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  • #1

    Pistachios...

    I know it's possible to overeat on anything that we are allowed to eat, especially as we move up the rungs.

    On Sunday, I committed my first faux pas. I didn't measure out my pistachios and probably had 3-4 servings instead of just one.

    I paid for it yesterday.

    I am also paying for it today as I am home sick from work.

    On the bright side, all that fibre went through me very quickly and my stomach doesn't hurt anymore. Plus - I just hit my third mini-goal.

    I will take that feeling into consideration the next time I feel the need to throw caution to the wind and overeat on something.

    Overeating is what got me to my beginning weight (I can't keep blaming it on pregnancies - not fair to my kids). So I resolve to take this more seriously and continue to MEASURE my food, as overeating comes very easily to me.

    Mini Goals:
    Goal 1 - 10% (September 13th, 2009)
    Goal 2 - Pre-Pregnancy Weight with 2nd Child (September 27th, 2009)
    Goal 3 - 50 lbs down (December 1st, 2009)
    Goal 4 - Highest Pregnancy Weight with 1st right before c-section (February 20, 2010)
    Goal 5 - Lowest weight reached on WW after having 1st child
    Goal 6 - 100 lbs down
    Goal 7 - Pre-pregnancy weight with 1st
    Goal 8 - Weight I met my husband
    Goal 9 - 150 lbs down
    Goal 10 - Weight in Grade 8
    Goal 11 - Weight in Grade 6
    Tags: pistachios...
  • #2
    Re: Pistachios...

    Remember the "preferred" nuts are macadamias, almonds, pecans, and walnuts.

    An ounce of macadamias (whole dry roasted with salt) is about 10-12 macadamias and the net carb count is 1.34.

    An ounce of almonds (whole unroasted) is about 23 almonds and the net carb count is 2.4.

    An ounce of pecans (unroasted) is about 19 halves and the net carb count is 1.23 net carbs.

    An ounce of walnuts (unroasted) is about 14 halves and the net carb count is 1.99 net carbs.

    An ounce of pistachios (dry roasted with salt) is about 49 kernels and the net carb count is 4.69 net carbs.
    J.

    "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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    • #3
      Re: Pistachios...

      Hmmm...time to go do a re-read, thank you! I was measuring by in the shell with 1/3 cup as a serving. On the package that was 5 net carbs.

      Mini Goals:
      Goal 1 - 10% (September 13th, 2009)
      Goal 2 - Pre-Pregnancy Weight with 2nd Child (September 27th, 2009)
      Goal 3 - 50 lbs down (December 1st, 2009)
      Goal 4 - Highest Pregnancy Weight with 1st right before c-section (February 20, 2010)
      Goal 5 - Lowest weight reached on WW after having 1st child
      Goal 6 - 100 lbs down
      Goal 7 - Pre-pregnancy weight with 1st
      Goal 8 - Weight I met my husband
      Goal 9 - 150 lbs down
      Goal 10 - Weight in Grade 8
      Goal 11 - Weight in Grade 6

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      • #4
        Re: Pistachios...

        Well I am glad you figured it out. Nuts are so tricky
        So what do you mean you paid for it?
        Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"

        May Challenges 2010
        Push-ups: 450/800
        Abs: 850/1900
        Squats: 650/1200
        Lunges: 500/1000
        Strength: 490/1200
        Running: 50/100 km


        2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned

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        • #5
          Re: Pistachios...

          I paid for it with horrible stomach pains yesterday that started making me think I was coming down with the flu because I was clammy and cold. Plus every time I stood up I was feeling dizzy, and was SUPER clumsy yesterday - I dropped my keys I don't know how many times, same with my purse. I just couldn't function well yesterday.

          I wonder if there was something else, but I'm not sure...maybe a sensitivity? Or maybe it's all just in my head and I really am ill, but not because of that. Either way, it scares me to want to try that again, so I won't need to find out the answer to that.

          Mini Goals:
          Goal 1 - 10% (September 13th, 2009)
          Goal 2 - Pre-Pregnancy Weight with 2nd Child (September 27th, 2009)
          Goal 3 - 50 lbs down (December 1st, 2009)
          Goal 4 - Highest Pregnancy Weight with 1st right before c-section (February 20, 2010)
          Goal 5 - Lowest weight reached on WW after having 1st child
          Goal 6 - 100 lbs down
          Goal 7 - Pre-pregnancy weight with 1st
          Goal 8 - Weight I met my husband
          Goal 9 - 150 lbs down
          Goal 10 - Weight in Grade 8
          Goal 11 - Weight in Grade 6

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          • #6
            Re: Pistachios...

            The "serving" should be 1 ounce ... and with pistachios, you wouldn't count the shell.

            An ounce of pistachios is a "lot" of them, imho.
            J.

            "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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            • #7
              Re: Pistachios...

              Just over eating pistashios would not have that effect - so yeah either it is something else or maybe sensitivity - I cannot eat some nuts like macademia. But it really does sound like you are coming down with something. Make sure you drink lots
              Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"

              May Challenges 2010
              Push-ups: 450/800
              Abs: 850/1900
              Squats: 650/1200
              Lunges: 500/1000
              Strength: 490/1200
              Running: 50/100 km


              2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned

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              • #8
                Re: Pistachios...

