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02-21-2018, 12:08 PM
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I avoid the center aisles of the supermarket religiously, and eat practically no processed foods.
The bonus is that my local store is ginormous (116,000 sf). So walking around the perimeter gives me a little extra exercise. Some people complain about that, but I love it.
I did find it a bit strange that the study in question divided people into supposedly low fat and low carb groups, but their definition of low carb is a lot more lenient than mine.
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02-21-2018, 12:17 PM
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#162
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Originally Posted by Chuckanut
The article claimed that most highly processed foods were made up mostly of just six (6!) foods - beef, wheat, corn, soy beans, palm oil, and sugar. Food colorings, seasoning and flavorings give us a variety of tastes from these six ingredients.
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Ick! I think there's a lot of truth to it, though. I just read a few labels of the processed foods I have in my pantry, mostly canned soups that I use as a base to add large piles of stir-fried vegetables for a quick meal. Corn starch, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, high-fructose corn syrup, toasted corn flour, soy protein isolate, corn syrup solids, modified corn starch, textured soy flour, soy lecithins.
I gotta read labels more often.
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02-21-2018, 12:42 PM
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#163
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Originally Posted by Marita40
Googily, could you share a typical day's food? I have a hard time getting a lot of protein in.
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Here is what I will end up eating today:
Breakfast:
1/2 c (uncooked) Oatmeal with blueberries, craisins, walnuts, ground flaxseed, soy milk, and cocoa-flavored protein powder.
Lunch:
1/4 can of black beans added to salad of fresh spinach, fresh kale, fresh carrots, fresh mushrooms, fresh cherry tomatoes, almonds, blueberries, craisins.
Dinner
1/4 cup popcorn popped with about 3 Tbsp of nutritional yeast added, no salt added.
Dessert: Dark chocolate, 4 squares.
Drink: Tea and water as much as I want.
I don't know how much protein that is, but most is probably at breakfast since the protein powder adds about 30 g alone.
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02-21-2018, 01:14 PM
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#164
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: northern Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LOL!
Here is what I will end up eating today:
Breakfast:
1/2 c (uncooked) Oatmeal with blueberries, craisins, walnuts, ground flaxseed, soy milk, and cocoa-flavored protein powder.
Lunch:
1/4 can of black beans added to salad of fresh spinach, fresh kale, fresh carrots, fresh mushrooms, fresh cherry tomatoes, almonds, blueberries, craisins.
Dinner
1/4 cup popcorn popped with about 3 Tbsp of nutritional yeast added, no salt added.
Dessert: Dark chocolate, 4 squares.
Drink: Tea and water as much as I want.
I don't know how much protein that is, but most is probably at breakfast since the protein powder adds about 30 g alone.
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I used to eat craisins, but gave them up because of all the added sugar. Check the package label..........you might be surprised how much sugar is in an ounce or two of craisins.
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02-21-2018, 01:25 PM
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#165
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RAE
I used to eat craisins, but gave them up because of all the added sugar. Check the package label..........you might be surprised how much sugar is in an ounce or two of craisins.
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Replace craisins with any other food that comes in a box, jar or anything else. My last straw was salad dressings and Ketchup! For gosh sake ketchup is loaded with HFCS!
I have not had ketchup or store bought salad dressings for almost 3 years.
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02-21-2018, 01:29 PM
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#166
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Originally Posted by Nightcap
I would hesitate to criticize the doctor. Too many minimize diabetes, following the ADA guideline of “keep your A1c under 7.0.” The damage happens early, and even the lesser consequences can be nasty. A short sharp shock can be just what the doctor ordered to encourage compliance.
(Dx’ed 20 years ago.)
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I would criticize that doctor if he or she truly said that a T2 could be on insulin in a year after seeing an A1C rise from 5.7 to 5.9 the year before. That is absurd.
T2 dx 2006
Congratulations on getting the BG levels down with diet.
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02-21-2018, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by athena53
Ick! I think there's a lot of truth to it, though. I just read a few labels of the processed foods I have in my pantry, mostly canned soups that I use as a base to add large piles of stir-fried vegetables for a quick meal. Corn starch, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, high-fructose corn syrup, toasted corn flour, soy protein isolate, corn syrup solids, modified corn starch, textured soy flour, soy lecithins.
I gotta read labels more often.
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My emphasis above. It's amazing what "they" can do with corn!
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02-21-2018, 01:32 PM
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#168
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RAE
I used to eat craisins, but gave them up because of all the added sugar. Check the package label..........you might be surprised how much sugar is in an ounce or two of craisins.
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I am not surprised and I am quite aware of the added sugar. I sometimes get the "half-the-sugar" craisins. Nevertheless, I don't go overboard. A 5 ounce bag of craisins lasts me at least 15 days of meals. Plus I will get sugar from fresh fruit anyways.
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02-21-2018, 01:34 PM
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#169
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Location: northern Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MRG
Replace craisins with any other food that comes in a box, jar or anything else. My last straw was salad dressings and Ketchup! For gosh sake ketchup is loaded with HFCS!
I have not had ketchup or store bought salad dressings for almost 3 years.
