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Nykee,

I would encourage you to begin logging the grams of Protein, fat, and carbohydrates you are eating. A good way to do this might simply be to visit nutritiondata.com and enter the name of the foods you frequently eat so that you can learn about their nutritional value. I have found this to be very helpful to me as I have changed several of the items in my fridge. Remember: a gram of Protein is 4 calories, and a gram of carbohydrate is also 4 calories, a gram of fat is 9 calories. The calories of a typical diet should be composed of 20% calories from protein, 20% from fat, and 60% from carbohydrates.

You and I like the same kinds of foods; unfortunately, they don't provide us with the quality nutrition that hotties like us need. Play with your food a little more: try sushi, have a Bocca dinner, experiment in the kitchen. The point is that there are lots of wonderful foods that taste great and are super nutritious. By the way, I noticed that neither of us are eating much. This means that every bite needs to be that much more nutritious. There's just a little room for junk in our stomaches (and I usually try to fill mine with vodka).

I love milk. It is one of my favorite foods. Sadly, unless the milk is skim it brings a lot of fat into our diets. Now fat is not a bad thing - unless it hangs over your belt or keeps you from seeing your toes, but as we all know too much of a good thing is bad. Also, watchout for the cheese. It is another personal favorite, but I have switched to mozerella and cut back because there is just too much fat in cheese. Saturated fat should be avoided and anything hydrogenated is a big no-no. A good rule of thumb regarding hydroginated fat is, if its baked and crispy look out! (think oreos, many chips, snack foods)

Everything I eat comes from a can or a box. Most everything in a bag is junk - so be cautious. If you ever find yourself sitting on a couch in the dark with a bag, run. The bag is a suave lover who first warms your heart but leaves you with stretchmarks. As for the box and can, they're not the best either, but lets face it - we wouldn't eat anything we did cook anyway, right?

Enjoy your food, get some Vitamins, balance your diet, and keep up the fantastic work.

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Nykee

Congrats on your weight loss. I just wanted to mention that my docotor said the only cream Soup to avoid is Tomato, that is because it has so much hidden sugar in it. When I am on liquids I warm up regular tomato juice and spice it up with hot sauce and italian sesonings and it taste great. Also if you like milk especially choc. try hoods carb countdown. It is 90% lower in sugar and actually tates very good. Keep on with the awesome weight loss.

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I would encourage you to begin logging the grams of Protein, fat, and carbohydrates you are eating.

>>>>>>>I know this like second nature.. I dont really need to keep track anymore.. I mean I need to, but I just take a look and I know pretty close to what it is.. Calories, fat and carbs that is..

it takes me a long time to log it all on fitday, so I just come here sometimes to list what I had so I have a record I can look back on...

A good way to do this might simply be to visit nutritiondata.com and enter the name of the foods you frequently eat so that you can learn about their nutritional value. >>>>>>>>>>> see above..

I have found this to be very helpful to me as I have changed several of the items in my fridge. Remember: a gram of Protein is 4 calories, and a gram of carbohydrate is also 4 calories, a gram of fat is 9 calories. The calories of a typical diet should be composed of 20% calories from protein, 20% from fat, and 60% from carbohydrates.

>>>>>>>>>I am very well educated on these facts.. thanks though.!!

You and I like the same kinds of foods; unfortunately, they don't provide us with the quality nutrition that hotties like us need.

>>>>>>>>>>I know.

Play with your food a little more: try sushi, have a Bocca dinner, experiment in the kitchen.

>>>>>>>>>I have done all that and more....

The point is that there are lots of wonderful foods that taste great and are super nutritious.

>>>>>>>>I know. I hope to get it right sooner than later.

By the way, I noticed that neither of us are eating much. This means that every bite needs to be that much more nutritious. There's just a little room for junk in our stomaches (and I usually try to fill mine with vodka).

>>>>I know

I love milk. It is one of my favorite foods. Sadly, unless the milk is skim it brings a lot of fat into our diets.

>>>>>>>>I usually buy skim delux..I have drank skim for over a decade. Sometimes my kids bring home 2% from the corner store and I been lax lately on that.

Now fat is not a bad thing - unless it hangs over your belt or keeps you from seeing your toes, but as we all know too much of a good thing is bad. Also, watchout for the cheese. It is another personal favorite, but I have switched to mozerella and cut back because there is just too much fat in cheese. Saturated fat should be avoided and anything hydrogenated is a big no-no. A good rule of thumb regarding hydroginated fat is, if its baked and crispy look out! (think oreos, many chips, snack foods)

>>>>>>>>>I know all this.. very well. I am educated in this feild.

Most everything in a bag is junk - so be cautious. If you ever find yourself sitting on a couch in the dark with a bag, run.

>>>>>>>LOL, I leave the light on,.. I like to see my food.. lol

The bag is a suave lover who first warms your heart but leaves you with stretchmarks.

>>>>>>>>>lol... your right....I went from 135 pound strechmark free 15 yr old to a 325 pound 19 yr old.. My streachmarks are two inched wide and up to 10 inches long.. and cover every part of me just about.

Enjoy your food, get some Vitamins, balance your diet, and keep up the fantastic work.

>>>>>>thankyou... Your advice is great.. KEEP GIVING IT!!!!

xoxoxo

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2pm..

6 bites of tomatoe Soup

2 ounces milk

sprinkle of parm

later:

5 nacho chips from taco bell

half the little container of cheese sauce

small rootbeer float from A&W

half of a large mashed potaotes and gravy from KFC

4 reses peanutbutter cups

12 ounces milk

baked chicken (prolly 2 ounces)

stove top stuffing (1/3 cup)

lots of chicken fat and oil involved here

30 ounces milk

I am sick with myself.

I really cant stand listing this

But I have to..

I need a fill real bad. I am sad.

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two bites of a buretto my daughter had

12 ounces of eggnog for the whole day

12 ounces of LITE sunny delight for the whole day

16 ounces of grape drink for the day

three servings of reses peanutbutter puff cerial

with 2 cups 2% milk

and fourth a pint of heavy whipping cream

One Jimmy Dean sausage biscuit with cheese and egg

about one cup of sweet and salty chex mix

few more drinks of milk

GREAT NEWS

I sold my camper.... and I screduled a fill for next week!!

I SURE NEED ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am happy again.

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