Yeah, my diet for the past few years has been pretty strict. So I guess I’m use to it I’ll just continue it.
1. No alcohol (throws off my liver panel, which was already high during chemo). (Ok, I might need a glass of wine occasionally moving forward, but I’m not a heavy drinker to begin with)
2. No soda (for the past few years), no juice, no milk, no soy milk. Sparingly on tea. Sparingly on coffee, typically black with no sugar or cream..maybe just almond milk.
3. No fried foods (charlie’s chicken was soooo tempting). No burgers, no hot dogs, and no red meat.
Pizza, cheese, or anything greasy is out. Chicken or fish.
6. Basically anything that has soy, soybean oil, or soy by product, I avoid…And this pretty much eliminates most processed foods, since most processed food uses soybean oil or some variation of it. (You know how hard it is to find food without soy and soybean oil in it)?
I’ve cut about 8 lbs so far just by starting to exercise regularly again over the past 2 months, now being active doesn’t feel such a drag. And I’m finding when I do exercise more, I tend to eat less, and feel less draggy during the day, which eliminates the need for coffee :),. I think if I can cut another 8 lbs, and tone up a bit, and maintain it, that would be ideal.
Elliptical glider seems kinda cool, maybe I’ll get one.[/quote]
slow and steady wins the race, 8 lbs in 2 months is actually a lot! have patience. my 40 lbs was over 4 years.
agree about the rice, we switched to the easy cook brown rice years ago, immediately saw a drop in consumption (more fiber = less craving). about a year ago we started adding quinoa to the rice.
you are absolutely right, that modest daily exercise really do bring down the appetite and cravings. I went through the same thing.
I did not lose my midsection around the waist until the last 10 lbs, AFTER I move below BMI of 22. we gain right down the center first, therefore that’ll be the last part to go away.
