Newbies

Has anybody tried halving the portions, .?

Hi, grannycaz. They are likely to have a different texture, but this is the first time I’ve heard they are heavy and gritty. Try mixing the rice flour with some of your regular flour to get the texture closer to something with which you are comfortable.
As for the sweeteners, we recommend natural rather than artificial Inulin (chicory root sweetener) can be used like sugar, and may be closer to what your used to – just use 1/4 cup for every 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of Stevia or monk fruit.

Oh man, 6 months ago I gave up coke and Dr.Pepper. aaggggahhhh It was so hard!! No diet soda ever. I switched to tea. now I’ve switched to tea and water ever other glass. Making changes is so hard, but if we take baby steps every day pretty soon it is much easier. I LOVE this plan. I’ve never been this healthy.

Go to your menu planner and find Monday’s menu. There is a little button out beside each entry that is made of 2 little arrows. That is the exchange button. you can hit that and it will give you a list of everything that equals the entry.
Or you can go back to the beginning and hit only the bare bones foods you love. take out all the recipes and when you get the hang of the menu start adding them one at a time. That’s what I finally did after two weeks of not eating it because I didn’t want to make it. I made a big pot of vegetable soup to eat for one of the 5! I made a cauliflower pea salad for another of the 5. I made little frozen fruit cups for one of the fruits. I made chili so I would have it on hand.I madethe butternut muffins and doubled the recipe to have in the freezer.I bought a bunch of broccoli to roast with olive oil and salt and pepper until very brown and crunchy!! I could eat this every day.I boiled eggs to have on hand. Having all this made ahead made it much easier and more fun to “cook” for the other meals. Debbie

Did that help? I hope so!!!Good luck and God bless! Anytime!!

Hi Deb thanks for thinking of me.
I fell off the wagon already , i had a bout of flu the real one with temperature aches and pains and sick leave , for some reason i was not able to concentrate properly so i just ate whatever was available . Ruined all my previous efforts as i was not able to go to the gym or walk as much as usual. But on a brighter note i’m all better and ready to start again and tomorrow i plan to go do my water aerobics which i missed heaps. That’s where i actually cought the flu from warm water to freezing outside. I will rug up better tomorrow.

Sorry if I’m a pest; just trying to figure this whole thing out. Have been working on it for a little over a week and nothing. I work full time and my lunch hour is spent at the gym so I must have something ‘packable’ for my lunch bag. I also noticed one of my snacks was pretzels, veg, and jam??? What do I put the jam on? I have also noticed that others have problems with cooking – have you been able to simplify it; my husband doesn’t need to lost weight and his doctor says he is very fit and healthy despite his eating habits so I would be cooking two meals. I need some help and don’t know how to fit this into my life. I’ve almost given up on being slender again. My BP is 110/75. My resting heart rate is 55. My blood sugar is normal. My cholesterol is in the normal range. However, my BMI puts me at the cusp of obese. But I just can’t drop the weight even though I exercise almost daily. Lots of problems, I know but I can’t be the only one out there who finds this difficult. Any suggestions? tks a bunch,