                I don't think I was going over with my normal measuring then, I was getting 5 net carbs when eating the 1/3 cup of "in the shell" pistachios. It was a nice snack, and to me it didn't seem like a lot. According to the package, the serving size is exactly as you have suggested it is, but instead of going by weight, I was using the measuring cup because that's how my package gauged it.

                Just the overeating on Sunday was too much.

                This isn't the package that I got mine from, but this is the exact same information (except it went by cup size instead of weight - though the cup size said that was how much by weight).

                Nutrition Facts Serving Size 49 nuts in shell (30g)
                Amount Per Serving
                Calories 170
                Total Fat 14g
                Saturated Fat 1.5g
                Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
                Monounsaturated Fat 7g
                Cholesterol 0mg
                Sodium 160mg
                Potassium 310mg
                Total Carbohydrate 8g
                Dietary Fiber 3g
                Sugars 2g
                Protein 6g

                And yea, I'll be drinking the water for sure...yesterday was really difficult just because of how I felt, I had it around me at all times though and was sipping on it all day, but I know it wasn't much.

                Mini Goals:
                Goal 1 - 10% (September 13th, 2009)
                Goal 2 - Pre-Pregnancy Weight with 2nd Child (September 27th, 2009)
                Goal 3 - 50 lbs down (December 1st, 2009)
                Goal 4 - Highest Pregnancy Weight with 1st right before c-section (February 20, 2010)
                Goal 5 - Lowest weight reached on WW after having 1st child
                Goal 6 - 100 lbs down
                Goal 7 - Pre-pregnancy weight with 1st
                Goal 8 - Weight I met my husband
                Goal 9 - 150 lbs down
                Goal 10 - Weight in Grade 8
                Goal 11 - Weight in Grade 6

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                • #9
                  Re: Pistachios...

                  I am not understanding this
                  The serving size is 1 oz - which is the limit of nut allowance - if that is what you had had you would have been good. So have that next time. Count out 49 nuts in a cup and hide the rest. If you cannot stop after 49 nuts - you cannot have them again.
                  Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"

                  May Challenges 2010
                  Push-ups: 450/800
                  Abs: 850/1900
                  Squats: 650/1200
                  Lunges: 500/1000
                  Strength: 490/1200
                  Running: 50/100 km


                  2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned

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                  • #10
                    Re: Pistachios...

                    The original poster wrote:

                    " I didn't measure out my pistachios and probably had 3-4 servings instead of just one."
                    J.

                    "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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                    • #11
                      Re: Pistachios...

                      Nuts are an exception to the OWL 5-carb rule. Most nuts are added in 1oz servings (not 5 carbs as with most OWL Rung foods), cashews are added 1/2 ounce at a time (an exception to the exception).
                      Julie__________________F/37/5'2"__________________Start April 15, 2009


                      Milestones:ozers6p4
                      240 - University grad weight - Met July 29, 2009
                      213 - 50% of the way to goal - Met October 21, 2009
                      Onederland - Met December 23rd, 2009
                      180 - High School grad weight - Met May 5, 2010
                      163 - No longer obese______
                      136 - No longer overweight (yes, I know this is lower than my goal weight)



                      Left-Apr/09 Right-Dec/09

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                      • #12
                        Re: Pistachios...

                        Originally posted by WetBanana View Post
                        I paid for it with horrible stomach pains yesterday that started making me think I was coming down with the flu because I was clammy and cold. Plus every time I stood up I was feeling dizzy, and was SUPER clumsy yesterday - I dropped my keys I don't know how many times, same with my purse. I just couldn't function well yesterday.

                        I wonder if there was something else, but I'm not sure...maybe a sensitivity? Or maybe it's all just in my head and I really am ill, but not because of that. Either way, it scares me to want to try that again, so I won't need to find out the answer to that.
                        i get sick like that too when i eat old store bought nuts that are not fresh and are burnt and rancid everytime i eat them i get sick its happend alot of times now so i know its them and i do not eat them anymore

                        i find i have to eat the most fresh nuts in order to not get sick there are some at the store for example almonds that still have that musky forest smell and are moist not hard however my stomach cannot handle much fiber at all so nuts are extremely hard for me to eat even if they are fresh

                        but heres one i want to try and see how it gos

                        Trail Mix - Natural Healthy Snack Full of Essential Oils, Organic Nutrients and Antioxidants


                        With Way Healthier Trail Mix, You Can Be Certain You Get:
                        •Only Certified Organic nuts and seeds.
                        •Ingredients that have been dehydrated at low temperatures to preserve their inherent nutrition.
                        •Phytate free trail mix.
                        •A trail mix providing antioxidants and wonderful smarter oils
                        •No partially hydrogenated oils or fats.
                        •Raw nuts that have been soaked for easier digestibility and dried at low temperatures to preserve nutrition and smarter fats.
                        •A high-energy snack with no added sugar or harmful preservatives. (Note: This is not a low-calorie food. See the nutrition panel for information on sugar and calorie content.)
                        •A snack that is both satisfying and delicious.

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