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Bossnass · 03-20-2006, 10:03 PM

I don't know a ton about nutrition, but I think you may be going about eating to loose weight the wrong way. Cutting fat is more effective than cutting sugar. Rice krispies and corn flakes are a bit more complex carbs, but they aren't great. A 40/40/20 ratio of carbs, protien, and fat is ideal for an active person trying to loose weight.

Not enough food won't help much either; a body will go into a preservation mode instead of a burning mode. Many small meals that equal three large meals is better than a few snacks that doesn't give you enough energy to manage. Also, while fructose is better that sucrose, raisins are pretty much sugar.

Try oatmeal for breakfast instead of rice krispies. Plain if you want to cut sugar. I usually have an apple with my breakfast, which seems to wake me up. Cut the cheese out of the quesadilla and the dressing off the pita and you'd be further ahead than skimping on the breakfast and minimizing the chili.

03-20-2006, 10:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	I don't know a ton about nutrition, but I think you may be going about eating to loose weight the wrong way. Cutting fat is more effective than cutting sugar. Rice krispies and corn flakes are a bit more complex carbs, but they aren't great. A 40/40/20 ratio of carbs, protien, and fat is ideal for an active person trying to loose weight. Not enough food won't help much either; a body will go into a preservation mode instead of a burning mode. Many small meals that equal three large meals is better than a few snacks that doesn't give you enough energy to manage. Also, while fructose is better that sucrose, raisins are pretty much sugar. Try oatmeal for breakfast instead of rice krispies. Plain if you want to cut sugar. I usually have an apple with my breakfast, which seems to wake me up. Cut the cheese out of the quesadilla and the dressing off the pita and you'd be further ahead than skimping on the breakfast and minimizing the chili.