Wednesday Menu

[Guest guest]

M1 Protein Bar (busy morning

M2 Choc Pro Shake

M3 FF CC w/chopped apple and cinnamin

M4 Choc Pro Shake

M5 Griiled Swordfish, baked acorn squash w/cinn, green salad

M6 Tuna Salad w/chopped apples

Kelley

Cleveland

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/6/2002 9:33:54 AM Eastern Standard Time,

wendell@... writes:

> 1/2 cup Beans :-)

>

TeeHee. Pretty funny.

Kelley

Cleveland

[Guest guest]

M1 Protein Bar (choc truffle)

M2 Choc P Shake

M3 Sliced steak over salad greens, chopped red pepper and onion, Balsamic

Vin

Dressing (Lite)

M4 Grilled chicken breast, baked potato, broccoli (cold..eww..no microwave

here)

M5 Choc Protein Shake

M6 Tuna salad w/chopped apple

Kelley

Cleveland

[Guest guest]

Del, we are going to start calling you Bean Boy. Oh, that doesn't

sound so good, does it?!?! LOL

Here's mine:

M1: 1/2 Myoplex

M2: cottage cheese, yogurt

M3: (lunch out) chicken breast or fish, risotto, mixed veggies

M4: leftover tuna steak, carrots, applesauce

M5: chicken breast, sweet potato, salad

M6: protein powder, 1T EFA oil

Jen B.

> 1/2 cup Beans :-)

[Guest guest]

Hi Janeen. *gets poking finger ready* LOL only kidding! This looks

really good to me (making me hungry too, must be time to eat again).

I'm curious why you are cutting back on carbs late in the day?

Please don't tell me that you have bought into the old myth that

carbs late in the day make you fat.

Now, if you want to tweak and cut back on carbs a bit I'm not one to

say no (as long as you are not on C1, which you are not). But IMO

the best way to cut back on carbs is to spread it throughout the

day. That way you are still providing your muskles with the fuel

they need throughout the day and not starving them at nighttime (when

they do the most repair work and NEED the fuel the most). Does that

make sense?

So if you MUST cut carbs slightly, do it at M2 or M3 or M4, or even

at two of those meals, but NOTt for the last two meals of the day,

okay?

Jen B.

> Ok - I never post my menu for fear of being poked by Jen. (Of

course,

> I've never been poked by Jen - so I guess I'm not an official

groupie

> :-( ) But I decided to be brave today.

>

>

> M1 - LF CC and LF lite Yogurt

> M2 - ½ myoplex (banana cream pie - yummy!)

> M3 - roasted turkey breast (real turkey - not deli meat), TX beans,

> carrots

> M4 - ½ myoplex

> M5 - orange roughy, broccoli, rice or corn (maybe - am tweaking to

cut

> back on carbs late in the day. Am compensating my eating loads of

> veggies.)

> M6 - Ultramet brownie (see yesterday's post)

>

> Ok - let me have it!

>

> Janeen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jen,

Let me clear the air Pun Intended

I know everyone is joking, but come on man! I eat just as much rice

and an apple almost every day. I'm just not that fond of most carb

choices. (Although I really like pasta. Hmmmmm, maybe some ww pasta

should start accompanying me to the office as well).

Oh well, just felt the need to defend myself a little.

Del

> > 1/2 cup Beans :-)

[Guest guest]

Oh - but I wanted a poke! I want to belong!

I'm actually trying to cut carbs a little overall. Per my

oncologist's advice (to help my red cell counts) and my hubby's

advice (he's big on protein) - I'm trying to get in more protein. In

order to balance that out on the calorie side, I'm trying to cut back

on carbs overall. However, I've found that if I cut carbs in the

morning, I can't function. I do cardio/stretching first thing in the

morning and lift on my lunch hour. I have to make sure I get enough

carbs before and immediately after my workouts. That pretty much

leaves meals 5 and 6 (sometimes 4). I'm still getting fuel - it's

just more like 1 1/2 servings of protein and 1/2 serving of carbs.

Or doing a double serving of veggies as my carb.

Make sense? Do you mean that I need carbs for repair? or

just 'fuel' in general? If fuel in general then shouldn't the extra

protein compensate for that?

Janeen

> > Ok - I never post my menu for fear of being poked by Jen. (Of

> course,

> > I've never been poked by Jen - so I guess I'm not an official

> groupie

> > :-( ) But I decided to be brave today.

> >

> >

> > M1 - LF CC and LF lite Yogurt

> > M2 - ½ myoplex (banana cream pie - yummy!)

> > M3 - roasted turkey breast (real turkey - not deli meat), TX

beans,

> > carrots

> > M4 - ½ myoplex

> > M5 - orange roughy, broccoli, rice or corn (maybe - am tweaking

to

> cut

> > back on carbs late in the day. Am compensating my eating loads of

> > veggies.)

> > M6 - Ultramet brownie (see yesterday's post)

> >

> > Ok - let me have it!

