LA Weight Loss - ***** Daily Menu Thread - December 2006 *****

12/1 (Purple w/Lites)

B - 6oz ff plain yogurt w/ 3/4c blueberries (D,Fr)

S - 2T raisins (Fr)

L - 2 veggie burgers on 1 4" ww pita (P,S)
3c lettuce w/salad spritzer (V,C)
6 baby carrots (V)

S - apple (Fr)
LA Cream of Chicken Soup

D - 6 veggie chicken nuggets & 1T rf mayo in LaTortilla Factory tortilla (P,Fa,S)
1c broccoli (V)
3c lettuce w/salad spritzer (V,C)

S - Lite

I'm Back! Friday, 12/1 - Gold w/Lites

B - Yogurt, 2T raisins (D,Fr)
Coffee

S - Lite

L - Chik Filet side salad w/salad spritzer (2V, 1 Condiment),
Homemade turkey salad in LaTortilla Factory tortilla (P,Fa,S)
Diet coke

S - Lite

D - eating out at unknown location
Wine (2F)
Something equivalent to a protein, veggie and starch (P,V,S)

Day 2 of 21 Day Boost (I weighed in at center and I lost 2.8 lbs during Take OFF)

B: 4 oz Take off w/ 4 oz water, 1/2 Lite
S: 4 oz Take off w/ 4 oz water, 1/2 Lite, 12 oz coffee w/ splenda, creamer
L: 3 oz cooked shrimp, 1 cup lettuce, 1 tsp fat-free salad dressing
S: 4 oz Take off w/ 4 oz water, 1/2 Lite
D: 3 oz cod, 1 cup salad, 5 sprays wishbone spritzer
S: 4 oz Take off w/ 4 oz water, 1/2 Lite

64 oz water, lite salt, trimax

Friday 1st--Gold (yesterday blew!)

B--yogurt, prunes, rice cake (D,F,S)
S--lite
L--tuna kit, V-8, Applesauce (P,S,f,V,F)
S--lite
D--shiritake noodles (first attempt!), sauteed shrimp, zucchini, mushroom, and onion. (c,c(?), P, VV)
S--pineapple (F)

Cross your fingers I do the noodles right--gotta make sure there's no slime!

Purple w/lites Weigh in day

B-4 oz fresh squeezed OJ, 6oz yogurt, 1 hard boiled egg, and 1 kiwi fruit (1/3P, D, F,F)

S- Lite

L- I lean cousine, and S.F. Jell-o (P,S,C)

S- Lite, and 2C. Salad (V,V)

D- Wendy's Chicken Mandarin Salad (V,V,P,FR,F,C,S)

ES- S.F. Jello

Day 3 of 21 Day Boost- Gold Plan
This is my plan:

B: (S,F) 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal, 1 apple
(C) coffee, creamer, splenda

S: (F) 1 apple, Lite

L: (P,2V,D) 5 oz. cod, 1 cup lettuce, 6 grape tomatoes, 8 oz. nonfat yogurt

S: (F) 1 orange, Lite

D: Ate at Applebee's (P,V,Fa,S) 4 oz steak, 1/2 cup broccoli, since we ate out I'm counting a fat with the meal even though I added nothing to my food, diet coke, 1 shot vodka

Drink 10 cups water; use lite salt, take Trimax

Day 8 of 21 day Boost!!!! Who Hoo I get to move my ticker down again!!!! Merem, I see you signed up for the Boost. Good for you!!! We can do this and we are worth it!!!

Preworkout: TJ's Soy Protein Shake ( I only do this on days that I work out in lieu of moving up a food plan. Sometimes I work out 5 days a week and sometimes I hit the snooze button!!!, Anyway I don't want to eat "extra" food that I didn't "earn". I am not recommending that anyone alter the LAWL program because it does work. This slight modification just works for me)
Breakfast (1S;1C) : 3/4 cup cereal and 1/2 cup almond breeze
snack (1Fr;1/2D) : Apple and cheesestick
Lunch (1P;2V;1S) : Slimfast High Protein Shake and Large Mixed Green Salad with string beans and roasted red peppers and wishbone spritzer
snack (1Fr;1/2D) : Apple and cheesestick
Dinner (2C;1P;2V) : Shiritaki Noodles and stir fried veggies and Morningstar "Chicken"
Snack (1Fr;1Fa) : Orange and Almonds

12/2 (Purple w/Lites)

B - McDonalds Fruit & Yogurt Parfait (D,Fr)

L - SlimFast Optima Shake and 1 string cheese (P,S)
12 baby carrots (V,V)

S - Lite

D - Still trying to work this out. I get my kitchen back today, but I am baking. Will post an update.
6oz red wine (Fr,Fr) (gotta celebrate the new kitchen!)

