MENA diet/exercise thread

[doodlebugg 10]

liquid diets are soooo hard! my mom's friend does one called "optifast" (i think) and loses weight, then gains it all back, then goes back on it, then gains it all back. its a disaster! i can't imagine not chewing anything for months on end!

i ate a pita with a persian cucumber, tomato, sliced roast turkey, and a schmear of labne on it for lunch.

later its fruit and salad and something light for dinner!

we can do this!!!

It's pure hell on earth. I feel bad for my friend too 'cause she had the surgery sometime in august I think and since that time she's only lost 18 pounds. That's what I've lost in only a couple of months by just dieting and not going through this huge surgery and having to go back and refilling the tube thing.

Anyways my jaw feels weird too. I just can't take not crunching things!!!

[sereia 0]

my dad also had the lapband in june of last year. he lost about 50lbs but his eating has definitely gotten substantially bigger and he needs to go get it tightened. he's been lazy going in so he hasn't lost nearly as much weight as he should have by now!

if i could, i would get the lapband or the sleeve surgery. my bmi isn't high enough though.

[Nasturtium 500]

Today I had a regular carnation instant breakfast with 1% milk, a large pita, 1cup of basmati rice and some vegetables in soy sauce. Sigh. Off the wagon today LOL.

[sereia 0]

not hardly! thats pretty good girl.. eat more fruit and veggies though!

[doodlebugg 10]

Today I had a regular carnation instant breakfast with 1% milk, a large pita, 1cup of basmati rice and some vegetables in soy sauce. Sigh. Off the wagon today LOL.

how is that off the wagon or were you trying to do all liquid too?

[Nasturtium 500]

not hardly! thats pretty good girl.. eat more fruit and veggies though!

I am always really bad at eating fruit! I have some strawberries now, but sometimes I go days without it. isn't that bad?

LOL Bridget! Yeah, I was doing mostly liquid. Now my off the wago though is really because I ate that large piece of bread AND rice together.

[sereia 0]

What about those refrigerated fruit cups? Costco sells a pack of 8 of tropical fruit cups in an extra light syrup that is sooo yummy. Also portion control and they have like 80 calories I think. I have no problems eating fruit... I LOVE it. Veggies are another story. hehe I do love veggies too...but for some reason I tend to choose carbs and dairy more often!

Edited March 21, 2008 by sereia

[Nasturtium 500]

What about those refrigerated fruit cups? Costco sells a pack of 8 of tropical fruit cups in an extra light syrup that is sooo yummy. Also portion control and they have like 80 calories I think. I have no problems eating fruit... I LOVE it. Veggies are another story. hehe I do love veggies too...but for some reason I tend to choose carbs and dairy more often!

LOL1 I get plenty of veggies evrey day it's fruit I'm low on. i like it-- but the ones I like are really expensive. i'm picky lOL.

[Jenn! 918]

I have a lot of work to do this week in order to make up for yesterday.

[doodlebugg 10]

I might have to reschedule. Totally stayed the same this week.

[amal 4]

4 pounds down and a whole chitpot full left to go!!! but i'll settle for the 4 i lost over my chocolate cake, reeces peanut butter eggs, robins eggs, chocolate easter egg weekend. How in the world I lost those 4 lbs is beyond me but ...I ACCEPT!!!!!!

amal

[Nasturtium 500]

Yay Amal!!! I think I lost weight this weekend but I don't want to weigh myself yet. I looked thinner in the mirror

[sereia 0]

I might have to reschedule. Totally stayed the same this week.

keep on fighting! make sure you're eating the right amount of calories, maybe reduce your sodium? and get to the gym girl!!!!!!!!!!!

[amal 4]

maybe i wasn't getting ENOUGH calories before? I'mma try to make sure I get in more calories during this week and see if it makes a difference. I hope it does coz that would ROCK.. he!! I can always eat more.. but its insanely hard to eat less!

keep on keepin' on briget, I'm rootin' for ya!

amal

[Nasturtium 500]

maybe i wasn't getting ENOUGH calories before? I'mma try to make sure I get in more calories during this week and see if it makes a difference. I hope it does coz that would ROCK.. he!! I can always eat more.. but its insanely hard to eat less!

keep on keepin' on briget, I'm rootin' for ya!

amal

You may have to religiously count your calories for a few weeks until you get a sense of what is too much or not enough. I did that and it was really interesting to see what i was eating and what was in what. Then i got to a point where I could sense if I had a 20oz soda, 6 glasses of water, a stirfry, and a salad maybe I still had 300 more calories or 400 left to make up my day... it really helped to go through that initial stage. If you look up all the ingrediants ot things you eat (if you're cooking) with the word "calories" after it (so like cauliflower calories) you can get a count off of varying websites. The other thing to watch out for are certain food ingrediants like high fructose corn syrup.