[Diva]

Originally Posted by Onederchic

Haha, I ♥ you

I ♥ you too!

[Onederchic]

And as a side note, it shows my carb range for the past week as 202-249.

[Cape Breton Chick]

I thin your right Rockin Robyn..it is just to come up with the meals and snack ideas.. I already do the yogurt n cheese thing.. but is always coupled with a carb of some sort.. which is not bad like I said I do not want to cut them out.. I think maybe what I need to do lie I mentioned before is use Sparkpeople to its full capacity and sit down and input the values of everything I am eating for carbs n proteins and not jsut the cals. and go from there...
and DCHound I am with you on the potatoes.. i enjoy them mashed but I can not remember the last time I had them.. and not because I am restricting myself to them but I have come to prefer sweet potatoes(yams) and since I started eating those I have not missed the reg. ol potato at all!

[Cape Breton Chick]

Cotinga Thanks for the ideas! I will definately be trying some of those out! Good lucK to you too!!
Diva and Onederchic.. lol yea I agree with Diva..Onder you got it goin' on and to have done what you've done.. definately doin' something right! and for the record..I have decided that I am upping my supper time chicken to 4oz as well! lol
Thanks everyone so much for all of the input!!!

[Onederchic]

I think it's a good idea. Good luck

[rockinrobin]

Yes - throw caution to the wind - 4oz it is!!! I on the other hand very often eat 5 oz. But that just may be too bold a step for you just now.

Oh and the yogurt, that's where my only grain-y carb goes. - Fiber One cereal. I put 1/4 cup in it. I eat this 2X a day.

Give yourself some time to get your menu down pat. It will evolve. Experiment. Let your creative juices flow. Broaden and expand that menu of yours. Tweak. Tweak. Tweak.

[fluffykat]

Cape, have you ever considered protein shakes? I am currently on the Nutrimed 420 diet prescribed by my Doctor. The ones I drink have about 28% of your daily protein per shake along with other nutrients...just thought I would throw that idea out there.

[Onederchic]

I also have a protein drink everyday. I know it is not recommended by everyone but it is something that works for me.

[harrismm]

SBD has great advice on good carb diets.Look at their forum.Great recipes also!

[Cape Breton Chick]

I do have The Biggest Loser Protein Shakes... I had stopped drinking them thinking maybe if I wasnt exercising(a the time) that it might cause me to gain weight .. i had read something at the time.. anyway..I know better now.. it is frustrating sticking with what you know and not believing everything that you read.. lol

[Onederchic]

I know how that is. I drove myself and my bf nuts by being stressed and confused over all the conflicting information on the net but now I am at a point where I realize that it is trial and error to find what works best for me and my body.

[rachinma]

FYI: 100g of carbs per day is still considered "low-carb", just not "very low-carb". So, go ahead and eat lots of protein to keep you full and maintain/build muscle, but get in some healthy carbs (oats, sweet potatoes, quinoa, whole wheat bread, fruit, veggies, etc.). Also, dairy has carbs (low-fat plain yogurt, skim milk, etc.).

Good luck!

[Palestrina]

Originally Posted by DCHound

I am one of those who has vowed 'never to have a potato again' and I'm doing just fine without them.

Lol this is where we're all a little different because the thought of that makes me not want to live another day. But that's just me. I don't prefer donuts, or cakes, or pies, or pizza, or anything more than I prefer potatoes. Mashed, fried, roasted, baked, boiled, it doesn't matter - I want them! I used to have them with every meal and now I don't, that's the difference. But I still have them and I'm satisfied eventhough I can't have them all day every day. I'm all for low-carb but I'm dead set against "no carb." It's no way to live.

I don't count up my fats versus carbs versus proteins, but I have protein with every meal. Here are some typical meals I often have. Note that for dinner I usually don't eat a starch.

Breakfast - hard boiled egg wrapped in a slice of ham, 1 scrambled eggs with salsa, yogurt with honey and walnuts, pears with blue cheese or apples with parmesan.

Lunch - cold cut or tuna sandwich with whole wheat bread and fruit

Dinner - 5-6oz chicken breast and veggies, or 3 oz fish,

Legumes are an amazing source of protein, I have them at least twice a week and provide a meatless meal once in a while. Lentils, yankee beans, black beans, yellow split peas, they're all fantastic.