On-Plan Thread: 2/25-3/3
 

Share your daily menus here so we can help each other stay on plan this week!!
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I am going to be off plan tonight and tomorrow to celebrate DW's bday. I will be back on Wed., probably on Ph1! Have an awesome OP week!

I went to a friend's party last night. I was completely off plan, felt out of control and then felt disgusted with myself last night and most of today. (So much for being kind to myself with inevitable slip-ups.) I woke up this morning and weighed FOUR pounds more than yesterday. How is that even possible? I'd meant to do P1 today, but my choices weren't smart. BUT, I refuse to go into total binge mode. It would be too easy to gain back all of my weight and look as bad as I feel. Can't go back there, even though I feel like burying my sorrows in a massive binge.

B: 1 egg and 2 egg whites, LC, tumeric, 2 slices whole grain bread, WATER
L: salad with 1/3 avocado, poached chicken, low-fat feta
S: grande latte
D: baked chicken breast or turkey meatloaf

PS: I refuse to change my profile or ticker...I'm hoping I'll be back where I was in a day or two.

EliseVi The 4 pounds is more than likely just water weight, and you will shed it in a day or two. The important thing is to move past the binge and get back to heathy eating.

Phase 1.5 (Fruit, no grain)

Day off for me today (and tomorrow too...hooray) but that means I sleep in and miss my normal breakfast, but i have a snack instead.

Yogurt w/ grapes

Poached eggs (2) topped w/tomatoes, onions, jalapenos & a dollop of sour cream
Glass of skim milk

Cucumber slices & RF Cheddar

Chicken Caeser Salad w/Romaine, Tomatoes, Onion, freshly greated Parmeasan, TBacon, Renee's Mighty Caeser Dressing & of course Chicken
Greenbeans
Glass of Skim Milk

Celery w/ PB (if munchie later)

RiverGirl, thanks for the words of wisdom. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it through this day without giving in to destructive behavior. I just ate an entire box of Trader Joe's dark chocolate crisps. The box isn't even mine! I'm at my parents' house cause I'm taking my mother to the hospital tomorrow. I ate an entire box of my father's chocolates. Now I feel sick to my stomach and embarrassed. BUT here I am with another opportunity to get past the binge and get back to healthy eating ....and I'm going to start right this very second. Tomorrow and the next few days are going to be even more stressful, but I need to remember how ill I feel right now from this (mini) binge. Stuffing myself didn't work for me for the past twenty years and sure as heck isn't going to work for me now. I'm willing myself to remember this!

hey there elise, i absolutely know what it feels like to get derailed & i agree with Lindsey - move forward and get back on track! Alles Gute für Dich und Deine Mutter heute.

P1 (FEB 25)
B:omelette, cherry tomatoes, coffee & lf creamer
S: cherry tomatoes
L: rapunzel& walnut salad, leftover turkey meatloaf&green beans
S: latté
D: homemade chicken/veggie soup, broccoli&cauliflower w/melted lf laughing cow cheese sauce
D: PB

EliseVi Hope every thing goes well with your mothers surgery

Phase 1.5 (fruit no grain)

Day off & Slept in

Greek Yogurt - Vanilla (OMG! SO GOOD)

Deli Ham Roll ups w/ lite cream cheese & green onion
Pickles
Glass of skim milk

Cheese String

Texmex Casserole (very tasty) topped w/ fresh salsa
Garden Salad w/ italian vinegarette
Glass of skim milk

Vanilla Pudding w/ 1/3 banana chunks

Cucumber w/ ranch (when & if munchie later)

(FEB 26)

P1
B: zucchini omelette, coffee
S: cherry tomatoes
L: leftovers: chicken soup & broccoli, cauliflower
S: walnuts
D: Kalyn's West African peanut stew, roasted broccoli&garlic
D: yogurt w/flaxseeds

Elise - take it in stride and move on. you can do it! Sending your mom good vibes today.

Ph 1

B: egg sub, turkey sausage, v8 and coffee
S: cucumber and hummus
L: cobb salad
S: edamame
D: depends on what's on sale in the store ;)

Hi Ladies. My mom is out of surgery. Phew. Seeing her connected to a dozen tubes in ICU/recovery was scary, but thank heavens the surgery went smoothly. Just holding my breath until she is awake/aware tomorrow morning. THANK YOU for the prayers and positive vibrations for my mom!!! You guys are so sweet. I appreciate it!

