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 2009-10-06 3:48 PM in reply to: #2445037 |
Expert  1083   The Woodlands, TX |  Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to YourselfI am making chinese tonight but subbing Shirataki noodles for the rice/noodles in my stir fry. Looking really forward to it as I have not had chinese in a long time. That sounds really yummy! I met with my nutritionist - she actually wants me to up my calories along with increasing my %fat and %protein. She thinks I've gone catabolic and that's why my body fat % is so much higher then I expected and why I've been struggling to lose weight. She says my muscles will respond to the increase in calories and protein. I'm very nervous about eating more as it seems counter-intuitive. Has anyone had success by bumping UP their calories? I'm going to give it a shot starting next week, so I hope I can still meet my goal weight! |
| 2009-10-06 4:52 PM in reply to: #2446037 |
Champion 19812    MA | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself erin116 - 2009-10-06 4:48 PM I am making chinese tonight but subbing Shirataki noodles for the rice/noodles in my stir fry. Looking really forward to it as I have not had chinese in a long time. That sounds really yummy! I met with my nutritionist - she actually wants me to up my calories along with increasing my %fat and %protein. She thinks I've gone catabolic and that's why my body fat % is so much higher then I expected and why I've been struggling to lose weight. She says my muscles will respond to the increase in calories and protein. I'm very nervous about eating more as it seems counter-intuitive. Has anyone had success by bumping UP their calories? I'm going to give it a shot starting next week, so I hope I can still meet my goal weight!
I've tweaked my losing weight eating plan and increased my protein and fat intake as well and significantly lowered my carbs. |
| 2009-10-06 7:06 PM in reply to: #2446037 |
Master 1632 Almost Canada, WA | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself erin116 - 2009-10-06 10:48 AM I am making chinese tonight but subbing Shirataki noodles for the rice/noodles in my stir fry. Looking really forward to it as I have not had chinese in a long time. That sounds really yummy! I met with my nutritionist - she actually wants me to up my calories along with increasing my %fat and %protein. She thinks I've gone catabolic and that's why my body fat % is so much higher then I expected and why I've been struggling to lose weight. She says my muscles will respond to the increase in calories and protein. I'm very nervous about eating more as it seems counter-intuitive. Has anyone had success by bumping UP their calories? I'm going to give it a shot starting next week, so I hope I can still meet my goal weight! I can't say that I've actually had this problem but it makes total sense...I'm anxious to hear how it works for you! And what the heck are shirataki noodles? |
| 2009-10-06 7:08 PM in reply to: #2445037 |
Expert 1112 I'm a Tennessee girl living in SoCal. | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself Batlou - 2009-10-06 7:58 AM I am making chinese tonight but subbing Shirataki noodles for the rice/noodles in my stir fry. Looking really forward to it as I have not had chinese in a long time. That sounds tasty! I really wish I liked the Shirtaki noodles. I've seen a bunch of recipes on the Hungry Girl site using them, and I have a running friend who eats them quite often and loves them. I've tried them twice and really want to like them, but it's just not happening. I guess I'll just have to stick with my Carba-Nada noodles even though they're more calories. They're still less than regular pasta though. |
| 2009-10-06 7:12 PM in reply to: #2446383 |
Expert 1112 I'm a Tennessee girl living in SoCal. | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself Happychick - 2009-10-06 5:06 PM And what the heck are shirataki noodles? They're noodles made from tofu and yam flour. Accordingly, they are low-carb and very low-calorie. If memory serves, the entire 8 oz. bag is only 40 calories or something ridiculously low like that. Here is a link: House Foods Shirataki Noodles |
| 2009-10-06 7:15 PM in reply to: #2426990 |
Master 1632 Almost Canada, WA | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself There is a thread that was started about how often you weigh yourself which kind of made me chuckle since I recently made myself stop with the addiction of the scale. I got to a point where I was weighing myself at least once a day ~ which as you know is NOT an accurate showing of how much you actually weigh. Sooo, I have vowed to myself that I would weigh myself once a week and with this challenge I will do it on weigh day ONLY. I know that using things besides weight (like how my clothes fit or how I'm feeling) is a much better guage anyway but I find myself reaching for that dang scale but. However, I refuse to let myself fall for it by stepping on (until Thursday that is!) |
| 2009-10-06 7:17 PM in reply to: #2446401 |
Master 1632 Almost Canada, WA | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself BunnyB - 2009-10-06 2:12 PM Happychick - 2009-10-06 5:06 PM And what the heck are shirataki noodles? They're noodles made from tofu and yam flour. Accordingly, they are low-carb and very low-calorie. If memory serves, the entire 8 oz. bag is only 40 calories or something ridiculously low like that. Here is a link: House Foods Shirataki Noodles Ok, that totally peaks my curiosity so I am going to have to see if I can find them here! Thanks for the info!  |
