The right eating started today. Thanks all for the grocery cart suggestions!!

[BlackRat]

7:30 AM feeding I had a bowl of special K, no sugar, half cup blueberries and a whole wheat bagel with low fat cream chease and coffee.

10 am feeding I am planing some cottage cheese, bannana and a Muscle milk Shake.

12 Noon I go to the gym.

1:30pm bowl of vegtable soup with ground turkey and a glass of water.

3pm Light Yogurt, apple, almond.

5 or 6 cooked a roast in the crock pot. Blackeyed peas, brown rice, mixed verries, water.

8pm Not sure?????


How does this look so far and what would you add or subtract? Also where would be best to add protein shakes???

Thanks
Wade

[crupiea]

Thats a great starts. You will do fine with this.

Be sure to measure that cereal and rice and those sort of things so you dont inadvertently sabotage yourself.

[BuckSpin]

Its a good start. My only 2 cents - if you like oatmeal give it a shot at breakfast. All day carbs. Just don't use instant oatmeal - rolled or steel cut. And agreed, measure portions so you know.

[newbie40]

Its a good start. My only 2 cents - if you like oatmeal give it a shot at breakfast. All day carbs. Just don't use instant oatmeal - rolled or steel cut. And agreed, measure portions so you know.

I am a newbie and have been using instant oatmeal since Oct. What is the difference between instant, rolled and cut? Am I sabotaging my diet already?

[BuckSpin]

I am a newbie and have been using instant oatmeal since Oct. What is the difference between instant, rolled and cut? Am I sabotaging my diet already?

Instant oatmeal has a VERY high GI rating. If time is an issue, use rolled oats. If not, I highly recommend steel cut oats.

[mavrick77]

7:30 AM feeding I had a bowl of special K, no sugar, half cup blueberries and a whole wheat bagel with low fat cream chease and coffee.

10 am feeding I am planing some cottage cheese, bannana and a Muscle milk Shake.

12 Noon I go to the gym.

1:30pm bowl of vegtable soup with ground turkey and a glass of water.

3pm Light Yogurt, apple, almond.

5 or 6 cooked a roast in the crock pot. Blackeyed peas, brown rice, mixed verries, water.

8pm Not sure?????


How does this look so far and what would you add or subtract? Also where would be best to add protein shakes???

Thanks
Wade

looks ok wade...some minor changes I would make, but fairly ok. I also suggest weighing out all your foods, and getting exact caloric intake. this will give you a better idea. do not try to loose more then 2-3lbs a week, as even in that range it will be dificult to keep most of your muscle.

I also suggest trying to learn when you are truly hungry, or your just having cravings..people sometimes have a hard time to differentiate.

some other good ideas are 2% milk string cheese, and make sure your yogurt is LOW sugar, 8 grams or less...

open face ham and cheese sandwiches under the broiler are good too...
wheat bread.. 70 calories
2% kraft cheese..50 calories
lean ham...50 calories...

only 170 calories per open face sandwich, with close to 20 grams of protein

[StrongWilld]

I am a newbie and have been using instant oatmeal since Oct. What is the difference between instant, rolled and cut? Am I sabotaging my diet already?

Steel cut oats are much, much higher in fiber than both rolled oats or instant - much more nutritious than regular oat meal, too. I cook a weeks worth of steel cut oats in my crock pot. They come out much creamier if you slow cook them. I believe that the fiber content is higher in rolled oats (the type you have to cook) rather than instant. Also, if you like it sweet and don't want to add calories/carbs, use Stevia when you cook your oatmeal. It's a plant-based natural sweetener. And I always add cinnamon and even pumkin pie spice. Yum

[BuckSpin]

Steel cut oats are much, much higher in fiber than both rolled oats or instant - much more nutritious than regular oat meal, too. I cook a weeks worth of steel cut oats in my crock pot. They come out much creamier if you slow cook them. I believe that the fiber content is higher in rolled oats (the type you have to cook) rather than instant. Also, if you like it sweet and don't want to add calories/carbs, use Stevia when you cook your oatmeal. It's a plant-based natural sweetener. And I always add cinnamon and even pumkin pie spice. Yum

x2 and eerie.....I also use stevia, cinnamon (which is a great insulin response supplement), nutmeg to flavor mine! Reps!

[newbie40]

I have been using the cinammon and pumpkin pie spice as well so this helps. I have even created my own "pudding" out of cottage cheese and this stuff.
I will definitely be changing my oats it seems. Stevia is new to me. I have heard many positive things but is it better than Splenda?

[BuckSpin]

Stevia is new to me. I have heard many positive things but is it better than Splenda?

Stevia = 100% natural, Splenda = 100% artificial

Your choice

[StrongWilld]

x2 and eerie.....I also use stevia, cinnamon (which is a great insulin response supplement), nutmeg to flavor mine! Reps!

See? I knew there was a reason I liked you Yes, stevia rocks and I just love the whole cinnamon/nutmeg thing in oatmeal. Good stuff! I enjoy steel cut oats much better because they are so much more filling than even rolled oats. How do you cook yours?

[StrongWilld]

I have been using the cinammon and pumpkin pie spice as well so this helps. I have even created my own "pudding" out of cottage cheese and this stuff.
I will definitely be changing my oats it seems. Stevia is new to me. I have heard many positive things but is it better than Splenda?

I love cottage cheese with a couple of sprinkles of onion powder (not salt). Stevia isn't even in the same catagory as Splenda. It's more expensive than Splenda, but it's so worth the cost.