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[Mommy2ICC]

I'm starting the week with a great start. Yesterday I started my new eating plan. I'm trying to eat smaller portions and start eating healthy snacks. In my past life I would snack on chips or cookies, so having to switch from bad snack to no snack to snacks now might be hard for me as I have to make a conscious effort to eating snacks during my busy day as an unemployed now stay at home mom. I thought it might be nice to show you all my week's menu. Please note I am a vegetarian, so anything that says chicken or would normally have a meat product in it is now a soy product. I find being a vegetarian allows me to cook healthier and finally get the correct amount of good protein in my body.

 

	Breakfast	Morning Snack	Lunch	Afternoon Snack	Dinner
Sunday	Cereal	Apple	Quinoa and Spinach Soup	Celery and P Butter	Pasta with Mini Meatballs
Monday	Banana Cocoa Smoothie	LF Yogurt	Quinoa and Spinach Soup	Carrots with Hummus	Stir-fry
Tuesday	Cereal	Apple	Fried Tofu and Broccoli	LF Yogurt	Tofu with Green Beans and Crispy Shallots
Wednesday	Banana Cocoa Smoothie	Celery and P Butter	Chicken Tenders	Apple	Pizza and Salad
Thursday	Cereal	LF Yogurt	Chicken Tenders	Celery and P Butter	Spaghetti and Meatballs with Salad
Friday	Cereal	Apple	Polenta with Zucchini	Carrots with Hummus	Tacos
Saturday	Banana Cocoa Smoothie	Celery and P Butter	Hamburger	LF Yogurt	Aloo Palak

 

Also all my meals are the healthier version. Most fats are reduced to a tablespoon of olive oil or peanut oil for "frying". On average each meal has about 3 grams of fiber and protein. If an item does not have the amount of fiber I would like then I add Benefiber as it's a tasteless additive. On of my favorite lunches is the Chicken Tenders, I use the Smart Life brand and for the whole box which contains six tenders has 32 grams of protein. From my last posting I said my mini goal would be to add more fruits and vegetables to my diet and with this menu I have. I started to eat this way last week minus the snacks and better breakfast and I have lost another pound. Thus far I have lost 32 pounds since the birth of my son on September 27, 2009. I'm really feeling good about my new eating ways. I still need to get into a groove with working out. I know you can't expect perfection right away so I am taking my time and I know I can do this. All these little changes will add up to one big one. I look great, I feel great, I'm losing weight.