Hi Everyone!!
We are going to try something different this week. Lets have our discussion this week via this chat blog. You can pop on anytime, and ask questions. Everyone can chime in! We are hoping to get everyone involved and grow together this week. So please pop on and ask questions, post pics and lets rock this!
Week 4, we are here! You should enter your weights and measurements. Take a pic and see if you see a difference. How are your clothes fitting?! What does your skin look like? Are you sleeping better? More energy?!
What are you still struggling with still? Lets talk through it together!
Much love…Lori and Caren
The week 3 menus mentions 2 items that I don’t see recipes for: oatmeal protein pancakes and coconut chicken with cauliflower rice. Are the recipes available? Also, what kinds of restrictions on fruit? Are bananas OK?
Hi Kathie! I will post both of these to the week 3 board and here. I know you are a week behind so Ill get them up. My apologies!! Fruit, you can have every other day for now. Lets keep bananas out for now. They are really high in sugar. If you want to use them in a shake or something, try to stick with a half.
OATMEAL PROTEIN PANCAKES
½ C oatmeal
1 scoop protein powder (vanilla is always good!)
1 tbsp. coconut oil
2 egg whites
¼ C water
optional cinnamon or nutmeg!
Mix all ingredients until smooth (throw oatmeal in food processor if you do not like the chunks) and cook on griddle. Add fruit if you want too!!!
This makes 2 servings. Cal 172, Fat 4.2 g, carbs 1.64g, protein 18.75 g
Thanks Lori!
My head is not In this. I’m in a funk so results are not happening. I need a total refocus. What clicked in the past is just simply not happening. Feeling pretty frustrated with myself.
Hey Megan, It’s Caren under Lori’s account at the moment. Let’s start by not feeling bad about the funk, we are human and sometimes your head wants something but your body is saying the opposite or visa versa. Let’s start back slow. Pick a day you are going to start over. On that day we want you to take out one thing you know you’ve been doing that has you stuck, example eating your kids left over food, just a few chips for the crunch (you say to yourself….then it becomes a few to many and now your mad at yourself), over eating even clean food. These leave you feeling frustrated and sets you up for failure. Small steps for a few days until you can shake the feeling and can refocus. Text me anytime you feel like you are about to make a bad choice and we can get through it together.
Remember the use of mantras, they are a huge help “things are hard but dealing with them upfront makes the other side sweeter” Not giving into the cheat and waiting for it to pass or making a clean choice isn’t always easy but you aren’t left with guilt or angry on the other side. The more you practice this the easier the habit gets
We are right here
🙂 lori
Megan, I felt the same way last week. But I stuck to it and was down this week.
Hi, Just have a Questions
1. Avacadoes is it 1/2 per day or 1/2 per meal?
2. Nuts/almond butter can I have more than one serving in a day?
3. Black Bean quiche: How many eggs?
4. Week 4 quinoa recipes I use a cup of cooked not uncooked?
5. If I have quinoa for breakfast I should not have it again for lunch or dinner?
5. During the week I need to eat on the go. I eat tons of hard-boiled eggs. Do you have any recipes for breakfasts that I can make beforehand that dont need to be heated up? Granola? Muffins?
Thanks, Caren. All great advice. I definitely just made sure today had no carbs or dairy. Small steps are definitely easier to mentally process than big ones. One meal and snack at a time. And trying not to be so hard on myself. I’ve done it before. As mad as I get at myself for having to do it again, I know it will happen. Thx!
Christine,
1. Avacados is it 1/2 per day or 1/2 per meal?
Per Meal
2. Nuts/almond butter can I have more than one serving in a day?
2 is fine
3. Black Bean quiche: How many eggs?
6 eggs
4. Week 4 quinoa recipes I use a cup of cooked not uncooked?
yes cooked
5. If I have quinoa for breakfast I should not have it again for lunch or dinner?
one serving a day
5. During the week I need to eat on the go. I eat tons of hard-boiled eggs. Do you have any recipes for breakfasts that I can make beforehand that don’t need to be heated up? Granola? Muffins?
