Newbie questions

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, Lordhelpme. Just find a food or recipe in the Menu Planner lists that is similar, and select it as a placesaver; then make the swap at meal prep time.

[evelyn7]

Hello….I just started yesterday and can’t wait to start the weight loss! However I’m on a fixed budget, so is it okay to use the same menu plan several days in a row?

[lmarrufo]

Can creamers be used at all with coffee?

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, lmarrufo. If they are whole food types, then yes – I’m talking about cream, half-and-half, or creamy nut and grain milks (almond, hazelnut, quinoa, etc.). We don’t recommend the usual powdered creamers, as they are full of chemicals that can work against your efforts here.

[Support]

Hi evelyn7,

Of course 😉

Best

[curtis713]

I am brand new and don’t understand a lot of this program. I am trying to read through other questions and answers and I am still not able to figure this out. I don’t like the options that I am being given for breakfast, but see other options that I would like to try. You keep saying “placesaver” but I am not sure what that means and I can only get 2 breakfast options.

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, Curtis, and welcome. No worries – just use the full Menu Planner application (in “Apps” above) instead of the ready-to-go option, and you can choose the foods you want. It comes with a video tutorial.

[SNC1]

Question re drinking water… I’ve heard it’s not good to drink with your meal… is that true… I should drink before or after but not with?

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, SNC1. That is a very individual thing, and fortunately is symptomatic. If it makes you feel poorly, don’t do it. If you like it an doesn’t cause discomfort, go for it.

[dlizney]

I work as a consultant and am on the road in and out of appointments all day. I am not going to be able to make any hot meals or snacks during working hours and am going to struggle with the amount of food to be consumed between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm… can you suggest some alternatives (I am a vegetarian)

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, dlizney. The following are some make-ahead or other on-the-road (i.e. corner store) options; note that we have recipes for many of these:
• Fresh and dried fruit
• Cut raw vegetables
• Oven-baked vegetable chips
• Nuts and seeds
• Trail mix combinations of nuts, seeds, and dried fruit
• Sandwiches – good breads with nut butters, hummus and similar spreads, tahini, cheese, baked tofu, etc.
• Whole grain or Paleo crackers plus any of the above
• Hard-boiled eggs
• Sliced or string cheese
• Cottage cheese
• Yogurt
• Milk (dairy or vegetal), plain or flavored with cocoa powder and a recommended sweetener
• Hearty soup in a thermos (2-3 food groups, i.e. meat or legume, vegetable, whole grain)
• Hearty smoothie/shake in a thermos (2-3 food groups, i.e. fruit/vegetable, dairy/vegan, seeds)
• Edamame or other legume/pulse snacks
• Whole grain or Paleo cereal or granola (cold in small sealable bag, cooked in thermos)
• Canned beans
• Prepared healthy foods in containers – from leftovers or prepared the night or weekend before.
• Homemade whole-food muffins or bars
• Popped grains, i.e. organic popcorn, sorghum, quinoa

[dmichaels2015]

I just joned today. Making my meal plan for the week is hard for me. I
live in Mexico most of the time. I like to eat avocados. Some of the breads are not at the stores. What about shrimp? I can get grouper & flounder. Please help me.

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, dmichaels, and welcome. I suggest you use the full Menu Planner application (in “Apps” above), so that you can choose the foods to go in your menus, such as those you listed. It comes with a tutorial.

[trumanhmason]

Hi, I’ve been on the program for two weeks now just starting week three. I’m stuck at around the same weight. I started at 240 and now I am at 227 and holding. Why did I lose 10lbs the first week and then just fluxuated the next? Very frustrated. I really want to break through this barrier.

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, Truman. First, congratulations on your phenomenal loss – that’s actually very, very fast for a moderate program such as this. It could be because your body is not “comfortable” being at that weight (i.e. it is against its “set point”) and so the minute it is given a fitting program , the weight drops. Similarly, it could be that you are “stuck” because your body is in a period of adjustment. Don’t worry about the small glitches, just focus on the average loss over a longer period of time and, of course, the maintenance of your goal. If your plateau sticks around, physical activity – including making small changes to whatever you are currently doing – is the best known way to boost things healthfully.

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