Picked up the Eat Clean Diet cookbook tonight. LOTS of great recipes that are south beach friendly. I think it will fit nicely.

wt: 155.0

P1

1: pre-workout @ 4:30 a.m.: 1 T. almond butter
2: 3 egg white omelet with spinach, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms; plain ff yogurt with some crystal light powder mixed in; chai tea brewed in US coconut milk
3: tomato soup with poached eggs over spinach
4: 10 almonds
5: going out to a mexican restaurant for dinner. mixed veggie fajitas, no tortillas, no cheese, side of sliced avocado and black beans instead of refrieds.


i hate phase 1. a lot.

exercise: 60 min. fat burner class (step+kickboxing+weights)

Friday starting a week of Phase 1
B: Kefir, scrambled eggs, spicy V8
S: edamame
L: spicy chick peas, sliced red pepper
S: 2 tsp. almond butter
D: grilled chicken with cauliflower alfredo sauce

Wt 170.0 Darn. I was hoping to see the 160s again today! I really thought I peed off most of my TOM bloat yesterday! :lol:
Ex: We're under a blizzard warning! I guess today will be a rest day!
Vitamin & ω−3: Check!
B: Break-free omelet with tomato, spinach, and old cheddar.
L: Tuna salad
Sn: Veggies with 3T hummus. SF jello. 1/2 banana with 1T PB.
S: Chicken breasts stuffed with broccoli & cheese, swiss chard (topped with 1/2 tbsp of butter :eek:, red bean mash.
Sn: 1 square 85% dark chocolate with 1tsp PB.

I had the afternoon off with resulted in too much snacking. Dinner was a bit heavier than it's been lately as well, but it was really delicious and so much better than going out. BF came home craving pizza delivery, but was very satisfied with what we made!

B: Yoghurt and sugar free jam
S: Boiled egg and apple
L: Mixed salad from iceberg lettuce, soya beans, sugar snap peas, broad beans, ham and egg with mint dressing (mint and vinegar)
S: Fruit bar (no added sugar) and 10 nuts
D: Cauliflower pizza with mozzarella, ham, sundried tomato and ham
Dessert: maybe sugar free pudding? No sweetener though!

Exercise: steady 6-7km run later, 60mins biking and 30mins walking
Water : lots

Ugh. I don't want to talk about it. I guess I finished my 2 weeks, but it was a crappy half-assed 2 weeks on Phase 1. More like 1.5 but with not enough veggies consumed. Yay me.

Whoops. Should have thought about this before I made bread yesterday :devil:. A dense, heavy bread made with ww flour, oat flour, flax seed meal, wheat bran, oat bran and 4 kinds of seeds (oops, forgot the chia seeds). I should call it Kitchen Sink Multi-Grain Bread. I liked it, hearty and wholesome. [it definitely needed some work in the leavening department so if I make it again, I'll have to adjust something] But you know sometimes having bread around = disaster, so we'll see how it goes.

So - hypothetically, I don't want to eat many grains. BUT as an exercise in trying to be more frugal with my food budget, I am trying to use up all the wonderful grains I have in my pantry. It's all whole grains, and the ww flour is almost gone so I am going to try things like flax meal and chickpea flour baked goods. Maybe I'll go ahead and freeze the rest of that bread I made...

Phase ?
B - black tea with unsweetened almond milk. I small slice multi-grain bread (42 g; I weighed it!) toasted, with smear of smart balance. Romaine lettuce with egg salad made with one whole egg and one egg white.
L - Lentil soup! [I'm gonna be eating this for the next 3 days too. Fun fun] With spinach added.
S - not sure yet, have to survey the fridge
D - Don't know. If we don't go out, I will make crab cakes with a big salad.
dessert - chia pudding made with almond milk

p2
 

1: greek yogurt, raspberries, chopped orange, a little agave, and coffee with cream
2: bean soup with raw sugar snap peas
3: afternoon coffee with cream (first one in months- wiped out)
4: taco salad with salsa /yogurt dressing
5: sunflower seeds

I feel like I'm forgetting something.....

