Morning darinesto, I was just reading your food list from yesterday and was wondering how you cooked your collards and black eye peas. My husband is from Alabama and believe me, he loves both but the way they cook them in the South is definitely not South Beach friendly but oh so good. Hope you have modified yours to be on plan.

Z - Can you explain how you do you oats and what kind of oats you use?

T&T - with the oats, I just use regular rolled oats. I put 1/3 c. of dry rolled oats in a bowl along with 1 T. chia seeds. Add 3/4 c. unsweetened milk of your choice, stir and stash in the fridge until morning. I always top it with 1 t. nut butter and fruit. easy, nutritious, fast and filling! it usually keeps me full for 3 full hours.

Phase 2

B: shredded wheat and bran cereal, 1/2 banana, nf milk
L: protein smoothie (unsweetened coconut milk,spinach,1/2 banana protein powder, chocolate Greensuperfood)
S: veggies and hummus
D: taco bake, salad, dollop guac and sour cream
S: nf greek yogurt, blueberries

Finally up to today:
B: greek yogurt, sf jam
S: apple
L: toasted pita, salsa, carrots, tomatoes
S: greek yogurt, sf jam
D: It is going to be 83 this evening. I am thinking something cool . . .

Be well -

doing pretty good today
walked for about 30 min, and finally made the kale chips and they are soooo good the roasted chick peas are also amazing!!!

Does anybody find that their weight is a curve throughout the week? Friday is my low day, saturday and sunday are a bit higher, monday is the highest and then it slowly comes back down throughout the week. Figuring that out makes my weeks much less frustrating.

Tall and Thin - I know you didn't ask me, but FWIW we have collards all the time. I just double/triple wash, put them in a pot with some water at the bottom, and cook for a LONG time (>= 1 hr). We season our own with salt and pepper, and apple cider vinegar. I really don't enjoy them at all with some kind of fat (lard, bacon grease, etc). I'm really wanting some lately, but waiting to see if the price goes down!

Hope you can find a way you like!

The cafeteria special today was nacho cheese sauce & chili topped wedge fries. Hospital cafeteria. Provincial cardiac centre hospital cafeteria. I don't know whether I'm more disgusted as a physician or as a South Beacher!
Just had to share with you guys! Keep avoiding the cafeteria food



Z - I haven't noticed a weekly curve in my weight, but, now that you mention it, I might pay attention a bit more. Like most people, I have definite TOM gains, and I have pretty short cycles (26 days) so I often feel like I can't sort out what's related to TOM vs. exercise vs. cheat meal vs. whatever.

shelf - for 3-4 months, i tracked my weight every day just so I could see the normal fluctuations. it became easier to see when my TOM gains started, and when my weight was normally at its lowest through the month. I figured out that I lose a lot the last and first weeks of the month and stay pretty steady during the middle part of the month. it is actually pretty interesting to look at, and it is so predictable now!

I am always highest on Mondays because I tend to eat more on the weekend and if I cheat it will be then. So I never weigh except on Fridays. That's usually my lowest day since it's not hard for me to be good (generally) all week.

I suspect that is the reason for my curve as well, mmc

Gosh, you all sound like you've got this thing down! I'm just starting...today. I'm having trouble with the planning ahead thing. I do like the idea of posting menus, more for accountability than anything. I hope you don't mind if I join you. Here's my food for the day:

B: 2 eggs w/2 tbs lf cheese and 1 tsp ff 1/2 & 1/2.
S: celery w/laughing cow wedge.
L: 1 c veggies, 2 oz ham, 1 slice lf swiss cheese
S: string cheese
S: laughing cow cheese; nuts(hungry when I got home from work)
D: Chicken breast w/garlic, parmesan, lf mozzerella w/ fresh green beans

I need to take more veggies for snacking to work with me. I found that I was getting hungry.

Mika - Welcome! We don't mind at all if you join us! This thread is perfect for accountability.

With that said, you may want to watch your cheese intake. Some people don't lose as quickly with high amounts of cheese on their daily menu.

Good luck, and stick around!

b-strawberry banana smoothie
L-quinoa salad w/lemon tahini vinaigrette
d-boca turkey bacon cheeseburgers on ww flatbun w/spinach and broccoli salad and chipotle cottage cheese dressing

Shelf-share the recipe on the chocobanana breakfast cookie?

Side note from a few weeks ago, Zef, I tried your side salad with breakfast trick at a restaurant recently. Got a surprised look from the waitress, but they did it no problem.