So today it begins...
Breakfast:
-- Shaklee Chocolate Smoothie (260 cal) and an apple (72).
So how's the smoothie? Its... well... its okay. A bit chalky and has a slight vitamin hint. I think I can make it better. Maybe adding the fruit to the shake like a banana or raspberries to the chocolate, strawberries to the vanilla that sort of thing will mask the vitamin taste better. I am thinking maybe adding some crushed ice as well. You get 3 containers with your month supply and you get to choose your flavors. You can choose from Vanilla, Strawberry and Chocolate. I ordered two chocolate and one vanilla. I will try the vanilla tomorrow.
-- 2 cups of coffee (30)
-- 1 Metabolic Boost Supplement
Lunch:
For lunch you can go with another smoothie or you can eat one of their meals-in-a-bar - which is a kind of granola type bar (peanut butter chocolate chip or blueberry almond). Since I want to try it all and see what works best, today I opted for the meal-in-a-bar for lunch. Specifically the peanut butter chocolate chip one (270). These are actually quite tasty. :) Like any other granola bar, but a bit bigger and quite a bit denser. I can see how after eating one of these you would be quite sated, and I am.
-- 1 Metabolic Boost Supplement
Its now nearly 2pm and no hunger pangs, no feeling deprived. Even made it through my very first Parent/Teacher conference without the desire to "stress eat".
Dinner is to consist of a combination of 4 oz. of lean protein. 1 cup of vegetables, a small serving of starch (i.e. small baked potato or 1/3 cup brown rice...) and a "smart salad" (leafy greens, veggies and a low calorie salad dressing) Tonight, since I have it marinating, dinner will be london broil, salad, brocolli and a baked potato.
And even after that I still get a snack and an energizing tea drink. I cannot imagine being hungry enough to need to add my 1 - 2 servings of free veggie snacks but its there if I need it.
To drink... water (0).
Calorie count so far: 632
Your blog makes me smile and laugh. Nicely written. :-)
ReplyDeleteGetting the Shaklee 180 delivered is kind of like Christmas morning ..or getting flowers delivered, isn't it? LOVE that feeling!
I have some helpful tips for you, if I may.. (Let the chiming begin!)
Try to limit your coffee in the morning and see if you can get by without it..and drink the tea instead? It can be served hot or cold and it's very tasty.
I wouldn't suggest doing the tea after 6 p.m. It tends to aid in energy levels, which may not be desired unless you want to clean your house at 11 p.m.
(BTW: It's not 'jittery energy, just nice energy)
The plan is to have a smoothee for breakfast (as you did) and then alternate between a smoothee and a bar for lunch.
So one day, smoothee-smoothee, the next day smoothee-bar.
You can add all kinds of fun stuff to the smoothees. Peanut butter, fruit, cinnamon, pure flavor extracts, greens (great for people who are used to juicing) etc.
AND...for Coffee lovers, there is a Cafe Latte option, so you actually have 4 flavors in which to choose.
One of my favorites is to add 1 scoop of Chocolate + 1 scoop of Cafe Latte to Organic Vanilla Almond Milk to make a Mocha Latte.
It's extremely tasty!
You can switch out the low fat milk for vanilla/almond, soy or rice milk, whichever you prefer. Also, I love my smoothee without ice, my hubby loves his ice cold.
You'll soon discover the best combo that will make your taste buds smile (and crave) the smoothees.
Hope this helps.
Woo hoo - I seem to be doing it right, right off the bat then.
ReplyDeleteAh... see now I didn't know about the alternating bar/smoothie for lunch thing. Thank you. I would have totally messed that up tomorrow - as I really liked the meal in a bar.