Back to healthy eating...again

Good luck. Just stick to the plan.

I've just been put on the GERD diet. Kind of difficult when my favorite food is Caprese and my favorite beverages are white wine and Diet Coke. All of these are big no's for GERD.

What do I eat at Pizza Bar?
Caprese? No, due to tomatoes and non-low-fat cheese.
Filetto? No, it's fried.
Sausage pizza? No, due to sausage, tomato sauce, and non-low-fat cheese.

Guess I'll just nom on ... :idontno:

Eat all your same foods, just smaller portions and exercise more.

I've just been put on the GERD diet. Kind of difficult when my favorite food is Caprese and my favorite beverages are white wine and Diet Coke. All of these are big no's for GERD.

What do I eat at Pizza Bar?
Caprese? No, due to tomatoes and non-low-fat cheese.
Filetto? No, it's fried.
Sausage pizza? No, due to sausage, tomato sauce, and non-low-fat cheese.

Guess I'll just nom on ... :idontno:

Prilosec OTC 20 minutes before breakfast and you should be good to go.:lol:

I am going to attempt to follow the fat flush diet (Ann Louise Gittleman) for the health benefits not to loose weight, it works on both tho. I will follow it as close as I can. (still can't give up white wine completely!)

Prilosec OTC 20 minutes before breakfast and you should be good to go.:lol:

I'm on two Protonix 40 mg a day. Maybe I'll pop one before going to Pizza Bar. It's not like I eat at Pizza Bar every day. 🙂

I made healthy turkey-vegetable soup today.

Well, I had cheerios and skim milk for bfast, a pear for a snack, protein bar and apple for lunch (was training a class today so no time for a real lunch), protein bar snack. I'm about to make pork loin chops, rice and sauteed veggies for dinner with some fresh pineapple for my evening snack. I've been eating a lot of sugar the last 6 weeks and am hoping replacing it with fruit will help ease the transition!! I did treadmill 2 miles this am, did a 15 minute brisk walk at lunch and then walked another 2 miles this evening but then it got too chilly so I had to call it quits. Day one is mostly down and I didn't feel the urge to snap anyone's neck so I call it a success!

My usual plan is 1300-1500 calories per day of cereal or oatmeal with skim milk, fruit snacks, protein bar or sandwich lunches, lean meat, rice or potato and veggies for supper. I've exercised 1 hour 20 minutes cardio total today but will up that to 1.5-2 hours cardio most daily with weights 4 days/week.

Be careful with the protein bars - some of them are total diet busters due to fat/calorie content.

Yogurt (again check the labels for fat and sugars) is also a good snack w/ health benefits.

I surfed through some diet reality show and the trainer lady was making people drink water w/ a dash of lemon juice - dunno why, but she said it was so much better than just water (which at 0 calories or preservatives I find hard to beat). Anyone know? :idontno:

Be careful with the protein bars - some of them are total diet busters due to fat/calorie content.

Yogurt (again check the labels for fat and sugars) is also a good snack w/ health benefits.

I surfed through some diet reality show and the trainer lady was making people drink water w/ a dash of lemon juice - dunno why, but she said it was so much better than just water (which at 0 calories or preservatives I find hard to beat). Anyone know? :idontno:

It's supposed to work as a mild diuretic and may promote peristalsis.

Here is another reason to be careful with the protein bars, if they contain lecithin that is not organic.

The Soy and Other 'Natural' Food Products in Your Cabinet May Contain a Dangerous Neurotoxin | Food | AlterNet

Here is another reason to be careful with the protein bars, if they contain lecithin that is not organic.

The Soy and Other 'Natural' Food Products in Your Cabinet May Contain a Dangerous Neurotoxin | Food | AlterNet

I've dumped soy completely. I don't need any extra estrogen or like estrogen compounds. I've gotten enough from all the plastics and stuff around me.

Be careful with the protein bars - some of them are total diet busters due to fat/calorie content.

