Please help check my menu :)

[pomegrat]

Hey Guys,

First day of induction today and just wanted to check my plans for the next 2 days are ok. Thank you



DAY ONE

Breakfast: Egg cup made with: 1 Egg, 0.5oz edam cheese, 1 slice of bacon, 1 tbls of double cream

Snack: 1 Cheese string

Lunch: 1 cup of salad, half a cup green beans (fried in butter & garlic), bacon lardons, 5 olives

Snack: 12 Zucchini crisps ( The Lighter Side of Low-Carb: Crunch time-- Doritos style chips makes mouths munchier )
5 Olives

Dinner: 10 King Prawns (shrimp) in garlic butter sauce with a cup of cooked spinach, half a cup of green beans


DAY TWO

Breakfast: Egg cup made with: 1 Egg, 0.5oz of edam cheese, 1 slice of bacon, 1 tbls of double cream

Snack: 1 cup Green & Red peppers dipped in 1oz cream cheese

Lunch: Two sausages & 1 serving of potato salad ( The Lighter Side of Low-Carb: Low carb Old-Fashioned Potato Salad Shows Some Ankle at Picnics)

Snack: 1 Cheese String & 5 olives

Dinner: Beef burger with 1 cup green beans & 1 cup salad

[Georgiana]

Re: Please help check my menu

I seriously doubt you are eating enough food. How many calories are in those menus?

If you are constantly undereating, you will slow down your metabolism... which will act against your weight loss efforts. Plus, you will be missing many vitamins and minerals from your diet, which will do your overall health no good.

[pomegrat]

Re: Please help check my menu

oh dear! im not sure how many calories are in them, where do you think I could add more food? my trouble is that at work its difficult to bring in meats etc as I dont have a fridge or cooker.

[liv]

Re: Please help check my menu

You should eat more if you feel hungry. Let your body be your guide. If you make the right food choices your body will work with you. Personally I would eat a bit more at breakfast - important meal that one. I would also make sure that I get in some fat - like oils and butters when I prepare things.
You can run your menu through FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal to see how your are doing.

And I like that you have no franken foods and no sweeteners. That is good. Drink plenty of water too.

[Shrew2u]

Re: Please help check my menu

I ran Day One (with some guess-timating of portions where not specified) through Nutrition Data. Assuming 2T of butter is being used each time its use is indicated, I've got 1165 calories for the day - I would be starving and b-word-y by the afternoon snack.

For one, eat 2 egg cups in the morning. For two, get a small, soft cooler bag that you can insert a chemical chill pack into. Use that to keep sliced, cooked meat and a nice, fatty salad dressing (olive oil, sour cream or mayo-based) cool for your lunch.