I posted this question on the Columbus Day Challenge, but it probably wasn't the best place to ask it, so I hope it is okay to start a new thread.
Need the advice of those of you who are a lot more experienced than I am. I got switched to the "Feel Full Menu Plan" today and am on Plan 5. That means I get 7 starches, waaaaay too many for me (in my opinion). I have a long long way to go and have been losing consistently, a little one week, more the next week, etc. and dont' want to mess with what is working just because they switched to the new plans at my COD.
I have always done much better losing weight when I ate more protein and less carbohydrates. I know, choose the high fiber ones, and I do, but 7 starches???
So here is the question: Would it work if I switched 3 starches for 1 more protein? I think that is about the same calorie count and I do eat low fat protein like fish, chicken breast - hardly ever eat beef.
That would leave me 4 starches (same as I have now) and 5P, 5V, 4F, 3D, 3 fats
The portion sizes for the proteins are smaller than they were so before I had 2 1/2 proteins. I honestly don't know what to do except not eat a couple of the starches and I don't want to put my body into starvation mode by just dumping the calories.
HELP
Thanks
Roberta