I start my new job next week and hopefully start my new eating plan. Depends on what we can afford. On the flip side I did design my menus and decided that I would use the special K website to help me.
I did promise to post my menus you will find my 7 day plan below. There are a few things you need to know breads and pastas are whole wheat (WW), fruits and veggies are 1 - 2 cup servings with salads being about a 3 cup serving, dairy products are the low fat, with milk being 1%, pasta is a 1 cup serving. If you visit the Special K website you can find the recipes to the meals. Some I may have tweaked to my families tastes. I plan to serve my family the same meals except when there is a lean cuisine meal. B= breakfast, L=lunch, D= Dinner S=snacks.
Monday
B = Special K cereal with 1% milk, orange
L= Black Bean, corn and couscous salad, apple, yogurt
D= Grilled Chicken (boneless skinless), green salad and dressing
S= Graham Crackers, goat cheese, grapes
Tuesday
B= Special K, 1% milk, banana
L= Tuna Sandwich (WW and mayo), celery, apple, yogurt
D=Lean Cuisine, Carrots
S= yogurt, Rice Crispy Square
Wednesday
B=Special K Cereal, 1% Milk, apple
L= Turkey Sandwich (WW, Honey mustard),grape tomatoes, Celery, Carrots, yogurt, orange
D= Open face Roast Beef Sandwich, salad
S=Cheese cubes, Crackers, 1% milk
Thursday
B= Special K, 1% milk, banana
L= Spinach, walnut and goat cheese salad, yogurt, apple, Melba toast
D= BBQ Steak, Salad
S= Yogurt Parfait, Rice Crispy Square
Friday
B= Special K, 1% milk, orange
L= Tuna Sandwich, (WW, Mayo), grape tomatoes, apple yogurt
D= Lean Cuisine, salad, 1% milk
S= hot chocolate, popcorn
Saturday
B= Special K cereal, 1% milk, apple
L= Veggie Omelet, orange, tomato slices, yogurt
D= Dine out
S= Yogurt, banana
Sunday
B= Special K cereal, 1% milk, banana
L= Crunchy Chicken Wrap, veggies and dip, apple, yogurt
D= Sunday family dinner (roastbeef, chicken, ham,), sweet potato wedges, broccoli
S= Rice Crispy Square 1% milk
Everything is portion controlled and I will allow myself to eat veggies or a fruit if I get hungry and of course I will be drinking my water.
My new eating plan is all that much more important as my mom is now a diabetic - she is on pills. This scares me as I am sure I will either develop type 2 diabetes or end up being a diabetic as well if I don't make the necessary changes NOW.
I am really tired of being a FAT Chick and just want to be healthier and happier me.
So remember NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS
So FAT Chicks we are what we eat so let's start making better choices and start getting mobile.
Small steps with achievable goals will help us go the distance - Go FAT Chicks....
Small steps is the realistic attitude!!! And the ONLY one that works!!! Hope everything works for ya once you are back to work and on a schedule. Diabetes is not fun...I was diagnosed with type 2 when I was told I was 295 lbs...was on pills fora while, but then when I lost so much weight it went away....thing is, type 2 is weight related, so when you gain, your sugars go up again. NOT fun!!! And when your sugars are up, you feel like crap! :(
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Thanks for the reminder about the Special K website. I checked it out and found a few ideas for my menu planning also. I had the opportunity to try the Veggie Omlet breakfast and that was a nice change. I have to make sure I do not starve myself and that I get enough to eat during the day. That is where the trouble starts for me if I allow myself to get hungry...... Please keep blogging! I have had a fabulous week staying on track thanks to following a few blogs and getting great motivation! Please keep the inspiration flowing!!!
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