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I asked this on another thread but there was no response....can we eat the pasta in the purple box...Ronzoni smart pasta?? The one with added calcium and fiber or is that too nutritious? Should I just eat the plain no nutrient pasta? I also have the miracle noodles but I save those for when i need no calories added to my day.
Saturday I am going to a first bday party at an Italian restaurant. What should I eat? I'm thinking salad, with balsamic, and pasta with butter? Maybe a preselected menu. Help!
I'm pretty sure I just saw that Atomic had replied on your other thread!Quote:
Originally Posted by prayforprincess
Where's the other thread? would like to see the answer! Thanks ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
I ate pasta almost every single day while on the diet. I think the reason atomic cautions against it is just because it's very high in calories and protein and is easy to overeat. If you control your portions, you're fine. I found it easiest to buy a food scale and weigh out 1 or 1.5 servings to make sure I wasn't eating too much. A serving is usually 85g, but check your package - it's a LOT less pasta than you think, and it usually contains about 300 calories and 10g of protein. I know that once I saw what a serving of pasta really is I realised I probably eat 3-4 servings in a sitting when not on the diet!Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemissnaughty7
I haven't seen atomic's response to the smart pasta question, but I would think you're probably best to stick with regular pasta or rice pasta.
who on here drinks pepsi/coke in there sway and if you do is it diet and if you wont drink it why is that ???
It's great for a sway! I don't drink it personally b/c I don't like the aspartame, sodium benzoate, etc. but that's just a personal choice. If you need extra cals, drink one w/sugar (as long as it's not in between meals b/c you don't want your blood sugar to rise unless you're eating at mealtime). If you need an extra pick-me-up in between meals, drink a diet one (it won't raise blood sugar while you're in between meals). I find that a fizzy drink in between meals helps me stave off hunger and keep me "fuller" longer. I drink Zevia soda pop sometimes and is sweetened w/Stevia which tends to sway boy...:oops: I figure it won't hurt, especially if I'm adhering to the LE diet pretty well and drinking it actually makes me stick to the diet better.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemissnaughty7
I forgot to answer your ? about chicken and I'm not sure if anyone else did or not...I think it's okay if you incorporate it as long as you're keeping your protein levels at 40g or lower each day while also trying to eat 1400 - 1600 cals. It's best to get your protein from a veg source but it's still swaying if you're 40g or lower, especially if you were eating a lot more meat before swaying.
so its best to drink your drinks with your meals then ?
Yes...if they have any cals in them, drink them w/your meals. If you skip breakkie in the a.m., you could just put a tiny bit of skim milk in your coffee/tea if you plan on drinking that. If it's a zero cal drink (i.e. diet soda) drink anytime.
I drink diet coke. I also do decaf coffee in the am with sugar free creamer. It has some cals in it but I feel like it can't raise my blood sugar too much, and if it does, I feel like it will fall even lower by the time I eat again. I do pep tea and red raspberry leaf tea too!
I am doing diet coke as well as double peppermint tea (I let two bags steep in 8 oz. of water) that is sweetened with two packets of equal. I usually do two cokes and one tea a day or viceversa.
I have no idea where the pasta thread was! Mocha was right though, get the 'normal' one without the vitamins and make sure you're sticking with your daily allowances.
I drank LOADS of diet coke when I was swaying! Also 2 coffees with a little milk and sweetener in the mornings.
Ok so I have a question also about the soda. LoL.
I wanted to know if 1 a day is ok, like the regular one. It is the 90 calorie one enough to give me a bit of a kick. Would I eat this while eating a meal?
Also what do we want our sugars at??
Aside that tomorrow af is supposed to be completely gone! Can't wait to start. Yesterday was my first full day on the le diet and I did amazing with my sodium and protein and fat intake. I had sodium at 900, fat was I believe 25, and I think if I am correct my protein was 38.. and my cals were at 1,400
Morning/9am - 1 coffee with 1% soymilk
Lunch: Same ol' thing, 3 ryvita crispbreads with dairylea spread and iceberg lettuce, plus meerkat jellies and a Dr Pepper
A chocolate at work. :/
Dinner: Rice with chopped tinned plain tomatoes, button mushrooms, creme fraiche, and a little bit of chilli powder. :x
Snack at 10pm (I know, a bit late...): 3 rice cakes with 1 teaspoon strawberry jam on each (low/trace everything else but the cals/sugar...)
