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On Plan Thread Dec 30 - Jan 5
It's time for a new week of talking On-Plan! This is the place for South Beach meal plan and food support, encouragement and questions.
Anyone, from any phase (1, 1.5, 2, 3, etc.) can post, and those who are new to 3FC are especially encouraged to do so! This thread is for questions, sharing advice and strategies, and encouraging each other to stay on plan. It is not for chatting about daily life unrelated to this topic. Members have indicated that they would like to have chatting remain in the Daily Thread, so any posts that are off topic or chatty will be moved by the mods to the Daily. People in different phases of South Beach post here so it will help everyone if you indicate what phase you're in when you post. Thanks! While you may certainly find, from time to time, the need to ask for help after going off plan, remember that this thread is about staying on plan. When you share details of off plan foods you've eaten, it can upset, tempt, and otherwise frustrate other members, so please keep these details to a minimum. So, share with us: How are you staying on plan this week? How's it going for you? Of course feel free to share your daily on plan menu |
Ok, so in all honesty, last week... it was not my finest SBD effort. This week isn't shaping up to be much better.... still 2 new years dinners to go.
I am going to be starting back in phase 1 as of January 2nd, and staying there for at least a week, if not the full 2. Today, luckily, there is no; dinners, parties, or gatherings to deter me... just a house full of left over treats. :faint: Here is todays plan Phase 2 Greek yogurt w/ banana slices & blueberries V8 Peanuts Garden Salad Cheese string Omlette w/ 2 eggs, onion, green and orange peppers Brocolli WW pasta salad (tiny amount) Glass of skim milk Veggies w/ ranch |
I hear ya Lindsay, I hear ya. Almost phase 1ish, if you don't include things like pork loin not sbd compliant. Pretty close....
B: ham and cheese omelette S: veggies and hummus L: ham, bean, and cabbage soup D: herbed pork loin, cauliflower au gratin, boiled cabbage |
Can I join the conversation? I've been maintaining a la phase 3 (more or less) for the last 10 years, but decided to do Phase 1 for a week, after the holidays, beginning today.
We went shopping today and I bought some trout and some shrimp, some cheese, and plenty of vegetables. I'm using the supercharged foods to enjoy list... B: PB and yogurt with chia seeds S: roasted chickpeas L: some turkey and some babble cheese with a bell pepper on the side S: cheese or veg D: hubs is making a squash soup (SB friendly) Look at that, my S/C/G is even what it was when I joined the site in June of 2013. ha. I guess that's good. |
I started to post so many times last week and never managed to follow through on my great plans.... although I wasn't too bad in the end. I made my new year's resolutions start before the new year this time! I'm up to Week 5 in Couch to 5K...
I have been doing a lot of thinking about blood sugar - a self-test shows me to be barely into "prediabetic" with a slightly elevated fasting glucose level and too much of a spike after a glucose challenge (can't get it tested for real until we sort out our health insurance). So I've started taking some supplements and rededicating myself to not having refined carbs (especially not alone, without protein to balance) just in case I really do have a problem. I DEFINITELY have a problem with never being able to lose the ~20 lbs I put on in the last few years and with most of my "new" fat being in the belly :( Phase 2 B - coffee with unsweetened almond milk. Green smoothie - SO good! (Silken tofu/spinach/quarter-cup wild blueberries/flax oil/cinnamon/cacao nibs/lil bit sf chocolate Torani syrup ... would definitely leave out the cacao nibs next time, unless I get a better blender - lots of crunchy bits in this smoothie) L - Black bean & black-eyed pea soup. Big green salad with lemon juice/flax oil/Dijon mustard dressing with nori. 2 boiled eggs. Green tea. Ss - Lowfat cottage cheese with 1/2 an insanely delicious grapefruit. Handful of almonds. 70% chocolate square. D - Shrimp Thai curry (with broccoli, red sweet peppers, carrot and onion) with Forbidden Rice (LOOOOVE this and just read about how healthy it is, yay!) Fitday says: 1366 calories, 34 g fiber (35% carbs/35% fat/30% protein) Exercise: just some informal yoga stretches |
Sabine - I forgot about roasted chickpeas. I love those! I'm going to start a batch soaking for later in the week.
[Also - your goal weight is my dream! 129 lbs was perfect for my frame (which used to be more like 118-120 when I was younger...). I'm up around 150 lbs now and have been struggling with 15 lbs up and down ever since I joined here - FIVE YEARS AGO. Yowza.] |
Hey everyone! Started phase 1 again three days ago. I've been getting up a bit earlier before work and making an omelette. I take cheese sticks, pistachios (salt and pepper ones are so good) and veggies to snack on. The past couple days I've had salads for lunch.
