LFL TIPS PLEASE!

[deputydoll]

Okay. I'm 8 days new to LFL & am a complete novice with this thread stuff. Hopefully if I get any tips I'll be able to figure out how to come back & actually read & benefit from them. I have 10 lbs that I've been struggling to lose since Christmas. Right before Christmas I was 3 lbs from my goal weight. I guess I got alittle over confident & over indulged during the holidays & gained 7lbs. I've been a life time member of WW for 30 years. However; finding a good leader/meeting wasn't happening anymore. Week after week I either stayed the same, lost a pound only to regain it the next week. Then they changed the plan AGAIN & I couldn't adjust. I also need to mention that I workout at the gym 6 days a week, meet with a personal trainer two of those days for core & strength & I do beach bootcamp. So being physically active is not my problem. Feeling like a rat on a wheel spinning with no results these past couple of months has made me look at my diet. I had heard alot about LFL & it's success & I knew it was high protein/low carb. Going into the clinic I felt like I was going into rehab. I was terrified to give up my carbs. I decided to go the cheap route & buy the book @ Rite Aid & started following it. I've lost 6 lbs in the last 8 days. First 3-4 days were really easy. Plus I started seeing results immediately. However; these last 2-3 days have been very challenging. My ? to anyone who can help & is still awake at this point in my post is, how do you eat the leafy greens twice a day without gagging? I've always loved my vegi's. The last two days though I can barely choke them down! I've added different low carb vegis, FF dressings, used different leafy greens etc & it's not helping. I really want to finish this out but the extreme limited menu selection is feeling claustrophobic. Also how many grams of protein should I be eating per meal? Per snack? Per day? Thanks so much for all your help.

[dirtycakes]

Hi Doll... Great job on getting to the gym 6x per week! That's fantastic

My daily carb intake is usually around 60 carbs, somewhere between 58-63. That's including three snacks and three meals (breakfast=protein & grain...lunch/dinner-protein & veg & fruit & lettuce). It's hard for me to help much with the "gagging on the greens" (lol) because I like mine. I chop 1 head each romaine and iceberg and leave them in the salad spinner in the fridge and use that for 2-3 days. Any suggestions I could think of you've already tried. The only thing I would do if I was in your shoes is maybe omit the leafy greens entirely, but bulk up a bit on your veggies. I'm not saying that's the right thing to do....just what I would opt for.

The nurses at the clinic have never given me an exact protein amount I should be eating per day, but I will say that they have made comments when I do too much FF greek yogurt, which has major protein... 23 grams per 1 cup! They have warned me that too much can make you constipated and is bad for your kidneys. So now I only have it 1-2x per week, it's delish with cinnamon and a touch of splenda. I have never counted protein grams, though....or calories for that matter. Just carbs.

Hope I was help

Cheers

[qtpie79]

Deputydoll...I have a great new recipe with greens...not sure if its on the menu plan but I love it. I also don't mind my greens so I don't have that hard of a time eating them.

my new favorite salad are leeks and asparagus...Boil the leeks until they are firm then in the same water boil asparagus. (add salt to water). Let I make my own dressing with Dijon Mustard, lemon, EVO, white wine vinegar....i'll add shrimp to it...its bomb. I sometimes use the crostini things from Lindora and make them soggy croutons..haha.

Also I saw on tv the other day, using apple cider vinegar to steam broccoli?

Hope that helps

[shmootz]

Hi Doll,

I have to keep my carbs below 40 to stay in ketosis. As a result, sometimes I don't even get veggies at night. I try to make a salad at lunch and then just protein for dinner (when I'm really following the plan).

Yep, you get totally sick of the same stuff day in and day out. I think that's why I seem to start and stop a million times. I've been trying to do 10 pound blocks and then give myself a break.

Feeling like you are being tortured by a diet is not fun. Good job though on the weightloss. I do believe that L4L is good!