In honor of the May Day Weight Loss Challenge [link is now dead], which starts this Tuesday, I am posting my menu a day early. For those who haven’t been following my weight loss journey over the last year, my diet currently consists of mostly low/”good” carb foods and high protein/ high fat mostly vegetarian foods (for those of you trying the “low fat” approach, I have had much more success limiting carbs and eating GOOD fats [avocado, flaxseed oil, coconut oil, etc.])
I moved my weight loss journey and all of the weight loss challenge information to a new page — The Incredible Shrinking Woman [note: this page no longer exists]! Check in and see a very frightening “before” photo of me! It was the photo that started it all! We had gone to the local aquarium and Rob managed to get a couple of shots of me watching the children playing. I found them when I went to load my photos onto the computer. I was appalled! I knew I was overweight, but until I saw that photo, I had no idea what other people saw when they looked at me. I didn’t see *her* when I looked in the mirror! I knew *she* needed to go away!
Thus began my journey to better health, beginning with a 13 day detoxifying health “fast” from the Whole Food Farmacy. (I was so impressed with those products that I started telling everyone who would listen about them!)
For those of you who are just beginning to embark on this journey to better health and a slimmer waist line, let me encourage you — if *I* can do it, anyone can do it! I have been on this journey for almost 1 year now and have lost over 50 lbs and over 48 inches! I haven’t “arrived” yet, but I can see the finish line. I’m ALMOST there!
And now, on to the menu! My goal is to stay in the 1200 calorie range and the 30 net carbohydrate gram range. The reason I am varying the calorie level so much from day to day is explained in this entry.
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THE WEEKLY MENU
Sunday
Breakfast:
Green Tea
Coffee/Cream
Cottage cheese (1/2 cup) + flaxseed oil (1 T.)
Whole sliced tomato
(317/12.4)
Lunch:
Apple Almond Crunch Salad
(167/10.4)
Supper:
Broiled Tilapia Parmesan
1 cup Romaine hearts, 1 T. shredded Parmesan, dressing
(280/1.7)
Other:
Zipfizz
(10/2)
DAILY TOTAL: 774/26.5
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Monday
Breakfast:
Green Tea
Swiss Oven Omelet
1/2 sliced tomato
(296/11.7)
Lunch/Snack:
Cottage cheese (1/2 cup) & flaxseed oil (1 T.)
Leftover Apple Almond Crunch Salad
(388/14.4)
Supper:
Cranberry Pecan Salad
(456/16.8)
Other:
Zipfizz
(10/2)
DAILY TOTAL: 1150/44.9
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Tuesday
Breakfast:
Green Tea
Cream cheese pancakes + a T. of butter
(661/5)
Lunch/Snack:
Cottage cheese (1/2 cup) & flaxseed oil (1 T.)
1 cup Romaine hearts w/ 1 T. shredded parmesan & 1 T. low carb dressing
(270/5)
Supper:
Blueberry Walnut Salad
(134/16)
Other:
Zipfizz
(10/2)
DAILY TOTAL: 1075/23
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Wednesday
Breakfast:
Green Tea
Goatein Shake
(607/9)
Lunch/Snack:
Cottage cheese (1/2 cup) & flaxseed oil (1 T.)
Tomato Soup, Coconut Oil, & Parmesan Crisps
(657/13.3)
Supper:
BLT Salad
(707/12)
Other:
Zipfizz
(10/2)
DAILY TOTAL: 1981/36.3
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Thursday
Breakfast:
Green Tea
2 scrambled eggs, 2 T, cheese, hot sauce
(259/3)
Lunch/Snack:
Leftover Blueberry Walnut Salad
Green Tea + Cottage cheese (1/2 cup) & flaxseed oil (1 T.)
(355/20)
Supper:
Gorgonzola Cheese Salad
(264/3.8)
Other:
Zipfizz
(10/2)
DAILY TOTAL: 888/28.8
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Friday
Breakfast:
Green Tea
Goatein Shake
(607/9)
Lunch/Snack:
Cottage cheese (1/2 cup) & flaxseed oil (1 T.)
1 cup Romaine hearts w/ 1 T. shredded parmesan & 1 T. low carb dressing
1/4 cup almonds
(476/8)
Supper:
Baby Spinach Salad with Tomato and Mozzarella
(299/5.3)
Other:
Zipfizz
(10/2)
DAILY TOTAL: 1392/21.3
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Saturday
Breakfast:
Green Tea
Swiss Oven Omelet
1/2 sliced tomato
(296/11.7)
Lunch/Snack:
Cottage cheese (1/2 cup) & flaxseed oil (1 T.)
Leftover Baby Spinach Salad with Tomato and Mozzarella
(520/9.3)
Supper:
California Salad Bowl
(323/8.2)
Other:
Zipfizz
(10/2)
DAILY TOTAL: 1149/31.2
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WEEKLY TOTALS:
Calories – 8409
Net Carbohydrate Grams – 212
DAILY AVERAGE:
Calories – 1201
Net Carbohydrate Grams – 30.3
