I think we're only supposed to have 4 oz. of this type of product daily. Sounds like you're getting more than that if you're consuming one of each of these daily.

From the sticky in the FAQs:

Yogurt - artificially sweetened non-fat flavored yogurt (limit to 4 ounces daily and avoid varieties that contain high fructose corn syrup).

made lasagna with zucchini strips instead of noodles and added fresh mushrooms. Very yummy and 2 of the 4 kids said they liked it better than the one with noodles I made for the rest of the family.

Pook - Great job getting those vegetables in! I'd suggest adding some beans in (I always suggest adding beans ;) ), maybe refried beans with breakfast or hummus and veggies for a snack. Remember you can also have a dessert, something like a ricotta thing or Greek yogurt. Do you feel satisfied with the amount of food?

Phxsunflower - that lasagna sounds great! I'm going to try mine that way when it's in season

Hi Cyndi :)

It's funny you should mention beans, I had home made hummus with veggies on my plan, and thought I had a can of chickpeas in the cupboard with which to make it however on checking the cupboard I don't. I'll be buying a can tomorrow as veggies + hummus sound so good. I have tuna salad planned for lunch tomorrow and Tuesday, I'm planning on adding black beans to it for some added fibre and protein.

Today wasn't the best day for feeling satisfied and I know I didn't eat enough. We got up late so I missed my morning snack and it's been roasting here so I didn't have much of an appetite anyway. I'm serving two veggies with my evening meal to make up for my missing starch, I usually have rice or sweet potato.

Oh and I found my meal plan I thought I'd lost, I had filed it away with some recipies I printed off. I really need to get some of those index cards.

Anne,
That could be right. I may have over estimated b/c as I think about it, I buy one 4-pk of yogurt and one 4-pk of smoothies to take me through the week, so that's definitely not 2 per day. :o I'm not going to battle over yogurt, though. I don't like beans and rarely eat them and eat an occasional string cheese stick, so I consider yogurt to be a good choice, even if on occasion I have more of it than I should. The yogurt cups are 45 cal and the smoothies 60 - how bad can they be? I didn't get fat eating yogurt!

Thanks for keeping in check. ;)
Mindy

Day 2 of Phase 1 for me today, I got a rotten night's sleep and woke up feeling hungry. Here is the menu for today:-

Breakfast - Turkey Bacon and Cheese Cup from SB Cookbook, 5.5fl oz can low sodium V8

A.M Snack - 1/2 cup 2% milk cottage cheese, 2 celery sticks cut up

Lunch - Tuna Pasta Salad, own creation - 3oz water packed tuna drained, 1/2 cup chopped celery, 1/2 cup chopped tomato, 1 tbls chopped onion, 1 tbls plain ff yoghurt, 1 tbls light mayo, 1 cup steamed broccoli

P.M Snack - Turkey Roll Up - 3 slices lean turkey deli breast, 1 laughing cow light cheese triangle, 5.5fl oz oz can low sodium V8

Dinner - 3oz pot roast, 1 cup sauteed kale, 1/2 tbls evoo, lots of garlic, 1 cup frozen green beans

I need to get to the supermarket today and buy some beans. I added up my calories from the breakfast meal and they are a little low so I think I'm going to add 1/2 cup refried beans to breakfast which sounds really good right now.

Pook - the beans will really help keep you full too

Ok. Something to admit - I had a pizza last night. Today I have started fresh. First day is behind me and I will not give up until 14 days in a row are finished. Feeling better already! Keep on everyone!

Good Morning

I've tweaked my menu a little and added some beans. I've been feeling satisfied after meals but overall throughout the day I know I'm not getting enough calories and am feeling a little tired and headachy. Here is today's plan:-

Breakfast - Turkey Bacon and Cheese cup (SB Cookbook), 5.5fl oz low sodium V8, 1/2 cup organic vegetarian refried beans, 8fl oz brewed tea, 1/4 cup 1% milk.

A.M. Snack - scant 1/2 cup home made hummus (chickpeas, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, spices), 1/2 sliced orange pepper, 5 sliced radishes

Lunch - going to Jason’s Deli to try out their salad bar.

