How do you stay away from starchy foods??

[Gamom3]

I love starchy foods!! I want and need to lose about 27lbs, I would LIKE to have it off by May..I did say "LIKE"!:D

I don't exercise a lot..I know, I know I need to...I made a schedule and posting it on the frig to write down how long and what day I walked on the treadmill, that lasted a week! :(

I can not afford to buy different/extra foods just for me.

What do you do?? I know the starchy foods are my enemy, but they are SO good!

What can I eat and be satisfied and full???

I rarely eat meat and I can not eat eggs..I hate them and haven't eaten them since I was 6!! Milk is NOT my friend. I think I have may have a little less than cup of skim in a month or every other month with a bowl of cereal.

[Chris in CA]

Protein fills you up. If you don't like meat or eggs, how about fish, cottage cheese?
I had to learn to like meat because those carbs are so bad for you.

[Gamom3]

meats and I tend to think about what I eat and that is hard to get past.
I only like a few types of fish...I can't handle fishy fish...does that make sense??
I tried cottage cheese a few months ago and couldn't tolerate it!:(

[Jane]

How about complex carbs? Many of them contain some great protein too, especially beans and quinoa. :)

[Mekanamom]

I can not afford to buy different/extra foods just for me.


I hear ya. Take a look at the glycemic index (http://www.glycemicindex.com/) and try to transition to carbs that are lower on the index.

Higher fiber helps!

And (this is from "Body for Life") try balancing your carbs with an equal amount of protein. Bill Phillips promotes eating 6 small meals a day, with a fist sized portion of carbs balanced with a fist sized portion of protein... and regular workouts... (I hear ya on that one too. I'm trying to get back into regular workouts again!)

My family likes this cookbook: Eating For Life (http://www.amazon.com/Eating-Life-Bill-Phillips/dp/0972018417/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201842166&sr=8-1)