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RACHBERTVT
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Celery Beans Carrots Chicken Shrimp Yogurt Cheese
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* Black beans! So high in fiber and protein, and they definitely fill you up for not a lot of calories. Plus, they're delicious. I make them into bean dip and bean soup, spice a big pot of them to put on brown rice, or drain and rinse them and add them to salad. * I eat a tremendous amount of chicken breast because it's very low in fat and all protein, which I have trouble getting into my day. And I hate fish, so chicken it is! * Jell-O Sugar-Free pudding snacks. For 60 calories, I can have a square of a Vosges dark (Red Fire) bar, or a sugar-free chocolate pudding. The pudding is a lot more food, if that's what I'm looking for, and very satisfying. Add 2 tbsp of light Cool-Whip to make a very satisfying, low-calorie parfait. Mmmmmm. * Mixed nuts (without peanuts). It's true you only get a handful because they're high in calories, but a handful is enough to tide me over if I'm starving between meals. Versus eating a serving of crackers (or two or three) and still winding up kind of hungry. * Turkey bacon. Oh my God I love turkey bacon so much. 35 calories each and all protein, so 3 strips is just over 100 calories. And it's salty and crunchy and flavorful, and I can do it quick in the microwave so it fits into my morning craziness! * Egg whites. If you find yourself just wanting to eat a lot of something, egg whites are it. With a non-stick pan, I can scramble 4 or 5 egg whites with just 1/2 tbsp of Smart Balance and they still come out flavorful and buttery-tasting. And SO low-cal.
Edited by: SHEHEATHIE at: 6/1/2012 (14:47)
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If I am absolutely starving, or want a big weekend breakfast, I saute a bunch of veggies, like 3 cups or so--mushrooms, spinach, onion, garlic, tomato are my usuals--and then when they are soft, toss in a carton of eggbeaters beaten with one whole egg. Scramble around and when done, grate about half an ounce of cheese over the top. If you use a microplane grater, it looks like you are getting about twice as much cheese, because it makes it so tiny and fluffy. The whole mess is maybe 300 calories depending on the kind of cheese and veggies you use. This keeps me full for hours, and seems like a "real" meal.
If you have formed the habit of checking on every new diet that comes along, you will find that, mercifully, they all blur together, leaving you with only one definite piece of information: french-fried potatoes are out. ~~Jean Kerr
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~~Anais Nin
Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks. ~~Marilyn Wann
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To start my day; old fashioned rolled oats or steel cut oats with unsweetened almond milk, for snacks; fruit, for lunch; a salad with a lot of lettuce/spinach packed in, usually 4 cups or more, with beans of some sort, or a small portion of chicken breast, and topped w/salsa, late afternoon or evening snack; nuts, dinner, veggies, with lean meat or beans.
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unprocessed oatmeal
Lenore (Vancouver, Canada)
Amber Amazon Warrior!
Shared pain is lessened. Shared joy is increased. Thus we refute entropy.
- Spider Robinson
What fits your busy schedule better: exercising 1 hour a day or being dead 24 hours a day?
- Glasbergen
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fresh fruits & veggies; ground chicken, ground turkey, shrimp (for stir fry)
Have an awesome day!
Sherli
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I try to stick to the "volumetrics" style eating. I pack veggies into everything I eat (not too hard b/c I'm pretty much vegetarian except for the occasional fish). FYI - the Volumetrics Cookbook is ok. I didn't get much use out of it.
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whole wheat pasta with omega 3s, because you can eat it in so many ways. As a salad with light mayo or vinaigrette, or served hot with a low-fat cheese sauce or spaghetti sauce. Watch out though, because pasta calories do add up fast!
Faith is believing in what you can't see.
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Sandwich Thins 100 Calories 100% whole wheat 16 count value pack. Apples & Cinnamon Oatmal Fruit and Nuts (Raisins, Almond,Peanuts and cranberries) 8 gram of whole grain Nature Valley Hummus individual servings put it on my sandwich delicious buy it at Sam or BJS Chicken Tuna Fish Veggies Fruits to eat as is or in smoothies
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Whole foods in their most original form. Apples are more filling and take longer to eat than apple sauce. Walnut in the shell take longer to crack and eat than popping a handful already shelled. Corn on the cob is more satisfying than a cup of kernels. A wide variety of fruits and veggies keeps it interesting. Meals planned around the veggies. Pick the veggie than chose a lean meat to go with it n
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i've just discovered grapes! Dar
Dar
Live choice by choice....make the best choice you can and MOVE ON!!!
I can and that is all that matters!!!
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2 cups of raisin bran w/ 1 cup milk for breakfast and I am good for several hours.
"To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first."
---William Shakespeare
"Just keep swimming."
---Dory
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air-popped popcorn carrots nonfat milk tuna fish chicken old-fashioned oatmeal brown rice
"Yesterday you said tomorrow."- Nike
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SARDINES & WHEAT CRACKERS. TUNA FISH, EGGS AND KALE. LOTS OF PROTEIN.
