Diet to Go buddies 2009

bgpa · 02-07-2009, 03:57 PM

The Lunch Report:

I was STARVING for lunch today.

Patty Melt-[Soy Patty, Tomato Sauce &
Mozzarella on a Multi-Grain Roll], Texas Caviar, Everything Flat Bread, Citrus Fruit Cup

When I took it out of the fridge, I thought, "hmm....this isn't going to fill me up, nor is it going to heat up well."

Once again, I was wrong. I took the sandwich apart, warmed the roll in the oven and nuked the patty. When I put it back together, the sandwich was HUGE! It must have been really compressed in the plastic wrap. The Texas Caviar was absolutely yummy. It had a lovely hot pepper bite and was just the right compliment to the Patty Melt. I didn't eat the Flat Bread yet, I'm too full.

Did ya hear that??? I'M TOO FULL!!!!!!!!! I'm never full. I used to eat until everyone else was done, and still feel hungry, and then, start planning when I was going to eat next. Even when I lost all the weight before, I never got over feeling constantly hungry. I would eat huge salads and 0 point veggies and soups....I lost the weight, but I was constantly starving.

Maybe it's because the DTG meals are so yummy...I dunno, but so far, I'm very happy!

klc · 02-07-2009, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by hacamila

My order was for the lunch and dinner only plan. I don't really like a big breakfast. Usually I have a Slim Fast breakfast bar which contains 150 calories. Do you think that would slow down my weight loss? Or, would I be better off to have a boiled egg and a slice of (40 cal) toast?

You can ask their dietician that question. The answer will depend on which plan you're on. If you're on the low-fat or veggie plan, then I'd think a breakfast bar would be fine, if it keeps you going til lunch. It's about half the calories of the delivered breakfasts, so be careful that you don't drop your cals down to the point that your body goes into the 'I'm starving' mode. I haven't looked at the nutritionals on it, but I bet it's got higher carbs (and probably less protein) than they'd like to see on the low carb plan. But I'm sure they're dietician can give you the scoop.
Good luck!

PrincessDietMuch · 02-08-2009, 12:01 AM

I just realized that when I began this diet, they were serving week 2 so I've never had week 1's menu yet. I was going to switch to the low fat after next week is through for a change of pace, however now I will wait and finish with week 1 so that I have had all 5 weeks of the low carb (plus week one looks yummy with new foods not found in the other weeks). Can't wait to try the Eggs Benedict and Steak and Eggs! This plan is working for me faster than any of the low fat plans I have ever been on. I never lost this fast on Jenny Craig. I am beginning to believe all the hype on Atkins. I stayed away from that one because I was worried about all the fatty foods, however they use a lot of fish, chicken ad beef so you get a nice variety without too much accent on one thing. The one thing I have absolutely noted that I have never felt before is that for once my blood sugar is stable. I am not shaky or starving on the low carb like I have been with every other diet I have ever tried. I also like the fact that the carbs we eat are all veggies so it's actually very healthy in a way too. Normally I start to stray after a few weeks on the same food but I don't see this happening here with 5 weeks of all new low fat foods I can switch to and then switch back again.

Also now that I understand how substitutions work, I can eat more of the foods I like (actually they have not charged me anything different)! I gave them 4 substitutions this week and it was still $166.00 for the week! They also did not charge me last week for the substitution I made.

hacamila · 02-08-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by klc

You can ask their dietician that question. The answer will depend on which plan you're on. If you're on the low-fat or veggie plan, then I'd think a breakfast bar would be fine, if it keeps you going til lunch. It's about half the calories of the delivered breakfasts, so be careful that you don't drop your cals down to the point that your body goes into the 'I'm starving' mode. I haven't looked at the nutritionals on it, but I bet it's got higher carbs (and probably less protein) than they'd like to see on the low carb plan. But I'm sure they're dietician can give you the scoop.
Good luck!

Thanks, I will check with the dietitian. I am on the vegetarian plan.

Congratulations on your weight lose. You must be very proud of yourself!

bgpa · 02-08-2009, 09:37 AM

The Breakfast Discussion
Ok, today's Eggs Florentine was the deciding factor, I'm going to try making my own breaksfasts. I've got some time today, so the experiment will begin. I'll let you know how it goes!!

cheeseheader · 02-08-2009, 10:21 AM

Princess, I really enjoyed week 1 's food, the steak and eggs are pretty good. I really enjoyed the steak, the eggs because they were scrambled were not as good. But I really liked most of the things from week 1.

