Protein bars
4 ounces cream cheese, softened1 T of vanilla extract7 scoops (2 1/3 cups) of Vanilla Whey Protein ( I use chocolate)1/4 - 1/2 cup Splenda (depending on how sweet you want it) Personally I don’tneed it.
Melt the cream cheese (can use microwave or double boiler). Addin the Protein and 1/4 cup Splenda and combine well. Press mixturein a greased loaf pan or 8×8 square pan or shallow rectangular container.Chill until firm (about 2 hours). Cut into 8 bars. Wrap in Saran wrap &freeze.
TipLow Carbing isn’t just about cutting out sugar and starchy food. It alsomeans replacing all those carbs you cut out with quality protein foods, andquality fats.
I didn’t find a recepie for bars but it looks like most low carbrecepies start with soy protein isolate available at health foodstores. I would start with 1/2c of that, 1/4c Adams peanut butter,2eggs, vanilla extract, Splenda and add water till you get the constthat you want. Spray Pam in a pyrex dish and bake at 350 for aprox30 min or till you think they look good.
Try adding crushed sugar free Reeses Peanut butter cups.
I lift too and I don’t usually have a problem with “Hitting TheWall” unless I am doing aerobics that spike my heart rate duringinterval. When my heart stays even I seem to be able to goforever. Tennis is a challenge too and I have to drink weak Cytomaxduring play or my tennis racquet feels like it weighs 50lbs.
I’m not a person who needs to lose 10-20-30 lbs. I need to loseabout 115 lbs. I’ve had such a food pattern of carbs (junk carbs -not good carbs) that I find that I’ve become addicted to them. Notalways sugar, but breads, pastas, etc. I find them to be”convenient” foods as well since I haven’t really cooking for myselfthat much. You know, like frozen dinners, etc. Its so easy to pop abagel in the toaster, slap on some spread and meat and just eat.
I’ve also found that since I’ve had this pattern, that I gothrough sugar and bread withdrawal symptoms. I go nuts whenever I gowithout them for a few days. I’ve tried to do something similar toan Atkins diet (meat and fresh vegies) but it hasn’t cured me of mywithdrawals. Now, some people go through withdrawals by beingirritable or extra hungry, but I go through them with such stomachcramps that its got me almost bent over. What a terrible way tolive.
So, does anyone have any suggestions as to how to slowly get usedto Phase I because it seems to be too steep a gradient for me. Itstoo sudden. Its like “cold turkey” (I don’t mean that literally :)which I find very difficult to do.
Has anyone else experienced this situation?
I would suggest cutting things out a little at a time over the next few weeks. It will take you longer to get down towards the phase 1 way of eating, but it will make it far less stressful on your system. If you get to phase 1 and find that you just can’t handle it, add back in the good carbs (whole wheat bagels instead of the white ones, whole grain breads and pastas, etc). Also, adding a LOT more raw veggies should help since they have their own carbs (mainly fiber).
I, too, have over 100 lbs to lose. It’s not coming off as fast as I’d like, but I’m also not doing everything I should be doing (drinking enough water, eating enough veggies, exercising, cutting out ALL of the bad carbs, etc). I’ll still take 1 lb per week or so because it’s still going in the right direction.
This makes much more sense to me, than doing the “cold turkey” oncarbs. My daughter did it, but she only had about 20 lbs. to lose.I think it might be easier on people with a lot less weight to losethan myself. Plus, she smokes cigs which I think is more or lesscheating since it has chemicals in it that most likely suppress atleast some hunger. I wonder what will happen if she quits :).
I’ll be increasing vitamins and herbs as I go along as well. Ithink that will help. I understand that taking aminos help greatlyin curbing cravings towards sweets.
I have to say that I feel kinda silly about even asking thequestion about how to get into the diet, because it would make senseto just gradually get into it. I mean no one is going to twist myarm or something if I don’t follow it to the “T” at first. It shouldbe as flexible as the person needs it to be for their own good andwhat they can physically handle. But I wanted to get a few ideasfrom people if I could as to “how” to do it.