S - Lite

Day 10 of 21 Day Boost! DH's Company Christmas Party Tomorrow!!!

Preworkout: TJ's Soy Protein Shake

Breakfast (1S;1/2C) : 3/4 cup cereal and 1/2 cup almond breeze
snack (1Fr;1/2D) : Apple and cheesestick
Lunch (1P;2V;1S) : Salmon and Large Mixed Green Salad with string beans and roasted red peppers
snack (1Fr;1/2D) : Apple and cheesestick
Dinner (2C;1P;V) : Cincinnati Style Chile overShiritaki Noodles. Mixed Green Salad
Snack (1Fr;1Fa;1S;1/2C) : Apple and Almonds and 3/4 cup cereal and 1/2 cup almond breeze

Sunday Day 4 of 21 day boost

I just kind of snacked all day!
B: lite, apple, coffee, creamer, splenda (L,F,C)
S: orange, 1 serving wasabi peas (not OP but I'm counting as a starch and drinking extra water due to the sodium content)(F,S)
Didn't really have lunch, I just ate all day. Lesson learned--I need to plan ahead and have some structure with meals and not just snack.
S: Lite, apple, 1 cup ff milk (L,F,D)
D: 6 oz chicken, 12 baby carrots cooked, 6 grape tomatoes (P,3V)
S: more wasabi peas (okay--I know I should NOT have eaten them! They are gone now and I'm not buying more. I just happened to see them at a health food store when I was looking for those shirataki noodles and I bought the smallest bag they had because DD wanted them.), 1 Tbsp sunflower seeds (S,Fa)

12/4 (Purple w/Lites)

B - 3/4c pineapple, 15 cherries (Fr,Fr)

L - 6oz tuna w/1T mayo in 50cal tortilla (P,Fa,S)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
6 baby carrots (V)

S - Lite, 2T raisins (Fr)

D - Taco salad: (P,S,V,V,D,C,C)
5oz ground meat w/taco seasoning, 2oz rf cheddar cheese, 5 scallions, 3c lettuce, 1T rf sour cream, 1T salsa)

S - Lite

Monday, Day 5 of 21 Day Boost
Here's the plan:
B: yogurt, apple, coffee, splenda, creamer (D,F,C)
S: lite, apple (L,F)
L: my slim-down alternative: 2 scoops Naturade vanilla soy protein meal replacement powder (150 calories and 13 grams protein) mixed with 8 oz coffee, 2 splendas, 1 tsp vanilla extract, one large coffee mug full of cubed ice and one large coffee mug full of crushed ice--it makes alot of a "frappacino beverage" and it is soooo yummy, orange (S,P,F)
S: lite (L)
D: not sure yet (P, 3V)
I might possibly cut my lites in half to make them last longer throughout the day, these shakes better be good because I already feel like I'm starving just thinking that I'm going to drink my food.

Merem, I see you signed up for the Boost. Good for you!!! We can do this and we are worth it!!!


Yes we can do this and we are worth it!!

Purple w/ lites
12/05

breakfast: 1/2 cooked oatmeal, 100g yogurt, 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce (1 starch, 1/2 dairy, 1 fruit)

mid am: la lite 7 almonds(1 fat)

Lunch: 3/4 c cottage cheese, 3/4 c pineapple, 12 rice thins, 2 c snap peas (1 protein, 1 fruit, 1 starch, 2 veggies)

mid pm: 15 grapes, 2 oz lite cheese (1 fruit, 1/2 dairy)

dinner: 6oz pork loin, 110 g snap peas, 88 g broccoli (1 protein, 2 veggies)

snack: la lite

Candice - First, your updated avatar looks great! You can see a big difference in your face!

Second, glad to see you on this thread.

Third, are rice thins the same as rice crackers? I've seen rice crackers but never looked at the calories, etc. How many calories for 12? Are they like a cracker or a chip?