PrincessDietMuch · 02-08-2009, 11:25 AM

Hey girl! Thanks for that. I am looking forward to week 1 (lots of cool looking food that I have not seen in the other weeks)! The steak and eggs sounds delicious! I love love love the Low Carb breakfasts! I have to fight my husband off because he sees them and wants them and they are mine! lol! I love the omelets and sausage links the most! Al the omelets are sooo good! I really think the low carb is the most decadent and yet I am losing like crazy on this one! It's amazing to think we can lose on Prime Rib, Pork Chops, Rich cheese filled omelets and sausage! I love the spinach they use in many of the dishes. I wish more of the dinners had those incredible veggies from the Veal Parmesan with those large flat crisp green beans and artichoke hearts mmmmm.

Today is my treat day so I am heading out for a Starbucks Caramel Frappe! I did have a small handful of Skittles yesterday, but not enough to derail me or anything. I'm afraid I may not lose as much when I switch to the low fat but I think what I will do is split up some things because they give you extras on that one like pudding and angel food cake etc. I will let some of that be my snacks in between and then of course go back to the low carb again. This is honestly the best plan I have ever tried...very impressed!

klc · 02-08-2009, 12:29 PM

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Did ya hear that??? I'M TOO FULL!!!!!!!!! I'm never full. I used to eat until everyone else was done, and still feel hungry, and then, start planning when I was going to eat next. Even when I lost all the weight before, I never got over feeling constantly hungry. I would eat huge salads and 0 point veggies and soups....I lost the weight, but I was constantly starving.

Maybe it's because the DTG meals are so yummy...I dunno, but so far, I'm very happy!

bgpa, glad you're loving the food and the plan. One reason that your not feeling hungry as much, may be because you're probably eating a higher level of protein than you were when you were doing WW. I've found that keeps me more 'level' with my hunger and energy.

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Hey girl! Thanks for that. I am looking forward to week 1 (lots of cool looking food that I have not seen in the other weeks)! The steak and eggs sounds delicious!

Princess, my original plan was to do low carb week 4, skip week 5, and do week 1 because I agree, the menu looks great for week 1. But I decided to go with the low-cal week 1 plan. I'll be looking forward to hearing your take on the week 1 low-carb.

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Congratulations on your weight lose. You must be very proud of yourself!

Thanks hacamila. I'm VERY happy with it. Wish I could take credit for putting in a bunch of hard work, but with an excellent meal delivery plan (I now put DTG into that category) it's just crazy easy. I haven't set any speed records, but I also don't feel that I'm depriving myself of doodly-squat. I've gotten so hooked on the taste and convenience, that I'm going to stay on meal delivery even after I hit goal. That's one reason that I'm trying to keep my finger on the pulse of all the national delivery meal plans...this is not a temporary thing for me.

Well, so far so good. To put everything in perspective, I was stooooopid over the holidays and put on 9lbs between Thanksgiving and New Years

Got back on plan the beginning of Jan and lost 10lbs in 3 weeks (alot of it was water weight from junk I'd eaten during the previous 6 weeks). For the week and a half before starting my week of DTG, I'd been at a standstill. I'm very happy to say I dropped a pound this morning.

It will be interesting to see what the rest of the week brings. Yeah, you know I'm weighing myself every day...not only am I a meal delivery junkie, I'm a scale junkie.

klc · 02-08-2009, 01:17 PM

Geezy-peezy, that veggie quiche was good. Nutrition wise, it's one of the most over the top breakfasts (cal,carb,fat,salt), but man alive it was tasty. Was also pleased with how it cooked up in the nuker. The sausage patty was so-so, but wasn't bad if you chopped it up and mixed it in with the greens.

TripMom · 02-10-2009, 06:01 PM

Quick question...I just had a meal with ediet that contained beef. It was gross! Tough and fatty. How is the beef with DTG?
I should be getting my first order with DTG tomorrow and looking forward to it! I'm doing the low fat first.
Thanks!
TripMom

cheeseheader · 02-11-2009, 09:07 AM

The beef with DTG is very good. It's real beef, real short ribs, real steak and real hamburger. I think the beef is something they do really well compared to others.

PrincessDietMuch · 02-11-2009, 02:03 PM

The beef is wonderful! The Short Ribs and Prime Rib are truly yummy however you are doing the low fat version so I have yet to try any of that (I will be when I am done with my 5 weeks on the low carb just to shake things up a bit). I have had a few of them women out here tell me that the food on the low fat version is absolutely delectable, so I am sure that includes the beef. They cook it all in the same kitchens so it probably is. I did get one prime rib that was a little disappointing. I realized that it must have been an end piece or something because it was all fat though this has only happened once. The food on this program is truly impressive. That and the price.

