ok, so tomorrow i'm going grocery shopping and then monday is start day, but i want to hear how your average day is laid out, what do you eat, when do you eat it, what do you buy at the grocery store, what is a lifesaver for you...i figure the more prepared i am the better i will do..i have lost 30 pounds since jan. 1 and have hit a major plateau, i'm hoping this will be the break through i need...you wisdom and advice is needed!!

here is my typical meal plan although now that i start phase 3 it may change a little bit...not too far off...instead of the steamed veggies im replacing it with fresh salsa i made..just to change things up which is not a big deal since its still veggies....this plan below worked out great for me honestly...as for the times...i usually eat my first meal around 7:30am....so figure a 3 - 4 hour timeframe between meals...my snacks are obviously between the meals...

for snacks, i eat fruit...grapes...cherries...or strawberries...i buy them at the store on saturday or sunday...wash them and put them in individual zip loc bags for the rest of the week...i also buy some additional fruit like nectarines...pears..plums...for home if i have an inkling for something to snack on (just to change it from my daily snack routine at work)....

first meal
1/4 cup of oatmeal (i use like 2tbsp's of nonfat milk in addition to the 1/2 cup of water)

or

1 cup of cornflakes with 1/2 cup of nonfat milk


second meal
4 egg whites (hard boiled eggs)

or

1/2 cup of brown rice, 1/4 - 1/2 cup of beans(black or garbanzo beans), 1/2 cup of steamed veggies


third meal
4 egg whites (hard boiled eggs if i didnt have them at my second meal)

or

1/2 cup of brown rice, 1/4 - 1/2 cup of beans(black or garbanzo beans), 1/2 cup of steamed veggies


4th meal
1/2 cup of brown rice, 4 egg whites made on the pan with 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil (given that i did not have the egg whites earlier in the day)

or

1/4 - 1/2 of beans(black or garbanzo beans), 1/2 cup of steamed veggies



5th meal (if i am hungry or after my work out if it is a late work out)
banana smoothie - made with 1 cup of nonfat milk, 2 tbsp of nonfat nonflavored yogurt, 1 banana, sometimes a little cinnamon

Kat, this is my favorite reply to a post......when I do FS (and I have yet to explain/defend why I don't eat on program everyday, because I feel so good, so healthy, so not-holding-water, I don't know why I don't just make the effort to eat FS Phase I(with some fish thrown in, for the Omega 3s) all the time. I have re-committed to doing exactly that starting tomorrow and I pledge to share my 9-day results with all. It is the most nutritious diet plan EVER!!!

I start the day with a glass of Kefir........an acquired taste, to be sure......it is like a glass of plain, runny yogurt. It is probiotic, and I LOVE it! Not for everyone, to be sure.

Then, oatmeal, milk, and fruit....blueberries now that they are in season and reasonably priced, but I do have my own homegrown raspberries as well.

For lunch, I cook up a bunch of Basmati brown rice ahead of time, and keep it to add to sauted onions, peppers, hominy, beans, sweet corn now that it is in season, and salsa. Eat hot or cold, depending on if you are at your desk, or out and about.

For supper, salad and veggie of choice, along with an egg-white omelette with all kinds of veggies, peppers, etc.....add salsa if you like.

Eat all the fruit you want, all the veggies.......bake sweet potatoes, mash, add orange zest, freshly grated ginger, some cinnamon........yummm

We forget we can eat all the fruits and veggies we want......

When I record this on my fit day.....I have over 35 gms. of fiber, and around 1400 calories........anyone can lose weight and be very healthy on that!

We are so lucky to live in a country with so many fruits and veggies available to us..

good luck!