Hi, Today is day 6 for me being "in the zone" and I just ordered 2 weeks worth of the zone fast meals. I am supposed to eat 12 blocks. Will the packages tell me how many blocks each meal is? Will it include a "meal plan" of sort, so I know what to eat, and when? Thanks for your time.

yes i have also the same q? here....any one have the answer

Hello,

Each Zone product is balanced P-C-F. You can determine the blocks by looking at the grams of protein on the nutritional label. Every 7 grams of protein equals 1 P block. So, for example, a Zone roll has 14 grams of protein so is 2 blocks P-C-F.

Hope this helps!

Laurie

All of the products out of the package are 2 blocks, excluding the Pasta * Pizza, they're 4 blocks. When you get your package you will get a list called Grocery List, that will be your "bible". Let us know how you progress.

OKay ZoneFast (1-2-3) folks, I know it is early; but I need to save up now to be able afford it. I have my annual business trip to Las Vegas, NV eom February for our IBM Pulse conference. I usually request a refrigerator, but it is not guaranteed. We get a per diem for each day; however, for the 4 days (out of 8) that I'll be there of the actual conference, breakfast and lunch is provided, so only per diem allotment those 4 days is for dinner. And the provided breakfasts are usually continental (i.e. white flour high Glycemic Carbs!). So I get no per diem for Breakfast and Lunch, only dinner for 4 of the 8 days And for dinners - the only walking distance restaurants, are either high end too expensive, or fast food.
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I usually get a refrigerator by request, and with another "health-minded" co-worker, we share a cab and go to the local grocery store. This has worked well in the past, and can usually get most of the per diem to cover the grocery shopping. BUT, for this year, I am thinking that ZoneFast 1-2-3 foods, at least for part of the time, might be even better to try. Eventually, I would get the food costs covered by "working"the per diem - but I would need to order the ZoneFast 1-2-3 foods prior to leaving for the trip. (In Las Vegas, they charge for everything! They are the only place I found that actually charges for putting a small refrigerator in the room.)
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But which ZoneFast 1-2-3 foods? I am asking, esp. from those that might have traveled and used ZoneFast 1-2-3 foods, as to which work out the best (Stephen?). Nothing that requires prep like Pizza's, and I can not take a chance on refrigerated items, and I do not care for anything too sweet. So, given that, what would be good ZoneFast 1-2-3 items to order in early February to bring with me in my checked baggage?
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I will still probably go to the grocery store as well.

Thank you Laurie and Tech Support. I've lost 4 lbs so far and feel great, but i'm finding myself dreading each meal now because of the large amounts of veggies I have to consume. yesterday for lunch I ate one whole cucumber, and one whole tomatoe, 3 oz ground hamburger meat, one string cheese, a smidgen of peanut butter for my fat, and half a cup of black berries. I had to force it in. Anyway, I want to try out the zone meals so maybe I won't have to eat quite so much. Just when I think I have this diet figured out.. I read something that gets me more confused. I have a printed out list of protein, carbs, and fat.. all favorable. I thought it didn't matter which ones you choose.. as long as you choose 3 blocks.. or one block depending on which meal it is. I read somewhere yesterday, that you dont want to pick high density foods with other high density foods. Ahhh.. I love the way I feel on this.. so I'm assuming i'm in the zone. I do get tired around 8 at night but that's because I do so much during the day I think... I also work out for an hour every day, minumum- excluding sundays. A little about myself.. no health problems.. I gained 20 lbs in 2 years after coming back to the u.s. and all its junk food, I'm a military wife and we were stationed in Germany. I currently weigh 133 and am 5'2. I don't necessarily want to get back down to 110's.. as I want to gain muscle.. Just starting p90x for that. Here's a question.. I see ya'll push zones version of fish oil.. what's so great about it compared to cheaper brands? do I really need it, if I have no health problems? Thank you for ya'lls help. I have no idea how long its going to take my zone meals... I picked the cheapest shipping.. can anyone tell me how fast you got yours? I don't think I can take much more of eating such plain food. Oh.. have one more question. What is the law on condiments.. i found ketchup and barbecue sauce.. but what about mustard? I need SOMETHING to make my meats not so bland. I'm not a big meat or veggie eater so this is an adjustment. I've stuck to it for 7 days so far.. and I've been drinking a gallon of water a day.. another big adjustment as I hate water lol. My body is thinking me for it though. Thanks again

