First day on officially on The Zone. i chose the Blueberry Cottage Cheese breakfast which said "4 block meal".
3/4 c lowfat cottage cheese
1/2 c plain yogurt
1/3 c unsweetened applesause
1 cup blueberries
4 tsp slivered almonds

Now i sit down to write it on my "Daily Food Journal" sheet. to break it down i get approx. 11 blocks total and i'm lost. where can i get information that i can understand? now i feel like i have eaten 11 blocks instead of 4 and i don't even now what kind of block they are. help please. anyone, thanks

Here's a link to the Food Block Guide: http://drsears.com/ArticlePreview/t...fault.aspx

A 4 block meal contains 4 blocks each of P, C and F (4 blocks of protein + 4 blocks of carbohydrate + 4 blocks of fat).

Heres a quick analysis of your 4 block breakfast.

3/4 cup cottage cheese = 3 P blocks
1/2 c plain yogurt = 1 P block and 1 C block
1/3 c unsweetened applesauce = 1 C block
1 cup blueberries = 2 C blocks
4 tsp slivered almonds = 4 F blocks
total 4 P, 4C, 4F

A tip, it's not necessary to measure or count blocks to successfully follow the Zone Zone At-A-Glance requires no measuring and it works great. Its the method I used to lose 100 pounds. You can read more about it here...http://www.zonediet.com/tools/zone-classic

ok, so does that mean i have 12 blocks of each which is 36 blocks per day? thank you for the extra information i will check into the web site you sent me. thank you and congrats on the 100lbs. have been on the zone since you lost the weight? thanks again

If your daily blick requirement is 12 blocks it means you'd eat 12P, 12 C and 12F daily. Every time you eat you would have some P, C and F. Go to the Bodyfat Calculator I the tools tab on this site to determine your daily block requirement.

Thanks! Yes, I've been following the Zone diet and lifestyle since I lost 100 pounds 18 years ago. My family eats this way too.

that's awesome, thanks again for your help.