Thank you! :D

I'm not sure if you can get them in the US. They are called Rice Thins. They are by Mr. Christie here in Canada. I just looked on the US site and don't see them anywhere :(
http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/ProductsPromotions/SensibleSolution/SensibleSolutionsCookiesCrackers.htm

They are soo good! I love to eat them with tuna for lunch.
One of the ladies at the center told me about them one day.

for one servings 12 crackers:
90 calories
1 g fat
0 sat fat
0 cholesterol
80mg sodium
17 carbs
0 fibre
0 sugars
2 proteins

oh sorry forgot to answer your questions LOL
I don't really know what a rice cracker, are those those really puffy ones?
if so no. These are really thin and crispy. Then are a thicker then a chip but thiner then a cracker. They are baked like a cracker.

I will have to find some. Sounds yummy!

Cassi - We have them in our stores in NY, but a different brand. I have found them in the international food aisle. They are really good, they fill the crispy crunch void!

12/5 (Purple w/Lites)

B - 3/4c pineapple (Fr)
1oz rf string cheese (1/2D)

S - 15cherries (Fr)
1oz rf string cheese (1/2D)

L - 2 veggie burgers on 4" ww pita w/ketchup and mustard (P,S,C,C)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
6 baby carrots (V)

S - Apple (Fr)
Lite

D - Frozen Meal - Kashi Southwest Chicken (P,S)
1c mushrooms & 1c onions sauteed (V,V)

S - Lite

12/5 - Purple no lites (let's see if I can give up the Lites!)

(it's fun to see Candice's measurements in grams; it just sounds like she's getting way more food than us!

B - Yogurt, Fiber One cereal (1S, 1D)
S - Nectarine (1F), 6 baby carrots (1V)
L - Chargrilled chicken salad (1P, 1V, 1 condiment)
S - 2T raisins, apple (2F)
D - 2 veggie burgers (1P), LaTortilla for bun (1S)
Side salad (2V, 1 condiment)

Purple w/out lites

B-1/2 cup of steel cut oats (1S)
8 oz almond breeze (1/2 D)
2 persimmons (1F)

S-2 persimmons (1F)

L-1/2 ham sandwich (1P,1S)
12 baby carrots (2V)

S- 1 pear (1F)

D- 8 oz chicken (1P)
6 cups lettuce (2V)
1 oz rf string cheese (1/2D)

LOL I never used to measure in grams till I started LAWL now it is second nature to me :P

menu for tuesday 12/05


breakfast: 3/4 c all bran, 1/2 cup 1% milk, 3/4 cup pineapple (1 starch, 1/2 dairy, 1 fruit)

mid am: la lite, 7 almonds (1 fat)

lunch: lean cusine, 1/2 cup apple sauce( 1 protein, 1 starch, 1 fruit)

mid pm: 15 grapes, 100 g yogurt( 1 fruit, 1/2 dairy)

dinner: 7 oz chicken thigh, 176 g broccoli, 220 g snap peas (1 protein, 4 veggies)

evening: La lite

I had a small scale binge episode on raisins and sunflower seeds. They are both so calorie dense that I decided to eat very lightly and then get back OP on Wednesday.

B: 2 scoops Naturade vanilla soy protein powder, 8 oz coffee, 2 splenda, 1 tsp vanilla extract.
L: 8 oz low sodium v8 warmed and eaten like tomato soup
D: 2 scoops Naturade vanilla soy protein powder, 8 oz coffee, 2 splenda, 1 tsp vanilla extract.
S: 8 oz low sodium v8 warmed and eaten like tomato soup and some sugar free jello

Day 7 of 21 day boost
B: 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal, 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, coffee, splenda, creamer
S: Lite, apple
L: 4 oz salmon, 6 baby carrots
S: orange
D: 1 cup frozen lasagna
1 cup cooked broccoli, 1 oz reduced calorie cheese
1 Tbsp light margarine
1 cup salad w/ 1 tsp. fat-free salad dressing
S: Lite

12/5 (Purple w/Lites)

B - 6oz plain ff yogurt w/ 3/4c blueberries and 1pkt splenda (D,Fr)

S - 3/4c pineapple (Fr)

L - 6oz tuna w/1T rf mayo in 4"ww pita (P,Fa,S)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
6 baby carrots (V)

S - LA Frappucino - LA chocolate shake blended with 8oz coffee and splenda)
15 cherries (Fr)

D - 6oz pork chop marinated in lime and garlic and topped w/2T roasted garlic salsa (P,C,C)
1/3c yellow rice (S)
1c broccoli (V)
1c mushrooms (V)

S - Lite

12/6 - Purple (no lites) 2P, 4V, 3Fr, 1D, 1Fa, 2S, 3Condiments, 10 glasses of water due to CC meal

B - 1/2C cream of wheat (S)
Coffee w/splenda and 1T coffee mate FF (1 condiment)

S - clementine, 6 baby carrots (Fr, V)

L - pizza at restaurant (Carb Craver pill thingies) - (1P)
big salad w/Lite dressing (2V, 1 condiment)
diet coke

S - Yogurt (D), 2T raisins (Fr)

D - Protein burgers/I get two now!! (1P)
Broccoli (1/2C cooked), roasted almonds (1Fat) drizzled w/blue cheese dressing (V, 1 condiment)
3/4c pineapple (Fr)

Joni - You're shorting yourself! On purple you get 3 fruits. Never mind. Must have been a typo because I see you had 3 fruits.