Hi Rebecca,

If you have cooked vegetables, especially if you add some tomato sauce in, you're going to have more carbs with not as much volume (check out the Zone Food Blocks under Tools -> Quick Start Guide tab for details). Depending on the nutritional information on the label, approx 1/2 C tomato sauce = 1C as well. For example, if you cook up 2 C zucchini with 1/2 C tomato sauce and sauteed onions, you'd have 2C right there. For dessert, you could have 1/2 C applesauce for your 3rd C block.

The Zone 1-2-3 foods are a great way to get your C blocks in without having to eat as much. For example, my favorite lunch is a Zone multi-grain roll with 1 wedge of Laughing Cow light cheese. No veggies at all, and it's a balanced 2 1/2 block meal. I miss my veggies though, so I have a small salad on the side.

You'll get more detailed feedback on the fish oil from other experts, but the Zone fish oil has all its batches IFOS tested, assuring highest quality. Since we take it so regularly, I don't want to take a chance of any impurities or toxins that may be in untested batches. So, for me, I play it safe and stick with the Zone brand.

Since mustard has no P/C/F, I don't count it (in moderation).

Laurie

John, going back to your question, you probably remember that I tried the Zone 1-2-3 back in February. 

Most of the products require refrigeration, according to the package, the exception being the granola and perhaps the bagel chips (they advertize that it might be a good idea to keep these in the car, so I would assume that they require no refrigeration). 

That being said, I think that the products are prone to early mold if not refrigerated, but that they are not going to spoil if left out for a time without refrigeration.  You could perhaps just pack a cooler with them, if you are concerned about keeping them chilled for some time.  However, if you are going to transport outside of refrigeration, I don't think it will be a huge concern.  Probably a question that can be answered on the 800 line, if no one else responds to you here.  If you want to take my word for it, I just spoke with a representative as I was changing one of my autoships, and he said that it can actually sit out for a few days without refrigeration. 

If you are considering pasta, then you could cook that ahead of time, then bring it along. 

Rebecca, I agree with Laurie, most of the time cooking will help reduce the meal size.  I just enjoyed my 3 block lunch, I had 1 cup cooked spaghetti squash with some black beans and my recipe for Cincinnati style chili (which contains 1 block of carb per serving).  I would say that it filled up about 1.5 cups in volume, which is a comfortable serving. 

Hey John,

You've helped me so many time with articles and introducing Swanson Vitamins to me indirectly, that I really owe you some details and gameplan on what really has worked for me.

I was in Manhattan last week and had great success with a very basic diet that consisted only of the following four ZoneFast items:

Cinnamon Rolls
Onion Bagel
Heath Bar Cookies
Peanut Butter Granola

Each of those is a 2 block set and each is ok for up to a week without a fridge. At the end of my week in NY, I did have one Cinnamon roll start to mold, but that was after 8 days of sitting in a cabinet in a showroom.

The good news is that virtually anywhere in Las Vegas, you should have access to either an apple, an orange, or some plain yogurt. In Manhattan, I had a store around the corner from my hotel that I went to each day to buy cups of Chobani Greek yogurt which I ate each morning with my granola. When I first arrived, I bought some raw almonds from the same deli and that took care of my fats.

What I'd suggest you do is time a delivery of the above foods, they each come in groups of 5, to coinside with the week you depart and refrigerate the Cinnamon Roll & bagel before leaving, and try to eat those at the beginning of your trip.

The cookies are the PERFECT 2 block snack and you'll enjoy eating them. They'll hold you full for 2-3 hours, which is normal for a 2 block snack.

Lunch for me was usually another Yogurt and a Bagel or Cinnamon Roll.

Dinner I always ordered room service and got grilled chicken and veggies, in a light sauce (Marsala in my case) and I had no issues from that at all. Easy to eat plate when it comes plated like that.

