And I fucking HATE green beans.
So I promised and update and I kinda got lazy and stopped taking pictures of my food around day 4.
The things that stick most in my mind right now are:
Fucking beans. SO MANY FUCKING GREEN BEANS. But I am eating them anyway. Todays lunch was a beef satay and it was delicious. Completely disguised the taste of those stupid arsed vegetables that constituted half of the damn veggie content. A shit tonne of pepper deals with the little bastards in other meals.
Still madly in love with the tortilla stack for dinner. Having one tonight. ALL THE NOMS. I loved the chicken enchilada too, even more when I took off the olives and replaced it with grated cheese. Heh. The indian options are delicious, and surprisingly for me I ADORED the savoury beef rissoles with mash.
Anything with turkey tastes like arse. Well not ARSE specifically, but I am avoiding anything with turkey. Which includes the turkey ciabatta roll (blerg, I took 2 bites and threw it in the bin under my desk, where it sat mocking me until it was time to go home) and the roast turkey dinner. Just. Say. No.
meh.
Boo is LOVING the chicken schnitzel and parma. MPS is loving everything cause he doesn’t have to drive thru for it.
Boo loves himself a good ol’ schnitty sanga. With cheese and Peri Peri sauce of course.
Not enjoying the fruit options, so leaving it out most of the time or replacing it with my own fruit selections. I will admit that I am a fucking picky bitch when it comes to fruit and I don’t like red apples. I have bought some extra fruit cups and the apples, oranges and kiwi are going into the fruit bowl for MPS and Boo.
I wish there was an option to buy the snacks separately. I am SO not into dried fruit and that seems to be the option on so many days and would like to have the opportunity to swap it with the banana bread/cookies/corn chips and salsa/muesli bars or something instead.
I am eating things I never would normally eat. Like plum jam and fucking beans and apple cake and almonds with cut up (pink lady) apples. I don’t even know who I am anymore. Eating cake like normal biatches…
I AM SHITTING LIKE A DEMON. What is this fresh hell? I am a (TMI ALERT) every other day kinda girl and now with all this added fucking fibre and nutrition and shit I am, well shitting. A LOT. Or probably normally for someone whose diet doesn’t consist of skinny lattes and hot salty fries. Whatever.
Can’t eat all of the food. I have to plan my day around eating which kinda defeats the purpose of doing this. Every day there is a cereal and toast. Usually followed by fruit or yogurt. MPS has been making the toast while I slap my face on and I have the fruit/fruit cup or yogurt usually around tea time at work. The cereal is too much effort and so gets left. We are on the 1500 plan because of my aforementioned pickiness and then MPS gets to eat the shit I leave behind so I reckon technically I am on 1000/1200 and he is on 1800.
Adding my own salad. As my delivery is on a Wednesday and we have weekends off, by Monday the fresh items are pretty limited. So I have been chucking in some salad leaves or baby spinach with the lunches.
I am totally missing the three C’s. Cheese, chocolate and chips. OMG. See this?
There are like 5 choc chips in there. And I sucked those bastards sloooooooowly.
Some random food pics I found on my phone:
OMG yum. Just like a bought one.
I don’t know how they did it, must be something to do with that weird paper thing underneath, but this pizza was MICROWAVED and came out crispy on the bottom and fucking delicious. My mouth is watering just remembering it.
One of the mini meals. We bought a selection for those nights where we didn’t feel like much or had been out for lunch and wanted something light on our ‘days off’. They will be handy for the Christmas period. You can just make out the fork underneath for scale.
I found this very filling. MPS went looking for more food.
I am still kicking myself over this one. I was REALLY busy this day and didn’t get a chance to have lunch until after school pickup. Boo wandered in as I was making this and I, stupidly, offered him half thinking it wouldn’t be that good.
It was freaking delicious and Boo was circling me like a damn vulture after he ate his in one bite. It could have had something to do with the cheese that I added instead of the beetroot that had leaked all over my bag.
Mmmmmm, cheeeeeeeeese.
…..
We are still having to go shopping for Boo, and obviously for food on our days ‘off’, and some days I think I don’t feel like whatever is planned until I actually eat it and then I am all good.
A couple of nights we have been hungry after dinner and had some icecream or a fruit salad or twisties, but we are not doing this for weight loss (although we both could do with losing a couple of people kilos) but to get us into the habit of eating and to stop the fights over who is going to organise/cook/pick up dinner.
An added benefit is Boo is loving ‘cooking dinner’ for us and he brings me my meal, on a Christmas plate, huge smile on his face to where I am wearing a perfect replica of my arse into the couch.
I wonder if I can claim all this as an educational expense? Apparently there is an entire TAFE course for self help/independent living devoted to this shit. I could teach him how to use the washing machine and declare it homeschooling.
Right now I am thinking we will keep going until Christmas and then re-evaluate. I can’t see us wanting hot microwaved meals on sweltering summer nights, so I was even thinking perhaps dropping it back to breakfast and lunch but upping to the 1800 calorie plan. That way we can eat the lunchy things for dinner and spread the other stuff throughout the day and supplement with fruit and icypoles and watermelon margaritas.