EXCUSES ARE THE NAILS THAT BUILT THE HOUSE OF FAILURE !
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KB8277
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5/31/12 3:04 P
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Kefir - 11g of protein, 30% calcium for 140 cals
"He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has." - Henry Ward Beecher
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potatoes. bananas
Lenore (Vancouver, Canada)
Amber Amazon Warrior!
Shared pain is lessened. Shared joy is increased. Thus we refute entropy.
- Spider Robinson
What fits your busy schedule better: exercising 1 hour a day or being dead 24 hours a day?
- Glasbergen
| current weight: 191.0 |
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Tuna fish, black beans, baby spinach, salsa, eggs, reduced fat shredded cheese, strawberries and apples. Not all together though.
| current weight: 135.0 |
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For "feeling full per cals", chicken breast "tenders" (not fried, of course) and cheese.
For taste? highest quality dark chocolate i can find, nibbled on at night!
For overall? "lettuce". i can have 2 bowls for ten or 20 cals. My mind tells me I "have to eat so little", that this trick of a huge salad (normal dinner plus lots and lots of lettus) helps me mentally. Even though I know it's just a game, it FEELS like more. :-)
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Defintely agree with fruits and veggies! So filling for the calories! For a salty fix -- air popped popcorn with a little no-calorie butter spray and a little salt. Fairly low calorie but high in fiber and very filling!
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Big bags of pre-cut/cleaned greens (collards and kale are my favs. lately!). I cook them up w/ a big onion, lots of garlic, plus other seasonings. Very easy, makes enough to last a few days, and so satisfying with a protein for dinner. mmmmm!! Something in those greens---super good!
~~Good luck on each step you take toward your goals & best wishes for a sparkly day!!
~~Beachy~~
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Fruits and veggies!!!! Homemade smoothies for breakfast or mid afternoon snack Hummus Oatmeal Homemade whole grain bread
Carrie
"Don’t feel guilty when you take care of yourself. If we don’t take care of ourselves, we can never do anything for others".
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I like a big bowl oforganic super greens (dark greens, lots of varieties of greens I've never heard of before). I put a couple slices of turkey, a tablespoon of chopped walnuts, 1/4 c.raisins, large cucumber, 10 baby carrots, half an apple, diced and a very small amount of vidalia onion dressing. This keeps me satisfied and I have much more energy on days when I eat lots of greens.
One moment at a time, one step at a time --- in the right direction!
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I've also found deconstructing things helps the meal last longer, and gives me more time to be satisfied. So instead of a sandwich with turkey, peppers, tomato & cheese on bread, I'll have a plate with turkey on it, next to that peppers, next to that a cube of feta, and maybe some whole wheat crackers or baked doritos instead of the bread. A sandwich would be done completely in a minute or two, but if I deconstruct it and enjoy each taste separately I can get more out of the experience. Plus, if I'm going to eat the calories in cheese, I want to be able to focus specifically on the cheese- I never just toss a slice or two on something else. Cheese is a treat, and I want to savor it.
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Boar's Head Cracked Pepper Turkey lunchmeat Boar's Head Chipotle Chicken lunchmeat Broccoli slaw- I use it in place of lettuce in salads Sweet Red Peppers Snow Peas Hummus (I use it instead of salad dressing) Green Grapes (the more sour, the better) Diet Coke (I know it's bad for me, but I love it so much I don't care) Baby Goldfish Crackers (they're half the size of the standard ones, so I can get twice as many in an ounce) Frozen shrimp- just thaw and eat with a tbsp of cocktail sauce Cauliflower roasted with a little olive oil, salt, pepper & curry powder
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Plain nonfat greek yogurt with frozen berries. I'm always surprised when I'm actually FULL after a 100 calorie portion.
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tuna, crabmeat or salmon (with a 1 tsp of mayo, lemon juice, chives or dill and malt vinegar) with celery or cucumber or carrots. I only end up eating half a can as my cats want the rest:) Sometimes I get hungry after on the nights I do a extra 90 minute dance class so it keeps me full for the rest of the nite. Steamed spinach with lemon juice is great to add with supper, almost no caloires but it helps to keep you full.
"When fear stares us in the face, our only real option is to pick up our sword and slay a dragon. Any other action leaves us feeling smaller than we really are."
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fruit
R n Y Surgery Date: 4/10/2012
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leafy greens are the hands down winner for me...whether in a salad or turned into a snack foods (kale chips or kale/flax crackers for instance). And then non-starchy veggies (I love snacking on raw colored peppers, zucchini/yellow squash, grape tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms). Then fruit (I always have a giant bowl of cut melon or fruit salad in my fridge).
Veggie love in action: www.facebook.com/WhatDanniell
eAte "The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison." अहिंसा
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chicken, broccoli, apples
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
~ Randy Pausch
"There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results."
~ Art Turock
"We have a saying in Tibet: If a problem can be solved, there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved, worrying will do no good."
~ 7 Years in Tibet
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Fruits and vegetables.
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