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?
Wt 169.5 - back to my pre-Vegas weight! Yeah!
B: Egg-beater omelet with spinach, tomatoes, and RF cheddar
L: Refried blackbeans with salsa, spinach, sour cream, FF cheese slice, and avocado in a 9" tortilla.
S: Off plan at a greek restaurant.
Sn: SF Popsicle... x2
Phase 2:
B: Split pea vegetable soup
S: nonfat sf latte
L: raw kale salad, 1 small TJ cheese enchilada
S: apple, chick pea crunchies
D: vegetarian cassoulet, sauteed cabbage
1: oat parfait (overnight oats layered with a green smoothie)
2: lunch out at a chinese restaurant: I had a mongolian grill plate with lots of veggies and shrimp, asked for light low-sodium soy. wasn't the best, but the best for the situation which is the goal, right?
3: 3 oz. pork tenderloin, 1 T. cranberry pan sauce (sb appropriate), 1/3 butternut squash mashed with 1/2 tsp. smart balance
1: oat parfait (overnight oats layered with a green smoothie)
2: turkey wrap on a 6" ezekiel tortilla with tomato and lettuce; orange
3: greek yogurt with cinnamon
4: pork tenderloin w/ cranberry pan sauce, 1/3 butternut squash, asparagus
Phase 2
Breakfast: 1 slice peanut butter toast with 1 small banana, coffee
Snack: Greek yogurt with cinnamon
Lunch: salad with lettuce, spinach, tomato, cucumber, carrots, hardboiled egg
S:cottage cheese with tomatoes
D:trying a new recipe tonight from "Women's Health" magazine--it was really good--it included pineapple, which has more sugar than I would normally have, but I do recommend it. Grilled chicken and pineapple with jalapeño slices and red onion on a ww bun. So good!
I posted a message earlier today that I want to start posting my menus to keep me honest and motivated. Suggestions very welcome!
Phase 2.
Breakfast:
Coffee with FF ½ and ½
1 slice sourdough bread with 1 oz 50% Cabot cheese melted
(Would usually have sliced tomato with this but forgot it at home)
1 cup milk
Snack: None (I do not eat breakfast until 9:00 so rarely hungry before lunch).
Lunch:
1 Jennie-O turkey Italian sausage with peppers and onions cooked in 2 tsp oil
and ¼ c black beans. 1 Dove dark chocolate square.
Snack: 1/2c FF plain yogurt with 1/4c blueberries
Dinner:
Chicken Parmesan with steamed broccoli
Large salad with 2 TBSP dressing
I started last week at 162 and on phase 1. Stayed on plan all week except for one piece of pie which I planned on having at a birthday party yesterday. Since I planned it and didn't go overboard, I didn't even feel guilty! It was a great week knowing I ate well and was in control of my decisions. I got a little bored by the end of the week because I kept eating the same things, so this week I am armed with new recipes to keep things exciting. So far, I am down three pounds, but I only exercised twice last week...hoping this week will be even better!
So far today
B: 1 egg plus one white, cinnamon, splenda, and 1/8 c LF ricotta
S: 7 cashews
L: black bean soup, spinach and 2 slices of turkey
Last edited by NicoleInCt; 02-21-2011 at 12:49 PM.
Here's mine....
B: WW English Muffin with 1 T PB (I actually measured it this time...)
S: cut up celery, cukes, pepper
L: 1/2 leftover tuna melt (homemade), small bowl of lentil and smoked sausage soup
S: plain FF yogurt w/mango and blueberries
D: pork tenderloin, turnip greens, sweet tatoes, deviled eggs?
trying to avoid dessert, cuz then I'll go overboard...
TwynnB - yes it is all whole grain. We have a wonderful bakery in town that makes all its breads with 100% whole grain and no sugars. The ingredient list is very small and healthy - just the way it should be!
B: Leftover gross spaghetti squash stuff I made
Sn: SF Jello - new flavours at Safeway! Cherry-pomegranate... yeah!
L: Red grape & walnut spinach salad, topped with a multigrain chicken finger.
Sn: 1/2 banana. 2 spartan apple slices -- one dunked in about 1tsp of cashew butter.
S: Very lazy turkey & lentil cabbage roll casserole with green beans.
On Plan Thread: February 20-26, 2011
