Newbies

Hi I just joined and I already have a problem with the meal plan.
I do not like bananas and there is no exchange for them.

Hello everyone,
I just joined, and I’m still a little confused about what types of bread we are supposed to be eating. I don’t understand the difference between high and low carbs.

Hi,i have just joined the TDC, I am 37 and about 4 stones over weight. I have yoyo’d my whole life and I really hope this one helps me get the weight off and keep it off. Can’t wait to chat to you all and get started xx

Hi, Stefonne. You don’t sound like an old fart at all! Don’t even think it 🙂 You’re younger than Goldie Hawn, and I’ve known kids with 10 times your issues. You’ve just hit a rough patch and are actively seeking a away out of it (that’s half the battle). I’m happy to help in whatever way I can.
With regard to the question posed by KathiBell, you first need to complete your profile here, so that the system can access your height and weight. Then you can enter the menu-building Menu Planner area (http://www.trimdownclub.com/menu-planner). I highly recommend that you use the right-most option (“personal”) so that you can select the foods that work for you and avoid the ones that don’t. You will be guided there by a color system, wherein the healthiest foods are in the lighter blue shades in the lists. When you have selected the minimum number, click “SAVE AND CREATE MENU” at the bottom of the page, and you will see your menus. There you can make changes as you wish by clicking on any food to swap it for another in the same food group through a pop-up box.
Then to see your food exchange allottments per meal and totals per day, just click on “Exchange mode” in the toolbar above the menu. The exchanges relate to the lists here: http://www.trimdownclub.com/exchanges-lists.
There is no pressure to use the best foods for the perfect menu, especially not right away. Ease you way into upgrades, take advantage of our shopping guide if you need (http://www.trimdownclub.com/where-to-buy-uk). You can also repeat meals, days, and whole weeks as you wish, and even manually swap foods of the same groups between meals.

Hi, Smiles4u. The video discussed artificial or overprocessed versions of popular foods that should be healthy, but have been manipulated into being particularly harmful to your goals. Rather than giving up on them altogether, we encourage better versions in their original, natural forms. Note that the foods discussed in the video are only examples, and many other popular foods have been similarly affected—so it’s good to read labels, be aware of how a food is made, and choose whole foods as much as possible.
1. Regular “whole wheat” bread—this often also contains refined flours, so it is preferred to select “100% whole” grain products (wheat or other). Even with these products, be sure to read the label and avoid hydrogenated fats or similar ingredients such as mono- and diglycerides.
2. Regular margarine—this is often made from chemically altered fats that create health risks similar to those people are trying to avoid by eating a plant-based product. If you must use a hardened oil, t is better to choose those based on coconut oil, and otherwise to use healthy liquid oils, such as olive, as much as possible.
3. Artificial sweeteners—you can read more about this here: http://www.trimdownclub.com/the-best-way-to-sweeten-your-tea-2.
4. Regular orange juice—If it is in a store, it is likely to have been stripped of what makes it healthy. Even if vitamins etc. have been added back in, it really is not the same. Fresh-squeezed is the way to go.
5. Conventional and overly processed soy—organic is fine, and minimally processed items such as tofu, yogurt, and milk, as well as fermented items such as tempeh and natto are fine. However, most pre-packaged mock meats tend to be a problem.

i am about to start week 8. unfortunately i had a set back after week 2 as i had a fall and injured my ribs. so my activity level has been much lower than normal. i am only 2 lbs down from the start. not too bad considering my activity level has been affected. health wise i feel good and enjoy being able to eat 3 meals per day plus snacks. normally i would put weight on under these circumstances but i need to be able to get some weight off so that i can use this plan to keep it off.

LizRobertson, just want to ask do you click on your home page once logged in? If so your current weekly planner should appear there, with each day listed above that days menu. Then when you want a menu weekly menu you click on the create new menu button which leads to 3 menu selections, select your menu plan, you don’t need change your original food selection just go down to the bottom of the page and click the ‘save and create new menu’ button and it should generate a new plan. Then each day you access this from your home page. Hope this helps you.

Good luck Irene, hope your health issue s get better soon.

Hope everyone else is fit and well too, I know I don’t post much but love reading all the comments from users and advice from Sharon Ossie.xxx