[mdusha]

Ok, I've never posted menus before, but am going to give it a go. I'm open to thoughts, suggestions and insights!

Today so far:

Breakfast
2 egg omelet with cheese and 1 whole very small haas avocado with V8 juics

Lunch
Homemade sausage and lentil soup
1 very small lobster tail made into salad with a smidge of mayo, lemon juice and celery

Snack
1 whole naval orange

Dinner
I expect it to be leftover ham, fresh roasted asparagus and a salad

Will probably have a few walnuts for a snack later

[mdusha]

Breakfast: 3 thin slices of ham and one very small haas avocado

Lunch: Ruby Tuesday - salad from the bar with romaine, tomatoes, a bit of shredded cheese, black olives, edamame, cukes and olive oil and a cheeseburger patty, no bun with a few slices of dill pickle

Snack: a small handful of walnuts and almonds mixed

Dinner: Small salad with romaine, tomatoes, feta cheese, asparagus, cukes, pine nuts and olive oil and 1 apple

Snack: walnuts

[crazywoman]

Hmm...Michelle,
Just a thought here, but the lentil soup may be a little bit carby. If you are still losing well, then you may be OK. But lentils are not on the recommended list I don't think, because of the carbs. But they also have quite a bit of fiber. Everyone is different, and some people just are able to handle different carbs differently.
I've stayed away from oranges also. Recently I've started eat one of the small Clementines once in a while. I bought a bag of naval oranges last week since my granddaughter was here with us for a while. I started to have one of them. I think I ate one one day, then as I was eating another another day, I looked in my carb chart and realized an orange has 13 NET gram carbs!!! I ate half, and put the other in the fridge for another day! (actually I just now looked at the USDA nutritional guide, and it says an orange, raw, Naval has 17.65 total carbs & 3.1 fiber, so that is almost 14 1/2 net carbs.) Egads!!! I may eat 1/2 an orange once in a while, but not a whole one, or not very often anyway. Ouch, even the little ones seem pretty high. Closest I could find would be Tangerines.... 1 small is still about 9 net carbs!!!

Other than that, sounds pretty good to me (well other than personal taste or allergy reasons for myself on some items).
(Oh, not sure on the V8 juice tho either. ???)
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[mdusha]

Thanks! I really appreciate the feedback. The fruit does make me a bit nervous...I thought I'd see what happens to my loss. But you make a really good point. I guess I should stick more to berries and stuff. I'll be anxious to see how I do at my weigh in Saturday.

I know I eat a lot of avocados too...and walnuts. In fact, I need to cut back on the nuts. I eat the avocados and nuts b/c 1) I love 'em...and 2) they are natural anti-infllammatories and make my knees and back stop hurting. But...though good for you...full of calories, I know.

Thanks again! I do really love the feedback!

[mdusha]

Breakfast: 2 pieces of jarlsberg cheese and V8 Juice

Lunch: Frittata made with small amount of sauteed onions, asparagus and smoked salmon with a sprinkle of gruyere cheese and 1/2 of a very small haas avocado

Dinner: Grilled chilean sea bass, caesar salad (no croutons), edamame and haricots verts

Snack: Walnuts

[mdusha]

Breakfast: 1/3 of a high fiber, low carb bagel with a bit of olive oil and 1 whole very small hass avocado

Lunch: Salad of romaine, green and kalamata olives, cucumber, goat cheese and pine nuts with olive oil, salt and pepper

Dinner: Sautee of shrimp with garlic, chili pepper, basil, haricots verts and grape tomatoes

Snack: 1 small apple

[mdusha]

Breakfast: Perkins.....2 eggs....4 sausage links...1 piece rye toast

Lunch: I made a greek lunch for friends and I...greek meatballs (my own recipe, no bread crumbs), spanikopita with whole wheat phyllo (and little of it), tzatiki (sp?) sauce, taboule (light on the bulghur), mixed olives and water

Dinner: Indian out...saffron tandor shrimp, cabbage salad with a bit of their creamy dressing, and 2 papadoms (lentil flour)

Snack: smallish piece of spanikopita and 4 small meatballs with sauce (I know....but it was late tonight..up very late...got hungry lol)

A bit heavy on the carbs today, though good carbs. Will compensate for a few days and eat few of 'em. I lost 1.4 upon my weigh in today...hoping for better this next week.

[mdusha]

Brunch: Spanikopita, greek meatballs and tzaziki sauce

Dinner: Chicken caesar salad sans croutons

Snack: Fresh cherries and a few tiny dill pickles

[mdusha]

Breakfast: 2 egg omelet with cheddar and 2 pieces of canadian bacon

Lunch: Salad with lettuce, tomatoes, grilled chicken breast, bit of cheese and bit of sour cream

Dinner: NY strip steak, few shrimp, few small scallops, salad of mixed lettuces and a bit of an unknown dressing

Snack: StarBucks Chai Latte with skim milk, no sweetener

[mdusha]

Breakfast: 3 egg omelet with boursin and asparagus, 1/2 piece rye toast with butter

Lunch: Small chef salad with ham, turkey, cheese, tomatoes, 1 egg and a bit of bleu cheese dressing

Dinner: Grilled skirt steak, grilled squash and broccolini

Snack: 1 small apple

[mdusha]

Breakfast: 2 eggs with bell pepper, 2 sausage links, 4 strawberries, bite of cataloupe and a bit of honeydew

Lunch: The innards from a roast beef sandwich (roast beef, cheddar, tomato, lettuce and mustard)

Dinner: Chopped salad with lettuce, bleu cheese, black olives, artichoke hearts, cuke, small amount of carrot, bacon, tomatoes and bleu cheese dressing

Snack: 4 or 5 mini dill pickles

[mdusha69]

Ok, posting this late b/c of login issues..having to remember hard lol.

Breakfast: 2 fried eggs and 2 pieces of canadian bacon

Lunch/Dinner: (got up late today, so no real 'lunch') Salad made with canellini beans, fresh dill, cucumber, goat cheese, tuna, lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper, served over fresh spinach with an over easy fried egg on top

Snack: Cherries

[mdusha69]

Breakfast: Two scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese

Lunch: (oops, missed lunch, but had dinner around 4:30)

Dinner: NY strip steak, fresh broccoli and garden salad with bleu cheese dressing

Snack: 1 saturn peach (first time I ever tried one..AMAZING!)

[mdusha69]

Up late, no breakfast

Lunch: Cobb salad with chicken, tomato, bacon, bleu cheese, avocado, egg and olive oil

Dinner: Cold poached salmon over field greens with boiled egg, blanched asparagus, cuke, good whole green olives and a dressing of dijon, white wine vinegar and olive oil

Snack: Greek yogurt with frozen blueberries, sweetened with Splenda

Today is my weigh-in day and I was down 4.8lbs, making my total an even 18!

[mdusha69]

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 piece of high fiber german bread with a touch of butter (this stuff is AMAZING!! It's called "fitness bread' and the ingredients are a really easy read: whole rye, whole wheat, a few other 'wholes' and yeast basically. Dense and chewy and a hint bitter..like good german bread!)

Lunch: Lemon pepper trout, green beans, touch of fried okra and salad with bleu cheese dressing

Dinner: Saffron shrimp, cold poached salmon, salad of mixed field greens, asparagus, green olives with a dressing made with dijon, white wine vinegar and olive oil