In Reply to: Fruit is good carbs, you want to stay away from the bad carbs like startchs and sugars posted by (white bread, rice, sugar, etc) nm on January 27, 2009 at 12:20:55:
: : : : Here's how today is going down.
: : : : Bfst:
: : : : 1/2 cup multigrain Cheerios and 1/4 c. milk
: : : FRUIT
: : : PROTEIN
: : : : 16 ounces herbal tea w Equal
: : : : Snack:
: : : : 2 hard-boiled egg whites (I don't like the yolks)
: : : FRUIT
: : : : 16 ounces herbal tea
: : : : Lunch:
: : : : 1 round tortilla (MAKE THIS WHOLE GRAIN) with chopped chicken, LETTECE, TOMATO and 2 tbls light mayo
: : : : 1 medium apple
: : : : Dinner:
: : : : Turkey meatballs with brown rice and snap peas (small amount of sweet glaze made with brown sugar and pineapple)
: : : BROCCOLI (or another vege, maybe spinach)
: : : SALAD OR FRUIT
: : : FAT SERVING (peanuts, peanut butter, almonds, olives, sunflower seeds)
: : :
: : : I probably added to your numbers of carbs, calories, etc, but this is the way I've been eating since last April and I've lost 54 pounds so far. I also lose best around 1400 calories.