> >

> > Janeen

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Del -

I'm with you on the beans. They're cheap and easy! I had them in my

menu too, but I'm glad they chose to make fun of you instead! I

found some great whole wheat pasta and rice pasta at my grocery.

They're a little more dense - but I like my pasta that way anyway. I

suspect that serving size is still an issue - but every once in a

while - what the heck!

Janeen

> > > 1/2 cup Beans :-)

[Guest guest]

OK, here goes...

M1 - 1 egg & 2 portions egg sub. scrambled w/ 1 sm potato and onion

M2 - protein shake w/strawberries

M3 - BFL beef fried rice, salad w/ff dressing and 1/4 c CC(not enough beef

in rice!)

M4 - cottage cheese and apple

M5 - BFL Asian beef and veggie pasta, broccoli

M6 - chocolate protein shake

CJ

[Guest guest]

Here's what I got:

M1: 8 egg whites, 1 yolk, 1 yogurt.

M2: Protein powder, oatmeal

M3: Tuna, corn, mixed veggies

M4: Myoplex shake

M5: Chicken breast, potatoes, carrots

M6: Cottage cheese, strawberries

[Guest guest]

*poke* There ya go, now you belong (altho you already did before

that anyway, LOL)

I didn't realize that you were lifting at lunchtime, now I see why

you have distributed the macros the way you have. I need carbs

sometime around my weight workouts too.

Yes, you need carbs both for fuel AND for repair of your muscles.

Jen B.

> Oh - but I wanted a poke! I want to belong!

>

> I'm actually trying to cut carbs a little overall. Per my

> oncologist's advice (to help my red cell counts) and my hubby's

> advice (he's big on protein) - I'm trying to get in more protein.

In

> order to balance that out on the calorie side, I'm trying to cut

back

> on carbs overall. However, I've found that if I cut carbs in the

> morning, I can't function. I do cardio/stretching first thing in

the

> morning and lift on my lunch hour. I have to make sure I get

enough

> carbs before and immediately after my workouts. That pretty much

> leaves meals 5 and 6 (sometimes 4). I'm still getting fuel - it's

> just more like 1 1/2 servings of protein and 1/2 serving of carbs.

> Or doing a double serving of veggies as my carb.

>

> Make sense? Do you mean that I need carbs for repair? or

> just 'fuel' in general? If fuel in general then shouldn't the extra

> protein compensate for that?

>

> Janeen

[Guest guest]

Hi CJ,

Your menu looks good (and tasty too!) but mayeb a teensy bit lite on

the veggies, unless there is a ton in the pasta dish for M5.

Otherwise, it looks perfect! You obviously have the nutrition

portion of the program down pat from the looks of those C1 pics.

Jen B.

> OK, here goes...

>

>

>

> M1 - 1 egg & 2 portions egg sub. scrambled w/ 1 sm potato and onion

> M2 - protein shake w/strawberries

> M3 - BFL beef fried rice, salad w/ff dressing and 1/4 c CC(not

enough beef

> in rice!)

> M4 - cottage cheese and apple

> M5 - BFL Asian beef and veggie pasta, broccoli

> M6 - chocolate protein shake

>

> CJ

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The Poking Queen is baaaaaaaack folks! Run for yer lives!!!

*hehe*

Jen B.

> *pokes you for whining*

>

> There. You're one of us.

> Lana - Originator of the " poking " TM ;p

>

> Re: Wednesday Menu

>

>

> > Oh - but I wanted a poke! I want to belong!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/7/2002 10:40:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,

andyman68@... writes:

> Whole wheat pasta took a bit of getting used to for me. Now, if I

> have spaghetti with regular pasta, I don't like it. As Lana said,

> tastes do change. I still haven't lost my taste for cheesecake

> though. So if there is something you don't like, just start eating

> it and maybe you'll grow to like it. I can't say that about tuna

> though. I still can't get excited about eating tuna. I'm thinking

> of trying to cook some tuna patties ahead of time for lunch. I think

> that is something I might like better than cold tuna out of the can.

>

> Andy

>

Yeah..I feel the same about cottage cheese. But the strangest thing...my

body craves it at times now that I have been eating it kinda regularly. I

figure my body gets programmed as to what nutrients it gets from which foods

and therefore triggers my desire for certan foods depending on what my body

needs at the time.

Kelley

Cleveland

[Guest guest]

Whole wheat pasta took a bit of getting used to for me. Now, if I

have spaghetti with regular pasta, I don't like it. As Lana said,

tastes do change. I still haven't lost my taste for cheesecake

though. So if there is something you don't like, just start eating

it and maybe you'll grow to like it. I can't say that about tuna

though. I still can't get excited about eating tuna. I'm thinking

of trying to cook some tuna patties ahead of time for lunch. I think

that is something I might like better than cold tuna out of the can.

Andy

I

> found some great whole wheat pasta and rice pasta at my grocery.

> They're a little more dense - but I like my pasta that way anyway.

