Juicing and Meals

75% of my daily diet is from frozen diet meals. i dont care about the processed food end of the world your going to die from sodium crowd... i lost almost 100 pounds in 11 months eating these, my health is awesome, all my labs are perfect, and i feel like a teenager again! i buy whatever meals are on sale, and dress them up with my own fresh veggies. im pretty much at maintenance now, however, i really like some of those meals, so i am still eating them... just trying to take off a final 5 pounds. good luck to you, you can definately do it!

I am glad to hear this, sometimes my meals will end up over the amount of recommended sodium than my minimum and I worried a lot. Also people talking about processed food is not good for you, yada, yada. But this ease my worries, thank you for sharing!

I do green smoothies every day and love it. I use to do meals like lean cuisine, but now I avoid them. Not because of the sodium, but because they are a little too processed for me. For the longest time I would focus on just counting calories instead of giving my body the nutrients it actually needs to function properly. As a result I would loose the weight, but most of the time it would just come back. So I am all about whole foods. Plus you can prepare meals like that for yourself ahead of time and it will be much cheaper in the long run.

I don't juice for a few reasons. One - I'd rather eat my calories. Two - I don't want the mess of cleaning up a blender. Three - it takes longer to juice, and I need quick meals in the am and at lunch. Four - I am generally not a picky eater, but I CAN NOT drink anything green. Looks like snot to me. Many juice recipes involve some veggie that turns the drink green. I can EAT green things, I just can't drink them. I will occasionally make a fruit smoothie, but it can't be green, LOL! However, many have had success with juicing and more power to you if it works.

I do occasionally buy frozen lean Cuisine or Weight Watcher's meals, for those occasions when I still have to pick up a night shift, because the cafeteria at the hospital I work at is closed at night. I will supplement the meal with some veggies, a yogurt and a piece of fruit.

I do still stop at fast food places 2-3 times a week, after a long 12 hour day shift when I know I won't feel like cooking or even dirtying up a plate. However, I have familiarized myself with the menus and nutrition/calorie counts of the restaurants I frequent, so that I can make healthy choices. You can look them up online, and MFP also has lots of calorie counts for fast food restaurants for those who need to rely on fast food from time to time.

If your food diary isn't open for your friends to see, open it up so that we can get ideas from you and give you ideas. I get lots of ideas from looking at diaries. Feel free to look at mine for inspiration whenever you want, (or maybe to find out what NOT to eat, LOL!)

For me, loosing weight is important, but I can't stick to a diet if I'm not eating good food that tastes great as well as being healthy. The Yum factor is really important to me.

YEP!
FOR SURE!
I JUICE BOOZE!
YUM!