MM Warriors Part Deux (As of October 27)

[Virginiaponygirl]

Nell - thanks for sending the address list again! I got this one! And I like the oatmeal idea...I know when I tried eating it every morning for 2 months my cholesterol dropped 10 points and I lost a few pounds too. Guess I will have to think about using that as an 11-20 too...Im not a fan, but it works!

 

[Virginiaponygirl]

Barb - how much have you lost total now? And what week on step 2 are you now?

 

[Barb F.]

Well whatever was ailing my computer seems to be gone...I can see all the posts again! Whew...that was bugging me!! Bev, thanks for responding to my cry for help! I just eliminated the link that I had put in my favorites and went back to your post with the link in it and tried again...and here I am!

Lisa - I totally enjoyed our phone conversation, call anytime!! And I have to tell all of you, that I agree with Lisa totally...we realized that where we are on this MM journey is finally in a place where we do not even have to TRY to stay on plan...the cravings have been gone for so long they just simply dont even exist anymore. When there is cake and pizza in the office, I dont even have to think about staying away from it, I simply DO NOT WANT IT!! All the other diets I have tried took all the willpower I had to stay on them...and the cravings NEVER went away, which is why I was never able to stay on them for longer than a few months...MM is for Life for me!!

Natalie - my all time favorite spots at Sea World have always been the show with the sea lions and walrus, and the tank where you can pet and feed the stingrays!! My friend went last year and got to go diving in a tank with sharks...OMG, but she brought back amazing pictures and had a ball!

Bev - I have to agree with the others, even though the menus you posted are not normal days for you, you definitely need the veggies and proteins...do you like eggs? Because making up a miracle quiche every week always means I have a ready breakfast to heat and eat. I put whatever veggies I have on hand in there and get my protein and veggies in one shot!
When I started step 2, I felt the same way though, like all I was doing was eating the carb dams...Diane told me how important it was to have the protein along with the carbs...to be sure to have the 11-20 with all three meals and then before bed and middle of the night, instead of eating step 1 meals and then having the carbs in between, which is what I ended up doing...My plan for my re-entry to step 2 :

8:30am - breakfast including 11-20, so quiche or a couple hard boiled eggs with 11-20 toast.

1PM - lunch, turkey or tuna sandwich with low fat cheese and greens like leaf lettuce and spinach on it ( 11-20 bread)

5:30 - dinner, fish, chicken, or other lean meat with at least 1 cup veggies and 1/2cup brown rice or wheat pasta

10:30 - string cheese on the way to the gym from work with whole grain wheat thin crackers

12-1am - bedtime snack-atkins shake or celery with cream cheese or pb

3:30am - 1 cup milk or sugar free applesauce

I ran this menu by Diane and she said it seemed perfect!!

Robin, thank you for posting this menu. I've copied it for step2 re-entry next week.

 

[disneyeveryyear]

Robin - Glad you could make it work. I didn't even stop to think you were working off a bookmark.

Well all, I think I am packing it up and calling it a day here at work. I don't normally work on Tuesday (Wed - Fri. normally), but DH and I are going to St. Louis on Friday, so I am working today so I don't lose any $, or have to take a vacation day.

I need to go home and figure out dinner. DD wants slooppy joes so I may make those and a regular hamburger for me, with a nice big veggie salad.

I'll probably catch you later tonight.

 

[Wisteria1956]

Robin: Bedtime snacks on Step 2 have to include an 11 - 20. I read yours twice and I don't see that in the plan. We use 12 grapes most nights as they are nice and light.

 

[Wisteria1956]

Thanks for all the well wishes for my realtor tour today. It couldn't have gone any better! They loved the house and my snacks! I didn't cheat! I drank water, Tutu!

 

[Barb F.]

Barb - how much have you lost total now? And what week on step 2 are you now?

