Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | yeah, protein is much more filling than carbs

I know I'd never be able to stick to the special k diet. I feel like my tummy burns through carbs so fast and then BAM, I'm hungry. I've been doing a basically no-carb diet for like a month now, with occiasional weekend breaks. One of the side effects of a no-carb diet can be constipation, so as an A, I haven't really minded! Here's pretty much what I eat in a day:

Breakfast: Jay Robb vanilla protein powder in a shake, with cocoa powder, instant coffee crystals, and a teeny bit of splenda (the powder itself is already pretty sweet, and I'm looking into the chocolate variety), and my regular dosage of acacia (4tsp).

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Scrambled eggwhites (occasionally whole eggs if I'm feeling particularly brave), with low-fat chicken sausage or turkey bacon. Iced tea, coffee, or water.

OR

And here's where I'm really not on the ibs diet -- a couple of whole hard boiled eggs and some fat free cottage cheese.

Lunch: Very plain grilled chicken breast, turkey breast, turkey burgers made from ground turkey breast or non-fatty fish such as tuna or shrimp. I usually marinate the poultry in some sort of worchestershire / mustard / soy / lemon concoction and then grill it on the george foreman. I buy sushi grade tuna and just pan-sear it with some pepper and ginger and have it with soy sauce, or else I buy sashimi. The shrimp I just stir fry. I sometimes have a fat free cottage cheese along with lunch, sometimes not. Sugar free jello (yes, artificial sweetener in this) helped me get over my sweet tooth the first couple of weeks. I'd have like 4 a day. Now I probably have just one every other day, but they are only like 10 calories apeice so I indulge.

Snack: I pretty much don't. With all the protein I'm eating, I just don't get that hungry. If I'm really dying for something, I have a fat free cottage cheese or a jello, or a cup of tea or coffee. Sometimes a hard boiled egg.

Dinner: Same choices as lunch.

That's it. I've lost 14 pounds. I was up to a high of 140 which is way too big for my petite 5'4" frame. I was 125ish all through college and really wanted to get back to that (even though in college I was always trying to get to 120!). Last fall I was about 128 and wanted to lose a few pounds. Instead, I gained 12 pounds and was miserable! I was so busy with school and competitions this year that I was eating (and drinking) whatever I had time to grab. It's no mystery where the extra weight came from, but I hated it. As soon as my classes ended I went on the diet, pretty much quit drinking, and have been walking a lot more. I lost about a pound a day for the first 9 days I was on this diet. It took about 2 weeks to lose the next 5 pounds. I was 126 on Sunday and couldn't believe my eyes! Today I am back to 127.2 but I know it will go back down again at some point. Oh I also drink a TON of water every day, which really helps.

Anyway my point is that I'm never hungry on this diet. I feel like I've finally gotten my appetite under control. My IBS hasn't been fantastic but not horrible either. I still have a BM almost every day, but at the very least 2 -3 times a week. I do have some pain and some gas, but both of those are relieved by my 2 mile walk every morning, plus peppermint and fennel teas, and the peppermint caps when I need them.

If your tummy has been okay, give this diet a try. I'm amazed that I finally lost weight! (And need I mention that the bf who met me at 140 is beside himself with glee now that I've dropped 14 pounds and look way hotter?!)

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Amanda

I live in the Big Apple, but I don't eat the skin

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