Tuesday was a weird day... all off schedule. For sure too much fat, but I was unexpectedly out all day and overall did the best I could. Not nearly enough veggies.

Phase ?

B - coffee w/ us almond milk
nothing else till
L - spinach salad with other veggies, tuna salad on top. Only red wine vinegar for dressing. Brewed unsweetened iced tea.
S - Quest bar, cinnamon roll flavor (limited selection at the GNC where I stopped)
S2 - 1 oz lowfat cheese, 1/2 serving cashews, 1/2 a protein shake
Yoga class
D - Eggplant baked in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese. Big salad with sundried tomatoes, chickpeas, olives, feta cheese.

Wednesday: I think I am just going to copy Monday's menu, since I still have all those things. Just changing the dinner protein.

Phase 1.5 because of oatmeal, but maybe Phase 2 because the Green Drink Mix I used has fruit powders? But the whole serving is 10g, so I have no idea. Not that important to me, as I am not doing a clean Phase 1 right now :)

B - coffee w/ us almond milk
Couch-to-5K "run"
Oatmeal with flaxseed, veggie sausage
L - Veggie chili with lots of bell pepper and mushrooms. Arugula salad with sliced tomatoes and lemon juice/olive oil vinaigrette. Brewed iced tea.
S - Greek yogurt smoothie with spinach. {ETA: HOLY DELICIOUS GREEN SMOOTHIE! It had all kinds of health-food craziness in there: Greek yogurt, spinach (I blend fresh then freeze into muffin tins), GREEN DRINK MIX (from Trader Joes: A little of everything green in there), aloe vera juice, a splash of almond milk and because I found out that the Green Drink Mix has berry and cinnamon flavors, I added 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and some raspberry Torani sugar-free syrup. Cannot adequately convey how delicious this smoothie was!}
D - Salmon patties, steamed broccoli, roasted green beans

B: omelet with broccoli, carrots, zucchini and feta; one slice of multigrain bread; lots of coffee with skim; water
L: Chipotle burrito bowl (pork, black beans, lettuce, tomato "salsa", a little guac, and like 2T of brown rice).
S: Ronnybrook pomegranite yogurt drink; decaf skim latte
D: veggie/soy protein chili

morning peeps! Dinner last night was a jalapeno/poblano pepper hamburger patty (no bread) along with some sweet potato fries I made in the oven and asparagus. 2 glasses of wine before bed, and I was exactly 160 this morning I was hitting 160.5 before and I am SO CLOSE to leaving the 160s I can taste it!

Breakfast - egg substitute/light swiss/2 turkey bacon

Snack - 3 celery sticks, 1 laughing cow light wedge, string cheese

Lunch - jalapeno poblano pepper burger patty, asparagus, sweet potato fries (last night's leftovers )

All I did for the fries was cut up sweet potato lengthwise and spray with Pam, season with no salt organic seasoning, and bake in the oven. Dipped them in plain greek yogurt...YUM!

have a great day!

phase 2-

b - oatmeal and ground flax with almond milk 1/2 banana
l - 1/3 cup cottage cheese with 1/4 avocado and cucumber, 1/2 slice brown bread
s - apple
s - omlette with red pepper, mushrooms, ham and chees
s - turkey pepperoni stick

Wednesday, P 1.5

Breakfast: 5 cashews, 1 banana, coffee with milk and stevia
S: yogurt with strawberries
L: 1 cup black beans, 1/2 chicken breast, 1T LF sour cream, 1 stuffed squash
S: 10 cashews, 1/2 apple
D: grilled red pepper and balsamic portobello, 1 cup mixed baby greens
S: 1 cup almond milk with SF flavored syrup

Phase 1.5 (fruit, no grain)

Celery w/ pb and nsa strawberry jam
Glass of skim milk

Blueberry "Crisp" topped with greek yogurt mixed w/ vanilla
Cheese String
Cherry tomatoes
Diet Dr. Pepper

1/3 Banana

Brocolli
Carrots
Pork Tenderloin
Glass of Skim Milk

Greek Yogurt w/ vanilla (the rest of the single serve container that I used to dollop on the "crisp")

Cauliflower w/ ranch (if I end up feeling munchie later)

Thursday:
am: glass of green magma with chia seeds
breakfast: smoothie made with kefir, kale, blueberries, carrot juice, cacao powder, bee pollen, hemp hearts
lunch: salad with baked tofu, bacon bits, parmesan cheese, caesar dressing
snack: went overboard: corn nuts, sesame stix, wasabi peas, lentil curls
dinner: red lentil soup with quinoa and sauteed greens (finishing up the leftovers)

all day:
2-3 cups coffee
water mixed with dark cherry juice

dinner last night - salmon patty, green salad w/ bolt house farms blue cheese dressing, spinach and parmesan stuffed portabella mushroom. 2 glasses merlot at bedtime.

breakfast this a.m. - egg substitute, 2 turkey bacon, light swiss
snack - 3 celery sticks and PB2
maybe some almonds
lunch will be cheddar bacon burger patty from Fresh and Easy wrapped in a high fiber whole grain wrap with lots of baby spinach

going to jog tonight after work, and dinner is uncertain at this point...:)

Thursday: P1.5
B: 10 cashews, coffee with milk and stevia
L: 2 pieces tilapia baked with 2 chopped garlic cloves, tomatoes, 5 Greek olives, chives, 1T capers, 3T veg broth, and a dash of Emeril's Original seasoning, all served over 1.5 cups baby spinach
S: 1 apple, 1/2 cuke, 1 baby belle, and 1 cheese "cracker"
D: 1 cup black beans with 1T salsa and 1T low fat sour cream; 1 hard boiled egg with 1 tsp lf mayo; 1 tomato baked with lf mozz and garlic powder
S: 1 cup grapes

Hi,
I am new to SB and this is my second week of phase I. I am a little puzzled as almost all of you seem to eat much less than the suggested menus in the book except for Syckgirlsfy. Do you lose weight faster this way? I lost 4 lbs. last week, but might try eating a lot less if it works better.

Donna,

Personally, when I first start on SB, I am very hungry and eat a lot of on-plan foods. However, after the sugars get out of my system, I don't crave so much so I eat less. Last time I did SB, I fear I lost too much of my appetite and ate too little and consequently lost weight at a good rate the first three months and then plateaued for the next three. I say you should definitely eat what the book suggests, meaning do not try to avoid eating when you are hungry, but do not force yourself to eat more than you are hungry for. Good luck!

Thanks, Nicole. I will try your advice. So far today I have had.
B. Omelet with chopped ham. Coffee. Almond milk with SF syrup.
S. Two Bite size pizza snacks
L. Lettuce turkey wrap, ricotta muffin, SF jello
D. Don't know yet

phase 2

b - fibre one with strawberries
l - roasted cabbage with feta cheese
s - yogourt with chia seeds
s - salsa chicken with broccoli and salad

Originally Posted by DonnaK:
Thanks, Nicole. I will try your advice. So far today I have had.
B. Omelet with chopped ham. Coffee. Almond milk with SF syrup.
S. Two Bite size pizza snacks
L. Lettuce turkey wrap, ricotta muffin, SF jello
D. Don't know yet

pizza snacks? what did you use?

Originally Posted by DonnaK:
Hi,
I am new to SB and this is my second week of phase I. I am a little puzzled as almost all of you seem to eat much less than the suggested menus in the book except for Syckgirlsfy. Do you lose weight faster this way? I lost 4 lbs. last week, but might try eating a lot less if it works better.

I work out a lot, though...I get hungry!