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gunner19er wrote: »Ok so this idea is new to me and I have trouble eating regularly. I work shift work and meals are spread out but what benefits does this method have.
Yup just a method of feeling full. I'm a recovering ED sufferer, bulimia and binge eating. When I restrict calories and eat tiny meals because they are full of calorie dense ingredients it can be a slippery slope into food obsession. Learning how to volume eat while in a deficit really helps me to stay sane and keep from feeling like I'm depriving or punishing myself.
The great thing is that as I go on though I become more aware of my "full" signals and my eyes have become much larger than my stomach. I still cook like a volume eater because it really helps me keep my calories in check but I also eat much smaller portions more often these days and feel fantastic and full. So I suppose, one of the benefits of volume eating for me was having another tool in which to stay mentally and emotionally healthy while trying to lose weight and keeping my ED triggers in check.
*Eating disorders are like alcoholism in which you are never "cured" always "recovering".
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I threw some egg whites and vanilla extract in a bowl, whipped them till they had soft peaks. Added the brown sugar slowly while mixing. I continued to whip the egg white mixture till it was glossy looking and formed hard peaks. Plopped the mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet. I baked it at 225 F for an hour and 15 minutes. The instructions said to shut the oven off and let them sit another hour. I didn't...I just finished eating them all!
Next time I am going to try to make them a little smaller and I might try a little less sugar. I think I can get away with 20-25 grams.8 -
Could plop one of those puppies on top of an Irish coffee right about now. Need more Jameson.5
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Oh yeah. Meringues are great for volume eaters. I never really cared for them until I realized how many I could eat. Took a liking to them quickly. Too lazy to make them.5
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I threw some egg whites and vanilla extract in a bowl, whipped them till they had soft peaks. Added the brown sugar slowly while mixing. I continued to whip the egg white mixture till it was glossy looking and formed hard peaks. Plopped the mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet. I baked it at 225 F for an hour and 15 minutes. The instructions said to shut the oven off and let them sit another hour. I didn't...I just finished eating them all!
Next time I am going to try to make them a little smaller and I might try a little less sugar. I think I can get away with 20-25 grams.
Try making the no sugar version. Use any calorie free replacement and add a bit of corn starch to help hold them up.
Omg. I wonder if I could use those flavor drops...1 -
Tonight is steak night -- Cauliflower steak!! Cut a cauliflower in half, spray with EVOO, little minced garlic, lemon juice a red pepper flakes. Grilluntil edges are brown. I'm having mine with a bundle of grilled asparagus over 200g sautéed mushrooms with braggs aminos. Talk about volume.....
Dessert is 50g blueberries, 1tbs chia seeds, 1/4 cup plain kefir and dash of almond milk.
All in, about 450 cals!7 -
I threw some egg whites and vanilla extract in a bowl, whipped them till they had soft peaks. Added the brown sugar slowly while mixing. I continued to whip the egg white mixture till it was glossy looking and formed hard peaks. Plopped the mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet. I baked it at 225 F for an hour and 15 minutes. The instructions said to shut the oven off and let them sit another hour. I didn't...I just finished eating them all!
Next time I am going to try to make them a little smaller and I might try a little less sugar. I think I can get away with 20-25 grams.
Try making the no sugar version. Use any calorie free replacement and add a bit of corn starch to help hold them up.
I might have to try this with sugar free pudding. It lists cornstarch as one of the ingredients.0 -
Tonight is steak night -- Cauliflower steak!! Cut a cauliflower in half, spray with EVOO, little minced garlic, lemon juice a red pepper flakes. Grilluntil edges are brown. I'm having mine with a bundle of grilled asparagus over 200g sautéed mushrooms with braggs aminos. Talk about volume.....
Dessert is 50g blueberries, 1tbs chia seeds, 1/4 cup plain kefir and dash of almond milk.
All in, about 450 cals!
I tried roasting cauliflower before - but smaller pieces. It was tasty but it shrank a lot! Do you lose a lot of volume when you grill it?0 -
Tonight is steak night -- Cauliflower steak!! Cut a cauliflower in half, spray with EVOO, little minced garlic, lemon juice a red pepper flakes. Grilluntil edges are brown. I'm having mine with a bundle of grilled asparagus over 200g sautéed mushrooms with braggs aminos. Talk about volume.....
Dessert is 50g blueberries, 1tbs chia seeds, 1/4 cup plain kefir and dash of almond milk.
All in, about 450 cals!
I tried roasting cauliflower before - but smaller pieces. It was tasty but it shrank a lot! Do you lose a lot of volume when you grill it?
Not as much as in the oven, but it also doesn't get as soft and mushy as baking. It turned a little burnt on the outside and still pretty raw, should have left it on a bit longer. Still, not bad.3 -
Do you think I could buy a carton of egg whites and make those merengues? Do I need to use fresh from the shell eggs?0
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fitoverfortymom wrote: »Do you think I could buy a carton of egg whites and make those merengues? Do I need to use fresh from the shell eggs?
I used egg whites from the carton. It should be fine as long as the ingredients is egg whites only.0 -
fitoverfortymom wrote: »Do you think I could buy a carton of egg whites and make those merengues? Do I need to use fresh from the shell eggs?
I used egg whites from the carton. It should be fine as long as the ingredients is egg whites only.
Egg-cellent.2 -
I saw these meringue cookies yesterday at Trader Joes, they had more like 25 cals each.
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Would rather make my own with sugar substitute to cut the carbs.2 -
Out of curiosity, any volume eaters out there keto? I know, seems counterintuitive but i like trying new diets to understand the effects on me. And with some of my wifes medical issues it might help. So i want to work out all the issues so we can have it as an option after my wife delivers our next child.0
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Out of curiosity, any volume eaters out there keto? I know, seems counterintuitive but i like trying new diets to understand the effects on me. And with some of my wifes medical issues it might help. So i want to work out all the issues so we can have it as an option after my wife delivers our next child.
I considered going keto ONE TIME. I couldn't because I knew I'd miss all the volume. I'd be interested to hear about this as well.2 -
Out of curiosity, any volume eaters out there keto? I know, seems counterintuitive but i like trying new diets to understand the effects on me. And with some of my wifes medical issues it might help. So i want to work out all the issues so we can have it as an option after my wife delivers our next child.
I considered going keto ONE TIME. I couldn't because I knew I'd miss all the volume. I'd be interested to hear about this as well.
I know low carb doesnt work, but i was thinking keto due to the association of satiety. It seems the link might be tied to ketone production. So its possible with the increase in ketones and uptik in fat metabolism that is causes you to be satiated. Not sure if they makes up for volume.
Btw, dinner tonight: 11oz of salmon with sauteed onions, carrots and zucchini, with 1/2 a container of halo top and a plum.1 -
Out of curiosity, any volume eaters out there keto? I know, seems counterintuitive but i like trying new diets to understand the effects on me. And with some of my wifes medical issues it might help. So i want to work out all the issues so we can have it as an option after my wife delivers our next child.
I considered going keto ONE TIME. I couldn't because I knew I'd miss all the volume. I'd be interested to hear about this as well.
I know low carb doesnt work, but i was thinking keto due to the association of satiety. It seems the link might be tied to ketone production. So its possible with the increase in ketones and uptik in fat metabolism that is causes you to be satiated. Not sure if they makes up for volume.
Btw, dinner tonight: 11oz of salmon with sauteed onions, carrots and zucchini, with 1/2 a container of halo top and a plum.
What do you mean low carb doesn't work? You mean for you?
I know that fat fills me up. It's proven for me, totally. But when I diet I am on little calories and I will still get sad looking at tiny piece of meat for dinner.
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