Thanks Liana!
I am feeling less scared and more just excited to be in long-term healthy eating. I have no desire to go back to my old eating habits. I didn't even like them when I was LIVING them!
I don't know that I made the "perfect" P4 lunch today, but I was really wanting to eat a BLT (we have these delicious beefsteak tomatoes from the garden....mmmmm). So, I did used a piece of whole wheat flatbread (9g of carbs) and then added bacon, spinach, mayo, cheese and tomatoes. Fats were 32g vs. 11g carbs with veggies. Maybe a little higher in fat than what I will always aim, but I need to do some experimenting. I felt like I had to add fat to balance out the flatbread carb.
I snacked on some raw almonds and just about MELTED, they were so delicious!
I set MyFitnessPal at 1700 calories a day.....not sure if that is correct, but I still would like to ease into my calories. What ratios do you use for your fat/carb/protein?
I don't even have an appropriate starch in my house for dinner....may have to run to the grocery for a few easy choices!