Hi everyone! I finally get a chance to come here again. It's been a while. I am still the "new one" to this board. To answer Pam's question: Yes, I have...
Dear MB participants, there is an error in the translation. Sour Crème should be QUARK 20%. You can find Quark at the cheese shelfs in big supermarkets. We...
Hi, my name is Zee, I'm 28 and from Norway. I currently live in Austria and was first introduced to MB by my doctor since I have very high cholesterol. My...
Hello everyone! My name is Cindy and I have been in the Metabolic Balance program for a while now. I lost 46 lbs. and still can't believe I finally dropped my ...
Hi All, When you are in phase 3 and 4 you can introduce other food items to your plan. This webpage helps you to check the Glycemic Load of food items:...
Hope everyone is well, just thought a quick update on my progress todate, a couple of things to note - commencing weight - 121.6 Kilos or 267 lbs - weight...
Hi everyone: I'm back from vacation, and only gained a couple of pounds in 3 weeks. I stayed basically on the diet, but did indulge in a few meals out and a ...
Hi to all, just started program yesterday. A little daunting at first i mean 250g of food for a strapping lad like myself is hard to belive i wont just end up...
HI guys, Well I am Ursula and I am new to this, just got my results back yesterday and will start on Sunday with my plan. I am actually not here to loose...
I have a question for the group. My diet plan calls for me to eat 2 Wasa Crispbreads at each meal (either hearty rye, light rye, or sourdough). I will be...
Hi everyone. I finally fixed the meatless chili recipe to reflect Pema's advice about doubling the beans if you are using canned beans. Also, does anyone...
Pema: Thanks so much for the information about coffee being a trigger food. I don't drink much coffee and when I do, I have to drink decaf. The caffeine...
Dear All, First many thanks to you Kathie for these great recipes. Here are some useful information's from me, if you don't know already: - Coffee can trigger...
Way to go, Rich! You sound like you are doing well on the Plan. I find that I now enjoy eating like this. My body seems to be just shrinking. I am just on...
Hi all, had an early weigh in this week as I won't get a chance on Saturday - going to watch Arsenal play football. I've been on the diet for nearly 3 weeks...
I actually found a few other tofu recipes that sounded okay. Haven't tried them yet, but it shows that you can find some. They are in the same recipe file. I...
Richard: That's great progress. I have been on the diet a whole month now and I've lost 10 lbs. I have another 5 - 10 lbs. to go. All of my clothes are...
Hi all, encouraging news! I have weighed myself and in just over a week I have lost nearly 10kgs - 22lbs in old money. My waist size has dropped by a 3-4 of...
Hi Kathie, thanks for the recipe - couldn't stick to it rigidly as tomatoes are off the menu for me, but used more veg ( and too much chilli to be honest). I'm...
Well, I made a batch of chili today, so I put the recipe in the Files section of the list. I made it different today, so I added my new notes at the bottom of...
Welcome Rich. I am now 3 weeks into the program, and finding it very easy to stay on track - as long as I eat at home or bring my own meals with me when I go...
Hi all, I've just completed my first week on the diet and so far so good. I'm losing weight at a rate of about 1kg per day, which is great because I need to...
Hi Ruth: I am only at day 16 of phase 2, which limits my choices of food and I cannot have oil. However, I have only had 1 occasion where I felt hungry, and...
Dear all, depending of the time in my cycleI end up being hungry after the meals and would like to take more vegetables (bigger amounts) I'm not really into...
To find heavy vegetables for salads try celery, tomatoes, beetroot, broccoli, gem hearts or use a section of iceberg as a vegetable steak, not chopped up....
Dear Kathie, I would use the lemon to give the meals a different flavor. Or maybe for a nice cup of hot tea. I discovered today that frying slim slices of tofu...
Well, that last message from me was actually my first post to the group. I sent it on Friday and it finally showed up on Monday. Yahoo was having a problem...
Dear All, How is your process of integrating the rules and your food list in your life? Do you also feel so much better? It has taken me a little bit to...
Hi Pema & Owen: The MB group that I'm going to in FL is a brand new franchise and they don't have any recipes yet. I'm hoping that you will share some with me...