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Recipe Exchange => Meal Plans => Topic started by: Rena on March 08, 2011, 03:40:36 PM

Title: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 08, 2011, 03:40:36 PM
March 8, 2011

Breakfast --
CARBmaster Yogurt (4 carbs)
hard-boiled egg (1 carb)
coffee

Lunch --
La Tortilla Factory low-carb tortilla (3 carbs)
tuna, half can (0 carbs)
habanero mustard (0 carbs)
dill pickle, spear (1 carb)

Snack --
string cheese (0 carbs)
Diet soda (0 carbs)

Dinner --
pork chop (0 carbs)
frozen soybeans, 1 cup (6 carbs)
One-Minute Muffin (1 carb)
Unsweetened almond milk, 1 cup (0 carbs)

Note: I haven't had dinner yet, but that's what I'm planning on. Not sure if I'll have a full cup of soybeans or stick to the half cup serving.
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: mouseissue on March 08, 2011, 07:09:26 PM
Looks great, Rena!  :) :) :)
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 08, 2011, 09:20:39 PM
Thanks!

I went with the 1/2 soybeans. LOL! It was my first time eating them. Even Rick ate some.  :o
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 09, 2011, 03:03:52 PM
March 9, 2011

Breakfast --
CARBmaster Yogurt (4 carbs)
hard-boiled egg (1 carb)

Lunch --
Cheese & Jalapeno Quesadilla (3 carbs)
pickled asparagus spears, 3 (1 carb)

Snack --
string cheese (0 carbs)
Diet Coke (0 carbs)

Dinner --
turkey burger w/flax 1-minute muffin (1 carb)
habanero mustard (0 carbs)
Cajun turnip fries (4-6 carbs) Anyone know the carb count for these?

Dessert --
SF Jello w/whipped cream (0 carbs)

Again, I haven't had dinner yet, but this is what I'm planning on. I might add a cup of romaine lettuce with some no-carb WF dressing, which would bump it up another carb.
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: mouseissue on March 09, 2011, 06:56:24 PM
... Cajun turnip fries (4-6 carbs) Anyone know the carb count for these?

Again, I haven't had dinner yet, but this is what I'm planning on. I might add a cup of romaine lettuce with some no-carb WF dressing, which would bump it up another carb.

Hi Rena!  :)

Umpa answered your question here: http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=1177.msg9963#msg9963 (http://www.fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=1177.msg9963#msg9963)
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 10, 2011, 10:11:05 AM
Thanks, Tony! That's sort of around what I was guessing. They were awesome, too!
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 22, 2011, 09:31:54 PM
March 22, 2011

Breakfast --
2 scrambled eggs w/cheese (2)
2 slices bacon (0)
2 cups coffee w/sweetner & heavy cream (0)

Lunch --
10 slices pepperoni (0)
1 oz cheese (0)
2 small dill pickles (1) -- label says 0, but ...
3 olives (3) -- again, label says 0, but others list as 1
4 thin slices ham (0)

Snack --
1/4 cup macadamia nuts (2)
herbal tea w/sweetner (0)

Dinner --
Beef burrito w/cheese (6)
2 tablespoons guacamole (1)
iceburg lettuce (1)
WF dressing (0)
diet soda (0)

Dessert --
SF Jello w/ReddiWhip (1)

Felt hungry again today. Ugh. Maybe tomorrow will be better ...
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: joagain on March 23, 2011, 05:38:51 AM
Where is all your veggies ? ???
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: ShihTzuMom1 on March 23, 2011, 07:50:17 AM
Rena, the pepperoni and olives may be causing you to retain water.  I know I do if I eat processed deli meats and it would slow my weight loss (http://www.fattoskinny.com/).  I find if I eat things with flax it helps fill me up.  Even the Foccocia Stye Flax Bread (also known as Izzet's Bread) makes you feel fuller and has great fibre.
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 23, 2011, 05:39:56 PM
Where is all your veggies ? ???

What?

I've only posted a few days here, including times I had asparagus, turnips, salad, and so forth. I also eat a lot of fresh spinach, soybeans, cauliflower, broccoli, jicama, peppers, lettuce, small amounts of tomatoes, etc ...
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: joagain on March 23, 2011, 05:55:07 PM
Rena Sorry I dont know what I was looking at . I guess I had a brainfart  ;D
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 23, 2011, 05:57:41 PM
Rena Sorry I dont know what I was looking at . I guess I had a brainfart  ;D

No problem. I haven't posted many days. Some days I just blow it. I stay under my carbs, but I eat way too much when it comes to calories. I'd rather not post those days and feel the guilt. LOL!
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: mouseissue on March 24, 2011, 05:16:07 AM
Rena Sorry I dont know what I was looking at . I guess I had a brainfart  ;D

No problem. I haven't posted many days. Some days I just blow it. I stay under my carbs, but I eat way too much when it comes to calories. I'd rather not post those days and feel the guilt. LOL!

Rena... Do yourself a BIG favor... FORGET CALORIES!!!

As long as you:

(1) Don't eat more than 20 net carbs per day
(2) Don't overeat, and/or
(3) Don't eat when you're not hungry
Calories are a waste of mental space and DO NOT belong in your lexicon!!!

