OK I am starting my 2nd week of "mushies" today. Last week I had so much chicken i thought I was going to sprout wings. I had baked chicken and chicken salad almost every night. I had pork chops one night. I have been eating refried beans with cheese and taco sauce on it. I don't like any kind of fish, no tuna or anything like that. I hate the taste of yogurt and tofu and soy food makes me want to throw up. Good new is, I only have until the 15 until I can add to my diet. Bad news is, I am about tired of chicken and beans. I am in dire need of something different before I scream to the top of my lungs. Can someone please help me

OK I am starting my 2nd week of "mushies" today. Last week I had so much chicken i thought I was going to sprout wings. I had baked chicken and chicken salad almost every night. I had pork chops one night. I have been eating refried Beans with cheese and taco sauce on it. I don't like any kind of fish, no tuna or anything like that. I hate the taste of yogurt and tofu and soy food makes me want to throw up. Good new is, I only have until the 15 until I can add to my diet. Bad news is, I am about tired of chicken and beans. I am in dire need of something different before I scream to the top of my lungs. Can someone please help me

Sassymama

Ok I am a fish lady but you hate it so that's out the window :thumbdown:

Do you eat red meat or ground turkey???

Use white ground turkey meat (or you could use ground chicken or ground beef) - brown in skillett with onion & bell pepper minced small - add garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Add cut up zuchinnee after meat has cooked -then add spaghetti sauce or tomato sauce and a little Water and cook until done - if you want add a little fat free cheese at the end.

Search the mushie thread you should find some more recepits - I hope you chopped the pork & chicken really small - cuz for me mushies was mostly pureed food.

OK I am starting my 2nd week of "mushies" today. Last week I had so much chicken i thought I was going to sprout wings. I had baked chicken and chicken salad almost every night. I had pork chops one night. I have been eating refried Beans with cheese and taco sauce on it. I don't like any kind of fish, no tuna or anything like that. I hate the taste of yogurt and tofu and soy food makes me want to throw up. Good new is, I only have until the 15 until I can add to my diet. Bad news is, I am about tired of chicken and beans. I am in dire need of something different before I scream to the top of my lungs. Can someone please help me

I'm saying this with the utmost of love.... but if you are going to be successful in this.... you are going to have to make some big changes in what you eat! That means taking some of the "NOs" out of your vocabulary! NO kind of fish??? Can you experiment with some new ways of preparing fish so that maybe you can tolerate it?? Most of us who are enjoying success in this weight loss journey have made major sacrifices and changes in the way we eat/drink. We've given up things we enjoy... for me.. Diet Coke, all carbonated beverages, in fact.. and added things we didn't think we could tolerate. Crystal Lite is my new beverage of choice. I used to eat fish maybe a couple of times a month. Now I sometimes have it three times a day! Today for instance, eggbeaters omelet with shrimp for Breakfast, salmon taco for lunch, salmon patty & frozen peas for dinner. I'm growing gills.

Try to expand your horizons!

cottage cheese. I used to hate cottage cheese. I found out it's not too bad if you mix it with yogurt. Also some people like it with spaghetti sauce on it.

egg salad. mix with mayo and a tiny bit of mustard.

That is all I can think of at the moment!

Here are some suggestions: A Can of Clam Chowder thickened with mashed potato flakes -- add some Smart Balance light to add some fat & flavor

OR

A can of campbell's italian wedding soup with reduced fat cheese, blended

OR

See if your supermarket sells Quorn products -- it is NOT soy -- it's mycoprotein (same protein as mushrooms). I use Quorn rounds to make chili, meatloaf, biscuits & red-eye gravy, nachos -- all that great stuff, but way more nutritious!

Also, my husband, who doesn't like fish, loves my tuna-potato-pea casserole:

Take one box of scalloped potato mix, but instead of following the directions, take two cans of tuna (the good kind -- solid, packed in Water or in olive oil, but drained) , add 1/2 cup light or olive oil mayo, 1/2 cup, chopped red onion (or more to taste) mix with hand blender till it's nicely mushed, THEN add to the potato slices and cheese powder with one and one quarter cup boiling water. Mix and add 1 cup of peas. Bake at 400 for about 45 minutes.

I divide this in four quarters -- my husband eats one quarter for a meal (sometimes more, if he's really hungry) and I eat 1/2 of one quarter or 1/8th of the entire dish.

Really tasty and I'll bet you'll be surprised -- it doesn't taste fishy!

:wink_smile: :thumbup: