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Nuclear Girl - 27 Mar 2005 20:26 GMT

Hi,
Those of you that use fitday.com, do you count sugar alcohols in
with the regular carbohydrates? When I was doing Atkins, we didn't
count these. I think diabetics have to, though. What do you do?

Donna K.
398.8/281.8/275 (next short term goal)
NWOE began Jan 2003
LC since May 2003
LC and CR since Jan 2005

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Berna Bleeker - 27 Mar 2005 21:23 GMT

Nuclear Girl schreef:

> Hi,
> Those of you that use fitday.com, do you count sugar alcohols in
> with the regular carbohydrates? When I was doing Atkins, we didn't
> count these. I think diabetics have to, though. What do you do?

I enter them as 'alcohol'. I have a formula in Excel where I enter the
total number of calories and the grams of fat, protein and 'real'
carbohydrates; the formula multiplies the grams of 'real' carbs and
protein by 4 and the grams of fat by 9, adds them up and subtracts
those calories from the total number. Then it divides the result by 7
(there are 7 kCal in 1 g of alcohol), and I enter the result in Fitday
as alcohol.

Now I'm not doing Atkins anymore, but I still have the formula, and I
still use it to enter custom foods.

Berna (101.5/72.6/~68 kg)

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Nuclear Girl - 28 Mar 2005 00:06 GMT

> I enter them as 'alcohol'. I have a formula in Excel where I enter the
> total number of calories and the grams of fat, protein and 'real'
> carbohydrates; the formula multiplies the grams of 'real' carbs and
> protein by 4 and the grams of fat by 9, adds them up and subtracts
> those calories from the total number. Then it divides the result by 7

> (there are 7 kCal in 1 g of alcohol), and I enter the result in Fitday
> as alcohol.

What program do you use? Usually I just add the Sugar Alcohols as reg
carbs. Try not to eat a lot of them, but on "THE" holiday I usually
allow an unplanned splurge or two.

Ohhhh, you're really close to goal! Good for you!!! Keep up the good
work.

Donna K.
398.8/281.8/275 (next short term goal)
NWOE began Jan 2003
LC since May 2003
LC and CR since Jan 2005

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Berna Bleeker - 28 Mar 2005 01:03 GMT

Nuclear Girl schreef:

>>I enter them as 'alcohol'. I have a formula in Excel where I enter
>
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> carbs. Try not to eat a lot of them, but on "THE" holiday I usually
> allow an unplanned splurge or two.

I'm not sure I understand the question. I use Excel to calculate the
'alcohol', and I enter the results in Fitday. Or do you mean what
weightloss program? I'm not on any special program anymore, I just limit
my calories; but I still eat low(ish)-carb: no potatoes, rice, pasta,
etc., and bread 1-2 slices max, and not every day. I eat a lot of
veggies, 2 pieces of fruit a day, chicken (breast, livers), fish,
shrimp, quorn (meat replacement based on some kind of fungus); read meat
only occasionally.

> Ohhhh, you're really close to goal! Good for you!!! Keep up the good
> work.

I *am* getting close to goal, and I'm really happy about it! :-) I'm
already normal weight/waist size, according to all the tables; and I
look (and feel) very much better than I used to. I'm especially happy
that I don't have a fat face anymore. :-) Tomorrow my father, sisters
and brother are coming for a visit with their families, and they haven't
seen me since January; they won't believe their eyes! :-)

Berna (101.5/72.6/~68 kg)

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Nuclear Girl - 28 Mar 2005 03:28 GMT

> I'm not sure I understand the question. I use Excel to calculate the
> 'alcohol', and I enter the results in Fitday. Or do you mean what
> weightloss program?

Sorry for the confusion, I meant software program.

>I'm not on any special program anymore, I just limit
> my calories; but I still eat low(ish)-carb: no potatoes, rice, pasta,

> etc.,

Similar here, Lowcarbish and calorie restricting (since the beginning
of the year).

Donna K
398.8/281.8/275 (next short term goal)
New WOE began Jan 2003
Began Low Carb May 2003
Began CR and LC Jan 2005

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Berna Bleeker - 28 Mar 2005 10:00 GMT

Nuclear Girl schreef:

>>I'm not on any special program anymore, I just limit
>>my calories; but I still eat low(ish)-carb: no potatoes, rice, pasta,
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> Donna K
> 398.8/281.8/275 (next short term goal)

WOW, look at those numbers! You lost 53 kg, a whole person! Way to go!

Berna (101.5/72.2/~68 kg)

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Nuclear Girl - 28 Mar 2005 13:06 GMT

> > 398.8/281.8/275 (next short term goal)
>
> WOW, look at those numbers! You lost 53 kg, a whole person! Way to go!

Yep, had a patient the other day that weighted about #115. They were
too skinny and had trouble gaining weight (just as serious a problem),
and we got to joking that I had been carrying them around and lost
them. Guess you had to be there. It's amazing that you could carry
that much weight and still get around. :)

Donna K
398.8/281.8/275 (next short term goal)
NWOE Jan 2003
LC began May 2003
CR and LC began Jan 2005

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Ignoramus19437 - 27 Mar 2005 21:52 GMT

I do not eat them, but if I did, I would count them as carbohydrates,
which they are. The books that tell us not to count them, usually also
promote these things to make money for the authors.

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