All,
I am going to start the meal replacement shakes a couple of times a week but I want to make sure I have it straight on what I was told at the center, which was.
1 for protein replacement at lunch but still have HNS and veggies
2 for protein replacement at dinner but still have starch and HNS.
If someone could verify that for me I would greatly appreciated it.
Started MRC 5/9/09
From what I know, bars can be used for breakfast/lunch and the shakes can be used for any meal. My center also said that you don't have to eat anything besides them and an HNS. You can if you want but you don't have to.
Ok.... I was BAAAADDD today and went Off plan. went to visit my aunt and my mean, hater cousin must have been p.o.'d about my aunt saying how she could tell i'd been losing weight because she was being just downright mean and when she was making my plate for dinner she put all the things I couldn't eat on it and smiled this evil smile and said enjoy my dinner. So instead of staying OP, I ate. I feel horrible. So, is it 3 meals, or 3 days till i get back ot fat burning? I know she's PO'd because she's always tried to mess up any diet I've ever been on. She went as far as to wave bread in my face and ask if I wanted any. Why do people have to be so mean?? Oh well.. back OP tomorrow. I really feel bad, I've been strictly OP up until now...
Hello Everyone ! Checking in and seeing how wonderful everyone is doing! I weighed in today and have now lost 13 pounds in 9 days I am so thrilled !!!!!! But.....found out this past week that I have to have a hysterectomy--have to stop taking all the vitamins/herbs until after surgery and may have to stop the diet for a couple of weeks until i'm healed.
I talked to the girls at my center and they are going to put me on medical leave. So, when I'm able to come back, I'll still have my weeks. Trick is going to be staying op while in the hospital and recovering. I'm going to do my best ! Lastly, surgery day is September 1st and my birthday is September 2nd. What a way to spend my birthday. Oh well ! There is always next year.
Keep us updated. Sucky way to spend your birthday! But think of all the temptations you won't have to face recovering from surgery. Oh, can't go out to my favorite restaurant or eat that heavy delicious food because I am recovering! but make family/friends cater to you, it is your right especially with the surgery/birthday combination. Good luck and concentrate on healing.
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Any suggestions on making veggies more appetizing? What veggies do you like and what's the best way to prepare? I am still struggling to stay on plan, getting tired of the same old stuff. The problem is, I need quick and easy...With school starting back and kids, there is somewhere to be every night!
Don't know what menu you are on but love to make the tomato basil salad with cucumbers. I think I posted it on the receipe thread. Mock mashed potatos are ok and stir fry works well to use up the veggies and make them yummy. Smells good to when you use Braggs amino acids instead of soy sauce
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Ok.... I was BAAAADDD today and went Off plan. went to visit my aunt and my mean, hater cousin must have been p.o.'d about my aunt saying how she could tell i'd been losing weight because she was being just downright mean and when she was making my plate for dinner she put all the things I couldn't eat on it and smiled this evil smile and said enjoy my dinner. So instead of staying OP, I ate. I feel horrible. So, is it 3 meals, or 3 days till i get back ot fat burning? I know she's PO'd because she's always tried to mess up any diet I've ever been on. She went as far as to wave bread in my face and ask if I wanted any. Why do people have to be so mean?? Oh well.. back OP tomorrow. I really feel bad, I've been strictly OP up until now...
Sounds like your cousin is more of a problem then your off plan moment. You could confront her and tell her how hurtful her actions are or blow her off.
You can rise above her! You are committed to becoming a healthier, happier person, including dealing with a manipulative relative. This is one of those nondiet healthy choices to make. Don't let her sorry actions pull you down. Remember, you are a strong, beautiful, intelligent woman who deserves the best in life. Stay strong!
Any suggestions on making veggies more appetizing? What veggies do you like and what's the best way to prepare? I am still struggling to stay on plan, getting tired of the same old stuff. The problem is, I need quick and easy...With school starting back and kids, there is somewhere to be every night!
Amy, I was just introduced to this old vegetable - the Leek. I had seen them in stores but had never had one. We bought 3 stalks in the store and my mom got out the old Joy of Cooking book and we did the following:
Cut off the stalk where the dark green started. Light green and white will be more tender - the dark green is too tough to eat. Cut off the root end 1/4 to 1/2 inch above the actual roots. Cut the remaining stalk in half lengthwise. Put cool water in the sink and separate the outer layers and stalks in the water. Because of the way leeks grow, soil can get in between these layers so you need to wash it out.
