zeli- I post my meal for that day and edit as I go if something changes...

p1.5
1: 2 fried eggs w spinach and cheddar on ww/flax seed/fiber sandwich thin, 2 iced coffees w splenda and lt cream
2: choco/pb/banana meal shake
3: chicken and chickpea tikka masala over kale and red bell pepper, cantelope
4: nf plain greek yogurt w strawberries and homemade granola
5: cottage cheese and popcorn

Phase 1
B: Hard boiled egg, nonfat/skinny latte (my coffee machine broke! So sad.)
S: Cottage cheese with 1 whole tomato
L: Coconut Curry Shrimp (leftovers from last night- YUM. Almost don't miss the rice with the mashed cauliflower standing in.)
S: Serving of almonds
D: Glow salad with oven baked chicken

I have a question: does agave count as a sugar substitute?

Yes, it does. And don't forget that a tablespoon of agave also has 60 calories.

ph 2/3
b-oatmeal with greek yogurt, applesauce, and cocoa powder
l-roasted veggie and goat cheese pasta, leftover lemon cabbage, cherry pie lara bar
s-peach
d-lemony green beans, leftover vegtastic meatloaf

P2

1: smoothie (coconut water, berries, spinach, lemon, ginger, protein powder)
2: greens and beans
3: almond milk yogurt with walnuts
4: chicken and white bean enchilada (filling only) over spinach

exercise: 2 mile warm-up on treadmill, 60 min. cardio class, upper body strength training

Phase II
B. boiled egg, ww toast, an orange
L. tomato, onion and olive paste in a roll, raw peppers, blueberries, skim milk
D. eggplant/tomato/cheese casserole, spinach salad, yogurt

8/24 : SURPRISE OLIVE GARDEN DINNER ON PHASE ONE :stress:

Husband found out about Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Bowl being back, so of course he really wanted to go... Here are the results of yesterday, my Day 3:

B: 1 egg, 4 cherry tomatoes
S: 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese
L: Cucumber spears wrapped in Lean Turkey Deli Meat dipped in a tablespoon of balsamic vinaigrette.
S: celery sticks & low fat laughing cow
D: Olive Garden : Salad without croutons & dressing on the side. Grilled Salmon with a side of steamed broccoli

No Dessert - Lots of water.

I'm so glad I stuck to the plan. I feel really great today!

Good for you! You made good choices!!

Yesterday for me fell apart around lunchtime. A neighbor came over with a family emergency, her sister died. :cry: I helped the rest of the afternoon with her kids, it was a very stressful and heartbreaking day. Dinner wasn't as planned, it was a quick eggs and waffles dinner.

B: Coffee w/cream & Splenda
egg, asparagus, LC cheese casserole, 2 Morning star sausage links
S: Green Monster
L: 2 HB eggs with hummus instead of yokes - natural PB + SF jelly on 1 light bread + almonds - SF yogurt
S: V8
D: Chicken + Broc + salad

WATER! Doing good on the water intake!

No stress needed - you did great!!! I too had an odd dinner last night - made me bloat but WATER WATER WATER today!

B: coffee, V8, protein bar
L: hummus, cucumbers, red bell pepper, turkey, cheese stick
D: Whole Foods: Salad from salad bar, brown rice chips (learned I can't have this in the house and overate), mozzarella

Didn't post yesterday (one of THOSE days) but stayed on plan.

Today is Ph1 D5 and the menu is:

B: 2 small ricotta muffins
S: Cheese stick
L: Tuna salad with light mayo over lettuce and tomatoes
S: Yogurt
D: ??? Something Porky. I have class for three hours after a nine hour work day so DH is manning the kitchen and handling the kids. :D

Thanks all! It was tough. I love pasta... and the bread-sticks there... nummies.

8/25 : P1 : Day 4
B : scrambled 1 egg with 1/2 cup fresh baby spinach
S : celery sticks w/ LF Laughing Cow
L : turkey cucumber cheese wraps
S : 15 pecans
D : salad:baby spinach, green beans, celery, sliced tomato & chopped pork tenderloin

P1, Day 4

B - coffee w/ us almond milk & splenda, spinach smoothie
L- roasted chicken over a salad
S - plain yogurt w/ splenda & vanilla with slivered almonds
D - taco salad
S - tea

I also have some broccoli & hummus that I brought to work just in case I want to snack.

I see a lot of menus with almond milk which I love! Has anyone tried making their own?

Re-started modified PH1.5 on Sunday (I'm still nursing an 8month old and low card really affects my milk supply).
8/23
B- homemade low fat ricotta+ splenda + coffee
S- mozarella
L - omelet w/tomatoes and onions, 1 slice rye bread
S - chummus w/carrots
D - felafel balls, salad

8/24
B- cottage, cofee
S- mozarella
L- don't remeber
D - veggie/chicken stir fry

I've never tried making my own almond milk... I wonder if it would be more expensive since almond milk is fairly cheap...

Phase 2
B - Coffee with us almond milk x 2. Something :censored: (got up too early and was feeling jittery from all the coffee). Smoothie (yogurt, wild blueberries, cucumber, bolted lettuce, splash of Torani sf vanilla syrup, psyllium husk)
L - Leftover zucchini quinoa lasagna. Green salad on the side. us iced black tea.
Ss - Tofurkey rollups with light cream cheese, hummus with broccoli & orange bell pepper, celery with Laughing Cow light
Walking, YOGA! I NEED it :yoga:
D - (OMG the menu I have been planning for three days, keep getting waylayed at dinner time. Can you tell I'm not that excited about fish?) - grilled tuna, Grilled Zucchini Greek Salad , cauliflower fried rice
S - pear with walnuts. Square of dark chocolate.