kimwig

We use soy milk ice cream (vanilla) and find it very tasy, though we do not eat a lot of it as we are not big ice-cream fans (feels like empty calories)

It can depend on what you eat (do you get good nutrition from your calories, as staying in your cals does not always mean you are eating correctly), it depends on when you eat (how you spread your food across the day), It depends on how careful you are with your portions (that is are you correctly calculating your intake)…

There was a big thread on just that recently...You may get thoughts from it to help http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/180892-recording-calories-on-bad-days

Good nutrition would mean having the right amount of protein (ie .75g per kg body weight for female), and also with good exercise you should not get "muscle wasting", this would occur with a very limited diet and with sedentary lifestyle. Protein itself does not build muscle, exercise (especially resistance training) keeps…

Unfortunately, as the old saying goes "abs are made in the kitchen". All you can do is ensure you eat healthy and exercise regularly. There is no magic bullet, single exercise, pill or potion that will do it.

If you search the forum you will find lots of information on this topic, this way you will get a breadth of information, thoughts and opinions regarding this topic.

Wholesome is a very generic (and un-regulated) word, that is easily applied to things that are not over processed. When I see any meal that has cheese (high in fat), mayo (high in fat), pesto (high in fat) I know it is going to be a calorie killer. And salt is always very liberally applied to foods, such that we do not…

Log it, learn from it. Otherwise what is the point

Fructose is one of the "sugars" in fruit. Fruit also contains glucose and sucrose (=fructose/glucose) in differing levels, which impacts their GI. Fructose can only be metabolized by the liver, firstly to replenish glycogen stores, and then into the metabolic pathway to produce fatty acids. Replenishment of glycogen,…

I know you will get some people on here who wil say sugar is bad, however I am of the group who consider that sugar from fruit (as long as not way over the top) is OK. If you are only getting sugar from fruit (or that is the major source) IMHO you should not worry. I altered my sugar number in MFP as I eat 3 to 4 items of…

Surely a pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle :)

Decided not to take half measures, allowing me to have some things occasionally, as that would just make me want to eat more of it so... gave up (and have not had sine April 2010) - alcohol - milk, cream - cheese - butter - ice cream - cookies and cakes - chocolate - muffins, croissants, Danish pastries - pies - refined…

I was just quoting Govt nutritional guidelines for normal person, it is a little higher for athletes etc I believe

I am not sure where your figures are from, as the recommended dietary levels for protein ( for your everyday person) is 0.84g per kg body weight for males and 0.75g per kg body weight for females. 2g / lb is way way above recommended requirements as that would be around 4.5 g per kg!

Uh, the protein bit does not ring true!... It was my understanding of biochemical pathways that protein is broken to amino acids. Amino acids are then used for the creation of the bodies proteins (muscle, enzymes, etc etc) As the body does not store amino acids (it can synthesize all but 8 of the ones it needs) excess…

Just adding protein to your diet will not build muscle, only exercise (resistance /strength training) builds it. The protein you eat will give you the building blocks for it, but protein not used for such gets converted to fat or glucose. The body does not store extra protein (amino acids) so taking more than you need…

Sorry but sugar is not sugar irrespetive of source, because we use the term too generally. Sugar = sucrose (which is fructose and glucose). That is what is meant by sugar. Fructose can occur on its own (monosaccharide), as can glucose. The metabolic pathways for fructose and glucose are different. Fructose has a lower…

Well said, sometimes people forget that food weighs something, especially when you add water. Can't beat some good fibre foods to get it moving through!!! Plums and beetroot are great for that - not necessarily at the same time, but whatever "floats your boat"

For me it is not the possible "disease" issues, it is more the impact artificial sweetness has on the body's want for other calories. This is one study ( not on people), but I have seen other studies, less scientifically rigorous that look at food intake with diet vs non diet sodas, but I can't find the link.…

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96849.php The authors suggest that a sweet taste may cause animals to anticipate the calorie content of food, and eating artificial sweeteners with little or no calories undermines this connection, leading to energy imbalance by increasing food intake or reducing energy expenditure.…

Watching calories is critical. You can still gain weight on low carb diet because you can still eat a lot of high cal foods. Eat less (get most nutrition you can for your calories) and move more. It is a simple formula. You just have to figure out what suits you and your lifestyle, as you need to change eating patterns for…

Unless you are monitoring what you actually eat (including accurately knowing amounts) as well as what you really burn in exercise you can't understand what you will lose. "Generally being good" doesn't help. The cheesecake could have been 800 cals and you burned only 500 cals in your work out (for example). Unless you…

Many of the foods on MFP database do not seem to have potassium levels included (some do not even have sodium so that is more worrisome). If you have a balance diet you would meet your potassium levels. These foods are high in potassium raisins prunes apricots dates strawberries bananas watermelon cantaloupe citrus fruits…

Agree we do not need to have calcium from milk / diary (I gave this up quite a while ago) There are lots of veggies that give calcium...go to this link http://bayerhearts.com/Calcium/Foods/Vegetables.aspx for example (just a small selection) Beans, snap, green, boiled 1 cup 55 mg calcium Beans, snap, green, raw 1 cup 41 mg…

Thanks for all the congratulations. We are pleased to have made a big lifestyle change, no fads, no strange diets... Just good honest hard work, exercise and good nutrition. Shows it can be done with time.

Actually margarine was first created in France as part of a competition by Emperor Napoleon to find a butter substitute for the armed forces. The patent for it was sold by the inventor to the Dutch company known as Unilever. Butter and margarine are both water in fat emulsions.

Just because you have someone who backs you up does not mean it is correct, and because something gets federal funding does not make it wrong. You are not debating, as you are trying to say you are right and others are wrong - that is how I read this

Have you got this book for help with recipes? http://livingwithgastroparesis.com/get-help/gastroparesis-diet-book/

For protein have you tried tofu (marinated tofu), or adding legumes / chickpeas. Sprouted seeds such as fenugreek and alfalfa contain good amounts of proteins (I have a seed sprouter working all the time). You could get rice protein or soy protein and add to meals if needed (that is if you are still down on protein), or…

I am aware of the impact of inflammation with respect to heart disease (apart from those with genetic prediposition to it). The source of the inflammation is varied. Grains in excess ( which humans have been eating for thousand years) may be a contributor, as they do get converted to sugar for the body to use. Excessive…