[phsyalcvqh]

Can someone please give me a simple list of a normal day's eating pattern.
For instance:
Morning: ?
Noon: ?
Evening:?
Snacks: ?

Don't need specifics - I have an approved food list. Just not sure what & when. Like do I have to eat anything for breakfast? If so, what? A protein or a fruit?
Lunch - Protein & veggie? A and so forth.
Thanks so much.
My husband & I are beginning our loading on Sunday... so here we go!

[hjyAMqqT]

breakfast: coffee
lunch: protein/veggies/melba toast/fruit
dinner: protein/veggies/melba toast/fruit

you can move the fruit around, example: as an in between snack

i personally eat my dinner as breakfast.

[soprofaxel]

Breakfast: Fruit
Lunch: Protien and Veggie
Late Afternoon Snack: Fruit
Dinner: Protein and Veggie.

[8Uxtkz7F]

Same as everyone said above. It is pretty simple to follow.

I was given a very specific list from my doc and breakfast says 2 hardboiled egg whites for breakfast .. I find that is super easy .. cut 2 hardboiled eggs in half throw out yoke. coffee tea .. only stevia no cream

Lunch or Dinner:
I have been loving my "hamburgers" ..
get scale .. 3.5 oz ground turkey or beef on beef days .. I found a type of ground beef in Target that 4oz 140 .. same as ground turkey .. same fat % too .. can't find it in any other store .. there is a picture of a lady on front .. can't remember name.

Mix meat with - this is where you mix up your veggies .. onions .. I like a lot .. makes burger look bigger and releases a little moisture to keep moist .. I have also finely chopped mushrooms and onions mix with meat .. again .. makes meat look bigger. Basically any veggy you like can be finely chopped and mixed with meat to give you "more".

I found THE BEST ITEM FOR THIS DIET .. that "green" no stick OrGreeniC frying pan .. the "as seen on TV" one. Works amazing!!

fry hamburger .. then use your iceburg lettuce leafs as "buns" .. you can use salsa, mustard or relish or and onions. .. so good!
When you use alot of veggies remember you have to keep track if the amount you are splitting up.

I also like shrimp cocktail and big salad .. make your own cocktail sauce .. low card ketchup .. just a little! and horseradish .. make it spicy so you get good flavor .. use scale .. normaly 4 to 5 shrimp depending on size .. eat slowly and have salad mix greens with cucumbers tomato .. dressing .. I like walden farms "ranch" .. just a little bit and vinager... toss salad to coat all the leafs .. dont pour over. Watch out using the waldens farms dressing ... its just taste weird if you use to much .

Grilled shrimp spinich salad .. measure shrimp out .. sprinkle with Mrs Dash "table mix" .. not as gritty and a little garlic. Mix spinich mushrooms onions tomatos .. again .. measure if you split them up. Grill shrimp .. put on spinich .. I like Waldens farms "bacon ranch" with this one.

Tonight I tried something new and it was really good .. measure out your ground turkey or beef .. mix in frying pan with onions .. measure your tomatos out and cut and smash them or food process them. I chopped them up and smashed some to look like chunky tomato sauce. Flavor with garlic and add just a little bit of stevia . hot peppers if you like .. basically anything you would use for spaghetti sauce that is allowed. saute for a while .. let it simmer for a bit and thinken up or it will taste really watery. I pourded it over 1 cup - 45 calories of cooked spaghetti squash .. the stye that looks stringy like spaghetti when cooked .. it was SOOO good .. best thing Ive tried so far and only 200 calories.

tomorro I am going to try "wedding soup" .. measure out turkey .. mix with with onions garlic .. make into small meat ball and bake .. mix with Super low sodium chicken broth " I have to find the one that is allowed". In broth put in your spinch and let cook like you would see in Italian Wedding Soups .. so you have broth with spinch and turkey meat balls. I try and look at list and see things that is already a receipe like that.
MAKE SURE you shop before even trying to eat the first week. Have all your stuff ready .. Mrs Dash .. Salad Dressings, Waldens Farms .. Mustands .. Garlic Onion Powder .. chopped onions ( I buy already chopped in store ones.. worth the extra cost .. this is hard enough without having to chop onions) .. relish.. your vinegars . horseradish .. low carb ketchup .. big bag of frozen shrimp.. a good no stick frying pan. If you don't shop you will be shocked at what you don't have in your house and ready to kill someone because of hunger.

[BamSaitinypap]

Thank you all for the help & hints. I'll be happy to hear from more of you "vets." I'm excited to get started!

[Zoxeeoy]

You are into P2 by now but here is my typical day (I am on day 25 and could care less if I eat or not..I have zero hunger..but I am on protocal so I eat)

AM: Coffee with my allowable Milk (I add a 1/2 cup coffee so I get a "creamy" cup of coffee)
9:30-Apple
1:00- protein
3:00- Veggie (Usually Cucumber in vinegar)
6:00-Protein
evening snack- Grisini and a cup of hot camomile tea w/truvia
Late Evening Snack-Orange (This ensures a potty in the AM)

I used to love to do all the recipes...now eating is just something I have to do so I dont get too excited...For Variation I use a lot of Salsa (non protocal due to Mixed veggies-Salsa Especial from Trader Joes), I use sugar free lemon pepper on my Talapia (foil prep), and make the chili a lot (easy). I also eat Hard boiled eggs and turkey lunch meat (Deitz and Watson is sugar free bought at Costco). I have also done a few rounds and know what "normal" is for me so these are all foods I do well on. I use Truvia as *I* founds Straight Stevia to be bitter. I also drink about 2 cups of hot green tea a day and LOTS of WATER!! To the point of feeling water Logged...drink water to excess!! If my weight loss slows down I drop the Grisini and the 2nd fruit. I average .8 lbs a day of loss. Hope this helps!

[Antelpebabe]

I use fresh lime juice to "fry" things. Works great. Also use lots of spices just watch if you buy them some actually contain sugar.

I also make a hamburg which is delicous! I marinate the meat in spices, garlic, onion, etc. Grill or "fry" in lime juice. I measure out my veggies, usually romaine, tomato, etc. add as much as I want on top of the meat and top it off with a piece of melba. It's amazing how good it tastes! I then have the rest of my veggies as a salad.

I try and eat often and prepare ahead of time so I never am to hungry. If I get full I stop eating and save the food for a little while. Some days I have 3 meals and a snack some days I have 2 meals and lots of snacks. Just depends on my acitivty and schedule.

What's most important is to only eat the proper amounts of allowed foods. Don't eat 3 fruits and 1 veggie in a day. It's not the same as 2 fruits and 2 veggies.

Good luck!