Thank you so much for the encouragement . Appreciate advice .

Hi Nancy, Hang in there. It’s a game changer once you get the hang of it. You do need to log everything you eat, but you should be able to save your favorites so that you don’t have to find them over and over. Contact your coach and ask for help. She’ll surely help you get the hang of it. You could even get on a video chat with her on Zoom or Facetime probably. They want you to succeed so they will definitely help you. I try to eat 95-100 grams of protein each day. I know that seems like a lot. But as we age we need more protein if we’re going to build muscle. So coupled with your weight training, that protein will help you build muscle. And muscle burns fat. I strongly urge you to contact your coach in whatever way you currently communicate with her. Let her know you’re struggling and arrange for a one on one meeting. You can do this!

I am 70 having so much trouble figuring out my macros per meal . Was hard for you at first ? I have almost decided to do smoothies might be easier to figure ?
I know silly but have cried twice from frustration not understanding how to meal plan .
You have to look up and write everything down right ?
It seems like way too much protein also .

Yes, James eats what I fix for me. He’s always been pretty easy to cook for though. He does get bigger portions sometimes. But really I get to eat a pretty good bit of food on FWTFL. The recipes they provide are very filling and substantial. And of course I don’t always follow their meal plan. By now I have found ways of preparing some of our favorites in healthier ways. For instance, we eat a lot of turkey taco salads, chopped Cobb salads (with BACON!), salmon and veggies, shrimp stir fry, and turkey chili. I make baked sweet potatoes for me and baked Irish potatoes for him simply because he doesn’t like the former.