WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE - 7 Weeks-10#'s

[coyote]

I've been pretty good these past few days. Until today...I was in a rush and I did not pack any snacks. So, off I went to get my big cookie and well, I've been tracking my food and I'm not getting enough protien, so I got a protien bar. Those darned things are really a meal unto themselves and do not qualify as a snack!

My delemia is that I'm vegetarian. All my protien sources have carbs. All the fruits and vegitables I love have carbs and lots of calories. So, I'm having a hard time trying to balance the carb/calories/protien. It makes wanting to eat fruit pointless but I like fruit and it provides other important nutrients.

Are there any veggies out there with some advice?

I'm still weighing 155.

[Tuckervill]

re: Migraines a naturopath who is a good friend suggested extra magnesium for migraines and the person who tried it said she's been headache free since starting. YMMV, of course.

re: other stuff.

I'm not a vegetarian, but I can't get enough protein every day, either. I get way too much fat, and not near enough protein. I don't want to cut down on fat because, like someone else here said, I only eat healthy fat--olive oil, etc. I will cut down on fast food, which really puts me over the top on fat even when I choose the low calorie options. I've made those healthy fat changes overall and I don't have much else to change.

I threw away Will's birthday cake, but not before I had a piece! oy.

Karen

[solobiker]

So far so good. I did give in to one temptation. I had never heard of and of course never tried "puppy chow". A co-worker brought it in. It was not too bad, although it sounds better then how it tastes. It has rice chex, chocolate, peanut butter and powdered sugar.

Start: 151
Currently: 150

I am on my way!!!!

[kelownagirl]

Hey Dar, wanna make a change on the start of your chart already? I know I said I was 120 lbs right now (and I truly was on Monday morning), I've been 121 every other day this week so I think that's what I should be starting at. So that makes 6 lbs to go, not 5. Ah well...

[Veronica]

Happy to say I made it through the third day of meetings with no snacking.

This is good.

V.

[snowtulip]

Great Job Everyone! I've been slacking...will weigh in tomorrow, but stress is taking a toll!

Coyote - I'm also vegetarian. I try very hard to get a carb and protein with every meal or snack.

Example:
Breakfast: Chocolate soymilk smoothie (chocolate soymilk, banana, strawberries); half a whole grain bagel w. 1 tbs cream cheese

Lunch: Either a hummus wrap with veggies or I'll make lasagna with silken tofu that I freeze and eat during lunch

Dinner: Vegetarian beans and salad with whole wheat tortilla

Snack: soy yogurt w. lowfat granola and fruit or apple w. peanut butter

It's about 1500 calories and I get enough folate, fiber and iron!

[Starfish]

I made a heroic effort to be good today, and had massive cravings this evening. Thought I was being good by just making myself some mashed parsnips (yes, I love them)...and barely put on any salt, smart balance, or sugar.

Then, on a whim, I got online and checked the glycemic index for parsnips. OMGosh!! Way, way up there. Note to self: eat protein when eating parsnips!

(OK, I'm hoping that at least parsnips were better than the whole plate of brownies I wanted to make and eat.)

[kelownagirl]

I had a bad evening. Something to do with this miserable cold and low self-discipline. Someone musta told me to feed a cold...

[coyote]

Great Job Everyone! I've been slacking...will weigh in tomorrow, but stress is taking a toll!

Coyote - I'm also vegetarian. I try very hard to get a carb and protein with every meal or snack.

Example:
Breakfast: Chocolate soymilk smoothie (chocolate soymilk, banana, strawberries); half a whole grain bagel w. 1 tbs cream cheese

Lunch: Either a hummus wrap with veggies or I'll make lasagna with silken tofu that I freeze and eat during lunch

Dinner: Vegetarian beans and salad with whole wheat tortilla

Snack: soy yogurt w. lowfat granola and fruit or apple w. peanut butter

It's about 1500 calories and I get enough folate, fiber and iron!

Thanks snow. I think I'll use your example and build around it.

Just curious, with the veggie lasagna, are you using the silken tofu to replace the ricotta or do you mix it with it?

[Pedal Wench]

I hope I do okay tonight. Did okay all day, but tonight is a memorial celebration for a good friend of mine. We're all making dishes that were her favorites or remind us of her. Hope that her favorite champagne doesn't make it problematic for me to resist all these amazing treats. (I made a goat cheese with fig sauce and chopped almonds...)