Cheat Your Way Thin diet ~ **guide available to download in post #45**

[finzup]

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Originally Posted by lisaloo79 4 more days until my first cheat day, wooo hoo!!!!!!! so far, I plan to eat a bagel from Tim Horton's and a blizzard from DQ. YUM!!

WOW!! you have been on the diet for almost 3 weeks -- great job for sticking with it!! I wish I had started when you did.. I am only on day 2..lol

I think once the 'core' phase starts it will be much easier.

Congrats!!!

[jetsbride]

I started this yesterday, so far so good. I haven't felt hungry yet because all the veggies keep me full.

I got my protien powder from Walmart, it's called Six Star Muscle, Muscle Building Milkshake and for 2 scoops mixed with 6oz of cold water it has:

280 calories

9g fat

33g protien

16g carbs (5g sugar)

 

Does this seem right?

This is not bad tasting at all though, I was dreading it after reading all the posts but it was actually good, a little chunky though!

[~*Kathy*~]

Lisa (jetsbride) - I'm surprised that there's fat in the protein powder you bought, usually protein powders don't have any or hardly any fat (like maybe 2-3g at the most) in them.

 

Just to let you ladies know, DH and I stopped by a nutritional supplement store this past weekend and we bought some protein powder by a company called Optimum Nutrition in strawberry flavor. We tried it out last night mixed with water and ice. It tastes AMAZING!!! Sooo much better tasting than the stuff I was getting from costco! It tasted like strawberry milk! I highly recommend this powder if you don't want to gag on your nightly shake!

[~*Kathy*~]

oh, I should mention that the protein powder cost us $70 CAD but it was well worth it!!

[~*Lisa*~]

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Originally Posted by ~*Kathy*~ oh, I should mention that the protein powder cost us $70 CAD but it was well worth it!!

Yikes!! FI thought of doing the same thing so I'll have to let him know. Thanks for sharing that because I don't like barfing (well almost!) every night! lol

[~*Kathy*~]

You're welcome Lisaloo! lol In my opinion, it's worth the cost! It still comes in a huge ass container so it's not like it won't last quite a while anyway. I think they also make a tropical punch flavor by Optimum Nutrition as well.

[Jen_S]

Well I completed my first day and so far so good I did not feel hungry. This is what I had:

breakfast - 2 egg whites with cheese, 1/2 cup of coffee

snack - piece of chicken

lunch - can of tuna with a little mayo & veggies

snack - cheese for a snack

dinner - ribs with salad with oil and ving.

 

I did not have protein shake last night bc the store was out of the mix so I bought one this morning at shoprite the same as finzup but in choc.

 

Has anyone tracked the calories they ate? I did and yesterday I only had around 1000 calories so I think I need to eat some higher calorie stuff plus my shake will push up I want to eat at least 1200 calories so my body does not think I am in starvation mode.

[~*Kathy*~]

I found a link for that yummy protein powder I bought!

 

Popeye's® Supplements Canada ~ Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard - 5lb

 

Mmmm, look at all the flavors it comes in! I'm going to have to try them all eventually!

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Originally Posted by jkcz0702 Well I completed my first day and so far so good I did not feel hungry. This is what I had: breakfast - 2 egg whites with cheese, 1/2 cup of coffee snack - piece of chicken lunch - can of tuna with a little mayo & veggies snack - cheese for a snack dinner - ribs with salad with oil and ving. I did not have protein shake last night bc the store was out of the mix so I bought one this morning at shoprite the same as finzup but in choc. Has anyone tracked the calories they ate? I did and yesterday I only had around 1000 calories so I think I need to eat some higher calorie stuff plus my shake will push up I want to eat at least 1200 calories so my body does not think I am in starvation mode.

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Originally Posted by jkcz0702 Has anyone tracked the calories they ate? I did and yesterday I only had around 1000 calories so I think I need to eat some higher calorie stuff plus my shake will push up I want to eat at least 1200 calories so my body does not think I am in starvation mode.

I am tracking my calories too and on my first day I came in with too few. But I didn't eat enough for my snacks. I noticed that your snacks did not both include a protein + a fat.. So I would recommend eating a piece of chicken + cheese or chicken + nuts or something for each of the snacks. That will boost up your calories a bit. Plus the shake will add some calories too and you will probably be just about right..

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Originally Posted by jetsbride I started this yesterday, so far so good. I haven't felt hungry yet because all the veggies keep me full. I got my protien powder from Walmart, it's called Six Star Muscle, Muscle Building Milkshake and for 2 scoops mixed with 6oz of cold water it has: 280 calories 9g fat 33g protien 16g carbs (5g sugar) Does this seem right? This is not bad tasting at all though, I was dreading it after reading all the posts but it was actually good, a little chunky though!

If you're having the shake for the night time snack, I would try to do only one scoop because 280 calories seems like a lot at night... if you're having it during the day I'd say go for the 2 scoops...