12/7 (Purple w/Lites)

B - 6oz plain ff yogurt w/ 3/4c blueberries & 1pkt Splenda (D,Fr)

S - 3/4c pineapple (Fr)

L - 2 veggie burgers (P)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
3 stalks celery (V)
1/2c sugar-free Jello (C)

S - 15 cherries (Fr)
Lite

D - Going to see Santa at the mall tonight. They have a Subway, and since it's been a topic lately I thought I'd have that (Thanks Barb and JM for your suggestions on the wrap. For some reason I always just got the sub)

Ham and spinach wrap w/honey mustard dressing (S,S,P,V,Fa)
6 baby carrots (V) (I am bringing these with me)

S - Lite

Day 8 of 21 day boost
B: 1 cup ff yogurt, coffee, creamer, splenda, grapefruit (D,2F)
S: Lite, tangerine (L,F)
L: Vanilla slim-down mixed with ice in blender (tastes like a McDonald's shake! YUM!)
S: Lite
D: 5 oz tilapia, 1 cup cooked vegetables, 1 cup salad, 1/2 small sweet potato, 1 tsp. olive oil (P,3V,S,Fa)

joni or anyone on the purple plan, a quick question for you. In regards to the protein burgers. (since we're on the same plan and all) I've been counting those boca chicken patties as 1P, is that correct? (reason being, 1 patty has 160 calories) That's what is says in my book. I just wanted to know because I saw that you put in 1P for 2 protein burgers.

The "vegetarian burger" is 2 patties for 1P. And then it says "vegetarian chicken nuggets, plain - 6 nuggets" is 1P. I know the 6 nuggets have 190 calories in them and most veggie burgers are around 100 calories, give or take 20 or so. So I think the veggie chicken patty is 1P, but maybe you could switch to nuggets to get more in your serving. Just a thought.

Not a bad thought Cassi. I might go and look for those nuggets tonight, just to incorporate something different.

Do the vegetarian chicken nuggets and chicken patties you all are talking about have breading? I saw some in the grocery, but I wasn't sure about them.

I use the ones with breading. I think it was Holly who said she doesn't. But if 2 veggie burgers = 200 calories and 6 breaded chicken nuggets = 190, I'm in for the breaded. Also in the purple book the Quorn naked cutlets she mentioned count as 2 for 1P, so it's probably 1 for 1P on gold.

I'm eating the ones that are breaded. It's actually the Boca brand Spicy Chicken patties.

Are those vegi burgers and vegi chicken nuggets good? I have never had anything like that. What do they taste like?


Menu for Thursday 12/07

6 Liters of water for the day

breakfast: La cereal bar, 100 g yogurt, 2 cup coffee w/ splenda & coffee mate (1 fruit, 1 starch, 1/2 dairy, 2 condiment)

mid am: la lite

lunch: 5 oz steak, 2 cup snap peas, 1 slice bread, 3/4 cup pineapple (1 protein, 2 veggies, 1 starch, 1 fruit)

mid pm: 15 grapes, 2 oz lite cheese(1 fruit, 1/2 dairy)

dinner: Chicken Caesar salad at Earls, easy on the dressing ( 1 protein , 2 veggies)

evening: La lite, diet coke

I love the veggie burgers, and the veggie chicken nuggets taste just about like the real thing!

Oh and I found the rice crackers. I will be trying tomorrow.

Cassi - what brand of nuggest and veggie burgers do you eat? I haven't ventured away from the Morningstar grillers.

Also, fixed my fruit - thanks for catching. I was so specific to help out the gal looking for the Gold Plan, which sort of turned into an ugly thread, so I'm not going to play on that one anymore!!

I wanna sit on Santa's lap!!! wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I have a very long list to give him.

Joni - I use the Morningstar nuggets as that is the only brand in my Publix. I switch my veggie burgers, though, depending on what's on sale. Right now I've been on a Gardenburger original kick. It has grains and cheese in it and is really filling and yummy.