P.M Snack - 1/2 cup cottage cheese

Dinner - 3oz baked salmon, roasted asparagus with 1 tbls evoo and lots of garlic

My lunch plan this week has fallen apart a little, mainly due to the fact that I can't stomach any more tuna and had made tuna salad for two days, have also eaten enough pot roast which I was hoping to bring a couple days too. I'm going to Jason's Deli to check out their salad bar which is supposed to be very very good. Tomorrow's lunch is who knows, I hate not planning. Next week's meal plans are going to have to be much smarter.

Pook, I see only 1/4 cup of dairy. That should be more. Can you add yogurt and more milk? Cheese is not considered dairy on this plan, by the way.

Abovethedin, planning is key to success on this plan, especially in Phase I. If you are eating outside the home, you need to ask the hostess what she is serving & work around it, bring food from home, scout restaurant menus online before leaving home. Yes the 7# is probably mostly water, but you need a clean Phase I before moving on, especially if you're having problems resisting the sweets and bad carbs.

I weighed this morning I have lost a total of 12 lbs in 5 weeks:carrot:

I pretty much stayed in phase 1 the first 4 weeks. the end of 4 weeks I had a little carbs and then right back to phase 1 yesterday. Still moving right along.

Good luck everyone

Hi all! I started Phase 1 yesterday. And usually my body rolls with anything I do it. I was expecting things to go easily. But I got the Phase 1 flu yesterday evening. Really surprised me. I ended up going to bed early. I'm still pretty wiped out today. I'm not hungry though.

I think I am doing everything right. I ate more veggies than required. I had some protein with every meal and ate all the snacks I was supposed to. I ran an analysis of calories and nutritional information on fit day and pretty much nailed my targets (had 100% of almost all nutrients, and the ones I didn't meet were 80% or higher). Though my carbs were lower than I've ever had them. That is probably what is wearing me out.

I have been doing Weight Watchers, and it worked fine with how I used to eat. But I started looking in PCOS and insulin resistance and realized I was making things worse by my low-fat high-carb diet. I found it impossible to stay satiated on WW. I had enough points to eat almost constantly, and that's what I did.

This diet goes against everything I have always believed about how to eat. In the past when I was trying to be healthy, I ate low-fat vegan. I have no great attachment to meat and still prefer not to eat it much. I have done a lot of research this time, and see how I have been going about things wrong.

I used to think that I wasn't really picky. But allowing things into my diet that I previously regarded as unhealthy is hard. I am only really comfortable with allowing what I perceive as "really healthy" versions of meats, eggs, and dairy. So I buy grass-fed beef, organic chicken, wild caught seafood, etc. Eggs and milk must be organic if at all possible. I have had poor luck finding organic cottage cheese and ricotta and the like (will probably have to take a 1/2 hour trip to Whole Foods). So I do have regular versions of those, but I will keep looking. I will not use artificial sweeteners. I prefer not to use any, but since some sort of sweeting seems to be required, I bought a stevia-based sweetener.

Is dessert absolutely required? I have never been a big sweets person and don't miss it when it isn't there. Usually if I want something sweet I eat some fruit. I see all these dessert recipes, but every one I looked at involved some sort of artificial sweetener. Even the popular ones like Peanut Butter Cup used Sugar-free fudge pops. And the peanut butter cookie used Splenda. I tried the Vanilla Ricotta dessert from the book (l/f ricotta, stevia packet, and vanilla), and I never want to eat that again. So can I just skip dessert?

Sorry this is so long. And I hope it doesn't sound like a long whine. I have abused my body for so long that I finally want to get it right. And I did a lot of research into the best things to eat. I am trying to follow everything. I don't care if I lose a bunch of weight anymore, I just want to be healthy. Anyway, thanks for reading this and for any help you can give.

:welcome3: to all you Newbies!

Qualera, you absolutely do not have to have a sweets treat if you don't feel the need for one. Getting enough veggies, protein and dairy are what's important in this eating plan. And try to include at least one serving of beans daily, too. That will really help stave off the flu-like symptoms you are experiencing, besides helping to keep you feeling full and satisfied.