So I'm trying to incorporate my carbs and It looks as if I actually gained 1 lb today. I'm not discouraged because I know that my body has to find out what works and doesn't work with this journey but it looks as if it hates regular carbs such as pumpernickel bread and the SBD 100 snack bars. Darn it because I really love them. What carbs are working for everyone? I have PCOS along with insulin resistance and although I feel I've done great so far on this diet, I feel like I am lacking variety already. Can everyone give me ideas what works for them? I think the biggest savior for me is this message board.....It really helps me to get advise I need and to get the extra added support as well.
Every "body" is different, so I can only tell you what works for me. I try to only eat carbs such as rice, pasta and bread only a couple of times a week...because they "set me off"..not so much bread as does the pasta and rice. I find that grains don't as much (have you tried Nessa's oatmeal bars?)
I try to keep something "fast" in the fridge for when I really get the munchies..such as leftover stir fried or sauteed veggies. I use lots of flavors in my vegs, such as onions, garlic etc and lots of seasoning so they aren't boring. What works for me is taking a few pieces of turkey (I like Sara Lee)..put that in a bowl and put the leftover veggies on top of that and pop it in the microwave for a minute, then cut it up and eat it..yum. Another thing I like to keep in the fridge is marinated vegs such as tomato/cucumber etc..I keep it in a container and refill as needed..a good quick snack to grab. I also like laughing cow cheese or bruchetta with Stacey's simply naked pita chips. I am a "snacker"...so I need to make sure I have lots of vegetable based snacks on hand so I don't go grabbing cookies, bread etc when I get a snack attack. Keeping a few boilded eggs in the fridge is good too...spicy marinated boiled eggs are good too.
The best advice I can give you is to just keep experimenting. Different carbs will usually produce different results with each individual. There are some that cannot eat anything containing wheat, or they will gain. For others, it is rice, or even fruit. That is the reason we should introduce one new carb a week on Phase 2, so you can see how it reacts with your body. I've discovered I can only eat one starchy carb a day, and I usually have it in the morning. But I can eat all the fruit I want, and it doesn't affect my weight or give me cravings at all. We're all different, and we have to just keep experimenting to find out what works, and what doesn't.
It's normal to gain some in phase 2 as you find what works for you.
I do fine with oatmeal and eat that for breakfast almost every morning. I do better with rice and pasta than with breads. I just make sure the dishes have lots of veggies so I am not eating too much rice or pasta. In many dishes, I will keep the rice separate and control how much I use. I have a ham, zucchini, asparagus pasta dish that I make (posted in phase 2 entrees) where I cook the veggies separate so I can give Brian the amount he must eat and then I mix the veggies in and eat lots of veggies with mine. The original recipe just calls for zucchini but it is great when I add the asparagus.
I LOVE toasted bread. I REALLY love the toasted whole wheat bagel squares that I found recently. I gain with them though so I don't buy them very often.
Cat - I saw the mayor of New Orleans at Adventure Landing in Dallas yesterday. I actually passed him and a young girl in the go cart. Lots of people were greeting him and shaking his hand. I left him alone since I figure public figures are entitled to some privacy and fun when they are on vacation.
Barb, I know his family was in Dallas after the storm...not sure if they still have a house there or not. It was a big "to-do" when he was telling people to come back and his family was still in Dallas. (of course his kids' schools could have not been redone yet at that time) I hope he didn't say anything stupid while he there...he has a habit of that lately. I thought he was a great mayor before the storm and right after the storm...but, now, uh, I plead the 5th.
Cann, don't get discouraged. The first time I did SBD, I added too many carbs too fast and that's why I ended up going off the diet because I wasn't losing. This time I've gone very slow. I have one or two small servings of starchy carbs/day. Oatmeal is great, but if I eat cereal (kashi go lean), I get too hungry before lunch. I've had open faced sandwiches with 1 slice of low carb whole grain bread, and that works okay. triscuits with a smear of peanut butter didn't set me off, but some people on this board have had trouble with them. I tried quinoa and really liked that for a starch with dinner. You just have to keep experimenting.
Everyone is giving excellent advice..the first time I did SBD I used the book only and added way too many carbs back in and stopped losing weight. This time thanks to the boards I knew to add very slowly and see what works for me...I can eat 1 to 2 fruits and 2 starches per day, every time my starches/grains goes up my weight loss stalls. Just like everyone states you just have to experiment to see what works for you
Phase 2 isn't going so well.
