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Ossie I appreciate your response but I was looking for a little more guidance. Can you tell me what I should eat for each meal. I gave an example. I’m not looking for the exact meal just the formula. Thanks
Hi, CGoode. This is something that we will be publishing in the near future. It is a little different for each person, but again, what you listed is perfect. If you want to post your height, weight, activity level, and even a sample day from you menu planner, I can give you something more precise.
Hi Ossie, age is 50, height 5’3, weight 150 and I’m not a couch potato but I’m also not extremely active. Sample day: Breakfast -Quaker oats instant oatmeal for breakfast, plain no sugar or milk. Lunch – 6 triskets with chicken salad on them & a pear. Dinner – baked chicken breast, broccoli, brussel sprouts. Snack – orange. I drink regular unsweet iced tea all day with some plain water. In between I may eat a palm full of mixed nuts. So in my opinion with this menu I’m eatting: Carb for breakfast, carb, protein & fruit for lunch and protein, vegetable & fruit for dinner with protein for snack. I don’t eat alot of dairy as you can see. I do like cheese. What do you think. Thank you again for your help it makes a huge difference.
In reviewing some of the food descriptions, is there a Thesaurus somewhere which will tell us what the equivalent is in our country or area? Please advise as I have heard of some of the beans in particular, but know that there is another name for them.
I love the plan,but I also have a problem with the menu planner. I went through the choosing foods faze. The menu planner still uses foods in the menus that I have not chosen so I have to tweak almost every meal before preparing it. Also some of the combinations given for a meal are totally ridiculous. Seeing as how we are all paying for this plan I hope the people who run it are listening. On a brighter side eating by portions and more often during the day has helped me lose the weight I wanted to and now holding at that weight. I have completely done away with white flour and sugar and find that the foods I am now eating taste a whole lot better.
Hi again, CGoode. The foods you listed – is that what the Menu Planner gave you? It appears to be too little for you, especially in the morning, depending on how many times per day you have a handful of nuts. If it is just once a day, this could result in rebound weight gain. I would suggest that you add a source of protein to your breakfast, as carbs by themselves are rarely a good idea after a long “fast” – perhaps milk or an egg and then add some fruit to it, and then of course, a snack between breakfast and lunch, which is hopefully what you are doing. The pattern you had listed before looked better – take a look back at what you listed, as it was perfect.
Hi, Donald. The menus really give you foods you didn’t check off? I am forwarding your query to the tech development team. Good for you for tweaking – ultimately, the goal is for users to get the hang of the healthy eating patterns and manage “forever” and not just as a weight loss diet. Bravo for getting off white flour and sugar – not easy, and you won’t be sorry!
Ossie, I want to thank you for answering our questions. Your answer was extremely helpful and I’m looking forward to starting my new way of life. Thanks again.
Hi, Ox44. “Tech team working on it” means that the menu scaler function will be added, and the shopping list function will ultimately included recipes. Until these are fully operational, please do let me know in which recipes you are interested, and I will scale them down for you.
Beyond scaling down, note that all recipes freeze well, and may save you time later.Hi – I had asked for lots of variety on my menu but would like to change it. How do I do that? Thanks
Hi, BridgeWench. Just go back through the Menu Planner and “unclick” the items you don’t want at the present time. At the end, press “Finish” as you did last time, and you will get a thinned-out menu.
I understand about switching menu items but, do I need to eat all
That the meal suggest. I have bean soup plus a pasta dish for lunch.
Am I suppose to eat both?
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