Hi Rosie,

That French toast is filling! Are you using the fat secret app or the phase 3 worksheet? It looks like you were pretty low on the fat % with this breakfast. It is an amazing feeling to be satisfied with a normal portion, enjoy :)

I use my fitness pal. Turns out the cream cheese wasn't fat free. It was 1/3 less fat. I could have done with a bit more fat though. Will keep that in mind for next time! Planning out tomorrow's breakfast now.

Hi Rosie - You are on a roll!!
I will be joining you on Phase 3 on Monday. I will be away from home for the first 2 days, so planning my shopping now. So many things I no longer have in the house - like fruit, cereal, bread, cheese......!!
I worked out some combinations of some of my favourites so I could just mix the ingredients around & quickly do a breakfast OP a la P3.
I love breakfasts, but mostly at 11 :^: Early mornings require some degree of automatic pilot.

I will use some combination of:

spelt & kamut toast (made locally & yummy!) OR Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal OR cooked oatmeal or quinoa
combination of whole eggs & egg whites &/OR protein powder OR lean ham
almond milk, unsweetened
Greek yogurt, fat free
raspberries OR blueberries OR strawberries OR peaches OR combination
butter OR almond butter
sometimes a dash of salsa OR Dijon mustard with WF pancake syrup

I figured if I limit my choices, I have a mix-&-match smorgasbord :D

But I must admit, your strawberry & cream cheese affair sounds wonderful - I might have to branch out earlier than planned ;)

I am watching your progress as you lead the way, just ahead of me.

Hi Westwillow,

It looks like you have Phase 3 already on lock down!! You sound super organised. The strawberries and cream was good but it did take some effort in the morning. I notice that I'm gravitating more towards toast and granola with yoghurt and fruit in the mornings just because it's quicker and easier. I'm so loving having the fruit in the morning. I dream about the berries at night!

Breakfast yesterday (no time to post) was:-

1 slice 7 sprouted gain bread
1/2 tbsp unsalted NZ butter
1/2 Tbsp Vegemite
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 cup blueberries
4oz non-fat plain Greek yoghurt
1/8 cup (15g) Udi's GF Au Naturel granola

This came out a bit lower in the fat. Unfortunately I didn't have any almond butter or PB to supplement. Went to the organic store near work yesterday and they have a machine full of dry roasted almonds and you can make your own almond butter on site, so I picked some up. Looking forward to having it on toast for breakfast today. Yum!

P3 breakfast Friday
 

2 slices sprouted grain bread
1/2 T NZ butter
1/2 T Vegemite
1 T almond butter
4 oz non fat Greek yoghurt
1/2 C strawberries
1/2 C blueberries

First time eating almond butter. Delicious on a slice of toast. Will definitely buy more of this. Anyone have favourite almond butter brands?

P3 Breakfast Saturday
 

I made pancakes using Bobs Red Mills gluten free pancake mix with 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 3/4 C skim milk and vanilla extract, 1 T butter, cinnamon and nutmeg. This made enough for 4 servings so I will freeze the rest and then have them handy for mid week breakfasts. To make P3, I also had 1/2 C strawberries, 1/2 C blueberries, 4 oz non-fat Greek yoghurt and 1 T almond butter. Wasn't sure what to do with the almond butter so I licked it off the spoon. Do others add to their yoghurt and fruit? Is this good? Might give this a go tomorrow!

Almond butter is yummy smeared on good crunchy apple quarters. But maybe it is difficult for you to get good crunchy apples in Cayman Is? It also works well to do an Indonesian style breakfast with little chicken skewers and dip in mix of lime juice, soy sauce/braggs aminos, and almond butter. Alongside a bit of rice and then a piece of fruit or a mix of veggies.
Non-trad breakfast, lol. :chef: I'm really good at those.

Liana

I like Bob's Red Mill and also Pamela's GF Baking Mix which you can make anything out of - waffles, pancakes, biscuits, cakes, cookies whatever.

Great ideas Liana and thanks for the hot tip on Pamela's GF baking mix. I've seen some in the supermarket but didn't know it could be put to so many uses!

P3 Breakfast Sunday
 

I made the waffles with nut butter and banana from the Phase 3 Breakfast thread. Totally delicious.

2 waffles - I used Vans GF waffles
1T Almond Butter
2T WF Pancake Syrup
1/2 banana sliced
6oz Non-fat Greek Yoghurt.

Nom nom!!

