joannathechef Member

check out the Ole brand low carb high fiber tortillas - they are net 5 g carbs 71 cals - fill one with nice stuff and make a wrap. Turkey and cheese with chopped salad, chicken salad, tuna... But what I realy like if you have a microwave at work is a chicken Quesadilla , buy some pre-cooked chicken strips the cheese or…

Number 1 - pick a simple stir fry without a sweet sauce and no nuts - like chicken with broccoli, beef with bok choy, or even tofu if you like it have a small helping of steamed rice - many have brown rice as a option, if you want a starter pick a soup like egg drop or wanton, ot hot sour or even ribs Do not order anything…

Just a final word here..... I think that empty carbs - processed, white, sugar added anything - are just a bad choice in any healthy diet. I also think that many carbs are carriers for extra fat - tried to eat a plain boiled potato recenlty or pasta with no sauce or a cracker without cheese, or bread with out butter or…

Load of people have said slow cooker - I am going to have to explore using mine more What do you do with it?

I use all diffent types of grain as my side dish or cook them into stews and soups Barley, Millet, Quinoa, kasha( buckwheat), bulgar, corn All great minimally processed, slow to digest carbs with loads of protein yummy CousCous, and other pastas even whole wheat ones I very rarly eat - if eat just a portion it does not…

Yeah - left overs, we have a real 2nd meal now I don't eat 1.5-2 portions :(

Amazing!!! you look so different.

Scale...agree so much....I remember the day I asked my husband to just leave it out because I need it all the time!

You have 2 ??? LOL:blushing:

Yes ^^^ closing that bag of chips for another day!!!

I think you should look again at your choices... A bagel and cream cheese is one of the worst breakfast you can have - loaded with carbs and not enough protein to keep the hunger pangs away. Try a egg beater veggie omelette, add a slice of ham or 1 whole wheat toast (dry) - skip the cheese, watch the ketchup or have a…

you look amazing! well done

I can not agree with this ^^^^ If it is within his calorie goals he can drink...calories in calories out ....clean is nice but not for everyone

I lose in waves my hands feet , legs arms, the finally my mid section ...but it goes eventually I think you just have keep goign it will reduce eventually

WoW - what a change. You look hot (I mean handsome kind of hot) in the leathers - ride safe!

I know you are proud of your restraint. I hope you get to the point when you can pick some items and eat them and no more at the party it would be sad if you deny yourself all the time...but great job

Great job! Well done

Well done! a great victory

OMG - you look like a differnent person! Well done

Well done!

Amazing! You must feel so proud....I can't wait for it to happen to me

OMG - great job!

You speak complete and utter Bull$!ht

I gave up in 2001...I put on 40lbs which I never lost and it formed the base of my now considerable problem LOL You can give up and even if you put a little on you can lose it again. There is notthing better you can do for yourself than give up smoking. I had a very bad cold and just could not smoke for a couple of days so…

You are amazing and brave to share so much - I have to ask how many pounds of skin was removed?

Yes - I agree I eat according to the glycemic index and eat pretty low fat in general, else I could not keep under 1200 calories I excercise nearly every day either rowing, walking, swimming or weight training for at least 30 minutes So I use egg whites or egg beaters not whole eggs, chicken, turkey and fish more than beef…

I think you are misterming this as low carb I am on a 'low carb diet' my doctor advised it for diabetes II - to do this I limt my carbs to 45-60 g 3 times a day mostly from veg and pulses some whole grains so I eat between 120-180 g of carb a day but within my calorie goal of 1200 The diets you are talking about are really…

why don't either go metric or imperial - mixing the systems makes me crazy gram are metric and lbs (pounds) are imperial 1 lb is = 0.453592 Kilos or 453.6 g (rounded) so 1 g of protein for each .454 kilos or 0.035 oz for each pound of LBM - it just does not have the ring of 1 to 1 even if the units are dirrent systems…

Dead right! Californiangirl

Try the tools on this site they include lean mass in the equation http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ibw/