What are you eating today IPeeps? Wednesday, August 22nd!!!
 

Phase 3: Week 1, Day 5

Breakfast@8am: Pumpkin Pie = 1 grain + 1 fruit + 1 dairy + 1 protein
Crust: 2 sheets Graham Crackers + 1oz NF Yogurt
Filling: 5oz Pumpkin + 1 Egg + 4oz Egg Whites + 1/3 packet Knox Gelatin + 4oz FF Cottage Cheese
2c Coffee + 1c Almond Milk + Liquid Sweetleaf
Recipe & Nutrition: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/4441155-post57.html
^^made 3 servings for me, dad, & hubs - got shorted on the pumpkin & gelatin slightly due to ingredient availability - but should still be within P3 guidelines

Lunch@12pm: 8oz protein + 2c veggies
Chicken Breast
Roasted Cauliflower & Garlic Puree

Snack@4pm: Lettuce Smoothie
IP Chocolate RTD
2c Lettuce
2c Decaf Coffee

Dinner@8pm: 8oz protein + 2c veggies
Beef & Pork Fajitas (making variety for me, hubs, & dad)
Grilled Green Onions

Phase 1, Week 6, Day 5

Breakfast: Herb and cheese omelet

Lunch: salad with broccoli/WF dressing and Wild berry yogurt shake

Dinner: turkey meatloaf and roasted veggies (turnip/pepper/cauli)

Snack: cappuccino drink

not feeling motivated to be more creative with food this week

:T Phase-1 Week-2 Day-5

Breakfast: Chocolate Drink mix

Lunch: Herbs and Cheese Omelet with mushrooms and steamed broccoli

Snack: Double Chocolate Bar

Dinner: Ground Turkey patty and salad with mushrooms with WF Creamy Bacon

Phase 1, week 4, day 7
 

Breakfast: IP caramel nut bar, coffee

Lunch: Personal pizza! (Balanced protein tomato basil soup made into flatbread, topped with a bit of veggie shreds and some chopped peppers), Romaine salad with veggies and WF ranch dressing

Dinner: Big Mac in a bowl

Snack: something from my Healthwise shake/pudding variety pack!

9am--chocolate pudding smoothie
12pm--salad and chocolate peanut butter bar
1pm--back on the elliptical
2pm--hb egg
6pm--spaghetti-zucchini noodles, ground beef and trying WF tomato basil sauce
9pm--wildberry yogurt ice cream

OMG today is going to be brutal, its my first day!!!!

:yes: Hang in there it gets better! You can do this!! :yes:

Seems like the only veggie I like to eat are french fries...lol

LOL, yea that was one of my favorite "veggies", but I already like vegetables,:broc: my big problem is that I'm getting tired of the same veggies. I need to find new veggies to eat and change it up a little. Trust me, last week(my first week) I craved jalapeno cheetos so bad but just kept thinking about how healthy and thinner i'll be.:hyper:

Im gonna give this a try, its all new to me. What are your fav meals? Can u deviate and eat chicharones (pork skins), its allowed withAtkins and has no carbs?

So far my favorite meals are the chocolate drink mix, herbs and cheese omelet, double chocolate bar, and caramel crunch bar. Spaghetti Bolognese is decent, the soups are my least favorite. Im not sure about the chicharones, im going to stay away from them because they are one of my fav junk food along with cracklins(they're very similar) Ask your coach to see if their okay.

Sorry - but absolutely NO CHICHARONES! This is a low-fat diet too, don't forget!

BTW - for "guy stuff" there's also a Men's thread on IP: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/idea...men-ip-33.html

Sorry LizRR, didnt mean to hijack the thread...heading to man's side

NO NO NO!!!! You are NOT hijacking the thread!!! I just like to make sure that 'new guys' know where 'the guy stuff' is - we ladies tend to talk about hormones and water retention! For the record - Chicharones and jalapeno cheddar cheetos are DEFINITELY not just 'guy stuff'...

This is EXACTLY the place to ask about food stuff, advice, recipes, ideas, etc!

:cofdate:
BREAKFAST: Mocha Frappucinno
LUNCH: Proti-Diet Chicken Noodle Soup, 1.5 cups Broccoli and Peppers added, .5 cups zucchini chips. 1/4 IP raspberry jello
SUPPER: Carnitas Bowl, lettuce, peppers, onions, jalapenos
SNACK: grape drink

Unfortunately I loved ALL of the restricteds I ever tried (SW Cheese Curls are good jalapeno cheddar cheeto substitutes). Chocolate Soy Puffs were just evil. The chocolate drink mix was a favorite.