| 2009-10-06 7:34 PM in reply to: #2446409 |
Regular 75 | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself Those noodles sound really interesting. My dad's on a low carb diet right now so that might be a good compromise for the family. Are they satisfying/filling? I'm guessing the protein in the tofu helps make it more satisfying. Happychick - 2009-10-06 8:15 PM Now that you all know my internal scale debate, I'm just curious how often you weigh yourself? Do you skip the scale all together and use other guages like how your clothes fit? Are you more concerned with BF than with weight? I have the same issue. Although I seem to give into the temptation too much. I aim for once a week but sometimes I jump on every morning. I really should break that habit. Maybe I need to quit the scale and just go by measurements/size of clothing anyway. |
| 2009-10-06 8:53 PM in reply to: #2426990 |
Expert 1203 | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself They are very good and take on flavor pretty well. Come packaged in fluid and ready to eat. Just be sure to open while holding nose. Pour into strainer and rinse for a bit. They have a fishy smell and it rinses off but pretty foul smelling when you first open them. I have used them to make low-carb chili, spaghetti and planned to do chinese. I forgot my son had a ball game so I headed straight from work to the game. Stopped at Subway and ate a roasted chicken sub sans the loaf of bread it's served on. If you are shopping for them they will be in the refridgerated vegitarian section. @Happychick: I have never met a scale I didn't like. My wife teases me but I am obsessed with my scale. I weigh everytime I am in the bathroom. Having said that, I don't put much stock in al of my mid-week weigh-in's. I only count what happens on Monday mornings...and now thursdays. |
| 2009-10-06 9:31 PM in reply to: #2446409 |
Veteran 195 San Francisco | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself Happychick - 2009-10-06 5:15 PM
I also have one of those internal scale debates constantly going on. It's no good. I recently got into the bad habit of weighing myself once per day, as soon as I wake up in the morning. I need to get back to once or twice per week, especially because of daily weight fluctuations. No need to drive ourselves crazy. Once a week, twice per week max is quite enough! |
| 2009-10-06 9:36 PM in reply to: #2446383 |
Veteran 195 San Francisco | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself Happychick - 2009-10-06 5:06 PM And what the heck are shirataki noodles? I LOVE the noodles! I get mine from miraclenoodle.com. I heard about them through Ben Greenfield's podcast. They are a great substitute for regular pasta. So far, I've made a stir-fry and spaghetti type dish with them. I highly recommend them. |
| 2009-10-07 2:29 AM in reply to: #2426990 |
Expert 1112 I'm a Tennessee girl living in SoCal. | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself I'm guilty of being a daily weigher, although I only count my weigh in on Friday mornings as my "official" weigh in for the week. I am a bit of a numbers geek, so I kind of enjoy seeing how different foods affect my weight on a daily basis. Because of that, I've learned to not eat soups, microwave popcorn, or cheese the day before my weigh in because they always cause my weight to spike a bit. |
| 2009-10-07 4:26 AM in reply to: #2426990 |
Veteran 117 Newark, Delaware | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself I used to be a daily weigher, too, but I'm reforming for this fall. |
| 2009-10-07 12:48 PM in reply to: #2445037 |
Expert 1083 The Woodlands, TX | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself Batlou - 2009-10-06 9:58 AM I am making chinese tonight but subbing Shirataki noodles for the rice/noodles in my stir fry. Looking really forward to it as I have not had chinese in a long time. I was driving home listening to my Jillian Michaels podcasts and she started talking about an article in self magazine about cooking with juices and she specifically talks about stir-fry. I thought of your shirataki noodle stir-fry and thought it'd be a good article to share here. I never would have thought to stir-fry with juice instead of oil! |
| 2009-10-07 12:51 PM in reply to: #2446817 |
Expert 1083 The Woodlands, TX | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself JessXU00 - 2009-10-07 4:26 AM I used to be a daily weigher, too, but I'm reforming for this fall. Thanks for the book rec, I will definitely check it out! I've been looking for a good granola recipe for some time now, most that I've found seem too sugary. As for weighing, I mostly weight once a day, first thing in the morning. However, if I know I ate something that will show the day before (chinese, popcorn, soup), I won't weigh for fear of what I will see. Terrible I know, but 3-5 pounds in one day can kill my self-image for the day even though I know it's only sodium. For example, I haven't weighed in since Sunday because I've been eating soup this week |
| 2009-10-07 2:14 PM in reply to: #2426990 |
