Okay...just an idea. Some of us are mentioning how we are not losing as much as we'd like or eating stuff we shouldn't....how about starting a thread for your meal plans?

I'll be happy to start, I'll edit this tomorrow because I my dinner plans on the refrigerator at home.

Thurs. 1/10 - B: 1 NF Yogurt, 1 Fiber granola bar, maybe 1 sm. banana, water; L: 1 ham wrap w/ww tortilla, hummus, tomato, lettuce, ff cheese, chicken broth;

Fri. 1/11 - B: 1 c. cream of wheat w/apple pie spice and cinnamon and splenda, 1 slice ww toast w/pb, 1 c. ff milk; L: chinese chicken salad, 1 sm. apple w/ff caramel dip

Sat. 1/12 - B: 1 scrambled egg with salsa and ff cheese, 1 sausage patty, fruit, 1 c. ff milk

Sun. 1/13 - B: homemade fruit & yogurt parfait, cream of wheat with splenda

Mon. 1/14 - B: 1 slc. ww toast w/sliced tomato and ff cheese broiled; 2-4 slices turkey bacon, 1 c. ff milk; L: Hummus & Pita, 1/2 c. tabbouleh salad, chicken broth

Tues.. 1/15 - B: 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 md. banana w/pb & granola, 1 c. ff milk; L: 1 Hormel dinner, SF Jello

Wed. 1/16 - B: 1 packet oatmeal made w/skim milk, 1/2 grapefruit; L: Tuna salad on multigrain crackers, 2 kiwifruit

Whatcha think??

I'm impressed with the little bit your eating. Are you at your "sweet spot" Where are you in this wonderful journey?

I'm impressed with the little bit your eating. Are you at your "sweet spot" Where are you in this wonderful journey?

I do allow for Protein or Calcium Snacks also. Right now, I'm trying to get back on track, long story but it has to do with infections and finally getting healthy again. I have 3 cc's in a 4cc band...so I think I'm about there...I am feeling restriction once again, so that's good.

I've been told 1 c. or a little over is what we should be eating. I think part of my problem is there were days that I wasn't eating enough...so I may be adding to this. Also, keep in mind that this didn't include my dinner plans (I'm editing that thread after this post to include those).

Good luck to you on your journey!!!

BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER THURSDAY 1/10 1 NF Yogurt (90 cal.) Hormel dinner (230 cal) Citrus 5-Spice Chicken Tenders 1 large banana (120 cal) beef or chicken broth Corn on the cobb 1 Fiber granola bar (140 cal) Wonton soup FRIDAY 1/11 Wendy’s (will be fasting from midnight until dr. appt for chol.check) Chinese Chicken Salad ½ c. beef & ww noodles 1 sm. Apple ½ c. green beans 1 ff caramel apple dip sf/ff chocolate pudding w/ free whipped cream SATURDAY 1/12 – NEW DAY: Exercise, meal plan with buddy 1 Scrambled egg w/salsa ½ c. tomato soup Lemon-pepper baked tilapia 1 sausage patty Grilled cheese sand. With ww/bread and lf cheese and ham Salad w/ff dressing ¼ c. fruit salad with splenda ½ c. ff cottage cheese w/pineapple 1 c. ff skim milk SUNDAY 1/13 NF Cherry Vanilla yogurt w/quarter-cup berries 1/2. c. black bean chilaquilles ½ c. cream of wheat w/splenda 1 corn patty SF/FF pudding MONDAY 1/14 1 slice ww toast w/sliced tomato and ff cheese, broiled Hummus & WW Pita Leftover chicken ½ c. tabbouleh ½ c.“fried” brown rice w/peas & carrots 2-4 slices turkey bacon chicken broth egg drop soup TUESDAY 1/15 1 hard-boiled egg Hormel dinner (230 cal) Leftover beef & noodles 1 md. Banana w/pb and granola Beef broth ½ c. nf cottage cheese 1 c. ff skim milk SF Jello cup 1 slc. Ww bread w/lite butter WEDNESDAY 1/16 1 pkg. Oatmeal Tuna salad on multigrain crackers Cheesy Broiled Turkeyburger (no bun) ½ grapefruit w/splenda 2 kiwifruit ½ c. dilled potatoes 1 c. ff skim milk ½ c. steamed carrots

Beckiet I love hummus now!

I don't have a calender to copy and paste but I'll post some of my typical daily intakes:

Propel - Strawberry-Kiwi Water, three bottles at 33.3 ounces

cheese melted - Parmesan cheese melted in the microwave until in cooks into a solid crispy cracker. Great source of Protein.

Dolmades - Greek grape leaves stuffed with herbs, rice and lamb.

ARUGALA!!!! Best leaf on the planet!

