Nuts and peanut butter...hmmm?

[Thin is possible!]

Just curious how these two food items have affected the weight loss, or gain, in any of you ADDB'ers. I added them back in and found that they stalled me or caused me to gain. Even when I was watching my portion sizes. Anyone else? This makes me sad cause I LOVE nuts!

[sallyseachange]

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Have to say, I'm one of the lucky ones who can eat nuts (in reasonable quantities though).

Nuts have been know to stall quite a few people... and cause portion control issues. If you can't handle them, it's best to stay away. Sad but true. You could try to re-introduce them ultra carefully in a while to see if they affect you differently, but be wary.

[not2late]

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Nuts and seeds are the number 1 problem food for the folks on On-Going Weigh Loss Phase. The problem is either how the person's body reacts to the nuts or portion control.

[julirama723]

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My personal experiences with nuts are probably similar to many on the board. Peanuts don't bother me one bit--for some reason, they don't taste very appetizing, and I only eat them in emergencies or when I have nothing else to eat. Peanut butter, on the other hand, is one of the most dangerous foods I know. I can only eat a certain brand--out of all the brands on the shelf, I've only found ONE that does not cause cravings.

Cashews are also incredibly dangerous. I ate ONE cashew yesterday, and it caused cravings! After eating just one nut! I was testing the waters with those yesterday. I ate them at Christmas and had major cravings, so I wanted to see if perhaps I had just eaten too many. Nope, if one causes cravings, then I should NOT be eating them.

Other nuts, like almonds, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, macadamia nuts, etc. give me no portion-control issues or cravings. I eat almonds almost everyday and they have not caused any undesired effects.

But remember, each person is different and will have different experiences with various foods.

[Laurenfra]

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I can eat them but the salt bothers me, so I try and eat them salt free

[Jace]

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Peanut butter and most nuts typically don't cause any problem...my only real problem is with almonds. I used to eat chocolate covered almonds by the box full before Atkins and if I eat regular almonds now I start craving chocolate so I've had to say good bye to them...but so far I've been lucky that chocolate and almonds are the only two things on my list so far that cause cravings...

~Far la bella figura!

[lbiessen]

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I eat them in moderation and they don't bother me, usually when I need to up my fat, this works great for me. (I use little containers and measures l serving) so I don't eat more then l serving and I they are easy to grab on the run or pack with my lunch.

Every now and then I will eat a serving of peanut butter on a piece of Natures own Double Fiber bread. (It usually adds) about 10 grams of carbs for the day, but its like a treat?or feels like a cheat for me, but it never hurts me.

[Maerow]

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Roasted, salted nuts....baaaaaaaaaaad. They mess with my water weight and make it hard for me to control portions. I want to binge on them, same with jiffy peanut butter.

But the regular, nothing added peanut butter I can control (barely), same with non-roasted nuts. I have to be really careful though, things can get out of hand really quick.

[Grant]

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I just recently started on nuts. I have a problem with portion control but as long as I watch myself they don't seem to cause any stalling problems. I havn't dared to try peanut butter yet.

[Lamby-pie]

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I got into trouble with nuts right away on the nut rung. I started snacking on salted pumpkin seeds and wasn't watching my portions as well as I should have. The salt really made me retain water.
I've since ditched the pumpkin seeds and either count out 10-12 unsalted almonds, or have a tablespoon of sugar-free, all natural peanut butter, and I'm doing okay with that.

[Odosan]

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A nut or not a nut? Wowsers, I can not eat nuts. They seem to just call the Weight-Cops and put a stop on all my progress. So for me, Nuts are a no-no. But it may not be like this for others (as expressed in the other posts). I think you just stumbled on one food item that may not be good for you at this time.

I will go back to nuts but after I get a little further down in my weight. I just simply love nuts. Peanut butter.. that too is like heaven for me. But not now.. someday soon.

Good luck finding your happy food.

[Scooterjam]

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I'm skipping the nut rung altogether this time around. I know I forgot all about portion control, if I do use them, it will be in recipes, where I know I measure and definately - not a snack. Don't want to stop with them, and that = trouble.

[sadie147]

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Another one with portion control issues, both with nuts and peanut butter..I do eat them, I just have to be careful when. I like to add walnuts to my yogurt (they have enormous health benefits), and i can eat peanut butter as long as i can keep it no more than 2 tbsns a day. I also find the small packets of almonds you get at convenience stores to be a great emergency snack. they are portion controlled so i can't get carried away.

My problem is when a bowl of mixed nuts, peanuts, cashews, pistachios etc is put out on a table. i will just start eating them and never stop.