Eating for weight loss and energy

[moonfroggy]

a few years ago i was 60 pounds overweight and i am 4'10 so that is really very overweight for me much more so than someone of average height. anyhow i mostly followed the advice in the book called eat to live by dr fuhrman and i lost 55 pounds. i'm certain if i followed his advice completely i would lose the rest. i always hesitate to mention it because i think i come off sounding to excited or something but since i followed the advice i have ore energy than i have ever had i feel better my skin looks better and what i love about it is how much sense it makes and how scientific it is. his advice about nutrition is just very rational and logical and he himself was a athlete he did figure skating and was in the Olympics. he has two books that are newer and sold together eat for life and eat for health and i like those books better they make the dietary changes less sudden and easier to manage and get the philosophy of having a diet that is nutrient dense across really well.

[MCAP]

I do think that I've been eating the wrong things for so long that my body and my metabolism are all messed up.

I want to lose about 20-25 more lbs, but I want to do it right and maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.

I'm hoping that I did a bit better food wise yesterday, but I don't know.

Breakfast- light multigrain english muffin with 2 egg whites 8:00
Early Lunch- chicken and wild rice casserole with tons of veggies, salad with balsalmic dressing, and 1/2 of a napoleon dessert 11:00
Snack- Mozzarella cheese stick 2:00
Snack- strawberry greek yogurt 4:00
Bike ride- Easy 12 miles in 45 minutes 6:30-7:15 (wanted a longer ride, but husband's hamstring was acting up so I went home with him. Did not feel as strong as yesterday)
Dinner- spinach and garlic tortilla wrap with grilled chicken, fat free sour cream, green onion, cheese with some soy sauce as a condiment 8:00


My calories were probably a lot higher than Monday, but I'm still not sure I ate the right things. I'm going to go to the grocery store after I swim this evening and stock up on a few better choices for snacks- fruit, whole grain crackers, hummus, veggies, greek yogurt.

I've eaten with a small (or none at all growing up) meal in the morning, a medium sized lunch, and a large dinner my whole life. I need to rearrange.

I'll check out some of the books you've recommended and start tracking what I eat so I can analyze the amounts of carb, fat, and protein and see how i'm doing. I'm definitely eating better than I have in the past and I no longer drink diet coke so that's a great thing. I have a lot to learn though.

Thank you so much. This has been really informative for me.

[redrhodie]

The red flags that I'm seeing are the "light" english muffin, and the "fat free" sour cream. Usually, the fat and calories in those kind of products are replaced with chemicals. I'm convinced eating less of those is way better for you, and I'm unconvinced any "fat free" version of cream will help you lose weight. I eat regular Daisy sour cream, but their light version, which I've bought by mistake, tastes good and doesn't have anything weird in it.