Reducing calories question - (disability related.)

DanCa

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Tue Dec-06-05 08:12 AM
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Reducing calories question - (disability related.)

Edited on Tue Dec-06-05 08:13 AM by DanCa

Inspired by sfexpat2000 post does anyone know a quality diet that is not high protien low carb based. I recently gainned fifty pounds on miraprex, sleeping all the time and being unable to burn it off on the tread mill like I did before. I also cut my pop intake vai half.
If you know anything else that I can do please let me know.
PS If you have any veggie bbq recipes let me know.

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caty

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Tue Dec-06-05 09:07 AM
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1. One tip that has helped me

is to not mix your animal fats with carb fats. If you eat meat at a meal, do not eat carbs with it. Just the meat and a salad or other green vegetable. If you want to eat potatoes, rice, or pasta--make it a meatless meal.

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flamingyouth

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Tue Dec-06-05 10:34 AM
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7. That's really good advice.

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Celeborn Skywalker

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Tue Dec-06-05 10:44 AM
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8. I agree about the meatless part

but there should be a healthy fat that goes along with starchy foods in order to slow glucose absorption. For example, pasta with a tomato sauce should have a little olive oil drizzled on top for maximum health benefits. Plus, this will help reduce cravings for sugars and and other unhealthy carbs.

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LaraMN

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Tue Dec-06-05 09:40 AM
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2. I lost about 60 pounds a couple years ago, by eating whatever I wanted

so long as I stayed within a particular range of calories and fat grams each day (I also exercised.) It took me about 4 months or so to lose most of it. I didn't low-carb at all. That said, I completely cut off my pop habit, I was never a big junk food eater, and I always preferred whole grains to their "bad carb" options.

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DanCa

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Tue Dec-06-05 09:43 AM
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3. Thanks everyone. I just think that I have to be more patient and dillegent

Than before. The lack of mobility is kicking every square inch of me
Plus the fact i take power naps every three hours..

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LaraMN

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Tue Dec-06-05 09:50 AM
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4. Try the "eating frequent, small meals" approach, perhaps.

I would think that tactic wouldn't overwhelm your system as much as larger ones. When I was losing weight, I never went more than two to three hours without eating something; it helped keep my metabolism up. If you're unable to move much, keeping your metabolism going will likely be a bit of a challenge- you'll have to be clever about it, and it's critical to continuing weight loss. In all the time I was losing weight, I never hit a "plateau" and stopped losing, and I credit my metabolism with helping in that regard.

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DanCa

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Tue Dec-06-05 10:25 AM
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5. Thanks the last thing i want to do is take another pill :)

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seemunkee

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Tue Dec-06-05 10:33 AM
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6. Do you know how many calories you are consuming?

Keep a log for a week and try not to cheat on your self. There are several sights and/or demo applications that will give you calories for specific foods. Figure out how much you are consuming and how many you should be. Sounds like you are fairly sedentary so I would guess ~1800 as a maintenance/slow loss diet.

After about a month or tracking intake you'll get the feel for when you are over consuming. If your like me that doesn't mean you'll always stop though.

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Celeborn Skywalker

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Tue Dec-06-05 10:48 AM
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9. Hmmm...

Edited on Tue Dec-06-05 11:01 AM by jaredh

Eat oatmeal, reduce red meat intake, increase healthy fat intake (olive oil, avocados, fish, replace simple carbs (sugar, white flour) with complex carbs (whole wheat bread, brown rice), reduce calories,try to eat six smaller meals instead of three larger ones. Also you should probably allow yourself one meal a week where you can eat whatever you want no matter how bad it is for you. I noticed this helped me get through the rest of the week without cheating. Be sure to also keep up with the exercise, if possible.

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Brewman_Jax

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Tue Dec-06-05 10:56 AM
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10. Drug-induced weight gain

is difficult to counter. My mother requires steroids for asthma, and that was the side effect. She's been battling the weight gain for years. You may need professional assistance for this.

In the meantime, here's a website with vegetarian recipes. Hope this is what you're looking for. http://vegweb.com/recipes/

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Devra

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Tue Dec-06-05 11:04 AM
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11. don't know if this helps but I read something about the Intuition diet

yesterday in the local paper. you eat what you want when you want it, BUT only when you are truely hungry. This is what I always did, didn't realize it was a diet. Basicly if you are hungry and crave something by all means eat it, but if the only reason you want to eat is because it tastes good and it's something to do then don't eat.

hope this helps :)

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