At Goal & Successfully Maintaining. So Why Am I Doing This All Over Again?

springlering62

And from the realm of strange food substitutions….I made chicken salad last night but didn’t have any toasted almonds to put in it.

BL thought a minute, moved the dog, and pulled the jar of roasted edamame out of the pantry. I pshawed the idea but you know what? They added the perfect crunch, at a fraction the calories of nuts.

Maybe I should ask him for ideas more often. For a fresh perspective.

ythannah

springlering62 wrote: »

Oh and then there’s was the dachshund who used to climb in the dishwasher to lick dishes the minute you turned your back. It’s a wonder his little yellow butt never went through a cycle.

My bigger dog can just stretch her neck to reach inside the dishwasher and the little guy (corgi) felt like he was missing out so his solution was also to climb in.



I'm no better though since my initial reaction is obviously not to redirect the puppy but to take a pic

springlering62

Interesting. Loaf bread now languishes in the drawer, but we’re going through low carb tortillas at a pretty good clip.

A handul of chopped anything in a 45 calorie tortilla is really good for lunch or snacks.

And those tortillas are just fine with Mexican dinners. They taste just like “regular” tortillas.

We like the La Banderita carb smart ones. Dirt cheap at Lidl, and presumably Aldi, but available everywhere. And they stay fresh for weeks and weeks if you can’t make it through a whole bag quickly.

dralicephd

@springlering62 What do you use for your source of microbes in your skyr? Do you add buttermilk, yogurt, or skyr?

I really like the vanilla skyr, but wow, it's expensive. We've made lots of fermented foods, so I think I'll try to make some of this just to save some pennies. It sounds like it's made like what we call "farmer cheese", since it uses rennet.

Also, glad to hear BL is still on track! I've enjoyed following his journey (and yours too!).

Lastly, add me to the low carb tortilla camp. Those are a staple around here. I also like a low carb "veggie bread" my husband found. I think the brand is Oasis and it's only 45 calories per slice.

AnnPT77

Once again, I think choices of bread-ish things are an eating style/eating preference question. I cannot love the low carb tortillas I've tried, because they're too much like white-flour tortillas, which I also don't enjoy. They are not worth their low calories, to me.

I like Ezekiel tortillas (the taco size), for the cases where I want something of that nature - wrap or easy base for pizza toppings. They're more calories (70), but have a couple of grams more protein (a high value macro to me, as a vegetarian), more micros, and (to my tastes) a much more enjoyable flavor and texture.

As usual, I'm not criticizing those for whom the low-carb tortillas are a better fit in their way of eating, just commenting to describe an alternate preference, encourage the generic reader to think about what works best for them.

I never did eat much loaf bread, just the occasional special thing (fresh home-made, really nice artisan sourdough or focaccia, etc.), and I don't have much trouble moderating it.

A lot of meals that I used to eat as a sandwich (for convenience, more than taste/satiation preference in my case) I'd now just eat the filling, probably bulked up with more veggies.

springlering62

Aaaah, @AnnPT77

Hugs to you, but I do have trouble moderating bread. One of “Old Me’s” morning treats was a loaf of Publix White Mountain bread right out of the bakery oven. I knew exactly what time to show up as it was coming out, and had myself convinced I was casual about asking for it. No one would notice me, like a greedy little mouse, every single stinking morning, right?

“But it’s too hot to slice, ma’am”. I does not care, it will all be gone by the time I pull in to the office and dust the cornmeal crumbs off my lap as I exit the pigmobile.

I would wash it down with three cinnamon twists, two Cokes, and a family size sack of M&Ms. That would tide me over til lunch.

That’s why I can’t keep baked goods in the house. I want a scone so bad, but there’s no such thing as “a” scone or “an” anything for some of us when it comes to breads, cookies, cake etc.

Finding a pleasant source of white-flour that I enjoy but is yet lo-cal and won’t trigger a binge is very meaningful for me.

rheddmobile

My experience with low-carb tortillas is that not only do they taste like sandpaper, blood testing reveals they seem to be lying about being low-carb, since they spike my glucose just as much as regular ones. Sincerely, I believe on the ones I have tried the package info is falsified, since 6 net carbs ordinarily barely registers for me. They seem to be listing everything as fiber when it’s not.

Experimentation has found corn tortillas don’t spike me nearly as much, though, which is a personal thing, someone else might be different.

fatty2begone

+1 on the low carb wraps. I have also just recently discovered the Ole - Xtreme Wellness Wraps (50 calories) which I actually prefer to the flour tortilla type wraps. I havent tried cooking with these yet so not sure I could swap them out for the low carb "flour" type wraps in recipes.

Bread...MMM with you Spring, I could eat the whole loaf and I have... It is a trigger food, and I have caved this week for a couple slices of bakery sour dough, with not good results. Ate the house...GRRR. I have got to stay away from that delicious devil...

