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I just checked out your food diary and no offense but I don't think you should do the slimfast. You can tell that by the time you get to eat regular food you overindulge a bit. I would try to find options where you can have smaller meals throughout the day. Breakfast could be an egg white omelet with toast or even oatmeal and a piece of fruit and then Lunch being a salad with low fat dressing and tuna on top or Buddig now makes these great quick fix deli snacks that are 70 calories and they are either chuncks of ham or turkey you can put on your salad Dinner could be if you have the funds a healthy choice meal or some chicken with a vegetable. Sancks could be a Fiber one bar or a piece of fruit. I think that by drinking lunch and breakfast you end up more hungry. Just a thought

I just checked out your food diary and no offense but I don't think you should do the slimfast. You can tell that by the time you get to eat regular food you overindulge a bit. I would try to find options where you can have smaller meals throughout the day. Breakfast could be an egg white omelet with toast or even oatmeal and a piece of fruit and then Lunch being a salad with low fat dressing and tuna on top or Buddig now makes these great quick fix deli snacks that are 70 calories and they are either chuncks of ham or turkey you can put on your salad Dinner could be if you have the funds a healthy choice meal or some chicken with a vegetable. Sancks could be a Fiber one bar or a piece of fruit. I think that by drinking lunch and breakfast you end up more hungry. Just a thought

Totally agree. Your lunches are pretty laden with calories, leaving you with about 300+ to juggle for breakfast and dinner.

Just to share my food diary, a typical example would be:

Breakfast - protein shake - includes 1 tbsp whey powder, 2 tbsp soy protein powder, 1 tsp wheat grass powder & 4 scoops of 1% milk powder. Total calories = 310

Snack - a cup of sliced green apples (or fruit of your choice). Total calories = 36

Lunch - tuna or eggs, some lettuce leaves, 2 slices of whole wheat bread or 4 corn thins, 40cal vege mayo. Combine to make into a sandwich. Total calories = approx 300

Snack - Kelloggs 90 cal bar. Total calories = 90, or sometimes I would have 8oz of organic unsweetened soymilk. Total calories = 60

Dinner - protein shake (similar to breakfast, but replace 1% milk with organic unsweetened soymilk). Total calories = 280. Else, have a good helping of greens (salad), instead of mayo, use yogurt as dressing and add some walnuts, etc. Total calories = 350

You will realise the above does not even reach 1200 cal! This gives me some room for a small piece of dessert, such as a brownie.

Anyway, it's my sample. Eat loads of vegetables, especially greens as they are more filling

I discovered early on that Slimfast left me feeling hungrier sooner. I found combining it with a banana made it a more filling option. Better yet, I now use Zone Perfect nutrition bars as a quick breakfast or lunch option, and because they have more protein, they can sustain me for up to 4 hours. If you are a Costco shopper, they are regularly available in packages of 24 for less per bar than what you can buy them in smaller quantities at other stores. If you are not a Costco member, Walmart is the next best option that I know of.

I agree veggies are your friend--low in calories and high in fiber, they are effective at keeping you full for a minimal expenditure of calories. Good luck!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: