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Get rid of the granola (loaded with calories), steel cut oats and brown rice.  Too much starch and carbs.  You need more protein.  How about a green smoothie with unsweetened almond milk and an egg for breakfast? And no processed sugar, no candy bars.  Just cut them completely out.  Have a piece of dark chocolate instead, a small piece.

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Steel cut oats and brown rice are fine...you just need to avoid the "white" carbs.  You need some level of carbs especially if you are building muscle.  Obviously don't make them your primary calorie source, but a serving of brown rice to go with your chicken is perfectly fine.  Keep protein intake to about double your carb intake and you should be fine.[/quote]

I disagree.  Once her system is hormonally balanced and not insulin resistant, she can add a sensible amount of rice a day and it doesn't even need to be brown.  For now she's looking to make the weight loss happen, and would welcome diminished cravings and no hunger, I assume.  She can get plenty plenty of carbs from really healthy vegetables. Rice every other day with one meal should be fine but at this stage rice twice a day not good. [/quote]

It doesn't have to be twice a day, but daily is fine...and brown carbs are better than white processed carbs because they have a lower glycemic index so it takes your body longer to convert them into sugar. I don't think OP is diabetic...or did she mention that earlier? [/quote]

She's not diabetic (or at least she didn't say she was) but if she's like almost all other Americans with a weight issue, her hormones are out of wack.  It's why a heavy friend can eat fewer calories than a trim one can and still not lose weight or even gain weight.

The goal in eating high quality plant carbs (so very little grains, white potatoes, corn, etc) and a higher amount of protein is to turn on her body's natural hormonal balance again so that eating food charges her metabolism, causes fat burning instead of fat storing (which is one problem with sugar and white carbs), releases the hormones that cause feeling full instead of the horomone signals of "eat, eat, eat". The truth about rice is that white rice and brown rice aren't too different in this regard if you only have a 3/4 cup with a meal several times a week. That's a much better "cheat" for her now than bread or all of the other white/brown carbs she's eating.

With a working metabolism and a high quality diet, you can have rice daily without returning to a hormonal imbalance. Some people can have a sandwich with bread once a day instead of rice but not everyone, and not me. [/quote]

So cut out all grains, even the good ones? ("Good")? I'm willing to do whatever it takes. I recently went from being vegetarian to being vegan, so here's what I'm thinking an improved menu would look like:

Breakfast: Green smoothie (leafy vegetables, celery, fruit, almond milk, add ground flaxseed)

Lunch: Salad with almonds and evoo-based dressing. Or roasted root vegetables, a green vegetable, and beans.

Dinner: Vegetables and lentils. Fruit for dessert.

Still only drink herbal and green tea, sparkling and still water. (I don't drink coffee or alcohol.) Based on your responses, I'm giving up the processed carbs completely! Cutting out any (processed) sweets seems important. But is not easy!

I've just started an eight week beginner's running program. And will head to the gym to learn some lifting moves from DH.

I think I'm especially bummed because pre-pregnancy I was never, ever overweight and ate and drank what I liked. I was active, but not much more than I am now. I've never had to lose weight before, and it is harder than I ever thought it would be!

Thanks for all your responses and support![/quote]

I would make the following changes:

Breakfast: green smoothie without the cereal and careful with the fruit.  Go with berries or citrus. Add half a banana or apple if you must but not a whole banana, plus mango, plus apple, etc. everyday.  That much too much sugar. Spinach is great with strawberries. I like a big orange or several smaller oranges with romaine. I'm concerned you aren't getting enough calories but it's hard for me to give great advice on how to increase them without using eggs or meat.  You'll need A LOT of smoothie and fat in the smoothie to get enough calories for breakfast alone.

Lunch: Are you getting enough calories?  Maybe add a whole avocado each day to the salad. Can you add more plants with protein? You aren't getting enough protein. How about falafel?

Dinner: Sounds good but keep an eye on protein and make sure you are getting a lot of healthy fats.  It's harder to lose weight if your diet is too low in either protein or healthy fat.

You sound committed! [/quote]

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