May/June weight loss thread

[Reesha]

I kind of wish we could keep track of measurements in the spreadsheet too!

[Susan Otcenas]

My diet is full of fresh fruit and vegetables, and today I've really gone bonkers for fruit.

I've already had:
1 small banana (@ breakfast)
1/2 a medium orange (also @ breakfast)
1 medium apple (moring snack)
1 cup blueberries (with a big salad at lunch)
1/4 of a large cantaloupe (afternoon snack)

I love fruit because its alot of volume for very low WW points (all of the above only cost me 5 WW points).

I pre-cut/rinse enough fruit and salad fixings for 2-3 days and bring it to work in plastic containers. When I feel hungry, I bop into the kitchen and have a healthy snack! Having fruit handy and ready to eat keep me from making poor choices.

Susan

[Veronica]

I don't eat a lot of fruit - it's too high in carbs. Plus I'm pretty picky about it... no blemishes, has to be just theh right firmness...

Nuts have been my latest thing.

Veronica

[Reesha]

I tested out two weeks on a raw diet earlier this year and ate mostly raw fruit (along with raw veggies and nuts too). I was literally eating well over 2000 calories a day but I lost weight like crazy! 8 lbs over the two weeks. Even if it was water weight-- there was a noticeable difference in how everything fit. I also felt really sparklingly healthy. I stopped when I started biking heavily again-- thought maybe fish might be good to eat post rides!

I no longer worry about fruit as carb additions.

I agree Susan, keeping fruit around ready to eat totally helps me from eating a pile of crap. Well... not total crap. It's just easier and faster and healthier than a bowl of popcorn.

[Susan Otcenas]

I don't eat a lot of fruit - it's too high in carbs.

Carbs are our bodies' primary fuel. I try to get 65% or so of my daily caloric intake from carbohydrates. I'm not a believer in low carb diets, though I recognize that they work for others.

Plus I'm pretty picky about it... no blemishes, has to be just theh right firmness...

Nuts have been my latest thing.

I'm picky about my fruit too. Especially the right firmness. I like crunchy apples, crisp grapes, etc.

I loooooove nuts(especially roasted & salted), but eat them only in moderation. Full of good fats, but fats nonetheless. It's very easy for me to have too many and consume a lot of additional unnecessary calories.

Susan

[Reesha]

My favorite nuts are unroasted raw almonds. I don't think I ever eat more than a quarter cup or so. I just think they're so much more fragrant than when they're roasted! I think it's important to be conscious of where your carbohydrates are coming from, rather than eliminating as many of them as possible. I know that my body balloons when I have to many simple, refined carbohydrates. When I have them, I try to make sure they're from fruit or whole grains, but mostly from fruit.

[Veronica]

It wasn't until I really began watching my carb intake that I got leaner. But I was a real sugar junkie - still am. I just keep it under control a lot better. I'm doing roughly 50% carbs, 30% protein, 20% fat. I actually keep track of the grams, so it doesn't quite work out to that - 173 carbs, 100 protein, 40 fat.

Since I really like sugar, I've been limiting the fruit and trying to get more whole grain stuff in. I find it a little more satisfying. I still don't have it quite right - 100 proteins are hard and I like my fats!

Veronica

[Reesha]

I find it really, really hard to cut the fats out of my diet, especially when I use straight olive oil on my salad instead of dressing. I should eat more protein, but it's expensive

I don't know... my fat intake was really high on the raw diet as well but they were all really healthy fats-- olive oil, avocados, nuts. I still lost plenty of weight.

[Veronica]

For me it's about making changes I (and my husband) can live with for the rest of my life.

Everybody is different. Our bodies and brains are all put together differently. I'd go crazy counting Weight Watchers points. Don't ask me why counting three different things is better. I don't have an answer - but it works for me. I guess because after the first week of counting, I just kept eating the same things.

Veronica