carolachristensen Member

Count me in!! I want to be cool!

I would agree you shouldn't "take days off." I know I feel bloated when I eat too much food or I should say too much of the wrong kind of food. I am also a big promoter of "not drinking my calories."

I stopped drinking diet coke more than a year ago. I did it gradually. I had been drinking more than 6 a day and sometimes even more. Since I don't like coffee, I would start my day a diet coke. That was the last diet coke I cut out. I first cut out the ones that were easiest for me: the evening ones and the ones with…

Calories are important but not equal. Eat nutritious high fiber food as much as possible and be patient. You didn't gain the weight 13 pounds a week. You won't be able to loose that much each week. One thing that helped me was to actually measure food with a measuring cup. I found that a half cup of pasta was only about…

I don't track sugar. I track fiber. I think that is more important.

I am starting to believe what I have been reading about many small meals. I have been eating carrots and celery sticks and the 100 calorie packs of raw almonds between meals. I do feel more full when I eat steel cut oats. I have found that the more whole a food is the longer I feel full.

Nay-I also prefer to eat food.

You are at the right place!! Good Luck! You can do it! One choice at a time.

I go thru a big bag in less than a week. Spinach is great with cut up strawberries and red onion. I eat it without dressing. Spinach also makes a good salad with bacon and hard boiled egg.

I don't know much about no-carb but hard bolied eggs are good to have on hand as are cut up fresh veggies: carrots, celery etc. I sometimes have that for breakfast.

GREAT!!!!:smile:

You can add me. I have been using the food tracking and have found it very helpful.

Danielle-- When I get hungry I try to eat something that isn't too high in calories like carrots, celery or lettuce.