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Post by skishopgirl on Sept 21, 2013 18:24:30 GMT -5
My first two days have been: FP, S, S, S Helper S, S, S Helper Does eating certain style meals affect how quickly you will lose? Here's what I ate: FP - Big Boy Smoothie (added toooo much salt!), HB egg white, HB egg S - 8 oz. broccoli + .5 tbsp Kerrygold butter + parm cheese, 2 OM natural turkey dogs (nitrite free) S - Costco Rotisserie chicken, two legs + a little white meat + a good amount of skin; 1/4 santa fe tortilla (1.5 net carbs) S Helper - 3 oz. dreamfields spaghetti, 4 Wegman's meatballs, sauce Today: S - 4 eggs scrambled with 2 tbsp cream + 1/4 c cheddar S - Aldi Little Caeser Salad (no croutons), 2 oz. rotisserie chicken breast S Helper - Marinated Salmon (Costco), medium sweet potato + 1 tbsp KG butter Yesterday I was pretty hungry all day long. The scale registered a 2 lb. loss between yesterday am and this am (same pjs). I know that in the beginning I will lose weight quickly but I don't want to feel hungry all day either. I didn't really feel satisfied until I ate dinner yesterday. Then today I felt good with breakfast but then was so hungry until dinner. Now I feel good after dinner. Still a little room. I think I need to eat more throughout the day and I'm wondering if I might be better off just doing S helpers twice a day? Mostly I'm afraid that I'm going to be so hungry that I'll eventually give up. I'm not craving other things like before. I let the kids make a cake (and let them finish it for breakfast!) and didn't have the slightest inclination to have any. Normally I would have stuffed my face. So in that respect I am happy. Lastly is it okay to add in things that seem off plan as long as they fall within guidelines? Like lunch didn't have any carbs really so would I have been okay eating the croutons as long as I kept my carbs under 12g?
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Post by adamarie on Sept 22, 2013 6:01:05 GMT -5
At first glance I don't see any snacks you poor thing! I know more smarter than me ladies will be on here to help, with which ones are S and E and such, but mandarins oranges with handful of almonds; celery and sugar-free peanut butter; lunchmeat and skim string cheese; those sort of things. Hope this helps and keep up the good work
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Post by Rashel on Sept 22, 2013 10:15:36 GMT -5
I agree to add snacks, just make sure you are watching fuel sources. You should be eating every 3 hours. S helpers will slow down weight loss, if that is a concern to you. Even though off plan foods fall in the number guidelines, they aren't recommended. This plan is for optimal health and off plan foods don't promote that. Pearl told me once (on fb) that types of foods always trump numbers. So I try to remember that. Also, just from looking at your two days, you aren't eating many veggies. Nonstarchy veggies are great fillers. Hope this helps
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Post by skishopgirl on Sept 22, 2013 21:54:38 GMT -5
Rashel, can you give me an example of how you might add veggies in? Yesterday I had breakfast around 8:30-9. It was 4 whole eggs + 2 tbsp cream + 1/4 c. of shredded cheddar. I was good and full until about 2 pm. I had been out all day till that point and was at my sons football game. I'd packed a caeser salad kit from aldi along with some chicken. After eating that I never seemed full or satisfied and I felt edgy and in a fog. Do you eat when you aren't hungry just to avoid feeling like that? Adamarie, one of the things that's stopping me from snacking is that I'm not sure what my next meal will be and I need to make sure that it's been long enough for a switch. Honestly I think I am just going to start adding a few more carbs and just eat S Helpers. I know every "body" is different. Normally I'm not a heavy person and my body has been happy in the past eating normally. I have a feeling that this weekend was enough to reset me so that I can probably do okay losing weight with mostly S helper meals. I suppose time will tell with that. I'd rather be happy losing slowly than miserable and losing fast!
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Post by Rashel on Sept 23, 2013 18:47:12 GMT -5
I try to have a veggie side and a salad at dinner time. I also like to keep baby tricolored peppers cleaned and cut for snacks, as well as celery with cream cheese or pimento cheese. You can fp snacks if you want, those will go with either meal. As for just eating, I think it's important not to go more than 3-4 hours at the most without eating. I'm glad you are trying to figure out what works for you, that is important. Just a caution though, don't just eat s, your body will adapt. Through in some e's occasionally
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Post by Rashel on Sept 23, 2013 18:47:42 GMT -5
I try to have a veggie side and a salad at dinner time. I also like to keep baby tricolored peppers cleaned and cut for snacks, as well as celery with cream cheese or pimento cheese. You can fp snacks if you want, those will go with either meal. As for just eating, I think it's important not to go more than 3-4 hours at the most without eating. I'm glad you are trying to figure out what works for you, that is important. Just a caution though, don't just eat s, your body will adapt. Through in some e's occasionally
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Post by skishopgirl on Sept 23, 2013 21:26:47 GMT -5
Yes, I am afraid that my body will adapt to eating only S meals. Today I stayed in S land all day again...and I wasn't hungry even though I only ate under 1000 calories. I did better on carbs yesterday (I think I had around 67) but today I only had around 30 again.
I'm going to have to do more reading. E meals are really hard for me. Though I can do the pancakes for breakfast and I think that works for me as an easy E meal. I think that's the only one I've had so far though LOL!