A big old box of clementines are on sale at my Publix for only $2.99 and they are oh so good!!

I'm on purple too, but no where in my book does it say anything about veggie burgers, except in the "vegetarian proteins" where it says you can have 2 veggie burgers and 2 veggie hot dogs as 1 p. Am I looking in the wrong place??

That's the right place. It says two veggie burgers for 1P. You can eat vegetarian proteins even if you aren't solely a vegetarian. I've actually come to prefer those over real burgers, and if I didn't have the family, I would probably be a vegetarian anyway.

Breakfast: 1/2 cup skim milk, 12 strawberries frozen, 1/2 banana (1/2D,2FR)

Lite

Lunch: Beef w Broccoli from Cookbook (1P/1V/ 1/2 D)

Applesauce 1/2 C, 7 almonds (FR/ FA)

Dinner Pasta Fagioli from Cookbook (1P/2S/2V)

Lite

12/7 Purple No lites.

Things have been a little crazy around here with DH out of town amd me juggling work and 2 kids! Here is actual menu today. I had an extra fruit and only 1/2 of my dairy but other OP.

Breakfast(3Fr): Large Fruit Plate
Snack (1/2D): Cheesestick
Lunch (1P;1S;2V): Salad and 35 Gram Protein Shake
Snack (1Fr): Orange
Snack (1S): TJ's PB Granola
Workout: 30 Minute Interval Training on the elliptacal
Dinner (2V;1P) Salad and Salmon
After Workout Snack: 35 Gram Protein Shake

If you put a little Frank's Red Hot on those breaded veggie nuggets and pop them back in microwave for 5-10 sec. you would swear that you were eating bar hot wings!

Tomorrow is the first "Smoke Free" in all public places in Ohio! I am thilled that I don't have so smell like an ashtray if I want to join a Happy Hour after work!

12/8 (Purple w/Lites)

B - LA Vanilla Shake w 3/4c blueberries (Lite, Fr)

L - 6oz tuna w/1T rf mayo (P,Fa)
12 rice crackers (S)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
3 stalks celery w/1wedge rf Laughing Cow cheese (V,1/2D)
3/4c pineapple (Fr)

S - 15 cherries (Fr)
1oz rf string cheese (1/2D)

D - Chicken piccata (P,C)
1/3c couscous (S)
1c broccoli (V)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)

S - Lite

B: coffee, splenda, 1 T. creamer, tangerine (3C,F)

S: 1/2 Lite, tangerine (F)

L: Slim-Down (P,S)

S: 1/2 Lite, tangerine (F)

D: 4 oz meatloaf made w/ ground sirloin, 1/2 small sweet potato, 12 baby carrots, 1 T. light margarine (P,S,2V,Fat)

I was short 1 V and 1 Lite for the day.

Day 2 of Take Off

2c lettuce w/ salad spritzer
6oz chicken
2 Lites
32 oz juice made w/26oz Knudsen's, 8 teaspoons Benefiber and 6oz water

Just keeping this bumped up. Holly? Joni? Where are you?

Pearl - I know we could use you here!

I will post my menu tomorrow when I'm done with TO.

I'm doing TO too, so this will be easy today....

B- 2oz chicken, spinach
S- LA lite
L- 2oz chicken, spinach, salad spritz
S- spinach
D-2oz chicken, spinach
S-LA lite

I'll try to join in on this thread, give it a shot.

Great. We love fresh meat.

mmmm - MEAT........

Boy - I saw Kim's name and came to see what's up with that....sure, she picks an easy day to post!

Purple - No lites (Take Off) unlimited select proteins and green veggies

B - 2 eggs
TO juice

L - chicken
lettuce
TO juice

S - gr turkey burger
TO juice

D - shrimp
cucumber
TO juice

12/13 - Purple w/Lites (TO IS OVER)

B - Chocolate Slim Down (P,S)

L - 3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
3 stalks of celery (V)
1oz rf string cheese (1/2D)
3/4c pineapple (Fr)
apple (Fr)

S - 1oz rf string cheese (1/2D)
Lite

D - (At the mall - trying Santa again)
1 slice of Sbarro veggie pizza (Carb Cravers - P)
Salad w/ff peppercorn ranch dressing (V,V,C)

S - Lite
LA Cereal Bar (S,Fr)

(Not the best way to come off of TO, but it's the holiday season. And I'm already at work and just realized I would have a S left, so I am fitting it in where I can.)

