January/February weight loss thread

[Triskeliongirl]

My typical breakfast are turkey sausages. I buy ones flavored with cheese and jalapeno peppers.

Another one I like is plain full fat yogurt flavored with stevia and unsweetened cocoa powder, or if you are less carb sens than me fresh fruit.

I noticed Susan eats very little fat and very few calories on her WW plan. I would feel awful if I ate that way. I feel terrible if I don't eat enough protein, fat and salt!

I know you said you don't like eggs, but for others that do, our 'Jim's' Restaurant serves a low carb omellete that is a veggie omelet served with bacon and sliced tomates. You could try grilled tomatoes to complement the sausages too.

[Susan Otcenas]

I noticed Susan eats very little fat and very few calories on her WW plan. I would feel awful if I ate that way. I feel terrible if I don't eat enough protein, fat and salt!

I don't feel awful at all. Sometimes I'm hungry, but then I try to eat something sensible to fill the void.

I'm all about food VOLUME. I love to eat. I want LOTS of it. So, I make choices that give me lots of volume without lots of WW points. By default, that rules out most fatty foods, as they are dense (read: small). Believe it or not, I am not purposely following a low fat diet. I'm following a high volume, low calorie diet, which has *naturally* resulted in a low fat diet. I eat heaps of veggies and salad along with my dinner. Sometimes so much that I can't eat it all. Gimme volume, baby.

One of my favorite snacks is plain hot air popped corn. I get that satisfying hand-to-bowl-to-mouth over and over again for very few calories.

[solobiker]

Thanks so much for your reply, I will try the turkey sausage and the yougurt..not together of course I too would not feel very well on the limited amount that Susan eats. Please, don't take offense Susan as I do not mean anything against you at all. And if it works for you that is totally awesome and great. Congrats on your weight loss.

[solobiker]

I could probably try eggs again, it is just hard for me because I get up at 5am and leave by about 520 to get to work. I honestly have not tried a hard boiled egg. Not sure if I would like it.

[Triskeliongirl]

I didn't mean to offend either, and I don't think Susan took it that way. I agree it is really interesting to see how different we are. Obviously Susan is doing great (look at her fantastic weight loss!) so what is key I think is that we all listen to our bodies. Eat food based on how it makes us *feel*.

If I ate the carbs Susan eats I'd be in a hyperglycemic coma. I find protein and fat so satiating, its easy to keep the quantities down, *for me*. I too love food, but if the food agrees with me it doesn't take a lot to satisfy me. I think the biggest mistake people make is to have a one diet suits all mentality. We all have very different genetic makeups, and its key to learn what fuels we feel best and perform best on.

I am also really enjoying this exchange. I know folks were just posting their 'numbers' here, but I find sharing this kind of info. much more interesting.

Thanks again Susan for creating this great community, and for your terrrific participation. Its always such an inspiration to see someone achieving their goals.

[solobiker]

Trisk, I agree with you. For me it is fun and interesting to read other posts and have learned a lot and have gotten a lot of great ideas. From my past experience I know my body works better with more protien then carbs. There were several times where my husband and I would have a carb heavy meal (noodles with sauce) then about 2 hours later I would try to go for a run and I would feel so weak and bogged down. If I had a protien heavy meal, no problem with the run. Looks like I may have to start cooking 2 different dinners. Oh well.

[Triskeliongirl]

Trisk, I agree with you. For me it is fun and interesting to read other posts and have learned a lot and have gotten a lot of great ideas. From my past experience I know my body works better with more protien then carbs. There were several times where my husband and I would have a carb heavy meal (noodles with sauce) then about 2 hours later I would try to go for a run and I would feel so weak and bogged down. If I had a protien heavy meal, no problem with the run. Looks like I may have to start cooking 2 different dinners. Oh well.

Maybe not. Since my husband isn't glucose intolerant, we'll eat the same basic meal, i.e. protein and non-starchy veggie, but then if he feels like it he supplements with fruit and bread. He uses restaurant meals to get his pasta and pizza fix.

[Susan Otcenas]

I too would not feel very well on the limited amount that Susan eats. Please, don't take offense Susan as I do not mean anything against you at all. And if it works for you that is totally awesome and great. Congrats on your weight loss.

Oh my goodness, I don't take offense at all!! We're all so different. What works for one might never work for another. I love all the give and take here - ideas, feedback, etc. It's so wonderful to hear what works, even if I personally couldn't see myself go down the same path.

Just last night I used something in my dinner that I read about in a previous post. It wouldn't have occurred to me to do it otherwise, and it turned out perfectly. How cool is that??

[tulip]

Solo, do you like yogurt or peanut butter (or almond butter given the PB scares of late) on toast? I like oatmeal okay, but I have to put alot of brown sugar on it, which is probably not so good. But it fills me up and makes me feel good. I don't like nuts or nutbutters. I wish I did. If you do, try toast with nut butter and banana.

I like yogurt with fruit. Frozen berries in the winter, and fresh fruit in the summer. You can cut up the fruit the night before. I also really like FlaxPlus toaster waffles with yogurt and fruit.

I love egg sandwiches, too, but for that early in the morning, I'd be more apt to go with something I didn't have to cook.

[Susan Otcenas]

I like oatmeal okay, but I have to put alot of brown sugar on it, which is probably not so good. But it fills me up and makes me feel good.

Here's something to try in place of the brown sugar.

If you like dried fruit, try cooking some oatmeal with the dried fruit right in the pot. Sometimes I dice up 2-3 dried apricots and toss them right in the pot with the oatmeal & water. As the oatmeal cooks, the dried fruit softens up and imparts its sweet flavor to the whole pot of oatmeal. YUMMY! I like nuts, so I might toss a few toasted almonds on top too.

[solobiker]

Solo, do you like yogurt or peanut butter (or almond butter given the PB scares of late) on toast? I like oatmeal okay, but I have to put alot of brown sugar on it, which is probably not so good. But it fills me up and makes me feel good. I don't like nuts or nutbutters. I wish I did. If you do, try toast with nut butter and banana.

I like yogurt with fruit. Frozen berries in the winter, and fresh fruit in the summer. You can cut up the fruit the night before. I also really like FlaxPlus toaster waffles with yogurt and fruit.

I love egg sandwiches, too, but for that early in the morning, I'd be more apt to go with something I didn't have to cook.

I will eat yogurt occasionally and have mixed PB in it, not too bad tasting. I used to love oatmeal and it used to keep me full but lately about 1.5-2hours later I am hungery again.