Tips, Tricks, Recipes & Encouragement!
 | Hi, eilis408. Sorry to read that you are not feeling well. I think it is more likely that the relatively generic 14-day plan may not be meeting your needs. |
 | So…tomorrow will be the end of my first week. I have lost 6.8lbs. so far. My question is…I am finding it harder these past two days. I feel much hungrier and I have headaches. I am using the program’s 14 day menu and am eating all meals. Just wondering is this is normal. Part is the cleansing process? |
| | Hi, lessofbarb. Whole wheat pasta can indeed be challenging. For this reason, we try to encourage use of brown rice pasta. Spelt pasta is another option. |
 | Purchased two 1/2 gallon containers of green tea with ginseng and honey that I purchased for summer drinking before joining Trim Down. How does this fit into my eating program? Also, miss my pasta–do not like wheat pasta. Any ideas |
| | Hi, AZMEXkid. If you want to drink your meals, you can get ideas from fruit/vegetable/milk shake recipes https://www.trimdownclub.com/?s=shake&post_type=recipe. If you add ingredients like ground flaxseeds or chiaseeds, or sweet adzuki beans, you can make a meal out of a beverage. Another possibility is to make hearty soups (with at least three major food groups represented) and “drink” those during your shift. |
| | Hi, PNWGal. Each teaspoon of coconut butter or oil is equivalent to a fat exchange, regular coconut milk 2 tablespoons, and light coconut milk 6 tablespoons. |
| | Hi, AlexKane. You can just shift the hours assigned to your meals. For example, on days that you sleep during light hours and set off to work at night, just have breakfast in the evening, first snack after you are at work for an hour or two, lunch around midnight, and so on, so that you have your last snack and hour or two (or more, if you can) before you go to sleep the following day. |
 | Hi, really appreciate the tips on this forum. My husband and I mostly work at night. how can I modify my menu? on days off work we still try to live “normal” day life. |
 | What helps me the most is to have a plan mentally and to start counting serving sizes |
 | Hi all, this is our 2 week on the plan and am finding it tough but easy to follow. Like others I thought it was a lot of food to eat but the more you get into it the easier it is. I used the menu plan as a guide while I used up my current food stock and as things needed replacing did the research to buy the healthy option. If I was something we had not used before bought the smallest quantity and if it is something we enjoy will buy bigger next time. For me it was remembering that this is a lifestyle change and it is not forcing you to eat what you don’t like or enjoy. We have both lost 4 pounds so far and have combined this with our new hobby of cycling |
 | Hi thanks to those who responded regarding sugar substitutes. I am happy with my progress so far, already I don’t have the urge to snack later in the evening, which was a big problem for me before. I’ve finally bought some scales and I’ve lost about 1 kg in about a week. I keep checking the scales in case I’m getting it wrong. I’ve introduced decaffeinated green tea into my diet – I’m hoping I’ll grow to like it. Eating lots of fruit for snacks instead of the cakes and sweet things. Just need to motivate myself now to exercise more. |
 | Thank you Ossie for your prompt reply! |
| | Hi, Tiewling. Polenta is like a high-carbohydrate grain, so a single exchange would be 2 Tbsp uncooked or 1/3 cup cooked, equal to a slice of bread or 1/2 cup pasta or potato. |
 | first the sweetener question i looked at stevia in my local supermarket (coles Australia) and noted it is marketed by hermaseetas not the best idea I use Splenda for tea/coffee and for baking. regarding Brown rice pasta. We have brown rice and we have brown pasta but not brown rice pasta dont know what you have in America but here pasta comes from wheat.peppers here are called capsicum red ,yellow and orange I started the program but had to give it away until I found out about the Australian equivalent to some of the foods in the menue now I am ready to start. |
| | Hi Ossie, I would like to know if I should polenta into my diet plan? Thank you! |
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