New here and I just started SB again, day 10 of p1. I fell off the wagon sometime last May during finals. It's funny but p1 doesn't seem as hard as it did last time. I mean I had headaches and crazy cravings. By day 4 I thought I was gonna die but this time I'm doing good. I'm actually not craving bread and if I want something sweet I go for a splenda sweetened fudgesicle. I think it was easier because I eased myself into p1 instead of having a binge party like I did the first time. Although I have to admit I love chocolate!!! When will they invent the magic pill that lets you eat whatever you want and not gain any weight? (oh to dream)

Green tea is a life saver.

:welcome: BrowneyedGirl. I'm glad to see you de-lurked and are now legit. You'll find lots of info and support in here. You were wise not to have a piggy party before starting this plan. I think it really helps with easing initial cravings. Remember to eat dairy to ease any cravings.

Slimmingdown. This is all about choices. You do not need to wait till tomorrow to restart. I'm emploring you to restart NOW recommit yourself right this second. The next snack or meal is another opportunity to make a better choice. You'll no doubt have noticed my posting everything I've put in my mouth today- P1D1 for me is 1 choice at a time. One bite at a time, one snack at a time. Being a perfectionis ( a title that I loathe!) means that I have little margin for error. If I make a bad choice (am less than perfect) my tendency is to shake the whole thing. Something worth doing is worth doing perfectly. This thinking has ended me at 163 pound (as the Publix scale flys) I will not let it be my undoing this time. making one bad choice is NOT an excuse for making more. I believe that you will make better choices today. Forget restarting- resolve, right now, to make a better choice at the next available opportunity. YOU CAN DO THIS, we'll do it together.
Join me at the Beach...t.
"In the beginning, it is always dark."-the childlike empress

Oh for those of you who are fighting hard to beat those cravings here's some possible inspiration. The first time I did Sb I lost 14 pounds in p1. My mom lost a whopping 22 pounds. How she did it I don't know but apparently it is a possibility.

Please remember that the amount you lose on Phase I is proportional to the amount you are overweight. A larger Chick will probably lose more than a slimmer one.

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! :nono: 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 :welcome: 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.

Good afternoon my little(er) chickadees! I forgot that I didn't have to work today and slept IN!!! Got up at 10 and made breakfast for me and my little chick- a 2 egg omlet w/ hotsauce, chicken(I grilled 3 extra breasts last night for a no excuses lunch!!), 2% cheddar, green & red peppers and onions. Put a little salsa on it then realized that it had 1g of sugar and nixed it.
My pc is on the fritz so I headed over to my MIL's to "visit". She's not home so I thought I'd stop by and see what the waters like in your neck of the woods. Also, I packed my lunch- a salad w/ left over chicken and chickpeas(my favorite) and snacks, hard boiled eggs, and some cheese. I had to make a concious effort to NOT eat strawberries while I was cutting some up for lily for her snack. MMM... strawberries. I can't wait for P2.
HELLO slimmingdown!!!This is the start of a brand new day, lots of choices to be made, let's make good ones together!! Take it easy greasy, it's a LOOONG slide home!
Caryn, way to go on day 2- you are an inspiration. The next time I want to reach for something unauthorized I'm going to remember that you had a salad for BREAKFAST- that is intestinal fortitude!!! Keep up the good work
Hello to all the new chicks-good luck. Keep posting, let us know how it's going.
I'm so glad we have this thread to get us through the beginning of our journey.

I am doing much better today! Finally!

The grocery store was an adventure. I definately looked at foods in a much different way than I have in the past. I really almost enjoyed SBD when I attempted it a few years ago, I changed a lot of my habits and I think became an overall healthier person even though I wasn't very successful with weightloss. This time I am going to try to keep health as my overall reason since I lose weight very slowly normally.

Thanks for the support everyone. Unfortuantely I do tend to be hard on myself. I'm still recovering from an ED so I have a tendency to let food REALLY affect me. I love the support around here! Y'all are great!

tifanicole - The 1gm of sugar in the salsa was probably from the tomatoes and that is perfectly acceptable. Just make sure there was no added sugar. That is why you have to check the ingredients instead of just the nutritional information.

1. OMG Jill, you are BEAUTIFUL!!!! and Barb, thanks for the support but I checked, at the very bottom of the list there it was SUGAR. I thought the same thing- I didn't even think about it at first. Good thing I checked. I wasn't on the Beach when I bought the salsa, I'll be sure to check from now on I can NOT live without salsa!!! I am skipping my mil's meatloaf tonight at dinner and had the courage to ask her (you know Italian woman and their cooking) to leave out some chopped meat so I could have a hamburger, thenI stopped at the store to get asparagus and SBD friendly salad dressing and black beans to make those brownies. Hope you all have a sunny weekend on the Beach!!!

I'm on Day 5 and it's going pretty well. I met my hubby for lunch today. He's running a half-marathon Sunday and is carb loading so we went to Olive Garden (not my favorite place to begin with but sometimes you have to take one for the team :) ). I never realized how heavy-sauce laden the menu is so I created my own dish. I ordered grilled chicken w/double vegetables on the side and plain salad w/vinegar and oil on the side. The veggies were a little on the oily side but at least it was olive oil (w/basil and garlic) and with so many on the plate I was able to choose the "drier" ones. Surprisingly satisfying.

So we'll be traveling to St. Louis for the race and I'll do my best to stay on plan. We used to live on the East Coast and would travel to Chicago a couple times a year to see family so my kids are accustomed to car rides, but we established some traditions over the years ... one being we ALWAYS bring Pringles and licorice in the car. We do include healtier choices, too, but being on Phase 1 makes things a bit trickier. We'll bring a cooler with so I'm packing cheese sticks, chopped celery, laughing cow cheese and natural peanut butter. I also found some s/f licorice at the store so I figure I can join in the fun (and, of course, count the calories as sweet treats). Dinner tomorrow night will be tricky as we'll be eating at the home our our friend's parents, but I'm make the best choices possible. Other than that, I'm focused on smooth sailing.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Well I passed up the huge muffins at work today. I was brave and actually surprised that it really didn't bother me to much. I was proud of my accomplishment thats not easy when there is a whole platter sitting in front of you at a meetinG. I had some black coffee instead that was good coffee. Then went back to my office and ate some lunch. I was satisfied. Then tonight broiled some haddock and scallops for dinner and had cottage cheese. Any good recipes or ideas for nonfat yogurt for stage 1? Thanks again for the support. Carynm good idea to bring your healthy choices I like the laughing cow got groceries and forgot the dang cheese next round I will get it. Can we have the ww popsicles? On phase 1?

Oh the scale is showing another lb. gone hurray! Just wanted to share my good findings with all of my support system. I am reading the SB book I got from the local library. Interesting reading. I do have to say I would love a crunchy bowl of grapenuts right about now. But I am off to make some eggs and turkey bacon for my breakfast the scale going down will help me make good choices throughout my day today. Have a great one!