


Veronica

[Triskeliongirl]

Why do you not want to eat more fish and poultry? It is much easier biochemically to burn fat as fuel on a high protein/low carb diet. The staples of my diet are lean protein and veggies.

[malkin]

Another "no plan" Plan which works well for some people:

http://www.nosdiet.com/

* No Snacks
* No Sweets
* No Seconds

Except (sometimes) on days that start with "S"

-- gnat! (needs more regimen, personally)

This would make me go all Gershwin:

S'wonderful, s'marvelous...
S'Monday, S'Tuesday, S'Wednesday...

S'mores!