Day 2

Sunday, December 30:

Breakfast:
Yogurt & Fruit- 3 blocks
1 oz lean Canadian bacon
1/2 cup blueberries
1 tbl slivered almonds
1 cup plain lowfat yogurt

Lunch:
Tuna Salad- 3 blocks

3 oz albacore tuna

1/4 cup celery

1 tbl olive oil & vinegar

2 lettuce leaves

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1/2 canteloupe

1/2 cup blueberries

Snack:

1 snack size Zone Bar

1 pear

Dinner:

Flounder w/ Green Beans

vegetable spray

4.5 oz flounder filet

2 tbl yellow onion

sprinkling of Parmesean cheese

ground pepper

lemon juice

1.5 cup green beans

1 tbl slivered almonds

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1 cup pineaple- dessert

Snack:

4 oz red wine

1 oz string cheese

Day 2 is complete and I have not at all planned for the rest of the week. I am wondering how this is going to work for me. I'm used to cooking all my foods for the week on Sunday and then I may cook again on Wednesday or Thursday night depending on how much time I have. The way that the Zone has been going it seems like I have to cook each meal one at a time. I know that it's difficult because I'm following a meal plan from this One Week on the Zone book. It's making it harder than it should be.

I'm still confused about how to create my own Zone meals. How many blocks can I use?? How do I make cookable meals?? Anyone have any advice about how they have created their food?

Tomorrow I will be cheating for dinner and my second snack. I know that I'm supposed to stay strict for my first two weeks, but it is New Years. I just don't have willpower that strong!!

Day 1 on the Zone

Breakfast:
Fruit Salad (3 blocks)
3/4 cup low-fat cottage chees
1 cup fresh pineapple
1/3 cup canned mandarin oranges
3 macadamia nuts crushed

Lunch:
Chef's Salad (3 blocks)
1 cup lettuce & spinach
1/4 cup canned black beans
1/2 cup mushrooms chopped
1/2 cup celery chopped
1 tbl olive oil (think I put in too much)
2 tbl vinegar
1.5 oz deli sliced turkey
1.5 oz deli sliced ham
1 oz swiss cheese

Snack: (1 block)
1 Greens + Bar
1 apple

Dinner:
Ginger Chicken (3 blocks)
1 tsp olive oil
3 oz chicken breast
2 cups broccoli
1.5 cups snowpeas
3/4 cup onions
1 tsp fresh ginger

1/2 cup grapes

Snack: (1 block)
3 macadamia nuts
1 cup of 1% milk

It's incredible how much vegetables I am eating. It's actually difficult to finish my 3 block meals because of the amount of vegetables. I don't know if my first snack was actually on the zone though.. I decided to take my car to the mechanic and got stuck at Whole Foods.. I'm still not familiar with what foods equal one block, so I had to make a guess.. I know that the Greens + Bar is high in good carbs, protein & good fats. It's also an all natural bar, but it has a lot of figs in it, so it may be too sweet to actually work on the Zone. Next time I'll plan for such situations. Maybe having snacks handy to eat if I get into a pinch. Again I repeat one of my favorite mantras.. "A failure to plan is a plan to fail."