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[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by boydbigman

Hello everyone.

I wanted to share with you all here.

GROCERY LIST SO FAR…. For boydbigman

Diet Rite Cola
NO Salt Crackers Saltines
Cottage Cheese “Diet kind”
Oat Meal Oats “Plain”
Nature’s Own 40 per calorie bread
Chicken “for rotisserie”
Italian Lite Low fat dressing “For Boydbigman”
Ranch dressing “For wife N daughter”
Whole Wheat Muffins
Shredded Cheese “For wife and daughter”
Oven Roasted Turkey Sandwhich Meat “Lean”
Cans of LITE Peaches “for lite cottage cheese”
Tomatoes
Mixed Greens
Prunes
Skim Milk
Healthy Choice Meals
No Salt substitute
Diet Butter
Apple Cider Vinegar

Like to hear some input and thank you all so much.

God Bless each of you all.

boydbigman

Me personally, I would avoid diet soda all together....diet soda makes some people crave sweets even more. The saltine crackers aren't the best carbohydrates, muffins are frequently loaded with butter/fat/calories, so keep an eye on the nutritional labels, healthy choice meals are loaded with salt. I must ask though, where is the protein? I would like to see more protein in your diet. Everything else though looks pretty good!

[boydbigman]

Obesity Discussion
Administrator

Hello again....

You said:
"OK, since some of these posts were getting a bit off track with regards to the initial topic at hand, I'm going to split this into a new topic regarding meal frequency and metabolism"

I agree and I apologize for not doing this sooner.

I am sorry. I am doing this now. I want to do what is right cooperate fully.

Thank you so much.

boydbigman

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by boydbigman

Obesity Discussion
Administrator

Hello again....

You said:
"OK, since some of these posts were getting a bit off track with regards to the initial topic at hand, I'm going to split this into a new topic regarding meal frequency and metabolism"

I agree and I apologize for not doing this sooner.

I am sorry. I am doing this now. I want to do what is right cooperate fully.

Thank you so much.

boydbigman

Oh no, this was not your fault and had nothing to do with you....members MikeB and Steve got into a long discussion about metabolism and how often eats meals, which was detracting from the purpose of this thread which was to help you lose weight! I moved their "debate" into a new topic elsewhere on the site. You did nothing wrong

[boydbigman]

To: Admin

You asked "I must ask though, where is the protein? I would like to see more protein in your diet."

Can you suggest some more please?

I have on hand some Tuna packed in water and lean sandwhich meat turkey also for your information to help you suggest more. I have also some Wild game (venison) and fresh caught trout fish in the freezer I will be having too.

thx

boydbigman

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by boydbigman

To: Admin

You asked "I must ask though, where is the protein? I would like to see more protein in your diet."

Can you suggest some more please?

I have on hand some Tuna packed in water and lean sandwhich meat turkey also for your information to help you suggest more. I have also some Wild game (venison) in the freezer I will be having too.

thx

boydbigman

When I saw the shopping list I did not realize you had some meat at home. That all looks great! Chicken breasts would be a good addition too, and so would other types of fish. I personally like to have lean ham as well and also get a good amount of my protein from protein shakes. But is seems you already have a good amount of protein on hand, but feel free to add more!

[boydbigman]

Further creating my grocery list.....

Can you all tell me if I could have these below please?

Single Serve Cottage Cheeses - Dairyland Cottage Cheese Combos are convenient and portable 1% Light cottage cheese cups with fruit on the bottom. It’s the first single serve cottage cheese with fruit in Canada!
We have two 4 x 150g multipaks: one contains the flavors Strawberry (2) and Pineapple (2), and the other contains the flavors Peach (2) and Appleberry (2). We also have one 8x150g multipak which contains all 4 flavours.

thx everyone.

boydbigman

[sass63]

Originally Posted by boydbigman

I don't think a couple of NO Salt Salteen crackers with a salad or 2 crackers in between meals would be bad. If I don't have some other more healthy snack to grab. Having a disabled income is hard. We can't afford much. My wife and daughter is going to be putting out some Tomatoe and sqaush and pepper plants out soon.

For small snack, I might think I could have a wedge of tomatoe or pepper or a Dill pickle "no sugar added" for a snack. Maybe a piece of Bannana or apple.

What ya think?

boydbigman

There isn't anything wrong with small snacks or even eating 5 small meals a day. You just by trial and error have to find what works for you to eat a healthy amount of food and still lose weight. For me that doesnt work because if I eat that much even though they are very small meals I wont lose a lb.

