Ive done Extra Easy for the last 36 weeks and have had a weight loss every week so far. I must admit i more or less weighed my starchy carbs from day one and i think this is the key to it. I would look on the back of packets have what that would consider a normal serving and have no more than that. I will give you afew examples of what i currently have and the weight of what i have (not just starchy carbs):
Basmati Rice - 30-50g per serving (if you get a 50ml scoop this filled with basmati rice and leveled off is 50g)
Pasta - 30-50g
Potatoes - 220-350g
Sweet Potatoes - 250-400g
Mushy peas i just buy the smallist can they do (in Aldi they are like 8p a tin) and have the whole tin.
Baked beans i would have half a tin but use the other half the next day.
Kidney beans i normally make a chilli once a week and use a whole tin in that and split it into 4-5 containers.
Fat free natural yogurt - i would use 3-5 Tbsp at a time
Fat free cottage cheese - about 150g
Eggs - no more than 3 a day and i would take the yolk out of one of them
If you struggle with the "once the container/tin is open i eat the lot" try and buy the smallest containers/tins that you can.
Meat wise i usually dont weigh but use this as a rough guide line
Extra lean mince - 100-200g per serving (dependant on whether im having a chilli (100-125g) or burgers (200g) i roughly split a whole pack when i buy them for burgers or use 500g pack for chilli con carne's
Chicken - i only eat chicken breast and have 1-1 1/2 breasts
Turkey - i only eat turkey breast and have 120-200g i buy them in packs of that size
Salmon - 100-150g i always cook with the skin on then take it off before i eat it, i buy these when they are on offer for half price at morrisons in packs of 2's that weigh between 250-350g (with the skin on)
Bacon - 4-8 rashers (8 if its weight watchers medallions) i only have bacon about once every other week
Turkey bacon - 6 rashers, i only have these on the odd occasion
Probably doesnt seem like much of a selection there but i can make endless meals out of the above. I mostly cook more than one meals worth at a time and either store in a container in the fridge or freezer.
