Thanks Sue

Today's breakfast was delicious. I had a 4-eggwhite omelet cooked in a tiny bit of olive oil speinkled wit Trader Joe's Flower Pepper (pepper and flower petals in a grinder), a toasted Zone multigrain bagel with a littel butter (still enjoying my freezer stash of Zone food!), and a delicious salad of watermelon and various colored tomatoes (recipe in the Classic Recipe forum).

Hi,
I am posting this to say that, although i haven't weighted myself, I 'feel' it is working. I feel better. My blood analysis say I have no inflammation.
I am sticking to my 12 blocks, always dropping one block of carbs at main meals. Maybe I have to conform myself to my shape, but I feel good again and this couts.

sorry, I do not know why I posted it so many times...

no worries Monia.... all cleaned up.

Nice job, Monia!

I'm finally returning to the zone and signed on to get some motivation. My breakfast today is one of my favorites-- 1/2 C low fat cottage cheese with a sprinkel of stevia, a good dash of cinnamon and a splash of vanilla extract and 1 C fresh blueberries with slivered almonds. When fresh blueberries are not in season, I find the wild organic frozen work very well after a quick defrost. This 2 block breakfast keeps me going for hours.

Welcome aboard!

Sounds like a real tasty and healthy winner, Cherilyn.

Thanks Cran and thanks John.

Egg sandwich with cheese and a kale/onion/pepper/garlic/sesame seed mixture I cooked the night before (and had as a side with steaks) on top and a side of sliced apple with powdered cinnamon and plain 2% cottage cheese. A glass of water and some coffee (with cream and sugar) to drink.

BTW - we are on vacation. (Actually my wife is on vacation as of Friday evening and all summer until late August...)
Great day, today. I made an egg omelette with kale, tomato, bell pepper, and a little cheese, from fresh, pastured chicken eggs.
A little lo-fat bacon.and a large bowl of mixed berries.
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Then went strawberry and cherry picking.
Watched NASCAR.
Then took the two dogs on a 1 hour hike in the woods.
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A good day.

I find it hard to eat breakfast. I get up in morn and drink 1 cup of 1% milk and take my supplements, then in an hour or two I will have maybe 1 apple and a couple light string cheese... works for me.

I have been a traditional breakfast eater all of my life. This week, though, I thought I would experiment and see what happens if I eat later, and "break the fast" later rather than right away in the morning.

I tried it, and found that my entire afternoon seemed more fulfulling and sustaining.

It is called an intermittent fast (IF) and certainly one type of fast advocated now and then.
Marks Daily Apple has some posts on it.
I do it once or twice a week, now.
16/8 or 14/10 = Fasting for 16 or 14 hours from last Zone snack until first meal/snack.
then eating (Zone or Paleo or Paleo Zone) within the 8 or 10 hour window.

Small plain Greek Oikos yogurt ( 12 P, 5 Carbs) added a little potion of blueberries and a small portion of Fiber1 ( the classic Fiber1)...
And it's the best 1.5 blocks breakfast!!!!!!!

My wife and I have been eating this smoothie for breakfast for 3 or 4 *years* now with little exception. It is delicious, quick, easy and keeps you in the Zone until Lunchtime!

Choco-berry smoothie! (Serves two 4-block breakfast meals):

2 Cups Vanilla Soy Milk* (or plain) (2C, 2P, 2F)
1/3 cup Greek Yogurt (Trader Joe's house brand) (2P, 1C)
1.5 scoops Protein powder** (4P)
3 heaping TBSP Baking cocoa (1C)
1 Cup washed, quartered fresh strawberries (1C)
1 Cup frozen strawberries (1C)
1 cup frozen mixed berries (1C)
Stevia to taste
1/3 cup Almonds (4F)


In a blender, combine all ingredients.
Blend until smooth.
Serve with almonds for extra fat.

* May substitute Dairy Milk
** Use your own favorite. Just make sure you get 4P.

I had my special allergy-friendly home made diet drink! :-)
I am not too sure whether it is in the Zone, perhaps somebody could tell me (not very good at the zone yet!) Would be really greatful for advice.

Hannah's chocolate diet drink:
Make the powder in the blender, add Oatmeal, rye oatmeal, flaxseed, phyllium (just fiber), plain cocoa powder, stevia, a pinch of salt
Save the powder in a jar.
To make the shake, blend the powder with rice or oat milk in the blender. It tastes a bit better with the rice milk.

Hannah

It would be helpful to have the amount of these items. Are you measuring or just going by eye?

Thanks for the quick response!
Yes, I was just going by eye - but I can give you the rough measurements (don't know Imperial, so it is in metric I am afraid...)

This makes about 5 portions or so:

2 dl oatmeal (alternatively 1 dl oatmeal and 1 dl rye flakes)
1/2 dl flaxseed
1/2 dl phyllium
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
4 tablespoons Stevia (this is the type that is made to look like real sugar, not the super concentrated powder).
a pinch of salt

Blend it all in the blender into dry powder
then, to make the shake, use rice milk or oat milk and blend or shake with 3 tablespoons of the powder.

One tbsp of peanut butter
1/4 cup of chobani yogurt
1/2 cup of raspberries
2 egg whites with tomatoes and spinach

I take more protein foods and fresh fruits in my breakfast.
Protein foods are more suitable for the breakfast to get energy for whole day.
My breakfast include milk, yogurt, apple, fresh fruit juice, eggs, cheese and bread.

Cedric, good choices, just watch the bread, as it is an unfavorable carb.

Do you use Zone protein powder? Or something different?

I use Zone protein powder. It's the best one I've found. Nice texture, (not gritty or chalky, mixes easily, tastes great. I had it for breakfast today in a smoothie together with yogurt, frozen cherries, frozen mixed berries, vanilla flavoring, cinnamon, turmeric and olive oil.