Wednesday -
B: ff greek yogurt, sf jam
S: tomato/carrot salad
L: chili, lf shredded cheese
S: almonds/V8
D: salad, leftover ww pizza w/veggies

Be well -

Phase 1 Week 2 Day 2
B: Edge Carb-control breakfast shake, hot tea
L: small salad, veggie soup, leftover Asian sirloin steak
S: whatever I don't eat from lunch (it's a lot)
D: baked pesto chicken (Recipe from Kalyn's Kitchen online), squash
S: Ph1 mock french toast (I'm bursting with excitement to try this recipe)

Phase I Week 2 Day 3

B: 2 Mini Spinach Quiche cups, Raw Squash
L: Turkey and White Bean Chili
D: Stuff Pepper; raw squash, jimica, radishes and onion

S: none

4 19 oz waters
Dt Dr Pepper

Question - How important are the snacks. I have found that I am not really hungry between meals alot of the time so I just skip them.

I'm the same way, e6uawfa. I really don't eat snacks unless I have some lunch leftovers or something... I'm thinking its fine so long as it doesn't lead to huge meals, but I am kinda nervous about not following the system by the book.

The snacks really do two things for me -
1) they control the low blood sugar in between meals and
2) they make sure I am getting all my servings of things in - dairy, fats, veggies, protein.

Personally, I know I need the snacks to keep myself from over-eating at lunch and dinner. As an aside, it is also good to be sure you are getting enough CALORIES - you do not want your body to go into "starvation mode" and refuse to drop the pounds . . .

Just my two cents!
Be well -

snacks are pretty important. consistent intake means consistent fueling for the metabolism machine. i don't have a morning snack because I don't have enough time between breakfast, gym and lunch, but I do have a mid-afternoon snack. If I'm not hungry, it isn't a big one, just something to keep my body fueled.

Phase 1
B: egg muffin, veggie canadian bacon, refried beans
L: egg muffin (I only ate half a serving for breakfast), canadian bacon, asparagus
S: pumpkin seeds (too many!)
D: grill: veggie kielbasa with sauteed peppers & onions, grilled asparagus, raw kale salad

exercise: walk!

P1.5
B spinach roasted red pepper mozzarella egg white omelet, 2 slices canadian bacon, 2 cups coffee w 1% milk and splenda
S pb&j smoothie
L lentil soup
S celery, rf cheese, 2 slices deli turkey
D leftover stuffed pepper w cheese

P2

1: 2 T. oats + 2 T. chia goodness soaked in US almond milk, topped with strawberries, blueberries and 1 tsp. pb
2: out w/ family @ greek restaurant (lentil soup, greens w/ tomatoes, cukes, feta and hummus, a big of gyro meat and 1/2 ww pita)
3: late LARGE lunch, no snack
4: kale salad w/ cucumbers, tomatoes and radishes; kombucha

exercise: 60 min. step class, 60 min. power yoga class in the afternoon

Thursday Phase 2 no meat/dairy
B: chia pudding made with hemp milk and figs, 1.5 tbsp. spicy hummos
S: edamame
L: quinoa salad with zuccini/chickpeas/basil
S: carrots
D: scrambled egg over spinach and mushrooms

Z-I've got to make that kale salad already. Radishes sound yum too!

Phase 1 Week 2 Day 3
B: Edge carb-control shake, hot tea
L: leftover Pesto chicken, Celery & ff cottage cheese
S: Veggie soup
D: Butternut squash, chicken/zucchini/eggbeater scramble with lf mozzarella & tomato paste
S: ff fudge bar

MMC - I've basically replaced all of my lettuce consumption with kale. I love the flavor and use it in all of my salads now. It's WAY more nutritious than salad greens, and heartier. I use it in smoothies too. I finally found kale pre-washed and chopped (huge bag for 2.79) and that is the way I plan on buying it from now on - SO easy!

Thursday -
B: ff greek yogurt, sf jam
L: salad, chicken, grilled veggies, guac
S: soft pretzel (and the day had been going so well . . .)
D: epic food fail - another pretzel after which I fell asleep at 5 pm due to poor food consumption (first time in months). Well - reminds me why I don't eat white flour!!

Be well -

P1.5
B ground beef zucchini tomato sauce concoction, 2 cups coffee w splenda and 1% milk
L lentil soup, yogurt w strawberries agave nectar and 5 crushed almonds
D celery w cheese and deli turkey breast
S OP chocolate chip cookie dough milkshake

Phase I Week 2 Day 4

B: 2 Mini Spinach Quiche cups; Pico
L: Turkey with white bean chili; jicima and radishes
D: Crack Slaw; Bell Peppers, radishes and jimaca

S: Crispy Pepperoni
S: Ricotta cheese w/ almond extract

Day 5

B: 2 scrambled eggs with peppers and onion; pico and 2 turkey bacon
L: crack slaw; peppers
D: Italian Beef Pepperoni Soup; jimica

S: Crispy pepperoni
S: ricotta cheese w/ lemon extract

All thanks for the feed back on the snacks. I am determined to get thru the Phase I the first time.