Otherwise I wish you success in your trip. I have found these to pack along with me well. The Bagel chips tend to crush if you pack them along and things like flatbread, rolls and sandwhich bread aren't really prepare ready to eat food, unlike the bagel or cinnamon rolls which were edible at room temp. They're softer in the microwave for 15 seconds, but at room temp, they were just fine for me.

Good luck!

John, just to add more to what Steven said, he mentioned the cookies.  Well, I know you have said you are more on the carb sensitive side, and so I just wanted to share that the cookies were the worst as far as controlling my appetite (as I am fairly carb sensitive, too). 

I had a cinnamon roll once, and I was actually surprised that it worked as well as it did (although it advertized that it would last me 4-6 hours and only lasted 3 hours, but it is only the equivalent of a 2 block serving anyway, so I figured 3 hours was good). 

The other products that I tried were the bagels, bread, and sandwich rolls.  I actually did pretty well taking the sandwich rolls to Subway with me.  I just ordered a mini-sub (the kids meal) and then transferred the sandwich fixings into my own roll.  I think it definitely helped me to have additional protein with those products, thus making them into a 3-block meal.  The kids meals come with sides, and I would choose the pre-packaged apple slices and a milk (though didn't consume them with the meal; instead, I saved them for later).   And I got to keep the cool lunch bag that came with the meal-LOL!

Hi Rebecca There are significant reasons to consider purchasing Fish Oil and adding between 2.5g and 5g per day of quality EPA/DHA to your health plan, for life. If you want to research and reasons, my best suggestion is you read the Anti-Inflammation Zone by Dr. Sears. Summarizing, the Fish Oil is the 15 second way to be zoned, as it helps reduce inflammation, sudden cardiac death risk, blood lipid levels, cancer, altimerz and even things like ADHA. DHA works to improve mental function while EPA improves your body hormonally and reduces inflammation. You can get lots of fascinating detail from reading Dr. Sears books, or even search some of these topics online and on his website. There was a video I saw once online which was a 30 minute talk by Dr. Sears on all of the myriad of health benefits that fish oil produces. Not the least of which is its ability to help achieve satiety through the reduction of the hunger causing hormones in your body, as EPA bonds to the same structure in your brain, effectively eliminating late night cravings/munchies (my former downfall).

As for why to purchase expensive FO, well, safety really. Fish live in the sea which is polluted globally with Mercury, Dioxins and things like PBDE's. All of these impurities show up in fish oil because they're fat solubable and also bio-cummulative, meaning smaller life forms eat it first then fish, then you, and over time, the amounts increase in your body making you less healthy and later potentially causing cancer, etc. Pharm grade fish oil is IFOS certified usually and highly refined, with between 60-80% DHA/EPA content. The extra, unneeded fats are purified out, making them more managable and reducing burps, etc.

There are many good reliable sources of Fish Oil online that you can find from the IFOS website: http://www.ifosprogram.com/IFOS/default.aspx

I personally take OmaPure which is an alternative to the OmegaRX sold here. I buy 5 bottles at a time at a cost of $21.95 for a bottle of 120 caps. 4 caps per day would give you 2.5g of the EPA/DHA prescribed by Dr. Sears. I take 9, but I was really Obese with a BMI of 35 when I started. Because I take so much, I buy more at a time. one bottle will cost $29.95 plus $5 shipping. It'll also last you a month, so about $1/day. There are other alternatives, such as Omega RX, which is a great product too, but carries a brand/trust premium some people value. There is a long list of makers, each of which you can investigate to find the right supplier, here: http://www.ifosprogram.com/IFOS/Con...eport.aspx

Whatever you ultimately end up choosing, hopefully it works for your budget and your body. The low cost, Costco types of Fish Oil are less pure, have alot of unneeded fats that may be contaminated and may cause fishy burps (who wants that!) and ultimately, hopefully you find that the FO component of your diet helps you as much as the diet itself.
good luck!

Thank you! I will definatley look into it more

You want to see the results of the batch of Fish Oil you are actually ingesting. The IFOS website is where you can check the batch of OmegaRx you actually received. That is what you want to check because a comapany can post only their some of their batches and then you wouldn't know what you are ingesting.