Newbie questions

Hi: everyone. I just joined today,and I thought I saw an option for a weekly shopping list. Is it possible,after creating my weekly menue ,to then have a shopping list automaticaly generated,with the foods I’ve selected? I dont know ,maybe I immagined it?

Hi trumanhmason,

The best way to get your menu plan early in the week is to access it through ‘Apps’ followed by the ‘Menu Planner’.

Best 😉

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.

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.

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

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.

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.