EliseTK1

fatty2begone wrote: »

+1 on the low carb wraps. I have also just recently discovered the Ole - Xtreme Wellness Wraps (50 calories) which I actually prefer to the flour tortilla type wraps. I havent tried cooking with these yet so not sure I could swap them out for the low carb "flour" type wraps in recipes.

Bread...MMM with you Spring, I could eat the whole loaf and I have... It is a trigger food, and I have caved this week for a couple slices of bakery sour dough, with not good results. Ate the house...GRRR. I have got to stay away from that delicious devil...

I use the Ole Xtreme Wellness Wraps in my enchilada lasagna- they’re perfect!

AnnPT77

springlering62 wrote: »

Aaaah, @AnnPT77

Hugs to you, but I do have trouble moderating bread. One of “Old Me’s” morning treats was a loaf of Publix White Mountain bread right out of the bakery oven. I knew exactly what time to show up as it was coming out, and had myself convinced I was casual about asking for it. No one would notice me, like a greedy little mouse, every single stinking morning, right?

“But it’s too hot to slice, ma’am”. I does not care, it will all be gone by the time I pull in to the office and dust the cornmeal crumbs off my lap as I exit the pigmobile.

I would wash it down with three cinnamon twists, two Cokes, and a family size sack of M&Ms. That would tide me over til lunch.

That’s why I can’t keep baked goods in the house. I want a scone so bad, but there’s no such thing as “a” scone or “an” anything for some of us when it comes to breads, cookies, cake etc.

Finding a pleasant source of white-flour that I enjoy but is yet lo-cal and won’t trigger a binge is very meaningful for me.

I'm not arguing with the truth and righteousness of a single word of that, as it applies to you (and almost certainly some others, maybe most others).

The point is, we're all different, different strategies may work, folks new to this should IMO give it a think, try things out, figure out what suits them - may be what you do, may be what I do, may be something else entirely, doesn't matter: As long as it adds up to adequate overall nutrition, at appropriate calories, eating in a way that makes that person happy (or happy enough, anyway) . . . I'm all for it.

Sparkuvu

I'm not much of a bread eater, except bakery loaves, those I do love. Was buying Sara Lee 35 cal, but it really tastes like cardboard, so why?, I finally concluded. (I also often wonder,, low cal, carb ect stuff, all of it--wth are we ingesting in it that makes it taste good--is that really better for us?, or just a very money making angle for companies?) Wish there was a way (weigh, lol) to get better counts on Walmart bakery loafs of Everything bread. (A 93% burger on it, oh, yum--& HAS to be way lower than a bun). I really love it, and the seasoning makes any eat-on-bread thing taste so good. When I have them slice it, it is very slim, uniform slices, and if I get French, not Italian, it's skinnier than normal bread as well. It SEEMS like, most 35 cal bread ect is actually just much slimmer sliced than others, so I reason that slices of Everything bread are probably not too bad. I also stick it in the freezer,, and just takes out enough for whatever I want it for, so no plowing through a loaf at a time. BUT, I'm sure it's probably made with lower quality higher fat and less whole grain than 'health' breads, so maybe I'm way off base. Welcome any thoughts, suggestions on this.

LifeChangz

the bread conversation is interesting. when i decided to explore new2me foods that would nourish my body plus I would enjoy emotionally plus taste good to me plus not trigger excess eating...

I found I enjoy the little corn street taco sized tortillas/wraps plus they don't spike my bs as much as the flour ones. What surprised me a few years later that I changed from loving/irresistible flour tortillas to enjoying the corn tortillas, and now, surprise like the corn tortillas and almost dislike the flour type.

so far, the corn tortillas are not a trigger food for me, but if they become a trigger food then I will have to step away from them as long as they trigger me. Interestingly, I have observed particular foods move in and out of trigger food status for me and it seems to be a strong fixation at times and later reverts to just food. (as if... foods move between red don't go there, to yellow enjoy with caution, to green light foods that don't trigger me ~ just have to respect the triggers or I may dive in and may not get stopped again for days, weeks or longer...

springlering62

NSV for BL.

An NSV is a non-scale victory.

Sometimes, when you feel like you’ve been treading water, you should look for and appreciate your wins in places other than the bathroom scale.

springlering62

I’m not naming any names, but as I sat in the hot tub after aquafit tonight, the person to my (very) close right said “I like feeling my stomach bounce up and down during class. I feel like it’s gonna break up the fat.”

I think my eyes bugged out trying to choke down the laugh.




I suppose, in a manner of speaking, he was correct. It was just the delivery, ya know?

sillylily1960

I'm new & started logging a week ago, here for motivation.