I

> suspect that serving size is still an issue - but every once in a

> while - what the heck!

>

> Janeen

[Guest guest]

Cottage cheese is pretty unique in that your body take a long time to

digest all the protein. It's the best protein you can eat at night,

because your body has it available for so long. That's probably why

you crave it.

Now, it's not the best protein post-workout- at that point you want

something that digests quickly, like whey powder.

> Yeah..I feel the same about cottage cheese. But the strangest

thing...my

> body craves it at times now that I have been eating it kinda

regularly. I

> figure my body gets programmed as to what nutrients it gets from

which foods

> and therefore triggers my desire for certan foods depending on what

my body

> needs at the time.

>

> Kelley

> Cleveland

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Musclemedia recently had a good article on the different types of

proteins with the times to consume and where you could obtain each

source. I couldn't find it printed online but they do have some

information in the q & a section

http://www.musclemedia.com/qa/questions.asp?category=4 & subCatList=4

It says that Myoplex contains both casein and whey.

Andy

> Cottage cheese is pretty unique in that your body take a long time

to

> digest all the protein. It's the best protein you can eat at night,

> because your body has it available for so long. That's probably why

> you crave it.

>

> Now, it's not the best protein post-workout- at that point you want

> something that digests quickly, like whey powder.

>

>

> > Yeah..I feel the same about cottage cheese. But the strangest

> thing...my

> > body craves it at times now that I have been eating it kinda

> regularly. I

> > figure my body gets programmed as to what nutrients it gets from

> which foods

> > and therefore triggers my desire for certan foods depending on

what

> my body

> > needs at the time.

> >

> > Kelley

> > Cleveland

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

The move went well, I take it?

Welcome back!

Andy

> Well I have no clue what I am eating today....

>

> So I guess I am posting just to give myself a kick in the butt.

>

>

> I own the tools ...time to dust them off and get to work.

>

> Fate is a knocking. I got a call from the CDC do a telephone survey

> about behavioral habits and health....it's legit, I looked it up.

> So that, and unpacking my gym shoes...has lit a fire beneath me.

>

> I am back!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Today I am 44 years old! And...I am exercising more that I did at 20 years

old, which was jazzercise three times a week. I have lost 6.5 pounds since

9/16 which is not bad considering my two week RV fiasco. I still have 10.5

pounds to go...and I will keep after it for as long as it takes. A very

scarry thing happened on my free day...I didn't want to eat a lot of junk.

So I ate what I wanted and still tended towards low fat low carb meals. How

about that Mr. " It's a change of lifestyle, not a diet " ?!

So today's meals are:

M1 SpiruTein Vanilla Protein Shake

M2 Choc P Shake

M3 Grilled checken breast over brown rice and steamed brocc/cauliflower

M4 Choc P Bar

M5 Tuna Salad and 1/2 apple

M6 LF CC with 1/2 chopped apple, walnuts, cinnamon

Kelley

Cleveland

C2W9D3

[Guest guest]

For those newbies out there... this is the daily menu thread. Post

your menu here for accountability, feedback, new meal ideas, or just

because. For those vets who are not following BFL-style nutrition,

please note that when you post your menu.

***Non-BFL***

Low-carb/calorie because of no workouts for 300 years (or at least it

feels like that long!!)

M1: 1/2 Myoplex, 1/2 T. Udo's oil

M2: 1/2 c. cottage cheese, 1/2 c. applesauce

M3: 4 oz. chicken breast, 4 c. salad greens w/LF dressing

M4: 1 sc. protein powder, 1/3 c. (dry measure) oatmeal

M5: 3 oz. salmon, 1 c. green beans, 1 c. carrots

M6: not sure yet, mebbe egg subst omelet OR PP and Udo's

Jen B.

[Guest guest]

Hi Carla! Your menu looks good! I'm curious, do you eat that

spaghetti sauce over the rice, or on the side? It doesn't make a

difference nutritionally, I'm just wondering how it would taste mixed

with the rice. Also, make sure that spaghetti sauce is low-sugar.

Keep up the good work!

Jen B.

Food Nazi

> Hi! Newbie here...

>

> M1: cottage cheese, cantaloupe

> M2: broiled chicken breast, boiled potato

> M3: spaghetti sauce, ground sirloin, brown rice

> M4: egg white salad (low-fat mayo), 1/2 wheat pita, raw spinach

> M5: tuna, spinach, pineapple

> M6: orange, cottage cheese

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/20/2002 11:56:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,

fitjen@... writes:

> I'm curious, do you eat that

> spaghetti sauce over the rice, or on the side? It doesn't make a

> difference nutritionally, I'm just wondering how it would taste mixed

> with the rice. Also, make sure that spaghetti sauce is low-sugar.

>

I made low-sugar spaghetti sauce last week and ended up putting it over brown

rice later on as a leftover. It was delicious! Ate the last of it today!

BTW, I used Emeril brand spaghetti sauce which had no added sugar. The

flavor was wonderful.

Kelley

Cleveland