B: Cappucino drink turned into cake with WF choc sauce_ YUUUMMMM
L: kale chips and lettuce wrap with piece of deli meat(1 oz)
S:lemon poppyseed bar
D: cube steak cooked in olive oil. coated in 1 tsp potato puree with roasted cauliflower
S: raspberry jello
I am not a coach, nor do I play one on 3FC. I do however, hate to see others struggle and get frustrated because this program WORKS! Some of you may have seen my responses to those struggling in the past and have asked them to post a menu - that's to spot things we as a group can see that you cannot.
I am seeing some posts with 2 restricteds, most with no salads, some with not enough food in general and comments about being hungry. These are my thoughts: If you are hungry, you're not eating enough. If you're not losing or are 'stuck' you may not be eating enough or having too many restricteds.
You may not have mentioned in your posts having some of the following issues - constipation, headaches, no energy, etc. These are signs you're not following protocol.
Per IP - Serving size must be respected with no more/no less than indicated. This is speaking to salad and veggies. That means 4 cups of veggies a day.
So, without judgment or scolding, cuz I luvs my I PEEPS on this journey, take a look at the Protocol sheet for your Phase. Are you really following protocol? Really? Your restricted should be early in the day, not as your night time snack. Some call the night time snack a 'repair' snack as it helps keep your body fueled overnight while you rest.
I am FAR from perfect, but this is what my menu looks like. This is very simplified - I do use the recipes, too. This is more to show protocol.
B: Puffs, coffee, water
S: 1 cup cucumbers
L: Pudding/shake, 1 cup veg, salad
S: 1 cup celery
D: 8 oz protein, salad, 1 cup veg
S: Jello
Water throughout the day.
I have 4 cups of veg a day and 2 salads. I'm never hungry and don't have the Big C issue (anymore!), nor do I have headaches. I had ALL those things at some point - all because I wasn't following the plan, although I thought I was!
When you post in this new thread (which I LOVE, BTW!) include your Phase. That way we those who have gone through that Phase can see potential issues.
Love ya!
VERY well said Lakewood. wish i could eat salads.. i make them but they usually dont get eaten!~lol
B- orange IP- two teas four pruvia two oz skimmilk
L- cereal IP, cukes and cauliflower
LOTS o water
D- pork loin, mushrooms, zucchini, summer squash, evoo
Tea multi cal
S- IP pudding
B: blueberry pancakes made from blueberry pudding packet and coffee
L: arugula and spinach with 1.5 oz of turkey breast (my coach says i can split my protein) Olive oil and salt. Chocolate RTD
S: 1/2 supreme protein bar
D: chicken in franks red hot, cauliflower rice and water with MIO in it
S: 1/2 supreme protein bar and chamomile tea
B- Orang IP, 2 cups of tea, 4 splenda, 2oz skim milk and supps( yay me, I remembered)
L- IP Dark Choc Pudding- herb mix salad with cukes and celery
S- peach mango IP split before/after anice walk outside
D- ground turkey and veggies
I just made a breakfast of the crispy cereal made into pancakes with 2 egg whites, 1/4 tsp baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon and a little water, topped with warmed WF blueberry. Oh my.... Even though it's not slathered in butter, it's great! and it's not restricted!!!! I'm so happy!
Somebody posted the recipe in a thread but I couldn't remember where it was... thank you!
Breakfast - Strawberry waffles (IP strawberry pudding) w/ WF strawberry syrup.
Lunch - 2 cups steamed brocolli and IP Chicken noodle soup (new product I just picked up yesterday) The soup was good taste although it did have weird floaty stuff in it, kind of reminded me of that egg drop soup you get at chinese restraunts.
Snack - IP salt & vinegar crisps (R)
Dinner - 5oz steak strips w/ stir fry brocoli, cauliflower, cabbage (2cups)
Snack - hot tea
Also according to my coach and something Wuv posted last week cucumbers are considered free. I do see others posting cucumbers as part of their 2 cups of veggies. My coach said lettuce, celery and cucumbers are all part of free foods and I should not count them as my 2 cups of veggies so if I am having a hungry day and I know I am drinking enough water I will have some cucumbers or celery to hold me over till my next meal. Hope that helps
hi all, I am new to IP my second week, first week I lost 4 lbs.I am vegetarian, so I need some ideas on making veggies please
I have really enjoyed making home made soups out of whatever vegees I've got, adding spices/parsley, etc., then puree with an immersion blender. I make pots of it and freeze 2 cup (of vegees) portions. That's lunch, with a salad of just lettuce/parsley/cilantro/basil and a dressing. For dinner, every night I've done a stir-fry of the vegees with the 2tsp olive oil, on a huge bed of lettuce with various dressings. Usually they are made of a Walden Farms dressing or spread with a dash of apple cider vinegar added or tamari and garlic or fresh ginger added.
Every now and then I have a Morning Star Griller, a vegee patty that my coach said was allowed - I had 1 and 1/2 patties of the 'Grillers Prime." You can make tofu too, although they tend to have alot of carbs. if you can eat eggs, they are a good alternative to meat as well.
