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Old Wed, Apr-30-03, 16:04
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Plan: Bernstein Diabetes Soluti
Stats: 260/-/145 Female 5' 3"
BF:
Progress: 63%
Location: Michigan
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You've got the basic idea but...

Don't skip breakfast. If you do, that means that you are going almost 18 hours without eating at one time and that's a good way to slow down your metabolism. Eat something, even if it's a hard boiled egg on the way out the door or a few slices of cheese. You can also make deli roll-ups the night before with deli roast beef, turkey or chicken spread with cream cheese. Just grab on the way out the door and munch on your way to work.

You also need to add more veggies than a little bit of lettuce here and there. Broccoli, green beans, spinach, cauliflower are all allowed on induction (plus a lot more..check your book for details). They provide much needed fiber and a lot of healthful vitamins and minerals that can only benefit you in the long run. What you listed above is way below 20 grams of carb, so you can easily afford to add a few more veggies into your meal plan. Going less than 20 grams of carb per day will not help you lose faster and the lack of fiber could cause constipation.

You also look a little light on the fat and calories. Your menu above might come to a total of 1,000 calories and that's not nearly enough to sustain even your basal metabolism. If your caloric intake is too low, your metabolism will slow to compensate thinking that you are starving (and you actually are). There's no need to starve yourself even if you have a lot of weight to lose. Eat when you are hungry and until you are satisfied (not stuffed).

Keep at it. Like I said above...you've got the right idea; it just needs some fine tuning.
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