RE: Sandy's Journal - 6/24

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<< If anyone's interested, I have a list of high-fiber foods. >>

Thanks for the info Sandy. I'm interested in the list of high

fiber foods. Thanks!

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In a message dated 06/25/2000 1:05:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

diamonique@... writes:

<< If anyone's interested, I have a list of high-fiber foods >>

type it up!!

and remember to read labels!!

Barb

who tries to eat Kashi's Good Friends str8 from the box when the munchies hit

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Sandy,

I'm very big on using fiber in my diet! It does keep me full longer, so I don't feel a need to snack so often!

One of the things about fiber, is that your body does not fully digest it. Most of itt leaves your body without actually being stored. Also I read that for each gram of fiber that you consume, you absorb about 7 fewer calories from food. (I read this in Shape Magazine)

I like the Kashi Good Friends cereal, although initially it really gave me an upset stomach because I wasn't used to all that fiber!

Cari

-----Original Message-----From: Sandy Fields Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 10:06 AMTo: tae-bo_onegroupsSubject: Sandy's Journal - 6/24Yes I'm journalling again. After last week's really poor weigh-in, I figured I'd get myself together and reign it in. I bought one of those point calculators at my last meeting. What can I say? I like gadgets. :-) The thing about it is you don't write down your foods... you just input the points. Very quick and very helpful, but it doesn't let you see where you're making your good or bad choices.So... I'm again writing my food journals *and* using the calculator.Here's my journal for yesterday. Keep in mind that I don't usually eat anything until around 1:00 on the weekends.Breakfast: coffee w/cream & sugar 3 1 cup All-bran cereal 2 1/2 cup 2% milk 1.5Lunch: 1 bagel 4 1 scrambled egg 2 (w/cooking spray) 1 pear 1Dinner: 2 6" tortillas 4 5 oz grilled chicken 5 1 pear 1Total: 23.5 pts.I'm in the 22 - 29 point range.Now that I look at this, I see that I stayed within my point range, but I didn't eat any veggies. Gotsta do mo' betta!Also, my WW leader gave a talk about fiber. She said we should eat between 20 & 35 grams of fiber per day. Most people don't, so it'll take a little work to get there. She said we should increase our fiber intake slowly, because when the body isn't used to it, it creates a gas problem. She explained why we should choose high fiber foods.1) It absorbs a lot of water and stays in the stomach longer, so they help you feel fuller long after a meal is finished2) It requires more chewing, so you're more likely to eat less and still feel satisfied3) Studies show that people on high feber diets (at least 25 grams/day) absorberd fewer calories. High fiber diets actually block your body's ability to absorb fat!4) They're low in points! :-) [i added this last one myself. <g>]That's why I switched to All-Bran (10g fiber per serving) from Grape-Nuts (3g fiber per serving). Apples & pears are higher in fiber than cherries & pineapples. Red-skin potatoes are higher in fiber than brown-skin potatoes. Legumes (beans, dried peas, etc.) have more fiber than broccoli or cauliflfower. Little choices like this make a big difference.If anyone's interested, I have a list of high-fiber foods.-- Sandy As Deb has said: "Fitness is a journey and it begins with the first step."Visit our new vault site http://taeboon.isportsdot.com/