Last night was my third day in a row of poor choices. So far today, I have had just a few bites to eat because I was so nervous, but the rest of the day is mine to define! I've adjusted my ticker and profile to reflect the "fruits" of my emotional eating. (Can't believe I ate a ton of stuff I don't even like. Next time I go off plan, maybe I'll be "smart" enough to eat stuff I enjoy!! JK)

L: Coffee with tons of skim and goat-milk yogurt drink (best choices at hospital)
S: Egg white omelet with broccoli and maybe some herbal tea to calm myself!
D: Steamed chicken and broccoli and kale chips (so therapeutic to make them)
S: Greek yogurt with 7 walnut halves and Splenda

EliseVi Glad to hear that it went well

Phase 1.5 (Fruit no grain)

Greek Yogurt
Celery w/ PB
Grapes
Glass of Skim Milk

Left over Texmex Casserole
Cutie Tangerine
Diet Coke

Meatballs (Homemade, no bread crumbs) in nsa marinara w/ parmeasan
Broccoli (a mountain of it)
Glass of Skim Milk

Pudding

Cheese String & Glass of wine (Blame TOM)

Elisegood news! Also v glad it went well. :hug:

P1 (FEB 27)
B: tomato caprese, scambled eggs w/lean bacon bits, coffee
S: walnuts
L: leftovers
S: tall glass of lf lactose free milk
D: tacobake (made frijoles from scratch and they turned out pretty yummy!)
De: greek yogurt & flaxseeds

Yay! Phase one complete, total of 3 odd kilos lost, that's 7 pounds! :twirly::cheer2:
A little anxious about adding fruit and starchy carbs back in......

P 1.5
B: turkey bacon&cheesy eggs, strawberries w/dollop of greek yogurt&flaxseeds, coffee
S:leftovers
L: chicken soup, rapunzel salad w/tuna and walnuts
D: moroccan lentil soup & turkey parm meatballs
De: 1 piece dark chocolate

addendum: looks like I jumped the gun&started P1.5 a day early! musta been the excitement.

Jandaman Congrats on making it through phase 1... and of course on the pounds lost!
I have a really big issue when I comes to starchy carbs, so I haven't officially added any back into my diet. But I have added fruit and I love it more than I ever did before phase 1.
I find it helps to have fruit with protien (ie: apple slices w/ cheese) so that it doesn't affect your blood sugar as dramatically, causing cravings. Good luck on phase 1.5

Phase 1.5 (fruit, no grain)

Greek Yogurt - Vanilla
Celery w/ PB
Glass of skim milk

HB egg (sprinkled with salt)
Cucumber Slices
Diet Coke

Left over TexMex Casserole
Garden Salad w/ italian Vinegarette
Grapes
Chocolate Pudding

Glass of Skim milk
Veggie sticks w/ ranch
Cashews (this puts me over my nut allowance for the day, but I was crazy hungry.... I blame that darn TOM!)

hey lindsay thanks :) i also heard about the fruit and protein "trick" on Jillian Michael's podcast. so, yeah. apple slices (how good are those???taste-buds are BACK)and cheese for me, 2! I also have issues w/starchy carbs...can I have just ONE slice of wholegrain bread??? prolly not. How long have you been on P1.5?

P1.5
B1:1 & 1/2 silver dollar paleo pumpkin pancakes w/strawberries & accidentally HUMONGOUS squeeze of agave, espresso macchiato
(got up super early for ob/gyn appt..needed sthg quick before, sthg substantial after)
B2:2 eggs sunny side up, 2 rashers of turkey bacon
S: apple slices and cheese, grandé Starbucks latté, lofat lactose-free (lil pick me up after blerg news from ob/gyn :( )
L: moroccan lentil soup, rapunzel salad w/walnuts&tuna
S:
D:
De:

Hi there, ladies!
Jandaman -- Congrats on completing P1. I can imagine how great the first taste of apple was! If I remember, correctly, my first week on P1.5 I did oatmeal in the morning as my carb. The second week I added blueberries (eaten with protein of cottage cheese or yogurt) as a snack. Then, the third week I added whole wheat bread (120 cal for two slices) with eggs for breakfast -- made me more satisfied for the rest of the day. It was scary to have bread in the house for the first few weeks!

