Oh my, big misunderstanding...SORRY! My b'fast is usually a high protein shake. I have eaten the nuked spinach, 2 eggs, 2 oz ham, 1-2 oz cheese for dinner as often for lunch or b'fast. The crustless quiche is made with 8 eggs, 1.5-2 cups combo of half n'half+heavy cream, 2 cups asparagus, 1/2 cup sliced leeks, 1/3 cup parsley -- then cut into 6 servings; again, I eat this as often for dinner or lunch. Lunch for me is usually 3-4 ozs of cooked ground beef with chili powder, cumin, diced tomatoes, 1.5-1 oz shredded cheese, a little salsa.MoneyGal wrote:...I also read what Muse-Inc said is a normal breakfast -- the spinach, two eggs, cheese crustless quiche -- and was floored at how much food that seems to be...
All foods consist of proteins, carbs, fats or some combination. Proteins are animals or fish. Carbs are typically things that grow in the ground like fruits or veggies. Fats usually accompany proteins as in cheese or are squeezed from grains (corn), veggies, seeds, or nuts. Some foodstuffs, for example, dairy, are a mix of proteins, carbs, and fats. While many veggies have some protein, we don't really have the digestive process to efficiently separate the protein from the fiber.
When people talk about carbs, typically they mean the carbs minus the fiber (fiber is not absorbed and does not affect insulin or blood sugar levels). The theory is that about 75% of Americans & Canadians are sensitive to the amt of carb they eat. That means they over-secrete insulin (the hormone that stores excess carbs as fat) when they eat carbs thus must limit the amt they eat; too, these folks tend to be prone to diabetes (type 2 or adult onset) because their natural glucose control system does not work well so their blood sugar rises too high when they eat carbs. These folks are often the ones who struggle with their weight and who gain easily (all that insulin packs on the fats when carbs are eaten in excess). This doesn't mean that they can't eat any carbs, it does mean that they have to figure out how much they can eat or restrict (an is the glass half full or half empty sort of thing); there is a certain number of grams of carbs that when eaten will be stored as fat, under that level and fat will be lost....that's where carb counting comes in for some people. Some will lose just by eliminating or severely restricting bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and reducing fruit to half portions letting that be dessert instead of sweets. Now, that said, I do eat dark chocolate...usually daily...the 75-85% cocoa kind, it's not very sweet and it makes a tasty dessert. This form of chocolate is good because it's a mood upper and its components are good for heart health. If you are not one of the 75%, then a calorie or low-fat+high carb diet will probably work, but these are the folks who typically do not have a lot of wt to lose as they do not over-secret insulin in response to eating carbs.
I hope this helps. Sorry for the confusion! I think I'd explode if I ate that much
PS You can succeed at this! You broke a board with your foot for goodness sake and that took a lot more work-training than figuring out an eating plan that will work for you! Many of us figure out a few meals that work and stick to them until we get bored. Yrs ago I lost eating like this: b'fast 2 eggs, slice of cheese, 2-3 slices bacon, half-size serving of grits OR 1 slice seeded rye bread with cream cheese; lunch big salad with 4 ozs meat with lots of fibery salad veggies (celery, radishes, bell peppers) little or no dressing (surprising how satisfying shredded cheese is as a substitute) or some gucamole; snack 1 cheese stick; dinner 5-6 ozs meat or 7-8 oz fish, salad, low carb veggy w butter, small tangerine or 1/3 cup berries with real whipped cream. You can do this!