Soups: New England clam chowder, vegetable beef, chicken noodle, Avgolemono (Greek lemon soup), Egg Drop soup, Won Ton soup, French onion (with cheese..yum)

Salads!!: Greek with feta cheese (be still my heart), Raspberry Vinegerette and springmix, Anything with KEN'S DRESSINGS!!

Bacon, and cheese (no bread)

Nathan's hot dogs and mustard (one dog no bread)

I eat based on my fullness sensation. If I had say..Cheerios for breakfast and had milk with that I'm full and good til about 1 or 2 when I get home from work. Then I'll have some cheese or a salad and all day I drink my water.

No liquids with meals, nothing ice cold (that hurts). SLOW..I eat real slow. I swallow and pause between bites. This is how I avoid PBing.

What does PBing feel like? Remember that scene in 'ALIEN' where the alien bursts from the stomach of John Hurt? Yeah. That.

dinner depends on how I feel. If I had soup for lunch then I will most likely go for a solid for dinner like shrimp, pork chop, hamburger.

Ok - here's mine for the week so far

MON

B - slimfast

S - almonds & brazil nuts

L - 1/2c chicken breast, 1/4c rice

S - pretzels

D - 1/2c shrimp, broccoli, Water chestnuts, 1/4c rice

TUE

B - slimfast

L - 3oz fish, broccoli

S - pretzels

S - Lowcarb yogurt

D - chicken salad

WED

B - slim fast

L - Chicken caesar salad (2.5 oz chicken)

S - pretzels

S - carrot cake (doggone birthdays at work)

D - zucchini & canadian bacon - 1/2c

THUR

B - 2 eggwhites, 2oz egg sub, 1/4 hash browns

L - 2oz rotisserie chicken, 1/4 yuca

I usually eat quite a bit more than what I posted; It's that TOM and I'm tight. I PB'd the fish on Tuesday and the Caesar Salad on Wednesday. So I'm eating VERY slow right now. I'm scheduled for a fill next week but if it doesn't let up, I may have to cancel and stick with my new found restriction. Right now I'm averaging about 800 cal a day. The problem is that I can't make it to the next meal w/o a snack.

I am getting back on track - until someone brough freaking OREOS into work today and I had about 8 or 9 of them... I'm so mad at them. Haha.

I typically have a shake in the mornings, either chocolate soy milk with scoop protein powder and tsp organic Peanut Butter or I'll do regular soy milk with protein powder and a small banana.

Lunch varies... an apple, a yogurt, light string cheese, couple tbsp sunflour seeds (dry roasted, not in oil!).

then dinner is like a veggie burger, some veggies, or I'm hooked on this organic veggie chili.

I do eat snack, usually one of the smaller South Beach Living bars or a string cheese. Though I'm currently working on replacing dairy in my diet, so that stuff will be gone soon. Trying more fruits and veggies, and natural nuts and seeds (not soaked in hydrogenated oils). I'm also working on becoming high fructose corn syrup free... Its a struggle, but its for the greater good.

(freaking oreos...)

I am getting back on track - until someone brough freaking OREOS into work today and I had about 8 or 9 of them... I'm so mad at them. Haha.

Suzzzie, I think we misspell Oreos...I think it's really a 4-letter word, not 5... :smile:

I understand...it's those things, especially chocolate this week...that get me slightly off track.

All, I think my getting back to meal planning and the port revision surgery have helped! I'm down 2.6 pounds since the 3rd and I'm now at 39+ gone!! The scales are moving well again...now maybe I can see the weight loss I should have seen during my infection time. My goal by July is to be 80 total gone, another 40.

Keep posting those plans! We can look back on them and see how we're doing.

Lap-Dancer, I also love hummus! There's this great authentic Mediterranean Cafe on my way back to work from my surgeon's office and they have the most amazing Hummus Plate. I stopped today and grabbed it and a little bit of tabbouleh.

Lol. Yes. OREO is a naughty naughty 4letter word!

Congrats on the loss!!! Thats great!

Dolmades - Greek grape leaves stuffed with herbs, rice and lamb.

ARUGALA!!!! Best leaf on the planet!

Soups: New England clam chowder, vegetable beef, chicken noodle, Avgolemono (Greek lemon soup), Egg Drop Soup, Won Ton soup, French onion (with cheese..yum)

Salads!!: Greek with feta cheese (be still my heart), Raspberry Vinegerette and springmix, Anything with KEN'S DRESSINGS!!

Are you Greek? I am wondering where you are getting Dolmades? I am Greek. I am going to see my dad in Arizona next month and my mouth is watering thinking about them. I am wondering if the leaf is going to get stuck. I have a tight fill now. Where are you getting all this Greek food?