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For those who are training with Erik, I have a question.
When my plan says for instance 1/2-1 cup veg i always take the lesser.
Yeah makes me feel hard core :lol: as well on the days i'm really hungry I up it to the max and makes me feel full.
Since veg is almost (free so to speak) could you not on the days you were really hungry up your veg without much consequence?
Could possibly prevent bingeing. Just a thought, but i'm not sure that's allowed
rogmel
04-12-2007, 08:29 PM
i never measure the veggies.....just eat however many i am hungry for.....:popcorn:
rogmel
04-12-2007, 08:29 PM
i never measure the veggies.....just eat however many i am hungry for.....:popcorn:
kelster
04-12-2007, 08:34 PM
i don't measure 1/2 -1cp... just sorta eyeball it (shh, don't tell, haha!)
smuggie
04-12-2007, 08:43 PM
When I saw this thread title on the main index page I knew right away who the author was. :razz1:
When I saw this thread title on the main index page I knew right away who the author was. :razz1:
:girly: answer me :p I ws hoping you'd be in here :D
I always take the max allowance for everything!!!:lol3:
Inatic
04-12-2007, 10:36 PM
wow. .5 cup i have to fight myself from eating the entire bag (fresh):cheat: I do the max stated.
Could possibly prevent bingeing. Just a thought, but i'm not sure that's allowed
Anything that prevents bingeing is a good thing. If more veggies do that, eat more veggies.
mich56
04-12-2007, 10:38 PM
Anything that prevents bingeing is a good thing. If more veggies do that, eat more veggies.
:clap:
If I'm about to die...I eat some more fibrous veggies and don't worry about it.
Groovy that's good to know, because on monday when i ws psmfing I ws doing the 1/2 cup of veg and wanted to commit suicide :funny:
I love it though weird isn't it? I broadcast it to my whole family like i'm some sort martyr or something. I want everyone to know i'm hardcore. The next day I ws thinking, psychologicaly of course because I wsn't necessarily hungry, that I should have a little more veg so I would feel like I ws eating a lot.
smuggie
04-13-2007, 01:44 AM
I never measure my veggie portions and some of the veggie mixes I eat have starchier veggies in them. I used to pick them out when I was working with Erik, but I don't when I'm watching my calories now and I don't count my veggies in my totals either. It's never affected my results.
I have never measured fibrous vegetables.
I agree with Erik, if you are hungry and they will help down the urge to binge, eat up the veges.
radgirl
04-13-2007, 03:48 PM
Hmmm, maybe it's time for me to stop calculating lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, dill pickles and whatnot in my daily totals on Fitday. Aside from veggies like corn, potatoes, and the starchy variety, are their any others you really should count, i.e.?
Tomatoes
Onion
Carrots
Peas
Greenbeans
Some seem a little silly to count (don't beat me).
I only measure veg cuz my plan gives me a portion. That being said if i'm really hungry I'll up them if i'm not i'll eat what is on my plan.
strongchick
04-13-2007, 04:26 PM
Hmmm, maybe it's time for me to stop calculating lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, dill pickles and whatnot in my daily totals on Fitday. Aside from veggies like corn, potatoes, and the starchy variety, are their any others you really should count, i.e.?
Tomatoes
Onion
Carrots
Peas
Greenbeans
Some seem a little silly to count (don't beat me).
None of those are technically veggies except maybe green beans (although I think its a fruit). Tomatos are fruits, carrots are roots, onions are bulbs, peas are legumes. ;) To add; corn is a grain, potatoes are tubers.
Since they aren't technically 'fibrous veggies', if you WANT to count something, you can count those. :shrug: but I still think that unless you're eating buttloads of them, it isn't really going to matter.
radgirl
04-13-2007, 05:06 PM
None of those are technically veggies except maybe green beans (although I think its a fruit). Tomatos are fruits, carrots are roots, onions are bulbs, peas are legumes. ;) To add; corn is a grain, potatoes are tubers.
Since they aren't technically 'fibrous veggies', if you WANT to count something, you can count those. :shrug: but I still think that unless you're eating buttloads of them, it isn't really going to matter.
Thanks Sarah. I used the term veggies for simple sake. But I agree, unless you are eating tons of them (any of them), what's the point of counting. :D
jackieleigh
04-13-2007, 05:20 PM
I dont have an amount on my plan :shhh: I usually eyeball a cup, and there have been times I have eaten more
If 1 cup is around 250 grams then that's mostly what I eat. Reason being that I'd otherwise not have enough space in my freezer for all the veggies I'd eat. I get around 1 lbs of veggies a day, which is already 3 times more than what the average Dutch(wo)man eats.
I can say though that interestingly, salad veggies are more 'filling' than fibrous veggies. I can eat way more cauliflower/broccoli/peas/carrots in weight than I can eat lettuce/spinach/chicory /bell pepper/pickles and so on.
Lately I've been eating more salad and it surprised me how much a salad fills me up.
Inatic
04-13-2007, 07:58 PM
salad my fill you, but fibrous offer more from a nutritional stand pt.
True dat. Salad veggies aren't very nutritious. Just saying how it surprised me. Just because the nutritional value isn't high, I'd dropped salad eating for a while. Now I do it again, it came as asurprise.
smuggie
04-14-2007, 06:47 PM
Since they aren't technically 'fibrous veggies', if you WANT to count something, you can count those. :shrug: but I still think that unless you're eating buttloads of them, it isn't really going to matter.
It doesn't in my experience. When I eat green beans, for example, I'll throw in a small handful of a veggie mix containing peas, corn, carrots and lima beans for added flavour. I don't count them, because I refuse to obsess about a quarter cup of them.
It doesn't in my experience. When I eat green beans, for example, I'll throw in a small handful of a veggie mix containing peas, corn, carrots and lima beans for added flavour. I don't count them, because I refuse to obsess about a quarter cup of them.
Why? you made me do it. When I started here before Erik got to me how many times exactly did you make me redo my diet? :funny:
I think you were just sitting back and laughing at me see how many times you could get me to go over it :lol3:
:lub: you were an incredible help, I'll always be thankful for that.
Uh back at it Ana... Ring a bell? :uhuh:
In regards to the salad talk--- salads CAN BE very nutritious when made with good veges. I always use baby spinach as a base, throw in bell peppers(red/orange/yellow), crimini mushrooms, celery, cucumber, radish, sometimes raw broccoli, herbs, minced garlic, roasted tomatoes & shredded carrot (offseason).
smuggie
04-14-2007, 09:29 PM
In regards to the salad talk--- salads CAN BE very nutritious when made with good veges. I always use baby spinach as a base, throw in bell peppers(red/orange/yellow), crimini mushrooms, celery, cucumber, radish, sometimes raw broccoli, herbs, minced garlic, roasted tomatoes & shredded carrot (offseason).
That sounds yummy. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/montagnu/ellis/drooling.gif
smuggie
04-14-2007, 09:31 PM
Why? you made me do it. When I started here before Erik got to me how many times exactly did you make me redo my diet? :funny:
I think you were just sitting back and laughing at me see how many times you could get me to go over it :lol3:
:lub: you were an incredible help, I'll always be thankful for that.
Uh back at it Ana... Ring a bell? :uhuh:
Ummmm, you don't have as much experience as I do in what works for you, so yeah, I got you to redo your diet plan a few times. Besides, you were doing really dumb stuff in your meal plans. :razz1:
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