My walks are 25 minutes or more…am increasing time this week too!!
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
can you count a protein as a healthy fat, like fish?
And what if you eat A LOT of veggies…or is 2lbs of broccoli still only count as 5pts?
can I count my walks (2x/day) as 10 each?
I’m playing!!!
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How long are your walks? If they are over 20 minutes, I’m inclined to count them. What does everyone else think about this?[/quote]
YES. Count walks! I say veg per meal gives the +5 points? thats my inclination anyways. a meal of all veg is still just +5? I dunno.[/quote]
Yep (on both walks and how to count the veggies). Although, you guys should be warned that I walk 2+ miles a day to and from school 
BTW, to answer part of MIM’s original post, yes if you eat a protein source that has a healthy fat in it, that counts +5 for fat and +10 for protein. Also, I count steak, hamburger, regular chicken, etc, as healthy fats and proteins. However, fast food stuff still counts as -5pts for the whole meal.
I counted my entire trip to BK last night as -15
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
can you count a protein as a healthy fat, like fish?
And what if you eat A LOT of veggies…or is 2lbs of broccoli still only count as 5pts?
can I count my walks (2x/day) as 10 each?
I’m playing!!!
[/quote]
How long are your walks? If they are over 20 minutes, I’m inclined to count them. What does everyone else think about this?[/quote]
YES. Count walks! I say veg per meal gives the +5 points? thats my inclination anyways. a meal of all veg is still just +5? I dunno.[/quote]
Yep (on both walks and how to count the veggies). Although, you guys should be warned that I walk 2+ miles a day to and from school
BTW, to answer part of MIM’s original post, yes if you eat a protein source that has a healthy fat in it, that counts +5 for fat and +10 for protein. Also, I count steak, hamburger, regular chicken, etc, as healthy fats and proteins. However, fast food stuff still counts as -5pts for the whole meal.
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so 96/4 extra lean ground beef is +10 for protein AND +5 for healthy fat? Cuz I get more points for yesterday AND today if thats the case.
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
can you count a protein as a healthy fat, like fish?
And what if you eat A LOT of veggies…or is 2lbs of broccoli still only count as 5pts?
can I count my walks (2x/day) as 10 each?
I’m playing!!!
[/quote]
How long are your walks? If they are over 20 minutes, I’m inclined to count them. What does everyone else think about this?[/quote]
YES. Count walks! I say veg per meal gives the +5 points? thats my inclination anyways. a meal of all veg is still just +5? I dunno.[/quote]
Yep (on both walks and how to count the veggies). Although, you guys should be warned that I walk 2+ miles a day to and from school
BTW, to answer part of MIM’s original post, yes if you eat a protein source that has a healthy fat in it, that counts +5 for fat and +10 for protein. Also, I count steak, hamburger, regular chicken, etc, as healthy fats and proteins. However, fast food stuff still counts as -5pts for the whole meal.
[/quote]
so 96/4 extra lean ground beef is +10 for protein AND +5 for healthy fat? Cuz I get more points for yesterday AND today if thats the case.
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How many grams of fat is actually in that? If it’s more than 5g, I say count it.
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
can you count a protein as a healthy fat, like fish?
And what if you eat A LOT of veggies…or is 2lbs of broccoli still only count as 5pts?
can I count my walks (2x/day) as 10 each?
I’m playing!!!
[/quote]
How long are your walks? If they are over 20 minutes, I’m inclined to count them. What does everyone else think about this?[/quote]
YES. Count walks! I say veg per meal gives the +5 points? thats my inclination anyways. a meal of all veg is still just +5? I dunno.[/quote]
Yep (on both walks and how to count the veggies). Although, you guys should be warned that I walk 2+ miles a day to and from school
BTW, to answer part of MIM’s original post, yes if you eat a protein source that has a healthy fat in it, that counts +5 for fat and +10 for protein. Also, I count steak, hamburger, regular chicken, etc, as healthy fats and proteins. However, fast food stuff still counts as -5pts for the whole meal.
[/quote]
so 96/4 extra lean ground beef is +10 for protein AND +5 for healthy fat? Cuz I get more points for yesterday AND today if thats the case.
[/quote]
How many grams of fat is actually in that? If it’s more than 5g, I say count it.
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4 oz is 4.8 grams of fat 
Yesterday I ate one 4oz serving at one meal and one 2oz serving at another meal… total of 6.8 so maybe only count +5 healthy fat for those two meals combined?
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
can you count a protein as a healthy fat, like fish?
And what if you eat A LOT of veggies…or is 2lbs of broccoli still only count as 5pts?
can I count my walks (2x/day) as 10 each?
I’m playing!!!
