Cucumber & Salad's; (weighloss diet)

I've lost 30 pounds; here are some of my collections and revisions to my recipe for weight and blood sugars problems.  It is important to have healthy snacks on hand. One example: keeping a bag of popcorn in a big baggy ready to snack on in the evenings or when hungry. Low salt, corn chips or tortilla chip with bean dip is excellent for adding fiber that will takes out calories.
The diet I've made up for my body, and it consists of 4 food groups, used each meal and with two snacks. Don't mess with its balances of protein with fibrous foods and fats or, it will not work. (Protein/Fiber, fats and water/lemon for beverages) I've have a friend who is a strict vegetarian but is more over weight. Why, she doesn't know nor want to know you have to balance veggies with protein and the right amount of fiber every meal including stacks. Every time I see her she's more obese.

PLAN SNACKS: But on my diet there is no need to count calories. I've used canned three bean salad with the sugar rinse off then more olive or, sesame oil added. Keep healthy snacks in the fridge at all times. One, snack might be a variety of some kind of salad that lasts for the whole day.

Have a variety of ready made snacks for about two a day. And don't forget your celery, carrots or apples i.e.. Sometimes I do a bag of peeled apples, squirt abt Tbs of lemon with pinch of apple pie spices (or not? Vary the same snack and don't get bored or burned out.) I then, use the apple corer and bag the ready to eat cut apples and put them baggy or just buy them at the store. (...peeled or not?)
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/apple-salad-recipes/
In this recipe I took out all that sugar and too much vinegar for me. I like rice or organic vinegars. Make it to suit your tastes. I love real fresh pepper and sea salt added in the last min.
Ingredients:
3 med cukes peeled (med has more seeds, or use small)
one cup water (I didn't add, can't see the reasoning)
olive oil
sea salt to taste and I like fresh ground pepper (Optional)
couple of sprigs of dill (optional)
1 small onion separated into rings
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tbs sugar (I use powdered stevia and sometimes I skip)
In a lg bowl toss and let set for two hours before serving
This is the original recipe which I nocked.
http://myfridgefood.com/recipes/salads-and-sides/low-cal-cucumber-salad

Red onion or, (green onions for a taste variety)

Waldrof Salad (I half this recipe)

Ingredients

• 3 crisp red apples (Pink Lady, Fuji, or Gala)
• 3 crisp Granny Smith apples (tart)
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 cups red grapes, cut in half
• 1 cup celery, chopped (about 3 stalks)
• 1 cup walnut halves
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise or plain yogurt
• Green leaf lettuce or mixed greens

Instructions

• Slice apples then chop into bite-size pieces.
• Place apple chunks in a bowl and toss in lemon juice.
• Mix celery, grapes, and walnuts in with the apples.
• Add mayonnaise or yogurt and stir until the fruit and nuts are well-coated. (or, half and half)
• Refrigerate salad until ready to serve.
• Serve on a bed of green leaf lettuce or mixed greens.

 Here's my real secret to weight loss that's finely working.

 1. Protein: Balance in every meal or snack a must have protein. (One animal protein, if you must! a day, use other vegetarian beans, or, eggs, cheese i.e)

2. Fiber: you have to balance that protein; closer to the amount of fiber. Remember to count all fruit and veggies here too. All organically grown fibrous whole grains (included is brown rice and legumes i.e. whenever possible.
 I have a 6 g fiber bread each day. A sandwich is 12 g protein. Don't buy protein shakes etc. They are a waste of time as they're unfulfilling, too much sugar and the protein is not balance correctly.
I do have Hemp drinks; in a pinch if not the right balance of food that meal. (Found on line and I always loose when I get enough fiber or protein. Swanson Vitamins have one reasonable and organic)
 Organically grown grains: Eat until full, no calorie counted is needed when you eat 3 meals and 2 snacks as listed above. I make special little no sugar, protein balanced fiber breakfast and snack muffins. be creative. I make French toast out of that 6 g of fiber organically whole grain breads for snacks and bread and brown rice pudding. so good.
If your gluten intolerant use smelt or, the rice and coconut and almond flours i.e. the important thing is your balance with the veg and fruit and protein that meal. Make it fit your health problem. I don't eat bread every meal only if I need a quick fix for my balancing out the protein that meal.
 

SUGAR: not essential but most need some sugar. I use Stevia. Watch the sugar content on labels products. Tt can ruin your weight loss process because it raises you blood sugars too high which causes you to be aggressively too hungry. Pear juice is a good sugar sub. and their are many others like honey, raw organic maple syrup, etc.

3. BEVERAGES: Ice water with lime or, my big secret is to use lots of lemon juice. Squeeze the lemon juice found in bottles over a glass of small chipped ice then add liquid stevia or equivalent for a healthy drink 7-1o drops. Lemon causes weight lose. I never go a meal without it with or snacks. No soda pops. Hot or ice-Tea s and no more than two cups of coffee a day if needed. Drink the higher protein 9 g of organic soy milk; it comes in a unrefrigerated box or almond milk highest in calcium to curb hunger whenever needed for excess hunger. Keeping a normal pH balance is so important to cure any illness. Lemon alone and ginger can do this. (Stay away from Coke i.e.)

4. Fats: Are essential as the right fats get rid of fat and destroy hunger. Use organic everything. (oils are coconut oil, safflower, or raw olive oil for veg.)
I count on my fingers and ask myself do I have the weight loss four?
 

TIPS;
*1 Nutiva hump protein hi-fiber, USDA ORGANIC, no additive, has 12 g fiber and 11g protein (16 oz) This has a good balanced ratio but taste like mud, use tomato juice or grapefruit juice to get it down. I use this on days my blood sugars are high. It takes it right down.
* I've learned snackingg on seeds or, nut in-between meals are healthy choices of foods. My favorite is BIGS Simply Salted pumpkin seeds, home-style roasted. No artificial flavors, preservatives and no GMO seeds. (12 g protein and 3 grams of fiber (both is there) and, healthy natural fats for 1/3 cup. Love them.
* Adams no-stir peanut butter, fiber is 2, but the bread above is sufficient and adds more fiber. It has 7 g. protein. Their are other butters. The natural fat content is high for the brain functioning and hunger.
* Papa's Non GMO Organic Multigrain w Flax seed whole grain bread. 5 g of fiber per slice and 3 protein. (This is good for toast in mornings and when you lack fiber and need more. Its a good balance.
* I add raw shelled Hemp Hearts to hot cereals in the mornings, or right before bedtime when famished. 10 g of protein. Remember the protein slows the carbs down and adds health oils. It has 3 g of fiber and 13 g of good natural needed fat to start out the day and is vegan. I'm trying to get you use to fiber, protein and oil to loose weight.