1 cup peppermint tea
Calories: 1324
Fat: 23
Protein: 28
Sodium: 222
I see some ladies are drinking peppermint tea while taking vitex and saw palmetto. I thought you weren't supposed to do this- forget why but I know I read this. Can someone chime in....
Both peppermint tea and Saw Palmetto lower testosterone, so I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to do both - at least not the 3 cups of peppermint tea a day recommended. Vitex and peppermint tea are ok, though.
That's what I thought. How are you mocha? Has it sunk in u got your bfp? I knew this was your month!
It's starting to become more real. I made my first midwife appt, which will be February 22nd, and it felt good to be able to write something on the calendar. They also said they could order me an u/s at 8 weeks if I want to check for a heartbeat, which is waaaay better than having to wait until my 11 week u/s.
so pleased you got a BFP mocha hun you really deserve it, ok so il be drinking diet coke/pepsi all day lol, which brand did you drink zan hun, now i think i remember someone saying that either DW or DH were not supposed to drink peppermint tea, which one is it does anyone know ?? il be on clomid, fibogel, folic acid, baby aspirin, acidophilus, DH will be on sudafed before attempt, cranberry, liq root, and acidophilus ? (is that right are men supposed to take this too) just wondered if anyone could shed some light on this please ???
That's great Mocha. It would be so hard for me to wait- glad you get to go early! I'm spoiled here the minute you get a bfp you go to doc get sono and since I'm high risk bc of my crohns I'm there every 2 weeks!
Btw: what kind of low sodium bread did u use? I found one by peppridge farm but can't find where they sell it! Or low sodium pita?
Oh and your due date is sept 15th right? That's my ds2's bday!! Great time of year ;)
I drank whatever brand - Pepsi Max, Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke, Coke Zero ... why are there so many?!Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemissnaughty7
Not sure about the peppermint tea but I know it's fine for DW (unless you're taking Saw Palmetto) so maybe it's not for DH or not if you're on Clomid? I don't think DH needs acidophilus.
Hope - here in Canada, it's almost impossible to find low sodium bread. The lowest I could find was the Weight Watchers stuff, but even it had about 200mg per 2 slices, and the slices were TINY. Honestly, I very, very rarely ate bread for that reason. I'd rather save my sodium for yummier stuff like cheese! Sometimes I made my own low sodium bread with my breadmaker, and I discovered that several brands of middle eastern type pitas (you know - the very flat large ones) only have about 100mg of sodium each. They make a great pizza crust! I also found one brand of English muffins that had only 100mg per muffin, so I sometimes had that with cream cheese, and I also sometimes bought those thin bagels several brands make because they only have something like 150mg of sodium per bagel.
I did find it easier to eat rice for lunch most of the time, though - that way I could save almost all my sodium for a yummy supper. It gave me something to look forward to all day :bigsmile:
hmmm maybe we will skip pep mint tea then, i swear i read on IG that DH was supposed to take acidophilus, ?? not sure now, ok well do you know the dosage for DW on that one hun, i had it here somewhere but cant find it now lol,
have some great options for low sodium bread in the UK if that helps Cookies Detecting!
oh poop ok well its on the Online Grocery Shopping, ASDA Direct, George and more at Asda.com website and its called asda free from white sliced bread
sainsburys also do free from bagels
H&D, Looks like you’re doing pretty well! :agree: My only suggestions would be to get more Potassium (coconut water, banana, spaghetti squash, etc.) to get 2,500 – 3,500, maybe swap the egg whites for something that isn’t heavy in protein and get a few more cals. Hope this helps/makes sense…You’re doing great!Quote:
Originally Posted by HopeandDreamG
ARG...just typed you up something and then lost it! I'll try again...When I go out, it's usually no fun but I can make it work by ordering off the side menu...steamed veggies w/out butter/salt, salad w/low-fat/fat-free dressing on the side, etc. The pasta is okay if you don't eat that much and try to get it plain like you were planning. Try to save up some of your cals/fat/protein/sodium during the day so you can have more in the evening. Also, look on the restaurant website for nutritional info so you can have a plan before you go. Some restaurants show this, others don't (beware of those that don't!). Also, go easy on the bread...it's not as innocent as it looks, even w/out the butter. If you happen to go over that day, not the end of the world...we've all been there and it's the overall trend that matters. Just my :twocents: GL!!Quote:
Originally Posted by HopeandDreamG
BTW – sorry I was late getting back to you on this and didn’t respond yesterday…these threads are BUSY!