I used my own chicken broth that I freeze after cooking up the leftover chicken bones etc (no salt) but you could use Chicken Bouillon HNS and enough water in a sauce pan to just cover the leeks which you have rinsed and drained. You can add cut up green onions, minced garlic, bay leaf, other fresh or dried herbs, Mrs Dash's seasonings, etc. Heat to simmer and cook for 20 minutes of so. The leeks soften, some almost disappear in the broth. They have a very mild onion flavor.
Add diced cooked chicken and Melba "croûton" and it was delicious.
Enjoy. jeanette
Any suggestions on making veggies more appetizing? What veggies do you like and what's the best way to prepare? I am still struggling to stay on plan, getting tired of the same old stuff. The problem is, I need quick and easy...With school starting back and kids, there is somewhere to be every night!
Veggie suggestions for the busy mom - these are my go to veggies when I'm in a hurry:
1. Steamed Green Beans (get the pack in fresh veggie section of produce aisle, the one with the ends already snapped off and in it's own steaming bag)
Steam them 3-4 minutes, pour into a bowl, add a little olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, cracked pepper and a tiny pinch of sea salt. I love mine like this. Alternative - ICBINB Spray.
2. Cucumber slices with vinegar, olive oil and pepper, a tiny pinch of sea salt
3. Quick Salad - my hubby and I cut up a salad together on Sat or Sun Eve. (whichever day we grocery shop and get our fresh produce). I buy the pre-washed organic romaine leaves in the plastic tub b/c they taste fresh not "gassed" like some of the bag stuff, are clean/washed and ready to go. We tear or cut them into small bite size pieces, dice up 5-7 roma tomatoes, 2 peel and slice 2 cucumbers. We'll have salad as our veggie w/meal that night and that usually leaves me with 1-2 more veggie servings for the next 1-2 days.
4. For desperate moments I keep a couple cans of no-sodium added green beans in cupboard, we all have those days when we haven't been to the grocery store so we have no fresh or frozen produce on hand - this helps tie me over till I can get there. I add ICBINB spray, pepper and again, a tiny sprinkle of sea salt.
5. Spaghetti squash: Make in advance by cutting squash in half, scooping out seeds etc inside, turning upside down 1 at a time onto a plate and microwaving for 8-10 minutes until soft. Scrape with fork inside of squash side to side to create spaghetti strands. Scoop out into a container. Freeze half if you please. Can use as a veggie with meals all week. Use with garlic chicken and some parmesan cheese to create "chicken fettuccini alfredo" or with buffalo burger and tomatoes to make a spaghetti.
Ok, all I did not get back OP like I had planned. I did not do too bad this weekend, but I was not OP. I just get so frustrated with the strictness of the diet and it seems to throw me off course. I lost a lot of weight before just counting calories and sometimes I just think that I should do that again so that I am not having to follow such a strict routine. Anyway, I plan to definately get back OP in the morning, I just need to tell myself that this way of eating is not forever.
Ok, all I did not get back OP like I had planned. I did not do too bad this weekend, but I was not OP. I just get so frustrated with the strictness of the diet and it seems to throw me off course. I lost a lot of weight before just counting calories and sometimes I just think that I should do that again so that I am not having to follow such a strict routine. Anyway, I plan to definately get back OP in the morning, I just need to tell myself that this way of eating is not forever.
I had the exact same feelings/thoughts at first!! I thought there's NO WAY that i'll be able to eat like this for over 6 months. But I'm over half way through and I'm amazed at the things I'm eating now that I had never tried before and actually like!! What's so frightening for me is maintaining the weight, but that's an obstacle I'll encounter in a few weeks. Just get back OP tomorrow because tomorrow is a new day!! You know what to do...now just do it! I mean that in the best way possible..you know that right?!
Hello All! I am new to the site and have had a hard couple days so I figured this was as good a time as any to start posting and maybe get some feedback from experienced MRC goers!
I am on day 24 of my program, I have followed program to a T thus far but I had a complete lapse last night and today, I don't know what my deal is. Last night I took a bite of my daughter’s cookie, yes it was only one bite but still I have worked this hard this long and now I feel like I took 10 steps back. Not to mention today I had a pop (diet rite which I know is on program) and a snack size of skittles...I know skittles I still can’t understand what I was thinking. I have been feel almost "deprived" maybe it was because I just jumped right into the program and didn't wean myself off my "regular" eating. I go weigh in tomorrow...I'm nervous and afraid. I don't want to fail this program I have been doing so well up to this point, I hope I’m not way off track now. Sorry for unloading on my first post ya'll. I look forward to getting to know you all!
