[peanutt]

That's way too much. 1500mg is the recommended daily I believe, with a recommended max of (?)2400mg per day.

I understand the confusion that can come at the start of a journey like this, but this forum can be a terrific source of information and help to get you going on the right path. Feed yourself more, cut back some salt and you'll be off to a great start.

[Scorpio19]

OK, so I am going to ditch the Subway and switch to lo salt turkey omlette, that alone will save me 1800mg of salt, plus no footlong hunk of bread everyday should help a bit. Not into grilling chicken breast all the time so I will stick with the Perdue chicken/iceberg salad, just need to find something else to switch off for dinner. I love the Smart Ones frozen dinners but I bet they are loaded with salt too. I'll hit up the fruit more and mabe have cereal for dinner every other night. As you sweet ladies can tell, I am a very picky eater!

[Nicmom24]

You don't have to grill your chicken breast "all the time" You can grill up 2-4 breasts at once on the weekends or whenever you have more time and then keep the extra in the fridge for a couple days. You could even do a month's worth at once, wrap up in individual portions and freeze. Then just pull what you need out the freezer to thaw in the fridge the night before.

I second what peanutt posted here and earlier. I'd expect you are in starvation mode and are retaining water due to the high sodium intake. Eat some fresh fruits/veggies. Watermelon and cucumber are excellent home remedies for water retention. Also drinking extra water helps.

[Scorpio19]

Thinking about it, I do eat very little and have been like this for at least 5 years, you would thing my body would of realized this by now and adapted itself out of starvation mode.

What is the best way to cook chicken breast so it stays juicy, every time I try it turns out dry as a bone. I cant BBQ them coz it's winter, microwave sounds gross, boiling takes out the flavor, frying is a no-no, jeez!!!

[JenB77]

You can fry it in a little bit of olive oil, helps get one of your healthy oils for the day in as well

[MadamButterfly]

I agree with Peanut and the others; maybe you could try broiling the chicken with a little salt, pepper, garlic & onion powder. I like cumin on my chicken breast also . . . and like peanut said, eat breakfast. You said you used to eat eggs & bacon, so do the eggs, maybe do scrambled with onions, tomatoes and jalapeno peppers or whatever you like (I saute the veggies a little in olive oil, then add beaten eggs . . . sometimes I just eat the eggs, sometimes I use corn tortillas (2 tortillas is 50 or 60 calories, not sure how many points. I'm with the others, stay away from that packaged stuff, WAY too much salt . . . or a poached egg on whole grain bread . . . just ideas. i usually eat some kind of fruit shortly after breakfast, a pear, apple, cantelope, kiwi, it's always a nice little sweet treat . .

[peanutt]

Originally Posted by Scorpio19

Thinking about it, I do eat very little and have been like this for at least 5 years, you would thing my body would of realized this by now and adapted itself out of starvation mode.

What is the best way to cook chicken breast so it stays juicy, every time I try it turns out dry as a bone. I cant BBQ them coz it's winter, microwave sounds gross, boiling takes out the flavor, frying is a no-no, jeez!!!

As long as you're still eating very little, your body will continue to store as much as it can for fuel. The only way to get your body to adapt is to eat more each day and continue that for an extended period of time.

I bake my chicken breasts in big batches just in the oven. I cook them at 375F and am very careful not to overcook. Chicken will dry out more if it's overcooked. You could also try a quick sear in a pan before baking.

You could also do some slow cooker batches of chicken cooked in something like salsa. I like to make a batch of chicken cooked in salsa and then freeze some individual portions for use in tacos, quesadillas, tortilla pizzas, etc.

[jdael]

Scorpio, where is breakfast? and 14 pts for Subway seems steep. Are you having a 6"? There are good choices around 9 pts. I also have done chicken breast in the microwave and it surprisingly was very juicy and tender. Season it well, cover it and give it about 5 mins.

[Scorpio19]

Well...the 14 points was for a foot long turkey Subway, I would eat half around 11 then the other half around 3, so that was breakfast and lunch. But to eliminate all the darn sodium, ate a ham omlette for breakfast with 2 slices of wheat toast. Then for a snack I had a Special K cracker thingy which was yucky. Dinner was no salt turkey breast on whole wheat with some lettuce and a few drops of Italian dressing. I still gotta figure out some more to eat but I am so stuffed I don't want to look at food.

I like all the ideas with the chicken, my fav was the slow cooker, I can throw a whole chicken in that thing and munch for days LOL. I have to up my fruits n veggies. Worse thing is I really hate to cook, no seriously, it's like torture to me, that's why I go with a lot of the prepackaged stuff. Today marks 21 day of this and not an ounce lost so I just have to keep trying different stuff to start seeing some results. Jeez I could kick my self for gaining this lard back!!!!!!
You ladies are the best! <3

[jessy 49]

The American Heart Assn recommends 1500 mg of sodium per day. Your level is more than two-and-a-half times that!

You really need to try to eat more "real" food -- not the store-bought, pre-packaged, for-occasional-use-only food that you have been surviving on.

[Scorpio19]

jessy

I totally agree! I'm trying to come up with stuff I like that wont be a hassle to make since I hate to cook. I'm ok with eating the same things alot so all I really need is to come up with a couple of things for dinner and I'm good.

I am so surprised at how much sodium is in the stuff I was eating. It's gross!

[Scorpio19]

I'm so upset. I ate a slice of pizza and 2 garlic knots. I knew I shouldnt but i was starving adn spent 4 hours at the laundrymat helping my gf. (hangs head in shame) =(

[harobed]

I'll chime in with the rest of them - I was counting calories from a very early age. I like WW and started doing it when they had 123 and that was the first time I paid them a dime until recently when I did a free trial to see what the new plan was all about and decided to get an official "life membership" so I paid again.

But calories in and out is important, and type of calories is also important. All WW is doing is basically suggesting that you get more of your calories from Protein than Fat and (the less good) Carbs.

"Points" is merely a method to figure that out quickly and efficiently, but there's nothing magical, nor secret, about it.

Good luck to you!

[glenlea]

Originally Posted by ckatgo

I normally to the belly fat cure diet, so why am I ranting here? Well, after a week on the diet (granted it is only a week, however hang on for more details) I have gained...yes, GAINED weight. I solid week of what felt like food torchure, at the gym, no sugar in the coffee, eggs, eggs, eggs I gained weight. Now it has taken me forever to get up the "gumption" to follow any plan, but to GAIN. Anywho, I contacted my support group for the diet and they said WHAT??? what they said was, how was your calorie count??? I was like....you don't count calories but carbs.....they said, if your overall calorie count is high, you will gain...I was astounded....flabbergasted....shocked.

Then I was like, If I have to count, then I am going on wieght watchers...more choices, better food.....so here I am and why I posted all this here.

Thanks for listening. Now I need to find how to do this program at home. I am too upset to fork over cash for anymore "diet plans"

Sorry to ***** in the middle of your day....

Hi, i was doing the BFC for the last 3 weeks, and like you, i put on weight, 2.5kgs!! I am so over eggs right now. And i still dont like coffee without sugar. I am now looking for a new plan and have seen the new WW Pro Points system. I tried the old points system but could not keep under the 18 points and the meetings were not good. I wonder whether this will work for me?? Good luck with your plan.

[shcirerf]

Move on from the pizza and garlic knots.

Ziplock makes steam bags for the microwave and there are recipes inside the package. Great if you're in a hurry and/or don't like to cook. Just toss it in the bag and in the micro and in a few minutes you have a healthy steamed meal. No dirty pots and pans! Plus, easy to pack to work, if you have a microwave at work.