My experiment of cutting out added salt is going pretty well. Last night hubby made spaghetti with olive oil, parm cheese and spices. No salt. Delicious. It's strange to taste these things without what I thought was an essential ingredient. I have no idea however, what impact this will have on my weight loss, if any. I do know that this is the healthy choice. And frankly, that needs to be my focus.
However, before I give anyone the wrong idea, hubby brought home Ben and Jerry's last night to celebrate some good news. I did have some, probably a little more than a serving. Thankfully, I live with a professional athlete that can eat 3 servings of Ben and Jerry's and still lose weight. (Yes it makes me jealous every day) But it means there is no more ice cream in the house to tempt me tonight. So, that is good!
I know I got a bit off track and I know I need to reinstate my healthy eating objectives. Eat fewer than 1400 calories, 200 carbs, eat at least 25 grams of fiber, drink 8 or more glasses of water, don't add salt to my day, don't drink and unfortunately keep my green leafy vegetables to a minimum. Hmm that's a lot harder to say than "I'm on Atkins/Weight Watchers/Zone etc"
I have realized that I feel so so much better when I follow these rules. My body really enjoys being treated correctly. So, now I need to think about my next addition/subtraction. I'm thinking these Chia seeds could be a good idea.
Does anyone else incorporate chia seeds into your diet? If so, how?
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I just read about those cute lil seeds! If you add them to liquid they get a slimy outter coating on them. I saw a recipe some where for some sort of chia fizzy drink. Now Im going to wrack my brain to think of WHERE i saw that! I hate that!
The only things I ever salt are eggs and potatoes. Not baked potatoes, though. I'm weird, I know.
It is just very weird about the green leafy stuff. You know, my Dad ate a can of spinach about every other day for the last several years of his life while on coumadin (spg?). I take it he wasn't supposed to eat that?
You've been through an awful lot lately, but you're certainly getting where you're going.
I have some pretzels covered in chia seeds (my boyfriend's mom bought them for me at some specialty store), and they're pretty good, but I don't see that they make an ounce of difference in my life (but maybe I'm not looking hard enough?).
Also, I never salt anything. Ever. In fact, the only reason I have salt in the house at all is because M likes it on stuff.
There is an article in the Clean Eating magazine about chia seeds. That's where TJ saw it. I am curious about them. I don't even know where you would buy them.
Salt makes a HUGE difference. I ate some salty stuff this weekend and man am I retaining water like crazy!! You will definetly notice a difference without salt. And you are right about the taste. When you take the salt away, it's like a whole new food.
LOL about the athlete eating whatever he wants and losing. Where were we when they were handing out those genes?
I love chia seeds and they've been a part of my diet for the last year and a half. I had gone up in weight by about 25 pounds and a good friend of mine, who is also a health nut told me to go to TheChiaSeed.com and pick up a bag of seeds and start eating them everyday. The effects are almost immediate in the sense of the healthy fiber they provide, but more than anything, a small amount of chia seeds is very nutritiously filling, so I no longer feel the need to snack on unhealthy food all day. If you have never tried chia seeds, do yourself a favor and buy a bag today!
I haven't used salt in anything for a million years - I often forget to forewarn guests and do supply salt at the table for them to add.
Not heard of those seeds, will have to look into it. Hmmm, I like learning new stuff...
Oh thanks so much for the advice! I'm gonna look for chia seeds next time I go to the market.
TJ: a fizzy drink sounds interesting, I wonder if it has taste?
Jo: Apparently green leafy vegetables are ok if you regulate it. So, if he ALWAYS ate a can every other day that is ok. I just eat things so sporadically that I need to change that and eat them regularly or not. I think. Who knows.
Kate: Yeah, I'm not expecting them to solve everything, I'm just super curious, I want to start getting more fiber naturally as opposed to in processed foods. So, we'll see.
Lorie: That's good to know! I cut the salt out just as I started PMSing then I went into my mope fest, so I haven't noticed any results yet!
Jack: I totally agree! His family is all beanpoles, our kids better get his metabolism!
Guerilla: thanks for the link!
FatFree: I hope to be like that some day soon, where I have to remember to put salt on the table. I did kinda do it tonight, and gave my friends salt and didn't have any!
I had soup yesterday for lunch. Thinking of you, I decided not to put any salt on it. It was okay and something I am sure I could get use to. But do you ever use something like Mrs. Dash to replace salt? I might need to try that. ;)
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