Quote Originally Posted by GLC1968 View Post
Just in case you were wondering - this is a very paleo-like meal plan.
Oh, I know. Except that pesky tortilla, of course. And the fact that some mornings I do oatmeal instead of the egg. And that sometimes my evening side of protein is tofu. :-) And I could never give up beans and lentils. Or quinoa...

All that said, I find that to be truly successful on WW, I do have to dial back the bread/pasta/rice/grains, etc. and NOT because I think those are bad things to eat. They all have lots of healthful benefits and I would never cut them out entirely. The reason I end up reducing them is because they are calorie dense at a given volume of food. For me, being hungry or not is mostly about the *volume* I put in my stomach. 1 cup of broccoli or a cup of pasta take up the same amount of space, but the broccoli is lower in calories AND packs a greater nutritional punch. So, I pick the broccoli 9 times out of 10.

Quote Originally Posted by GLC1968 View Post
I know it'll add points, but if you are finding yourself hungry - you could increase the fat a little. Particularly on the salads as all the good nutrients in a salad are fat-soluble so you'll absorb much more of them when they are eaten with a little more fat (not a lot...just a little). It REALLY helps with satiety, too...much more, even, than protein does.
That's why I"ve been adding some avocado to my salads periodically. 1/4 is 2 points, which I can spare. And avocados are soooo yummy! I *want* to add a few nuts, but there's no such things as "a few nuts" in my world, so that's a non-starter. In the morings, I sometimes add a chicken sausage (Casual Gourmet Roasted Red Pepper Chicken Sausages, 3 pts each) which so a REALLY good job of adding some protein, and 4-5 grams of fat; totally satisfying and so yummy.