I am HUGE fan of diet pepsi but I found out that it does stop some weightloss even though it says diet 0 cal ect....so now instead of a 12 pack or so a day I drink one or two cans a week. The more water you drink the better off you are.

As for bananas and apples they are very high in sugar and your better off eating cantalope and berry type fruits. That was a hard one for me becuase I would eat a small banana everyday for breakfast.

Doing things this way I found out that my body just doesn't tolerate carbs well. So I try very hard to stay away from them.
But again I will stress this is what works for ME and that doesnt mean it will for you. Just play around with different healthy foods and see what works.

You will have to eat them for a week or two to find out for sure whats working and whats not. And drop one thing and pick up something different in its place. It will take some time but with a lot of will power you can do it.

I had to figure all this out last Nov because for weeks I was stuck not losing a thing and since I found what works for me I avg 1 to 2 lbs a week which is the best way to take off the weight.

[sass63]

Originally Posted by boydbigman

Further creating my grocery list.....

Can you all tell me if I could have these below please?

Single Serve Cottage Cheeses - Dairyland Cottage Cheese Combos are convenient and portable 1% Light cottage cheese cups with fruit on the bottom. It’s the first single serve cottage cheese with fruit in Canada!
We have two 4 x 150g multipaks: one contains the flavors Strawberry (2) and Pineapple (2), and the other contains the flavors Peach (2) and Appleberry (2). We also have one 8x150g multipak which contains all 4 flavours.

thx everyone.

boydbigman

I dont see why you couldnt eat those. But it would be cheaper I think to buy it seperate and put it together yourself.
I use 1% cottage cheese and then a light fruit cup.
I also love yogurt and I buy the 40 cal mulity packs of those and that makes a nice snack.

[MikeB]

I responded in the other topic but to keep your information in your topic I'll put it here as well:

Originally Posted by boydbigman

I will be eating as much oatmeal "plain" daily to try to help get my cholesterol levels under control.

Make sure you understand that good things can be over indulged. Oatmeal is fine but I wouldn't eat it at every meal. Have oatmeal in the morning with a couple of boiled eggs or an egg white omlette. Don't forget a tablespoon of all natural peanut butter for some good fats.

Originally Posted by boydbigman

Today I had a half tuna "packed in water tuna" sandwhich with some mustard on Nature's Own bread "40 calories per slice" for lunch. Diet Rite Zero Cola.

Also are the crackers whole wheat or whole grain? Removing all white flour from your diet will make a huge difference.
Mike

[Obesity Discussion]

BigBoydMan, I created an example of what you should look to eat in a given day based mostly on the items you just purchased at the store, and it is attached in this Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet. If you are home this type of meal plan should be fairly easy to maintain, but if you are not home all day, you will may need to premake some of these items. If you do not have the ability to eat all the snacks listed between meals, feel free to eat them along with breakfast/lunch/dinner. Please note, the deviled eggs for breakfast I added, the recipe is in the "Main Course" section of our Atkins Diet forum.

Now, going by a similar template, you can create your own meal plan and adjust to your schedule and/or tastes. Just make sure use the nutritional labels and try to measure out your portions. You should write down what you eat and write down it's nutritional value, so you can see exactly what you are eating on a given day. This will help you realize whether you are overeating or undereating. Keep in mind, if you eat say 2100 calories one day, and 2700 calories the next day, that will even out to an average of about 2400 calories a day, which is roughly the target I set for you. The amounts you eat each day don't have to be exactly dead on to what I prescribed below; it's hard to be that precise. Try to keep average somewhere around your daily targets over the long haul.

Now keep in mind the food you gave me to work with is food I am assuming you are OK to eat, don't have allergies to and won't react bad with any drugs. This is merely an example of how to structure the food you like and is safe for you to eat into a meal plan that will allow you to meet a calorie target you set for yourself.

