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 Apr 28 2009, 03:02 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: 17-October 06 From: South Bend, Indiana Member No.: 54,664  |
I do personalized menu planning and like to coordinate my lunch and dinner to allow for extra exchanges I want to incorporate. Does anyone else do this? On 1200 calories a day I don't get a lot of extra exchanges, so this works well for me. For instance:
On the day I'm having the new beef chili for dinner (which I volumize to make delish), I have a tuna or chicken salad kit for lunch. That way I can save the crackers from the kit to have with my chili at night. I put the tuna or chicken salad on top of a salad. On the day that I'm having beef and barley stew for lunch (add a squirt of mustard to make it tangy), I have macaroni and cheese for dinner. The mac and cheese entree calls for an extra 1/2 starch. I make this a slice of 35-calorie bread, toasted, and have it for lunch with my beef and barley stew. I love having the bread to "sop up" the extra gravy. -------------------- SW: 162
GW: 130 CW: 137 |
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Apr 28 2009, 05:40 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 25-April 08 From: NY-NJ Member No.: 99,964 |
I'm not nearly as imaginative as you. Really, the only swapping of exchanges I do is when I save my lunch fat exchange (if I don't use dressing on my lunch salad) and use it at dinner, for a little EVOO to cook up my veggies, or for a few ounces of wine with dinner. There are a few lunch entrées that I just pour all over a big pile of salad greens - no dressing required.
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Apr 28 2009, 06:40 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: 17-October 06 From: South Bend, Indiana Member No.: 54,664 |
I haven't done this yet, but I was also thinking about getting the stuffed baked potato and the chile con carne. Then, split them both so that I could have a half a baked potato (they're so big) topped with half the chili on one day and save the rest for another day. Could even top with fat free cheese or fat free sour cream. I've always loved the chili baked potatoes at Wendy's.
-------------------- SW: 162
GW: 130 CW: 137 |
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Apr 28 2009, 07:12 AM
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 269 Joined: 30-March 09 From: New Jersey Member No.: 139,676 |
QUOTE(Melodie @ Apr 28 2009, 07:02 AM)  I do personalized menu planning and like to coordinate my lunch and dinner to allow for extra exchanges I want to incorporate. Does anyone else do this? On 1200 calories a day I don't get a lot of extra exchanges, so this works well for me. For instance: On the day I'm having the new beef chili for dinner (which I volumize to make delish), I have a tuna or chicken salad kit for lunch. That way I can save the crackers from the kit to have with my chili at night. I put the tuna or chicken salad on top of a salad. On the day that I'm having beef and barley stew for lunch (add a squirt of mustard to make it tangy), I have macaroni and cheese for dinner. The mac and cheese entree calls for an extra 1/2 starch. I make this a slice of 35-calorie bread, toasted, and have it for lunch with my beef and barley stew. I love having the bread to "sop up" the extra gravy. Wow, those sound great, I never even thought of doing that! Sounds good! -------------------- Kathleen  Week #1 (4/10) -4lbs. Week #2 (4/17) -3lbs. Week #3 (4/24) -4lbs. Week #4 (5/1) -5lbs. Week #5 (5/5) -4lbs. (20 total!!!) Week #6 (5/15) -1lb. (figured it was going to slow down eventually on to Week #7!) Week #7 (5/22) -3lbs.!! Week #8 (5/29) -1lb. (kinda bummed) Week #9 (6/5/) -4lbs.!!! 29 total....30 here I come! Week #10 (6/12) -2lbs. 31 total.....YEAH....I AM SO