Too much rice

[Losing Linda]

I figured that on the Mini one has to watch amount of rice one eats, and add lots of vegetables to eat for me to lose weight. One cup of brown rice makes three cups of cooked rice which is 688 calories so if I want to eat more than a cup cooked it adds up to easily. Really the key to losing weight is vegetables. Lots and lots of vegetables.

[KareninTN]

"Really the key to losing weight is vegetables. Lots and lots of vegetables."

That's the way it looks from where I sit. If you don't have enough starch, you won't be satisfied, but it is so easy to overdo - especially for those of us in the postmenopausal/ lower metabolic rate crowd.

veggies rule!
karenturtle

[Malva]

80% of what I eat (by volume): veggies

I'll mix a little rice with my steamed, chopped veggies.
I have a cup of fruit in my bowl of oatmeal in the morning.
Periodically snack on popcorn.
But raw veggies are the bulk of what I eat.

I don't get hungry between meals and I don't feel deprived.

After years of playing with the McDougall diet, it wasn't until I became serious that I was able to stick with the program. It required that I break the addictions of fatty, sweet foods. Once that was accomplished, clean fresh food tasted fantastic! I don't eat bread anymore, and I don't miss it because there are so many other great foods to eat (and there's not enough room in my tummy for all those other things).