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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / July 2005More about my dietician/physician relationship
Matthew (Aspiring Tortise) inquired about a couple of things and I thought I'd elaborate for those who were interested. First, the physician I am seeing is an Family Practice MD who specializes in weight loss. She has a dietician that works with her in helping patients, so the Dr. is NOT the dietician. They are separate people but work close together. As for the dietician's plan, I am alloted 9 units of carbs (4 breads/starches, 3 fruits and 2 dairy): Each unit of carbs for the bread/starches are to be approx. 80 calories and have 15g of carbs. So this is things like 1.2 of a sweet potato, 1 slice of regular bread (2 slices of "diet" bread), 1/2 burger bun, 1/2 C pasta, etc..... Each fruit unit is 60 calories per exchange. So, it's 1 apple, 1 small banana, 2 plums, 12 fresh cherries, 1 orange, 1/2 grapefruit, etc... Each dairy unit is 9-100 calories per exchange. So that's 1C skim/1% milk, 1Cyogurt, 1/2 C reduced fat pudding, 1/2 red fat frozen yogurt or ice cream, etc.... It's actually quite a bit of food but it really forces me to be more balanced. That's definitely something I wasn't before and probably about 80% of my diet was carbs! And then the rest of the plan consists of 9 oz lean protein, unlimited vegetables and 3 units of fat (1/8 avacado, 1T peanut butter, 1 tsp veg. oil, 1 tsp butter, etc...) Hope that helps! Mary Mary M / Wisconsin 283.2/273.4/150ish Lost 4.8 lbs my first week (started 7/19/05) and am on my way! -- Sent via Health Newsgroups http://www.healthnewsgroups.com > Matthew (Aspiring Tortise) inquired about a couple of things and I > thought I'd elaborate for those who were interested. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > vegetables and 3 units of fat (1/8 avacado, 1T peanut butter, 1 tsp veg. > oil, 1 tsp butter, etc...) Just curious, would a veggie burger count as a protein or a veggie? I've been given both answers by different dieticians. Your meal plan sounds very balanced and leaves room for a lot of choice. In the past my DH and I were on a similar plan and did very well. We ended up getting way off track on vacation and never went back on. -- the volleyballchick > Matthew (Aspiring Tortise) inquired about a couple of things and I > thought I'd elaborate for those who were interested. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > vegetables and 3 units of fat (1/8 avacado, 1T peanut butter, 1 tsp veg. > oil, 1 tsp butter, etc...) Just curious, would a veggie burger count as a protein or a veggie? I've been given both answers by different dieticians. Your meal plan sounds very balanced and leaves room for a lot of choice. In the past my DH and I were on a similar plan and did very well. We ended up getting way off track on vacation and never went back on. -- the volleyballchick > Just curious, would a veggie burger count as a protein or a veggie? I've > been given both answers by different dieticians. This is kind of the direction I was going with my question about the bread servings. I was thinking specifically about beans. It looks to me you would classify both beans and veggie burgers as a lean protein, especially since she is allotted an unlimited amount of vegetables. Nuts, I assume, would be a fat.  SignatureMatthew Slow and steady wins the race. >> Just curious, would a veggie burger count as a protein or a veggie? I've >> been given both answers by different dieticians. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > she is allotted an unlimited amount of vegetables. Nuts, I assume, would be > a fat. I would rather classify beans as carbs: a serving of beans has 29 net carbs and only 15 grams of protein. Much more carbs than protein, so there is no logical way to classify them as protein. http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s03ew.html Signature223/175.1/180 > >> Just curious, would a veggie burger count as a protein or a veggie? I've > >> been given both answers by different dieticians. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s03ew.html Looking back over Mary's post you are certainly right. A cup of beans would be 2-3 "bread" servings and the equivalent of 2oz of lean protein. -- Matthew Slow and steady wins the race. >> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 06:21:55 -0600, Aspiring Tortoise ><aspiringtortoise@yahoo.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > would be 2-3 "bread" servings and the equivalent of 2oz of lean > protein. That, I would agree with... Signature223/175.1/180 > I would rather classify beans as carbs: a serving of beans has 29 net > carbs and only 15 grams of protein. Much more carbs than protein, so > there is no logical way to classify them as protein. Legumes are an important source of vegetable protein and I think that should be a consideration despite the carb ratio if one is a vegeatrian dieter. SignatureDiva ****** There is no substitute for the right food >> I would rather classify beans as carbs: a serving of beans has 29 net >> carbs and only 15 grams of protein. Much more carbs than protein, so [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > should be a consideration despite the carb ratio if one is a vegeatrian > dieter. Sure, but they should not count as protein only... Signature223/175.1/180 > >> I would rather classify beans as carbs: a serving of beans has 29 net > >> carbs and only 15 grams of protein. Much more carbs than protein, so [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Sure, but they should not count as protein only... The diet that I am using counts 1/2 cup of beans (black, kidney, garbanzo, etc.) as 1 protein serving AND 1 bread/starch. >> Just curious, would a veggie burger count as a protein or a veggie? I've >> been given both answers by different dieticians. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > since she is allotted an unlimited amount of vegetables. Nuts, I assume, > would be a fat. I had always been told that beans were a starch as were potatoes so they would not be in the "unlmited" category. I was thinking of Boca burgers which are primarily soy. Personally I count them as a lean protein but I did have a dietician tell me that soy burgers would count as a vegetable but not an unlimited one. Signaturethe volleyballchick > Matthew (Aspiring Tortise) inquired about a couple of things and I > thought I'd elaborate for those who were interested. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > vegetables and 3 units of fat (1/8 avacado, 1T peanut butter, 1 tsp veg. > oil, 1 tsp butter, etc...) Are carby vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, beets etc allowed in those "unlimited vegetables"? i > Hope that helps! > Mary > > Mary M / Wisconsin > 283.2/273.4/150ish > Lost 4.8 lbs my first week (started 7/19/05) and am on my way! Signature223/175.1/180 > Matthew (Aspiring Tortise) inquired about a couple of things and I > thought I'd elaborate for those who were interested. Your post did clear up some questions I had. Looks like a good program; something I don't recall you discussing is exercise. It isn't absolutely necessary, but is very helpful especially when it comes time to maintain. What activities do you think you might enjoy doing? SignatureMatthew Slow and steady wins the race. |
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