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mtomto · by **mtomto** » March 12th, 2006, 10:42 am

How bad can this be, when the pickles just aren't cutting it. How can a little greens and cali and cucs be bad?

Unca_Tim · by **Unca_Tim** » March 12th, 2006, 4:07 pm

Cuz they're not on the program....

Sorry for being so short.

Better to have an extra meal replacement if you're really hungry, as they're balanced.

A jug of water, or one of the free foods is also a good choice.

DogMa · by **DogMa** » March 12th, 2006, 4:37 pm

Can you not just dump the lettuce and whatever and be OK with the cukes? If you have the equivalent of two pickles, you should be fine.

Loribug · by **Loribug** » March 15th, 2006, 10:04 pm

I heard you couldn't substitute cucumbers for pickles because of the carbs, somehow in the pickling process it takes the carbs out of the cucumbers

Loribug · by **Loribug** » March 15th, 2006, 10:05 pm

sorry, didn't mean to studder

DogMa · by **DogMa** » March 15th, 2006, 10:15 pm

1/3 cucumber (99g):
Calories 15
Total Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 0mg
Total Carbohydrate 3g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 2g
Protein 1g

Dill pickle (1 medium, 65g):
Calories 12
Total Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0g
Sodium 1833mg
Total Carbohydrate 6g
Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars 5g
Protein 1g

Jan · by **Jan** » March 15th, 2006, 11:00 pm

Oh my goodness,
I thought we had the cucumber/pickle thing all solved. Here's the problem. Did you notice when Robin did the comparison it was 1/3 cucumber compared with l pickle?? That's how we get into trouble. None of us is going out to find a foot long pickle and eat it -- but as to foot long cucumbers -- well -- we just might munch that right down. We need to compare like sizes. One small (little pickle size) cucumber with a pickle.
It's the size that causes us problems.
jan

DogMa · by **DogMa** » March 16th, 2006, 12:56 am

That's why I also listed the grams. The portion of cucumber was actually almost TWICE the size of the pickle. Cucumbers by themselves have FEWER calories and carbs than pickles, based on weight.

Lauren · by **Lauren** » March 16th, 2006, 6:56 am

Size always seems to be the problem...

Sorry, can't help myself. My mind has set up shop in the gutter for eternity!

Lauren

cynben · by **cynben** » March 16th, 2006, 9:31 am

LOL Jan....There are days that I would eat a foot long pickle! I love those little suckers!

Unca_Tim · by **Unca_Tim** » March 16th, 2006, 11:20 am

Ladies!!!

Lauren · by **Lauren** » March 16th, 2006, 11:31 am

Oh, don't act shocked, Unca, you know you're laughing over there...

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