Healthy Weight Loss

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by ruffryder

I was about to grab one of my babes fiber one bars to snack on and I look at ingredients.. guess what? !

Fructose
Maltose
Malt
Syrup

to name a few.. sheeeesh.

I notice the ingredients on items a lot more these days. My snack bar right now is a slim fast bar, 100 calories. I have a pb one that tastes like a butterfinger and I have a choc one that tastes like a choc brownie. Some other ones I want to check into are the detour bar and a couple protein ones, nature valley and special k. anyone try these or do you eat them and which do you prefer?

and does anyone drink anything like EAS, muscle milk, ensure or any other protein type powder? Right now I'm doing some of the body by visalus shakes but I'll possibly be looking into something similar to try.

I don't do protein powder. I'm not trying to bulk up or gain weight, so I can't help you there.

But I do eat snack bars in between meals because they are easy, not too messy and I can open one up and, if a customer comes, hide it until they are gone and continue eating it. I was eating Fiber One's 90 calorie chocolate caramel & pretzel bar which was yummy. Looking at it, it does have sugar in it. Most low calorie and/or diet options will use something to replace the fat and that is usually sugar.

I'm currently using Kellogg's Fiber Plus bars in dark chocolate almond and their peanut butter and chocolate bar. I'm not usually a dark chocolate fan, but I know that's better for me than milk chocolate, so I've gotten used to them. The pb and choc one is like a Reeses and a krispie treat had a baby. Interesting.

All of them are going to have sugar no matter what and this is why. Parents buy these for their kids. Kids like sugar. Their taste buds are shot from a very early age now. It's all about what will sell and even a lot of healthy eaters out there won't eat it if it's not sweet, because our taste buds have gotten used to the replacement of fat with sugar.

[sylvie]

Hi everyone!
Long time since i have visited this thread, which is a sure sign i was off track a very long time.. The good news is, i maintained and just had a hard time managing my time, but still ate healthy. Bad news is, i fell off track from my exercise program and really wasn't doing so great with my recovery and felt myself downspiralling more and more each day.

i am well on my way to balance again, thank goodness.
i completed a 21 day assignment for my nursing course where we had to pick something to do for 21 days and write a report on it, and have someone be our coach (Mr Mtn did that) and it couldn't have come more timely, honestly.

i had a hard time getting myself back on track, and can't say i am fully there yet but this assignment brought me some really great 'ah ha' moments that it all came together for me, and the balance feels amazing right now..

So looking forward to getting my butt in here regularly again, getting my sites moving and really pushing myself more & more each day and getting myself more balanced overall.

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One problem i am having is boredom with food.. SO been working on some healthy, interesting & new meals..i want to really get back that healthy relationship with food i had, as well.. So, getting some new meal ideas, snack ideas, that sort of thing!

So i'll be here, to grab some inspiration from you Planet Healthies lots!

[JustJo]

Hey sylvie (and my fellow healthies)....I so hear you.

I've been struggling for the last 6 weeks or so to stick with my working out schedule and only hitting it about half the time. I've also been struggling with eating and am snacking on unhealthy stuff too much and drinking diet soda, which I know sets me up for all kinds of bad cravings.

I know it's emotional. I know I'll get past it.

But, right now, it's frustrating and discouraging as hell.

I haven't gained, but I haven't lost more either....and I'm in that "trying to make the changes to get back on track without beating myself up" place.

[sylvie]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Hey sylvie (and my fellow healthies)....I so hear you.

I've been struggling for the last 6 weeks or so to stick with my working out schedule and only hitting it about half the time. I've also been struggling with eating and am snacking on unhealthy stuff too much and drinking diet soda, which I know sets me up for all kinds of bad cravings.

I know it's emotional. I know I'll get past it.

But, right now, it's frustrating and discouraging as hell.

I haven't gained, but I haven't lost more either....and I'm in that "trying to make the changes to get back on track without beating myself up" place.

You hit the nail on the head for me, it's exactly how i'm feeling..
It's the portioning and the allowing foods i shouldn't have and it really changes your mindset completely, and felt myself sinking more everyday.
It's hard, it's frustrating & it's discouraging for sure - i get really stuck on the "beating myself up" and when i get in that mindframe it's so hard to snap myself out of it..

You will get passed it! And i think the very fact that we're here, posting is a step in the right direction! i've been making some much better choices these last few weeks, but the struggle is still there, i'm determined..

One day at a time - or in my case, i always say one step at a time.
When emotions run high -- my immediate thought is food.
So portioning, measuring, and keeping the bad foods out of my house, period.
And new recipes, to spice up my mealtimes..i am so bored of food these days.

Something else i discovered - i tend to think i am hungry when i am really thirsty.. Strange?

Anyway, i am really thankful for this thread, having here to turn to when it gets challenging...i'm really grateful for you all!