Well, Joni, of course I chose the easy menu!

Coming off TO (purple/lites)

B- slimfast (1P. 1S)
S- V-8 juice (V) LA lite
L- 3C lettuce, salad spritz (V, C)
Orange (f)
Yogurt, frozen blueberries (D, F)
S- raisins (f) almonds (fat)
D- tukey chili (P, S)
3 C lettuce as base (V)
S- LA lite

OK Joni - I actually had to work at that one, OK?

12/14 (Purple w/Lites)

B - Chocolate Slim Down (P,S)
3/4c pineapple (Fr)

S - Apple (Fr)

L - 3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
3 stalks celery w/1 wedge rf Laughing Cow cheese (V,1/2D)
LA Cream of Chicken Soup (Lite)

S - 3/4c pineapple (Fr)
1oz rf string cheese (1/2D)

D - 2 veggie burgers on 4" WW pita (P,S)
1c broccoli (V)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)

S - Lite

Good job Kim!! I've been slack; and busy at work; need to plan...let's see
(hey, Cassi - how was Santa???)

Purple w/o lights

B - apple, yogurt coffee (F, D)
S - LA Slim w/raspberries (P, Fr)
L - mixed green salad w/croutons made from legal bread, 7 toasted almonds
(2V, 1S, 1Fat)
S - V8 Fusion drink (Fr, V)...is that right?
D - Cassi's tilapia (P)
broccoli or something veggie like (V)

Santa himself was great. I hope he is here for years to come. DS was not thrilled with Santa, so we all had to get in the picture. Picture was OK at best. We were all in such a hurry that I think it looks like the passport pictures the Griswolds took in European Vacation.

LOL - Cassi, too funny! Not a candidate for the christmas cards, huh?

Purple/lites

B- 1/2C Cottage Cheese w/ pineapple (3/4P, 1Fr)
S- Yogurt/ frozen blueberries (D, F)
L- 3C lettuce w/salad spray (V, C)
1/4 C cottage cheese (P)
Carrot sticks(V)
S- Orange (Fr) LaLite
D- thursdays are dinner out, so I saved (P, VV, Fa, S, S) and usually pass on the 2nd lite

By the way - I guess we've all got the purple plan covered, huh?

Keep the ideas coming!

I am on gold w/lites

I skipped breakfast this morning because I went to weight in and don't like to eat before I go.

Snack: LA Lite

Lunch: 4 oz tuna & 1 Tbsp light mayo in 4 inch WW pita w/ 1 c lettuce, 30grapes (P, Fat, S, V, FF)

Snack: LA Fruit Smoothie (F)

Dinner: Cheesy Taco Salad from LAWL cookbook (P, VV, D, S)

Snack: LA lite

B - Apple (Fr)

S - 2T raisins (1Fr)

L - fish or small steak of some sort at restaurant (P)
Fresh asparagus; double order! (2V)
small sweet potatoe w/smidge of margarine (1S, 1Fat)

S - 2T raisins (1Fr)
celery (V) with laughing cow cheese wedge (D)

D - baked chicken dish (P, S)
side salad (1V)

water water water water water water water water

12/18 (Purple w/Lites)

B - 6oz ff plain yogurt w/ 1c raspberries & 1pkt splenda (D,Fr)

L - LA Slim Down (P,S)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
3 stalks celery (V)
15 cherries (Fr)

S - LA Hot Chocolate (Lite)
3/4c pineapple (Fr)

D - 8oz grilled chicken (P)
1c broccoli and 1c mushrooms, sauteed (V,V)
1/2c whole wheat pasta w/1T rf butter and garlic powder (S,Fa)

S - Lite

Can you guys help me out? My fiance' wants to do either the TO or the Fast Forward (those are the two that are different, right?) Anyway, I saw that someone had posted what was allowed on those two programs, but I can't remember where I saw it. Was it in here and I am just not seeing it?
Thanks!
Lara

Fast Foward is the inital phase and TO can be done every two weeks to boost weight loss. The main difference is the FF is an unlimited amount of proteins and on TO you can only have 7 oz. (possibly it depends on what plan you are on) also during TO you have your two lites and on FF you do not. I'm not sure if there's more but I know those are two main differences.

Lara - DH always does the FF when he "joins me in TO". Did you get a sheet from your COD when you joined? It's the plan you did for the first two days. If you don't have it, PM me. Also, for the juice, DH doesn't like the Knudsen's or the COD juice. I get him the Celebrity Juice Diet since they have a berry flavor. Not as cheap as the Knudsen's/Benefiber mix that I make, but it gets him through.