Breakfast
Deviled Eggs (see Atkins Recipe Section)

Actual Calories: 209
Actual Fat: 17g
Actual Protein: 12g
Actual Carbs: 2g


Breakfast
Oatmeal (1 cup) with One Small Banana Sliced up

Actual Calories: 250.1
Actual Fat: 3.3g
Actual Protein: 5g
Actual Carbs: 50.1g


Snack
One Whole Wheat Muffin (66g)

Actual Calories: 147
Actual Fat: 1.4g
Actual Protein: 6.9g
Actual Carbs: 26.7g



Snack
Tuna Sandwich w/ Mustard (full can Tuna, low calorie wheat bread)

Actual Calories: 235.75
Actual Fat: 1.75g
Actual Protein: 37g
Actual Carbs: 18g


Lunch
Healthy Choice Beef Merlot Meal (Veggies already in Meal)

Actual Calories: 210
Actual Fat: 6g
Actual Protein: 17g
Actual Carbs: 22g


Lunch
Turkey Sandwich w/ Mustard, Pickle (4oz turkey, low cal wheat bread)

Actual Calories: 219
Actual Fat: 3g
Actual Protein: 30g
Actual Carbs: 18g



Snack
Prunes, 1 oz

Actual Calories: 70.8
Actual Fat: 0g
Actual Protein: 0.7g
Actual Carbs: 17g


Dinner
Rotisserie Chicken (8oz), light seasonings

Actual Calories: 280
Actual Fat: 8g
Actual Protein: 44g
Actual Carbs: 8g


Dinner
1/2 Mixed Frozen Veggies (cooked), light butter (1 tbsp)

Actual Calories: 99.4
Actual Fat: 4.6g
Actual Protein: 2.6g
Actual Carbs: 11.9g


Dinner
Lettuce (3oz) w/ 1 Tomato, Lite Dressing, Fat Free shredded cheese

Actual Calories: 138.4
Actual Fat: 5.2g
Actual Protein: 11.1g
Actual Carbs: 11.8g


Snack
Cottage Cheese (4oz) with 1 cup sliced Peaches

Actual Calories: 172.6
Actual Fat: 2.6g
Actual Protein: 17g
Actual Carbs: 20.3g


Snack
Mixed Nuts Dry Roast 2oz (or can break up into two 1oz snacks)

Actual Calories: 359.6
Actual Fat: 29.2g
Actual Protein: 9.8g
Actual Carbs: 14.4g


Actual Total Calories: 2391.65
Actual Total Fat: 82.05g
Actual Total Protein: 193.1g
Actual Total Carb: 220.2g


Target Total Calories: 2420
Target Total Fat: 80g
Target Protein: 200g
Target Carb: 225g

[boydbigman]

Originally Posted by MikeB

I responded in the other topic but to keep your information in your topic I'll put it here as well:

Make sure you understand that good things can be over indulged. Oatmeal is fine but I wouldn't eat it at every meal. Have oatmeal in the morning with a couple of boiled eggs or an egg white omlette. Don't forget a tablespoon of all natural peanut butter for some good fats.

Also are the crackers whole wheat or whole grain? Removing all white flour from your diet will make a huge difference.
Mike

MikeB hello,

THANKS so much Mike!

Yes, I was speaking of eating plain oatmeal for mornings only. I bought a box of Splenda individual packs which is about a teaspoon size each pack. I plan on using a half or one teaspoon size packet on my oatmeal. I bought today also "I can't believe its not butter" today. I will for sure go and buy some "All natural Peanut Butter" like you recomended. How do you eat the all natural peanut butter for breakfast? Just one teaspoon or? I will look for the whole wheat or whole grain crackers too. Oh, I also bought plain Cheerie'Os today too. Should be good and ok too shouldn't it? Me having a high cholesteral level, you sure I can have boiled eggs? Are you wanting me to cut the boiled eggs and throw away the yolks correct? I would think so.

Again thank you so very much and look'n for your reply.

boydbigman

[boydbigman]

Admin hello and WOW!

THANK YOU for creating some great suggestions and that nice list to help me!

Oh, my sugar was 254 yesterday and this morn was at least down some bit more! It was down to 234! Now if I can keep it going down :-)

I am trying....

boydbigman

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by boydbigman

Admin hello and WOW!

THANK YOU for creating some great suggestions and that nice list to help me!

Oh, my sugar was 254 yesterday and this morn was at least down some bit more! It was down to 234! Now if I can keep it going down :-)

I am trying....

boydbigman

My pleasure!

I am glad your sugar is coming down but I hope you are not starving yourself to accomplish that.

[boydbigman]

Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion

My pleasure!

I am glad your sugar is coming down but I hope you are not starving yourself to accomplish that.

Hello again, hope your doing fine today Admin.

