Neko, I tried that one too and thought it was okay if I picked the meat out seperate from the sauce. There were some really nasty tasting mushrooms in the sauce. =(

today is Friday,I offically start P1 tommorrow.I did really good these last few days,but then my dad brung me a piece of his homemade apple cake just awhile ago.
I had to take a peek & get on the scales(offical weigh in is Sun. morn),down
4 pounds so far!I can't wait to see how many disappear after I follow P1 strictly!
I love it here!Keep me motivated!

Congrats Zoerba! WOOHOO!!!

ANNE: I told someone at work that one of the advantages of SB Phase 1 is I never have gas on it. EVER. Even eating beans and quiches.

Day 5 has come and gone! Yeah!

Where is everyone today?

B - none (slept in and got up at 10!)
S - 30 pistachios
L - lettuce wrap with turkey, ham, cheese, mayo, tomato, avacado, and onion
S - olives
D - grilled halibut with black beans and cheese
DST - jello cup
S - black beans with salsa and cheese (BTW, am I supposed to rinse them out of the can because I haven't been, but they don't have added sugar)

Too many beans today, oops. My tummy was STARVING though!

That was my problem too. Something about the sauce was just funny.


Everyone's out, I guess. It is Friday night. I'm married so I don't get out much anymore.

LOL. I feel the same way. I prefer to just come home, relax, and spend time with DH. I joke around that I'm anti-social. LOL.

Does anyone know if having the toppings off of a pizza would be okay on P1? Like a supreme pizza that had sauce, cheese, pepperoni, onion, sausage, olive, and mushroom?

Question: In the revised Ph 1 thread it states that you can have unlimited cream cheese substitute, dairy free or 2 tbs of low fat cream cheese.

I've seen all of these delicious sounding cream cheese recipes on the board that I am dying to make, but I know a serving will be more than 2tbs. Especially the cheesecakes. Should I even bother?

Just tonight my stomach was starving so I had some more black beans with salsa and cheese...only to read through the food list again and find that I was only supposed to have 1/2 cup of beans today. Oops.

I'm disappointed that the actual South Beach diet book I bought didn't have more detailed information in it about what foods we can eat and serving sizes. Still though, I am very grateful to have found this website with all the awesome tips, recipes, and support!

zoerba, the cheesecake recipe is very rich and makes 16 servings, which comes out to 2 oz.cream cheese/serving. The soup recipe I posted works out the same. If you stick to the serving sizes, it shouldn't be any trouble. Also, in that cheesecake recipe, I have used 3 fat free and 1 lowfat/neufchatel, and it turned out fine. I haven't tried the fat free with the soup yet. The cheesecake is very tempting, which is why I haven't made it in a while. Last time I cut it up and wrapped the slices individually and stuck them in the freezer, to help with the temptation. If you make it, be sure to blend the **** out of the mixture to get it smooth, and I think it's better after it's chilled.
Lela, the pictures are amazing! That's a great way to see the stomach reduction, taking a pic from the side like that. I have camera phobia, so I don't have much in the way of before and after pix.
Neko, have you found any of those meals that are good? I'm not a big fan of frozen dinners.
Jilly, Beliter, murph, SAnativegirl, good morning!

we've got a busy weekend ahead of getting DH ready for his trip, cleaning, groceries, yuck. We planned a date night last night, since DS spent the night at my mom's, and DD was at a friend's sleepover. But she decided to come home at 10:30. She is sad about Daddy leaving. As a matter of fact she ended up snuggling in bed with us. Hope you've got more fun stuff planned this weekend than me!

Zoerbe, nothing antisocial about wanting to spend time at home. Its much cheaper than going out. Especially if you have to throw in the cost a babysitter. And you don't have to worry about hidden fat and sugar in restaurant meals.

I'm a little bit concerned about the lack of portion controlled mentioned in the South Beach Books. You definitely get better information online. If we practiced reasonable portion control in the first place many of us wouldn't be where we are. It's not as if you can eat unlimited beans, olive oil and meat and still lose weight. They do have calories.

Schmoodle Haven't found a decent one yet. I'm generally not into frozen meals either. The meat is usually funny. But there are days when you just don't feel like packing a lunch. But the taste of that last meal will cure me of not wanting to pack lunch for awhile.


Weekend plans? My husband took my son to basketball practice so I have free time til 11:00 a.m. Maybe IO can actually blowdry my hair this morning instead of waiting for it to dry. We're having dinner at a friend's house. It'll be nice to get out for awhile. My son loves to play with their kids. We didn't see them at the holidays so I have to finally get around to wrapping their Christmas presents. Good thing I stocked up on paper in the after Christmas sales, they have 4 kids.

Jilly, is a winter party like a Holiday party but they're too cheap to pay for prime space during December. My husbands boss does that. They had a party last weekend. I asked them what were they celebrating in the middle of January.

Hey choices! I was on South Beach last year too. I lost 25 and only managed to keep 5 of those pounds off for the past year, so we're pretty much in the same situation. I didn't feel like re-doing my ticker, so I just deleted it entirely.

Jillybean, makes more sense than my husband's holiday party. I can see having it in January for those reasons. Casino night sounds like alot of fun. I went to one, did they have the blackjack and craps tables or something else?


Day 5
Brunch - Eggbeaters, FF cheese, broccoli, turkey bacon
Snack - Skim Latte with S/F Vanilla syrup (can you tell I love my lattes)
Lunch - (Red Lobster) Caesar salad no croutons, trout, broccoli
Snack - SF Jello (Have to make up for the Caesar salad at lunch)
Dinner - At friend's house so I have no idea what I'm getting

Thank you CarCar, Schmoodle and Leia =) It's great to be here!!

Day 6 - I love yet hate the weekends because my eating schedule is all out of whack!!

B - 2 eggs fried in pam with 2 peices bacon
S - 2 stalks celery w/ 2 tbs natural peanutbutter
L/D - bit chicken taco salad w/ romaine lettuce, salsa, sour cream, cheese, and olives; diet a&w rootbeer
DST - fudgepop

Tomorrow I am going to the movies but may sneakily bring in a diet soda and string cheese so that I am not so tempted to eat the bad, bad foods!!!