I was going to mention that as well Mary...those steel cut oats we eat fill us up till noon

b-
dry whole grain toast
naturel pb
skim milk
banana
l-
soup
water
s-
pc lowfat homemade banana cake-let myself get too hungry
s-
homemade low fat shepherds pie
d pop
s-
d pop
popcorn

Thanks. What kind of muffin? Can I have regular muffins? I had been eating 1 slice whole wheat toast with peanut butter and a bannana in the mornings. I can't afford to get the steel cut oatmeal yet.

Exercise
Walking am 15 minutes
Walking am 10 minutes
Walking pm 10 minutes

Breakfast
2 oz Oatmeal
20 oz water

Midmorning Snack
Berries
8 oz water

Lunch
Smart Ones Chicken Marsala with broccoli
8oz water

Midafternoon Snack
soynuts

Dinner
2 whole wheat tortillas, turkey, avocado, spinach
salad with avocado

Desert
1 oz chocolate

Latenite Snack
Walnuts and sunflower seeds

When I said "muffin", I meant English muffin!

As for being able to afford steel cut oats - is there a store near you that has bulk food? I find my oats there for around $.80 a pound - much, much cheaper than those cans of oats that are $5 or more! Do some scouting around, I'm sure you'll be able to find them reasonably priced.
Cindy

Do they give you diareaha? I ate some instant oats yesterday and today I had some bad diareaha. I was thinking I would ljust stick to my whole wheat toast and peanut butter.
Should I be drinking milk. I never drank it before.

I weighed myself today and weighed in at 234 lbs and my waist inch is 39. I was 244 2 weeks ago and 41 in the waist so I think I've done great. Yayyy me.

Mary instant oatmeal is full of sugars...and not You approved. Could be the cause of your problems. And, yes, you should be drinking skim milk.

Friday, May 18th

Breakfast:
steel cut oats
scoop protein powder
coffee with milk

Lunch:
Leftover goulash - again!

Dinner:
No idea....

Snack:
2 Kashi TLC cookies
Milk

Congrats again Mary!

Oatmeal shouldn't cause that problem, but in general, the early days of this diet were pretty gassy for me - I increased my fiber too quickly and it took my body a couple of weeks to adjust.

You don't have to drink milk, but if you don't, make sure you are taking a multi-vitamin that includes calcium.

You should try to get one yogurt in a day - it needs to be low sugar and probiotic - Dannon Activa Light is ok and Breyers Light is as well. There are other good brands that may be more costly - it seems you're needed to stick to a budget, which can be a bit tougher when buying healthy, good quality foods. I find my Breyers at SuperWalMart for $.50 each.

Cindy

sorry I misunderstood the question Mary,,,I read it as you were asking if it was ok to drink milk.....

b-
whole grain toast-dry
naturel pb
skim milk
banana
l-
whole grain bread
naturel pb
banana
water- have to get to grocery store for soups
s-
almonds
dry cereal
s-
kahmut pizza crust
lowfat moz
tons of veggies
water
s-
popcorn or frozen yogurt

I will try the yogurt. I use to get a lot of my calcium through cheese but I don't eat it now. I just seem to get nauseaus if I drink milk. What is probiotic?

05-18-07 friday
Exercise
Walking am 25 minutes
Walking pm 15 minutes

Breakfast
1 slice whole wheat toast with peanut butter
20 oz water

Mid Morning Snack
Banana
8 oz water

Lunch
Grilled Chicken Salad with oil and vinegar
3 hushpuppies
Unsweetened ice tea

Dinner
None Fell asleep




I hope this doesn't mess up my diet but I fell asleep when I got home due to eye problems and allergies and didn't wake up til the next morning so I missed dinner.

b-
steel cut oats
ususual way
l-
chicken slouvaki
beef noodle soup
water
s-
almonds
dry cereal
fruit
fr yogurt
s-
turkey tacos
oven fries
d pop
s-
popcorn

5-19-07 saturday

Exercise
Walking am 30 minutes
Walking pm 30 minutes

Breakfast
1 english muffin wholewheat with peanut butter
20 oz water

Mid morning Snack
1 bananna
8 oz water

Lunch
1/2 cup Chicken
2 eggrolls
1/2 hotdog
1/2 cup fried rice
Salad with ginger dressing
8 oz unsweet tea

Mid Afternoon Snack
1 yogurt

Dinner
Turkey spinach wheat tortilla wrap

Dessert
1 oz dark chocolate

Latenite Snack
Walnuts