Any questions?

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Glad someone else doesn’t get the turkey dishes – I thought they were awful. Loved the mexican and most of the indian dinners.
Great idea to up to the 1500 plan and only get breakfast and lunch – may have to try that one day.
So good to hear that it is working for you – that is what it’s about – making life simpler and easier for everyone.
Have a great day !
Me
Maybe cause it is processed, like a lunch meat? I am cooking a fucking HUGE turkey tomorrow for late Aussie Thanksgiving so I shall get my fix then!
Life is too short for processed meat.
The Indian dishes look fab. I just love your reviews, especially the part about shitting. Lite and Easy should be paying you shitloads for these reviews. Just saying.
they totally should.
Especially since I know of SEVEN PEOPLE that have started it cause of little ol’ sweary me.
The dried fruits are very high in nutrition and fibre, that’s why there is so much of them included.
*ahem* shitting everyday is going to help a lot with cleaning accumulated waste and you will eventually lose weight even though that is not your main goal.
I’m glad you’re liking a lot of the foods and sticking with this, you’ll be thankful too, when you start to feel better for being less stressed.
Yeah, but they are also high in sugar. And so damn sweet!
God I miss cheese.
And, yeah, evenings are so easy now. If I want to/can cook I will, otherwise it is covered!
Fascinating, lol..
Thanks for all the sharing.
🙂
Interesting stuff. Thanks for the update Kelley – I now have a massive craving for Chicken Tikka Masala. Good luck with it all. xx
If only they could do a Palak Paneer. *drools*
OMG! The shitting thing! I totally forgot about that. You are not alone, it happened to me.
I am CONVINCED that they put something in the food to make you do that. It happened to me and I was like “DA FUCK?! WHERE DOES ALL THIS POO COME FROM!?”
Didn’t happen before and hasn’t happened since, regardless of how many prunes and dates and bloody Metamucil I consume.
Damn woman, why didn’t you warn a bitch?
Oh the noises my guts have been making…
If you continue, your gut will adjust and the noises should calm down and eventually cease.
You never fail to crack me up. NEVER! xx
I miss you.
This is really useful, since my Dad died my Mum has just stopped cooking and we have been talking about Lite and Easy, if she goes ahead with it, it would just be for the evening meals – I will tell her to stay away from the turkey.
No probs! This is why I am doing it, so people know it is an unbiased view.
I haven’t been overly fond of some of the pasta dishes (however the spag bol isn’t bad with some fresh parmesan) but I am not a big pasta eater anyway.
Hit me up if you or your mum have any questions. x
Christmas plate!!!! I bought a cute one from Vinnies today for 50c and thought of you 🙂
Oh I am ALL ABOUT the Christmas plates. This current dinner setting I have had for about 10 years and it is on its way out. It KILLS ME that I may have to replace it.
But it seems everyone is getting on the christmas dinner set bandwagon and I am seeing them everywhere now!
I know exactly what you mean about ALL.THE.FOOD.
When I first started getting healthy I was given a healthy eating plan. And there wee 6 meals a day. Maybe 7 depending what time you got up. And so much fucking food!
The whole idea for it is your body can recognise it is getting good food and often so it starts using the good food and also burning fat instead of storing it later because of starvation mode and when you only eat a meal or two a day your body goes HOLY FUCK THIS BITCH AINT NEVER GON FEED ME I’M GON PACK IT ALL ON HER ARSE AND MAYBE ONE DAY EAT IT BUT PROBABLY NOT.
That’s what my body said anyway.
mine too probably.
It is so weird, all my life I have never really felt hungry during the day. Now I am waking up hungry! SHENANIGANS! I have to get up earlier now to fucking eat!
I take it you don’t like veggies or Fruit Kelley??? oh well they are good for ya.I love how Boo is making dinner for you and it is making him and you happy .love that x
I don’t like green beans, raw tomato or red apples.
That hardly constitutes ‘don’t like veggies or fruit’ does it?
Nope it’s only 3 things i can count more than 3 fruits or veggies i don’t like Pawpaw,Peas and Egglplant,sorry you took my comment the wrong way x
Nope it’s only 3 things i can count more than 3 fruits or veggies i don’t like Pawpaw,Peas and Eggplant,sorry you took my comment the wrong way x
The only green beans worth eating are the ones you grow yourself. Pick, steam, eat within 10 minutes, if they are young and small enough just pick and eat right there in the garden. The taste is MILES away from the stuff you get in the supermarket.
Oh yes, I mostly eat green beans raw while I’m fossicking in the veg garden *love*, not many make it into the kitchen, not so keen on cooked ones anyway.
“There are like 5 choc chips in there. And I sucked those bastards sloooooooowly.”
AhahHAHhAHhaH!
I came back here specifically for an update and have been distracted by Christmas and grossness! But I found it at last!
