Hi Claire. Welcome. Good job with breakfast.

I actually find it comforting to have the same thing for breakfast almost every day (I do vary it on weekends.) If you are worried about it, you could experiment with adding different things to your basic shake. I like berries in mine.

If other types of non dairy milks are available where you live, you might want to try one of them. If you are not entering or past menopause, you might want to not eat so much soy. I like almond milk, or almond coconut milk.
Allison

: Hello everyone,

: I'm brand new to this and a bit
: nervous about posting but I read a
: lot of other threads and seeing
: the really helpful replies to
: other posts has encouraged me :-)

: I started step 1 about a week ago and
: am still getting to grips with
: breakfast. I have made absolutely
: no other changes to my diet and
: exercise and am actually *really*
: proud of myself for this as I am
: terrible for wanting instant
: results.

: I struggle with protein in general as
: I don't especially enjoy protein
: foods (I've been veggie since I
: was 14) and also with breakfast as
: in common with most people here I
: just don't feel hungry in the
: morning. So the best I can manage
: at the moment is a protein shake
: (25g soy protein powder, 250 mls
: soya milk and a tablespoon of
: chocolate or vanilla soy desert)
: and a small bowl of wholegrain
: brown rice, millet and corn
: porridge (about half a cup).

: So far so good :-) I have loads more
: energy throughout the day and
: unlike when I tried Atkins and was
: drinking just the shake I actually
: feel very contented after
: my breakfast. But my question is:
: Is it ok to eat the same thing
: every day or should I be trying to
: add in some different foods? I
: have a mild intoleronace to
: lactose and a severe intolerance
: to gluten which makes
: experimenting with new foods a bit
: tricky!

: Any thoughts appreciated!
: Claire