LifeChangz

gigglesnortz... we really do need an LOL button!

congrats to bl's baggy nsv! fab!

wunderkindking

AnnPT77 wrote: »

Once again, I think choices of bread-ish things are an eating style/eating preference question. I cannot love the low carb tortillas I've tried, because they're too much like white-flour tortillas, which I also don't enjoy. They are not worth their low calories, to me.

I like Ezekiel tortillas (the taco size), for the cases where I want something of that nature - wrap or easy base for pizza toppings. They're more calories (70), but have a couple of grams more protein (a high value macro to me, as a vegetarian), more micros, and (to my tastes) a much more enjoyable flavor and texture.

As usual, I'm not criticizing those for whom the low-carb tortillas are a better fit in their way of eating, just commenting to describe an alternate preference, encourage the generic reader to think about what works best for them.

I never did eat much loaf bread, just the occasional special thing (fresh home-made, really nice artisan sourdough or focaccia, etc.), and I don't have much trouble moderating it.

A lot of meals that I used to eat as a sandwich (for convenience, more than taste/satiation preference in my case) I'd now just eat the filling, probably bulked up with more veggies.

In an interesting 'way of eating' difference/alternative for sandwich eating basically stopped bread because I realized I don't actually like it very much. I do prefer flour tortillas so I'll sometimes crisp up the carbsmart ones for chips to use but otherwise I just now smear my mustard directly onto my meat and/or cheese and wrap that around veg. Kinda fun. (I don't have anything against carbs I just prefer mine in forms I find tastier)

springlering62

wunderkindking wrote: »

AnnPT77 wrote: »

Once again, I think choices of bread-ish things are an eating style/eating preference question. I cannot love the low carb tortillas I've tried, because they're too much like white-flour tortillas, which I also don't enjoy. They are not worth their low calories, to me.

I like Ezekiel tortillas (the taco size), for the cases where I want something of that nature - wrap or easy base for pizza toppings. They're more calories (70), but have a couple of grams more protein (a high value macro to me, as a vegetarian), more micros, and (to my tastes) a much more enjoyable flavor and texture.

As usual, I'm not criticizing those for whom the low-carb tortillas are a better fit in their way of eating, just commenting to describe an alternate preference, encourage the generic reader to think about what works best for them.

I never did eat much loaf bread, just the occasional special thing (fresh home-made, really nice artisan sourdough or focaccia, etc.), and I don't have much trouble moderating it.

A lot of meals that I used to eat as a sandwich (for convenience, more than taste/satiation preference in my case) I'd now just eat the filling, probably bulked up with more veggies.

In an interesting 'way of eating' difference/alternative for sandwich eating basically stopped bread because I realized I don't actually like it very much. I do prefer flour tortillas so I'll sometimes crisp up the carbsmart ones for chips to use but otherwise I just now smear my mustard directly onto my meat and/or cheese and wrap that around veg. Kinda fun. (I don't have anything against carbs I just prefer mine in forms I find tastier)

Traditionalist here. 👋🏻

Lunch and/or sandwiches requires some kind of carby floury goodness.

However, I try to get creative. I eat my chicken sausages in a single piece of low carb bread instead of a bun, chopped chicken usually in one of those wraps.

Husband is worried about the calories for the chili dogs planned for dinner. I told him he only needs a couple spoonfuls of chili and anyway, my dads idea of a feast was two dogs in a bun, so I suggested that. Silence. Wheels turned BL’s eyes lit up.

However, that said, my own “first lunch” today is a toasted croissant with seasoned chopped chicken in it. After I work with my trainer, “second lunch” is a big salad with chopped steak.

I’m clearing room for croissants lately because they make me happy (til I tire of them).

The lovely thing about counting calories is being in control and having the power to make choices, instead of being controlled by food.

springlering62

sillylily1960 wrote: »

I'm new & started logging a week ago, here for motivation.

Lily, you’re only a couple years older than me, and several younger than BL. If floundering, sedentary overweight, quite honestly dog lazy suburban retirees like us can do this, you CAN do it, too.

There’s a learning curve to weighing and logging and you need to invest ten bucks in a good food scale, but once you’re over that first month or two hump (this is NOT a “Lose 10 Pounds In a Week!” program and the first couple months will be a yo-yo of weight, patience and temper), it becomes sooooo much easier.

And reading these boards helped me tremendously. The advice, motivation, success stories. I’ve tried and tried to get my Beloved to read them, but there’s no little critters to catch and level up, so he’s totally disinterested. That’s OK. Each to their own, but I feel like participating in the boards really sped things up. I guess they made me focus more.

coblujay

I'm eating Ezekial bread. It was the bread recommended to me on the diet program, State of Slim, that I started with. I like it and I'm a hamburger girl, so one slice, cut in half makes a great burger. I honestly haven't paid much attention to the nutritional info on it, just keep adding it to my log.