having a hard time eating 500 protein calories

LoveOthers · 06-27-2010, 09:25 AM

I'm in my first week and I'm having a hard time getting to the 500 mark I just have never ate that much meat.

Those who have finished their first week, can you give me a run down of what you ate daily that first week.

Thank you

SonoRoo · 06-27-2010, 09:32 AM

I used Laughing Cow Babybel Lite cheese rounds, limit 2 @ 50 cals each but they are 1/2 fat, 1/2 protein so go light on them. I also used Stoneyfield Organic plain 0% fat yogurt with Truvia as a sweetener (you can add cinnamon or something else for flavor). Just remember that you can't add back a fruit or veggie till week 2. The exception to that rule is pickles, but not a ton. BTW, welcome to the forum! You'll find a ton of useful advice! Read the Week 1 thread, it is a lifesaver!!!

onajourney · 06-27-2010, 10:59 AM

LoveOthers

I understand how you feel, I am currently in week 3.
I am not a big meat eater also. That is a challenge for me.

I do the laughing cow cheese also with limits and boiled eggs but I was told to limit regular eggs to no more than 2-3 eggs per week. I also make egg beaters and egg white omelets with canadian bacon.
I do this for breakfast.

I also got the protein bars and shakes- limited to one of these per day.
Some of these alternatives do help.

In week 2 adding vegetables made it a lot better.

I wish you success! Take it one day at a time.

lins · 06-27-2010, 11:13 AM

Just rememeber that the first week is very hard because you don't have a lot of options but it gets so much easier in the second week. Hang in there!

LoveOthers · 06-27-2010, 12:49 PM

Thank you all

I have one more question, you are allowed 500 calories per day but out of those they must come from protein is that correct?

onajourney · 06-27-2010, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoveOthers

Thank you all

I have one more question, you are allowed 500 calories per day but out of those they must come from protein is that correct?

Yes, 500 calories/day must come from protein.

julesrnc · 06-27-2010, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoveOthers

I'm in my first week and I'm having a hard time getting to the 500 mark I just have never ate that much meat.

Those who have finished there first week, can you give me a run down of what you ate daily that first week.

Thank you

Also, check out the Energy In, Energy Out thread, everyone gives great examples of how to get the protein.

Desert-Rose7 · 06-27-2010, 03:07 PM

Welcome to the group!

Go through the thread below and you will find a lot of good tips, helps, and support for week one.

Welcome Newbies! Helpful info for week 1.

Also take a look through the thread for June:

*.*Jump into June with MWL*.*

And also try the search function :

Search Function

Jo

KadyC · 07-02-2010, 11:16 AM

I didn't find it until the 2nd week, but what helps me is getting low sodium chicken breast (deli sliced) and veggie shreds shredded mozzarella chesse. I roll some cheese up in a slice of chicken breast and dip it in walden farms BBQ sauce. It is yummy! I too have had problems with protein because i don't eat fish....

kady

Mrs. P · 07-04-2010, 03:35 PM

Any help would be great. I am in week 1 day 5 of MWL will not go back to the clinic until Wednesday and not sure if my joints in my hands are going to make it. Any one else have this my hubby thinks it is gout from the 500 calories a day of protein

lins · 07-05-2010, 06:39 AM

you'll be fine, just hang in there. The first week is brutal, but you will start to feel better soon. Drink chicken broth, lots of water including some with electrolytes (like powerade zero). I ate eggs for breakfast, lunch meat for lunch, and chicken/turkey for dinner that first week. I am not a huge meat eatter either, but I just forced myself. By the second when you start eatting the cheese, veggies, almonds, yogurt.... it gets a lot easier.

Nance7 · 07-05-2010, 09:22 AM

Love Others and Mrs. P
You WILL make it. I'm in Week 5 and never thought I'd make it through Week 1. When you see your great results, you will be very motivated AND craving those vegetables you can have in Week 2.

