January Pink Food Thread

[rainbowflower]

LMN - I never weigh pasta (very rarely), I just tip it into my hand dry as I add it to the saucepan and add 1.5 handfuls per person. Personally I wouldn't stress about it unless you're not losing weight

I know Atomic considers one cup of COOKED pasta to be one portion, but says most will have two portions with a meal

[rainbowflower]

I feel like I'm snacking again, too much... even if it's candy...

I really miss snacking...

[dramabird]

ok i think ive overdosed on pasta.......... can someone help me out, i have eaten 150g of uncooked pasta, now should i have eaten 150g of cooked pasta i cant get my head around it lol,

I just checked a few packages of pasta I have in the cupboard. It indicates that a single serving is 2 oz. (about 56 grams) of DRY pasta. So you were correct in measuring dry ... but if you ate 150 grams, that would be three serving sizes. No problem so long as that was your intent and your daily values can afford them.

[dramabird]

I've had some weird days here. Given that I hadn't lost any weight the previous week, I decided I needed to drop calories. I managed that on Jan. 8, but some of my other values, like sodium and protein, went farther over the maximum limits than I've done since starting the LE diet. I also discussed the whole calcium thing with Atomic; I was still trying to do IG levels, but she thinks we really ought to go low-nutrient across the board, including calcium (and I haven't been calculating my magnesium anyway). So Jan. 8's calcium limits were crazy high but I'm going to try to keep them below 800 from now on. I won't mind dropping the rice milk ... no love lost there! And while I like the yogurt just fine, if I can swap those calories and whatnot for candy and cookies instead, and have it still be good for my sway, who am I to argue?

Also, I really find myself seesawing on this diet! Compared to Jan. 8, on Jan. 9 I went really low on protein, calcium and sodium, but my calories were back up.

Then on Jan. 10, I went so low on everything, I was able to indulge in three big chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven (drool!), while still logging in my lowest calorie day to date (along with low sodium, low protein, low calcium and fat levels that were within accepted limits).

Who knows what the next days will bring?

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Jan. 8

Morning:
CF Diet Coke

Lunch:
folic acid, Trader Joe's Psyllium Husk (fiber), Saw Palmetto, acidophilus and Vitex.
1 slice Wonder bread with 1/2 Tbsp. jelly and 1 teaspoon light margarine
1 slice Wonder bread with 1 slice low-sodium cheese
1/2 cup no-salt-added green beans
8 oz. skim milk
Activia Fiber yogurt

Afternoon:
CF Diet Coke

Dinner:
1 slice Wonder bread with 2 egg whites (cooked using cooking spray) and 1/2 Tbsp. mayo
Smoothie of 1 cup rice milk, 1 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup kefir
1/2 cup no-salt-added green beans
Activia Fiber yogurt
4 Keebler Coconut Dreams cookies
Blue Bunny Orange Dream ice cream bar

Evening:
CF Diet Coke

Before bed:
Saw Palmetto and Vitex

Totals:
Calories: 1330
Calories from fat: 350
Fat grams: 41.5
Sodium: 1147
Protein: 46.5
Calcium: 1720

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Jan. 9

Morning:
CF Diet Coke

Lunch:
folic acid, Trader Joe's Psyllium Husk (fiber), Saw Palmetto, acidophilus and Vitex.
1 slice Wonder bread with 1/2 Tbsp. jelly and 1 teaspoon light margarine
1/2 cup no-salt-added green beans
16 "Hint of Salt" Wheat Thins
2 Keebler Coconut Dreams cookies
Crystal Light
1/3 can of peaches

Afternoon:
CF Diet Coke

Dinner:
Stirfry with one serving consisting of 1 cup rice, 1/2 zucchini, 1/2 cup mushrooms, 1 leek, 1/4 bell pepper and 1 Tbsp. butter
8 oz. red wine
Whatchamacallit candy bar
1 chocolate/marshmallow cookie
5 Starburst candies

Before bed:
Saw Palmetto and Vitex

Totals:
Calories: 1560
Calories from fat: 410
Fat grams: 46
Sodium: 572
Protein: 16.5
Calcium: 270

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Jan. 10

Morning:
single peppermint tea (1 bag, 2 Equals) -- I'm not going to go excessive on the pep tea since I'm taking Saw Palmetto, but it seems to help me get through a workday morning of no calories whatsoever.

Lunch:
Half a serving of leftover stirfry. I intended to eat the whole thing, but it just wasn't that appetizing to me.
1/8 cup Skittles
CF Diet Coke

Dinner:
1 capsule Chitosan (I haven't gotten in the habit of taking this yet, so I had forgotten the past day or two)
1/2 cup Trader Joe's organic, low-sodium butternut squash soup
1 slice Wonder bread with 2 egg whites (cooked using cooking spray) and 1/2 Tbsp. mayo
1/2 cup no-salt-added green beans
1/3 can of peaches
Crystal Light
4 oz. red wine
Three chocolate chip cookies (OMG, so good -- high in just about everything, but my other values from the day were so low I could fit them in ... just these three cookies made up like a third of my day's calories! LOL)

Evening:
CF Diet Coke

Before bed:
Saw Palmetto and Vitex

Totals:
Calories: 1133
Calories from fat: 295
Fat grams: 33.5
Sodium: 635.5
Protein: 21.75
Calcium: 220

[dramabird]

I really miss snacking...

Amen, sister!

[Mochagirl]

well im still not sure whats goin on with this pasta theory, my mom says i should of eaten 150g of cooked pasta as eating 150g of uncooked is like eating a horse, (even tho i only had baby pasta sauce with it) im confused still lol, where is AS when you need her lol,

It really depends on what type of pasta you're eating. Just make sure to read the package and measure out a portion according to what they say. As I said, all my pasta says to measure it out dry. A serving works out to be about a cup once cooked, but I always ate 1.5 servings of regular pasta (which are 85g dry each), so about 130g. A serving of rice pasta is only 56g dry.

Don't worry about what your Mom says as long as you know the nutritional info for your particular brand of pasta and make sure you stay within your daily limits for calories and protein.

[littlemissnaughty7]

ok il try to stop fussing about the pasta lol, ok il move onto calories lol, does anyone have any other quick fixs for calories (more) but not high in carbs ??

[suregena]

I didn't think there was anything wrong with carbs?

[suregena]

Dinner is my favorite time of the day. I look forward to dinner ever day. All I think about is dinner during the day.

Is this what my life has become?

Who would ever, in their right mind, be anxious to hurry up and get home to have a bowl of rice... mushrooms... cauliflower... and creme fraiche?

But when you're starving, it's divine.

And... I'm always hungry.
:P

[rainbowflower]

CD4:

Lunch:
Savoury golden rice: 232 calories, 5.8g protein, 3g fat, trace sodium
2 raspberry panna cotta: 590 calories *cough*, 4.8g protein, 48.6g fat *cough, again*, 40mg sodium
Total: 822 calories, 10.6g protein, 51.6g fat, 40mg sodium

Tea:
Home made veggie lasagne - 144+150+270 calories, 1g+9.4g protein, 11.8+1.1g fat, 700mg sodium
green beans - 50 calories
Total: 614 calories, 10.4g protein, 12.9g fat, 700mg sodium

Daily Total: 1436 calories, 21g protein, 64.5g fat, 740mg sodium