Also, the Crispy Cereal packets can be made into unrestricted pancakes: Crush the cereal in the pack, whip 2 egg whites, then add in the Cereal, 4oz water, and 1/2 tsp baking powder - cooks up 2-3 pancakes. You can top with rhubarb jam (recipe below) and have an okay breakfast.

I ended up liking the plain omelete mix in 'mock french toast', add shredded & squeezed zucchini and some egg whites, etc-Recipe here: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/4039565-post89.html

Gonna be honest - the first 4 days are awful - but the closer you stick to the sheet, the quicker it is over. Make sure to drink a lot of water and keep up with your sea salt, it helps with headaches. My coach allowed me to have 4 IP packets that first week, because you WILL get hungry the first week getting into ketosis! Just remember how crappy you feel, because if you end up cheating you have to go through it all over again!

You can also add 2 egg whites/day and count as 'free' - they add ~35 calories, all from ~7g protein and you can use the IP packets in a lot of recipes that way.

Some quick veggie favorites: I get bags of frozen rhubarb at H-E-B (~4cups/bag) and microwave it ~8minutes (until mushy) then add 2 tbsp of Walden Farms Strawberry Spread (Splenda/Stevia would work too - just some kind of sweetener) - it turns into a rhubarb/strawberry jam, good for a fruit fix.

Another is to take some okra (either fresh or frozen), slice in half lengthwise, spray with some olive oil, sprinkle with fajita seasoning/sea salt/etc, and bake at 425 degrees ~10-15 minutes.

Phase 1

Breakfast: IP Vanilla drink with instant coffee and WF Chocolate Syrup
Lunch: IP Chicken Soup with 2 cups mushrooms
Dinner: 8 oz Steak, Salad with Olive Oil dressing
Snack: Vanilla pudding shake with decaf coffee and WF Caramel Syrup

Those recipes dont sound too bad..I just had "lunch"....I had Veg Chile, 2 cups brocolli and a salad with olive oil and lemon...Does it matter what type or kind of lettuce I eat?

You'll find different coaches have different takes on the "lettuce" issue. Mine said ANY lettuce, including romaine, butter/boston lettuce and iceberg. Some have coaches that said ONLY iceberg. But field greens (mesclun, dandelion, the odd stuff in spring mix) are counted as a veggie not a lettuce so they must be included in your daily totals.

I use Romain lettuce and next time I'm going to mix in spinach which is considered a veggie ;) I also use EVOO and hot sauce on my salad and sprinkle some Mrs Dash on top for a little flavor when I dont use WF dressing.

Hi Scorbett!!! I had to ask how you made flatbread out of the soup packet?? It sounds so interesting...thanks!!!!

Phase 1, day 31

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs

Snack: Chocolate shake with coffee...yummy!!!

Lunch: curry chicken soup

Dinner: curry chicken soup with celery, cabbage, zucchini

Snack: microwave cake in a cup...using pudding mix

B: chocolate spinach smoothie, coffee, skim
L: leftover sauteed squash, zucchini, bell peppers and mushrooms, IP SW curls
S: cappuccino drink
D: grilled flank steak with tomato, onion and cucumber salad w/EVOO and apple cider vinegar

The directions for a pizza flatbread are here:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/4436635-post63.html

Breakfast: Crispy Cereal
Lunch: 2 cups mushrooms cooked and added to Mushroom Soup
Dinner: Turkey Burger and 2 cups Broccoli
Snack: White Cheddar Soy Puffs

Phase 1~Week 5~Day 3

Today has been a crazy hectic day!!!! And I feel like I cheated bad :(

Breakfast:
Ip herb omelet with 1C spinach

Lunch:
IP chocolate shake

Dinner:
11oz turkey burger... <---My cheat! I was sooo hungry because I'm supposed to have a snack between lunch and dinner but didn't have time...
2C asparagus, kholorabi, and lettuce with WF bacon ranch

Snack:
IP chocolate shake

Yup - got it from Liz! I actually used alternative tomato soup product (Balanced Protein, from the local nutrition store) and it works great!!

Thank you so much, I do appreciate it!!!! :)