I lost 18.5 lbs on step1 and then 5 lbs on step2 after one month. But because my waist had stayed expanded (because of the squash overload) I started step1 again last Wednesday. Total lost to date is 25 lbs My waist went back down too. I'll re-start step2 on Saturday.

 

[Barb F.]

Robin: Bedtime snacks on Step 2 have to include an 11 - 20. I read yours twice and I don't see that in the plan. We use 12 grapes most nights as they are nice and light.

Good catch!

Edit: Do you think because the pre-gym snack (with 11-20) is so late and she has an 11-20 overnight, that it's ok that her before bed doesn't include an 11-20?

 

[Wisteria1956]

I lost 18.5 lbs on step1 and then 5 lbs on step2 after one month. But because my waist had stayed expanded (because of the squash overload) I started step1 again last Wednesday. Total lost to date is 25 lbs My waist went back down too. I'll re-start step2 on Saturday.

Wow, Barb! That's awesome! You are doing so wonderfully!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Nell - thanks for sending the address list again! I got this one! And I like the oatmeal idea...I know when I tried eating it every morning for 2 months my cholesterol dropped 10 points and I lost a few pounds too. Guess I will have to think about using that as an 11-20 too...Im not a fan, but it works!

I really love oatmeal, but I've never made it for myself without some fruit so what else would make it really good? I like cinnamon and walnuts. Is that enough? Hmmmm. Good place to add in your flax seed, too.

 

[momtozac]

Lisa--I want to thank you--I was diagnosed with CFS/FM years ago and I pretty much just poo pooed it for all these years and now that I have the Teitelbaum book and researching I totally know I'm fibro! Its like I'm just finding this out now (I know, I'm weird!) I'm going to try the ribose tomorrow for sure (to start off anyway)
Thanks!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Lisa--I want to thank you--I was diagnosed with CFS/FM years ago and I pretty much just poo pooed it for all these years and now that I have the Teitelbaum book and researching I totally know I'm fibro! Its like I'm just finding this out now (I know, I'm weird!) I'm going to try the ribose tomorrow for sure (to start off anyway)
Thanks!

Oh, Natalie, I am so pleased you are on the road to recovery! You are not weird. It's challenging to label oneself. I was always afraid it would give me excuses not to try, but it's better to know. I will be praying for your relief from symtoms. Have a wonderful trip and listen to your body while you are traveling. Is there a hot tub at the hotel? I find that helps a lot of my symptoms, which can kick up from travel. I have a lot more stamina now than I used to when traveling. It's sad when you love to travel and it knocks you out! I started back on my ribose yesterday!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Good catch!

Edit: Do you think because the pre-gym snack (with 11-20) is so late and she has an 11-20 overnight, that it's ok that her before bed doesn't include an 11-20?

I think she needs the one before gym for another reason - the workout being intense and that it's a good long time before she goes to bed. Remember, we are adding small amounts with those 11 - 20's instead of eating a big ol' 55 carb bagel so it's better not to skip any. JMHO. Robin, you might want to run that by Diane again, since she approved the menu, but it looks like a skip at bedtime to me.

 

[Barb F.]

I really love oatmeal, but I've never made it for myself without some fruit so what else would make it really good? I like cinnamon and walnuts. Is that enough? Hmmmm. Good place to add in your flax seed, too.

The flax is a great idea to bulk up the serving size! Cinnamon and walnuts and Walden Farms maple syrup would be good too. If you don't like Walden Farms, you could try pure maple extract maybe...

 

[kater]

No, I mean 15 TOTAL

None of my days have been normal recently, but I'll give you yesterday:

6:30 wake up
7:00 3 pieces of lc toast with light butter (11-20)
8:30 - 10:30 - Monday Morning Moms with 3 cups of decaf & half & half
12:30 uh oh - 15 triscuits (11-20)
1:30 - 6 slices of Oscar Mayer thin sliced deli ham (35 calories & 0 carbs), 1 slice of lf Sargento colby-jack cheese; 3 string cheese
5:30 - 2 packages of apple slices from Subway (going to Zumba and stopped by Subway for DD's dinner) (11-20)
9:00 - ham & cheese sandwich - same OM ham and Sargento cheese on an Arnold's sandwich round (100 calories, 17 carbs) (11-20)
11:00 - pistachios (a lot, but I don't normally do that)
12:00 - all bran crackers (11-20)
12:15 - bed

Ok so that's yesterday.