We don't count calories living the FTS lifestyle.
Calorie counting is for dieters!!!
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 24, 2011, 10:36:01 AM
I don't dwell on numbers, but to me, calories and overeating are the same thing. I don't think I've ever gone over my 20 carbs -- unless something was hidden from me. And since starting this in October, I have not cheated, not even once. Meaning, I haven't eaten something I shouldn't have. I have, however, eaten too much of things, which is what I mean by calories. Too many calories/too much food simply means I won't be in a deficet.

 :)
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: ShihTzuMom1 on March 24, 2011, 11:43:15 AM
Rena, have you switched to an 8" plate instead of the large dinner plate?  That helps keep your portions smaller.  Get your measuring cups back out to refresh your memory as to what a 1/2 cup serving looks like.  I have to do that every once in a while because I find that my 1/2 cups get larger as time goes on.
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 24, 2011, 02:34:11 PM
Rena, have you switched to an 8" plate instead of the large dinner plate?  That helps keep your portions smaller.  Get your measuring cups back out to refresh your memory as to what a 1/2 cup serving looks like.  I have to do that every once in a while because I find that my 1/2 cups get larger as time goes on.

Oh yeah -- I do that and I am really good about measuring. My weakness is cheese and it's easy to skip the scale when it comes to slicing a few pieces off a brick of cheddar. Somedays are just better than others. Today I'm doing good so far.

But lately, I've been a lot more hungry than normal, which I kind of think is from exercising more. I was exercising about 40 minutes, but I've added another 30 onto that. I use hand weights and walk on a Bowflex Treadclimber. Recently, Rick bought a recumbent bike, so I've been using that too, kind of as a 'cool-down' from the Treadclimber. I'm thinking it's just making me extra hungry, along with girl-stuff that comes and goes.
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on March 31, 2011, 02:48:26 PM
I haven't posted a meal plan in awhile, and I'm sure nobody cares, but it helps me keep things straight. Also, I haven't had dinner yet, so this is projected of what I'm planning on having.

Thursday, March 31, 2010

Breakfast --
One-Minute Muffin (egg white only) w/sf jelly (0)
2 slices bacon (0)
3 cups coffee w/cream (0)

Lunch --
2 ham/cheese/pickle roll-ups (1)
spicy pork rinds (0)
1 cup almond milk w/chocolate syrup (0)

Midday --
diet soda or Crystal Light tea mix (0)

Dinner --
2 small hamburger patties w/cheese (0)
Cajun turnip fries (4)

Dessert --
CARBmaster yogurt (4)
hot tea w/cream
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on April 08, 2011, 02:36:37 PM
I seem to have hit a wall and am not moving. Here's what I've had today so far ...

Friday, April 8, 2011

Breakfast --
2 slices bacon
One-Minute Muffin (egg white only) w/margarine & Walden Farms SF Apple Butter
2 cups coffee w/heavy cream

Lunch --
2 turkey/cheese wraps
single serving spicy pork rinds
water

I'm figuring the muffin has 1 carb, even though I tossed the egg yolk out. Is this still TOO MUCH food for each of these meals?
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: mouseissue on April 08, 2011, 03:27:11 PM
Hi Rena! :)

Based on your meal plans and assuming you don't eat when you're not hungry, you are well within FTS rules.

Remember that when we stop losing weight, our bodies are still going through a lot of changes.
Most of them, we cannot see.

My last "stop" lasted over a month and suddenly started again.
I will admit, when the 4th week came along, I was starting to wonder.
Then, lo and behold, my weight began to decrease again.

Do not let the scale dictate your success!
Just stick to the FTS rules and enjoy each day of your life!
You will reach your goal!

Oh and by the way, we DO care about your meal plan posts!
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on April 08, 2011, 04:09:47 PM
Thanks, Tony. Yeah, this is my second 'stop' so to say. I went up a few pounds recently, but then lost it when I went on that camping trip this past weekend. I even had a huckleberry dessert -- my first time 'cheating' since starting FTS. I wasn't going to have a piece, but she went to a lot of trouble. Since you're from the NW, you probably know how hard huckleberries are to get, not to mention how good they are. Even so, I had less than half of what everyone else had and still lost weight that weekend. Too bad it was weight I had gained though -- grrr!

I'm not having any snacks today and probably won't eat a dessert tonight, like a Jello or something. I have no clue what to eat for dinner at this point. It's really discouraging, but I've lost weight before and know that this is just how it is. I just hoped to be closer to my goal by now.
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on June 15, 2011, 02:51:04 PM
Today's lunch ...

(http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL663/4073253/8473738/397268599.jpg)

It was really good and really easy because I just microwaved the chicken and muffin. And the whole lunch is less than 2 carbs, according to FatSecret. :)

1.5 cups fresh spinach
1 mini Babybel Original cheese
2 pepperoncinis, sliced
1 chicken tender
1-2 tablespoons Walden Farms Sesame Ginger Dressing

I tossed it all together and added a One-Minute Muffin (a sad looking one, at that!)
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: mouseissue on June 15, 2011, 03:40:01 PM
Yummy looking lunch, Rena! :)

That One-Minute Muffin doesn't so sad to me.
Tasting good is what really matters (which I'm sure it did)! ;)
Title: Re: Rena's Meal Plan
Post by: Rena on June 20, 2011, 02:38:35 PM
I had an open-faced scrambled egg sandwich for lunch today. I hadn't had one of those in a long time. It went really well on the OMM made in a square shape.

Can you tell I love those OMMs?  :-*