Mmmm no nope LOL, I am not starv'n myself. Oh, and yesterday my sugar level was like 210 and now its 199 YeeePee! I will keep try'n. I have today bought some natural peanut butter, and mixed nuts with low and or reduced sodium too. I bought also turkey hot dog weenees 98% fat free. Also bought Natures Own Whole wheat buns. I also got 98% fat free turkey sandwhich meat and 98% fat free ham sandwhich meat. I also got mild salsa and Trisket whole grain whole wheat trisket crackers. For chips I bought Sun Chips with 30% less salt and they are whole grain too. Of course I will try my best to watch portions. I am trying.

Look'n for any of you here comments or posts, thank you.

God bless you all here.

boydbigman

[jacqueline]

First of all, I congratulate you on seeing a doctor about your cholesterol. I have found great success using Lipitor for my high cholesterol. It has kept me in the normal range since I started using it. Are you seeing a cardiologist about the heart issues you mentioned? Listen to your body, it is telling you something has changed, and it may need attention. Best of luck!

[boydbigman]

jacqueline hello.

Thank you for your kind comments.

Oh, I forgot to add, I bought and found whole wheat / whole grain muffins too. I can't take Lipitor due to having to take meds for my back injury pain. I hope my diet change and efforts trying to lower my sugar and cholesterol works. My doctor will be checking my blood again ever 6 months to check them both to see how I'm doing.

Look'n forward to any other posts.

God bless you all here.

boydbigman

[sass63]

Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion

BigBoydMan, I created an example of what you should look to eat in a given day based mostly on the items you just purchased at the store, and it is attached in this Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet. If you are home this type of meal plan should be fairly easy to maintain, but if you are not home all day, you will may need to premake some of these items. If you do not have the ability to eat all the snacks listed between meals, feel free to eat them along with breakfast/lunch/dinner. Please note, the deviled eggs for breakfast I added, the recipe is in the "Main Course" section of our Atkins Diet forum.

Now, going by a similar template, you can create your own meal plan and adjust to your schedule and/or tastes. Just make sure use the nutritional labels and try to measure out your portions. You should write down what you eat and write down it's nutritional value, so you can see exactly what you are eating on a given day. This will help you realize whether you are overeating or undereating. Keep in mind, if you eat say 2100 calories one day, and 2700 calories the next day, that will even out to an average of about 2400 calories a day, which is roughly the target I set for you. The amounts you eat each day don't have to be exactly dead on to what I prescribed below; it's hard to be that precise. Try to keep average somewhere around your daily targets over the long haul.



Breakfast
Deviled Eggs (see Atkins Recipe Section)

Actual Calories: 209
Actual Fat: 17g
Actual Protein: 12g
Actual Carbs: 2g


Breakfast
Oatmeal (1 cup) with One Small Banana Sliced up

Actual Calories: 250.1
Actual Fat: 3.3g
Actual Protein: 5g
Actual Carbs: 50.1g


Snack
One Whole Wheat Muffin (66g)

Actual Calories: 147
Actual Fat: 1.4g
Actual Protein: 6.9g
Actual Carbs: 26.7g



Snack
Tuna Sandwich w/ Mustard (full can Tuna, low calorie wheat bread)

Actual Calories: 235.75
Actual Fat: 1.75g
Actual Protein: 37g
Actual Carbs: 18g


Lunch
Healthy Choice Beef Merlot Meal (Veggies already in Meal)

Actual Calories: 210
Actual Fat: 6g
Actual Protein: 17g
Actual Carbs: 22g


Lunch
Turkey Sandwich w/ Mustard, Pickle (4oz turkey, low cal wheat bread)

Actual Calories: 219
Actual Fat: 3g
Actual Protein: 30g
Actual Carbs: 18g



Snack
Prunes, 1 oz

Actual Calories: 70.8
Actual Fat: 0g
Actual Protein: 0.7g
Actual Carbs: 17g


Dinner
Rotisserie Chicken (8oz), light seasonings

Actual Calories: 280
Actual Fat: 8g
Actual Protein: 44g
Actual Carbs: 8g


Dinner
1/2 Mixed Frozen Veggies (cooked), light butter (1 tbsp)

Actual Calories: 99.4
Actual Fat: 4.6g
Actual Protein: 2.6g
Actual Carbs: 11.9g


Dinner
Lettuce (3oz) w/ 1 Tomato, Lite Dressing, Fat Free shredded cheese