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I have been mixing vegetables with my protein. For instance, I blend cucumber and celery with Greek yogurt and then mix in smoked salmon. Or I have soup with cooked vegetables. On Friday, I made a Shepherd's Pie with a topping made out of cauliflower and ricotta instead of potatoes.
on 3/18/17 12:36 pm
I'd recommend this book and his videos as well. The book can be read with kindle unlimited on amazon right now.
Just eating protein has always filled me up so much I've had a hard time adding in veggies. I'm trying really hard to keep my carbs low, and at 4.5 months out I'm still only able to manage 4 oz (1/2 cup) of solid protein at a time unless it's something soupy or saucy, so no room for veg.
As much as I love my veggies (former carboholic to the Nth degree!), I resigned myself to the fact that I'll have to wait until maintenance when I can up my calories and carbs a little before I can really add in veggies on a regular basis.
Others seem to be able to do it this early on, but I'm focused on reaching my goal, and then will make changes at that time.
on 3/14/17 11:27 am
How did you get in vegetables when just getting in protein in the soft food phase was difficult? Or did you wait until the regular food phase to eat them?
on 3/13/17 6:32 pm
New study says broccoli helps to combat obesity.
"Sulforaphane is an isothiocyanate found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and kale. Researchers with Kanazawa University has found that sulforaphane helped reduce weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet by 15%. The team also found that the nutrient helped reduce visceral fat - the abdominal fat that surrounds the organs and is most detrimental to health."
Does this mean I should be consuming broccoli several times a week? How often do you use broccoli?
Thank you all for responding to my question. I ended up calling my Dr. and asking if i could do the cabbage diet, and they said absolutely not. I have to go back to protein protein protein, and veggies, then fruit. Keeping a food journal is also something I am going to start to do again too. I wish I could exercise like I use to, but my pain from my fibromyalgia just makes it impossible. the constant pain is just unbearable. So, I am going to do as you all have said, and go back to the basics, start from the beginning, and not worry about losing the weight so fast (I was considering starving myself), so, thank you friends with your words of help and encouragement.
OH kinda frowns on people re directing others to another site. You might want to take out the link in your post or oh will do it for you.
Also popping pills/supplements/etc to suppress appetite is no different from the many unregulated/un proven supplements targeted towards people seeking to lose weight.
Most people here have had enough of fads/people trying to take advantage of people selling their stuff to make a quick buck.
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
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I'd try cross posting on the main/rny board. In a nutshell this is a fad diet & like so many fad diets they work in the short term but overall it doesn't work, plus you'll lose out on a lot of nutrients that you'll need to stay healthy. Since you malabsorb nutrients for life, I'd be leery of trying anything that would restrict me nutrition wise.
Don't worry so much about the lack of exercise, ultimately its what you put in your mouth that matters most. People have lost weight without exercise., it helps, but not as much as you think.
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another. T-Rebel
During high weight loss and 2-6months out I was eating about 400-700 calories and would only have 15-30g all day. It's very important to me that I keep sugars as low as possible. I'm a year out now and I do have sugar in my coffee in the mornings because "life" I like it and it works in my plan. So my sugars are now in the 50-60g range and I'm at 1000-1200k calories. I am maintaining about 200lbs at 5 9". It's been a pretty happy weight for me as it's allowed me the opportunity to do far more things. However I'm about to go back to a more calorie and sugar restrictive plan here soon because I'd like to lose another 10-20lbs.
Some of us are more prone to sugar crazyness so you need to judge for yourself how much is enough. No one wants to feel like they have no food choices but if you can get away from processed food options the sugar isn't too much of an issue. Stick with meats and cheese, nuts and eggs, veggies if you want them, and if you really want something sweet berries are a good choice. When your away from sugar and artificial sweeteners for awhile, berries actually are sweet and a nice treat without blowing your carb ratios.
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