Weird dinner night...didn't feel like cooking so had cereal...then DH made himself a WW pita pizza, so I had a slice of that. But, I did manage 90 minutes at the gym yesterday. I did a Zumba class that was a lot of fun...but I felt like an uncoordinated cow in there!! lol But, I'll be going back...gotta dance away this fat!

P2

b'fast
coffee w/sf creamer
3 egg & spinach muffins w/lf sour cream

lunch
cube steak w/ mushrooms
roasted veggies (zucchini, butternut squash & bell peppers)
egg white "muffin"

snack
celery w/ laughing cow cheese wedge

dinner
cheerios w/1% milk and sliced banana
1/4 whole wheat pita pizza w/ turkey pepperoni

Morning everyone. I had the veggi chili last night for dinner and was surprised at how much the recipe actually made. Does anyone know how many servings that recipe makes? I found that I actually enjoyed it. I added a little lf cheese, a little salsa and lots of lettuce and dug in but was a little concerned that I may have eaten to much of it. I have the rest in my frig and would like to divide it into proper serving sizes but am not sure how much each should be.

lamay, where did you find the recipe? usually soups are 1-cup portion sizes, but it might be different.

iyoyo, lol! i felt like that in my first zumba class too. it does get easier :)

Zef, thanks for getting back to me. Appreciate the help. I found it under phase one entres. Here it is:

Veggie Chili - dump in a pot and heat. It's that easy. It's very different in a chili because there are so many other flavors.

1 can of black beans, well drained
1 can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans), well drained
1 large can of crushed tomatoes (with chilis if you can find it)
1 package Yves or lightlife soy "ground beef substitute" - you can find it with the produce, I use what's on sale and buy a few at a time
1 diced onion- optional
1 can mushrooms- optional
Chili powder to taste

Heat through and serve with reduced fat shredded mexican cheese blend. You can have it with WW tortillas, like a burrito, or on top of brown rice if you are in phase 2.
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No official recipe on the soup, as I tend to throw things together without measuring. Here it is as far as I remember:

1 sweet potato, cubed
1 cup (ish) lentils
3 cups (est) veggie broth
1 bunch Kale (wished for more), torn
Half an onion (chopped)
2 celery ribs (chopped)
2-3 baby carrots (chopped)
Seasonings-I used garam masala and a little cayenne

Sweated the onion, celery, and carrots (all chopped) until soft. Added the lentils, sweet potato, and stock and brought it to a boil. Turned down the heat and let it simmer for about 20 minutes before adding the kale, then about 15 minutes more (until the lentils were cooked). I recommend checking it every 10 minutes or so to see more stock needs to be added. It was something I threw together on a Sunday night so I'd have lunches for work, but I loved it.

Today's meal plan:
B-Steal cut outs with blueberries and strawberries
L-flatout with lots of lettuce, guac, salsa, and some chicken andouille (odd, but not bad)
D-Too wiped to cook, so calling Jimmy Johns. Veggie unwich here I come!

that sounds really yummy and I have everything on hand. I will be making that for dinner tomorrow night!

Question - we love almond milk but I could not find anywhere that it was okay for Phase 1 (I figured it was since it is only 7 grams of sugar per 8oz & we're looking at 1/2 a cup a day max for coffee) but what do you think...count it as nuts for the day or 1/2 cup milk?

I realize I'm probably overanalyzing but I want this WOE to really work & don't want to trip up in the first few weeks.

Thanks!

BTW - I have yet to see the unsweetened version in my stores so what we usually buy is sweetened (7g per 8oz). It has 2.5 g fat per 8oz - 1.5 are poly/mono

The sweetened version is definitely forbidden on South Beach. Cane juice (sugar) is the second ingredient. I use the unsweetened vanilla version. My local grocery has it in the health food section and health food stores also carry it. I have used it in Phase II only with my cereal, but I agree it really isn't listed anywhere I have found in SB info.

Phase II

B: Veggie omelet, V8
S: RF cheese stick
L: Black beans, huge salad
S: Carrots, hummus, Tall skinny hazelnut latte
D: Amy's Low Fat Black Bean Chili
S: Almond Butter

By the recipe, I'm going to assume it serves 4-6. I looked through quite a few soup recipes and almost all of them had a 1-cup serving size. With a few toppings, that should be more than satisfying. Recipe looks good, was it?

I use Almond Breeze which is unsweetened. I only really use almond milk in my smoothies. I used to buy the Almond Breeze in health food stores, but recently have started it at Target as well.

Hope this helps :)

Zef, Thanks so much. I'll use the one cup and see what happens. I had already divided in fourth and frozen two and have one in the frig for tomorrow. Yes, it was good. I toped it with lots of lettuce, a sprinkling of lf cheese, salsa and a dab of ff sour cream.

Another op day for me! This day I felt a little dizzy and lightheaded so I tried to eat a bit more than I have been plus I made sure I was drinking enough and I feel better tonight.

B - omelet w/mushrooms, onions, tomato topped with ff sour cream, salsa and lots of lettuce.
S - lf string cheese (nuked), V-8
L - omelet (there was so much this morning, I finished the other half for lunch) topped with ff sour cream, salsa and lots of lettuce.
S - cucumber and laughing cow wedge
S2 - 1 cup yogurt with cinnamon and splenda
D - fish (baked), cauliflower, broccoli, slaw w/one tbls mayo.
Desert - Ricotta with tbls of sf peach jam

Moving to 1.5 today - no grains, 2 fruits. The three days of phase 1 were really helpful in banishing my carby sweets cravings.

1: chocolate cherry smoothie (chocolate almond milk**, sun warrior choc. brown rice protein, frozen cherries, spinach, vega smoothie infusion)
2: 2 egg white puff, salad with lots of veggies and a squirt of dijon mustard instead of dressing (so good!)
3: greek yogurt
4: string cheese, chia fresca w/ strawberries
5: had dinner at a lebanese restaurant. i did well with my main entree but did have a piece of whole wheat pita. I had tabbouleh, a bit of hummus and a whole wheat pita. yum!

exercise: 60 minute running + walking circuit

Need to get some strength training in. I've been getting to the gym too late. Must make that a priority.

**I make my own chocolate almond milk using soaked raw almonds, unsweetened cocoa powder and a bit of palm sugar). they do sell chocolate almond milk in stores but it is loaded with sugar and not SB friendly.

Had the munchies yesterday....luckily I was able to stick with fruits and veggies for my cravings though...sheesh.



b'fast
coffee w/ FF 1/2 & 1/2, splenda
3 egg & spinach muffins w/lf sour cream

lunch
turkey wraps w/ cucumber and lf cream cheese
WW Bagel thin w/ lf cream cheese

snack
SB snack bar
plum
nectarine

more snack
celery w/ laughing cow cheese wedge

dinner
slow cooker cube steak
salad w/ tomatoes and cucumbers