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 | Hi, EmmaCompton. It depends on the portion sizes. If you are talking about what the Menu Planner gave you, then the portions are already calculated according to your needs. Hopefully you also received a source of protein at the meal, such as milk or yogurt. |
 | Hmmmmmm….Seaman….when you finish selecting your foods and clidk finish….it should take you to the menus for the whole week day by day.??????? |
 | I have chosen the foods for the different meals but have never received any information. What am I doing wrong? |
 | Hi, Emma! Welcome! Have you tried out the Menu Planner? If not, try it. It tells you what to eat and exactly how much for your particular individualized plan. (So it cuts out the guesswork.) There are little blue arrows next to every item so you can exchange it for something else if it is not what you would like to eat. Good luck! 🙂 |
 | I am new I am wondering if I am having to much food for breakfast cold cereal and blueberry. |
 | Hi everyone, hope your all doing well. Well done Danger on the weight loss. I agree it can be dishearting when some of us don’t lose as quick as other but I always feel like I have more energy on this plan. I used to eat like you in the evening because my hubby didn’t want to diet, however for the last few weeks I’ve been serving all my family the food on my menu planner and they haven’t noticed much difference. AnnMarie, I’m very much like katie, I bulk cook and freezer, but how found I freeze less now I’m feeding evenone the same foods. wow Katie, sounds like your be snap happy with so many wonderful places your visiting, hope you have a ball. I’m away to do my menu plan for the week so good luck everyone. |
 | I’ve been following this diet for about 3 months now. I was pretty disheartened to start with as first week I put on 2 lbs. Following week I lost four. Then I put on 2. Then eventually I lost more, but it’s been very slow going. I found it frustrating that so many people were saying they’d lost 5lbs in a week and I was piddling along. However, while I was religiously doing all the meals to plan but suppers I was having to not be as rigid as I’m also feeding my hubby who wouldn’t eat some of the stuff (and he’s not needing to lose weight, if anything he needs to gain). So I would make healthy dinners but just portion control it carefully for myself. I also skipped the evening snack as I felt I don’t want it or need it. So my weight loss has been 1/2 lb per week – I’ve lost 7lbs in total since I started. I also go to the gym and ride my horse several times a week. According to my nutritionist / personal trainer friend (who has been quietly advising me on the side – approves of the diet even though she’s not a member) that my own body type puts on muscle very easily, therefore weight loss not so quick but body shape changes noticeable. Other thing is too – I’ve had the odd thing NOT on the diet (meals out, the odd dessert – the other day donuts). I don’t feel bad – I just call it life. However my mantra is that I want to lose the weight more than I want the sweets or whatever. I don’t feel hungry so the temptation is less anyway. So I do think this works, just stick with it. |
| | Hi, Apensa. Thanks for the heads up! Yes, of course, weight fluctuations are very hard on the body. My thought here, Dusty, is that what you were doing to get to 176 was just too restrictive, so it magnified the “need” for sweets and junk. Don’t give them up entirely and cold turkey. Make your current meals enjoyable and make sure they fill you up, and fit in gradually smaller portions of the less healthy stuff (eventually less often). |
 | Whoops…sorry, Ann Marie, some of my comments were meant in reply to your comment! lol Enjoy! |
| | Hey Everyone, |
| | Hi, AnnMarie – as long as you match up the food groups, you can do whatever you want! The point is to be happy with what you eat 🙂 |
 | Good to know, so then I could also switch between menus for example if I prefer certain days to others I can interchange between menus. |
| | Hi, AnnMarie. By all means repeat food items throughout the week, if you wish. Just match up the food groups and make the swaps. If you would like more help with this, by all means repost with examples. |
| | Hi everyone, liking the menu planner & not liking the menu planner. Guess it takes practice but I’m stuck having to throw things out because I will open a can or container for 1/4 cup or 1 tblsp & then not see that item again. Any tricks to getting it to work so that your not stuck with throwing things away. |
| | Hi, Dusty. See our article about it here https://www.trimdownclub.com/what-is-swg-bread/. |
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