ah so I can blame the big butt and thighs on my italian heritage huh? good to know lol

day 3 today for me... and so far so good... have resisted temptation several times... one issue i'm having though is my dad is doing this with me.. we share a home with him and since my mom got sick and then passed away earlier this year i've been the caretaker... dad is very stubborn and there are things he will not eat even if i mask it.. ricotta cheese and cottage cheese are two things.. so he's not willing to try any of the recipes i'm making with that in it... and he's not eating enough.. he's stuck in the 'diet' mentality that if he's not hungry he's not dieting... so i'm struggling to get through to him to find ways to eat more protien.. finally convinced him that when he has a snack to make sure it has protien as part of it.. meals are not a worry cause i prepare those but he's on his own for snacking and making sure he's not hungry... so it's like a daily montra i have to say to him.. eat if you are hungry... just choose good things to eat...

so today's menu is:

B = mock french toast (omg i was shocked at how good this was), V8 and large glass water

S = peppers with lf cheese

L = lf Turkey and cheese rolls with pepper strips, salad

S = choc & pb shake (sf and lf)

D= grilled pork chops, grean beans, tom& mozz salad, sf jello

S = ? haven't decided yet

new here .... here is my intro from the intro forum :

New to 3fc, looking for support & accountability :
I am restarting SouthBeach and looking for a community to keep me motivated looks like 3fc has everything i am looking for so thought i would post my intro ~ I am Joni (32) mom to 3 and having to get this body healthy before it's too late. I have Poly-cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) so the most effective way for me is doing low-carb- i did SB before but quit I am starting officially tomorrow.

hope to make some friends & support here ~
thanks !!!

Joni

Hi Joni, welcome to the group! We have lots of fun chatting and helping each other. Jump right in!

Hi and welcome all the new people.
Deep dish Sqaush Pizza you must tell me where to find that recipe. I actually have a spag squash upstairs could be tom dinner!

I do not know if I blew it today!!! I worked and pack my lunch which was not as big as I would have liked. After work I had to run to the store and than straight to get m y hair cut. I was starving!!!! I was in a drug store and could not find dairy things so I went to the diet section. I bought an atkins bar. I had no other chose. This seemed to be the best option and I really needed something to hold me over for an hr or more. So I did it and I hope I am alright. I also snuck a frito chip and a tostido chip Just one each. That I did have control over but I just had to have one..or so I thought. So I am disappointed in myself but my attitude is still strong. Honestly I am more concerned about that dumb atkins bar than the chips.. I think the bar would cause more damage than the little chips. I will not sneak again!

My menu this far Break- shake
snack Cheese
lunch-soup,walnuts and red pepper and humus
snack-atkins bar and a chip
dinner Big salad with lots of veggies and chicken maybe some ff feta
snack that great hot coco recipe again.

I have to say today is hard and maybe I am not eating enough of something. Although I thought yesterday I did. oh well keep trudging along.

CindiM I am looking for that recipe I can not find it you may have to give it to me. I will continue looking

Here you go: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153172

Today you learned the hard way that it's really important to plan ahead. Make sure you always have a snack you can eat if you get caught away from home too long. Check out the garbanzo crunchies. I think you will like them when you need something crunchy, salty & filling.

I wonder about your description of sneaking food. I have that problem but I also have an eating disorder history. It's so silly because I do write everything down so the software and I both know what I ate. And there's no hiding it from the scale. I'm working on that one.

That Atkins bar probably had a ton of fat and calories but no sugar so shouldn't cause cravings but might interfere with weight loss. I've never really looked at the ingredients though, just guessing based on other Atkins products I've seen.

Just keep taking the lessons you're learning from these little slip ups and changing what you need to. Oh, and how about some beans in that salad ?

Hi all! New here and so impressed with how helpful everyone is... this is a lot of fun

Anyway, today...

B: 2 eggs scrambled with low-fat taco blend cheese, two slices of canadian bacon
S: Low-fat string cheese
L: Leftover Reuben Chicken from last night (a recipe I kinda threw together... check out the Phase I entree page), big salad with oil & vinegar, SF jello
S: Laughing cow and celery
D: Chicken Pizzaola, asparagus, big salad
S: SF fudgcicle

One question... by the time I get home from work/gym and cook dinner, we typically don't sit down to eat until after 9:00. Will eating this late have any negative impact on weight loss?

Thanks!

Cindi that sounds amazing! have you had this before..I am having this tom night!

I just looked at your weight lose. WOW That is great! How long did this take you and did you do sb for the whle time.. What an inspiration you are.

Do you know if i can use reg tom sauce or do you have another suggestion for that recipe

Swan dive not sure about your ? but maybe have a larger meal at lunch and have your lunch meal at dinner. I have always heard it is not good to go to bed on a full stomach. Maybe eat early and just have your snack at dinner with everyone else Not sure just some thoughts.

djmommy, you may use any tomato sauce that has no more than 3 grams of sugar, or you can even make your own. That recipe is one of my personal favorites, BTW, and I make it often.

Thanks a bunch I am so glad someone has tried it I can not wait. Plus I love veggies on my Pizza so I can not wait to do what I like for once I will look for the tom sauce recipe. Barb

ok went today and restocked my cupboards & fridge so I am set to start tomorrow !! Gotta work 6-2 so that always helps cuz it keeps me busy ~

Day 7-

B- 2 eggs, cheese, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1% LF milk
S- Peanuts, boiled Egg
L- Ham/Turkey, RF cheddar cheese, romaine roll up. broccoli w/ Lite Italian dressing, LF string cheese, SF jello
S- V8
D- Turkey sausage, broccoli, spinach & GP salad with 1 T L Ranch
S- SF fudgsicle

I am only down 3 lbs 1 week into SB. Although I was expecting more, I am happy for the loss that I have seen. Here is to week 2!

Today I have:
BF: 2 poached eggs + grilled milkfish steak
Snack: Squash seeds
Lunch: Grilled gindara steak + side salad
Snack: Smoked cheese
Dinner: Beef stew and steamed zucchini and mushrooms
Dessert: Caramel pudding

Whew. I hope this ok.

Pinay, pudding is not allowed on Phase I.

Hi, Joni, and welcome. Great group of chicks here! You'll enjoy yourself. Getting the cupboards stocked really does help, doesn't it? I did the same today, too!

My day was hectic, but I still managed pretty well. Navigated a meal at a restaurant after a morning of shopping with a friend.

Breakfast: 2 hardboiled eggs, V-8 juice.
Snack: None -- poor planning on my part.
Lunch: Small cup of fish stew made with tomatoes, large salad with chopped tomatoes, smoked salmon, bay shrimp, avocados and a little bit of blue cheese. I asked them to hold all bread products and the bacon.
Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Dinner: Broiled salmon, huge amount of spinach, roasted tomatoes and mushrooms.
Snack: 1 cup SB cocoa, 1 TB peanut butter

Still suffering a wee headache, but mostly better.

I'm thinking ahead to Phase 2, and I have a question: What's the scoop on sourdough bread? Allowed? Not allowed? Discouraged? Sparingly? Never?

Thanks for everyone's help and encouragement!

Rae