Never been there! But i will check it out!!

I will be going shopping on Friday.

What things should I be getting to put in these containers?

Whew! I was gonna suggest you try the shopping list at Body for Life but ... holy made of money Batman! How about ...
chicken breast, tuna, low fat cottage cheese, egg whites and/or fish filets

salad, any veggies you can eat raw and some you like cooked.

oatmeal, rice cakes and/or whole grain crackers

fresh fruit for twice a day if you can afford it.

what about the little quakes?

Are you talking about the made of money thing for shopping there?

No that list ... I think it's called First Week Shopping List.

What's a quake?

I wonder if it's all right to put a link to the page I mean ... let's try and see
http://www.bodyforlife.com/nutrition/foodlist.asp

Quakes are those little things that are like made my the same people that do oatmeal.

for soem reason, I can't think of who.

So, I should make my shopping list by this?

Sure. Eat a protein with a carb for each of 4 or 5 meals a day. Add some veggies to a few of those .... That's an excellent place to start.
And put it all in your fitday so we can keep an eye on you ;)

I'm gonna work on making a shopping list right now at my desk!!

I didn't do my fitday today because I can't remember what all I've eaten. Not that much, but i didn't jot it down!!

Alright Susan!! After looking at this list, i've complied a few 'ideas'. I want your approval!

Breakfast -- Oatmeal and Blueberries

Snack -- Apples and Peanut Butter

Lunch -- Lean Cusine ( or other same kinda meal) with a salad. ( In the salad -- Lettuce, Cheese, Spinach, and dressing. Light on dressing and cheese!) Strawberries

Snack -- Banana and Yogurt

Dinner -- Chicken Breast with MexiCorn and Green Beans

How does that look?


ETA: Just keyed all this into FitDay along with around 5 bottles of propel water and that is 1799 calories in a day! OMG! I don't think that there is anyway to be able to eat all of that!!

I was just reading a thread about the importance of tracking your intake! Get jotting girlie ;)

Very good! It's making me hungry.
What's mexicorn?
Do you have measures for these?

I haven't eaten all of this, But i'm just kinda figuring.

Mexicorn has like little pepper kinda things in it. It comes in like little half cans. But with green beans, is a whole can like 1 cup or what?

Are you sure that I can eat all of this??

Well, the amount of each of those things is important. Do you have measuring cups?

Try keying this into fitday.

Breakfast -- 1/2 cup cooked Oatmeal and 1 cup Blueberries

Snack -- 1 Apple and 1 tablespoon Peanut Butter

Lunch -- Lean Cuisine ( or other same kinda meal) with a salad. Lettuce, Spinach, 1 tablespoon low fat dressing and 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese! 1 cup of Strawberries

Snack -- Banana and 1/2 cup low fat Yogurt

Dinner -- about 1/4 of a pound Chicken Breast boneless skinless with 1/2 cup MexiCorn and all the green beans you want

I couldn't figure out how to put in half cups.

I left everything at 1 cup and it came up to 1282 calories a day.

susan, here is my other worry. Where my body has gotten so used to eating just a little -- 1) Can i handle all that in one day or should I start small and increase and 2) I don't want to get where my body thinks i can eat anything and not be able to control my eating.

THANKS SOOO MUCH SUSAN!!!

No problem. I LOVE this stuff! If I can help someone even just get started ... I feel like king o' the world!

When you are given the choice of 1 cup just put .5 in instead if the 1. Remember your decimals? I have to use a calculator sometimes.

I think that every time you put a little food into your stomach, your digestive system needs energy to digest it. So it uses calories. Each time you eat it uses calories. Each time you move it uses calories. You need to teach your body to use more calories. You can increase your metabolism. You really can.

I tried the .5 thing and it never would accept it. I'm gonna tinker with it some more
Here is my shopping list so far

Lettuce
Spinach
Apples
Bananas
Salad Dressing
Green Beans
Mexicorn
Chicken Breast
Tuna
Yogurt
Strawberries
Peanut Butter
Granola
Water

I feel so happy right now!!

Oh ... I think you have to change your whole cups to decimals and then click 'save changes'.
Happiness is a bonus! Losing weight can be fun at times and I always enjoy 3FC.

Hey, if you get on this thread today. Glance at my fitday for today and yesterday!

I'm doing better but my calories still aren't up.

More variety, that's very good! And vegetables! that's good too.
Did you figure out how to change your cups to halves etc?

I did!!

My calories are still low! ( Is that normal?)

What's normal??? Don't matter!
This is where you are and that's all you need to know.

Keep working away at eating more healthy foods. You're doing just fine.
Did you get grocery shopping?

I sure did!!

I got a mix of Health Choice and Lean Cuisines.
Lettuce, tomatos, bananas, apples, water, oatmeal, peanut butter... The list goes on.

I think I've done it!

1500 Calories today!!