WAS it GOOD cheesecake? if it was GOOD then i'll forgive you as cheesecake is one of my indulgences....

enjoy yoga...

Oh, Nessa and Schmoodle, it was SO good! I usually make my own cheesecake so I'm pretty picky about the stuff, but this one was definitely decent! It was creamier than the kind I make (I wonder if they used sour cream, which I do not use), and the crust was buttery and crumbly. Mmmm.

I didn't gain or lose anything after last night, so no harm done.

However, I did spend a bit of time on the throne this morning, so now I have mixed feelings about the indulgence. Ah, well. Lesson learned.

Off to yoga. I LOVE yoga! It's a recent discovery of mine.

Kara

i have some friends on the other south beach board that adore yoga....

and yes one thing i've found is indulgences do tend to upset my tummy!

It's a nice side effect, I suppose, when you really get down to the reason we're eating this way!

Kara

It sounds like everyone is doing great...

I'm hanging in there... we've had a few family crises in the past couple of days. I'm really proud of myself... I realized earlier tonight that in the past, I probably would have had a complete emotional eating binge. I haven't even been tempted, hasn't occured to be to overeat at all...

I haven't added any grains yet... had the apples w/ PB for about days and felt so good about it that I've added other fruits.... cherries, blueberries, strawberries and grapes. They taste soooo sweet and nummy! :love:

I'm planning to add a grain next week...

I've lost 2 lbs this week and am thrilled! :carrot:

I have about 100 lbs total to lose, and I'm sure that's part of the reason I lost this week... when you are as close to your goal weight as some of you girls are, it just plain comes off slower...

Hi Everybody,

I've been lurking over here to see how you all are doing, and I can't wait to join you on Wednesday! I really really really want a bowl of oatmeal! I'm not so brave as to add in any of those lovely fruits but the eggy breakfast has got to go. It's late evening and I'm sitting here thinking, "oh my god I have to eat eggs again for my next meal". I know there's other options but I do believe I've eaten enough eggs to start clucking. :)

L

Did you know you can make a nice muesli-type cold cereal out of uncooked oatmeal? Put some uncooked old-fashioned oats in the bowl, add a little cinnamon and splenda, and some chopped walnuts and chopped green apple. Add a little skim milk... yummy! I didn't know you could eat oatmeal uncooked, but it's very good!

Glad you had fun, Mess! Take it slow and you'll be fine. Your body needs the vitamins and minerals and fiber and protein from the fruit and grains, and as long as you add them back in slowly and pay attention to how your body is reacting to them, you will not have a problem. I've had mango yogurt for the past two mornings for breakfast and I haven't had any problems at all! I think I might get some strawberries to have for dessert tomorrow.

So...the dresses...what did the girls pick?

Kara

Good Morning 3FCers.
Oneoftheluvs, I am in the same boat as you, 100 lbs to lose. It actually seems possible now. Way to hang in there!
Missmess, hope you had a great time in Mouseland. I haven't been for a couple of years, and have been thinking it's time to plan another trip. I'd like to go again before my youngest turns 10, she's my last child-priced ticket at this point, and that makes a big difference!
Liannie, I know how you feel about the eggs. I used to like them okay before Phase I, but by the end of Phase I, I was gagging them down and dreaming of oatmeal. I found a kind of huevos rancheros recipe that helped me get through those last few days. I haven't had them in a week now, and I've started to kind of miss them, so yesterday I made some ham and egg cups, and I'll have a couple of those for breakfast today.

Today ends my first week of Phase II, and I've got some mixed feelings. I'm happy because I lost a pound. I wasn't at all convinced that scale was going to move this week. I finally broke 240, and that number had started to feel like a brick wall. I'll feel even better when I put some more distance between me and that number - it still feels awfully close. I rewarded myself with a ticker - I didn't want to put one in until it could show some progress! I'm very happy I found this forum, because I really think I'd be off the plan by now if I hadn't. This website has so much information and tips not found in the book. I was a slow loser in Phase I, only 5 pounds. After the first week, I started paying more attention to portions and things like - avocados are a FAT, not a vegetable. I started using fitday and my calories are usually around 1300 for the day - I think that's a good number, I'm not going hungry, and at that rate should lose around 2 lbs a week. I still need to work on some things - getting in enough servings of veggies, adding exercise.

I'm also bummed out because I kind of cracked last night. I had dinner at my Mom's - I took my own baked stuffed eggplant, and had a spinach salad. She had a fruit platter, so I had about half a cup of cantaloupe and 3 strawberries after dinner. When I got home, I was hungry all evening. It was really bothering me, so I finally decided to have some pistachios around 10pm (BAD IDEA). Once I got started, I couldn't stop, so I had about 3X what I should have. Then, still hungry, I ate a hard boiled egg. I could have kept going, but I made myself go to bed then. I've been trying to figure out what could have set me off, and the only think non-Phase II had all day was a half cup of oatmeal in the oatmeal pancake for breakfast, an apple for an afternoon snack, and the fruit after dinner.