12/18 (Red w/ lites)

B: 1/2 c. egg beaters, 2 oz. l/f cheese, 1 sl. whole wheat toast, 5 sprays butter spray
(1/2 P, 1 D, 1 S, 1 C)

S: 15 grapes
(1 F)

L: 7 oz. "Chicken Tenders" (LA Cookbook), 1 c. veg. mix (LA CKBK), 1 tbsp. BBQ sauce
(1 P, 1 S, 2 V, 1 C)

S: 1/2 banana, LA Lite
(1 F)

D: 7 oz. pork chops (LA CKBK), 1/2 sm. potato, 1 c. veg mix (LA CKBK), 5 sprays butter spray
(1 P, 1 S, 2 V, C)

S: 1/2 banana, LA Lite
(1 F)

I can't wait to move down plans because that's SOO much food!

Welcome Nikki! Enjoy it while you can!

Thank you very much! I've been on LAWL so many times in the past, this time I wanna stick to it! Congrats on your weightloss so far :)

Thank you. It's a challenge every day, but I know I'll get to goal.

I just have a weird question, how do you move your counter when you lose weight? lol

I think on the 3FC tickers you can just edit, but I use the tickerfactory.com and just get a new one each time. I like it because it has tenths of a pound, and when you weigh in three times a week, that's what you're counting a lot of times.

To change your ticker:
(1) Go to User CP
(2) Edit Signature
(3) Scroll down to the "edit signature" block and you will see test showing the details of your ticker picture and at the end you will see the numbers
start weight/goal weight/current weight.
(4) Adjust accordingly
(5) Make sure you click SAVE SIGNATURE

Well as I posted in the loser thread I am having a tough time making a go of this lately so I am going to do the FF for the next 2 days using oranges. I will post the journal as soon as I plan it.

Purple plan
December 18th 2006

4-6 Liters water, 2 cup coffee, 2 diet cokes
1 TB lite powered coffee mate( C), 2 splenda packets

Breakast: 2 ryvita crackers, 1/2 cup apple sauce, 100 g yogurt (1 starch, 1 fruit, 1/2 dairy)
Mid am: LA lite 7 almonds (1 fat)
Lunch: Lean cusine, 1 cup watermelon (1 protein, 1 fruit)
Mid pm: 15 grapes, 100 g yogurt (1 fruit, 1/2 dairy)
Dinner: 6oz steak, 330 g snap peas, 88 g broccoli (1 protein, 4 veggies)
evening: LA Lite

Oh shoot! You know I was just at the grocery store the other day and I forgot to get some of those veggie burgers to try. I am still a little scarred to try them though LOL

Thank you Joni&Cassi!

Candice- the Morningstar ones are DELICIOUS!

I usually make a little burger out of them. I put one between a 4 inch whole wheat pita with a slice of whole wheat cheese.

ahh LF cheese**

12/19 - Purple w/Lites

B - LA Slim Down (P,S)

S - 15 cherries (Fr)

L - 3 stalks celery w/ 1wedge rf Laughing Cow cheese (V,1/2D)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
3/4c pineapple (Fr)
1oz rf string cheese (1/2D)

S - LA Chocolate Shake w/ 1/2 banana (Fr,Lite)

D - 2 veggie burgers on 4" ww pita (P,S)
3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
6 baby carrots (V)

S - Lite

FF with oranges day 1

Breakfast:
2 hard boiled eggs
orange

snack:
orange
celery

lunch:
shrimp
salad

mid afternoon snack:
cucumbers with lite dressing
orange

dinner:
grilled chicken with salad
spinach

snack:
orange
veggies

water water water

WTG Barb......I don't yet post on this thread, but I saw your name here this a.m., and you are doing great!!!! You should be proud of yourself.,,,,,you planned AND you posted AND now you can have your POP FF day!!! You are on the road to goal.............. :) You can also add a touch of lemon water the next two days if you like. It's not too bad, really, once you get used to it. I am actually starting to like it. I, of course, add a bit of splenda.........I am not quite hard core yet.....but the amount of splenda I am using is getting to be less and less. Pretty soon, I"ll beable to drink with the big girls.........LOL!

