Okay chicks...im ready to do this challenge thing! I need some help though. Could you each please post a typical day of eating for me....both on the take off days and then a day with the shake. This would really really help me to get back on track and I would really appreciate it.

Chiklit - don't know what to say for the starch. Im not good with whats light vs not. I hope that you feel better after your salad

Hey Carmen - I enjoy taking a pita pocket half and toasting it and having that with my salad - I guess the peas would work too - you could always try those TLC Kashi crackers - you get 5/starch

Beanie - well today - my first day with shakes was like this......

break - bagel w/peanut butter & apple .5P S F
snack - luna bar L
Lunch - spinach salad w/nuts,strawberries, blue cheese w/lt rasb. ving dressing -- VVFaF.5D

**currently I'm here and I feel pretty good - not hungry - not stuffed !!!
snack pm - shake PS
dinner (planned) tuna steak, roasted asparagus, light bread PVS
snack before bed - luna L

Hey Beanie! This is what I do:

Breakfast- Coffee, Slim fast, 1 fruit. I usually blend it with 8 ice cubes and 12 strawberries or 1/2 a banana.

Lunch- 1/2 protein, 1 dairy (always cheese), 1 starch, 2 veggies

Snack- 1 fruit

Dinner- 1 protein, 1 starch, 2 veggies

Snack- 1 fruit

Kristi - sounds like you are doing great!! I think I'm better off doing the shake at lunch - because we always have a family dinner at night - that is DH and DD time.....

EDITED TO ADD:I might try to do a smoothie on the weekends with the shakes - who knows....I might end up getting a smoothie mixer for here at work - hmmmmm.....

katie - you get 4 fruits - is that right - what plan are you on red?? I can't remember - I was just writing yours down to mix things up a bit - trying to just modify for blue w/lites- hehehe

No, I get 3 fruits. Dinner is family time around here, too, so it works out a lot better to have my shake in the morning.

never mind - it is late on friday and I read 12 strawberries and 1/2 banana!!! Sorry chickie

Gotcha, btw, how thrilled are you that it is FRIDAY!!!!!

Thrilled? hey , the is an understatment - I'm pretty excited b/c both of my important projects are coming to an end - one of them goes live on monday!!! wehooooooooooo hoooooooooo -

I'm going to the Southern Women's show tomorrow - it is a place where they have like 300 vendors - jewelry, food, trips, clothes, crafts - everything - I love to go each year!!! It is really fun to go with a friend - so needless to say - not sure quite how OP I will be tomorrow!!!!

Kristi - I'm glad to see you're hanging in there, chick! I never have a problem getting my veg in. I really like them. But when I'm not hungry (rarely) and I know I need to get them in I always have something cooked. Usually broccoli or mashed cauliflower. So good! Fruit is a different story. I have the HARDEST TIME getting that in.

HeatherPP - I don't really like smoothies, never have, but someone on here mentioned taking some SFFF Cool whip and mixing it in with the shake. That sounds like it could be good. I would like to try that and then throw a banana in there and maybe some Splenda and ice cubes. Does that sound like it would be gross or good?

Beanie I will post my diary from today for you...

RED w/ Lites (until tomorrow I'm sure they will put me back on Purple cause I know I've lost this past week)

Breakfast - PS
Shake

Lunch - VV, FF, S, 1/2P, Cond
2C Raw Spinach/Sprouts
2tbs Raisins
1C Cubed Honeydew
1/2 C Chickpeas
3.5 oz Roasted Turkey
FF Dressing

Mid P.M. - Lite
Lemon Lite I found when I was cleaning my cupboard

Dinner - P,S,VV, F, Cond, Cond
Grilled Chicken Breast
1/2 Baked Potato w/ICBINB, Sour Cream
1 C Cooked Broccoli w/ICBINB

P.M. - Lite
CCA Lite

Carmen - I'm not a big smoothie person - but girlfriend - geez you've got that thing sounding like an imitation milkshake - hhhhmmmmmmm, yummy - will you share?? I'm going to have to experiment this weekend!

HeatherPP - Enjoy your trip to the show! Here are some OP weekend vibes !

edited to add - of COURSE I'll share. I just hope it doesn't turn out gross...sounds like it could go either way you know?

yea, but the ingredients you are putting in will only make it more creamy and tasteful (w/ fruit) Sounds good to me - I might taste it without the splenda first - you wouldn't want it to get too sweet - especially with having banana and the cool whip........plus the shakes already have a sweetness to them...

Thanks for the OP vibes - I think I'll be able to do pretty good - maybe a sample here and there!!!

Good Idea...you're right. BTW, congrats on getting rid of one of your projects! I was supposed to have wrapped one of mine up as well, but I'm stuck in a holding pattern waiting for someone else's data to test with. So, until next week...