I am so freakin happy to read this. I get my first delivery on Wednesday. I’m just getting lunches and dinners, didn’t bother with breakfast as I am strictly a toast and coffee girl for breakfast no matter what. Gotta have that coffee (sometimes I go to bed dreaming about my first coffee of the day!). I am hoping that by combining this with the half-arsed attempts I’ve been making at exercise will help me shed the pregnancy weight. We’ll see. Fingers crossed!
This is sooo funny!!
Im on day 1, im sitting as my desk thinking about what i can have for dinner already! I want to shed 10 kgs! But the hunger pains, how long does that last!
The mini pizza just didn’t cut it for lunch.
Im doing 5 day lunch & dinner options.
And hiking with my dogs for 50 minutes weekdays.
Im a coffee and toast girl too, its all anout portion control ive gathered.
I took a pic of myself last night in my victoria secret underwear, everytime i feel like going to the office fridge for a snack ive been looking at that photo & lets just say my ass isnt suited to those lovely knickers atm so im glad i took those shots, its keeping me away from the fridge.
Love reading these blogs,
Cheers
Kristy
OMG how good was that pizza though?
Are you eating EVERYTHING? Cause I couldn’t get through it some days. But then again I was shocking, not eating during the day and then bingeing at night.
Admittedly I was all what the fuck at the size of a lunch roll but you adapt really quickly. We had to stop cause my daughter moved back home and we couldn’t afford it for 4 people, I really really REALLY miss it.
I never got used to the shitting though. OMG.
Anyone else had an issue with extra flatulence? I’m farting like a Mo fo… A smelly smelly Mo fo…
it’s probably those fucking green beans 😉
Your post on Lite N Easy gave me a good laugh! I have just started it again after about a year off it and I know exactly what you mean. Love Lite N Easy, but lets face it, no system is perfect.
Anyway, thank you for putting a grin on my face today – very funny and entertaining as well as insightful post.
I totally agree with you regarding shitting and green beans!! There seems to be green beans in every bloody dish I like!! And I fucking hate green beans!!! Have been on it for 2 1/2 weeks now, and pretty much basing my lunch orders around the snacks that they provide! I’m not a fan of the cakes and cookies, so they go in the bin and I have a piece of fruit instead!! I agree with you that some of the dishes are bloody lovely!! But I miss potato chips like a bitch!!! Good luck to you!
This is hilarious, I wanted an honest review and I’m happy i clicked on this one.
Thank you lady 🙂
Their food is terrific and scrumptious, and so healthy… Convenient, easy, straight to your door. Im not a big fruit fan so I give it away or feed it to my backyard birds. They have a huge range to pick from. I have no complaints, Im too lazy to cook that healthy and yummy so I buy it from them… Unsure about all of the bad reviews??
Very funny ladies,loved it,I started lite n easy today so I can not comment on the food yet but I will watch out for the turkey
Damn near fell off my seat reading this one !!
Cheers for the chuckles 🙂
I have lost 5 kilos in 2 weeks on Lite n Easy, so pretty chuffed! Although I do find the cakes quite disappointing and tasteless, and they are getting some of my selections wrong 😐 The butter chicken and meat lasagne are amazing! And I like the crumbed fish with a bit of mayo. Mmmmmm
Very funny had a good laugh. Just gone back on lite n easy hoping to loose some wait again but have some questions. Can u have a latte as do not no how much milk you can have,and if you only have lunches and dinners is that your 1500 cal or just some of them. But I love the food but not the nuts and dried fruit
I like the meals but I wish they did not have beans and carrots all the time I like peas broccoli and cauliflower bur I am sick of the ans and arrots in neally everthing hope you take note as I throw them out
The Macaroni Cheese bake is my favorite. I had to laugh about the green beans, yes they even have them with the lasagna. BUT the absolute worst is their website. I order something and 10 minutes late it pops up – like 5 times, because I thought it wasn’t working, so ordered it again. When I get to the end of this painful process, it told me the site had timed out and the whole thing went down the drain.
I will be cooking this week.
Shonah
Hello, glad I found your website, will make sure I stay away from the turkey. Son, daughter and gd want to put me on lite and easy (with me paying of course) – $181 a week! Sheeze thatsa lotta money. Son tells me “they” have discussed and “they” all think I should go on lite and easy. Today is four days after Christmas, I turn 65 in less than a fortnight, have been recently with diabetes 2 and am not looking forward to the future food. Dinners alright, but three meals a day? I know I have to lose weight am very overweight, at the thought of having to be on this total food diet plan I can’t stop thinking of food.
Sandra.
I found this because I searched for ‘Lite N Easy, why so many fucking green beans!’ Ugh. The meals are generally fine, but the limited vegetable choice is doing my head in. Why not some broccoli or cauliflower or squash or peas or anything but GREEN BEANS and CARROTS. I like carrots, but I’m so over them.
I’m glad I’m not the only person suffering with this green bean nightmare.