On Nov 16, 2:34=A0am, "Info" <i...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> If this is a duplicate, please accept my apologies.
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> I weigh 184 and am 5'7". =A0I need to lose twenty pounds and I cannot
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rcise
> because I'm in a wheelchair.
>
> What is your daily calorie intake and what do you eat to keep your taste
> buds interested when you've cut back on food or calories?
My baseline metabolic rate is around 2200 (although I suspect it's
gone down a bit, as I've lost weight). Right now, I'm taking in
anywhere from 1000-1500 calories a day. Most days I hit 1200 pretty
consistently, but no diet is without falter.
I'm a resident undergraduate student, so my choices are unfortunately
somewhat limited, but on a average weekday:
Breakfast (~300 cal)
Generally, nothing. But if I do eat something, it's a bagel with
cream cheese & black coffee
Lunch (~500 cal)
A wrap or sandwich (anything from buffalo chicken to turkey club)
A bag of chips (generally try to stick to something in the 200 cal
range)
Occasionally, I'll opt for a 6" sub instead (turkey+green peppers).
Dinner (~600 cal)
This is my grabbag meal. I generally end up with some kind of meat/
veggie mix from an all-you-care-to-eat facility, but sometimes I opt
for two slices of pizza or something instead.
Snack (80 cal)
I chow down on a Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt. They're the best I've
found, to date. Sometimes I stir in a little granola.
>
> I eat All Bran with skim milk in the AM and at least two apples a day. I
> drink four or five gl***** of water =A0a day, some decaf tea and two
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mucil
> cocktails. =A0I also take several B-Complex vitamins. I ran into some 90
> calorie "garden burgers" and 230 frozen dinners. =A0I hardly ever use
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t.
> Sometime I have half a sub from Subway. =A0A dietician said that is OK.
Subway is a tough call. In pop culture, it's the "healthy"
alternative. In reality, a lot of their sandwiches are going to do
you a lot worse than a fast-food burger.
Stick to cold subs there (and in general; Quizno's etc.), and take a
look at their nutritional information. Most of the information is
fairly on the level, but the sodium level in a lot of the subs is
somewhat disturbing. I generally stick to Ham & Turkey (+green
peppers and black olives. Shredded lettuce is a waste of time, and
peppers are more satisfying), or maybe an Italian if I've got calories
to spare.
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> I stopped chocolate and ice cream months ago. =A0Fat free pudding and
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it
> are my dessert, if I have any.
>
I've heard mixed things about double-churned ice cream, but it seems
like a reasonable way to go, if you want to spoil yourself.
I know SmartOnes also makes a small icecream/cookie dessert that
weighs in at about 130 calories. It's not very much at all, but it
takes the edge off sometimes, and it's very tasty. (I'd say overall,
not worth the money, though)
The thing about dessert is that it's almost impossible to moderate.
It's hard to self-discipline to eat just one cookie, etc. Modern
****tions and bulk sales unfortunately hurt everyone here.
Alternatively, I suppose you could use some plastic baggies and make
little dessert "packages" for yourself. Stick to the package, and
you'll know what you've eaten.
> Do you eat soy burgers or other soy products? =A0I can make them taste
go=
od,
> if I add a little low-cal salsa or other spicy stuff.
>
> Ideas welcome. =A0Thanks
I'm not sure I've tried a soy burger before, but I've tried some
variety of veggie burger before, and it was awful. It's just not
worth it to me. The appeal of a burger to me is a big juicy slab of
meat between bread with some veggies. Take away the big slab of meat,
and I'd just as soon rather switch up and make some other dish that
avoids the meat.
Somewhat unconventional, but take a look at individually packaged
soups. I eat Cup O' Noodles often enough, and I find it very filling
for only 300 calories (and hot!). I don't worry myself to death about
the sodium, because I'm hydrating so much anyway. Alternatively,
Healthy Choice also makes AWESOME soups (vegetable/roast/etc.) for
about 200 calories apiece.
In general, it seems like filling yourself with something HOT really
helps satiate the hunger without going over on calories.
The one thing I think a lot of people overlook on a diet (myself
included) is variety. If you eat the same thing, or the same variety
of things all the time, you're going to get bored. When you get
bored, you'll start craving something else. And if you don't answer
that by trying new things and experimenting, you'll snap and break a
pattern eventually (Pringles are my personal demons).
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