Yay to all you superstars

Good morning to you all. I have been here in the past but fell off the wagon in a serious way. Can kick yourself after all the hard work involved in weight loss. I am the heaviest ever and am so ready to not be obese. Choosing clothes to wear , feeling so out of shape, swollen ankles, just some of the reasons I am again dragging out my SB book and emptying the cupboards of the things I cant have in the house. I have made bad choices till now but will begin the process to healthy soon. Linda

just finishing up day 1 for me.. went to the grocery store today and revamped my fridge so pretty optimistic at this point menzy - i live in wisconsin too, are you working out at all in this frigid weather? haha

I am getting married in 1 year, so I have to shed at least 30 lbs. My family and friends do not know yet, you all are the first to know. I just started the diet last week and I am happy with the results. My clothes fit much better now. So far, I lost ~ 4.5 lbs.

My BF is also on the diet, he lost 6 lbs at the end of WK 1. I'm a little jealous.

I am asian, so I incorporate a lot of asian influence in my meals. I started making yolkess egg drop soup and seaweed soup. Each serving of those is less than 30 cal, but very filling. I have deligent with portion size and haven't cheated once. The first week was touch because of multiple celebrations my grandma's B-day, boyfriend's b-day and my parent's anniversary.

The first few days were tough, my BF and I would txt each other how hungry we are. We commented that we were not full or satisfied - just "sufficiently nourished". Which means we fighting the urge to grab a piece of roll. But after day 5, the cravings went away.

I want to be a skinny ***** at my wedding, hopefully forever.


Average daily calorie intake: 900

Week 1: Lost 4.5 lbs

1/12/2009
breakfast: 2 whole eggs, no yolk
lunch: grilled chicken, summer squash
snack: tea, almonds and tea
dinner: broiled salmon and green beans

1/13/2009
breakfast: breakfast quiche and lean ham
lunch: salad, whole egg and yogurt
snack: tea, Jello, almonds and tea
snack 2: baby bell cheese and mini quiche
dinner: tilapia, tomatoes, broccoli and green beans, seaweed soup

1/14/2009
breakfast: breakfast quiche
snack 1:almonds, tea and baby bell cheese
lunch: salad, whole egg and grilled chicken
snack: tea and cheese
dinner: grilled pork chop, bell peppers and chickpeas, small salad

1/15/2009
breakfast: breakfast quiche and 1 lean ham
lunch: grilled pork chop, bell peppers and chickpeas, salad
snack 1: almonds, tea and baby bell cheese
dinner: broiled perch with summer squash and peppers, soup

1/16/2009breakfast: 1 lean ham
lunch: 3 beef kabobs
snack: tea, 2 lean ham slices
snack 2: beef kabob and chicken satay
dinner: 3 beef kabobs and seaweed soup

1/17/2009
breakfast: chicken satay
lunch: 1 tbs hummus and salad
snack: tea, jello, beef kabob, 2 hard boiled eggs (no yoke)
exercise: walk 3 hours
dinner: 1 cheese (1/2 serving), 5 carbfree meatballs (party)

1/18/2009
breakfast: chicken satay
snack: tea, lean ham (1/2 serving)
restaurant: Japanese shabu-shabu (party)
snack 2: chicken satay

Week 2

1/19/2009
breakfast: 3 whole eggs, no yolk
snack: tea, nuts
lunch: grilled pork 3 oz and steamed green beans with almond slivers
snack 2: seaweed salad
dinner: 2 grilled pork 3 oz, canneli beans and collard greens

1/20/2009
breakfast: chicken satay
snack 1: tea, nuts
lunch: grilled pork 3 oz and steamed green beans with almond slivers
snack 2: tea, Jello
Dinner: chicken satay, steamed green beans with almond slivers (1/2 serving), baked bell pepper stuffed with fat free ricotta and spinach (1/2 serving)

beezip and redflatshoe!

redfatshoe, some of your menus look a little light on veggies, so make sure you're eating at least 4 1/2 cups every day. And including more beans and diary will help you stay full and satisfied, too. Also, you may enjoy a third snack at the end of the day. Most of us save our dessert for this, and you'll find many ideas in our recipe boards, or you can have SF jello or a NSA fudgesicle, or one of the ricotta cream desserts. Your calories are way too low, you should be eating at least 1200 to 1500 calories to properly fuel your body and boost your metabolism. You will still lose weight, and your body will be getting the nutrients it needs to speed you along on your weightloss journey.

Congrats on the loss! Your calories are low, as cottage said. And the veggies totally need to go up a notch -- 4.5 cups+ a day.

Totally use the recipe forum. Great ideas there and yummy ones too. Welcome!!!

I'm starting P1 again tomorrow. I've planned my menu up to Monday (that always helps me a lot, knowing in advance what I'll be eating).
Looking forward to feeling healthy again !

i technically only have 2 days left on P1 but i may wait and start on Monday cuz i did have one bad day so i think i need the extra couple of days....

7.6 lbs down as of this morning...

Yea, Joni!

So I am easing my way into Phase 2 (I consider it "Phase 2 Beta," in a really dorky way). Enjoyed my first apple this afternoon as a snack, with some laughing cow light as a protein accompaniment. All of a sudden my stomach feels really icky! The funny thing is that I'm sure it's all in my head. I've willed myself to be scared of apples, oy...

6 lbs down on phase 1

Thanks for the welcome. Last weekend was tough, I attended 4 parties. Not a whole lot of veggies at those parties. I only limited myself to the lean meats and diet sprite.

Ok so it's P1 Day 1. This is about my third reboot of P1, but that's over a period of about 4 years, so it's like a fresh start. My carb cravings have been really bad lately and I knew I'd gained a fair amount in the past month or two...soooo..I got weighed this morning and I am the heaviest I've ever been. Gained a further 20 pounds since I first did SBD. So I'm feeling highly motivated right now.

I've had a complicated history with SBD, but I've also had more success with this WOE than any other, and I've tried them all. Last time I was going great but some personal issues arose and I dealt with them by eating - which solves nothing. And needless to say, it wasn't salad I chose to eat!!
Anyhow - this is a brand new start for me, and I'm ready for the challenge !

Hope everyone is doing well today!

Artemis -- glad you are back. Good luck and let us know what we can do to help!

I'm not sure why, but when I weighed in this morning, I weighed exactly the same as last week. I was so disappointed. I haven't cheated at all.
I bought the new book so I guess I'll sit down and read that to see if there is anything I can do different. I still think I might be eating too much food. Oh well, on to week 4.

I have 3 more days to go until PH1 is over. PH 1 WK2 weight loss was not as drastic as WK 1, but I am still happy with the results. I am planning to add some light weight lifting and cardio in PH 2.

I can't wait to have fruit!