It seems like forever since I"ve had a good eating day. I tracked everything I ate, but I feel like I have been eating all day. I should go try to find my food journal from last year when I was doing really really good and losing weight on SB.

anyway, here's my list for today:
Coffee w/splenda
1/2 Whole grain bagel w/low fat cream cheese
small smoothie
v8

snack:
Sugar Free chocolate pudding

Lunch:
Whole Wheat wrap w/chicken, reduced fat sour cream/salsa/refried beans/lettuce
yogurt

Snack:
1 piece of celery w/natural peanut butter on it.

so far 33 ounces of water
2 glasses of crystal lite

Supper
salad w/ham/cheese/HB egg/lite ranch dressing
1/2 Whole wheat bagel w/reduced fat cream cheese
sugar free pudding (I know I shouldn't have eaten a second SF pudding but was trying to avoid the kids easter chocolate)

What do you think?

to me it dont sound bad, I assume you are on Phase II, You ate more bread than I do.. but every one is different,, have you ever looked into fitday.com

Beth,

You might try cutting back on grains for a week or two (if you don't feel like going back to Ph1.) Two bagels and a whole wheat wrap might be doing it to you, as well as the double pudding. Everyone's body is different, but if you cut back to 1 grain/starch per day for a week, you might see a boost in weight loss. It might be worth a try.

Or, you might try going back to Phase 1 and re-detox and go from there, slowly reintroducing the grains/starches back into your diet. Either one is worth a shot.

And don't forget to pile on the veggies with each meal...

Yeah, after I looked I thought I didn't have enough veggies. As far as going back to phase 1....LOL I have tried a few times, and OMG, I hate phase 1! I always end up saying forget this and going back to eating some grains. I seem to do better staying on the diet if I do phase 2. But you are right, I probbaly should. OK, I think I will try phase 1 at least for a couple days, (But I'm not happy about it! LOL J/K)

I really think increasing the veggies may be the key. When I get my 4 1/2 cups of veggies (and not just salad), that is when I lose. They do fill me up. I rarely go back to phase 1 myself so it can be done without going back. I save phase 1 for when I have developed cravings.

Beth, remember that on Phase 1 you can have a no sugar added fudgecicle that can replace your pudding. I eat the frozen peanut butter cup every night. Also remember in P1, or in my case at least, it's much better after the 3rd day.

Yeah, regardless of phase, up the veggies and lower your starches..besides the bready stuff - lots of hidden starches in the puddings..--and with the loss of the bready stuff, look for ways to use your Dairies . Maybe cottage cheeses or yogurts ?? Another thought too, is to take what you've listed, and run it though a calorie counter like Fitday to check your intake and carb/fat/protein breakdown.... you might find highcarb and FAt and not enough proteins...
imho