I originally posted this thread a few weeks back and wanted to give you an update. December, being a holiday month was a little hard for a "diet" but I managed and now it is the 2nd week of January and I have lost about 10 pounds, so the weight is coming off at a good rate - not too fast, not too slow. There are days I go up and down, but I've been losing a little every week.
Be careful with the glycemic index cookbooks and what not. They will tell you it's ok to eat whole grain pastas and bread - and from my experience it is - but about half of what the recommend. When I eat meat sauce for example, I use about 1/4 cup of pasta and chop it up into little pieces in my sauce and cover with parm cheese. It's almost like a chili and I recommend it!
I take supplements also... including chromium GTF, vitamin C, E, D, magnesium, selenium and flax oil. Flax seeds, oils, anything flax is SO good for us with pcos. I also take Align (to keep my digestion regular), Benifiber powder (you can't taste it, it gives you added fiber) 1 tsp cinnamon each day usually in a shake.
I thought I'd share with everyone what some of my usual menu items are. Mostly all organic, but if organic is too expensive just wash your food very well. Trick is stay away from carbs and SUGAR. Try to keep your "Net" carbs (carbs minus amount of fiber) around 30 - 40 carbs per day. Also, go to the site netrition.com - tofuyan wraps and pitas are AMAZING and LOW LOW carb. Great for us.. plus some yummy treats like sugar-free nutella. Stay away from too many chemicals. It's better you make an organic grilled chicken wrap then use chemical filled cold cuts. I really hope this helps some people as I've been
Breaksfast Choices (I ALWAYS eat fruit with breakfast):
- Low carb, NO sugar vanilla protien shake (I add strawberries - don't add bananas)
- 1/2 grapefruit, 1 piece toasted whole wheat bread w/jelly or a little cream cheese
- Pear or Apple & 1/2 tofuyan wrap with a tablespoon of chunky peanut butter & teaspoon sugar free twist nutella (netrition.com)
Lunch Choices:
- Large salad of lettuce and grape tomatos w/tuna on top & Ken's Steakhouse red wine & olive oil dressing, apple, water
- Tofuyan low carb pita or wrap stuffed with my favorite fillings - grilled chicken, roasted peppers & lettuce or turkey and cheese (use mustard when you can, but a little mayonaisse won't hurt), a small salad
- If I go out to lunch to Friday's for example I have a cup of brocolli cheese soup and side salad or a side salad with the Zen chicken potstickers (low fat, low carb)
Snacks (2 per day):
Strawberries
Olives
Unsweetened apple sauce with added cinnamon
Sugar free snacks ordered online (netrition.com)
Dinner Choices:
- Baked chicken or salmon, brocolli with vinegar & garlic, "fake" mashed potatos (low carb - available on netitrition.com)
- Chili with red kidney beans and ground turkey
- Beef stew, no potatoes, made light, almost like a soup (avoid too much flour or thickening agent
- Once in a while - domino's thin crust pizza, only a piece or 2 - make a large salad,so you dont overeat the pizza
- Friday's Side salad, soup and key west shrimp skewers (low carb menu)
- Stuffed green peppers, but use brown or basmati rice (use 1/2 the rice you'd usually use and add more meat)
Those are some ideas. I'll be honest, it's not EASY at first - I'm someone who LOVES bread, but it's necessary. Bread is not good for us, as unfair as it is, our body doesn't process it the same as "normal" peoples' bodies. Some other pointers - heinz makes low carb ketchup and it tastes the same as regular (condiments can really hurt you if you don't pay attention to carbs. I eat a lot of seafood which seems expensive, but you can go into your grocers freezer and find bags of tilapia or salmon for abut $8.00 and that will give you 1, 2 or 3 dinners depending on how many are eating. There's fun food too like crab legs & lobster for special occasions. I find eating too much meat doesn't allow me to digest as well. Once you're eating enough fiber and taking a fiber supplement like Benefiber you will see the weight start coming off. Just drink enough water! I'm not a fan of diet drinks, but I guess those are okay too!
Any questions email me:
kr0722@aol.com