That's some good information - I might not be eating enough fats, you could be right with that. Last night I had a stir fry with frozen vegetables and one tablespoon of fat (vegetable oil) but outside of that, I haven't really been eating a lot of fat except for what comes from the lean meats.
I'll try the oat bran as well, since I eat fewer multigrains. I had one slice of multigrain bread yesterday, with smart balance, but again, I'm not eating a lot of grains (mostly because my allergies tend to flair with too many grains).
I'm changing a few things this week, though, by minimizing the nuts and adding more dairy and whole grains to see what happens. I had Eggbeaters this morning with a non-fat yogurt, and a cup of grapes and for a snack I had 10 whole grain Kashi mini crackers with two light string cheese sticks. My lunch will be a large salad (very little light dressing, maybe 1 tbsp - I shake it up) with grilled (all right, microwaved) chicken and 1/4 c corn, 1/4 c black beans, and some spinach and broccoli cole slaw.
Then another snack will happen around 3pm, and I'll probably either eat what I had for snack above, or I'll do cottage cheese and fruit. Then I'll exercise...and then I'll do either a stir fry as listed above or I'll do some meat with veggies and fruit and/or cottage cheese for dessert.
Out of this entire time (three weeks?) I've had two things that I'd consider not on the plan - two slices of veggie pizza (one, really; I ate one full one and then scraped the toppings off the other) and one - *one* dove chocolate square with caramel (maybe an ounce?). The good thing is, I really have lost my sweets cravings. I'm not that keen on them anymore. And the exercise/foods have been clearing up my skin.
The weight is just staying steady, though. Which I s'pose can happen, especially if you're under stress. But I will definitely look into eating the oats. That could be what I need over any other whole grain, because I'm so sensitive (and nothing else tastes that good).
Thank you, Sith!
Oh, PS - also found
www.fitday.com, which is very good for inputting your food log. I'll explore nutritiondata.com too.