I'm also a newbie

[jenscats5]

Welcome!!

 

[treilin]

Don't take my comment the wrong way You have nice legs!

 

[velvett]

Foods to eat:

oatmeal
cream of wheat
potato
sweet potato/yams
rice brown/white
cottage cheese (this doesn't work for everyone)
all green veggies
peppers (red yellow too)
chicken
fish
pork
lean beef
eggs
almonds, walnuts, pecans
peanut butter (this works for a lot of people)
avocado
olive oil (salads/ veggies)


Fruits - (some people can diet with them some can't)
berries
melon
apples
peaches
tomatos
bananas (small and you'll have to see how you do on them)


Avoid most dairy (I know - the cottage cheese - eh, it has protein too. dairy's like fruit some can some can't)

Avoid anything processed, white or prepacked in a box (except some brands of rice)

 

[The Shadow]

Avoid anything processed, white or prepacked in a box (except some brands of rice)

EXACTLY - I ALWAYS SAY AVOID THINGS THAT ARE WHITE

 

[velvett]

EXACTLY - I ALWAYS SAY AVOID THINGS THAT ARE WHITE

well, accept "the whitebread".
but that's an entirely different kind of forum...

 

[The Shadow]

...you KILL me......











...seriously.....the bakery section notwithstanding, a GREAT rule of thums is to shop the perimeter of the grocery store.....that is where your:

fruits
vegetables
lean beef
chicken
wheat breads

etc are generally located.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Check out these threads:

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=363631

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=302279

 

[GiaDona]

my motto: "if it's white, it's not alright!"

 

[treilin]

Thanks for the food tips

 

[Joe's Girl]

Thanks for the food tips

welcome to the board

Joe's Girl