Day 5 of Week 1 was a hard day for me. I felt as if I had the flu, aching and weak. Be sure to drink something like Powerade Zero for the electrolytes.

Here is a rundown of some of the things I ate during Week 1: (I don't each much meat, either and am a sugar addict.)

Eggs with a sprinkle of low-fat cheese, cooked in PAM
Tuna mixed with Miracle Whip Free and a trace of dill relish (no carbs) and seasonings
Chicken, mixed as with the tuna
Salmon sprayed with Salad Spritzer
Cottage cheese with cinnamon and stevia
Dark meat chicken (gives you a few more calories

Whey protein shake with Crystal Light for flavor
Chicken broth, fat-free (really a savior)
Hamburger
Deli turkey with Laughing Cow Babybel cheese
Shrimp, sauteed in Pam with Mrs. Dash
Kroger Carb Master yogurt (some clinics don't allow this the first week, but mine said it was OK, and it's DELICIOUS)
Lean steak

Best of luck. Just tough it out through Week 1. You'll be so glad you did!

Nance

SonoRoo · 07-05-2010, 10:55 AM

Good job Nance! I ate pretty much the same thing daily during the first week because I just didn't feel that creative and because it was "safe".

Mrs. P · 07-05-2010, 12:56 PM

Thank you and will try the chicken broth and poweraid and will let others know after I see the doctor on Wednesday.

06-27-2010, 09:25 AM	#1
LoveOthers Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 4 Gallery: LoveOthers Start Date: June 27, 2010	having a hard time eating 500 protein calories I'm in my first week and I'm having a hard time getting to the 500 mark I just have never ate that much meat. Those who have finished their first week, can you give me a run down of what you ate daily that first week. Thank you

06-27-2010, 09:32 AM	#2
SonoRoo Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 190 Gallery: SonoRoo Stats: 5'1" ~ 187.6/162/115 WOE: Medi Weightloss Start Date: May 20, 2010	I used Laughing Cow Babybel Lite cheese rounds, limit 2 @ 50 cals each but they are 1/2 fat, 1/2 protein so go light on them. I also used Stoneyfield Organic plain 0% fat yogurt with Truvia as a sweetener (you can add cinnamon or something else for flavor). Just remember that you can't add back a fruit or veggie till week 2. The exception to that rule is pickles, but not a ton. BTW, welcome to the forum! You'll find a ton of useful advice! Read the Week 1 thread, it is a lifesaver!!! Last edited by SonoRoo; 06-27-2010 at 09:34 AM..

07-04-2010, 03:35 PM	#10
Mrs. P Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SC Posts: 11 Gallery: Mrs. P Stats: 5'2" 149/139/115 WOE: Medi Weighloss Clinics Start Date: June 30 2010	Day 5 week 1 joints in hands ache Any help would be great. I am in week 1 day 5 of MWL will not go back to the clinic until Wednesday and not sure if my joints in my hands are going to make it. Any one else have this my hubby thinks it is gout from the 500 calories a day of protein

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06-27-2010, 10:59 AM	#3
onajourney Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: OH Posts: 29 Gallery: onajourney Stats: 288.5/252/160-170? WOE: Medi-Weightloss Start Date: 06/10/2010	LoveOthers I understand how you feel, I am currently in week 3. I am not a big meat eater also. That is a challenge for me. I do the laughing cow cheese also with limits and boiled eggs but I was told to limit regular eggs to no more than 2-3 eggs per week. I also make egg beaters and egg white omelets with canadian bacon. I do this for breakfast. I also got the protein bars and shakes- limited to one of these per day. Some of these alternatives do help. In week 2 adding vegetables made it a lot better. I wish you success! Take it one day at a time.

06-27-2010, 11:13 AM	#4
lins Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 606 Gallery: lins WOE: Medi-weightloss Start Date: April 6th 2012	Just rememeber that the first week is very hard because you don't have a lot of options but it gets so much easier in the second week. Hang in there!

