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 | thanks for the response. What quantity of almonds, cashews, peanuts and walnuts = 1/2 oz. Many recipes and snacks have 1/2 of various nuts. I don’t have a scale. Also is soy milk is one of the 5 things never to eat what about soy protien powder and edemame? |
 | Hi, fiestas. It is important, but if one has at least 3 meals per day (and often people just skip one snack, so there are still 5 meals), there is a good flow of energy, according to research. And again, tuning into your hunger and satiety cues is very, very important – so if you don’t want to eat, we don’t want to force you. All we ask is that if you cut back and start to notice later hunger that leads to binges, to reconsider earlier snacks. The method you noted of cutting back on meals is also good, and has been mentioned in other of our posts. |
| | Ossie, Im confused by what you told kathyo, that its ok to skip snacks. I thought it was important to do all the meals and snacks to keep the blood sugar levels and hormones on an even keel. Wouldn’t it be better to reduce the size of meals and still do the snacks even if you are not really hungry? Also what would you consider to be high calcium rich foods and beverages? Thanks |
| | Hi, tkschum. Your shake looks great. It actually would only fill the place of a fruit or vegetable serving, so we would still recommend a source of protein and starchy carbohydrate. To keep things simple at snack time – but high in magnesium – you can try a quarter cup of nuts or seeds in addition to what you described. |
 | I start week 2 this morning. I retired last December and my priority was to become healthy and lose all the weight I’ve gained over the last few years when I was working 60+ hours weekly and not having a life. I’ve done great with the exercising. I’m walking and doing strength training at the local Y and have improved my health considerably, but haven’t lost any weight. I ran across your website and it makes a lot of sense. I have one question. I didn’t last week, but before that I was juicing once a day 3 times a week, to increase my magnesium. I have Mitro Valve Prolapse and my Mean Green Juice helps keep it under control. I’m also taking 25 mg of a beta blocker because the stress from the job aggravated it a lot. If I juiced the following recipe in place of a snack, what would I need to eat with it to keep everything balanced? 5 kale leaves, 3 celery stalks, 1/2 cucumber, 2 handfuls of spinach leaves, 2 apples, 1/2 lemon. Or would it be better to replace a meal? |
| | Hi, kathyo, and welcome! No, it’s great if you can stay tuned to and take advantage of natural satiety signals. Just try to get any produce or calcium-rich foods that may have been in the snacks (recommendations: at least 5 total servings of fruits+vegetables, and at least 3 servings of calcium-rich foods/beverages per day). Also, if you notice that you are getting too hungry toward the end of the day when you miss snacks, consider perhaps rearranging the times you eat the snacks so you get the best of both worlds. |
 | I am a new member starting yesterday, my question is, these meal plans are more food that I am used to, do you have to do snacks if you are still full from meals? |
 | Hello Clyburn..I am starting Day 4 tomorrow. Iam 69 |
 | Hello Everyone I just joined today. I am a wife and mother of six children. I have one child in heaven, I am 5’6 and weight about 156 lb. My goal is to lose 25 lb. and to get my body toned. I am very excited about my new change. And all the new knowledge that I have learned about having a healthy body and losing weight. I pray for everyone success in their season of healthiness !!!! |
| | Hi, Nichole, and welcome. You have definitely come to the right place, as this program is designed around health issues such as yours. Regarding your work schedule, there are a fair number of Clubmembers in a similar situation. A fairly simple solution is to drink your snacks in the form of whole food shakes or soups that you can put in thermoses. We have recipes for both (see the link above, then look into the Beverages and Soups sections), or you can make your own based on food groups represented in your menu. If you would like more help with this, please do repost here. |
 | im Nichole and im 30 i have tried most diets with little or no success i have poly cystic ovaries, fibromyalgia,GURD, rapid heart rate the list goes on and on. the only time i really loose weight is when im pregnant oddly enough i am busy running here there and every where but i am always tired im hoping to get the weight off and get off of the hand full of pills i take every morning to get through the day. starting out has been bumpy im starting to get in to the swing of things my major hurdle is my work im a hairdresser and i work some nights so eating all my snacks and meals at a regular time is difficult im suppose to have 2 15 min breaks and a lunch most of the time i get a lunch sometimes its 3 in the after noon sometimes 7 at night i hardly ever get to take my breaks any suggestions. |
| | Hi, Caroline, and welcome. You’re not alone! A fair number of these foods are not well-known to a lot of people, which is part of their advantage. Because they are less mass-produced, they are less manipulated and so more supportive of healthy weight management. You can learn more about them in our articles (link above), or through the online shopping sites (especially http://www.GoodnessDirect.co.uk – every type of food is accompanied by a brief summary. The list of sites is found at https://www.trimdownclub.com/where-to-buy-uk. |
 | Hi there, I’m also new and from England so a lot of my menu choice and food picks were hard as I don’t recognise the items. Am I the only one? |
| | Hi, Akimball, and welcome! |
 | Hi all! I just joined and am excited and anxious at the same time. I have done almost all of the diets (Weight Watchers, South Beach etc) and had some luck, but gained all the weight back when I stopped counting and eating carbs again. My issues came after I had my boys. I had them in my late 30’s and back to back (they are 14 months apart) and i gained 65 pounds with my first and not as much with the second, but that extra weight never came off. I exercise 6-7 days a week and still the weight won’t come off. |
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