Extreme Veteran 603 Glasgow, UK | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself First time I've been able to post since the start of the month so ... Starting weight 227lb Target 206lb (wouldn't it be great to be 199!) |
| 2009-10-07 3:27 PM in reply to: #2426990 |
Expert 736 Longview, TX | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself In the past, whenever I would go on a weightloss kick I would weigh myself every day. The slightest increase or no change from day to day would deeply effect me and would eventually lead me to giving up. Stupid I know. I wanted weightloss fast and great...like the biggest losers For this challenge, I'm going to weigh myself only on weigh-in days, therefore, once a week. I think that will help me maintain a positive outlook through the journey. |
| 2009-10-07 3:29 PM in reply to: #2447821 |
Expert 1203 | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself erin116 - 2009-10-07 12:48 PM Batlou - 2009-10-06 9:58 AM I was driving home listening to my Jillian Michaels podcasts and she started talking about an article in self magazine about cooking with juices and she specifically talks about stir-fry. I thought of your shirataki noodle stir-fry and thought it'd be a good article to share here. I never would have thought to stir-fry with juice instead of oil!I am making chinese tonight but subbing Shirataki noodles for the rice/noodles in my stir fry. Looking really forward to it as I have not had chinese in a long time. Thanks for the link, may have to figure out how to incorporate that into some of my cooking. |
| 2009-10-07 6:20 PM in reply to: #2426990 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself I'm an every day weigher but do find my mood can be effected by the number. I do like seeing the drop in number though I find it motivating. I want this for me and the number today shouldn't make a difference how I feel about me. I know what I ate yesterday. We women with hormones, training, water retention issues my weight can jump all over the place. I'm considering weighing less often. |
| 2009-10-07 7:07 PM in reply to: #2426990 |
Veteran 104 greensboro, NC area | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself Is it too late to join? Ive been away for awhile and want/need to get back to accountability. If I can join in, my starting weight is 194. I would like to be 174 by Dec 25. Is that possible. Figuring 2 pounds a week.... |
| 2009-10-07 7:16 PM in reply to: #2447821 |
Expert 1112 I'm a Tennessee girl living in SoCal. | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself erin116 - 2009-10-07 10:48 AM Batlou - 2009-10-06 9:58 AM I was driving home listening to my Jillian Michaels podcasts ... I love listening to her podcasts! I probably have most of them from the past 3 years on my computer at home. I was so sorry when she gave up her radio show earlier this year. I live in Los Angeles and her show used to be part of my Sunday morning routine. |
| 2009-10-07 8:03 PM in reply to: #2447821 |
Master 1632 Almost Canada, WA | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself erin116 - 2009-10-07 7:48 AM Batlou - 2009-10-06 9:58 AM I was driving home listening to my Jillian Michaels podcasts and she started talking about an article in self magazine about cooking with juices and she specifically talks about stir-fry. I thought of your shirataki noodle stir-fry and thought it'd be a good article to share here. I never would have thought to stir-fry with juice instead of oil!I am making chinese tonight but subbing Shirataki noodles for the rice/noodles in my stir fry. Looking really forward to it as I have not had chinese in a long time. What a great idea!!! |
| 2009-10-07 8:09 PM in reply to: #2448599 |
Master 1632 Almost Canada, WA | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself crdvorscak - 2009-10-07 2:07 PM Is it too late to join? Ive been away for awhile and want/need to get back to accountability. If I can join in, my starting weight is 194. I would like to be 174 by Dec 25. Is that possible. Figuring 2 pounds a week.... CHRISTY!!!!! It is so good to "see" you again...of course you can join! 2 lbs a week is totally doable ~ you just have to commit yourself (and I know you can do it ~ as long as you stick around and allow yourself to be harassed by the rest of us!)  |
| 2009-10-07 8:21 PM in reply to: #2426990 |
Expert 1203 | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself FYI: The chinese noodles were awesome! First time I have eatin chinese in a couple of years and I forgot how much I like it. Happy that I have found a way to satisfy that craving without all of the calories and guilt. |
| 2009-10-07 9:50 PM in reply to: #2446409 |
Regular 99 Augusta, Georgia | Subject: RE: 2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself Happychick - 2009-10-06 7:15 PM Now that you all know my internal scale debate, I'm just curious how often you weigh yourself? Do you skip the scale all together and use other guages like how your clothes fit? Are you more concerned with BF than with weight? i shouldn't...but i do...weigh myself every day (oops). i know it's bad. and not accurate...but, i can't not. I am, for the most part, mostly concerned about bf loss...but i haven't seen consistent bf loss or weight loss in so long that i can't say i have a real gage...  hopefully that's about to change!! |
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