I love love love that Andouille Sausage! I wish I had ordered 3 of those this week!

klc · 02-11-2009, 09:43 PM

Hi guys,
Just wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed your company this past week. I've decided that I'm going to mosey back over to the Bistro plan. I miss their food. Let me remind everyone, that this is personal preference. You've got to pick a plan that works for you, and that you enjoy. A perfect example is that I preferred the food on eDiets over the PFFS food when I did the two of them (a couple months each), even tho the PFFS is more expensive, and more 'gourmet'. Also remember that my DTG view was after a single week sample of the low carb plan. You guys who've been on multiple weeks (and other DTG plans) have a much broader view of the food. Here's my take:

Breakfasts - OMG I'm gonna miss them. I love frittatas, quiche, etc, so I was in hog heaven. Also, as weird as it was to think of having a serving of veggies at breakfast, I found that I loved it.

Veggies - I love veggies, but I've never considered myself a 'greens' person. But I REALLY enjoyed them. And all of the veggies that I had were excellent. I tip my hat to DTG on this.

Meats - Here's where I had a gotcha. Maybe I just hit a bad week (and remember I was on the low carb plan). I've never liked fat on meat or skin on chicken. The prime rib and pork chop dinner may have had 3 square inches of meat left after I cut the fat off. I haven't tackled the short ribs yet. I had to strip the chicken before eating it. What did pleasantly surprise me was the white fish parmesan. To me, that thing was really good. A hint that I've figured out over the last year when nuking fish...cook it a whole lot longer than you think you need to. It may dry it out on the edges, but the rest of it will be flakey. If you don't it will be mushy (ewww)

I'm glad that I took DTG for a spin around the dance floor. Although my heart (OK, tongue and stomach

) is with Bistro, I know that some of you have tried Bistro and prefer DTG. Aren't we lucky to have this selection

The best of luck to all of you. I'll keep checking in on you guys to hear all of the wonderful success stories!!!

PrincessDietMuch · 02-11-2009, 11:53 PM

Kathy it was great to have you over here and thanks for weighing in. I agree it is wonderful to have so much selection considering that all we had for years was either Jenny Craig or Nutrisystems. I love that we have so many meal delivery plans to choose from! Good luck to you!

PrincessDietMuch · 02-12-2009, 12:28 AM

PS. Kathy a couple of questions if you don't mind. At the end of next week I will be done with my five weeks of Diet To Go Low Carb and was about to do 5 weeks of the Diet To Go Low Fat. I may consider trying Bistro for one week to see what I think like you did here with us because this would be a good time when my 5 weeks of the low carb ends.

If you do not want a "my night" which I definitely do not (at some point in the future sure, but I need and want complete structure right now and do not want to pay for an extra meal once a week when I would be paying over $800.00 a month for this plan). Will they send you that extra meal or do they stand by their "my night thing" and force you to buy an extra meal. That bothered me a lot actually because on one part of their site they talk about 3 full meals a day 7 days a week and ONLY when you look at the menu do they lower the boom and let you know that you have a "my night." In other words translation in English..I will need to buy 4 extra meals a month when I would be paying a fortune for this plan. Do you know if they are sticklers on this? If they are not, I really might try a week. I think it would be better if they sent you the meals like all diet plans do when you are paying for weekly delivery and let YOU be the one to truly decide if you want a night off that week rather than force your hand (for some of us who need structure, that can absolutely derail things for us and I need structure and don't want any hassles). When they say it's your night enjoy, what they are saying to me is hey we want to cut costs and came up with this idea and it's not cool with me (I also saw a couple people blogging about this and it was not cool with them either and one really let Bistro have it for this and I felt what she said...really did). I didn't much like that either at all. Let this be my choice and my night because it is after all my money. I feel strongly about this...very. Just want to know if they are sticklers on it.

The only other thing I wonder about is where does the food ship out from (what state) and on what day each week (I am assuming it is Monday)? Do you happen to know per chance? Do they use Fed Ex or UPS? I would really appreciate your input if you get a moment (or Cheeseheader if you get this I know you did this one for a week or so too so any input would be awesome). I may try a week before heading off into Diet To Go's Low Fat.

Right now I am blessed because they ship my food out of Virginia and I get it in one business day and even then I have had a meal or two starting to defrost and it's winter here, so I do worry about transit times and origin. Usually anything from VA, NY, Ohio or Maryland will get to me quickly but I have no idea where Bistro is centered.

Anyway thanks in advance.