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We make our own salad dressing too. Just good-quality olive oil, vinegar, and a mix of dried herbs my wife puts together (plus a little bit of anchovy sometimes). Tasty, and a whole lot better for you than anything you can find in a bottle at the store.
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02-22-2018, 11:56 AM
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#170
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Last year at this time I weighed 245 pounds and I needed to make some life changes. I limit my carbs and have eliminated sugar and fried foods from my diet. I eat an 80% plant based diet now and lean proteins. One year later I weigh 170 pounds. I have kept the weight off now for 5 months. I feel like a different person. I walk at least two miles every morning.
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02-22-2018, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Done at 49
Last year at this time I weighed 245 pounds and I needed to make some life changes. I limit my carbs and have eliminated sugar and fried foods from my diet. I eat an 80% plant based diet now and lean proteins. One year later I weigh 170 pounds. I have kept the weight off now for 5 months. I feel like a different person. I walk at least two miles every morning.
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Wow, great results..........congratulations! You've probably also added years to your life.
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02-22-2018, 12:12 PM
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#172
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Actual raisins, dried apricots, figs, and prunes usually do not have added sugars, since they are so sweet by themselves. When these dried fruits are stewed with a little lemon peel, they make great additions to plain yogurt.
Quote:
Originally Posted by LOL!
I am not surprised and I am quite aware of the added sugar. I sometimes get the "half-the-sugar" craisins. Nevertheless, I don't go overboard. A 5 ounce bag of craisins lasts me at least 15 days of meals. Plus I will get sugar from fresh fruit anyways.
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02-22-2018, 12:18 PM
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#173
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Done at 49
Last year at this time I weighed 245 pounds and I needed to make some life changes. I limit my carbs and have eliminated sugar and fried foods from my diet. I eat an 80% plant based diet now and lean proteins. One year later I weigh 170 pounds. I have kept the weight off now for 5 months. I feel like a different person. I walk at least two miles every morning.
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Congratulations. Awesome.
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02-22-2018, 03:18 PM
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#174
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Done at 49
Last year at this time I weighed 245 pounds and I needed to make some life changes. I limit my carbs and have eliminated sugar and fried foods from my diet. I eat an 80% plant based diet now and lean proteins. One year later I weigh 170 pounds. I have kept the weight off now for 5 months. I feel like a different person. I walk at least two miles every morning.
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My first thought was this can't be right. 75 pounds in 7 months! 2.5 pounds per week for a sustained period is real good.
Second thought. You are amazing.
Final thought. How come I can't do it that quickly?
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02-22-2018, 03:55 PM
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Well, it may have been 75 pounds in 12 months, or almost 1.5 pounds per week.
But regardless, it's extraordinarily impressive!
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02-22-2018, 04:19 PM
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I just went shopping for soy sauce today. Two out of 3 brands had corn syrup; the store's house brand had high fructose corn syrup, LaChoy had regular corn syrup. Kikkoman had neither and that's what I bought. I hate it when they try to sweeten something that's not supposed to be sweetened.
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02-22-2018, 04:23 PM
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#177
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Done at 49
Last year at this time I weighed 245 pounds and I needed to make some life changes. I limit my carbs and have eliminated sugar and fried foods from my diet. I eat an 80% plant based diet now and lean proteins. One year later I weigh 170 pounds. I have kept the weight off now for 5 months. I feel like a different person. I walk at least two miles every morning.
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Wow, that's impressive! Congratulations!!
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02-22-2018, 04:40 PM
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#178
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Quote:
Originally Posted by athena53
I just went shopping for soy sauce today. Two out of 3 brands had corn syrup; the store's house brand had high fructose corn syrup, LaChoy had regular corn syrup. Kikkoman had neither and that's what I bought. I hate it when they try to sweeten something that's not supposed to be sweetened.
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My friend who owns a Chinese restaurant uses Kikkoman.
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02-22-2018, 06:34 PM
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#179
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marita40
Googily, could you share a typical day's food? I have a hard time getting a lot of protein in.
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Sorry to be slow in replying. And right now it's hard to give you a typical day, since I'm still laid up from surgery.
But, breakfast is usually either scrambled eggs and bacon or sausage, or a cup of Fage full fat yogurt. (I do skip breakfast a lot, though.)
Lunch is usually a salad with a big hunk of protein (4 oz or so) and ranch dressing. And maybe a chopped up hard boiled egg if I skipped breakfast. Might also throw in a few strawberries or cottage cheese on the side.
Dinner is again a hunk of protein and vegetables. Or an omelette. Or ham and cheese rollups. And I might have a WASA multigrain wafer, which has a lot of fiber and even some protein.
I also have no qualms about throwing in a Quest bar or a protein shake if I'm running low. And I should amend that 105g is the high end of protein--I'm good with anything over 85, but I also don't worry about going over 105 either.
I use MyFitnessPal to track what I eat and the macros, which helps let me know when I'm low on protein. Generally lately I have been under 1,400 calories, and closer to 1,300 a lot of days.
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06-01-2018, 08:05 AM
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#180
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Been doing keto and 6 fiber tablets in the morning and evening since right before Thanksgiving. Went from an AC1 of 8.6 to this week's 5.3 and I lost 24 lbs since last Summer. Doc said I could cut back my Metformin or even go off it if I wanted.
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