I haven't been following her meal plan. Too many ingredients to make on a regular basis, but I have been using some of her recipes. I love the chicken salad with grapes. I even used the same greek yogurt dressing to make a salmon salad with some of my left over grilled salmon and it was great.

Have you tried the chick pea chocolate chip blondie bars that are posted here on myfitnesspal? I tried them and wow. So good!!!

Quick question, I just ordered the program and I'm anxiously waiting for it....so, besides the exercises, you're suppossed to cook everyday and every meal?? OMG!! It doesn't have the option if you go out or something super fast to make?
I really want to do it to the line, to really drop weight but at the same time is scary for me the idea of cooking every single meal!! I work full time, by the time I get home is already 8PM and I get up at 6:30am to get ready for work!! UGG!! I guess 90 days of late nights coming my way!!

Quick question, I just ordered the program and I'm anxiously waiting for it....so, besides the exercises, you're suppossed to cook everyday and every meal?? OMG!! It doesn't have the option if you go out or something super fast to make?
I really want to do it to the line, to really drop weight but at the same time is scary for me the idea of cooking every single meal!! I work full time, by the time I get home is already 8PM and I get up at 6:30am to get ready for work!! UGG!! I guess 90 days of late nights coming my way!!

Since a lot of the recipes in the meal plan serve more than one serving (usually 4, sometimes 6 or 8) , if you are doing it by yourself you can make the full recipe on the weekends and either freeze portions to have at later times or just eat the same thing a few days in a row if you don't mind. For example, I have been sticking to the chicken salad sandwich and Mediterranean tuna salad wrap as options for lunch since they are pretty quick to make and you can make a big batch on Sunday and just take it for the week. I try to leave the more time consuming cooking to the weekend. For breakfasts I will eat something quick, like the yogurt with fruit and quinoa crunch. The quinoa crunch recipe makes a lot and I enjoy it even though I was like--quinoa for breakfast?--but its got honey in it so it gives a little sweet kick and texture to your greek yogurt, which is pretty sour. There's also 3 muffin recipes which make 12 muffins each so that is 12 breakfasts per recipe! I'm currently working my way through a batch of the banana blueberry. You can also make those on the weekends when you have more time and just grab and go in the morning during the week. Ziploc bags and tupperware are your friends!
This is just how I've been going about it, not following her exact schedule each day but mainly sticking to her recipes with lots of leftovers so I don't have to cook so often. I'm a person who doesn't mind eating the same thing for a few days in a row though, mainly because it's easier to heat leftovers and more cost effective than having a completely different meal for each meal each day. You could always pick a few options and cook them when you have time and then rotate them throughout the week as well, just so you're not eating the exact same thing everyday. I lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks doing it this way but then had a little setback over the weekend with TOM and going to Las Vegas and gained 5lbs! :grumble: But I'm back on track. Anyway, this has gotten long winded but I hope I have helped in some way. Good luck with the plan!

Not many people followed her diet and meal plan to the letter like I did. I just really wanted to try it and give it my all. Everyone has had great results on the meal plan or not. For me, I learned how to cook a lot of things. There were days where is was hard and frusterating, but I learned how to make it work for me. I would say adapting her key suggestions, like which food to eat and not eat and trying to not eat processed foods. You really have to make eating work for YOU and your family. This time it worked for me. And I still pretty much eat from her book. I have added the recipes from Master Your Metabolism to the original recipes.

Edited to say that I agree with what Tubway said. Lotsof leftovers.

Hello mayday1969-- I was thinking of getting the Master Your Metabolism cookbook to supplement the BR meal plan even while I'm still doing the first 90 days. Are there a lot more recipes provided than what is in the BR meal plan? I don't want to buy a whole book if it has the recipes I already have plus only a couple more. I guess what I'm saying is, is there enough extra material to make it worth buying if you already have the BR meal booklet? Plus, do you think you would have gotten similar results by adding these recipes in to begin with rather than sticking solely with the ones in the 90 day meal plan?

Thanks for the tips on the Master Your Metabolism cookbook. I'm not very creative when it comes to cooking so having recipes really helps me.

Something that I make that isn't in the JMBR plan is vegan black bean soup. Just google it - the one I make is basically low sodium black beans, diced tomatoes & their juice, vegetable broth, green chiles and herbs of your choice. It's really easy and filling. You can spice it up if you like it hot too.

I checked the Food book in JMBR and the black been and tomato soup is pretty similar to what i've been making

I did the oatmeal and chocolate chip muffins and they were amazing! Did the banana almond smoothie (with added no fat natural yogurt) and that was gorgeous...wanted to drink both servings in one! Also done the grilled sandwich with ham, apple and cheese and the almond crusted chicken and they were both delicious who knew healthy eating would taste so good?!;)xx

I LOVE the SW turkey burgers with the brussel sprouts and carrots. I still make that even though it was only on the kickstart week menu. It's so tasty!
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I agree this was the first meal that I have made and I think this is a one my new favorite meals. I have been reading over the meal plan and I am not going to lie they don't look that appealing. I am going to have to really adjust my taste buds. Has any one supplemented with the Master Your Metabolism cookbook? How has every one done with just following 1200 calories of healthy food? I really want to follow this to the letter but I will have to cook separate meal for my self as my family wont eat them.
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I totally know what you mean. I have to cook separately for myself because my two boys (well fiance and our son) have really hearty appetites. I usually end up between 1200-1400. Cooking has actually helped me save some money from not eating out.

An example for me would be the turkey burgers. My son doesn't like the corn & beans in the salsa I mix in, so I make half with the salsa and half without. Everyone's happy.