[/quote]
How long are your walks? If they are over 20 minutes, I’m inclined to count them. What does everyone else think about this?[/quote]
YES. Count walks! I say veg per meal gives the +5 points? thats my inclination anyways. a meal of all veg is still just +5? I dunno.[/quote]
Yep (on both walks and how to count the veggies). Although, you guys should be warned that I walk 2+ miles a day to and from school
BTW, to answer part of MIM’s original post, yes if you eat a protein source that has a healthy fat in it, that counts +5 for fat and +10 for protein. Also, I count steak, hamburger, regular chicken, etc, as healthy fats and proteins. However, fast food stuff still counts as -5pts for the whole meal.
[/quote]
so 96/4 extra lean ground beef is +10 for protein AND +5 for healthy fat? Cuz I get more points for yesterday AND today if thats the case.
[/quote]
How many grams of fat is actually in that? If it’s more than 5g, I say count it.
[/quote]
4 oz is 4.8 grams of fat
Yesterday I ate one 4oz serving at one meal and one 2oz serving at another meal… total of 6.8 so maybe only count +5 healthy fat for those two meals combined?[/quote]
Sounds fair.
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
can you count a protein as a healthy fat, like fish?
And what if you eat A LOT of veggies…or is 2lbs of broccoli still only count as 5pts?
can I count my walks (2x/day) as 10 each?
I’m playing!!!
[/quote]
How long are your walks? If they are over 20 minutes, I’m inclined to count them. What does everyone else think about this?[/quote]
YES. Count walks! I say veg per meal gives the +5 points? thats my inclination anyways. a meal of all veg is still just +5? I dunno.[/quote]
Yep (on both walks and how to count the veggies). Although, you guys should be warned that I walk 2+ miles a day to and from school
BTW, to answer part of MIM’s original post, yes if you eat a protein source that has a healthy fat in it, that counts +5 for fat and +10 for protein. Also, I count steak, hamburger, regular chicken, etc, as healthy fats and proteins. However, fast food stuff still counts as -5pts for the whole meal.
[/quote]
so 96/4 extra lean ground beef is +10 for protein AND +5 for healthy fat? Cuz I get more points for yesterday AND today if thats the case.
[/quote]
How many grams of fat is actually in that? If it’s more than 5g, I say count it.
[/quote]
4 oz is 4.8 grams of fat
Yesterday I ate one 4oz serving at one meal and one 2oz serving at another meal… total of 6.8 so maybe only count +5 healthy fat for those two meals combined?[/quote]
Sounds fair.[/quote]
yay! I usually don’t buy it cuz its so darn expensive LOL.
am I making this more complicated?
I think too much!
How does Trader Joe’s natty PB count?
I had a couple of tablespoons of it as a snack today
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
am I making this more complicated?
I think too much![/quote]
No I just tried to make it as simple as possible.
[quote]2busy wrote:
How does Trader Jows natty on count?
I had a couple of tablespoons of it as a snack today[/quote]
What is Trader Jows Natty?
[quote]2busy wrote:
How does Trader Joe’s natty PB count?
I had a couple of tablespoons of it as a snack today[/quote]
You mean natural peanut butter right? I’ve been counting a one ounce single serving of almond butter from whole foods as +5 healthy fat and Oleena hasn’t dinged me! so I say, +5 healthy fat.
It’s called trying to overcome autocorrect at the gym, lol.
I edited the post
[quote]2busy wrote:
It’s called trying to overcome autocorrect at the gym, lol.
I edited the post[/quote]
lol okay yeah that definitely counts 
today: 2/22/12
foods: 65 pts
workout/exercise: 35 pts
total: 100 pts
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
am I making this more complicated?
I think too much![/quote]
NO! Its good we are figuring out more details as we get into this. Eventually we will be so complicated no one but us will be able to play! LOL.
[quote]2busy wrote:
It’s called trying to overcome autocorrect at the gym, lol.
I edited the post[/quote]
OMG! okay threadjack but I was texting some dude and I wanted to write Barbell and my phone changed it to BATHROOM. bahahahaha! Phone not sexy
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
am I making this more complicated?
I think too much![/quote]
NO! Its good we are figuring out more details as we get into this. Eventually we will be so complicated no one but us will be able to play! LOL.
[quote]2busy wrote:
It’s called trying to overcome autocorrect at the gym, lol.
I edited the post[/quote]
OMG! okay threadjack but I was texting some dude and I wanted to write Barbell and my phone changed it to BATHROOM. bahahahaha! Phone not sexy
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lol! What were you doing with the “bathroom”?
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
I can’t watch that right now but it looks hilarious! Did you used to show it to your kids?