As promised I am going to give as much info for the Dr. Phil Rapid Start plan as I can here. If anyone has any questions either PM me or post it here.
Your meal plan is as follows:
Breakfast
1 protein serving
1 starchy carbohydrate
1 fruit
1 low fat dairy
1 noncaloric beverage
Lunch
1 protein serving
2 non starchy vegetables
1 fruit
1 low fat dairy
1 noncaloric beverage
Dinner
1 protein serving
2 non starchy vegetables
1 fat
1 noncaloric beverage
Snacks
Raw vegetables
Low fat dairy (if not eaten with a meal)
Fruit (if not eaten with a meal)
-eat 3 meals and 2 snacks everyday and try to schedule them at regular times.
-you can eat unlimited amounts of nonstarchy vegetables, either raw or cooked from fresh or frozen
-eat your starchy carbohydrate with breakfast (preferably) or lunch
-eat 2 servings of fruit per day either with the meal or as a snack but do not drink fruit juice and use that as your fruit serving
-drink 8-10 glasses of water daily
What is a serving size?
Meat, fish or poultry - about the size of your palm, a computer mouse or a deck of cards
Raw veggies - the size of your fist
Cooked veggies - your hand when cupped
Starchy carbohydrates - your hand when cupped
Starchy vegetables - your hand when cupped
Fruit - the size of a tennis ball or in the case of berries or chopped fruit the size of your fist
Dairy foods - Milk and yogurt - your fist
cottage cheese - your hand when cupped
cheese - a pair of dice
sandwich cheese - 1 slice or size of a computer disc
Fat - 1 tablespoon
What are foods I can eat?
Protein - eggs, fish, beef(lean cuts), poultry(no skin),shellfish, protein substitutes (beans, lentils, tofu, tempeh, textured vegetable protein)
Fruit - I'm not going to type out the whole list, practically any common kind of fruit is on this list
Non-starchy vegetables - the same, too many to list, your common veggies
Starchy carbohydrates - beans, corn, lentils, potato, pumpkin, winter squash, sweet potato, yams, whole grains such as amaranth, barley, bulgur wheat, corn grits, cream of wheat, farina, high fiber cereals, malt-o-meal, millet, oat bran (cooked), oatmeal, quinoa, rice (brown or wild)
Low fat dairy - reduced fat cheese, low fat cottage cheese, 1% or 2% milk, reduced fat buttermilk, skim or soy milk, sugar free yogurt, non fat milk reconstituted from instant with water
Noncaloric beverages - boullion or broth (fat free), club or diet sodas, coffee, tea, herbal tea, water
Fats - flaxseed oil, trans free margarine, oils (olive, canola,peanut, safflower, seseme, sunflower seed, vegetable (nonhydrogenated)), salad dressings or mayo (reduced fat)
Condiments - catsup or ketchup (1 tablespoon), gelatin (sugar-free), herbs and spices, horseradish, mustard, sugar substitutes, taco sauce (3 tablespoons), vinegar (all varieties) **it doesn't say anything about how much of these you can have (other than the ketchup and taco sauce) so I'm going to have to guess they are freebies**
So I think I have covered a fair bit here, please PM me if there is something you don't understand or have a question about. The plan starts tomorrow, Thursday April 22 and the last day will be Wednesday May 5. Those who are doing the plan please PM me with your weight tomorrow and hopefully we'll see some great results over 2 weeks. Also don't give up if you have a day or 2 where it doesn't go perfectly. These things happen and we are only human, if I make it through without going nuts and eating a box of donuts it will be a miracle. 
Anyone interested in doing the Rapid Start Plan?
Just so we know who all is doing the RSP here? and how many of us there are....
without blowing it. But hey that is life. I totally screwed up lunch, I probably actually didn't eat too many calories but it was all carbs. I stuck right to the plan for supper though. It's the first day, I'm cutting myself a little slack. Take it day by day.
Ate a bunch of junk yesterday but doing well so far today.
