On Plan Thread July 28 - Aug 3

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  • It's time for a new week of talking On-Plan! This is the place for South Beach meal plan and food support, encouragement and questions.

    Anyone, from any phase (1, 1.5, 2, 3, etc.) can post, and those who are new to 3FC are especially encouraged to do so!

    This thread is for questions, sharing advice and strategies, and encouraging each other to stay on plan. It is not for chatting about daily life unrelated to this topic. Members have indicated that they would like to have chatting remain in the Daily Thread, so any posts that are off topic or chatty will be moved by the mods to the Daily.

    People in different phases of South Beach post here so it will help everyone if you indicate what phase you're in when you post. Thanks!

    While you may certainly find, from time to time, the need to ask for help after going off plan, remember that this thread is about staying on plan. When you share details of off plan foods you've eaten, it can upset, tempt, and otherwise frustrate other members, so please keep these details to a minimum.

    So, share with us: How are you staying on plan this week?

    How's it going for you?

    Of course feel free to share your daily on plan menu...
  • Not a good week for me last week, but I figure when your sick you have got to take care of yourself first & worry about 'dieting' second.
    Now on to a new (and better) week.

    Phase 1.5 (fruit, no grain)

    Greek yogurt w/ banana slices
    V8

    Garden salad w/ hummus
    Pudding
    Diet Coke

    Roast beef
    Brocolli
    Carrrots
    Glass of skim milk

    Cheese string
    Cucumber slices
  • I'm with you Lindsay! I crave carbs when I'm sick...fiber is such a turn off. Hope you're feeling better this week!

    Yesterday:
    B: PB banana muffin (and ate the second one a couple of hours later)
    L: beet salad
    S: apple
    D: leftover steak, squash
    D: cashews

    Today:
    B: ham with two over hard cooked eggs, sliver of cheese
    L: beet salad
    D: chili!
  • I will join you this week, RiverGirl. (I said that a couple weeks ago but this time I am following through!! This is my 3rd day back on P1).

    Yesterday-
    B-1 flax muffin, slice Canadian Bacon, coffee
    S- cheese stick
    L- tossed salad with garbanzos, deli turkey, ranch dressing, SF jello
    S- greek yogurt with Crystal Light for flavor
    D- almond crusted chicken breast, fried zucchini, broccoli
    D- ricotta creme

    ETA- Tammy, you and I are on the same wavelength this week!!
  • Today:
    B- veggie omelet (onions, mushrooms, shredded zuc), coffee
    S- cheese stick
    L- garden salad with deli turkey
    S- greek yogurt
    D- grilled chicken, green beans, cole slaw
    D- ricotta creme
  • I'm going to have a Phase 1 day in prep for starting a real Phase 1 on Monday.
    B: cucumber slices, cream cheese, ham
    L: 1/3 cup madras lentils, grilled chicken, red pepper
    D: oven friend zuccini (I made this last night and it was so good!), plain greek yogurt
    Snacks will be a cheese stick and some pistachio nuts
    ETA: was very hungry in the afternoon and had an additional snack of 1/2 a yellow pepper with light cream cheese and some almonds.
  • Today:
    B- veggie omelet w/ Canadian bacon, coffee
    L- garden salad, deli turkey
    S- PB smoothie
    D- hamburger w/ mushrooms & onions (no bun, obviously), veggie salad
    D- Fudgsicle or cheesecake
  • Yesterday phase 1.5 (fruit, no grain)

    Soft boiled egg
    V8

    Veggie & chick pea soup
    Diet coke

    Meatball w/ nsa marinara & fresh parm
    Brocolli
    Green beans
    Glass of skim milk

    Cheese string

    Today phase 2

    Rye toast w/ laughing cow & blueberries
    V8

    BLT salad w/ ranch
    Diet coke

    Ham rolls
    Cauliflower w/ rf cheese
    Glass of skim milk

    Cucumber slices w/ hummus
  • Yesterday:
    B: PB banana smoothie
    L: ham, bean and cabbage soup (pulled from the freezer!)
    S: apple
    D: chili

    Today:
    B: PB banana smoothie
    L: confetti salad, bunless subway
    D: taco salad
    D: cashews
  • Hi Ladies - moving towards a Phase 1 starting on Monday. There is some flour in the dinner recipe - next week I would sub arrowroot.

    B: 1 cup kefir, cucumber rounds with lf cream cheese and ham
    L: grilled chicken over arugula with avocado, parmesan cheese, and olive oil
    S: lf latte and nuts
    S: roasted chick peas and vino (summer friday tomorrow)
    D: ham, swiss and broccoli roll ups
  • Quote: Not a good week for me last week, but I figure when your sick you have got to take care of yourself first & worry about 'dieting' second.
    Hi! I hope you recovered OK!

    I've been really sick too, some kind of infection and it has made me really weird about what foods I can eat. This has been going on for a few weeks.

    I haven't been posting here because I have had some odd choices of what and when to eat, but I am happy to say that I got myself basically back on plan with my foods!

    I have been relying on frozen meals (healthy on-plan ones like quinoa/chard/butternut squash/black bean and veggie/tofu/brown rice), some fruit (mostly red grapes, berries and grapefruit), nuts, baked tofu, yogurt, beans, fresh tomatoes and whatever salads I can stomach. Also I have had some "Beanitos" chips made from white beans and whole grain rice. I have had some orange juice, but diluted with a LOT of seltzer water, and I have been drinking lots of different teas with unsweetened almond milk. Aaaaaand I have occasional pieces of dark chocolate.

    I'm proud of myself for keeping roughly on plan through this illness. I gave myself permission to eat "whatever sounds good" - but what sounds good recently is nutritious, on-plan foods. I have lost a few pounds simply because I can't eat much ... but it is definitely not a healthy weight loss strategy I am just trying to keep my nutrients way up even with less food!

    Carry on, On-Plan folks I will live vicariously through your normal menus
  • Today:
    Phase I
    B- veggie omelet w/ canadian bacon, coffee
    L- garden salad with turkey & TI dressing (deja vu)
    S- PB smoothie
    D- tacobake
    D- cheesecake, decaf
  • Hope you are feeling better too Emma!

    Phase 2
    Rye bread w/ laughing cow and blueberries
    V8

    Garden salad w/ chick peas
    Diet coke

    Salsa chicken
    Brocolli
    Cauliflower
    Glass of skim milk

    Pistachios
    Cheese string
  • Today, sort of Phase 1
    B: leftover chicken with madras lentils and sliced grape tomatoes
    L: leftover ham/swiss/broccoli thing
    S: string cheese and nuts
    S: roasted chick peas, wine
    D: not sure yet.
  • Yesterday: pretty much Phase 2/off plan
    B- veggie omelet, coffee
    L- garden salad with deli turkey
    S- yogurt w/ fruit...handful of nuts...another handful of nuts
    D- glass of red wine, Pizza with flax meal crust; (will share the recipe to get feedback)
    D- SF but not on plan

    Today will be back to Phase I!