Emily – are you on the basic or advanced plan? Do you take insulin? Are you drinking 1/2 your weight in ounces of water? Are you watching your portion sizes? How much weight do you have that you won’t to lose? there are so many things that effect our ability o lose weight. stress being a buggy. I would say retread the book and if you truly are…[Read more]

Sometimes you can lose inches without losing pounds. Are your clothes fitting any looser? Do you have more energy yet?
If you’re true to the plan (no hidden sugar in salad dressing, etc.) you’ll see results!
Sometimes my hubby and I wonder where the weight loss went, we just stay the same weight day after day. It’s discouraging, but then we…[Read more]

Hi, Emily,
One of my best tools in this health journey has been my kitchen scale. I weigh everything! Knowing how much I should be eating according to the weight of the foods makes calculating calories and eating right so much easier for me. There are some great electronic scales out there that I would be very easy to use.
Kudos to Nicole for…[Read more]

Hi, Emily
I recommend Twinings Jasmine Green tea for those times when you want a cup of coffee. It is hot and takes pretty good. Stay out of the work place kitchen until you have been at it for a few weeks more, and then you won’t be nearly as tempted as you might be in the beginning. Don’t let yourself get hungry between meals and always…[Read more]

Hi Emily- it will get easier. I can now enjoy the smell of things like my husbands coffee brewing in the morning without craving some of it myself. I think the trik is having healthy snacks on hand. for me it is nuts. Almonds pecans or cashews. Just 3-4 at a time gets me off the focus of having something I know I shouldn’t have. Also herbal tea.…[Read more]

Hi Emily, Good work, reaching out to the community for inspiration and moral support. We have all been through these times. I agree with Nicole, always have healthy alternatives with you. Celery sticks with almond butter or hummus. Almonds or even a very small piece of extra dark chocolate can help. Olives and pickles helped me one week.
Make sure…[Read more]

I like the tea idea and really apprecaite your comments and support. Thank you ladies!

Emily,
I have the same type of problem. Our break room has food in it all the time. I am glad you have so many great ideas from others flowing in ! I actually am reaching out today for support too. I haven’t been eating well-not at all according to the plan, but I want to. I think the online community may really help. Have you noticed a…[Read more]

i personally find it easier to find substitutions for yummy things, that you can still eat during this. otherwise you white knuckle it too much sometimes, and it might get the better of you…
for example, the first 6 weeks i made a “cookie” with coconut flour and a tiny bit of honey for sweetness. they kept me going at times, no lie. after…[Read more]

Chicken is good cold or hot. You can cook salmon ahead of time and have it cold, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers with either olive oil or hummus, there are so many choices especially if you are on the basic plan and can have a variety of fruits. Nuts, nut butters on jicama or celery. Just about every dish I make that is hot You could call a stir…[Read more]

For a take-along lunch, I like salmon salad or mixed bean salad or scrambled egg-type things made up as lettuce wraps. Lettuce leaves (bibb works well, so does romaine) go in one container, “fixin’s” in another container, for assembly later. Another alternative: hummus and fresh veggies. Yet another: Trader Joe’s makes some delicious canned…[Read more]

Wow thank you so much, these are great ideas!

Hi, Emily,
If you haven’t tried the vegetarian chili recipe in the book, it is great. I add finely chopped black olives to my batch and only one can black beans, but beyond that, my recipe is basically the same. The addition of quinoa gives the chili a lovely texture I can’t seem to get enough of.
Today, I cooked some chicken tenders before…[Read more]