HAPPY! Week #11 (6/19) -1lb. 32 total....YIPPEEEE!! Almost 1/2 way there! Week #12 (6/26) -3lbs. 35 total......3 POUNDS TO 1/2 WAY!!!!! Week #13 (7/3) -2lbs 37 total.....ughhhhhhh 1 pound to 1/2 way!!! Week #14 (7/10) No WI....vacation in Atlanta hoping not to blow it! Week #15 (7/17) -1lb. 38lbs. total!!! OMG....1/2 WAY AND NO GAIN 9 DAYS OFF PROGRAM! Yeah Me! Week #16 (7/24) -2lbs. 40 total...yahoo! Week #17 (7/31) 0 loss....stuck on 40...no gain either!!! Week #18 (8/7) -2lbs. 42 total.....so happy! Week #19 (8/14) 0 loss AGAIN....42lbs. total...I'm kinda stuck I'd say! Week #20 (8/21)-1lb. yippee....43lbs. hopefully I'm on the move again! Week #21 (8/28) -3lbs. THE PLATEAU IS FINALLY OVER!!!!! GOING TO THE BEACH FOR 7 DAYS 8/30 THRU 9/6!! Week #22 (9/11) +1lb. UGHHHH....vacation was good, I wasn't, could've been worse! Week #23 (9/18) -1lb. yippee...back at 46lbs. down...time to move it down more! Week #24 (9/25) +2lbs....I am struggling big time, a lot of family issues going on! Week #25 (10/2) 0 Loss, 0 Gain, still up 2lbs. Week #26 (10/9) 0 Loss, 0 Gain, still up 2lbs. Have A LOT going on in my life, and a lot of stress....keeping motivated is difficult! Week #27 (10/16) +2lbs. now I am up 4 LBS.!!!! I AM REALLY LOSING IT! Week #28 (10/23) -4lbs.!! I AM BACK!!! Week #29 (10/30) -2lbs!! 48lbs. down..a new milestone for me..YIPPEE!! Week #30 (11/6) NO WI...in Las Vegas on business. Week #31 (11/13) -1lb. whooo hooo 49lbs. total! Week #32 (11/20) 0lbs. no loss, no gain either...still 49lbs. DOWN! |
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Apr 28 2009, 09:47 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 8-September 08 Member No.: 118,064 |
When I was a kid, we always had macaroni and cheese with hot dogs. It's a comfort food for me. I missed having my hot dog with my mac and cheese my first 2 weeks on program. When I figured out I could have cereal and have a meat leftover, I started planning my "weigh-in day" reward meal of my favorite comfort food.
Breakfast: Banana Nut Cereal - leftover meat exchange Dinner: Jenny Mac & Cheese - 1/2 starch leftover - Add - 1 "light" Oscar Meyer Weiner & 1 slice "light" bread or "light" hot dog bun (if we can find them at the supermarket)  |
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May 8 2009, 06:07 AM
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 28-March 03 From: california Member No.: 14,653 |
I do these things too! One of my favorites is when I get the cereals that gives you a meat exchange and pair it up with the Fajita's at night and make a quesadilla.
-------------------- Michelle<BR>It's never too late for change
here I go again..thank goodness I have platinum! |
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Jun 7 2009, 05:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 29-May 09 From: SF Bay Area Member No.: 148,524 |
What are these extra exchanges? I am on the 1200 calorie plan and I am not adding anything not on my planner.
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Jun 7 2009, 05:51 PM
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 972 Joined: 10-December 08 From: Round Lake, Illinois Member No.: 126,730 |
QUOTE(Mary757 @ Jun 7 2009, 08:36 PM) What are these extra exchanges? I am on the 1200 calorie plan and I am not adding anything not on my planner. If you are doing the planner online then it should already be adding them in for you. For example put a mac and cheese in on one of the days for dinner and you should see 1/2 starch pop up under it. I believe these are the extra exchanges they are referring to. Beth -------------------- Joined: 12/09/08
