I can get behind most of these, but the "dip your fork into your sauce and then into your food" seems a little too obsessed/hysterical. Just portion out the amount of sauce you allotted calories for, then you won't get too many calories no matter how you dip.
Most of these are great changes to make but....I'm afraid I just can't do skim milk. It's basically cloudy water and tastes about the same. I was raised on 2% and I can do 1% with no problem, though it "tastes funny" by comparison, it's not bad....but skim is just gut-wrenching for me.
Add in the fact that my mom, boyfriend, etc. all prefer 2% and it becomes fiscally unreasonable to make any huge changes in the milk department. With the rising price of milk these days, buying separate types for different people within a household just doesn't make sense.
...I'm also a bit nervous about trying to start "snacking" on nuts. Nuts add up quickly, and only a couple of them just makes me hungrier and I think I'd just go overboard on them.
ROLAND341
12/7/2013 3:12:28 PM
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ELWHITNEY
11/3/2013 8:15:06 PM
KERICUTCHALL, I found this newer app on my iPhone and have been using it for just about a month now. "Meals4me" is the name and its really getting me excited to try new recipes that stay in my calorie needs!
ELWHITNEY
11/3/2013 8:13:03 PM
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KERICUTCHALL
10/29/2013 12:26:40 PM
Is there a place on here that I can get some eating plans that are examples of daily meal plans so I have some idea of what I should be eating each meal?
Good article. Only thing is ...it is hard when your husband does'nt want to follow suit. So, I think I am going to have to cook two meals. He likes all kinds of bad food.
It makes me happy to feel that I am on the right track. When I first started my lifestyle change this time around, I just ate the normal way I would for thte first week and just tracked everything I ate. This way I saw exactly how many calories I was eating.
i grew up eating an all natural organic vegetarian diet (well started when i was 12 at least when my mom stopped working 80 hour weeks haha) so eating healthy has never been a big issue for me. but since i moved out with my boyfriend (who grew up on a meat and potatoes diet no veggies) i have realized eating healthy is just too expensive. i gained a lot of weight because i would get the unhealthy cheap stuff. and soda. i loved soda. but now ive realized that yes im eating within my calorie range but im not eating good calories. so i started changing small stuff. whole wheat pasta instead of white (50 cent difference when bought in bulk) whole wheat bread instead of white. cut out the soda and drink more green tea and flavored waters. drinking about 120 oz of water each day. i started carrying a water bottle with me everywhere one with the filter in it so i can fill it up anywhere and get fresh water. i do some sort of workout every day. im not losing weight even tho ive been at this for a long while now but i am losing inches which encourages me. im just assuming my body needs to build up muscles first before it kicks out the fat.
Disagree with switching to skim milk. Most milk is fortified with Vitamin D, which is fat soluble. Stick with 2% instead. Fat is not evil, our bodies need it, and I'd rather eat naturally occurring fats than the "I can't believe people expect me to believe this is butter" type. People just need to learn to rethink their proportions and cut out the junk. Eat larger portions of veggies and whole grains, smaller portions of meats and fats, and skip the sugar entirely if you can. Refind sugar *is* evil. But so are artificial sweetners. Totally agree with the advice not to drink calories, that's right on the money. :)
