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Post by azcristi on Jan 6, 2017 21:53:33 GMT
azcristi ,I have never been told I'm lactose intolerant which is why I can still tolerate the yogurt I guess however my NP told me to avoid the cheese and I do for the most part and it makes me feel better along with eating fewer carbs I think.For awhile I followed the low FODMAP list to eliminate certain foods and about the only things that really bother me are cheese(even LaughingCow)and blackberries(b/c they are higher in sugar). Becky, my gastroenterologist introduced me to the Low FODMAP diet (list of foods) back in October. I had never heard of it before. I was shocked to find out that I was eating many foods that were on the list that I should avoid - including artichokes and barley (2 of my favorite foods). As soon as I started avoiding foods from the list, my abdominal distress issues have lessened considerably.
I don't follow the low FODMAP diet strictly, but I keep the list close by. If I'm suffering from digestion issues, I look at the FODMAP list of foods and can usually see that I've eaten something that I should avoid - thus avoiding it in the future. Things for me have gotten better... but I sure do miss artichokes and barley!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2017 22:11:16 GMT
azcristi,My gastro had also given me a copy of the list but I had lost it but I have one saved online so I can refer to it if I need to.I find when I drink more water the constipation part of IBS is so much better which is prob why I lost 2# last week.LOL.He also told me IBS is the same whether it's the constipation or diarrhea but there are different RX's for the 2.I am on the RX for the IBS-C and don't ever have any problems with the other part.I'm sure that was way TMI for some people.LOL.
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Post by limefan on Jan 6, 2017 23:40:38 GMT
I think the biggest mistake that Weight Watchers made with smart points was getting rid of the good health guidelines. It's only too many vegetables when it's at the expense of a balanced diet. You could definitely use more healthy fat and some dairy in there I agree with you about the GHGs. What I see what some people are eating on Connect, I just scratch my head. Smart Points formula is also a little upside down. I saw someone posted today on Connect that 6 Hebrews National 97% fat free hot dogs are 5 Smart Points. Yet the WW Smart Ones Three cheese ziti is 9 points. Well would you rather have 6 hot dogs for 5 points or baked ziti for 9. Then you have plenty of points over to eat 1/2 a pint of Halo Top ice cream if you eat the 6 hot dogs.
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Post by zazzles on Jan 7, 2017 5:59:22 GMT
Check choosemyplate.gov for USDA guidelines on how many fruits, vegetables, servings of dairy, etc. that is recommended by gender and age group.
Constructing a day’s menu that has 60% of the points left over at the end of the day seems excessive and suggests deprivation dieting.
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Post by bkr on Jan 9, 2017 17:42:56 GMT
Thanks for everyone's responses. I'm satisfied with what I'm eating. I normally eat all my points. I did eat more that night. Used most of my points. I wish WW had the breakdown on the calories, fats, carbs etc. I'd really like to know that, but don't want to enter everything I eat in two separate apps. At the point I had entered my menu that day, I wasn't hungry. BUT....if I would have know as one of you posted that I was only in the 600 calorie range....my head would have told me it wasn't enough and I needed to get something to eat. So maybe I'm better off not knowing the calories. lol
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Post by zazzles on Jan 9, 2017 20:03:26 GMT
Thanks for everyone's responses. I'm satisfied with what I'm eating. I normally eat all my points. I did eat more that night. Used most of my points. I wish WW had the breakdown on the calories, fats, carbs etc. I'd really like to know that, but don't want to enter everything I eat in two separate apps. At the point I had entered my menu that day, I wasn't hungry. BUT....if I would have know as one of you posted that I was only in the 600 calorie range....my head would have told me it wasn't enough and I needed to get something to eat. So maybe I'm better off not knowing the calories. lol As you are tracking your entries, every time you bring up a food in the tracker and set the amount you’re tracking, the basic NI is shown if you scroll down to the bottom of the entry’s data. It gives you the standard NI including calories, fat, carbs and protein plus a few more.
It would be very helpful to lots of us if they gave us NI as well as SP totals for meals, but they don’t and that’s that.
Most of the time I track on MyNetDiary using standard NI. Then, sometimes, I calculate the SPs from there and do a QuickAdd for the meal on the WW tracker. Doing that, of course, causes the zero-SP foods to be included in the points calculation, but that doesn’t bother me.
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Post by nannynaomi on Jan 10, 2017 11:04:42 GMT
That's what helps me is veggies. I also don't think it hurts to eat a lot of non starchy veggies...
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Post by azcristi on Jan 10, 2017 14:41:19 GMT
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