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Old Wed, Apr-04-01, 08:31
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/190/140 Female 165 cm
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Progress: 50%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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hi Brooke,

Fiber is your best friend. Make sure the veggies you eat are as high in fiber as possible, so that salads are made of dark green lettuces like romaine and endive, rather than the pale iceberg stuff, which is mostly water, and lots of spinach too. Broccoli, peppers, asparagus and cabbage are good choices also.

Drinking lots of water and other carb-free liquids is a must (note that coffee is not carb-free - 0.8 carbs in a small 6 fl.oz. cup -- and many diet sodas have citric acid which can cause stalls in some folks). The general recommendation is a minimum of 64 oz. per day.

I just posted all about adding fiber in another thread, click here to read it ..

hope this helps,

Doreen
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