I'm not sure what the basis is... it's just that a lot of us (well, I can only speak for myself) have found that the full 3 servings a day of grains either don't agree with us or halt/slow down weight loss. I do a lot of reading about nutrition - probably too much, it is starting to make me :dizzy: - so I have decided to limit the grains but to actually increase fruits, especially the nutritional powerhouses like berries, apples, cantaloupe, citrus... but I still don't think I ever go over 3 servings a day. Probably what I end up doing is a Phase 1.75, haha

Hi everyone, I'm a little late today as it was a hurry up early morning to get out of the house and on my way for lab work and then a lot of errands.

Not sure what my body is doing right now but after shedding 14 pounds during the first week or so of phase one, I have weighed the same now for about six days. I am eating on plan (except for missing a few meals and snacks) so I know I'm not eating the wrong things. I know missing some isn't good either but sometimes things just happen. Anyway, I'm determined to wait this out and sooner or later the pounds will start coming off again, right?

Phase one - yesterday
B -2 egg omelet w/mushrooms, onions, peppers, celery plus salsa on top.
Decaf coffee w/sf creamer
S - String cheese and ½ cucumber
D - Pork tenderloin, yel & grn squash, salad w/avocado, tomato, radish & balsomic dressing
Dessert - ½ cup Ricotta w/sf lemon jello and splenda
Drank water, Zero and flavored sparkling water during the day.

B-berrt oatmeal
L-smoked beef, broccoli and cauliflower w/tofu dip, a littel canteloupe and honeydew
D-High fiber pasta w/ground beef and roasted red pepper sauce, salad

Ph2
Worked an afternoon shift, so I actually got to enjoy eggs for breakie

1. Omelette w/ trky pepperoni, gr. peppers, lf cheese & a glass of skim milk
2. Trky Kielbasa & Veggie soup
3. Celery w/ bp
4. Not sure yet... but I am starting to get hungry, so I gotta decide quick!

feeling a lot better today. whew!

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1: chocolate cheesecake smoothie
2: met a friend for a playdate in the park, started to rain, moved to mcdonalds - lunch was the guts of a grilled snack wrap and a fruit and yogurt parfait, sans granola. eh. not wonderful.
3: nothing, too much driving
4: had dinner out. had a small crawfish etouffee and a big salad. the crawfish etouffee had roux in it, but i did leave the rice out to keep it sort of ok.

Not a great day, I spose. Hopefully tomorrow's 5:10 (!!!) a.m. cardio circuit will help things out.

Morning on planers! OMG the scale finally moved!:D Well, yesterday wasn't my best day because I missed too many meals/snacks :rolleyes: but I'm here to say that what I did eat was on plan. I really need to try harder to get all my meals and snacks in.

So phase one yesterday:

B - nothing
S - nothing
L - nothing
S - nothing
D - Roasted chicken breast, steamed broccoli, grn salad w/ radish, avacado, tomato, and mushrooms w/ balsamic dressing.
Dessert - ½ cup Ricotta w/vanilla, splenda and pecans

Just a fyi - sometimes my steamed vegs are kinda bland so last night I drizzled some of the balsamic dressing over my broccoli and it was good. Added just the right amount of flavor.

lamay, have you ever tried roasting your veggies? roasted broccoli is a super favorite of mine. i eat it for a snack a lot.

Not even going to post what I ate for b'fast yesterday...I'm SO embarrassed!! I was OP the rest of the day...and today WILL be an OP day as well :) Ugh!!! I paid for it on the scale this morning...up a pound. Stupid will power....where's that will power dust when I need it? ;)

Right here!!! :dust:

I could use some as well. I was still hungry last night (missed one of my snacks and then dinner was smaller than planned). Got binge-y on the way-off-plan treats - UGH, I am staying with family who have all kinds of processed crap, made especially for binging. ANYWAY, it was probably 1 serving of sweets and 1 serving of chips so despite falling off the wagon momentarily, this is infinitely better than I might have done in the past.

Phase 2
B - coffee w/ lf milk
hairdresser appointment, so I didn't get to eat anything else before
Brunch-ish - egg salad (1 hardboiled egg with dijon mustard) on 1 slice low sodium Ezekiel bread with a dill pickle. V-8 juice.
S - hummus with carrots, broccoli florets and pepper slices. Iced brewed tea.
Walk/run
D - at a friend's house. I'm bringing tomato/mozzarella/pesto salad so at least I will have that

Zef, no I haven't and I'm the first to say that I'm not a good cook so how do you roast them, just lay them out and put them in the oven?

Jyo - And just in case you need a bit more,:dust:

Thanks for the dust ladies...that should come in handy this week with Aunt Flo in town...ugh!! I hate her!! lol

I love roasted veggies as well...I just cut up veggies, toss 'em in a casserole dish....drizzle a little olive oil...and some type of seasoning, usually Mrs. Dash..or just salt and pepper. I usually bake mine at about 375 degrees for around 20-30 minutes. Just depends on what you're roasting. When I do brocolli I add pine nuts...then for the last 5-10 minutes I sprinkle shredded parmesan on top...SO YUMMY!

Thanks Jyo, that will be on my menu for dinner tonight!

Phase II

B: Veggie omelet, V8
S: RF cheese stick
L: Huge salad with chicken, garbanzo beans
S: Tall skinny hazelnut latte
D: Amy's Low Fat Black Bean Chili
S: Almond butter

lamay, when i roast veggies, i just cut them up, throw them on a baking sheet, hit them with a spray or two of olive oil spray (i use my misto) and then sprinkle with some seasoning (usually mrs. dash). i roast at about 400-425 for 15-20 minutes. sooooooooooooooo good. i always make more than we will eat so I have some for snacks the next day.

B-pumpkin oatmeal w/ff greek yogurt
L-taco meatball, chipotle hummus, snow peas and zucchini
D-broccoli, celerey, chipotle hummus, small apple, a little bit of SmartTaste pasta w/sauce, 3 strips turkey bacon