Food...

I watched a segment on Dr. Oz today with my mom and, while I don't actually like Dr. Oz or his show, found some of what he had to say interesting. He was promoting his 11 Weeks to Weigh Loss in 2011 plan. It is basically composed of 3 steps:

1. Calculate your BMI (mine is, by my best guess on my weight right now - I'll weigh in the morning, 26.75)
2. Record your food in a food log - everything you put in your mouth (I am planning to use Spark People for this)
3. Exercise 30 minutes per day

Now, that doesn't seem too hokey, so I thought I'd see what else he had to say on the subject. There was a section on eating for your body type, and since I couldn't figure out if I am a "belly-fat" person or an "all-over-fat" person, I simply combined the suggestions for both. They seemed complimentary, so I don't see a problem with that. Here is what was suggested:

• Concentrate on a diet high in monounsaturated fats (MUFAs) such as... olive oil, peanut oil, avocados, nuts, and seeds
  
• Eat whole grains
• Eat plenty of fiber
• Cut carbs in half and double vegetables
• Replace sugary snacks with fruit
• Do 30 minutes of cardio first thing in the morning

Those sound like good suggestions to me, so we'll see how they go. I am planning to weigh myself in the morning to get an accurate BMI, but I'm guessing I am between 135 and 140.

I am trying to figure out what my pitfalls are so that I can see them coming and avoid them... one is having pre-packaged foods for Eliana on hand. I tend to munch on them when they are around.

If I am going to go for 300 calorie meals and a couple 100-200 calorie snacks, I need to make sure that I have a plan in place. That's what I'm working on.