Hello All! I am new to the site and have had a hard couple days so I figured this was as good a time as any to start posting and maybe get some feedback from experienced MRC goers!
I am on day 24 of my program, I have followed program to a T thus far but I had a complete lapse last night and today, I don't know what my deal is. Last night I took a bite of my daughter’s cookie, yes it was only one bite but still I have worked this hard this long and now I feel like I took 10 steps back. Not to mention today I had a pop (diet rite which I know is on program) and a snack size of skittles...I know skittles I still can’t understand what I was thinking. I have been feel almost "deprived" maybe it was because I just jumped right into the program and didn't wean myself off my "regular" eating. I go weigh in tomorrow...I'm nervous and afraid. I don't want to fail this program I have been doing so well up to this point, I hope I’m not way off track now. Sorry for unloading on my first post ya'll. I look forward to getting to know you all!
Welcome Darn Baby Weight! Love your user name. I have tried this program a couple of rounds before having success...the problem was every time I decided to "cheat" I felt so guilty and not wanting to weigh in and eventually giving up on the program ...this time is different I make "choices" I do NOT "cheat", this gets rid of the self negative talk that is so destructive...So this time round when I eat off plan I do not talk myself down, I avoid negative talk...and then decide to make different choices when put in situations that are challenging, and/or accept the fact that I will eat off plan occasionally. I am at ease now on this program and will continue until I hit goal, with the occasional choice
Hello newbies and old-timers....I missed you all. I was so busy these last couple of weeks that I am so behind in reading everything. But just wanted to pop in and show my face.
MRC is going fine for me....but I do find the menu becoming boring....I just have to take the time to experiment with the recipes....I have fallen into the rut of eating the same thing day after day. And that is not good. I am liking fish on the grill really well, but the chicken is still not my favorite....I live for Saturday evening so I can have some sirloin steak....that is such a treat for me.
Veggies are not my problem...in fact, I wish I could have more...8 ounces is not a whole lot of fresh tomatoes and cukes. I love the snap peas to just eat raw, they really are yummy.
I'm still having a time with breakfast....eggs almost make me vomit when I sit down to eat. I did try the french toast, but the lo-cal bread just gets way to soggy in the egg mixture. Saturday was a cooking class at MRC, and she make the pancakes and showed us exactly how to prepare it...then we all got to sample them and they were very, very good....so I ground up the oatmeal last night and plan to try making them tomorrow....I am really hoping I will like them. She also made the lemon poppy seed muffins and the strawberry cheesecake that you can have a breakfast...they were very good, but way to sweet for breakfast for me. I will buy the torillas this week and make some egg burittos, so maybe that will help me.
Otherwise...I'm doing ok. Lunch is difficult because I enjoy the salads, but getting tired of the chicken I add to the top. Does anyone know if those crab flakes or lobster bites are allowed...that I could handle on a salad. Not a tuna lover, so that is out.
Maybe I just need to get out the recipes and make up something good over the weekend and freeze them for lunches. This diet does take so much planning I must say....seems like all I do is think about food anymore.....but at least it's healthy food and not treats or snacks.
Darn Baby Weight,
Hang in there and don't give up the battle because it is a battle that we can all win. Don't worry about the WI tomorrow talk to the folks at the center about it that is one of the things they are there to help with. Try not to fall into the trap of not weighing in because you ate off plan one skipped weigh in leads to another and another..............
I see you are from Neb. I go to the Bellevue Center and the people there wonderful and I bet they are where you go to. They will help you get up when you fall (so will we). Give yourself a hard time for eating off plan but don't beat yourself up. Just learn from it.
You can do it
Karen1234,
Can't wait to try the spag. squash recipe you added. I have never cooked spag. squash. I will try it out Wed. or Thurs.
Thanks!
Fifties Lady,
I feel your pain. I get so tired of the same things. After the first few weeks I would gag eating chicken. I finally got out the recipe book and it helped alot. I am once again in a rut. Eating the same everyday for breakfast and lunch. I do love my lunch though. Cottage Cheese, blueberries or strawberries, cucs, and tomatoes. I will probably eat than until the fresh veggies are gone. Hopefully we will have a late frost. I definitely need something different for breakfast I think I will experiment with the pancakes.
