My DH asked me this morning how much weight I've lost so far and I told him I didn't know because weigh in was tomorrow. He said he can tell in my face already. How sweet was that? I'm hoping for atleast 3 pounds. I don't want to aim too high, although I did set my goal for 8 pounds this month. Tomorrow is weigh in day and the start of week 2...YEAH

Raebear, you need to add legumes and dairy to your menu to ditch the headache. Cottage cheese is cheese, not dairy on this plan. Sourdough bread IS allowed on Phase II.

Karen, your DH sounds like a keeper. Be sure to tell us what you did lose after tomorrow's weigh-in.

HeatherMcG, 3 pounds is great. You will lose more next week. Remember Phase I is for detox - weightloss is a bonus!

Joni, how was Day 1?

its been exactly a week for me on phase one and i don't beleive my scale...i'll see what it says tommorrow

so far so good :) tomorrow will be harder for me i am sure but i will make it thru !

B- 2 eggs, cheese, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1% LF milk
S- Peanuts
L- Ham/Turkey, RF cheddar cheese, romaine roll up. broccoli w/ Lite Italian dressing, LF string cheese, SF jello w/ Cool Whip Free, boiled egg
S- V8
D- pepper mix, marinated chicken (SB approved zesty marinade)
S- SF fudgsicle

Ruth, I sure hope you are right! I would love to see some poundage as proof of my hard work!

2nd try to post! I lost the last one since it is sooo busy on this site today.
Sounds like everyone is doing well.

I made the squash pizza yum... My ds even liked it.. It is a keeper. I was full after...Today had a bad day.. I was so tired and lifeless. I came home and had dinner and was fine but I was really out of it..

My meals went as follows
Break- my shake
snack- almonds
lunch, soup, veggies, cheese and jello
snack- nuts
dinner- squash pizza with lots of veggies
snack- hot coco

Looking for some good soup recipes. Anybody have a good one they tried. I am a big soup eater and prefer it to meat... Any suggestions would be great.. Thanks Barb

anyone have some ideas for lunch to take to work ? I have a fridge & microwave available.... so far it's mainly lettuce salads w/veggies etc and a sf jello but want other ideas too ~

tia :)

Black Bean Soup:
2 cans black beans
1 can Rotel
1/2 package Taco Seasoning
Mix together and boil. Mash some of the beans for a creamier texture. Easy and YUM. Not good if you need reduced salt diet.

:welcome3: Joni! You'll find a sticky for some great brown bag lunch suggestions in the FAQs.

Chelby, make sure you read the ingredients on the taco seasoning packet. Many contain cornstarch and added chemicals.

^^^^Never crossed my mind. I'll check.

murphmitch i think i made a mistake that i called it pudding. Its pudding for me but its really sf caramel ricotta cheese "pudding" hope that clarifies.

Although my question is how do you make sf fudgsicles? I looked it up and it consists of sf choco pudding, ff milk and then its frozen :) am i right?

Thanks very much for the tips, Ruthxxx. I will happily add more dairy and legumes!

I'm kind of flying blind at the moment... my SB Supercharged book is ordered, but it won't arrive until the 20th -- after I'm done with Phase I! I've found enough information on this site and on the web to make a reasonable stab at Phase I without the book, but there are obviously still some blanks.

Boy, am I relieved to learn sourdough is allowed on Phase II! I finally perfected a sourdough bread recipe, and I sure didn't want to give up the bread altogether.

Today was annoying... I'm trying to get ready to go out of town for a week, which is always a major challenge for me. I have a lot of animals and I'm lucky to have friends who are willing to look after them while I am away, but I must lay in sufficient food supplies for horse, goats, llamas, dogs, cats and chickens. Also I live quite aways out of town. So... I planned to run around today and get everything that is needed, and I threw in an appointment to get my hair permed, too. The hairdresser and I had a great chat while she processed my hair. Then she unrolled it and we realized... she'd put the neutralizer on instead of the perm solution, and we had to do it all over again!!! Ugh. I didn't really have time for 2 perms today, but what can you do?

By the time I got out of there (with curly hair at last!), I was so hungry. I didn't get the animal food, but I skedaddled home and at least saved my commitment to Phase I. Will run around some more tomorrow, I guess.

Breakfast: 2 soft-boiled eggs with turkey sausage
Snack: 1 oz. peanuts (legumes!!)
Lunch: Taco bake (more legumes!!)
Snack: 1/2 cup yogurt (dairy!!)
Dinner: Broiled steak, steamed green beans, sliced tomatoes
Snack: SB cocoa (more dairy!!)

Will talk with you all tomorrow. :)

Rae

My meal today

BF: scrambled eggs, 2 pcs of ham + skinny latte decaf
snack: 5 walnuts ( i had to count it haha)
Lunch: Baked scallops with side salad
snack: cheese squares
Dinner: Baked chili chicken
Dessert: SB choco mint cup

This is an excellent recipe to make your own that I found on allrecipes.com a year or so ago and I use all the time:

Taco Seasoning

1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Mix and store in an airtight container.

It's amazing!

After one week on phase 1, I've lost 3.2 pounds. I thought that was pretty good. My goal next week is to move my current weight off of my starting weight on my ticker...LOL I'm also going to start walking at lunch. Ok, now on to week 2...