Hey Cajun...you have some good advice here already. Just be sure to never let yourself get hungry so that you are not running for the "bad stuff". Keep lots of vegs around and you should do great!..

Like Mandy and Zeff said, good to have another LA girl on the list. Now we have a Cajun and a Creole!! Just goes to show you how fattening the food we eat is to have so many of us here! The good thing about SB is that you can convert so many of our traditional recipes to make them healthy. This is really an easy way of eating after you get all the rules down and it just becomes second nature after a while. I still have red beans and rice on Mondays...Just use turkey sausage instead and brown rice. Just as yummy. Phase 1 goes by and boom, you'll start feeling better with a lot more energy!

....purchased the original book last night from Amazon. It should come in in 2-7 days. I have a lot more to learn than I thought. :o

Atkins was easier, but I can see where SBD may be a little healthier. I plan to make an omlette this morning and add milk to breakfast. I will find something else for a snack in the morning. I will try to find more veggies for my salad, and perhaps even add more for supper. :dizzy: I need to go to the grocery store!!!!

Thank you so much for your help! :hug:

Here we go on day 1 of Phase 1!!!

creole-glad to meet you. thanks for the encouragement :hug:

Maybe we could share more recipe conversions when I am out of Phase 1. I like the idea of still being able to eat cajun food.....something I basically had to do without on Atkins.

girl, we eat cajun food all the time...after awhile it becomes second nature to look at a recipe and say "I can change this and this and it will be perfect for P2".

Hello,
Glad I found you guys...I started phase 1 today. So, far so good...I cooked 1/2 the day yesterday making recipes for SB. Recipes seem to work well for me...I went to the drs office last week, and wanted to cry when they weighed me. I shouldn't have been suprized. My pants have been fitting tight lately!:( I assumed it was water weight...not! lol And, my scales at home say 4 pounds lighter. They always seem to differ, right?
Anyway, long story short.....I am committed this time. I look forward to sharing recipe ideas and thoughts with a group again. So, count me in. Here are my stats as of this morning..

cw- 167.5
sw- 167.5
gw-140-145

Mfit4me
 

Mfit4me-how is your day going?

Cajun, right now I'm cooking an eggplant and shrimp jambalaya. Basically just cook down the "trinity" with some eggplant cubed small in some olive oil...then add some creole seasoning to it and some thyme. When the seasoning is all cooked down, add some brown rice and just keep adding seafood stock till it's the right consistancy and then at the last few minutes add your shrimp. I also add a bit of cayenne and tabasco...voila. It's yummy...of course with the rice it's phase 2. But really, just about any cajun or creole recipe can be converted. You just substitute olive oil for the butter and use brown rice. Most cajun and creole recipes call for tons of fresh vegs and seasonings, it mainly just the white rice that throws it off of being healthy. Substitute turkey bacon for regular bacon etc..

Phase one cook your red beans using turkey bacon and turkey sausage and/or turkey instead of pork...then just cook the red beans like usual and just skip the rice. Make a big old pot and it could last you a while..great for the "I'm starving" times. So filling.

creole, what time will it be ready? That sounds fabulous! I can't wait to get to Phase 2 to try it. I love getting ideas like that from others. I hope my kids can get use to brown rice, if not, their loss....:lol:I mean: my loss!!!

Mfit4Me, You need snacks with a little more staying power, like nuts, string cheese, turkey or chicken, FF plain yogurt or milk. You need a snack mid-morning and one mid-afternoon. Basically you should eat something every 3 hours. I always ate an evening snack on Phase I like the Mocha Ricotta Creme. It is really filling. SF jello does nothing to fill me up. Protein, a little fat are really satisfying. And you can't eat too many veggies. Are you using any fats to cook with or on your veggies? They help fill you up and are good for absorbing the nutrients in your veggies.

If your hungry, you should eat something, not just drink water.