Now, I do add about an ounce of syrup which added 33 calories and 9 carbs bringing my total with the pancakes to still only 28 carbs. Is it okay to add syrup if my carbs are well below 45? Or is it the type of carb, too, and syrup is just never good even in scant quantities. (As an aside my pancakes came out realllly thin and ended up with 20 so a serving = 6 pancakes. So 1 tsp of syrup for 6 pancakes to me seems amazing. Especially since I used to eat syrup with pancakes on the side ROFL).
Rashel, have did you lose some of your weight prior to THM?
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Post by Rashel on Sept 23, 2013 22:07:14 GMT -5
No, I didn't lose any weight prior to THM.
I just have to say wow! I have no idea how many calories, carbs or fat grams I have in a day. That is one of the things I love about this plan, that I don't have to worry about any of that.
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Post by Emily on Oct 3, 2013 12:58:50 GMT -5
Yes, I am afraid that my body will adapt to eating only S meals. Today I stayed in S land all day again...and I wasn't hungry even though I only ate under 1000 calories. I did better on carbs yesterday (I think I had around 67) but today I only had around 30 again. I'm going to have to do more reading. E meals are really hard for me. Though I can do the pancakes for breakfast and I think that works for me as an easy E meal. I think that's the only one I've had so far though LOL! Now, I do add about an ounce of syrup which added 33 calories and 9 carbs bringing my total with the pancakes to still only 28 carbs. Is it okay to add syrup if my carbs are well below 45? Or is it the type of carb, too, and syrup is just never good even in scant quantities. (As an aside my pancakes came out realllly thin and ended up with 20 so a serving = 6 pancakes. So 1 tsp of syrup for 6 pancakes to me seems amazing. Especially since I used to eat syrup with pancakes on the side ROFL). Rashel, have did you lose some of your weight prior to THM? E meals tend to be harder for most people. As long as you have a few a week, you should be OK. It's completely fine to have more S than E, as long as you don't leave E out altogether. Thankfully, there are so many yummy E meals in the book, which is super helpful for E meals. There was no book when I started the plan, and I was lost when it came to E meals! The pancakes tend to be the favorite with most people. =) They're so delicious. Syrup is not on plan at all, actually. It's important to make sure that the TYPE of carbs you are eating are good - that's more important than the numbers. If you haven't read the full E Meal chapter yet, that should help you. Some carbs will spike your blood sugar to unhealthy levels, and other are more balanced and healthy. The Slim Belly Jelly recipe is great as a berry syrup on the pancakes, or there is a great maple flavored syrup recipe in the FP recipe section here on the forum. If you find a low carb, sugar free, non fat syrup you could use that also. Rashel is right - S Helpers will slow down weight loss. If you have hypoglycemic tendencies they may help you if you get headaches or anything eating low carb. But mostly veggies should give you enough to keep healthy blood sugar levels for most people. If you do feel sluggish or foggy after an S meal, maybe try including more veggies in the next one, or have an E meal instead to give you Energy. You probably don't really need S Helper to fill yourself up more. In fact, fattier foods will give you more calories (if you are concerned about keeping calories up). And to keep the weight loss more consistent, you might be better off adding in more snacks to fill you up, having larger meals, or having dessert after dinner, etc. You can keep the fuel types consistent, keeping the weight loss on track, and still fill your stomach. Maybe half of a Fat Stripping Frappa after your meal, or one of the delicious puddings. That should help you a lot.
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Post by tmisclevitz on Oct 8, 2013 12:36:50 GMT -5
Yes, I am afraid that my body will adapt to eating only S meals. Today I stayed in S land all day again...and I wasn't hungry even though I only ate under 1000 calories. I did better on carbs yesterday (I think I had around 67) but today I only had around 30 again. I'm going to have to do more reading. E meals are really hard for me. Though I can do the pancakes for breakfast and I think that works for me as an easy E meal. I think that's the only one I've had so far though LOL! Now, I do add about an ounce of syrup which added 33 calories and 9 carbs bringing my total with the pancakes to still only 28 carbs. Is it okay to add syrup if my carbs are well below 45? Or is it the type of carb, too, and syrup is just never good even in scant quantities. (As an aside my pancakes came out realllly thin and ended up with 20 so a serving = 6 pancakes. So 1 tsp of syrup for 6 pancakes to me seems amazing. Especially since I used to eat syrup with pancakes on the side ROFL). Rashel, have did you lose some of your weight prior to THM? I had a hard time with E meals at first too but am getting better at adding in at least 3-4 a week! The pancakes are a great way to get in an E meal, I make them once I week usually! Today, I was running late for work and put 2 pieces of Eziekiel Bread in the toaster with a Light Laughing Cow Cheese wedge spread over them (1 split between the two slices), topped it with 1% cottage cheese and a couple slices of lunch meat. It was still low on carbs for an E meal because it didn't reach 45grams but it was definitely over 20... I should have taken an apple with me to make it a full E meal but I didn't think of it and wasn't hungry anyway. Hope that helps as an idea! Another yummy one is to make a sandwich with plan approved bread like the Eziekiel or a WHOLE Joseph's Lavish Flatbread and use the light laughing cow cheese instead of mayo! If you're a drive-thru Sue type like me sometimes, I go to Subway in a pinch & get a 6 inch whole wheat sandwich w/ a low-fat meat and ask them to take out some of the middle of the bread (They don't think it's as crazy a request as I thought lol) Add on the veggies you like but stick with mustard only as a sauce and/or vinegar! I have a hard time eating salads without a creamy dressing so I usually keep my salads in S mode except for the Waldorf Salad in the book - it's really good and an E meal You could also just pair a fuel pull meal that you like with an apple to push it into E territory Hope that helps!
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