But Fiber is not everything

In my previous post I finished up with my calculation of how much fiber I am now eating per day and how easy it is to get to the 35 gram of fiber per day. But eating fiber is not everything. If I would eat a lot of meals with high fat foods it would be very difficult to lose weight. Fat or sugar can destroy the effect of a fiber diet easily. Keep in mind that I am not a doctor nor do I work in a health related profession (Reminder: please consult with your doctor before starting any diet or special exercise). I am just writing about common sense in regards to food groups and what I learned from researching the fiber35 diet. as with every diet you have to eat less calories than what your body can use during any 24 hour period. Adding fiber to your diet is step One. Step Two is to reduce the consumption of specific other foods at the same time. You do not have to eliminate foods from your diet completely (my personal opinion and approach), but you have to eat in moderation and add more variety to replace the gaps the other food groups leave.

I started looking at what else I usually eat during the day. For lunch I usually eat a Campbell soup out of the microwave. Soup in general is already a good choice as the liquids fill your stomach and you will eat less. I spend some time at the supermarket again and read all the labels. For the first phase of my weight loss I wanted to reduce lunch meals that would make it more difficult to lose weight. To have variation I came up with mainly two choices.

• Campbell’s Creamy Tomato Soup
• Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup

Why these two soups? Creamy Tomato comes with 3 grams of fiber while regular Tomato soup comes with less fiber and more sugar. Creamy Tomato Soup has 16 grams of sugar. The Campbell’s Chicken Noodle soup comes with not even 1 gram of fiber, but zero grams of sugar. If you have not eaten those lunch soups for the microwave – they are actually quite filling. Add a slice (or two) of whole grain toast to each meal and you just added a good meal choice to your meal plan.