Lunchtime 1/2 cup LF cottage cheese mixed w/ 1/2 cup tuna salad w/ egg (this is my slip up it's made w/ miracle whip and relish-only a little) I'm at work and there is no pepper to season the cc w/ so I used a little of my moms left over tuna to help it out. and a RF mozz. stick. I also refilled my 24 oz water bottle while I was away from my desk. Thanks for seeing me through day 1 guys!
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" In the beginning, there is always darkness"-the childlike empress

For lunch I had 2 pickles, 2 burger patties (no bun obviously), with ketchup and mustard. I've drank 2 - 16 oz glasses of H20 too...so I'm on track. I did skip breakfast (but I'd slept in, so really it was lunch by the time I got going).

My husband had buns and pretzels - and he was very supportive of me not having them (usually he'd say "want some pretzels babe" etc...). So far so good. Going grocery shopping in an hour.

No veggies AND no breakfast!!! Ahem! Pickles are not a veggie by the way! Try to get some low carb ketchup when you shop and don't forget Veggies, dairy and some canned kidney beans or other legumes.

It's great that your DH is being supportive. Give him extra hugs.

Day 4 is going well. No sugar cravings so far today -- woohoo!! I was out of eggs so ended up eating a salad and cheese for breakfast followed by a nice cup of coffee. Lunch was tuna w/hard-boiled eggs, onion, celery and a little RF mayo. I had salad on the side and I also had a cheese stick. I'm defrosting chicken and saw some very interesting recipes on this site so I think I'll try something new tonight!

I have already vowed to make sure dinner was veggie heavy. I got going late and had to bring eggs with me to -MICROWAVE, how gross (ok, it wasn't THAT bad) at the office. I am planning on having chicken w/ veggies and a salad for dinner. OH wait I did bring tomatoes for my 2nd snack today. Hooray, see I did plan sensibly! Yay me.
Caryn it's you and me babe-all the way!!!

"Good night Wesley, I'll most likely kill you in the morning."

See less of you chickadees, bright and early!!! Have a healthy dinner and sweet dreams.

P1D2 is on the horizon.
Caryn-You look like you got a tan today!
Slimmingdown-don't make me pull this car over!!!

Okay, so, Phase 1 is going really really well for me so far, and I feel pretty good about everything. But my dad is driving me a little bit nuts! He's trying to be supportive, but he thinks he knows everything there is to know about dieting since he lost 50 pounds on his own plan (and believe me...it is NOT worth writing home about health-wise). So he keeps insisting that I can have a little bit of pasta, and that green peas are a vegetable so of COURSE they are okay. I've printed out the entire list of Phase 1 foods and have highlighted the parts that are NOT allowed in the hopes that it will keep him quiet about this stuff. I love him dearly, but in this case father does not know best!

Wow, you ladies are doing well and posting often!

Jenny - everyone who has ever lost 5 pounds has their own way of doing it and it's hard to not want to spread the secret since it is so sought after. My advice? Play stupid and cheerful. Nod, smile, and don't eat the peas!

Tif - Good luck to you for the morning! Get up early and eat something yummy and OP before you run off to work!

Browneyedgirl - Green Tea is my hero! I've had 10 cups today! Wooo hooo! Take that water intake! (I know, I've been drinking the real "pure" water too, relax!)

I finished my paper for tomorrow, as well as a cover letter and resume for a new restaurant coming to town. Now I'm going to walk home and enjoy parmesan chicken fingers and green beans for dinner!

Good night ladies!

hi everyone i think im going to try and join u,...u are on ur 4th day?

Melisa, everyone started on a different day which is why it's weekly thread. Hop right in - that water's fine! And to The Beach!

Hi all! I'm new to this site, and I don't know if I'm posting in the right place or not!!! I am at the end of my 3rd day on SB. I'm digging the food, but the scale doesn't seem to budge! That's ok though, b/c I have been feeling great!
I love all the info and recipes in the posts.

Hello all! I have made it through the first 2 days and this is the start of day 3. I am feeling good so far and can't get over that I have been doing okay except for a slip up of a glass of wine. I am adjusting well so far. Breakfast is a bit tough as toast and oatmeal were my norms. But now I am searching for phase 1 ideas just got the SB book out of the library so that will help. I had a lunchoen at work yesterday with lots of great goodies. I managed to eat feel guilt free and stayed away from the carbs wow that was an accomplishment. I did my wt. this morning and will now monitor to see how that goes. I use salsa instead of ketchup and its not so bad also like hot sauce ck it out. Thanks for the pizza idea using portebello mushrooms I will try that. Also the talk about the 2% cheeses wow do I agree some of the ff taste like eating plastic. Have any of you used the laughing cow cheeses? Those are real good and now they have several different ones to choose from. Well off to work I go and wow its so good to have reached friday. The weekend will be tough on this diet but I am going to make it work. Grocery shopping will be helpful as I can explore some new items to try. Thanks for the support and ideas here!

Today is the same song as all of the others for me. I am starting over. I feel very frustrated with myself. I am going to look through some P1 recipes and then head to the grocery store and stock up. I am working from home today so I won't have nearly as many temptations since my cupboards are almost bare (I basically buy food as I use it).

Tif - Thanks for your words on wisdom. It's just so easy to put things off. I am back on track now though! Congrats on a great day 1.

Hey SlimmingDown, don't be so hard on yourself. If it were easy, none of us would be here. Besides, starting over is better than giving up. Hopefully surrounding yourself with healthier foods will help keep you on track ... and there are plenty of recipes to help keep things interesting. Good luck!!

Slimmingdown, carynm is right don't be hard on yourself it's a little difficult to get started. I tried to start ph1 again last month and kept having set backs. My DH is an enabler. No but this time I'm officially on day 12 and doing a lot better this time around. The first time I did SB it took me forever to start. Besides if you're kinda doing the diet it will be a lot easier to transition into ph1. Try adding some green tea sweetened with splenda. I like adding a lemon juice. It takes the edge off for me and helps a ton.