DramaBird, that’s a great strategy to weigh yourself only once a week b/c the scale can be really fickle and misleading…1.5 yrs ago when I was losing weight, I would see so much fluctuation in the course of a week that was both + and – and it can really mess w/your mind. It all works out in the end and once a week should give you the progress you need w/out driving yourself crazy w/the annoying fluctuations.
YAY for skittles!!! I really want to try that marshmallow vodka! :agree:
Soda is great for the sway and as long as it’s not putting you over in cals, drink the sugar ones…It’s fine! Don’t worry about counting sugar on the girl diet…eat all you want as long as you’ve had no history w/diabetes. Sugar is a girl-swayers BFF b/c it’s tons of empty cals followed by plummeting blood sugar levels.Quote:
Originally Posted by ttcadaughter2012
GREAT JOB on the 1st day of your diet! Looks good…YAY for the end of AF…O is coming soon for you! :cheer:
Yesterday...
1st Meal: Cal – 293/Fat - 2/Protein - 13/Fiber - 18/Sodium – 113
• Green Drink w/100% cran juice
• 1 C. black tea w/rice milk
2nd Meal: Cal – 713/Fat - 12/Protein - 24/Fiber - 12/Sodium – 262
• Sauteed leeks, mushrooms, & white basmati rice w/quark
• Air-popped popcorn
3rd Meal: Cal – 453/Fat - 7/Protein - 4/Fiber - 35/Sodium – 166
• “Girl Sway Smoothie” (rice milk/frozen raspberries/psyllium husks)
• Lite whipped topping + strawberry jam on popped corn cakes
Drinks throughout the day:
• 4 C. Peppermint tea
• 2 C. RRL tea
• water
Totals:
• Cal – 1,459
• Fat – 21
• Protein – 41
• Fiber – 65
• Sodium – 541
I've not been on IG in quite a while but you and he both could take one capsule a day maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemissnaughty7
people keep saying sodium is high in bread but it seems that its not on the bread im eating, am i looking at this wrong ??
on the sainsburys.co.uk website im gona be eating the free from bagels and they have hardly any in ??
If we are looking at the same thing it states: 1 bagel cal 228, fat 7.9, sat fat 0.8g, salt 0.61g, total sugars 3.6g.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemissnaughty7
FYI: 1 gram of sodium per 100g = 2.5 grams salt
So 1 bagel contains 244mg sodium.
If it is bagels you want, you might want to look at the Weight Watchers ones, which "only" have 170mg sodium per bagel compared to the Sainsburys ones.
its the same ones yes ok im lost it states on there per 100g of bagel = 0.35g sodium ?
and when i put it in myfitnesspal it states im not eating hardly any sodium, and that theres none in the bagels ?
I found with sodium that a lot of entries on myfitnesspal are incorrect due to other members submitting the details and making mistakes when inputting the sodium. I had to change quite a few items due to this. Basically the packs list sodium in grams, i.e. 0.1g. Myfitnesspal, however, lists sodium in mg. So a lot of times people input the sodium content as 0.1, but don't realise that it is asking for mg not g, in which case it should be 100mg. Therefore in this example the item would show no sodium content when it has in fact 100mg, which is 1/10 of your daily allowance. Hope this makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemissnaughty7
Also some people only enter the information from the front of the pack and not the detailed nutritional information from the back of the packs, which doesn't list sodium, but only salt and salt isn't a possible entry on myfitnesspal.