Eating, According to the plan

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7/29/11 8:45 P

Hmmm-I don't drink milk but I would do yogurt instead of milk and throw the berries and almonds on that. The rice and green beans-I could see maybe tossing the beans with some chili sauce and having them over rice-but if they want you to eat that for a meal that ought to give you a suggestion on what to do with it.

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7/29/11 2:47 P

I really like the easy tracking of consumed foods here. I have checked into the change option when a menu item seems too weird, and got Chicken Marsala for dinner for like 4 days in a row, LOL. (I didn't change it to do that myself.)

But mostly I was wondering if there is anyone who eats that rice blueberry green bean dinner option and felt satisfied. Guess not.

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7/29/11 2:32 P

I agree with you about the "meals." But, you can click the button to change the meal plan, scroll down the list, and there are some pretty good ones there that include chicken and fish and stuff. The "meals" they give, at least for me (I am on the diabetic plan) are all vegetarian. My doctor has told me to not do that.

I basically use my tracker as a meal planner, then if I change something during the day, I go in and add it. Some things I have to add to the search choices, like a home made recipe. But, I track even when I mess up. It helps. One day I went totally wild, consumed 5000 calories, and didn't even realize I was doing that bad. Every few minutes I would have "just one bite" of something. I didn't realize how much it added up until I entered it all into the tracker.

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7/29/11 10:42 A

OK, I am in my third week of trying to follow the plan. I like having a menu that I can follow, but I still have to provide meals for my family. Poor things, if they don't like grilled boneless skinless chicken, they better learn to!

So anyways, every day when I check in, I look at the lunch and dinner plans, and wonder if there is anyone who actually eats a meal that consists of:
1 cup nonfat milk
.25 cup sliced almonds
.75 cup fresh blueberries
Green beans, snap, 12 (4 inch long)
White rice, long grain .5 cup
1 tsp canola oil

Maybe it's just me, but that doesn't look like a meal.

One thing I want is a plan that I can follow in the long run, and even if I grit my teeth and follow that, it is like being in food prison. One day, I will break out. I might put myself back on the plan after a weekend of freedom, but I will have my eyes on the blue skies of the other side of the wall.

I am 53 years old, I have gone on other programs and lost weight, so I know that the battle is mental first. So do other people reprogram themselves to call rice, almonds and blueberries a full meal, instead of what my brain says, which is mostly "uh, not happening here."

For years I have not cared about my weight. I still don't much, but people I love need me, so here I am. Reluctantly, but still, I am here.