Yogurt (again check the labels for fat and sugars) is also a good snack w/ health benefits.

I surfed through some diet reality show and the trainer lady was making people drink water w/ a dash of lemon juice - dunno why, but she said it was so much better than just water (which at 0 calories or preservatives I find hard to beat). Anyone know? :idontno:

It's supposed to work as a mild diuretic and may promote peristalsis.

My friend, who was trying to loose weight, also added cayenne pepper to her lemon & water...cayenne pepper is also a diet spice, included in the fat flush diet....curbs the appetite

I think that the only way to eat healthily is to cook at home so that you are totally in control of ingredients. That's really difficult when you work full time.

Breakfast and lunch are pretty easy. Breakfast -- fruit and cereal or egg substitute and whole grain toast. For me the only fast food that works for lunch is Subway -- turkey sandwich with mustard as the only condiment.

Dinner is where it gets difficult for me because I don't know of any place in our town where one can find a healthy dinner. I'm excluding fast food because a grilled chicken sandwich doesn't satisfy me at dinner. And I'm usually too tired at the end of the day to cook and wash dishes, even though hubby helps.

I get the protein bars that have high protein but decent amounts of fiber and fat but don't like to eat them all of the time but it's an easy option on busy work days.

I've heard for years to use organic maple syrup, fresh lemon juice and cayenne pepper in your water to detox and flush you. I've tried it before and it doesn't taste too bad if you don't use too much cayenne! I need to give that a whirl again!!

I had mojo piquant pork loin chops with rice and black beans for dinner with fresh pineapple for dessert tonight-tasty.

Yogurt (again check the labels for fat and sugars) is also a good snack w/ health benefits.

I'm a convert to Fage's 2% and 0% fat greek yogurt. High in protein, and no weird ingredients. Get the plain version and then just add a little bit of good honey or preserves to sweeten. (I like Fresh Market's blueberry jam) You'll end up with far less sugar or artificial sweetners than you get in pre-flavored yogurts.

My friend, who was trying to loose weight, also added cayenne pepper to her lemon & water...cayenne pepper is also a diet spice, included in the fat flush diet....curbs the appetite

I take the cayenne in capsules to warm me up a little when my body temp dips too low and I can't get warm. It helps.

Good luck! I am going to start my workout program and try to eat better starting tomorrow too! I too have been eating whatever I want and drinking a little too much since halloween. It starts out with all the candy the kids have. I like chocolate, what can I say! I will be working out at home using some video tapes that have worked in the past from Beach Body. I also have a treadmill and will try to walk some days. What is this fat flush diet, Allifunn?? I will have to look that one up. I find it hard to stick to a rigid diet though, I don't have the best will power.

I have been on a SEEFOOD diet for the last 3 months . Combined with not working since September, I have gained 10 lbs. I am going to cut way back on sugar and fat too, and I am going to exercise 5 to 6 days a week. I didn't realize how many calories I was burning when I was working until I put on the weight. The cayenne capsules sounds like a good idea, I may have to try that. Good luck BeachBum Aggie, on your heathier eating and exercise regimen. I know you will feel better , and I know I will too. I have eaten healthy and exercised for several years, then fell off the band wagon and it has caught up with me. If I lived in SoWal I would ride my bike everyday ,as I did this weekend when I was there. It was so much fun.

I started losing weight when I got serious about eating nutrient rich real food, staying away from packaged food and cutting down on my sugar intake. Except for special occasions my sugar comes from fruit and really dark chocolate (Green & Black organic 85%). I'm sure that months ago, the 85% would have tasted too bitter to me, but it's true that your tastes change if your diet changes. I heard someone say that if a raw apple does not taste sweet to you; then, you need to re-program your palate. I eat a lot & am never hungry because I eat every 3 to 4 hrs., but I also exercise. I'd love to help anyone interested (free advice) as I have made many nutritional mistakes in the past: the best was eating a huge white bagel in the afternoon (plain of course) & wondering why I was starving at dinner!