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Originally Posted by Rapunzel
What do you mean by "fresh" meat? Meat that hasn't been frozen? You can't get much fresher than buying raw chicken breast or beef, or do you just mean cooking it and eating it right then rather than cooking it the night before for lunch the next day?
There are other things to eat than pasta everyday, like salads, wraps, or sandwiches with meat in them, or you could make your own pasta the day before with chicken or or meat sauce and heat it up at lunch.
What do you eat for breakfast? Carbs are bad at breakfast and I don't know why cereal and poptarts even exist. I'm not allowed to have more than 4 grams of carbs for breakfast and I hate eggs, and I don't like any of the other breakfast proteins likes sausage or bacon either. I've been drinking an atkins shake for breakfast every day instead. I've also had an atkins protein bar for breakfast. Occasionally I'll get ambitious and have chicken or some other meat for breakfast. Just because some meats aren't typical breakfast foods doesn't mean you can't have them for breakfast.
I love carbs too like you, but that doesn't mean you can't cut back on them. I think "IN love" with carbs is more appropriate for me. I used to bake fresh bread every other day, and I'd make cookies and other yummy things for my husband's office but I had to stop doing all that once I started dieting. I had to stop making pizza for dinner, I haven't had pasta since I started this diet two months ago, no rice, no potatoes, no chips or crackers. My doctor said once I reach my goal weight I'll be allowed to let some more carbs into my diet (I'm allowed 50-75g per day), and he said afterward it's more imperitive that I keep up on exercise to maintain a sensible weight than to have such a strict diet, but I know it'll be nothing like I was eating before. You can't expect to diet without sacrificing something, otherwise it wouldn't be a diet.
What I mean by fresh meat is, I won't eat any left over meat or any frozen entrees with meat in them for example a Smart One with meat. For breakfast I eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a banana the reason I eat this is because it seems to be the only thing that keeps me full I eat breakfast at 7:30 and I can't eat anything again until my lunch which is at about 12:30. I like the frozen pastas because the are quick and I don't have to prepare anything. I understand what you are saying about the diet and I have tried diets for years and they don't work so I am taking a new approach I am eating what I want and exercising everyday to burn more calories than I eat. I try to burn 1000 calories more than I eat a day and most days I can do that with no problem. Its only been 10 days but so far I am happy with this routine I'm not hungry I don't feel deprived of anything and I also find myself making better choices so that I don't have to spend extra time working that food off. I do however realize I eat way to many carbs and that will slow down my weight loss process and it's not healthy so I am trying to figure out a way to add more protein without and addtional calories to just add protein. What I mean by that is I thought maybe I should do a protein shake but that would be in addition to what I already eat so I would be adding more calories just to get protein. Thanks for your help!