Nobi's diet blog of dictation, observations, and suggestions

[Werefrog]

Milk does the body good... unless you're lactose intolerant (which, I'm not).

Fun fact about lactose intolerance: Most mammals develop lactose intolerance following infancy. This is actually the "default" in humans as well. But, people who raised cattle eventually retained the juvenile trait into adulthood. This is why there's such a high prevalence of lactose intolerance n Native Americans.

[Nobiyuki77]

I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try... I just worry about my nose.

[Werefrog]

Nah. Just take a calcium supplement or something if you feel like you're not getting enough calcium. That's the only real benefit of milk.

[Nobiyuki77]

Today's update

Breakfast:
- 1 eggs
- Cup of Coffee (1 teaspoon sugar)

Snack:
- Oatmeal (1/2 cup)
- Banana
- Snickers Bar

Lunch:
- Turkey Sandwich
- Orange
- Bottle Water

Snack:
- Handi Snack Crackers/Cheese (100 calorie)
- Banana (I know, again)

Dinner:
- Peanut Butter Sandwich (I love these)
- Banana (goin' for the record!)
- Seltzer Water

[phyco126]

Bigger breakfast, smaller first snack.

[Nobiyuki77]

Any particular reason why?

[phyco126]

Well, we get most of our energy from breakfast, as well as kicking our metabolism back up. While it is just a personal opinion (and from what a nurtitionist told me), breakfast should be one, if not the, largest meal of your day. *shrugs*

[Nobiyuki77]

Huh. I'll do something about that tomorrow.

[Kizyr]

I'd disagree about making it the largest meal of your day. It's the most important, but that doesn't mean it needs to be the largest. Try to figure out what's healthiest, and what gives you a good amount of energy in the morning (and, what you like eating). KF

[Nobiyuki77]

Today's update

Breakfast:
- 1 egg
- 1 cup of coffee (teaspoon sugar)

Snack:
- Oatmeal (1/2 cup)
- Banana
- Seltzer Water

Lunch:
- Turkey Sandwich
- Water
- Orange

Snack:
- Snickers bar
- Banana

Dinner:
- Sloppy Joes
- 1 piece wheat bread

In other news, my sister says I'm having way too much carbs. It's like everything is bad for me or something. >> << My sister is gonna try and write out a menu of what I should eat every day and see if it changes anything, 'cause I've been hanging out in the low 220s for 2 months now. Not good. >>

[Werefrog]

Well, low-carb diets are fairly controversial.

The problem is low-carb diets tend to be high-fat diets. I do however think that there are some carbs that are better than others. Fruits are definitely a good source of carbs as are many vegetables. Oatmeal's good too depending on how it's flavored (i.e. it doesn't have too much sugar).

Now bread, breads, and potatoes are something that you should probably use sparingly. This is especially true for white bread. (I see that you are mostly eating whole wheat, which is much better.) One thing that you may want to consider is turning your afternoon sandwich into a chef's salad (don't eat ranch or blue cheese dressing, though).

If you go on a low-carb diet, I wouldn't stay on a low carb diet for too long. It may make you thin (I'm dubious about that), but it's not going to make you fit.

[Nobiyuki77]

Today's update

Breakfast:
- 1 egg
- 1 cup of coffee (teaspoon sugar)

Snack:
- Oatmeal (1/2 cup)

Lunch:
- Turkey Sandwich
- Water
- Orange

Snack:
- Banana

Dinner:
- 6 turkey meatballs
- 8 pieces zuquini

Snack:
- Peanut Butter sandwich

[CatsWithMatches]

Another thing I just thought of... how much water do you drink during the day? If it's only what's you list here, I say, drink more.

[Nobiyuki77]

A bottle a day. My sister says it's not enough.

[phyco126]

Whoa. Yeah, you seriously need to drink more water. What is the current recommendations, around 64 ounces a day?

[Nobiyuki77]

Today's update: New menu my sister wrote up for me

Breakfast:
- 1 egg
- 1 string cheese
- 1 cup of coffee (teaspoon sugar)

Snack:
- Banana
- 20 small pretzels
- Peanut Butter Sandwich (only 1 piece of bread)

Lunch:
- Turkey Sandwich
- Water
- Orange

Snack:
- Saltine Crackers

Dinner:
- 1 hamburger patty

[Monde Luna]

When I took nutrition I think the class recommended drinking 2/3 rds of your weight in onces per day... if I remember correctly.

[Nobiyuki77]

Today's update: Today I ended up having a liter and a half of water. Perhaps I over did it... My stomach has been hurting all day. Not in the sick sense. As in the hungry sense. Like it's empty, and it's painful.

Breakfast:
- 1 egg
- 1 string cheese
- 1 cup of coffee (teaspoon sugar)

Snack:
- Applesause
- 20 small pretzels
- Peanut Butter Sandwich (only 1 piece of bread)

Lunch:
- Turkey Sandwich
- Water
- Orange

Snack:
- Snickers bar

Dinner:
- 1 tuna melt

Snack:
- Peanut Butter sandwich

[Nobiyuki77]

ACK! Totally forgot to update yesterday! My bad! >>

Last week's weigh in Saturday: 223 lbs.
Last weeks' measure in Saturday: 41 3/4 inches (measured from belly button, parallel to floor)

This week's weigh in Saturday: 221 lbs.
This week's measure in Saturday: 41 1/2 inches

Today's my bad day, so not everything is healthy I realize. >>

Breakfast:
- Scrambled eggs (2)
- Cranberry Juice

Lunch:
- 1 plate of pork cutlet curry rice
- 1 Pepsi

Snack:
- Coffee Bread
- Flat cookie things
- Dakara water

Dinner:
- Peanut Butter Sandwich
- 100 Calorie snack
- Cranberry Juice

[Werefrog]

I was going to suggest you buy one of the nutrition scales that was on sale today at Woot. Unfortunately, it's sold out! (I was going to buy one, too )