SW: 270.2 lbs Week 1 - 12/16/08: Lost 4.2 lbs --> 266.0 lbs Week 2 - 12/23/08: Lost 3.0 lbs --> 263.0 lbs Week 3 - 12/30/08: Lost 3.2 lbs --> 259.8 lbs ***Dec. Total: -10.4 lbs WL total at the end of Dec: -10.4 lbs Week 4 - 01/06/09: Lost 0.0 lbs --> 259.8 lbs Week 5 - 01/13/09: Lost 3.2 lbs --> 256.6 lbs Week 6 - 01/18/09: Lost 3.6 lbs --> 253.0 lbs (This WI was after only 5 days) Week 7 - 01/29/09: Lost 1.2 lbs --> 251.8 lbs (This WI was for 4 extra days - vacation) ***Jan. Total: -8.0 lbs WL total at the end of Jan: -18.4 lbs Week 8 - 02/03/09: Lost 1.2 lbs --> 250.6 lbs (This WI was after only 5 days) Week 9 - 02/10/09: Lost 4.4 lbs --> 246.2 lbs Week 10- 02/17/09: Lost 3.6 lbs --> 242.6 lbs Total of 21 inches lost Week 11- 02/24/09: Lost 3.4 lbs --> 239.2 lbs***Feb. Total: -12.6 lbs WL total at the end of Feb: -31.0 lbs Week 12- 03/03/09: Lost 2.9 lbs --> 236.3 lbs Week 13- 03/10/09: Lost 1.5 lbs --> 234.8 lbs Week 14- 03/17/09: Lost 2.4 lbs --> 232.4 lbs Week 15- 03/24/09: Lost 3.6 lbs --> 228.8 lbs Week 16- 03/31/09: Lost 0.8 lbs --> 228.0 lbs***March Total: -11.2 lbs WL total at the end of March: -42.2 lbs Week 17- 04/07/09: Lost 2.6 lbs --> 225.4 lbs Week 18- 04/14/09: Lost 2.8 lbs --> 222.6 lbs Week 19- 04/21/09: Lost 0.0 lbs --> 222.6 lbs Week 20- 04/28/09: Lost 2.0 lbs --> 220.6 lbs***April Total: -7.4 lbs WL total at the end of April: -49.6 lbs Total of 33 inches lost Week 21- 05/05/09: Lost 1.4 lbs --> 219.2 lbs Week 22- 05/12/09: Lost 2.6 lbs --> 216.6 lbs Week 23- 05/19/09: Lost 0.2 lbs --> 216.4 lbs Week 24- 05/26/09: Lost 2.6 lbs --> 213.8 lbs ***May Total: -6.8 lbs WL total at the end of May: -56.4 lbs Week 25- 06/02/09: Lost 2.2 lbs --> 211.6 lbs Week 26- 06/09/09: Lost 2.2 lbs --> 209.4 lbs **HALFWAY to Goal and exactly 6 month mark!!! Week 27- 06/16/09: Lost 0.6 lbs --> 208.8 lbs Week 28- 06/23/09: Lost 1.8 lbs --> 207.0 lbs Week 29- 06/30/09: Gain 0.6 lbs --> 207.6 lbs***June Total: -6.2 lbs WL total at the end of June: -62.6 lbs Week 30- 07/07/09: Lost 0.4 lbs --> 207.2 lbs Week 31- 07/14/09: Lost 2.0 lbs --> 205.2 lbs Week 32- 07/21/09: Lost 1.8 lbs --> 203.4 lbs Week 33- 07/28/09: Gain 2.0 --> 205.4 lbs (switched to evening WI's and Sister's Bachelorette party over the weekend)***July Total: -2.2 lbs...rough month WL total at the end of July: -64.8 lbs Week 34- 08/04/09: Lost 1.2 lbs --> 204.2 lbs Week 35- 08/11/09: Lost 4.4 lbs --> 199.8 lbs Week 36- 08/18/09: Gain 0.8 lbs --> 200.6 lbs Week 37- 08/25/09: No WI...so sick :/ ***Aug Total: -4.8 lbs WL total at the end of Aug: -69.6 lbs Week 38- 09/01/09: Lost 0.0 lbs--> 200.6 lbs Week 39- 09/08/09: No WI - switching to Sundays because of work schedule Week 40- 09/13/09: Lost 4.2 lbs --> 196.4 lbs Week 41- 09/19/09: No WI - out of town for the weekend Week 42- 09/26/09: Gain 2.8 lbs --> 199.2 lbs - Work hours are messing with my eating schedule...work in progress***Sept Total: -1.4 lbs WL total at the end of Sept: -71.0 lbs Week 43- 10/04/09: Lost 1.4 lbs --> 197.8 lbs Total of 52.25 inches lost Week 44- 10/11/09: Lost 5.2 lbs --> 192.6 lbs Week 45- 10/18/09: Lost 0.0 lbs --> 192.6 lbs Week 46- 10/25/09: Lost 1.2 lbs --> 191.4 lbs***Oct Total: 7.8 lbs WL total at the end of Oct: -78.8 lbs Week 47- 11/01/09: Lost 2.8 lbs --> 188.6 lbs Week 48- 11/08/09: Lost 0.0 lbs --> 188.6 lbs Week 49- 11/15/09: Lost 1.8 lbs --> 186.8 lbs Week 50- 11/22/09: Week 51- 11/29/09:***Nov Total: WL total at the end of Nov: Week 52- 12/06/09: WL total at the end of 1 Full Year on JC: MILESTONES: SW: 270.2 lbs - 12/09/08 - LOSE 10 lbs. (260.2 lbs) - 12/30/08 - LOSE 25 lbs. (245.2 lbs) - 02/17/09 - LOSE 50 lbs. (220.2 lbs) - 05/05/09 - HALFWAY (210.1 lbs) - 06/09/09 - ONEDERLAND (199.9 lbs) - 08/11/09 - LOSE 75 lbs. (195.2 lbs) - 10/11/09 - LOSE 100 lbs. (170.2 lbs) - ***GW: 150 lbs Total WL Goal!!!  Biggest Loser Challenge!!! (Sept 15, 2009 - Dec 8, 2009)  Christmas Challenge!! (Nov 1, 2009 - Dec 25 (27 is my WI day), 2009)  November Steps Challenge!! (Nov 1, 2009 - Nov 30, 2009)  |
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