Today looks like this:

6:15 wake up
7:15 Arnold's sandwich thin as toast with light butter (11-20)
11:15 two small packages of Planters peanuts (total of 340 calories) - I was hungry since I spent all morning on phone with computer problem.
12:00 Lunch - Arnolds ham & cheese sandwich (11-20) with small caesar salad (no croutons)
3:00 Honey crisp apple (11-20)
6:?? Dinner - haven't figured that out yet (11-20)
10:00 11-20 snack

I certainly seem to be getting enough food, but it took me the 8 weeks in the beginning to lose 10 lbs. Something doesn't seem right.

Thanks for the help.

Someone else might have said this (I haven't read ahead) but I wonder if you are actually getting enough to eat?

 

[Malzer]

Well, the ingredients is Chicken Breast,water,modified corn starch co,contains less than 2% of sodium lactate,salt, sugar, chicken flacor(yeast extract,salt,flavor), sodium phosphates, carrageenan,Potassium chloride,sodium diacetate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite,carmel color that is right from the label however the nutrition facts are total fat 1g sat fat 0, trans fat 0, cholest 25mg, sodium 530mg total carb 2 , protein 9,

no sugar is listed gram wise, that is on the facts serving size is 6 slices.

Because I thought we could have this on this woe.. Man I hope we haven't messed up we are loosing though, but hopefully L&P are ok.

 

[kater]

I have lot 54 pounds since July, but none in the last month. I've been on step one most of that time besides a bad week long binge the beginning of August. I'm still 310 pounds, and the larger number of pounds than what you usually see are because of where I started.

Nell! I am so, so proud of you!

 

[Barb F.]

Well, the ingredients is Checken Breast,water,modified corn starch co,contains less than 2% of sodium lactate,salt, sugar, chicken flacor(yeast extract,salt,flavor), sodium phosphates, carrageenan,Potassium chloride,sodium diacetate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite,carmel color that is right from the label however the nutrition facts are total fat 1g sat fat 0, trans fat 0, cholest 25mg, sodium 530mg total carb 2 , protein 9,

no sugar is listed gram wise, that is on the facts serving size is 6 slices.

Because I thought we could have this on this woe.. Man I hope we haven't messed up we are loosing though, but hopefully L&P are ok.

Even though it does contain sugar, because it's less than 1 gram per serving, they can list it as 0. The corn starch and sugar combined are giving you the 2 carbs per serving. If you are happy and losing I think you're ok. Are you on step1? If you are, be sure to count the 2 grams as part of a 5x5.

 

[Wisteria1956]

Melanie: How would you feel about grilling up chicken breasts or tenders in a George Foreman or under the broiler? I do enough for the week at one time and I think Nell does, too. I'm a bit concerned about the sodium and additives in your lunch meat. Nitrates are not good for you. JMHO. Or you can ask the deli counter which of the meats are sugar and nitrate free and they will slice them for you to your specification for free. Just a thought.

P.S. We like Emeril's Southwest seasoning. It's MSG and nitrate free.

 

[Wisteria1956]

ScienceDaily (July 6, 2009) — A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have found a substantial link between increased levels of nitrates in our environment and food with increased deaths from diseases, including Alzheimer's, diabetes mellitus and Parkinson's. The study was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

It goes on to say:

All of these diseases are associated with increased insulin resistance and DNA damage.

Met B's are already insulin resistant so we need to stay away from processed foods containing nitrates.