Abovethedin you just made my day, thank you! Also your positive thoughts must have helped me because the scale finally went down some this morning! I've also worked out two days in a row and have been doing good on the eating. One day at a time, right? I hope you all are having a great day!

short break from the poolside. had the egg vege scramble topped with cheese(2%, 2 T.) and salsa at the pool after my walk. Now home for a break and had a vanilla yogurt. Still have water areobics before lunch. Was trying to think of something I could eat on the drive to lunch to help curb the hunger?

Murphmitch - thanks for the info I understand now!

P1 Day 1 was a success, and so far Day 2 is going good! I prepared a big chicken salad for my lunch today and some lettuce/turkey/FF cream cheese rolls (very small amount) for snacks.
Last night for dinner I wanted to make something from the recipes, but was too tired from the work day and grocery shopping to do it...so I made rosemary chicken breast and a heap of broccoli with a bit of melted mozarella. Made some white rice for the boyfriend (Jealous!!), gave myself a little cottage cheese on the side. Woke up this morning, almost 3 pounds lighter already! We'll see how tomorrow goes!
I have Wednesday off so I think I'm going to make a day of exploring recipes.

I am wondering if I should stop eating such big portions because this is week 4 and 4 days and I am not losing. Had a shake for breakfast made with 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, coco powder and splenda. For lunch had a chicken salad. Kind of discouraged.

Whoa! You should not still be on Phase I. Please post some days' menus with quantities and we'll check it out.

Hi everyone! I am finished week one of phase one and it went pretty well-even with major PMS. I lost about 3.5 lbs so far and I am happy with that. I am trying not to think ahead but we are going to the shore (that's what we say in Pa. about the Jersey beaches) this weekend and I know the food will be ok but we are meeting friends for drinks and dinner.

I will just have to take it day by day and deal when the time comes. I know there are many options like diet soda, club soda etc. I really want to finish the two weeks without one slip up. I have never gotten this far before and feel so much better without the sugar and carbs!!!

Hope everyone is hanging in there. Just an FYI -I never got the SB flu this time and I believe it has something to do with eating beans this time.
Thanks-Kim

phxsunflower, Usually a handful of nuts or string cheese helps curb my hunger when I am in the car. I usually have to pace myself with string cheese though. Two bites and it could be gone!

hi there everyone,
this is my third day on the beach. i feel like tackling the next person i see holding a cookie. i've been all over the internet looking up ideas for meals, snack etc for phase one but i cant seem to find a dessert that isnt ricotta cream. is there such a thing as a phase one cookie?!?!? or anyone have any advice or ideas on how to get over the cravings?

thanks in advance.

Day 1 I guess. Yesterday I blew it at lunch but the rest of the time I was on plan. This morning I have done 6.5 miles walking and going to do water aerobics. So far today I have had 3 lettuce leaves rolled with roast beef slices and LC cheese spread, 4 oz. V-8, cheese stick, 24oz. of decaf iced tea, 30 oz. of water. I will probably have a salad for lunch and for dinner chili and cheese. Afternoon snack will be a yogurt.

Abovethedin-Thanks for the idea, it didn't work, I blew it, but I am working on this yet again.

hope everyone is having a good day, off to get ready for aerobics.

Thats it I figured it out. Maby caff tea is causing a slow down in weight loss. If I drink tea or soda i get sugar free but not decaff

OK Ladies - all of you Phase 1 experts out there, please send your advice. I am on day 19. I consider myself on Phase 1.25. I am adding one fruit per day and want to hold off on the bready carbs for a while because I really wanted to jump-start this loss.

I have lost 9.5# by day 9 of this trip. Since then, I went down another 1# and back up 2 or so, and this AM was at a total -8.4. WHY? Do you have any idea the things I have been passing up here at work?? AAauurrrghhhh!

Here's my sample menu - I'm pretty routine and it doesn't vary much:
B: 1 egg+2 whites & LF cheese
Snack: either 1/2 oz cashews or LF cheese stick & cukes
L: Salad greens with turkey breast/LF cheese/maybe almond slices & drizzle (and I mean DRIZZLE) of Thousand Island dressing (I hate sour dressings and I use such a small amount. A bottle lasts me 2 months!)
Snack: Dannon Low-carb yogurt
D: another salad w/o cheese, with mandarins, chicken or some meat, teaspoon of chopped walnuts, no dressing
PM: SF choc pudding with SF cool-whip or square of dark chocolate

I track all of my food in the Daily Plate so I know that my calories (which aren't supposed to count) are in the 1200-1400 range. Seems I could eat 1400 cal of CUPCAKES and lose weight. Not a white carb or cookie or anything has crossed my lips in 19 days. I drink a big diet coke (1/2 & 1/2 caf & caf free) in the AM and water all day or Crystal Light.

I'll take all advice! Please don't get on me for the dressing because I hate all of the approved dressings and this smidge of "illegal" dressing cannot be causing me to GAIN WEIGHT.

HELP!

H2ODawg, I see three servings of nuts. Make sure your not going over the daily allowance (Almonds-15, Walnuts-15, Cashews-15)...looks like your over the allowed amount to me. Other than the dressing, I see no healthy fats. These help with weight loss and curb appetite. You need more dairy. Yogurt that is artificially sweetened non-fat is limited to 4 ounces daily. I hope your salad veggies are more than just lettuce. Your body needs a variety of veggies to get proper nutrition. Most of us had a temporary gain when we started Phase II. As long as your not craving, I think you'll be fine. Try to be patient with yourself.

ctran, have you looked in the Phase I dessert recipes here? I see a ton of recipes that don't involve ricotta. The Peanut Butter Cup is a favorite. I see Peanut Butter Cookies listed and Lemon Breeze Cups as well as a whole slew of others without ricotta. Post your typical menu here if you're having a lot of cravings.