I've done my 6 weeks of 'taking it easy and just maintaining' while I was grieving and on the road so much. The 6 weeks ends today, so I'm going back to a solid phase 2. I'm below my original goal and happy with how I look and feel, but still overweight according to the charts. I'm happy enough on phase 2 so I'm going to stay faithful to the plan and see what happens.

B: cheese sticks, v8
S: yogurt, with blueberries and Ezekiel 4:9 cereal
L: grilled chicken, cukes & tomato, steamed summer squash
S: almonds or pistachios and iced tea
D: roasted chicken, broccoli salad, bean salad (and whole grain bread for DH, not sure if I'll have a slice or not)
And a milky beverage in the evening

Exercising when it's hot and humid is a challenge for me, but I walked early, did some yardwork and I'm off to work in my classroom for a few hours. I'm hoping to talk DH into kayaking this evening, but if not I guess I'll crank up the fan and hit the wii fit for a while this evening.

Phase II

B: 2 boiled eggs, V8
S: RF cheese stick
L: Huge salad with deli turkey, black beans, tall skinny hazelnut latte
S: FF Greek yogurt with blackberries (my new love!)
D: Grilled chicken breast, roast tomatoes, zucchini, peppers
S: Almond butter

B- Turkey club roll ups w/ lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, turkey & bacon
S- Chesse string
L- Green Beans, Yogurt with grapes
D- Chicken Breast topped with salsa, black beans and red/yellow peppers, a side of broccoli and a glass of milk
S- Pudding cup

My mom took me shopping tonight to buy me a few outfits for my up coming bday... I was a little dissappointed I didn't drop a size. (I doubted I would have, but I was hoping.)

Phase I

B: yogurt

S: peanut butter

L: mashed fauxtatoes & one boiled egg

D: turkey, onion, 2 stalks celery & 1 tbsp. mayo; 1 Decadent Brownie; a little bit of kidney beans

S: yogurt

phase 1
hey ladies, i'm new to the site and also to the south beach diet. i joined because in the book it says it's always good to have some support and accountability and since i've bailed on everything other diet, i thought it was a good plan. so here i am. i've been in phase one for the past three days and it's going well. i just find that i have a hard time getting enough veggies in. does anyone have any suggestions for veggies on the go? i'd really appreciate it. also, i've been seeing that a lot of people are eating the burgers without the bun, is this ok for phase one? if it is, i'm game cause i wait tables at a strictly burger joint and it's been extremely hard not eating a thing while i'm there for six hours.

I'm in Phase 2. I'm going to break it down by meal number instead of breakfast/lunch/dinner b/c I'm a nightshift person and would just confuse everybody.

1st meal - Fried brown rice and chicken stir fry (made w/ SB teriyaki sauce).
Snack - 1 wedge of laughing cow cheese and 8 triscuits
2nd meal - Bowl of reduced sodium chicken noodle soup (skipping the noodle part, however)
Snack - Sugar free popsicle

I know I should be eating a 3rd meal, but I just now got used to eating 2 meals and 2 snacks...working on the 3rd meal soon, I promise.

When I get off work (in less than an hour) I will be heading to the gym to walk a mile or so on the treadmill and then see if I can bump up my devil machine time to 7 minutes plus cooldown.

to both CaliforniaMelanie and kirby28oconnell!

CaliforniaMelanie, from the menu you posted, it looks like you're not getting enough veggies, and your calories are way too low for the day, too. Make sure you're getting at least 4 1/2 cups of veggies each day, and try to get your calories up to at least 1200 in order to keep a balanced, healthy diet.

kirby28oconnell, here are a few ideas for veggies-on-the-go -
a big veggie filled salad
raw veggies w/hummus
lean, lowfat deli luncheon meat or cheese wrapped around a celery stick
cherry tomatoes & string cheese
celery stuffed with peanut butter or Laughing Cow cheese

You are allowed to enjoy a burger without the bun on Phase 1, but the burger should be made with lean ground beef or turkey, and no fillers. But you can top it with a big slice of tomato and onion and wrap it in lettuce leaves.

Phase 1.5
B: hard boiled egg, 4 finn crisp with 2 rf laughing cow wedges
S: nf greek yogurt w/2 tbsp. flax seeds
L: turkey and cheese roll ups
S: rf cheese stick, 15 almonds
D: chicken and broccoli stir fry

Phase 1:
B: Greek yogurt with cinnamon, almonds, splenda, and coffee
L: Lettuce roll ups with turkey, low fat cheese, cucumbers, and tomato with a dab of rf olive oil mayo, cottage cheese, water
D: Pork tenderloin stuffed with artichoke and spinach and a little ricotta cheese, green beans, cherry tomatoes.
S: Milk and my new favorite pb, sf Popsicle, lots of water

Phase 2

b - two eggs and a slice of bacon
l - soup with lots of veggies and parmesan cheese
s - yogurt with blueberries
s - hamburger with wholewheat bun, tomato, lettuce and avocado, some mayo
s - almonds

Thank you, cottagebythesea!

Phase 2

B: breakfast smoothie - hemp powder, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, peaches & a little maple agave
S: banana (I was stuck on a conference call and it was quiet )
L: White beans, zucchini, veggie pepperoni & a little sf sauce
S: veggies & hummus or laughing cow
D: bean burgers, sauteed collards
S: mock coffee cake with fresh berries

exercise - 60m walk

I hit the 25 pound mark today, ladies! a lot more to go, but i'm so super motivated.

P 2

B: pre-workout smoothie with: 1/2 banana, 1/2 orange, 3 strawberries, almond milk
S: 1/2 banana, 5 triscuits
L: thai chicken lettuce wraps (4 oz. chicken breast, thai peanut sauce: 1 T. natural peanut butter, dash of hot sauce, dash of rice vinegar and dash of soy sauce) cucumber and carrot sticks
S: pre-workout snack of apple
D: vegetarian (lentil and brown rice) "meat"balls with 1 cup whole wheat pasta and sauce made with homegrown tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers and onions.

and water! water! water!

Phase 1.5
B - 2 eggs and 3 slices turkey bacon
S - 15 walnuts
L - Steak and steamed green beans
S - 100 calorie cheese pack
D - ?? I forgot to lay something out Have to check the freezer...some sort of meat and veggies
De- SF popsicle

Earlier post was yesterday....here is today:

B: 1 egg scrambled with 3 cherry tomatoes, 2 slices turkey bacon, coffee
S: String cheese
L: Bun-less turkey burger with tomato, lettuce, and avocado
S: SBD protein breakfast cheesecake--I got the recipe from this site and tweaked it a little bit. SO GOOD!
D: Salad of some sort--family in town and they picked red robin for dinner, which doesn't seem to offer many SBD options. So we will see, or I will eat when we get home