06-27-2010, 12:49 PM	#5
LoveOthers Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 4 Gallery: LoveOthers Start Date: June 27, 2010	Thank you all I have one more question, you are allowed 500 calories per day but out of those they must come from protein is that correct?

06-27-2010, 03:07 PM	#8
Desert-Rose7 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,479 Gallery: Desert-Rose7 Stats: 5'11"/262/150/150 WOE: MediWeightLoss Start Date: 12/19/08 in Wellness since 09/03/2009	Welcome to the group! Go through the thread below and you will find a lot of good tips, helps, and support for week one. Welcome Newbies! Helpful info for week 1. Also take a look through the thread for June: .Jump into June with MWL. And also try the search function : Search Function Jo

07-02-2010, 11:16 AM	#9
KadyC Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: FLA Posts: 9 Gallery: KadyC Stats: 215/184/130 WOE: medi Start Date: May 28	I didn't find it until the 2nd week, but what helps me is getting low sodium chicken breast (deli sliced) and veggie shreds shredded mozzarella chesse. I roll some cheese up in a slice of chicken breast and dip it in walden farms BBQ sauce. It is yummy! I too have had problems with protein because i don't eat fish.... kady

07-05-2010, 06:39 AM	#11
lins Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 606 Gallery: lins WOE: Medi-weightloss Start Date: April 6th 2012	you'll be fine, just hang in there. The first week is brutal, but you will start to feel better soon. Drink chicken broth, lots of water including some with electrolytes (like powerade zero). I ate eggs for breakfast, lunch meat for lunch, and chicken/turkey for dinner that first week. I am not a huge meat eatter either, but I just forced myself. By the second when you start eatting the cheese, veggies, almonds, yogurt.... it gets a lot easier.

07-05-2010, 09:22 AM	#12
Nance7 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 148 Gallery: Nance7 Stats: 5'3" 165/125/135 Restart 7/9/12 at 142 WOE: Medi Weight Loss Clinic Start Date: 5/31/2010	Love Others and Mrs. P You WILL make it. I'm in Week 5 and never thought I'd make it through Week 1. When you see your great results, you will be very motivated AND craving those vegetables you can have in Week 2. Day 5 of Week 1 was a hard day for me. I felt as if I had the flu, aching and weak. Be sure to drink something like Powerade Zero for the electrolytes. Here is a rundown of some of the things I ate during Week 1: (I don't each much meat, either and am a sugar addict.) Eggs with a sprinkle of low-fat cheese, cooked in PAM Tuna mixed with Miracle Whip Free and a trace of dill relish (no carbs) and seasonings Chicken, mixed as with the tuna Salmon sprayed with Salad Spritzer Cottage cheese with cinnamon and stevia Dark meat chicken (gives you a few more calories Whey protein shake with Crystal Light for flavor Chicken broth, fat-free (really a savior) Hamburger Deli turkey with Laughing Cow Babybel cheese Shrimp, sauteed in Pam with Mrs. Dash Kroger Carb Master yogurt (some clinics don't allow this the first week, but mine said it was OK, and it's DELICIOUS) Lean steak Best of luck. Just tough it out through Week 1. You'll be so glad you did! Nance

07-05-2010, 10:55 AM	#13
SonoRoo Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 190 Gallery: SonoRoo Stats: 5'1" ~ 187.6/162/115 WOE: Medi Weightloss Start Date: May 20, 2010	Good job Nance! I ate pretty much the same thing daily during the first week because I just didn't feel that creative and because it was "safe".

07-05-2010, 12:56 PM	#14
Mrs. P Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SC Posts: 11 Gallery: Mrs. P Stats: 5'2" 149/139/115 WOE: Medi Weighloss Clinics Start Date: June 30 2010	Thank you and will try the chicken broth and poweraid and will let others know after I see the doctor on Wednesday.