Living The Lifestyle Monday 9/24/18

imastar2

Sorry for the Delay just a busy Monday since very early this morning.

We meet here to explore, share, celebrate, and (sometimes) agonize over how we do (or don't) incorporate weight loss guidelines into our daily lives. "It's a lifestyle, not a diet" is easily and often said, but sometimes not so simply put into practice.

This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!

Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion. Thread starters for September are:

Monday - Imastar2 (Derrick)
Tuesday - savignr (Bob)
Wednesday - 88olds (George)
Thursday - misterhub (Greg)
Friday - Jimb376mfp (Jim)

Today's topic: Carbs, Sweets, and Fats.: In your LTL Journey how do you best deal with these 3 nutritional groups or do you deal with them at all.?. In moderation none of them can damage a day or week however if one over indulges too much in one of these food groups it can derail a day or week if your in the loss mode or even in maintenance. Do you have a program for these?

gadgetgirlIL

I aim to get in enough protein. That is partially the reason for my morning omelet. When I get enough protein, the rest of the day tends to go better.

I could, and used to, pretty much live on carbs, the junk food variety.

Jerdtrmndone

I try not to eat more than 45 carbs at a meal.
Limit candy but give me a desert that can be disastrous.
I don't by high fat foods it's not worth it.

imastar2

I brought this up b/c a few months back I was visiting a Hospital dietitician once a month. I was given a diet that gave me for these 3 basic food groups 6- 8 servings of carbs a day but I have to measure the carb grams and then that came of a chart ie; a slice of bread equaling 60 calories would have 12 g carbs would equal 10f the 8 servings. It really wasn't to bad but throw in a DQ blizzard medium which has 670 kcals and og that it has 86 grams of carbs. that one Blizzard equals 6 servings of Carbs for that day. Protein I got 6-9 oz's per serving which seemed to be pretty restrictive. Oddly enough there was no mention of fat in the diet. I think the fact that the program has 6-9 proteins in it must have something to do with the fat content not being too much.

So there is really no way of dealing with these items other than tracking them and keeping up with them as we normally would with the points system in WW or kcals in MFP. Really any one of these 3 groups on a given day if I push it and go over really gives little room for error. For now I'll just have to keep on plugging along as best I can and work with the program that has worked best for me.

SW 400.8
CW 345.4
Next GW 300.0
Final GW 185.0

55.4 lbs Total Loss

88olds

I used to think of my plan as low fat. Never ate butter. No deep fried.

Then I started deliberately eating more protein, less carbs. Kinda still stick with that.

But I eat oatmeal every day (carb). 5-6 days per week lunch involves 2 slices of rye bread. (Carb) If I’m having eggs for lunch, the bread is buttered. (fat) I was strictly egg whites or egg beaters for years. Now it’s the real thing. (More fat, I think).

I eat a sweet treat every evening. Ice cream if I’m at home.

minimyzeme

]Carbs, Sweets, and Fats.: In your LTL Journey how do you best deal with these 3 nutritional groups or do you deal with them at all.? Do you have a program for these?

I don't have a program to specifically manage them, outside the umbrella of WW Smart Points plan that I'm currently following. I do have the benefit of remembering my old eating habits, which included a lot of foods with carbs, sweets and fats. My objective is to maintain my weight about where I am so I realize I have to make a tradeoff between my intake of these and my weight management objectives.

I enjoy in moderation (something I really didn't do back in the day). I've cut way back on carbs, sweets and fats but not ruled any of them off-limits.

countcurt

The biggest challenge 'dealing' with Sweets and Fats (keeping in mind that, almost always, 'sweets' is just some conglomeration of simple-sugar carbs and fats) is that they're often less filling. They have high caloric density and usually are low in fiber. So even if you can 'control' your impulses you become truly hungry sooner. As your daily calories/points allotment decreases (due to weight loss and/or aging) success depends on smart deployment of caloric allowances. So, by necessity, they represent a smaller share of daily calories.

OTOH, I do find some fat in foods to be very helpful for satiety. So, for example, I've learned that two or three thin slices (26-40 calories, 80% fat by calories) of 'real' pepperoni is enough with some crudite for a nice snack or appetizer whereas I go through half a bag of the turkey pepperoni some days to get the same degree of satiety.

myallforjcbill

DW was diagnosed with diabetes earlier this year so we "count carbs" via MFP. Her initial targets are quite low 15/meal - 60/day. She is coming off the meds soon and that will increase but not back to where it tends to average. My goals are set around over 110 which is achieved by largely limiting bread and having smaller portions of fruits and vegetables. I currently watch Sat Fat as my target is closer to 17g per day.

As I mentioned in MFP Premium thread, I customize both my display, daily caloric goals and what % goes to Protein, Carbs etc. Currently they are at 35% Carbs, 35% Protein & 30% Fat. That gives me targets to plan meals & days around. I am still learning and sometimes if we go to low on protein and fat in a meal we don't stay satisfied for long. Too low on carbs and by the end of the day we can get tired, or we are out of shape and getting old.