How do you decide your veggie portion size in P2?

catjrow3 · 05-14-2011, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dreamchaser

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Add up your meat, fruit, melba/grissini for the entire day and take the balance of calories left and divide them between 2 veges for the day.

Dreamchaser · 05-14-2011, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by catjrow3

Add up your meat, fruit, melba/grissini for the entire day and take the balance of calories left and divide them between 2 veges for the day.

Thank you Cathy.

shelbyla · 05-14-2011, 09:24 AM

I don't eat the melba/grissini and I find that 1 portion of 100g (3.5oz) of veggies and one portion of 200g (7oz) of veggies keeps me right around 500 cals. If you eat the melba/grissini, I have heard to keep it to 2 portions of 100g. YMMV

Dreamchaser · 05-14-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by shelbyla

I don't eat the melba/grissini and I find that 1 portion of 100g (3.5oz) of veggies and one portion of 200g (7oz) of veggies keeps me right around 500 cals. If you eat the melba/grissini, I have heard to keep it to 2 portions of 100g. YMMV

Hey Shelby, just want to make sure, did you mean to say 100 g (3.5oz) of meat instead of veggies with the first part?

catkin · 05-14-2011, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dreamchaser

Hey Shelby, just want to make sure, did you mean to say 100 g (3.5oz) of meat instead of veggies with the first part?

I think she means she does two separate portions of veggies, one is 100g and one is 200g. One for each daily meal. She doesn't eat the grissini so she adds a little more quantity to her veggie portions.

Shelby?

LilacBruze · 05-14-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by shelbyla

I don't eat the melba/grissini and I find that 1 portion of 100g (3.5oz) of veggies and one portion of 200g (7oz) of veggies keeps me right around 500 cals. If you eat the melba/grissini, I have heard to keep it to 2 portions of 100g. YMMV

I am adopting this and doing away with the melba toast. I just made beef and cabbage with 200g of cabbage and this was a very filling and satisfying dish.

Dreamchaser · 05-14-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by catkin

I think she means she does two separate portions of veggies, one is 100g and one is 200g. One for each daily meal. She doesn't eat the grissini so she adds a little more quantity to her veggie portions.

Shelby?

I was thinking maybe she meant that too.

But would it not better to portion out the veggies equally between lunch and dinner, 150g at each meal or does it not make that much difference?

catkin · 05-14-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreamchaser

I was thinking maybe she meant that too.

But would it not better to portion out the veggies equally between lunch and dinner, 150g at each meal or does it not make that much difference?

You certainly could!

Maybe she prefers a little more food at one meal or another. She'll pop in.

LilacBruze · 05-14-2011, 01:20 PM

That's what I was thinking. I know I typically am more hungry for dinner than lunch, so this 100/200 thing sounded ideal.

shelbyla · 05-14-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by catkin

You certainly could!

Maybe she prefers a little more food at one meal or another. She'll pop in.

Yes it's 3.5oz of protein plus 100g of veggies at lunch and 3.5oz of protein and 200g of veggies at dinner. I don't split them up because I usually have raw veggies at lunch, i.e. lettuce or spinach (and 150g is a LOT of raw lettuce!) and cooked veggies for dinner (200g cabbage, endive, etc.).

Dreamchaser · 05-14-2011, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by shelbyla

Yes it's 3.5oz of protein plus 100g of veggies at lunch and 3.5oz of protein and 200g of veggies at dinner. I don't split them up because I usually have raw veggies at lunch, i.e. lettuce or spinach (and 150g is a LOT of raw lettuce!) and cooked veggies for dinner (200g cabbage, endive, etc.).

OK, gotcha

Dreamchaser · 05-14-2011, 07:28 PM

Dreamchaser · 05-15-2011, 09:16 AM

Zbunny · 05-15-2011, 09:21 AM

I don't know if there's much to add to the excellent advice you've already been given by Shelby, Cathy, Catkin, etc. For me, I have been using ****** to add up my calories from coffee w/milk, lunch, and dinner protein, and from there decide how to add in my veg + fruit. I haven't used it every day b/c I eat a lot of the same things. I think Shelby's approach is actually the easiest. I definitely haven't had a problem going over calories -- I usually need more veg at night to make up the deficit.

TwinMama · 05-15-2011, 09:23 AM

ZBunny - I LOVE your avatar!

Yes, I would totally do as Shelby recommended.

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shelbyla Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,673 Gallery: shelbyla Stats: 210/141/140 WOE: hhCG, rx hCG Start Date: rx hCG R5 start 08/11/12	I don't eat the melba/grissini and I find that 1 portion of 100g (3.5oz) of veggies and one portion of 200g (7oz) of veggies keeps me right around 500 cals. If you eat the melba/grissini, I have heard to keep it to 2 portions of 100g. YMMV

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LilacBruze Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,595 Gallery: LilacBruze Stats: 290/172.6/160 WOE: hHCG Simeons Protocol	That's what I was thinking. I know I typically am more hungry for dinner than lunch, so this 100/200 thing sounded ideal.

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