I absolutely LOVE cereal of all kinds, but most are high in carbs and especially sugars. I tried to find one with a nice amount of fiber and ran across Fiber One's Original Bran Cereal. Meh, it doesn't look too good but I for one mainly like a crunchy cereal.. and although sweet is good for taste, I don't mind the less flavorful varieties. It may also be great with bananas and strawberries or whatever your choice additions may be. Here are the nutritional facts in 1/2 a cup of Fiber One:
Total Fat- 1g
Sat Fat- 0g
Trans Fat- 0g
Cholesterol- 0mg
Sodium- 105mg
Potassium- 180mg
Total Carbs- 25g
Dietary Fiber- 14g (!)
Sugars- 0g
Other Carbs- 11g
Protein- 2g
Since I am new to the low-carb diet, (I have packed on the pounds by doing the low-fat diet.. but now I know carbs are a no-no for me!) I would like your opinions on the nutritional content of this food. Thanks!
My DH is on a Fiber One kick - I pack him a little baggie of it every day with his lunch to just eat dry as a snack. It's not terribly flavorful, but the appeal for him is with that fiber, it really fills him up - he has no desire to eat until hours later. Plus, erm, he said his bathroom habits greatly improved after starting it, but I didn't ask him for details.
I actually tried some a few minutes ago and I was surprised how sweet it was for having no sugar! Of course there is the fiber-y after taste, but if you are used to the taste of fiber, its fine.. it might even be appealing for some!
I hear ya about the better.. erm.. bathroom habits. I have always tried to include a copious amount of fiber into my diet (unfortunately I also paired a lot of my fiber with sugary sweets), and it has helped regulate me (TMI!!)
There are other Fiber One cereals out there, but they all have 40-50 grams of carbs, not nearly as much fiber as the original, and 5g+ of sugar, so I wouldn't recommend those.
I am so glad I don't have to part with my morning cereal!
Here are the nutritional facts in 1/2 a cup of Fiber One:
Total Carbs- 25g
Dietary Fiber- 14g (!)
Sugars- 0g
Other Carbs- 11g
Protein- 2g
Since the fiber portion isn't digestable, that means you're only consuming 11 net carbs per 1/2 cup.
That's pretty good, though you may want to add something with protein to the meal to offset the carbs.
Have you ever looked into the Insulin Resistance Diet? I think it's great because it doesn't completely remove carbs from the diet, but shows how linking and balancing carbs with proteins during meals really helps keep blood sugars in balance.
Thanks for your input! How many grams of carbs would you suggest per day? I have heard everything from 15g to 150g, so I am not sure. Does this include fiber as well? I have reading more about fiber, and since I am planning on consuming more than the recommended amount (20g for women.. I am eating about 35-40g) I also have to increase my water intake quiet a bit. As far as adding protein, maybe some nuts would be good?
I will definitely look into that book.. I was just talking about balancing carbs and proteins with my DH. I always have that problem.. I seem to eat tons of protein at one meal (such as chicken breast and beans) and lots of carbs (including fiber) in another (such as dry cereal). It is a bad habit I really need to stop. Thanks for telling me about that!
Thanks for your input! How many grams of carbs would you suggest per day? I have heard everything from 15g to 150g, so I am not sure. Does this include fiber as well? I have reading more about fiber, and since I am planning on consuming more than the recommended amount (20g for women.. I am eating about 35-40g) I also have to increase my water intake quiet a bit. As far as adding protein, maybe some nuts would be good?
I will definitely look into that book.. I was just talking about balancing carbs and proteins with my DH. I always have that problem.. I seem to eat tons of protein at one meal (such as chicken breast and beans) and lots of carbs (including fiber) in another (such as dry cereal). It is a bad habit I really need to stop. Thanks for telling me about that!
you sound just like me, everything u said. i started drinking more water.
but i really like the fiber bar they are soo good. i dont care for the origanal cereal. but try the fiber one fiber bars. the oats and choclate one.
you sound just like me, everything u said. i started drinking more water.
but i really like the fiber bar they are soo good. i dont care for the origanal cereal. but try the fiber one fiber bars. the oats and choclate one.
I have gotten used to the taste of fiber and I actually like it now. Ooh, I am gonna have to try those fiber one bars. Chocolate is my weakness! (even "healthy" or "fake" chocolate). I satisfy my chocolate craving with no-fat no sugar added fudgsicles.. they are so amazingly delicious.
Thanks for your input! How many grams of carbs would you suggest per day? I have heard everything from 15g to 150g, so I am not sure. Does this include fiber as well?
I've been trying to eat no more than 30-35 per meal, and eat carbs that have more fiber in them.
BREAKFAST: 2 slices of Arnold Light Whole Wheat Bread with 2 tablespoons of all natural peanut butter *OR* 1 cup of Fiber One cereal with 1/2 cup 1% milk.
(I'll admit that the above meals are not properly linked and balanced but the available breakfast-type proteins that are available don't appeal to me so early in the morning.)
