Newbies 2015

Hi, lew1. We encourage 80 or above, but it just ease into it.

Hi Hawaiiwahine, and welcome! The best general advice I can give you if to take things slow, ease into changes, and don’t be hard on yourself. Try joining groups (link at the top right of each site page) for support, and read some of our articles and downloads for guidance. If you have nutrition questions, I am happy to help in whatever way I can.

I am in the middle of my second week here and I like the whole menu building process but am struggling with 1 thing. I was thinking maybe to try meatless or at least very little thinking I would be able to submit legumes(beans) in their place. I thought beans were supposed to be high in proteins and would replace the lost protein from the meat but that does not appear to work. Why not? I don’t really want to use the Vegan substitutes because I’ve heard that almost all soybean products are GMO. What can I do?

Hi I am using a whey isolate, 120 cal per scoop. 2g. fat, 60 mg. sodium, 2g carb, 1g sugar and 25 g protein. I only drink it max 3 times per week when I cannot eat a meal, I mix with almond milk , spinach and either berries or banana

pjsaunders — I use Firefox and don’t think I’ve had any problems getting all the posts, etc. from this club. What problems have you been having??

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I am brand new and am inquiring about protein powder. I work a job that sometimes I do not gt a break for 6 or more hours and it helps on those days if I can make a shake with greens, fruit and almond milk to drink so I don’t miss meals.

Dianna 7638: I hear you! I love sweets also, but I am an overeater. Just as an alcoholic can’t take a sip of alcohol, I can’t eat processed sugar and flour. I can make all kinds of excuses why ‘one little bite’ won’t hurt, but I’m only hurting myself and sabotaging my goal, when I do slip.If you’ve found the meal plans for Trim Down Club, you’ll notice there is very little desserts with sugar (there is sugar in everything, like fruits etc.) but we can substitute SUGAR FREE desserts. The more we eat them the easier they go down. e.g.: When I went food shopping yesterday for foods that meet with my daily meal plan, I bought Sugar-Free Jello & pudding. With anything that requires ‘sugar’, like cereal, etc., I use EQUAL! You can make muffins, cookies etc. using EQUAL instead of sugar. EVERYTHING IN MODERATION!There are so many snacks we can eat, when that sugar craving grabs us: 2 Graham crackers and 2 tbs. peanut butter – one tablespoon on each cracker, celery stalks with either peanut butter or types of cheese (I use Ricotta & cheddar), unsweetened applesauce (with 1 pkg. EQUAL), carrot sticks, a small salad w/sugar free dressing. The list goes on. What works for me is to have these items already prepared and waiting for me in my refrigerator. When the craving hits, or I feel hungry, I grab one of my prepared snacks. It works if we work it Dianna. We simply have to stop lying to ourselves and do what we KNOW we have to do, one day at a time, to get healthy.

Hi, lew1. A fast food vegetable salad is a side salad (without cheese, meat, croutons, etc.) that you would get at a fast food restaurant.
Regarding your water, the issue with the sweetener is more what it is rather than how many calories it has – some artificial non-caloric sweeteners can actually really work against weight loss. Which were you thinking of?
In the meantime, you can check out our article on sweeteners, which includes the types of things we favor – https://www.trimdownclub.com/the-best-way-to-sweeten-your-tea-2.