Hi Carmen! Did you get a chance to read the book yet?
Just wanted to let you know Beef sirloin is yellow light, top/eye round is green light. Bake potato is yellow light, 2-3 new potatoes are green light. Rutabaga and turnips are red light foods. Pinapple is yellow light and so is pomegranates. Not to sure about the bread.
I know you said you were losing eating like this. We all eat yellow light foods every now and then. You just have too many in one day.
Please let me know if I can help. Looks like maybe you just don't understand the meal plans yet.
Take care, glad to have you here.
Chari

B: 1/3 cup large flake oats with 1% milk, coffee.

S: 1 apple.

L: sandwich meat on 2 slices ww stoneground, water.

D: 2 stuffed peppers, brocolli, glass of dry red wine.

S: yogurt.

Happy Valentines Day!

2/14/06

B: 1/2 cup cooked porridge with 1 t sf maple syrup- 1/2 cup plain yogurt with 2 T strawberry compote

S: nap

L: lean beef enchilada and veggies

S: zuc cc muffin

D: large spring mix salad with hm dressing and 4 0z chicken

S: frozen red seedless grapes

Tonite will be super busy at work!

Surfer376,

Thanks for the tips - have not been able to get out yet for the book, but maybe this weekend. As it turned out, I did not have my planned dinner - had shrimp stir fry instead, so maybe not so bad a day as I had originally planned. There was only one rutabaga and 2 turnips in the entire, HUGE, pot of soup, so I probably only had one or two tiny pieces of each in my lunch - the veggies were mostly cabbage and green beans. Hopefully that wasn't enough to do any harm.

I made the crockpot oatmeal with steel cut oats and Splenda - was great for breakfast. Snack was 4 grapefruit slices, lunch-leftover shrimp stir fry. Tonight I planned the steak - I usually only eat about 3 oz of lean meat, and instead of the potato, I'll have just a salad. Plan on strawberries for dessert (Valentine's Day).

Carmen- Todays menu looks great! Ya your right that small amount wasn't enough to do any harm.
Happy Valentines day! You can call me Chari, see ya over at the support thread.
Chari

B: 2 poached eggs on 1 slice ww stoneground, 1 slice ww stoneground with low sugar strawberry jam, coffee.

S: 1 apple.

L: sandwich meat on 2 slices ww stoneground (same ole, same ole).

D: baked chicken wings, asparagus, rice (1/4 plate), dry red wine.

S: yogurt, orange.

2/15/06

B: 1/2 cup cooked Chari's porridge with drizzle of sf maple syrup and 1/2 cup yogurt with strawberry compote

S: coffee w/ 1 % milk as creamer

L: 1 legal serving chicken and ham fried rice and sauted veggies

S: peach and berry cobbler 1 serving

D: large spring mix salad , tomatoes, black olives, cukes, sweet peppers sprinkle of 2 % mozz. cheese and homemade dressing 4 oz chicken breast

S: apple

Still haven't had that steak! It's my grandson's fav food and he had requested I make it this week, but he's been sick and hasn't felt like eating it yet - maybe tonight?

Yesterday, I wasn't feeling so great either, so I really didn't have any dinner - just a couple of strawberries. This morning, my tummy still wasn't up to par. I had the stomach flu last Friday and haven't been completely well yet since then.

B: 1 slice whole grain, high fiber, low carb toast with 1 teaspoon sugar-free peanut spread; 1 glass low sodium V-8 juice

S: 1 stick string cheese

L: Grilled whitefish; veggies (mostly broccoli with a couple pepper strips and mushrooms)

D: ? - if we all feel okay, probably will finally have that steak and salad. Otherwise, ?

Water, green tea, coffee.

B: 1/2 cup large flake oats with 1% milk, coffee.

S: 1 apple.

L: sandwich meat on 2 slices ww stoneground, coffee, water.

D: stuffed pepper, asparagus, 1 glass dry red wine, diet cola.

S: popcorn, veggie chips with dip.

2/16/06

B: 1/2 cup cooked Chari's porridge with drizzle of sf maple syrup and 1/2 cup yogurt with strawberry compote

S: coffee w/ 1 % milk as creamer

L: 1 serving lean beef enchilada

S: zuc. cc muffin

D: large spring mix salad , tomatoes, black olives, cukes, sweet peppers and homemade dressing 4 oz chicken breast

S: frozen red seedless grapes

Today:
B: 1 slice ww toast w/2 tsp sf peanut butter; glass V-8 juice
S: 1/2 grapefruit
L: same as yesterday - grilled whitefish; broccoli, pepper, mushroom veggie blend
S: 3 strawberries
D: clear broth/veggie soup; slice of lean ham

lots of water; some coffee; green tea

B: 2 egg omelette with ham, ww stoneground with low sugar strawberry jam, coffee.

S: apple, coffee.

L: sandwich meat on 2 slices ww stoneground, water.

D: Chili....way too much, dang it!!, garden salad with balsamic vinaigrette, whole wheat scissor buns (the kind you heat in the oven)1 glass beer.
I think I'm gonna pay for this.

S: ?

2/17/06

B: 1/2 cup cooked Chari's porridge with drizzle of sf maple syrup and 1/2 cup yogurt with T as blackberry jam

S: coffee w/ 1 % milk as creamer

L: Mexican sausage chili and salad

S: zuc. cc muffin

D: going out

S: ?

Printed out the recipes and plan to choose a couple to try this week - it will be hard to pick just a couple - they all sound so good!

B: omelet made with Egg Beaters and one chopped green onion served on a slice of high fiber ww toast

S: string cheese

L: baked pork chop; asparagus

D: ? haven't decided yet

water, coffee, green tea

B- 1/4 dry oats (cooked) 5 raisins, 1/2 cup fat free milk, 6 cranberries, 8 almonds

S- non fat yougurt with splenda

L-stones ground bread 1 slice with fat free dressing, mustard and 2 oz turkey breast, 1 cup baby carrots, 1 medium cucmber slice with fat free dressing

S- Fuji apple, celery stalk with peanut butter

D- 4 oz lean beef, 2 cups or more steamed veggies with olive oil and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup brown rice.

S-fat free/sugar free yougurt with fruit spread non fat no sugar added.