Is there a way to customize my plan?

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Ossie-Sharon 8 years ago	Hi, Jenannlynn. Nuts are not viewable in your lists because of an issue the system is having with people who are very close to their goal weight – we’re working on it. In the meantime, you can have a couple of tablespoons (1/2 ounce or 14 grams) of nuts, or the same amount of hummus + an ounce of crackeres and some fruit for snacks instead of what is posted.
jenannlynn 8 years ago	yes, I had figured out how to customize my plan their way, however, some of my favorite things, that I know are healthy–like nuts & hummus) are not even ever an option! I guess I wasn’t clear, cuz I fully support the idea of 6 small meals in a day, however what they reccomend for me is equivalent to 6 big meals a day, because I ate that much at 1 meal when I did just 3 meals a day, so I’m only doing half of what is suggested for me at each meal…
Ossie-Sharon 8 years ago	Hi, Jenannlynn. You absolutely can customize your plan. First, I suggest you take a look at the personal version of the Menu Planner (the right-most option here: https://www.trimdownclub.com/menu-planner), so that you can get an idea of the relative health value of foods – the healthiest are in the lighter blue shades. Next, I suggest you click on “Exchange mode” in the toolbar above your current menu, so that you can see how many exchanges (groups of major nutrients that are building blocks for your menu) you are allotted at each meal and day – so that you can redistribute them to make 3 rather than 6 meals per day. Finally, to make your menu give you fewer meals per day, just click on the circular arrow icon to the right of the header of the meal you want to keep. You will be brought to the subapplication, where you can build your menus from scratch according to the foods you like and the amounts of each food group allotted to you. Since you will be combining two meals into one, the system will tell you that you are going over your limits, but just ignore that as long as you don’t surpass your daily totals (you can see these by clicking on “Exchange mode” in the toolbar above your menu). The system will not allow you to completely delete the “snacks,” but you can just put in a single food that you can just include with the preceding meal.
jenannlynn 8 years ago	I answered my own question, & see how they allow some customization, but guess I’m looking at it this way: I already have a pretty healthy diet, & since I have OCD, I’ve found some things that work for me & my situation, so I prefer to keep doing them. For example, if I have morning help, I like either cottage cheese w/avacado, or an egg. Otherwise, I can do a greek yogurt or banana on my own. Lunches, I usually have help, so I have salad, but hummus & cucumber is what I have at lunch or dinner, if I’m alone. Nuts or a half of a Larabar are often snacks. Besides the cottage cheese & avacado, nothing I usually eat is on my menu. I switched things up to “secondary” options, but I never even had choices like nuts or hummus–& I know those aren’t bad, so do u have any advice or something?
jenannlynn 8 years ago	I am a quadrapeligic, so I can’t make my own meals, & can only pick from what is provided…I’d do better with sharing what I can do (like yogurt in the morning), rather than be told what & when to eat stuff. Is there a way to customize my plan? I already eat much of the suggestions, & have many of the same philosophies: my problem is more of eating too much, & continuing to eat after I’m no longer hungry…so, really, I need more of someone pointing out better ways to do what I already do, or point out if something I do is bad. My current barrier is that I’m starting to need re-direction, as I’m craving less vegetables, & more junk food…& I’ve started eating 3 bigger meals, versus 6 small meals…& if I eat a small meal, I “gorge” myself the next time I eat…all the while, thinking, “I should stop!” ha! ha!

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