On Plan Thread 4/10-17
 

Sunday Phase 1.5
B: lf cottage cheese with hot avjar, avocado
S: cheese stick
L: leftover chicken salsa bake, 6 triscuits
S: carrots, sugar snap peas
S: roasted chick peas
D: Chicken sausage and salad

OK - so yesterday first:
At an outdoor tournament from 7 am - 7 pm, so this is a little weird:
B: south beach cereal bar
S: small apple
L: south beach cereal bar
S: another small apple
D: leftover sirloin

Lousy day for veggies and water (NOT a fan of portos . . .)
Think I better go have a salad or 5.
Be well -

Dinners for the Week
Sun: Spaghetti squash deep dish pie
Mon: Curried chickpea & vegetable stew on quinoa
Tues: Cauliflower shepherd's pie
Wed: Greek salad with chicken
Thurs: Traveling
Fri: Traveling
Sat: Traveling

Phase 2

B: egg, ww toast, 1/2 banana, nf milk
L: protein smoothie (unsweetened coconut milk,spinach,1/2 banana,protein powder)
S: veggies and hummus
D: chicken burger (no bun), onion, tomato, roasted broccoli, sweet potato fries
S: nf greek yogurt, blueberries

Wt: 165.4
B: Deli chicken, tomato, egg, and cheddar scramble in a WW tortilla
L: Peaches & cottage cheese
Sn: Fruit & yogurt parfait from McD's
S: Deep dish spaghetti squash pie... turned out well!
Sn: Will probably snack on veggies & hummus during Mildred Pierce.
Ex: Off today

b. Fibre1, ground flax, yogurt, blueberries
l. large spinach salad with some bacon bits, 2 HB eggs, croutons and oil and vinegar dressing
s. grapes
d. pork cutlet, green beans, sliced tomato with pesto

Sunday, Phase 1

1. Skinny Latte
2. Southwest garden fritata (eggs with mushrooms, spinach, onion, and tomatoes, 1 slice jack cheese, 1 T. avacado, 2 T. tomato salsa)
3. 1 pickle and a glass of tomato juice (I hope pickles are allowed???)
4. Grilled Chicken breast and salad of lettuce and tomato (no dressing)
5. Cinnamon Curry Tuna Salad

Phase 2ish

B: coffee, homemade sf banana bread
L: turkey breast, lf cheddar, lite mayo, coffee
S: FF greek yogurt
S (taste testing while I cooked): 1/2 an egg muffin, 1/2 a sausage
D: red lentil dal, greek yogurt and cilantro
S: kale chips

water: 10c. Maybe more!

Phase 1.5

B - ate out and had a 2 egg scrambled with ground beef, spinach, blk olives, and onions along with a side of fresh fruit and decaf coffee w/milk.
L - 1 cup ff plain Greek yogurt w/sf jam and 1/2 oz walnuts.
D - Crack slaw and tomato
S - if I have one it will be another yogurt like lunch

B: 1 egg, 2 egg beaters, portabella mushrooms, onion, V8
L: green beans, tenderloin, beans, cottage cheese, grape tomatoes
S: edamane
D: tenderloin, collards, Black eye peas,
S: lite & lively yogurt, strawberries, milk

Sunday, April 10, 2011 (Day 43)

Weight: 239.0 Down 3 pounds this week :carrot:

Breakfast: Oatmeal Pancakes; 2 slices turkey bacon; V8; 2 cups coffee each w/ ¼ c 1% milk and sweetener - Vitamins

Snack: Yogurt with 1/8 t lemon jello

Lunch: Chicken Crackslaw

Snack: Triscuts and LC cheese

Dinner: Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki and cucumbers

Snack: Fresh Berries

Monday Phase 1.5
B: lf cottage cheese with hot avjar, avocado
S: edamame
L: chicken sausage with roasted brussel sprouts, 6 triscuits
S: carrots and sugar snap peas
D: pulled pork with mashed cauliflower

Had a pretty good weekend, no exercise really, but pretty on plan. had terrible allergy attacks all weekend, trying not to let them interfere with my week as well.

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P2

1: oats soaked in unsweetened coconut milk, 1 chopped strawberry, 1/4 banana, chia seeds, 1 tsp. pb; hot lemon water
2: curried lentil soup over spinach
3: carrots and hummus
4: grilled cajun catfish po'boys (I couldn't find 100% whole wheat po'boy buns, so I think I will skip the bread); salad
5: yogurt maybe?

exercise: 60 min. interval training (strength + speed)

goal this week: continue to drink water - 120 oz. per day, continue to not snack after dinner...I feel so much better when I don't, I don't understand why it is so hard for me! definitely my biggest obstacle.

