2000 calories a day diet with carbs: Got a meal plan to share?

Posted by jp2175 @jp2175, Mar 9 4:33pm

I started the 2000 day diet with carbs. Does anyone have a nice menu plan they would like to share?
Thanks!

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 13 8:11am

Welcome, @jp2175. I expanded the title of the discussion to invite other members to share their meal plan ideas.

To get you started, you might browse Mayo Clinic's
- Healthy Recipes collection https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes
- Weight Management blog https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/weight-management-1/tab/newsfeed/

Here's a good article by Mayo Clinic registered dietitian Tara Schmidt to get started with:
- Getting Started with Meal Planning https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/weight-management-1/newsfeed-post/getting-started-with-meal-planning/

JP, how are you doing with calorie monitoring? What other habits help you stick to your plan?

thisismarilynb | @thisismarilynb | Mar 14 10:16am

In reply to @colleenyoung "Welcome, @jp2175. I expanded the title of the discussion to invite other members to share their..." + (show)

How strange it is to read this article today. I have an appointment this afternoon with a nutrisionist. I have a lot of allergies, including dairy, and cannot eat many foods that are supposed to be good for you. In my case I think my biggest problem is portion control. I will only have one appointment with this person and it is 1-1/2 hours. I hope I can find this post again so I can share what I hopefully will learn about my eating habits.

Laurie, Volunteer Mentor | @roch | Mar 15 6:15am

jp2175 @jp2175
I have to admit, I am bad about food logs and counting calories. But dietitians I have spoked to often say it will lead to success.

I found this website called Crossfit that has a good example of a 2000 calorie diet with links to healthy recipes on "EatingWell" website. There are a lot of ads unfortunately, but this meal plans look good.

-- https://www.crossfithcc.com/7-day-meal-plan-2000-calories-a-day/

-- https://www.eatingwell.com/category/4286/meal-plans/

Interested in any meal plans you have found that are helping?

thisismarilynb | @thisismarilynb | Mar 16 8:26am

Here is my report on my appointment with my nutritionist. First of all I made a list of all the vitamin supplements I take. This turned out to be a good thing because I am taking too much Vitamin D. Too much is as bad as too little. We went over many foods and I told him what I will eat and what I will not eat. In the end he said I was doing well. He did not have a problem with my having a large bowl of barley mushroom soup (home made) for breakfast since I do not eat the usual breakfast items. In fact he told me barley is one of the healthiest grains we could consume. The outcome was that my problem is not what I eat but how much I eat. So that is a problem I need to fix by myself.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 18 12:07pm

In reply to @thisismarilynb "Here is my report on my appointment with my nutritionist. First of all I made a..." + (show)

Thanks for the report back, Marilyn. It sounds like an appointment with a nutritionist was a good "tune-up" to discover what tweaks you can make to both you food intake and vitamin supplements. You are doing great.
PS: I love barley mushroom soup. Today's soup is lentil, which is also yummy.

If you want healthy recipe ideas, you might like to follow this blog on Connect:
- Weight Management Blog https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/weight-management-1/tab/newsfeed/#ch-tab-navigation

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