LUNCH: 2 slices of Arnold Light Whole Wheat Bread with peanut butter, egg salad, tuna salad or meat and cheese slices
DINNER: On my plate: half the plate is covered with non-starchy vegetables, 1/4 of plate is my meat/protein, 1/4 of my plate is starch (potato, rice, etc.)
Following this eating plan, my sugars have consistently been between 90 and 100 within two hours after beginning eating. With my poor eating habits, they were usually between 140 and 180.
I wanted to add more fiber to my diet and started buying the fiber powder that is tasteless, non thickening, and completely dissolves in whatever it is mixed with. Both my DH and I have started adding two spoon fulls to our coffee in the morning. You cannot tell it is in there. Benefiber makes this and Kroger also sells a generic version.
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I'm so thrilled. Last Thursday, I weighed 222. This morning I weigh 219.
I've been trying to get down below 200 for the longest time.
I know the eating plan has helped, but more than anything I credit the brisk walking hubby and I have been doing everyday.
We walked two miles Thursday evening, then two miles Friday morning, two miles Friday evening, and two miles Saturday morning.
By then, though I had two really painful blisters on the bottom of my left foot. The problem is my foot sort of slides forward and backward in my shoes when I walk, so this tends to happen. I think I need to be properly fitted for shoes.
So, I haven't walked since Saturday, though I've stuck with the eating habits and am so thrilled to see the scale budge.
My blisters are pretty well healed so I'm back out walking tonight. Once I get down to a more reasonable weight, I want to get back into my Jillian Michaels 30 day shread. Right now I'm just way to out of shape to get through it.
Congrats on the weight loss Hezzer! I always cheer every lb of weight loss because it means I am one step closer to my goal. I should really start walking with the DH.. two miles of walking 4 times a week is awesome! And I can definitely relate on the blisters.. that is partly what keeps me from walking or running like I used to. Last time I did and wore improperly fitted shoes, my toes kept sliding to the front and the impact actually caused both of my big toenails to die! They just came off (gross I know).. but it is hard for me to find shoes because I am a size 5. So my advice is to definitely get good fitting shoes, it makes the walking a lot more comfortable so you will definitely benefit.
I just bought some workout tapes at Half Price Books, they had a group of 6 workout tapes for $2 total (3 Tae-Bo vids, used to do those when I was younger... 8 minute thigh workout, 8 minute ab workout, 45 minute intense aerobic vid). The ab workout has been so much fun! My husband and I do it everyday together (he is really in shape and it makes me smile that I can get through the whole tape and I see him having a little bit of problems I am def getting the benefits.. my abs feel so great.
I am trying to get in shape with the tapes I have before I get a super intense workout.. I haven't tried the 30 day shred, how is it?
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When I first started working out with a trainer I was having horrible shin splints in the back of my legs. Eventually I broke down and went to a shoe store that actually fits you with shoes (Fleet Feet is one here in Atlanta). They measure your feet both sitting down and standing as well as look at how you actually walk. My right foot actually increases 1.5 sizes between my sitting and standing measurements and i do not walk evenly on my feet (probably a consequence of when I was a baby - had braces on my feet to help correct the problem). Anyway I bought a new pair of basic sneakers that the rep thought were the same basic shape as my feet and then I also bought a $35 pair of inserts for the shoes. These have a hard plastic formed arch to keep them from "falling" and a cup in the heel to make my foot stay in the proper place. After a week of my arches hurting from actually being required to support me I have not had any more pain. Most of my other shoes now hurt my feet from the lack of support.
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I would say it is fun if it didn't practically kill me every time I try to do it.
I can get through the first 7 or 8 minutes and then I can barely catch my breath. I am incredibly out of shape, though. I'm winded just walking upstairs at home and there are only like 10 or 12 steps.
Also, I have a very extended PCOS belly. Picture a woman six or seven months pregnant and that's how my belly looks. There are lots of jumping jacks and similar exercises in the video which makes my belly slosh up and down to the point where it's actually painful.
The last time I tried the video, I wore a pair of shorts that were too small trying to hold my belly in, but it was just to uncomfortable.
So I'm going to commit to the walking for now and after I've dropped some more weight and improved my stamina, I'm going to give the video another try.
I've had a lot of people talk negatively about choosing walking as my form of exercise because it's not intense enough or efficient enough. But, for now, my attempts at other forms of exercise just discourage me because I can't get through them without keeling over.
Plus, a few years back I lost 30 pounds in less than three months (July - September) with strict dieting and walking 30 to 40 minutes every day, though it was a rate of about 4 mph, which is a pretty good clip.
By the end of the summer I was shaving so many minutes off my route that I had to extend it. When I got to the point where I could walk up steep hills and not even break a sweat, I started adding 5 pounds weights to each leg to kick it back up a notch.
So I'm feeling good that the walking is enough for now, but I can't wait for my body to get in shape enough to do more.
Original Fiber One? 
I am def getting the benefits.. my abs feel so great. 
