This time around with MRC, I've met up with some amazing counselors. They've given me some tips and tricks to help me along my journey. Here's a few of them:
Just curious if anyone else has learned tips or tricks that have helped them stay OP and get the most out of it.
I love to use frozen fruit for lunch. I pack it frozen in my lunchbox..then microwave for 15-30 seconds to take the chill off. It keeps my lunchbox cold, and always tastes fresh. Nothing is more sad on MRC than biting into a bad piece of fruit. Yesterday at lunch, I packed an apple. Bit into it, and it was mealy and mushy. I wasn't going to eat it. Then I was short my fruit. Frozen all the way!
I have learned a few things as well. I find that being organized is one of the most helpful things for me anyways. I take all my pills and divide them up in little snack size bags that are labeled for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I also cut up my veggies ahead of time, sometimes make extra food so if I'm rushed for time I don't have to cook and weighing out/packaging up food ahead of time helps out too. I'm pretty busy most of the time so I find that whenever I can save some extra time for myself it helps out a lot.
Splenda has become my new best friend. I use it in everything from chili to sprinkling it on cut up fruit. I also use it in water with fresh lemon, so it is like lemonade.
Tear string cheese in half lengthwise, put on top of melba toasts and microwave 20 seconds. I usually put it on wax paper as its easy to remove melted cheese. Quick n' easy! And it keeps me full until lunch (which really surprised me).
I always keep a supply of both melba toast (a variety of flavors) and string cheese in my refrigerator.
I take all my pills and divide them up in little snack size bags that are labeled for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I do the same thing. I got pill bags at Wal-Mart (50 for $1.99) and divided my pills up: breakfast, lunch, & dinner for the entire week. Then I got a quart size Ziploc bag and divided the pill bags into those, one Ziploc bag for each day of the week. In addition to the pills, I put my HNS. So, in one bag I have all my pills and HNS for the day. Makes life a lot easier. Just throw it in my purse and go.
I made ranch dip or dressing out of cottage cheese (1 container the larger one) and a packet of dry HV ranch dressing mix, I add a little milk (Skim) to make it thinner for dressing. Tastes amazing.
I learned this tip the hard way yesterday. Always, always, always keep a meal replacement bar in your purse in case of an emergency. I won't make that mistake again.
To replace my fiber drink one of the local consultants helped me around purchasing them by using crystal light and a tsp of bennefiber (same 5 grams) It is like drinking heaven when I need something sweet. It uses splenda so falls into the program nicely. (saves about $10 off my MRC bills too)
Tips & Tricks
