Almost put 2010 in the title... Welcome to 2011 everyone!
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It's time for a new week of talking On-Plan! This is the place for South Beach meal plan and food support, encouragement and questions.
Anyone, from any phase (1, 1.5, 2, 3, etc.) can post, and those who are new to 3FC are especially encouraged to do so!
This thread is for questions, sharing advice and strategies, and encouraging each other to stay on plan. It is not for chatting about daily life unrelated to this topic. Members have indicated that they would like to have chatting remain in the Daily Thread, so any posts that are off topic or chatty will be moved by the mods to the Daily.
People in different phases of South Beach post here so it will help everyone if you indicate what phase you're in when you post. Thanks!
While you may certainly find, from time to time, the need to ask for help after going off plan, remember that this thread is about staying on plan. When you share details of off plan foods you've eaten, it can upset, tempt, and otherwise frustrate other members, so please keep these details to a minimum.
So, share with us: How are you staying on plan this week?
Here's my rough plan for the next 3 days. I'll edit it with what I actually ate as I go!
Jan 3 (P1, D3)
Wt: 176 - 3lb loss... definitely water weight but still nice to see!
Workout: Couch to 5k week 3 (30 mins)
B: Break-free with tomatoes & cheddar. Turkey patty. Low-sodium V8.
Sn: Missed
L: Broccoli soup with bean salad
Sn: 2 celery stalks with hummus
S: Pine nut and parmesan crusted turkey scallopini (inspired by South Beach Turkey Parmesan) with spaghetti squash "alfredo" and broccolini. Click for a pic -- excuse the poor iphone quality!
Sn: Popsicle
Vitamin? ✓
Omega-3s? ✓
Jan 4 (P1, D4) – Back to work today
Wt: 178
Workout: 30 minutes Arc trainer & 25 minutes elliptical while watching The Biggest Loser
B: Almond energy blast shake
Sn: V8 & Babybel light
L: Leftover taco bake on romaine with a blob of salsa and a splotch of l/f sour cream
Sn: 2 celery stalks with hummus
S: Ham with red chard and leftover squash alfredo
Sn: Ricotta creme -- finally ate this thing! It was good!
Vitamin? ✓
Omega-3s? ✓
Jan 5 (P1, D5)
Wt: 176.8
Workout: Skipped for today. Will go on Friday.
B: Almond energy blast shake with fiber added
Sn: Babybel & V8
L: Leftover chicken, spinach and zucchini casserole and some sop
Sn: Turkey, bean, and veg soup
S: Salmon with mock macaroni and green beans. And then a piece of leftover ff ham with mustard sauce.
Sn:
Vitamin?
Omega-3s? Not today.
Looks like I'll have to plan for the rest of the week today and do some shopping!
Last edited by shelflife; 01-05-2011 at 08:58 PM.
Reason: Editing as I go!
2011 already! Leaving tomorrow to go home, so ready for it. Next year I'll know that 3 weeks is just too long.
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1: whole wheat toast, almond butter, greek yogurt with a handful of blueberries
2: veggie saute
3: skinny hazelnut latte
4: going to a bbq restaurant with the family - after a look at the menu, i think i'll have a greek salad
b - oatmeal with almond milk
l - lentil soup and lf cheese
s - yogurt with berries
s - leftover chicken, snap peas and a salad
s - teaspoon of peanut butter
Starting Phase 1 again and tracking Points Plus:
B: 1 cup lf kefir, 2 hb eggs w/1tbsp. lf mayo, lettuce leaves, cup of v8
S: 1/2 cup chick peas roasted in 1 tbsp oil
L: lean roast beef with roasted veggies
S: 12 almonds
D: ground turkey stir fry with veggies
S: low fat hot dog with more veggies
Points for the day: 31
30 minutes on the bike, 10 minutes pilates core workout
B: cinnamon omelette, coffee with skim
S: red pepper strips and cukes
L: moroccan tagine
S: cheese stick
D: pork tenderloin, cabbage, I dunno what else yet....made with roasted sweet potatoes and onions, and limas
S: cashews
exercise: trail run!
B: Egg casserole with low fat cheese and bit of crumbled bacon
S: Cheese Stick
L: Cheese Stick, piece of peanut butter bread, small slice of summer sausage
S2: ??
D: 10 Bean Soup
S: No sugar jello?
Breakfast: 2 hb eggs
S: lf string cheese
L: cottage cheese, lettuce, sauerkraut, tomato paste (not all together!!! Random mix of food I know!)
S: natural peanut butter and celery
D: chicken curry
S: not sure yet, but I am only at 900 calories, so need to have something else to bring it up
Phase 1:
B: FF Cottage cheese with cherry tomatoes, coffee
S: Crazy busy morning, so I missed my snack, but I did have another cup of coffee
L: Turkey and LF cheese wrapped in lettuce leaves, butternut squash soup, cucumbers with hummus (which was supposed to be my morning snack)
S: cheese stick before workout, protein drink after my workout
D: grilled chicken, salad with spinach, bell pepper, tomato, cucumbers, lettuce and a little bit of oil and vinegar.
Workout: warm-up on the treadmill, 75 minute total body conditioning (it was AWESOME but I think I may be sore tomorrow)
Tomorrow will be my first day in P1 at work...which means stress and emotions. I have my lunch packed perfectly as well as snack and an "emergency" stash for my desk.
I only on day 3 of P1 and so far it has been at home and very manageable. My only downfall is too much peanut butter. I know that is weakness and I have to watch it!!! But I am ready to face the real world.
I'm fighting temptation tonight, that's why I'm here! I am delaying by writing, and maybe when I'm done I'll be able to actually say NO MORE FOOD THIS EVENING. Right now the best I can say is . . . write for a little while first and see how you feel after that.
OK, I lost 5 pounds before the holidays and actually enjoyed the process. Then I went off SB when I went to visit my parents for 12 days, although I didn't go crazy with sweets or anything. Now I don't want to even weigh myself until I have a week back on plan.
Today is Day 1 of Phase 1, and it wasn't quite perfect.
B: 2 eggs w/spinach, coffee
S: coffee
S: mozzarella stick, small V8
L: large salad (lots of veggies, vinaigrette, garbanzo beans, salami, chicken), Greek Yogurt with two chopped prunes for sweetener (yes, that's cheating because it is fruit on Phase 1), about 8 raw pecans
S: another mozzarella stick
D: one and a half andouille sausages (with lots of peppers, onions, grated carrots and celery sauteed in chicken broth), Greek yogurt with about a half teaspoon of lemon curd for sweetener (Cheating again with fruit! Small, yet still cheating.)
S: a handful of salted peanuts
OK, tomorrow can be a little better. I already made the salad I can take for lunch. Now that I wrote this I think I can be satisfied with a cup of peppermint tea and no more food for today.