P2
 

Wt: 163.4
B: Choco-banana breakfast cookie
Sn: Veggies & hummus
L: Leftover spaghetti squash pie
Sn: Sugar-infused berry & yogurt parfait from the cafeteria (Why do they have to ruin such naturally tasty goodness with so much extra sugar!?!)
S: Spinach, zucchini, and chicken casserole
Ex: To follow.

Sunday:
B: scrambled eggs, many veggies, turkey bacon, V8
S: apple
L: turkey hot dog, carrots, pita bread
S: tomatoes, tzatziki sauce
D: chicken, large salad, balsamic vinaigrette

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!!!

Phase 1 Day 9
 

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.

Phase 2ish:

B: two frittata muffins, coffee
S: nonfat latte
L: sweet potato/black bean salad w/ turkey breast, banana bread
D: ww flatbread w/ chicken and cheese, romaine salad
S: babybel light and banana bread.

Water: 8 cups
exercise: Nope. :o

Not a normal day eating..
B: cottage cheese Walnuts, V8, (was in a hurry)
L:Wendy's chili, side salad (was out)
S: cottage cheese, tomatoes
D: (taco salad lettuce wrap), cheese, Meat with onions & bell peppers, salsa, cream cheese, lettuce, NO CHIPS I ate some spinach before going to my friends Apartment.
S: blackberries, soy milk

1: skinny latte
2: coffee with flavored creamer (not on plan. So disappointed in myself, but a client made it for me and I didn't want to be rude)
3: hard boiled egg
4: cinnamon curry tuna salad
5: venison meatballs and green beans with curry yogurt sauce
6: glass of tomato juice

Totally screwed up timeline today, but did ok with the exception of the bad coffee. :(

Monday, April 11, 2011 Phase 2 1 fruit/1 grain-starch

Breakfast: Ricotta waffles w/ SF syrup; 1 c 1% milk; 2 cups coffee each w/ ¼ c 1% milk and sweetener

Lunch: Leftovers (Chili) and V8 from breakfast - Vitamins

Snack: Apple with peanut butter

Dinner: Salad w/ lots of veggies, turkey pepperoni and Italian dressing; 1 slice of leftover WW Pizza w/ Turkey Pepperoni, Mozzarella Cheese, Red Pepper, Onion, Green Olives – Diet Coke

Snack: NSA Fudgesicle

Tuesday Phase 1.5
B: cottage cheese w/hot avjar, avocado
S: edamame
L: pulled pork with mashed cauliflower and brussel sprouts
S: carrots and sugar snap peas
D: veggie burger with roasted green beans (I'm counting the vb as a grain because it has brown rice)

yesterday...P1

B Eggwhites, veggies, chunky veggie chilli
S gluten free cookies (not bad)
L salad, hbeggs
S yogurt, whey, cottage cheese, nat. pb
d chicken, egg whites , salsa

Trying to get my protien to 130g or higher for my weight lifting self!!!

P2

1: oats w/ coconut milk, cocoa powder, stevia, 1 chopped strawberry, 1 tsp. pb; hot lemon water
2: black bean burger patty wrapped in lettuce w/ tomatoes, pico and red onion
3: carrots and hummus
4: tandoori chicken, roasted broccoli

exercise: 60 min. pilates, 45 min. vigorous bikram yoga

Good Morning! The sun is shining! What a beautiful day it is!

Thank you Zeffryn for the advice about the cheese. I didn't have but a sprinkle of parmasean on my chicken last night. It was great.

Tuesday, April 12
B: Greek yogurt, nf, plain w/sf maple syrup, cinnamon and a pkt of splenda
S: Celery, laughing cow wedge, v-8
L: Left-over steak, salad w/ lots of veggies, dressing
S: string cheese
D: taco frittata w/zucchini, onion, tomato, cilantro, gr beef
S: sf/ff pudding 1/2 c

Am I eating too much? I know yesterday I was hungry a lot of the time. I'm trying to fill in with more veggies.

Hope everyone has a great day!

OK - so last night ended with a Chinese buffet. Positives: no rice, no noodles, nothing fried, many peel and eat shrimp, many crab legs, many delicious veggies (onions, broccoli, green peppers). Negatives: WAY too liberal use of the word MANY to describe the QUANTITY of what I ate . . .
BUT - scale still at 166. So - hopefully - no lasting harm done.

TODAY:
B: nf greek yogurt, sf jam, 1 slice turkey bacon
S: almonds
L: chicken/veggie fajitas (brought my own ww tortilla)
S: cottage cheese, sf jam, carrots
D: cauliflower shepherd's pie, salad
S: sf pudding

Be well!

Mika, it doesn't look like you're eating too much at all. Eat when you're hungry and eat until you're satisfied.

Just a reminder that pudding is not ok on phase 1. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.