Have you tried making stuffed peppers with ground turkey or 96% fat free beef. I really like them. I don't use the tomato supplement but the chicken one. I like it alot better.
Sunday dinners are my favorite. Filet of Beef, my splurge for the week, well along with the spurge I pay the center.
Hello newbies and old-timers....I missed you all. I was so busy these last couple of weeks that I am so behind in reading everything. But just wanted to pop in and show my face.
MRC is going fine for me....but I do find the menu becoming boring....I just have to take the time to experiment with the recipes....I have fallen into the rut of eating the same thing day after day. And that is not good. I am liking fish on the grill really well, but the chicken is still not my favorite....I live for Saturday evening so I can have some sirloin steak....that is such a treat for me.
Veggies are not my problem...in fact, I wish I could have more...8 ounces is not a whole lot of fresh tomatoes and cukes. I love the snap peas to just eat raw, they really are yummy.
I'm still having a time with breakfast....eggs almost make me vomit when I sit down to eat. I did try the french toast, but the lo-cal bread just gets way to soggy in the egg mixture. Saturday was a cooking class at MRC, and she make the pancakes and showed us exactly how to prepare it...then we all got to sample them and they were very, very good....so I ground up the oatmeal last night and plan to try making them tomorrow....I am really hoping I will like them. She also made the lemon poppy seed muffins and the strawberry cheesecake that you can have a breakfast...they were very good, but way to sweet for breakfast for me. I will buy the torillas this week and make some egg burittos, so maybe that will help me.
Otherwise...I'm doing ok. Lunch is difficult because I enjoy the salads, but getting tired of the chicken I add to the top. Does anyone know if those crab flakes or lobster bites are allowed...that I could handle on a salad. Not a tuna lover, so that is out.
Maybe I just need to get out the recipes and make up something good over the weekend and freeze them for lunches. This diet does take so much planning I must say....seems like all I do is think about food anymore.....but at least it's healthy food and not treats or snacks.
I was beginning to wonder where you were And I hear you talk to my good friend.. Jenifer
I have yet to try fish on the grill. I did buy some salmon patties. I wonder what I should do with those. I wonder if they'd be good on the grill? Can't you have cottage cheese every day at lunch? Have you tried any of the smoothies? You could easily make the blueberry breaker (out of the cookbook) and add your cottage cheese to it. I've also taken 3/4 c. strawberries, added a vanilla HNS to cottage cheese, yummy. I also use hardboiled eggs with my salad too. I take full advantage of my 3 days a week!
As far as breakfast, I like the amazing cheesecake, the turkey sausage recipe (I posted it in the recipe thread), and the french toast (I use SF syrup, but I'm not using it to see if that would help w/my loss at all).
You're the only person I know that says that 8 oz. of raw veggies ISN'T enough! but good for you!
Fifties Lady,
I feel your pain. I get so tired of the same things. After the first few weeks I would gag eating chicken. I finally got out the recipe book and it helped alot. I am once again in a rut. Eating the same everyday for breakfast and lunch. I do love my lunch though. Cottage Cheese, blueberries or strawberries, cucs, and tomatoes. I will probably eat than until the fresh veggies are gone. Hopefully we will have a late frost. I definitely need something different for breakfast I think I will experiment with the pancakes.
Have you tried making stuffed peppers with ground turkey or 96% fat free beef. I really like them. I don't use the tomato supplement but the chicken one. I like it alot better.
Sunday dinners are my favorite. Filet of Beef, my splurge for the week, well along with the spurge I pay the center.
I think it just comes down to making something that is easy....that's my problem right now. I am not a Cottage Cheese fan either, so my choices for lunch are quite limited. I'm with you...as long as my garden is still producing, I am enjoying all the fresh veggies I can. I normally can salsa out of the peppers and tomatoes, so I planted so many this year, not knowing I was going to join MRC...so I don't dare can any, because I will want them with chips...I sure don't need that temptation.
I will try the stuff peppers though....I mentioned it last night to my husband that I should make some.
Someone mentioned using their own chicken broth in cooking instead of the HNS ones....is that ok? It would really save alot of money if you are able to. I think it was you Lori that mentioned that. There are some great soup recipes in the book, and I am a soup lover, so this winter I should be good for lunches then. Something easy to take and just heat up.
Funny how you live for Sundays like I live for Saturdays...I never thought I would ever enjoy a piece of beef so much. lol.
You go girl!
I mean that in the best way possible..you know that right?!
