I know that I have two days off from work a week. I picked one of those two days to go grocery shopping and make food. I'm a pretty picky eater so I like to stick to the things that I like which means a lot of chicken breast, buffalo, broccoli, green beans, greek yogurt, blueberries, and uncured bacon.
Typically I'll weigh the buffalo and chicken to a "portion size" and cook them up. I leave them in tupperwares in the fridge and then as a I'm backing my meals in the morning, I just grab a portion of the protein that I'm taking. A lot of times I do the same with the cooked veggies - I'll intentionally make too many, weight out my portion for that day and put the rest in a tupperware for days to come.
I was a slacker when it came to grocery shopping this week! We had people over Sumday night, so I had lots of veggie tray leftovers. So I brought 8 oz veggies, 3 oz can of tuna, had 1 oz cottage cheese (blended with ranch seasoning for a veggie dip) and an apple.
I prefer though to bring leftovers. We make turkey chili, beef tostadas (taco salad the next day), and chicken stirfry weekly and all are great as leftovers!
I will also grab 2 cheese sticks and an apple if in a super hurry. Still needs a veggie though.
Hello all! I just started back on the MRC program two days ago. I did the program about 10 years ago and lost 40 lbs.. I maintained that loss all of that time, but just had a baby a few months ago and am now needing to drop some weight again! I did the plan on my own last time and I'm doing it on my own again. I just have the 3 menu plan from way back when, so I've started with the yellow menu. I was a little flexible with my supplements before because I didn't want to go to the clinic or pay for their HSN's, so I've got a couple of different things I'm using. Here's hoping I have success again.
I know that I have two days off from work a week. I picked one of those two days to go grocery shopping and make food. I'm a pretty picky eater so I like to stick to the things that I like which means a lot of chicken breast, buffalo, broccoli, green beans, greek yogurt, blueberries, and uncured bacon.
Typically I'll weigh the buffalo and chicken to a "portion size" and cook them up. I leave them in tupperwares in the fridge and then as a I'm backing my meals in the morning, I just grab a portion of the protein that I'm taking. A lot of times I do the same with the cooked veggies - I'll intentionally make too many, weight out my portion for that day and put the rest in a tupperware for days to come.
Hello everyone. I am new here, and new to Metabolic Research. I started last week and have lost 5 lbs. I am happy with the weight loss, but I am concerned about the lack of exercise. Will I still keep my muscle mass without any working out, even after I go into maintenance?
I eat salads almost every day for lunch with either flank steak, grilled chicken or lean pork chops. Or shredded cheese and sliced boiled eggs. Salad is shredded romaine and cabbage. I add a tiny amount of sliced almonds or sunflower seeds and sometimes slices of oranges or strawberries. Low cal, low sugar poppyseed dressing or raspberry vinegarette.
Tonight is weigh in for me. I think I'm just maintaining I still get hungry and choose healthy options instead of junk food, so that's a step in the right direction, but not leading to any weight loss. I'm curious what my body fat percentage will be, I think that's next week.
For lunch I made this salad yesterday . I made everything small like a chopped salad.
leftover roasted white breast chicken,1 slice turkey bacon, small amt. of avocado,cherry tomatoes, cukes, egg white halves diced as I don't eat the yokes, shredded soy cheddar cheese, lettuce sliced thin,strawberries around edge of salad with light Italian Dressing.. It was very filling.
Hello everyone. I am new here, and new to Metabolic Research. I started last week and have lost 5 lbs. I am happy with the weight loss, but I am concerned about the lack of exercise. Will I still keep my muscle mass without any working out, even after I go into maintenance?
Last time I did the program I just did light exercise (otherwise you end up burning muscle because your calorie deficit is too high). When I went into maintenance is when I kicked up my workouts and added a lot more weight training. It was easier for me to sculpt and build muscle after I dropped the weight (also.. getting the weight off made my knees hurt a lot less and made working out a lot easier). During maintenance I would track my food/workouts to be sure I was getting enough calories to offset the workouts.
Thank you so much Paisli. Your explanation is exactly what I needed to hear. I couldn't quite wrap my head around why this program would work for me long term. I really want to lose and then get into a healthy lifestyle. I know it won't be easy but I really want to get my active life back.
I still get hungry and choose healthy options instead of junk food, so that's a step in the right direction, but not leading to any weight loss. I'm curious what my body fat percentage will be, I think that's next week.
