I will be starting monday even thou my book won't be here till wednesday or thursday. I will be 46 in July, I am 4 9 1/2 (very short) Gained about 20 pounds 4 years ago after going thru a severe deep depression, had a eating/exercise disorder for many years. I went on southbeach and lost the weight but this is when the eating/exercise disorder kicked in, so many compliments led to "just 5 more pounds and I will be happy" well I got down to 78. Fast forward to today, lots of therapy anti depressant meds and my head is right again but the body needs some work. Exercise I am 100% disciplined but the diet is really bad. I am a creature of habit so eating the same 6 meals for several weeks at a time would work best for me.
How does this sound:
Meal #1 egg white omelet with salsa, Meal #2 RTD Myloplex Lite, Meal #3 1 chicken ***, 2 la tortilla whole wheat with a cup of spinach, Meal #4 RTD Myloplex Lite, Meal #5 1 cup raspberries with fiber one yogurt, Meal #6 1 - 2 cups broccoli, 5oz pork tenerloin
Please critique my menu, would love input on menu planning until my book gets here
Meal 1: Need a carb- - Oatmeal? Meal 5: Need a protein and you are going to be overkill on the carbs - rework it completely. Since you have yogurt, maybe mix yogurt with cottage cheese. Meal 6: Need a carb - Potato? Brown Rice?
Also, Greek yogurt is loaded with protein. 10-12g of protein per serving depending on which brand you get. So if you mix 1/2 cup of greek yogurt with 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese, toss in some berries and spoon of Splenda, there's your high protien meal with carbs to boot!
Make sure you get a protein and carb in every meal. Print off the food list and carry it with you!
How many eggs are you using in your omlet? I think the limit per serving is 4 whites with a yolk. A nice carb to go with it might be a whole wheat english muffin or some fruit?
Double check your myoplex lites to make sure they have the proper amounts of both protein AND carbs- Depending on what you have, you may need a carb to go with it.
Last meal- I have been warned on pork- might you try a less fattier meat? NY choice top round? turkey? fish?
Don't forget your vitamins and drink LOTS of water!!!
Good luck!
Stacy Lynn
a couple of question
1. I do 40z of blueberry greek yogurt with 1/2c fiber one cc(which is really good) anyway that give me exactly 20g protein, 20 carbs, my question is I bought choc greek yogurt, if I pair this week fber one cc, it throws off the bablanc a little its 20 grams of protein 25g of carb, is that okay if it is off alittle
2. today I had a protein drink from the gym it contains 23gra, of protein and 20 carbs, today I had hime give me extra protein which will boost it to about 46g. is that to much protein for one meal. I am border line hypoglycemic and i have noticed even if I eat every 3 hours, i can feel my sugar dropping before the 3 hour time. but i increase my protien I can hold off until the 3 hour mark sometime i can eat at the 2 hour mark.
3. today was suppos eto be my cheat day, becasue we are going to a ccok out to someones house I have nevermet. well last night (after eating great all day) i gave into temptation and had soem unarthoze food, namely cookies and few marshmellows anyway, i decided that would be my cheat day. so now I need to go to this cookout. I just found out she is making chicken parmasean. what do i do. I am brinking a veggie tray, but i can't refuse to eat what she is making special, we have never met. what is your advice.
thanks for you input
kathy
oh yea one more question. I use liquid egg whites. the carton reads wierd. instead in cups, it used tbsp. so 3tbsp has 5grams protein. I usually use about 2/3c. I am just not sure how much protein that is. is anyone good at math?