fruits

win said:

I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find fruit

that

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are not too sweet. Any ideas?

http://www.weightlossforall.com/carbohydrates-fruit.htm

TC

win said:

I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find fruit

that

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are not too sweet. Any ideas?

http://www.rajeun.net/carbotherm.html

TC

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I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find fruit that
are not too sweet. Any ideas?

Pre low-carb I used to eat a lot of fruit because we were told it was so
good for us. But now the only one I eat is avocado, all the rest have too
much sugar.

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I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find fruit that
are not too sweet. Any ideas?

It depends on what diet you are on, and in what stage. I have tried
avocados as suggested, and I do like them, but although they are low carb
they are very high in calories and not all that filling.

I have a friend who is not very overweight, but still wants to lose. She
told me that she just avoids snacks, starchy foods, and processed sugar
products. She eats for lunch every day a sliced apple with peanut butter.

I decided that sounded good, and might make a good breakfast (I prefer to
take most of my carb allowance in the morning). An apple with two
tablespoons of peanut butter is about 250 calories and about 18 net carbs.

Most berries are low carb and not very sweet.

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I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find

fruit that

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are not too sweet. Any ideas?

It depends on what diet you are on, and in what stage. I have tried
avocados as suggested, and I do like them, but although they are low

carb

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they are very high in calories and not all that filling.

I have a friend who is not very overweight, but still wants to lose.

She

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told me that she just avoids snacks, starchy foods, and processed

sugar

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products. She eats for lunch every day a sliced apple with peanut

butter.

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I decided that sounded good, and might make a good breakfast (I

prefer to

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take most of my carb allowance in the morning). An apple with two
tablespoons of peanut butter is about 250 calories and about 18 net

carbs.

There's your problem... obsessing about calories. Fu.... errr, forget
about calories. Worry about the carbs. Restricting the carbs will take
care of the calories.

TC

What you can do is learn to eat 1/2 of a fruit- a lemon or Kiwi size fruit.
figure out how many carbs you want to consume in fruit and weigh the fruit.
So I get to eat more strawberries than orange slices, and less grapes or
pineapple- but nothing is totally forbidden unless you are in induction. I
go for a 5 carb portion (Atkins- power of 5) Weigh your fruit- looks are
deceiving

fruit slices and cheddar is a great dessert and stretches out the portion

Diane

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I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find

fruit that

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are not too sweet. Any ideas?

It depends on what diet you are on, and in what stage. I have tried
avocados as suggested, and I do like them, but although they are low

carb

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they are very high in calories and not all that filling.

I have a friend who is not very overweight, but still wants to lose.

She

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told me that she just avoids snacks, starchy foods, and processed

sugar

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products. She eats for lunch every day a sliced apple with peanut

butter.

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I decided that sounded good, and might make a good breakfast (I

prefer to

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take most of my carb allowance in the morning). An apple with two
tablespoons of peanut butter is about 250 calories and about 18 net

carbs.

There's your problem... obsessing about calories. Fu.... errr, forget
about calories. Worry about the carbs. Restricting the carbs will take
care of the calories.

TC

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:: Jim Bard wrote:
::: "win" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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:::: I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find
:::: fruit that are not too sweet. Any ideas?
::::
:::
::: It depends on what diet you are on, and in what stage. I have tried
::: avocados as suggested, and I do like them, but although they are
::: low carb they are very high in calories and not all that filling.
:::
::: I have a friend who is not very overweight, but still wants to
::: lose. She told me that she just avoids snacks, starchy foods, and
::: processed sugar products. She eats for lunch every day a sliced
::: apple with peanut butter.
:::
::: I decided that sounded good, and might make a good breakfast (I
::: prefer to take most of my carb allowance in the morning). An apple
::: with two tablespoons of peanut butter is about 250 calories and
::: about 18 net carbs.
::
:: There's your problem... obsessing about calories. Fu.... errr, forget
:: about calories. Worry about the carbs. Restricting the carbs will
:: take care of the calories.

Not for everyone.....some people just enjoy eating...

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I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find

fruit that

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are not too sweet. Any ideas?

It depends on what diet you are on, and in what stage. I have tried
avocados as suggested, and I do like them, but although they are low

carb

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they are very high in calories and not all that filling.

I have a friend who is not very overweight, but still wants to lose.

She

Quoted message said:

told me that she just avoids snacks, starchy foods, and processed

sugar

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products. She eats for lunch every day a sliced apple with peanut

butter.

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I decided that sounded good, and might make a good breakfast (I

prefer to

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take most of my carb allowance in the morning). An apple with two
tablespoons of peanut butter is about 250 calories and about 18 net

carbs.

There's your problem... obsessing about calories. Fu.... errr, forget
about calories. Worry about the carbs. Restricting the carbs will take
care of the calories.

TC

I don't recall stating I had a problem. I've lost 40 pounds on Atkins, am
comfortable with my size now, and am about ten pounds from what I weighed in
high school and five pounds from college weight.

A little over a year ago I stayed on Atkins Induction for two months, and
now am moving from OWL to pre-maintenance. I don't think this is a problem.

And yes, calories DO count.

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> I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find

fruit that

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> are not too sweet. Any ideas?
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It depends on what diet you are on, and in what stage. I have

tried

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avocados as suggested, and I do like them, but although they are

low

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carb

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they are very high in calories and not all that filling.

I have a friend who is not very overweight, but still wants to

lose.

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She

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told me that she just avoids snacks, starchy foods, and processed

sugar

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products. She eats for lunch every day a sliced apple with peanut

butter.

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I decided that sounded good, and might make a good breakfast (I

prefer to

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take most of my carb allowance in the morning). An apple with two
tablespoons of peanut butter is about 250 calories and about 18

net

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carbs.

There's your problem... obsessing about calories. Fu.... errr,

forget

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about calories. Worry about the carbs. Restricting the carbs will

take

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care of the calories.

TC

I don't recall stating I had a problem. I've lost 40 pounds on

Atkins, am

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comfortable with my size now, and am about ten pounds from what I

weighed in

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high school and five pounds from college weight.

A little over a year ago I stayed on Atkins Induction for two months,

and

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now am moving from OWL to pre-maintenance. I don't think this is a

problem.

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And yes, calories DO count.

Yes calories do count. But just try to count them. Counting calories
doesn't work. The entire process involved in counting calories does not
work. When you count calories you tend to want to restrict fats, which
does not lead to weight loss. You need fat in your diet to lose body
fat.

The process of counting and/or restricting carbs ends up leading to
eating fewer calories overall so you do not need to concern yourself
with the calorie counts.

Why worry about something that has been proven, beyond a doubt, to not
be a practical approach to weight loss like restricting calories.

Worry about what has been proven to work, just worry about restricting
the refined and high-GL carbs.

TC

I eat mostly berries (straw, wolf, blue), and some black currants, and
avocado, a little kiwi, a little citrus. Most of these are not too
sweet, and, in lesser quantities, have little glycemic load.

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Yes calories do count. But just try to count them. Counting calories
doesn't work. The entire process involved in counting calories does not
work. When you count calories you tend to want to restrict fats, which
does not lead to weight loss. You need fat in your diet to lose body
fat.

The process of counting and/or restricting carbs ends up leading to
eating fewer calories overall so you do not need to concern yourself
with the calorie counts.

Why worry about something that has been proven, beyond a doubt, to not
be a practical approach to weight loss like restricting calories.

Worry about what has been proven to work, just worry about restricting
the refined and high-GL carbs.

TC

Sure. Those of us who have adopted the low-carb lifestyle know that eating
fewer carbs leads to a decrease in appetite and a lower calorie intake.

When we try different foods, though, we want to have all the information
about it we can, and that includes the calorie value. You're saying that on
the one hand, a low-carb lifestyle leads to a lowered desire for calorie
intake (which is true), and then saying that nobody has to worry about
calories. It doesn't work that way. As you progress through Atkins (not
sure about the other low-carb diets) it's just a real good idea to monitor
the calorie values of new foods in your diet.

It's not about focusing on restricting calories, it's about seeing how many
calories you put into your diet when you change foods. Seems to me that's
common sense.

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:> Jim Bard wrote:
:> > <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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:> > > Jim Bard wrote:
:> > >> "win" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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:> > >> > I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find
:> > > fruit that
:> > >> > are not too sweet. Any ideas?
:> > >> >
:> > >>
:> > >> It depends on what diet you are on, and in what stage. I have
:> tried
:> > >> avocados as suggested, and I do like them, but although they are
:> low
:> > > carb
:> > >> they are very high in calories and not all that filling.
:> > >>
:> > >> I have a friend who is not very overweight, but still wants to
:> lose.
:> > > She
:> > >> told me that she just avoids snacks, starchy foods, and
:> > >> processed
:> > > sugar
:> > >> products. She eats for lunch every day a sliced apple with
:> > >> peanut
:> > > butter.
:> > >>
:> > >> I decided that sounded good, and might make a good breakfast (I
:> > > prefer to
:> > >> take most of my carb allowance in the morning). An apple with
:> > >> two tablespoons of peanut butter is about 250 calories and
:> > >> about 18
:> net
:> > > carbs.
:> > >
:> > > There's your problem... obsessing about calories. Fu.... errr,
:> forget
:> > > about calories. Worry about the carbs. Restricting the carbs will
:> take
:> > > care of the calories.
:> > >
:> > > TC
:> > >
:> >
:> > I don't recall stating I had a problem. I've lost 40 pounds on
:> Atkins, am
:> > comfortable with my size now, and am about ten pounds from what I
:> weighed in
:> > high school and five pounds from college weight.
:> >
:> > A little over a year ago I stayed on Atkins Induction for two
:> > months,
:> and
:> > now am moving from OWL to pre-maintenance. I don't think this is a
:> problem.
:> >
:> > And yes, calories DO count.
:>
:> Yes calories do count. But just try to count them. Counting calories
:> doesn't work. The entire process involved in counting calories does
:> not work. When you count calories you tend to want to restrict fats,
:> which does not lead to weight loss. You need fat in your diet to
:> lose body fat.

Nonsense....

1) one can lose weight with restricted fats (lot fat dieters do this, and
others too)
2) counting calories doesn't mean the greater percentage of one's calories
don't come from fat.

:>
:> The process of counting and/or restricting carbs ends up leading to
:> eating fewer calories overall so you do not need to concern yourself
:> with the calorie counts.

This is true...but one can still overeat LC food...

:>
:> Why worry about something that has been proven, beyond a doubt, to
:> not be a practical approach to weight loss like restricting calories.
:>

It has not been proven...

:> Worry about what has been proven to work, just worry about
:> restricting the refined and high-GL carbs.

One definitely needs to do that...

:>
:> TC

win <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> I've been searching for fruits to eat. It's been hard to find fruit
:> that are not too sweet. Any ideas?

Strawberries. I ate 24 oz on Friday night as a carb up for a bike ride on
Saturday morning. That brought my total carbs for Friday up to 72. Still,
at the end of 30 miles of hard riding, I bonked!!!

kiwis? strawbweeies?

~WIR~