P3 Day 7 Sunday Breakfast
 

Had a few days away & busy work days, so no posting of my breakfasts for almost a week. Thus endeth my 1st week of P3:

10 fresh cherries
1/2 cup NF Greek yogurt, splash of Torani vanilla NS syrup + dash cinnamon
2 slices spelt/kamut toast
1/2 T almond butter
1 egg, 2 whites omelette, with 1 green onion + 1/2 garlic scape
2 T fresh salsa
2 cups coffee with Stevia

Rosie - I am currently using an almond butter from Costco - MaraNatha - but have enjoyed others as well, esp the 'crunchy' kind. Can't remember the brand at the moment.
I am surprised that 1/2 T is enough for [B]2[B] slices of toast! Portion control, portion control - my nemesis, I think.

Yes - I love to mix almond butter into yogurt - also like to add a bit of Torani vanilla syrup (sugar-free) - yumm

I think your breakfast ideas sound wonderful.

Liana - what great savoury breakfasts you concoct!!

I LOVE P3 :D

So I added the almond butter into my Greek yoghurt this morning, along with a dash of WF pancake syrup and blueberries and strawberries. Amazing!!

I've just spent 10 mins packing my lunch for my first P4 day tomorrow. Chicken (leftover from a whole chicken in the slow cooker), arugula, half an avocado, red peppers and some blue cheese. I cannot wait!!

Yay Rosie! Congratulations for reaching your goal and maintenance. Enjoy your lunch :)

Way to go Rosie!!!

You have been so enthusiastic about P3 breakfasts & now you are on to Maintenance - congratulations!

Question: Did you leave the skin on your whole chicken in the slow cooker? I am looking forward to trying some things in mine as well - love that appliance!

Enjoy that lunch - sounds positively grand.

P3 Breakfast this morning was:

10 fresh cherries
3/4 cup Kashi Toasted Cinnamon Crisp cereal
1/2 cup almond milk, unsweetened
1/2 cup 0% Greek yogurt
1 egg-2 whites omelette
2 Tblsp fresh salsa

I seem to be hooked on omelettes with salsa :)

I did leave the skin on and then when it was cooked I kinda peeled it off. This is where I admit I was a little bit squeamish about removing it first. Looking back, I should have just hardened up and done it!

Good luck with the remaining days of P3!

Not sure about the slow cooker since juiciness isn't a problem usually, but you can leave the skin on a piece of chicken when roasting or BBQing since it helps keep the meat from drying out, yet if you peel it off after cooking you don't get the added fat. Also it is a yummy idea to tuck fresh herbs under the skin against the meat to flavour it like fresh sage leaves or a rosemary branch. The skin helps to hold it in place and infuses the meat with the herb flavour.

So how yummy was your first P4 fatmeal, RosiePosie, lol?:D

Liana

Soooo yummy! My friends, who have been incredibly supportive during this journey, were very excited for me. They watched as I put together my lunch: arugula, peppers, leftover chicken, blue cheese and half an avocado. Super delicious. They kept asking me how it tasted. I was too busy enjoying it to answer them!!

RosiePosie - what a scrumptious 'fat meal' that sounds! I love that your friends are sharing this journey with such support for you. Good choices :)

I am realizing how careful I need to be about P3 breakfasts. Yesterday I tried to 'wing it' & overdid the grains (small cereal + 2 slices toast - should have pared down to 1 or the other or even cereal & 1 toast), had more yogurt than I really needed. So I was really careful about the rest of the day.

Even so, I was up 1 lb this morning, part of which may have been my overdoing yesterday.

Not a tragedy, just a reminder to keep weighing & measuring.

And planning the day ahead! That will be the hard part for me to maintain.

Bump for Want2b

Hey guys, I've read and reread this thread. Also read the original Life After thread, and a couple other P3 threads I found. I broke into the 160s this morning (yay!) so now I'm starting to make some sample P3 breakfast menus in my fitness pal to make the prep even more 'real'. I still have a few questions.

Is there such thing as too much protein? I know we need at least 25 grams and it can go over.

If I have low fat cream cheese, does that count as dairy or my fat?

Can I have things like pb2 on P3 or should that be reserved for P4?

