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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006
    One meal at a time!

    My problem isn't meals so much as snacks. I am trying to stay a few pounds below my ideal weight so I have wiggle room. Did you know that each nut from a can of mixed nuts has 7 calories? Those add up so fast!

    I like to keep nuts around for a treat,but if DH gets into them they are history.
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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited May 2006

    I like those individual serving size bags of baby carrots. The crunch is fun and if it gets boring - SALSA!

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  • ginger2345
    ginger2345 Member Posts: 517
    edited May 2006
    Actually, fish oil is endorsed for diabetics by the American Diabetic Association. Diabetics are more subject to heart disease than others and fish oil helps keep some components of cholesterol under better control. They actually are supposed to try to achieve lower numbers than the average person. Tough to do.

    I go for the fish oil with the greatest percentage of Omega-3--it's the best.

    People who are on blood thinner need to be concerned about fish oil because it can thin the blood some. That may be a point for people on tamoxifen,esp if also on blood thinners, to discuss with their doctors.
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  • cowgirl
    cowgirl Member Posts: 777
    edited May 2006

    Good point Ginger, I had to stop Omega three before surgery. I am doing okay, I think I needed a slap in the face.

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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006

    They often recommend vitamin E for tamoxifen hot-flashes. That can also impeed blood clotting.

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  • Denny123
    Denny123 Member Posts: 1,886
    edited May 2006
    Cowgirl,
    Good for you if you can eat only 4 pieces of chocolate. I have come to the conclusion that I can only buy one dark chocolate bar a week, and let myself have only one piece a day. Otherwise, I will eat 3-4 pieces a day, and that sure doesn't help my weight.
    My other problem is almonds. I know that they are very good for me, and buy them in 4 pound bags at Sam's club. I don't know how to limit myself on them. I just keep grabbing a few here and there-darn it.
    Denise in PA
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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited May 2006

    Denise, Have you thought about buying some snack size ziplock bags and repackaging them. Put in however many you want to eat in a day and just grab a bag a day - those big cans are the devil!!!

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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006

    Then put the portion-sized bags in the freezer. You can take one out in the morning and let it thaw. The others will be frozen solid, and not so tasty to eat.

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  • Denny123
    Denny123 Member Posts: 1,886
    edited May 2006
    Kari,
    I had thought of that, but have to do one better.
    Rose-that is the one better that I thought of.
    However, I have decided that I need to put 11 almonds into each bag (2 WW points), and write on the bag the date that I may eat them, and then line them neatly into a container and put them into the freezer. Otherwise, I wouldn't hesitate to grab 2 bags at once to nibble on.
    This is ridiculous, but something has to be done. And I also started, once again, to count up my points. I go out to eat so often, though, that it is hard to figure out the points (my feeble excuse).
    Thanks gals, for the advice!
    Denise
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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006
    I think that's a pretty good idea.

    When I go to work I put my lunch and numerous snacks in my brown bag, and that's it. If I eat it all by 11 o'clock then I don't have any more nibbles until I get home.

    Sometimes when I work at home I do the same thing, otherwise I'm back and forth to the kitchen for a bite of this and that - which adds up.
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  • Bancroft9
    Bancroft9 Member Posts: 38
    edited May 2006
    I like those ideas1 I am at the stage of my diet where I do not need to lose alot,but maintain my current weight, so treating myself to a snack, but not overindulging is key.

    I will use those snack zip lock bags for snacks.
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  • Denny123
    Denny123 Member Posts: 1,886
    edited May 2006
    I am so proud! I finally counted my points for a whole day and only went 3 points over my limit. However, I gained 1/2 of a pound, but I think that it is my previous binges catching up.
    I haven't yet bagged up my almonds as I think that I should be able to resist them. Get some control, woman!!!!
    But I did buy only one Hershey's dark chocolate bar at Wal-Mart yesterday. I promise to eat just one square a day, and not run out and buy more!!!!!!
    Denise in PA
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited May 2006
    proud of you Denise! way to go! good job...

    zip lock those snacks!

    everything in moderation, you will get control.

    i think it was rose that introduced the term, emotional eating, here...

    just don't go there!

    laura
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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited May 2006
    Denise, good job!!!

    Bag the almonds. It's not about will power it's about planning and if you have the bags ready, you have a plan you can stick to. I'd drink my weight in Pepsi if I let it in the house, so it doesn't get to live here. Since the nuts are good for you you should keep them but make them less available.
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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006
    The baggie brigade!

    Not baggie clothes, just little plastic things with measured-out treats in them.
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  • Denny123
    Denny123 Member Posts: 1,886
    edited May 2006
    Right Rose,
    I will be the first to testify that my clothes are no longer baggy! I fill them out quite well, unfortunately.
    Denise
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  • cowgirl
    cowgirl Member Posts: 777
    edited May 2006

    Denise I am very proud of you! I used to bag a lot of my snacks it helped me use portion control!

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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006

    Sorry denise, I wasn't implying too small clothes.

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  • Denny123
    Denny123 Member Posts: 1,886
    edited May 2006
    I know Rose, I was just teasing you!
    Denise
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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006

    Sometimes I type before I think!

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  • Denny123
    Denny123 Member Posts: 1,886
    edited May 2006
    No-no---you are wonderful and so helpful! I can't wait for my clothes to get baggy! And it WILL happen! I lost 2 whole pounds in the last 2 days by counting points!
    My new night time snack is now a can of beets or beans-yummy
    Denise
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited May 2006
    loving beets these days...they are sweet! wrap them in foil and bake them...

    for snacks, i like crunchy...
    carrots, ak mak crackers..

    have been a little bad with fats these days...it is always to easy to indulge just a wee bit...i mean like have sourcream on my taco...

    the mood i am in these days, if a little sour cream is going to bring me down...bring it on and lets go to cancer war again...

    i will win..

    happy monday, i always have baggy clothes and tight clothes because i keep three sizes in my wardrobe..:))

    congrats on the two pounds, denise, may this week keep that momentum...

    laura
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited May 2006
    what, am i a thread killer or what?

    happy hump day!

    laura
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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006
    It was the sour cream.

    My son, bless him, ate the rest of the choclate ice cream!
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  • Bancroft9
    Bancroft9 Member Posts: 38
    edited May 2006
    want to share my new lunch...it is under 250 calories...not sure the fiber,but it is very filling...

    It is a soy burger (can micro it at work) on a small pita bread with lots of veegies and a squirt of ketchup!
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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited May 2006
    I started lunch good - the grilled chicken Asian salad from Mc. Donalds - then topped it off with a hot fudge sundae!!! It was worth every point (7!) that it cost me!

    It's good to eat right but every now and then have to go for YUM or what's the use!!
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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006
    Pita bread is usually on the good fiber list. The vegies probably help as well.

    I haven't tried that Asian salad from McD yet, but I'm sure I will. Did the hot fudge have nuts?
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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited May 2006

    No, I skipped the nuts as there were almonds on the salad.

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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited May 2006

    I suspect that compared to going to a Ben&Jerry's or HagenDaz that the McD sundae has less fat/calories. Isn't it the soft serve ice cream?

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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited May 2006
    Yes - soft serve. 330 calories and 9g fat.

    Nothing good about it but the taste!!
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