Time poor tips welcomed

[dawns59]

Hi all,
I am new to the program but have navigated my way around the site for now. I guess my main question is to those out there who have found ways to manage with very little time. I leave home at 6am and usually don’t get home much before 6pm. By the time I have fed the kids and dogs, all I want to do is sleep knowing how soon my alarm will go off.
I know I can swap out the menus on my planner – I seriously don’t have time to be cooking breakfast each morning. My schedule is what has sabotaged my weight loss efforts in the past, so I am trying to get on top of it now. Will it matter if I simply eat cereal or do the muesli/greek yoghurt thing each morning?
I am also on the road a lot, so I need to have foods that won’t spoil in the car – so I have tended to stick to the tuna/crispbread pattern. I figure I have not been eating enough – which is why my weight loss has stalled.
Any tips or tricks from those who have already walked this path are gratefully welcomed. BTW – Aussie here so please understand if I don’t understand some of the foods listed on this site 🙂

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, Dawn. We definitely want this program to be comfortable for you. Your breakfast suggestion sounds great (just be sure to add a serving of fruit). Below are some quick-and-simple ideas, and you can select the foods you like in the Menu Planner application to have a menu generated based on these types of items:
• 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, canned or smoked fish, cheese, homemade “cold cuts” from fresh meats, egg salad, 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

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