 Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Anytime, SkinnyAstrid 🙂 |
 skinnyastrid49 12 years ago | Thanks, Ossie, you are awesome. It’s so nice to have help! |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, Jogill. Please just make sure it’s organic and doesn’t use artificial sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup, saccharin, aspartame, etc. |
 Jogill 12 years ago | Hi
I currently use sweetened soya milk instead of much dairy but I read that you say soya is bad. Can someone tell me if soya milk is ok ?thanks |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, SkinnyAstrid. You are most welcome! The meat portion is before. |
| skinnyastrid49 12 years ago | Yay! Thank you Ossie. Oh, in regards to the meats, is this the size before you cook it or after? |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, SkinnyAstrid. It looks like you’re on the right track, and that really is a good way to do things. A 4-ounce piece of protein (meats, tofu, etc) is about the size/thickness of the palm of your hand, 1 ounce of cheese is about the size of a matchbook, and 6 ounces of dairy (yogurt or soft cheese) is about the size of your fist. |
| skinnyastrid49 12 years ago | Hi Ossie,
I don’t have a food scale at home so I have just been guessing at the portion size of meats, and fish. Is there a way of, say, measuring the size of the piece of meat to estimate how many ounces it is? For example, a piece of chicken 1 inch x 2 inches x 1/2 inch = 1 ounce. Can you do that? Thank you. Oh, by the way, the recipes I’ve tried from the TDC have been to die for! Kudos to the creators.:) |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, Joan, and welcome. We suggest doing about 30-60 minutes per day, 4 or more days per week. However, if you have been largely inactive, do work your way up to that. |
 Deborahjjhayes 12 years ago | bufight , I was eating my Ezekiel flax cereal this morning and I was thinking this tastes just like grapenuts… and here is your question!!! cool that it happened this way!! Thought you might like to know!! Debbie |
| Deborahjjhayes 12 years ago | Skinnyastrid…. Cashew butter is to die for!!! |
 JoanFields 12 years ago | Hi…New member. I’m 75 yrs, 163 lbs, 5′-4″. My goal is 145 lbs. with more energy and feelings of well-being. I have never known how much protein I should be getting. Maintaining as much muscle mass as possible is important as I age. Have never been much of an exerciser. I must walk with a walker because of balance issues, so I could use a treadmill or elliptical stepper. How much time would you recommend and how many days a week? Looking forward to your input. Thanks |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, Kyla. You may indeed. You can still benefit from the portion size, food combining, and timing features of the plan. |
 Kyladawn 12 years ago | I was just wondering if I will still lose weight even if my meal plan is at 69% healthy? |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, bufight. At your current weight and activity level, you probably need around 270 grams of carbohydrates (18 exchanges of starches and fruits), 120 grams of protein (partially from about 10 protein exchanges plus the rest from carbohydrate and vegetable exchanges), and 95 grams of fat (equal to about 19 fat, protein, or sweet exchanges). |