I think some days we're just hungrier than other days. And then you got thinking about it and couldn't get it out of your head, and the more you tried not to think about it, the more you did think about it...vicious cycle. Maybe try a glass of water next time? Or a piece of gum? I got the munchies tonight and a piece of cinnamon gum totally did the trick.

Hope tomorrow is better for you!

Kara

Morning gals! I just had to make myself accountable and let you know that I had a slice of whole wheat toast with margerine last night. I had made some mango yogurt on Friday and had one serving of that Friday morning for breakfast, then the rest of my day I followed a Phase 1 plan. Yesterday I had the same breakfast and then had packed some cashews for a snack and a Greek salad for lunch. I had a cheese stick with it because I forgot to pack the tofu, and then another yogurt for snack while we were out. For dinner we made omelets (mine had two egg whites and one whole egg with mushrooms, onion, and garlic, topped with salsa) and I had a piece of toast with it. My weight has stayed the same and I didn't have any cravings, but I'm not going to be adding anything else for the next couple days because I had planned on taking this slowly. I think I will stick with one fruit and one grain a day until Thursday, which will be the end of my first week on Phase 2.

So now you know. Keep me to it!

Kara

Hey Schmoodle,

Do you think it was the fruit? That's what I'm afraid of too. I don't want the addition of a "healthy carb" to trigger the cravings again. I ate some birthday cake on Thursday night and all day Friday I seemed hungrier. That really scared me. I ended up overdoing pistachios this week too. The first day I wanted to eat 35 (an ounce) but at 42. The second day I found my fingers going back to the can over and over and over again until I lost count. I finally gave the can away. It's that behavior that scares the bejeebers out of me! I'm doing the Beck Diet Solution, so I'm supposed to be working on that but, honestly, it takes so much extra time and energy to be a good SouthBeacher that I don't have time to do all the behavior modification stuff that will make me a saner eater.

L

Liannie,
It may have been the fruit, but I'm not sure. I had a big cantaloupe here at home and after last night I was afraid of it (hee, afraid of a cantaloupe), but I finally decided to cut it and see. I had some after dinner and so far, no problem. I really don't know what set me off last night - according to fitday, I'd had over 1300 calories, and that baked eggplant thing was pretty filling, so I had no reason to be hungry. I think I learned two things - I'm not going to buy more nuts to keep around, they're just too tempting to me, and I need to plan a dessert or evening snack ahead of time so that I'm prepared. I hadn't been eating dessert after dinner all week. Tonight I made some ricotta creme with cocoa, vanilla, and splenda, and put a spoonful of peanut butter on top, and had it about half an hour after dinner. I feel fine now, even though I only had 1100 calories today. That's lower than I usually do, but if I average it in with yesterday, I'm right on target. I think Kara's right that I need to learn some coping skills. Water might have done the trick.

That's what scares me the most. I feel really amazed that I am staying on plan, but I've got a year at least until I get near target and I'm constantly scared and worried that something is going to knock me off, I'll eat bad stuff, and that'll be the end of it. I'm travelling all next week for business, then come back and throw a birthday party for my parents next weekend, so I think I'm going to have some real challenges soon. I really, really want to do this. Thank goodness for this forum, nobody I know is trying to lose weight right now, and my husband is sick of hearing about SBD!

As we can tell from everyone posts, each person reacts differently to foods, I have been doing really good on phase II losing atleast .5 a week, but this is now second week of not losing any weight and I think I may have moved too much into phase 3 eating. So I am trying to adjust my eating, I always lost weight when I kept breakfast phase 1 while on phase 2 but since I discovered whole wheat breakfast foods and pizza I haven't lost. I haven't gone off plan but I think I had too many grains back in....so I went to grocery store today and stocked back up on eggs and turkey bacon and am trying to really watch the grains and limit to only 2 a day, fruit I have kept to one serving a day. I don't want to go back on phase 1 because I do not have any cravings issues but I guess if the scale doesn't move next weigh in that is what I am going to have to do, I so want to move past 195 on the scale.

By the way you are all so inspiring I love reading your posts, it does keep me op. Atleast I can say that I have been op for 5 months and I didn't even have birthday cake on my birthday or DH's BD, I was not tempted at all. Which is a hugh breakthrough for me, I was sweet junk aholic.

Count out your nuts ahead of time and put them in baggies so you'll only eat what you have in front of you. I CANNOT sit at the table with a box of nuts or I WILL eat the whole thing, but if I have my baggie then I'm fine. I tend to take nuts as a snack when I'm out and can't get to the rest of the stash. When I'm home, I'll have cottage cheese or a cheese stick or peppers and hummus. I've found that portioning out my bit and putting away the leftovers is a great trick for me. Hope it works for you!

And Pearl, isn't that amazing about the cravings? I am loving South Beach for that reason alone!!! The absolutely delicious and veggie-packed recipes are great, too!

Kara