Here is a sample P3 breakfast meal I made last night, let me know if I'm on the right track:

Calories, Carbs, Fat, Protein, Fiber
Weight Watchers - Original Bagel , 1 bagel
154 28 1 6 7
Cheese - Cream, low fat, 1 tbsp
35 1 3 2 0
Onions - Raw, 1 slice, thin
4 1 0 0 0
Fage Greek Yogurt 0% Fat - Greek Yogurt, 6 oz
100 9 0 23 0
Capers - Canned, 1 tbsp, drained
2 0 0 0 0
Salmon - Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon, 4 oz
140 1 1 9 0
Strawberries - Frozen, unsweetened, 0.5 cup, unthawed
26 7 0 0 2
Pb2 - Chocolate Pb2, 1 tbsp
23 3 1 2 1

Total
484 50 6 42 10

I personally think you might need a bit more fat - 6 g is pretty low for a breakfast... I'd go for real peanut butter or full fat cream cheese - maybe the others can chime in on their take. The fat will help keep you satisfied during your morning. Protein won't matter if you go a bit over. You will be getting a fair bit for lunch & dinner, but the main idea is to make sure you are getting at least 1/2 your weight in protein grams (ie 85ish in your case) - you can even go as high as .75g per lb of body weight without being 'high protein'.

Breakfast looked yummy - heheheh, just need some capers in there ;). OOPS, how'd I miss the capers???!
Nice work Posh!

Couldn't skip the capers. ;) Smoked salmon bagel was my last non-IP breakfast so I was thinking about it. Maybe I'll skip the pb and go for fuller fat cream cheese for that one to stay within the calories. Ok...on to my next menu :)

I only keep low fat cheeses on hand for when I'm craving the creaminess, but it's the low fat meal :T I'm working with. Comes in useful sometimes.

PishPosh...there is a breakfast p3 thread that is very helpful. Shouldn't be too far back in archives.

Thanks, yes I've seen the bfast threads got a bunch of recipes bookmarked, just seeing if I can get the knack of making my own menus and variations of my faves.

Another q, sorry to be so basic. Can I use avocado as my bfast fat in p3 or no since it's still a restricted veggie?

It's still restricted....but I think it would be fine as long as you figure in the carbs/fat properly. I plan to use canned pumpkin as my fruit sometimes for breakfast. Really, the most important rule is to keep your carbs only at breakfast (beside P1/2 veggies) and slowly ramp up your calories to get you ready for p4.

I know this is an older thread, but bumping up since I know a couple of other people are getting ready for P3.

Went shopping yesterday for my breakfast stuff...felt so weird to not be avoiding the fruit! I'll have to eat my breakfast at the office tomorrow, so I'm making an egg mcmuffin breakfast sandwich with Ezekial Engligh muffin, an egg + egg white, Canadian bacon, and Go Veggie Cheese, plus a greek yogurt cup with some frozen blackberries.

It was hard to not get over excited and buy ingredients for ALL THE BREAKFASTS, because I do tend to eat the same thing every day pretty much, so I really only need two or three options. I did get Thomas Everything Bagel Thins, but I'm worried about adding in those refined grains, so I might limit those to once or twice a week.

Phase 3 breakfasts are the best!!!

I agree Slp, the P3 breakfast are amazing
I love being able to have fruit in the morning. I will buy the frozen mixed berries, defrost and then heat them up and poor over yogurt or oatmeal.
I am equally a turkey and back bacon lover :)

Breakfast is my FAVORITE meal of the day!!!!!!

Had my first P3 breakfast this morning and I'm stuffed! It was a little logistically challenging, as I had to eat at work after my WI. Looking forward to having an easier morning tomorrow. Here's what I had:

8 oz Fage 0% greek yogurt
1/2 cup whole cranberries (cooked down into a sauce, sweetened with a couple packets of splenda)
1/3 cup Bear Naked Fit Vanilla Almond Granola
2 clementines
2 slices Wegmans Uncured Bacon

Have a breakfast sandwich planned for tomorrow. Mentioned to my coach about the Thomas Everything Bagel Thins and she said she'd stick with whole wheat if I can....maybe I'll just freeze them and have them as an occasional treat.

Mmm your breakfast sounds good pishposh. I had a delicious P3 breakfast as well and I ate so fast because it was soooo good! I had:

1 Thomas Multigrain Light English Muffin
1 Morningstar Farms sausage patty
2 TBSP of 1/3 less fat cream cheese
1 small banana
1 TBSP peanut butter

It was so good!

Yum! I am thinking about peanut butter and banana waffles for this weekend, but we'll see. I'm trying to be conscious of how much food I'm buying, I don't want to waste anything.