I finally took a look at my food/mood diary for the past week+ and I realized that my sleep schedule got messed up (from worrying about my mom), I was feeling too ill to work out, and I stopped eating breakfast at a regular time. Those three things led me to go off plan, feel out of control...and as the scale crept upwards, I felt more out of control. Finally, after days of coming on here and feeling encouraged and saying I was going to stop it, today I am back on track. (Hour by hour, sometimes minute by minute.) I'm too ill to visit my mom today, which might be a good thing -- being there & dealing w/ my father is stressful! So, today I'm focussing on eating reasonable amounts and spreading some carbs throughout the day. Not quite SB....but just can't go back to P1 with all the stress I'm under.

B: oatmeal (made with soy milk and protein powder), one strawberry, 1/3 banana, cinnamon
L: 3 small turkey meatballs, raw spinach, Brussels sprouts, kale salad with 1/4 cup apple
S: 2 Laughing Cow Lites with 7 walnut halves
D: Baked kale chips and string beans, 1 egg & 2 egg whites w/ sauteed onion
Sugar-free throat lozenges throughout the day!

Jandaman After christmas and new year (and alot of off plan foods) I re did my 2 weeks of phase 1, and since then I have been doing 1.5, mostly, I will have the odd bit of starch on special occasions... but I have to be extremely strict with myself to keep it to just that one bit, otherwise I might go off the deepend :fr:
....and Im glad you enjoyed that apple

EliseVi Glad to hear things are going a bit better for you, please take care of yourself. :hug:

Phase 1.5 (fruit, no grain)

Greek yogurt - Vanilla
Celery w/ PB
Glass of Skim Milk

Left over Texmex Casserole (last piece)
Fresh Salsa
Cutie Tangerine
Diet Coke
Pudding

*Evil :devil: Cupcake*

Egg Salad on Cucumber 'coins'

Cheese String (if peckish later on this evening)

***At work today, a client brought in a bunch of mini cupcakes from a local gourmet cupcake shop... it was very nice of them, but still evil in its own way. All around me everyone was munching away on these delish looking creations, needless to say I caved and joined them (still, I BLAME TOM!).
Ah well, tomorrows another (cupcake free) day.***

Lindsay, the evil cupcake emoticon made me laugh!!!

Today I'm using as much honey in my tea as I need for my throat; sorry Dr. A!
B: 1 egg & 2 eggs' whites, whole wheat English muffin, 1 Laughing Cow lite, ruby red grapefruit
L: Lentil soup
S: 7 walnut halves with LC
D: turkey chili (if it defrosts in time) or steamed chicken & broccoli

I ate horribly all week for DWs birthday and literally getting sick from it didn't stop me. SIGH

back to Ph 1

B: Mexican eggs with turkey bacon, coffee
L: cobb salad
S: cucumbers and hummus
D: Middle eastern beef on romaine boats
S: cottage cheese

eliselack of sleep reallywreaks havoc with everything doesn't it? glad you're getting back on track. baby steps, right??!!

lindsaywhat i wrote above goes TRIPLE for TOM. ugh! i feel your evil cupcake pain. i always feel helpless before my cravings then.

Had company over the weekend, three glasses of white wine seemed just fine at the time.....how to stay OP when hungover? *sigh*

P 1.5 MAR 2
B: tomato relish, zucchini&ham&cheese frittata
S: apple w/cheese
L: swedish meatballs, green beans & roasted yams&pumpkin
S:
D:spinach quiche & salad
De: 3 glasses white wine

P1.5 MAR 3

here's the hangover madness

B: 1 slice organic wg bread w/lf cream cheese, ham&cheese, turkey bacon&scrambled eggs on top, lf latté
S:tuna salad (just canned tuna w/honey mustard vinaigrette)
L: broccoli quiche (3 pieces-no salad)
s: macadamia nuts (mebbe 10?) 2 coke zero
D: 3 bowls (1/2 cup each) of whole grain spelt flakes and lf milk

and i could've eaten the whole bag...and they taste a bit like cardboard! go figure!