 nicolemanson 11 years ago | I try to get creative with dinner though. I have a great work schedule (830a-330p) so i always have time to prep.
I find some great recipes on pinterest. Tonight i’m making Chicken Marsala, roasted purple potatoes and cumin baked carrots.
Everything is made from whole ingredients, nothing processed. I have 2 daughters i cook for also. I know it can be more difficult for people who only cook for themselves.
But i usually have leftovers and now i actually eat them! |
| nicolemanson 11 years ago | Thats why i just started doing research on my own, as far as portioning, balancing and recipes. If i don’t plan ahead, i go with simple.
For example, I had a really rushed morning.
So for breakfast i had Whole grain cheerios, and grabbed an apple to eat on the way.
For lunch i threw together cucumbers, orange bell pepper, carrots and fresh mozzarella. (with a little dressing to toss it in)
For snack, i always keep almonds at work, or whole grain crispbreads.
I will tell you one thing that helped, is having a lot of tupperware in all sizes! |
 cory0001 11 years ago | My issue is more of not eating enough or frequently enough. Bad habit of ‘forgetting to eat.’ If I can truly plan all meals and snacks for the week, I can lose the weight. I’ve done it before on the Slim-Fast plan but obviously they also want you to buy/use their products. But the planning all meals/snacks well ahead of time does work for me. Just having a hard time making sense of these “meals.” |
| nicolemanson 11 years ago | I had a hard time with the menu at first too. Sometimes my breakfast choice would include raisins. I like raisins, but not for breakfast. But i think the menu is based around training or re-training your body as far as portion sizes and balancing.
I don’t want to influence you in any way, but if you have good willpower with portion sizes and you understand the balancing of the food groups, then don’t use the planned menu (or just use it for a guide and use alternatives.) Instead, use the recipe section of this site or find your own recipes that only call for healthy foods like Fruits, Veggies, Spices, Herbs, Lean meats, whole grains…etc. I find a lot of great stuff on pintrest, and substitute ingredients as needed, based on your preference. My downfall is sugar so i omit any sweeteners in my recipes. I’ve also switch to coconut flour instead of white or wheat flour. And i use almond mile or coconut milk in my recipes instead of cows milk.
You should still keep a food diary though. If you are not reaching goals, you may be over eating, or have a food sensitivity…etc.
Hope i helped! |
| cory0001 11 years ago | Snack #2 is popcorn, veggie, soy milk, and raisins? Seems everything needs reselected to get something that resembles a meal/snack instead of an apparent random selection based solely on nutritional value. |
| cory0001 11 years ago | I just joined and understand the concept of Carb/Fat/Protein in each meal. However, I am finding it a bit difficult to understand how some foods are being paired together. If I have to spend a ton of time adjusting every meal/snack, I will not stick with this. For instance, who would eat baked beans and applesauce for a snack? How would I use butter at lunch when the rest of the meal is a pita, garbanzo beans, veggie, and mozzarella (which I struggle with putting those together as well)? Or am I missing something here? |
