My apologies for the delay in responding, I had a busy weekend with lots of family-related stuff to do.

First of all, please keep in mind that the menu on this page is a sample menu only. I have lots of sample menus to give women an idea of how to get started. However, what matters more is to take a look at the overall plans I have on this site: 1200 Calorie Diet Plan and 1500 Calorie Diet Plan.

These plans are provided to guide you in choosing the foods you are familiar with and can purchase where you live. If you are spanish then you want to take a look at how you can adapt the foods from your culture so that you have a healthy balance of lean meat, whole grain carbohydrates, dairy or dairy alternatives, fruits, and vegetables. Healthy food is always important but what you must do first for weight loss is learn about calories! Learn as much as you can about the calories in the food you eat now. Then think about how you can change the food to be a bit healthier with fewer calories or eat smaller portions or both.

What kinds of food do you like best? What is your country of origin? I am American but I grew up in Bolivia. (I wish my spanish were better but it’s been a long time since I’ve used it on a daily basis!) I’ve been to Argentina, Peru, Mexico, and Guatemala. So I may have some sense of the food you might like if your family is originally from Latin America. Or do you come from Spain?

Tell me a bit more and I can try to help you.

Lori