 Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, Flossie. The awkwardness is only at the beginning. Give it some time, and you can find the recipes that make the ingredients worth your while. Do take advantage of our searchable online recipe collection. |
 flossie007 12 years ago | I am also having problems, I am not very mobile, and I have never heard of lots of these foods, I have bought loads of the stuff mentioned I just hope I wont be binning it |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, Mary (and thanks, BlessingCatcher – great photo, by the way!). In the Fitness forum, you can post and get tips from our fitness specialist, who can help brainstorm to find exercises that won’t aggravate any limitations. There are many people in this program going through the same thing.
Regarding the foods, check out health-oriented shops such as Whole Foods Market or online at Amazon to find them – or you can tell me where you live, and I will help there, too.
The fact that some of the foods are less well-known is their advantage, in that they have been less manipulated and so are more nutritious and supportive of weight management. If you would rather, you could just upgrade what you are eating now, i.e. whole grain versions of refined foods, etc. – if the taste and texture take some getting used to, make the switch gradual by mixing them and gradually increasing the proportion of the whole grains. |
 blessingcatcher 12 years ago | Hi, Mary! Welcome to the best program on this planet! 😉 Yes, you can do this. Many of the people on this site have physical issues … many are nearly immobile at this point. But they have plans to change that! 😉 You CAN lose the weight without the exercise, but even a little exercise will help you, if you possibly can. There are all kinds of simple things you can do, even from a chair. And, as far as the foods, those can be switched for things you ARE familiar with. The quickest way I know of is in the group “Successful Beginnings and Support, too”. In it, under the palm tree, there is “forum”. If you go to that, it has several articles highlighted in pink that are valuable to newcomers. Check out the one for working with your menu and switching out foods. 🙂 Hope this helps a bit. jan |
 maryoelklaus 12 years ago | I am skeptical on whether I can do this. I walk bent over with back problems, therefore very limited with exercise. I also have read some
of the food plans and there are foods I have never heard of or cannot afford. Am I right for this program? MO |
 outdoorlady1 12 years ago | i search and stumble and search some more and through your help and answers i gain more knowledge. Thats what learning is about. Thanks all. |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, outdoorlady. At this time, we have the lists available through the link that smsupersuper posted below. In the future, we may add more. |
| outdoorlady1 12 years ago | i would like more of this info too? Is it possible? |
 smsupersuper 12 years ago | It is not on the site that we know of yet. Ossie has given it to us. My suggestion would be to save it to your favorites. Sandy |
 FattiestPuff 12 years ago | Thank you so much for this; where could I have found this link? |
| smsupersuper 12 years ago | Try this: https://www.trimdownclub.com/exchanges-lists/ |
| FattiestPuff 12 years ago | Is there a simple guide which tells you what nutrition value a food and the recommended portion size. For instance, what is the value for a cup of cooked chickpeas? A lot of the foods are not available where I am and I would like to judge wht to substitute. |
