Thought it would be fun to share what we're having. Sometimes I forget to think outside the box and need new ideas. My menu today...

B: 1 egg, 2 thin sl bacon, 1 sl whole grain toast

Snack: Hot broth

L: Boston lettuce salad with 2.5 oz tomatoes, 1.5 oz mushrooms, 1.1 oz ham, .8 oz low fat jarlsburg cheese and a spritz of olive oil and vinegar

Snack: Hot broth

D: 4 oz (cooked) flank steak, grilled with onions, red pepper and mushrooms over 1/4 cup rice.

Snack: sugar free Jello

So glad someone posted this...I need to improve my diet and this really helps...THANKS!

baked chicken has become my best friend. I love to get a piece of boneless skinless chicken, put some lemon pepper on it and throw it in the oven or on the grill. I can eat it like that or put some carribean jerk on it and cook it that way. It is OH SO YUMMY! Put some broc and cheese with it and you have a wonderful meal!:blushing::w00t:

What is carribean jerk? sounds yummy!

breakfast - peach chobani yogurt

lunch - few slices of sweet deli ham, a few baby carrots and a wedge of laughing cow garlic and herb light cheese

dinner - cous cous sauteed with garlic, spinach and feta and a piece of baked pork

snack - strawberry popsicle

I think this is a great idea... Gives me idea's for new meals... Love it.

Today was:

B - Protein shake

S - 1/2 apple

L - Tomato soup, 4 crackers & 3oz chicken

S - String cheese

D - PF Changs broc / beef home edition ... YUMMMM

I'm just hitting 1mo out - tomorrow is my first fill. I'll be lovin on some Water and hot broth tomorrow...

I love these threads. I love cooking.

For dinner tonight I made baked jumbo scallops (they were huge!! I could barely eat 2) with garlic, rosemary, lemon, white wine, and some brie baked on top. Delish!

And for dessert I made this Peanut Butter pie from BariatricEating.com (love this site!). I made it without the crust, and instead spooned it into individual cupcake liners and actually froze it slightly so it came out in delicious 2 oz portions of peanut butter custard "ice cream" (its SO rich...I ate two 2 oz servings and was pretty overwhelmed and beyond satisfied). I changed a few things about the recipe - I used fat free cream cheese, fat free cool whip, chunky peanut butter instead of smooth (makes a great texture within the mixture), and only a 1/4 cup of splenda (which I thought was plenty, and then you don't get that slight bitter aftertaste from the splenda). If you love peanut butter, this is a great recipe. The way I made it, a 2 oz portion has 167 calories, but you could spoon the mixture into 1 oz portions too for even more control over the calorie intake.

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2 poached eggs 3 slices turkey bacon half of Atkins Advantage bar and small sugar free vanilla ice coffee

BANDED AUG 27TH

Today was a good day,considering i am really tight..i managed to eat lunch and dinner.Yay!

Breakfast Protein shake with skim milk

snack 1/2 banana

lunch 2oz cottage cheese with 1 slice of turkey ham

snack 1/2 pear

dinner 2 oz baked turkey with mustard and orange juice -boneless/skinless - , 5,6 brussels sprouts with 1 tsp olive oil

Yesterday i had for dinner tuna casserole with green peas,zucchini,onions and fresh tomatoes with basil.I adore this food!

Today was a good day,considering i am really tight..i managed to eat lunch and dinner.Yay!

breakfast Protein shake with skim milk

snack 1/2 banana

lunch 2oz cottage cheese with 1 slice of turkey ham

snack 1/2 pear

dinner 2 oz baked turkey with mustard and orange juice -boneless/skinless - , 5,6 brussels sprouts with 1 tsp olive oil

Yesterday i had for dinner tuna casserole with green peas,zucchini,onions and fresh tomatoes with basil.I adore this food!

OMG I LOVE tuna casserole!! I made it with Quinoa the other day and it was DELISH!