12/19/06: (Red with Lites)

B: 1 c. Special K, 4 oz. skim milk, 1 sl. whole wheat toast, 5 sprays butter spray, 8 oz. orange juice
(CC- 1/2 P, 1/2 D, 1 S, 1 C, 2 F)

S: 15 grapes

L: Can of tuna, 1 tbsp. mayo, 3 c. lettuce, 1 tomato, 1 4 inch pita, 1 oz. LF cheese
(1 P, 1 Fa, 2 V, 1 S, 1/2 D)

S: LA Lite

D: "Chicken-Vegetable loaf" (LA CKBK), 1/2 small red potato
(1 P, 2 V, 1 S)

S: LA Lite

Nikki - Your carb cravers comes with milk, so you still get another 1/2 dairy. I never thought of splitting up a carb cravers. I didn't think we could do that. May have to ask COD about that idea. Have you made the chicken loaf before? Let us know how it is.

You can split up carb carvers and count it as half a protein, I believe it says so in the book? I could be wrong though or maybe that is only for the pizza. I just hate the idea of using a whole protein for breakfast.

I never realized that the milk was included, thank you!

oh and the loaf is OK.. it's a little bland but a good way to get in 2 V at once!

12/19/06: Gold w/Lites (2P, 3V, 3F, 2S, 1D, 1Fa)

no breakfast because I weighed in this morning

S: LA Lite

L: McDonald's Cheeseburger (1P, 2S, 1D, 1Fa)--I know this wasn't on plan but I was upset about gaining 1.2 lbs when I weighed this morning.

S: 45 grapes (3F)

D: CC Pasta w/Light Tomato Sauce, 3 cups lettuce w/FF dressing (P, 3V)

S: LA Lite

I used do the same thing after a disappointing weigh in :( I finally fessed up about it to my COD and she explained maybe a weight gain could be due to being bloated or maybe beef from the day before that the body just has not broken down yet. If you have another bad weigh in, don't worry just make sure to drink and pee alot (sorry but it helps lol) and by your next weigh in it should be down again.

Look on the bright side, all you went off with is with the cheese. (I'm not sure if the restaurant books are different for each plan or not)

12/20 (Purple w/Lites)

B - LA Slim Down (P,S)
3/4c pineapple (Fr)

S - 15 cherries (Fr)

L - 3c lettuce w/Salad Spritzer (V,C)
6 baby carrots (V)
6oz plain ff yogurt w/1c raspberries & 1pkt Splenda (D,Fr)

S - We are having an office party. I am saving 1S,1Fa and not eating my Lite

D - 6 veggie nuggets (P)
3c lettuce w/Salad Sprizter (V,C)
1c broccoli (V)

S - Lite

I haven't planned a meal or eaten at home all week. It is like I am on TO! (chicken and salad, chicken and salad, chicken and salad). I will buckle down and plan something for tomorrow - I'll have to, or I will start to cluck.

day 2 of FF using oranges

Breakfast:
cucumbers
orange
I meant to have hard boiled eggs but forgot them at home

snack:
celery with lite dressing
orange

lunch:
shrimp
salad

snack:
orange

dinner:
?

Fri, Dec 22 - Purple (no lites)

Uh, it's my birthday and I'm taking the day off planning....oh, shoot, I'm here, may as well try to

B - DH is supposed to do my birthday breakfast; he doesn't cook so it will be a McD's Egg McMuffin (1P, 2S, 1Fat)

S - Apple, 2T raisins (2Fr)

L - Chick Filet side salad (1V)
Celery sticks with lo-fat cheese (laughing cow) (1V, 1Dairy)

S - Clementine (1Fr)

D - Pizza (CC) (1P)
side salad w/light dressing (1V)
Small piece of carrot cake - birthday tradition. (1V - haha)

Due to CC meal, 10 glasses of water

12/28 (Purple w/Lites)

B - 6oz ff plain yogurt w/1c raspberries & 1pkt Splenda (D,Fr)

S - Apple (Fr)

L - LA Slimdown (P,S)
12 baby carrots (V,V)
15 cherries (Fr)

S - Lite

D - 2 veggie burgers on 4"ww pita (P,S)
3c lettuce w/salad spritzer (V,C)
1c zucchini slices dipped in 1T rf blue cheese dressing (V,C)

S - Lite

Weds. 27th & Thurs. 28th--TAKE OFF--I like the easy days!
B-1/2 luna, orange
L-3oz. chicken, 1/2 c. green beans
S-orange, luna
D-3 oz. chicken, 1/2 cup green beans, orange
S-orange, 1/2 luna

(OOPS--actually having shrimp & lettuce on Thursday)

weighed 166.6 Weds. am
weighed 163.8 Thurs. am--back to where I was LAST Weds.--I'll take it!