No bake oatmeal is fab Ill post the recipe. Shakes, and Ill also post a “muffin” recipe here as well too! Stay Tuned!
Hi it’s Caren again under Lori, Just a thought on breakfast…it does’t have to be breakfast food. You can have chicken or tuna salad, Quinoa with or without an egg, some grilled chicken and 1/2 an avocado, left over from dinner if there are any. So if you are on the go you can grab any of these.
Caren again, Megan how is today going? Also another option for the oatmeal pancakes, if you aren’t eating oatmeal (it has gluten) you can use a 1/2 cup cooked quinoa. Give it a try.
Christine, I love overnight oats for breakfast. You put a 1/2 cup of oats in a mason jar with non-dairy milk or yogurt and then add on from there. Options: nut butter, fruit, nuts, cocoa powder, vanilla, cinnamon, honey, flaxseed, chia, pumpkin – whatever flavors you like. Seal the jar and stick in fridge overnight. In the morning, grab it to go, and shake it when you’re ready to eat. So good and filling too!
Posted a note about weekend tips above! ENJOY!
So I’m late on this cause my daughter has been sick all week. I am also not seeing results but I didn’t know we couldn’t have fruit every day and I’m now really confused about what daysbfruit what says complex carb are we doing every other each day or alternating. Maybe this is why I’m not loosing. I also upped my excerscize and still no results. I’m not frustrated but yes I’m frustrated lol hence also getting bored with eating this way and not finding or seeing any weight loss. Maybe if I can clear up the above I’ll see some change also I have been fasting but it makes me so hungry and I crave breads to get me threw so I don’t think thats for me. I ended up having a cheat meal because I was so miserable from fasting. And yes I hate eggs and don’t think I am shave another one I had fajita and chicken and veggies for breakfast. I am not one to be able to make the talks anyone u ofornstarting st 715 or 730 I am home alone on mondays with my daughter and she goes down at 715 thanks
Melissa..
We have talked about this and I TRULY believe STRESS is a huge factor in your plateau. Being all over the place with your foods, not finding what you like, is all a factor. Stress and anxiety can hold onto weight. Interesting read below!
https://www.prevention.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-tips/how-to-prevent-weight-gain-due-to-stress-and-anxiety/slide/4
I truly believe breathing, and finding what works for you is key. Our program is not a strict diet, its a lifestyle. It is one that you incorporate your foods into that work for you.
List out what foods you like, and what foods satisfy you. You say you are bored with eating this way? Eating what way…every few hours, the foods? Lets break it down.
We are here for you. Lets break it down and get you over this. Please feel free to chime in anyone on this!
Hi Melissa, IT’S Caren under Lori’s name. We don’t want this to become overwhelming for you. Let’s break it down into steps. Week one and two we took all sugar and carbs out, adding in good fats and gave you timing on when to eat and samples of meals. Week three and four we added in some complex carbs and fruit (see menu guide). Here we want you to pick one a day. For example if you choose to have some fruit on Monday then you don’t have the carb that day. If Tuesday you want to have a small sweet potato then no fruit that day and so on. We do this so you never have to many carbs or sugar in one day and spike your insulin. Make sure to keep drinking water, taking your shots of apple cider vinegar 2 TBLS max a day and not at the same time. Try and not overthink your meals. Also let us now what types of foods wouldn’t bore you and we can create meals out of them. This goes for everyone. If there is a veggie or protein you like and haven’t seen in the menus yet post it up and we can create meals around them. We don’t want anyone to feel bored or angry about what they are eating.
Thanks caren I needed that breakdown I took a picture of it and put t on my phone. I was doing a carb and a fruit Daily I for some reason didn’t understand or misread… and yes stress is a factor. But I can make those changes this week and hopefully see. I just need a lot more recipes I’ve been searching online and found a great pesto baked chicken that everybody can have st my home possibly morenoork or even red meat possibilities slow cooker stuff would be great thanks again I really appreciate you both