Exercise: not a lick , really run down today.
Water: not enough
vitamin: I remembered !!!!:carrot: shelf life actually saw your post and that reminded me;)

Saturday Phase 1 eating (but may have a bit of wine tonight)
B: I am having a blood test at 8:30 so I can't eat until after that. I'm bringing sliced chicken and sugar snap peas with me to eat for breakfast.
S: peanuts
L: veggie omlette with salad on the side (eating out)
S: roasted chick peas and carrots
D: spagetti squash casserole

B: beans, broccoli & egg
S: apple, string cheese
L: African lentil soup
S: yogurt
D: spaghetti Squash, gimme lean & veggie sauce, big pan of roasted broccoli & cauliflower

exercise: walk outside!, hoop, hip/core exercises

B/L: Omelette with loads of left over veggies
S: Orange and walnut muffin (yum!) + too many cranberries + too much dark chocolate (bad!) 1/2 an orange
D: Chilli con carne
Lots and lots of tea
Dessert : yoghurt with an apple

Exercise : cycling 40mins - am ill :(
Water : good!

Lost the water weight from Mardi Gras and I am doing pretty well with cravings, so off to phase 2 it is. I was having wonderful success before on P2 when I stuck to plan.

wt: 154.6

P2
1: ezekiel bread pudding (chopped up ezekiel bread, unsweetened cranberries, pecans, unsweetened almond milk, 1 egg)
2: raw vegetable soup from the Crazy Sexy Diet cookbook (just a bunch of veggies, blended with veggie stock); kombucha
3: italian turkey meatloaf (using ezekiel crumbs), mashed cauliflower, green beans
4: grapes

Wt 169.5 - now I just have to stay on plan so I don't bounce back up!
Ex: Couch to 5K Week 6 part 1
Vitamin & ω−3: Check! Yeeaaah to both of us SGeranium!
B: 1/2 Banana & 1Tbsp PB on a slice of toasted Ezekiel bread. A laughing cow.
Sn: SF Jello.
L: 1/2 spicy bean burger in a small tortilla with sour cream, cheddar, tomato & broc slaw
Sn: 8 almonds & an orange post gym.
S: Wendy's chili over smashed cauliflower florets. Wasn't sure how the chili would work over cauliflower, but it was so awesome!! Very filling too. Topped with a 1T sour cream and 1/8 cup grated RF cheddar.

p2
 

1: coffee with cream
2: ceaser salad, baked chicken breast, orange
3: roasted veg/ chicken sausage pizza on a ww tortilla, extra roasted veggies, a couple of bites of dh's awesome home made pizza with off plan crust
4: tea with stevia, 100 calorie dark chocolate bar, roasted chick peas ( so good, this was my first time making them)

water: good today
vitamin: two days in a row!! Go me
Exercise: only 30 minutes, must do double duty today

Phase 2!!!

B: 1/2 cup of steel cut oats w. 1/2 cup fat free splenda sweetned yogurt
S: skim cheese string
L: Flaxseed foccacia style bread slice w/egg salad and 2 cups V8
D: Bunless burger with homemade sugar free bbq sauce and side salad.

PHG - I know it's probably getting really old but where are your veggies? Are you not a veggie person? Would ideas help? It really will be much easier if you get 4 1/2 cups of veggies in - you will be more satisfied and everything will move better. The two things I changed that really made a difference were getting those veggies in and eating more beans. It takes a little creativity at first but you will be glad you did. As a bonus it will be great for your little one as she starts trying new foods.

Om nom nom. Phase 1.

Breakfast was scrambled eggs with RF cheese and about a cup of spinach wilted in for good measure.
Snack-2T PB
Lunch-Spinach salad with tuna and a smattering of this fabulous chipotle ranch I found at the store last week
Dinner-About to make a burger patty out of ground sirloin, chopped jalapeños, RF cheddar, cumin, cayenne, chili powder, and a touch of garlic powder. I'll be eating it over--you guessed it--spinach. I heart spinach. Can't get enough of it!
No dessert. And I didn't have anything interesting around the house for an afternoon snack either. Big grocery shopping in the morning, so I'll get some stuff for that!