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My goal weight seems like my dream too ha. I originally started at 156. Got to 128. Then settled at 130-132 for about a decade. The last while it's been meno-creeping up. But I'm going to give it my best shot to get it back down there! |
I always feel guilty that I have such a small amount of weight to lose compared to some, but it is SO. HARD. (and even worse the second time around!) I am doing the creep as well, but I need to get better. Phase I for a bit to get those cravings under control.
B: protein cheesecake S: veggies and hummus L: ham, cabbage and bean soup S: cheese, if needed D: hoppin john on collards Probably only core exercises or similar, since I work 9-7 today and I'm too stinkin' exhausted. |
Ps2
B 2 eggs, coffee L cottage cheese with orange S turkey rolls S beef stir fry with veggies and a salad S apple with peanut butter Back to trying for 8 glasses of water |
Phase 2 - VERY similar to yesterday since I had leftovers of everything ;). It was an excellent day, by the way. I was not hungry at all, in fact I never ate the grapefruit/cottage cheese and I ate less than half of the 2-serving Thai curry I made (it was HUGE - mostly veggies, 1/2 serving of rice). Getting through my lunch salad was WORK, so much greenery and it only had 1 teaspoon oil (+lemon juice & Dijon mustard) for dressing. VERY filling.
B - coffee with unsweetened almond milk. Green smoothie (Silken tofu/spinach/quarter-cup wild blueberries/flax oil/cinnamon/cacao nibs/lil bit sf chocolate Torani syrup) L - Black bean soup. Big green salad with lemon juice/flax oil/Dijon mustard dressing with nori. 2 boiled eggs. Green tea. Ss - Lowfat cottage cheese with 1/2 a grapefruit. Handful of almonds. 70% chocolate square. D - Shrimp Thai curry (with broccoli, red sweet peppers, carrot and onion) with Forbidden Rice Exercise: Week 5, Day 2 of Couch to 5K AND yoga later |
Hi everyone.
Just back from vacation and starting back on phase 1 for 2 weeks. Breakfast: 2 turkey pepperoni sticks Snack: 1/2 serving nuts Lunch: 1/2C chili & big salad Snack: plain yogurt Dinner: chicken stir fry w/ cauliflower rice Water, water & more water! |
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Phase 1 Scrambled egg & egg white V8 Greek salad Greek yogurt Meatballs (homemade) w/ nsa marinara Brocolli Green beans Glass of skim milk Cucumber slices w/ cream cheese |
The good news is this thread forces me to plan out my day ... :).
Phase 1.5 (no grains; carrots & dark chocolate kick it out of Phase 1) B - Coffee with us almond milk. Tofu scramble with chopped broccoli and extra garlic/turmeric L - Giant green salad with hard boiled egg ... flax oil/lemon juice dressing. Green tea with lemon. Ss - 1) celery, carrots, and pepper slices with Spinach Pesto Greek Yogurt Dip; 2) handful of almonds + 1 Brazil nut :p; 3) square of 72% dark chocolate D - Tuna noodle casserole made with cauliflower alfredo sauce (a combination of this recipe and this recipe) with edamame and shirataki noodles. |
Phs 2
B. Oatmeal, ground flax, almond milk L. Nine bean soup and veggies to clean out fridge S. Meat sauce over spagetti squash S glass of wine and pepperoni stick Drinking water works. I had a 3lb swosh |
Lindsay - very true. And if you're here, it's probably not easy for you!
B: protein cheesecake S: veggies and hummus L: lettuce wrap with chicken, cheese, cukes, ranch S: nuts D: crack slaw D: cheesecake (dang, these are good!) |
Grain free Phase 2
B: homemade refried beans, egg with grnd chia, 1/4 small avocado & salsa S: 1/4 spinach casserole L: leftover creamy Mexican casserole mixed with mashed squash (yum!) S: 3 sesame crackers D: Buffalo roasted cauliflower, roasted delicata rings, and almond parmesan tilapia wine |
Had to change my ticker back to 190, I dont think I gained back 5lbs over the holidays... so I am blaming it on the new scale that I got for christmas:shrug:
Phase 1 2 hardboiled eggs mashed up with a bit of icbinb & salt V8 Garden salad w/ italian dressing Greek yogurt Diet coke Chicken soup Brocolli Green Beans Glass of skim milk Celery w/ pb |
Ph 2
Same menu as yesterday. Lots of leftovers. Just love leftovers Take care Sophie |
Hi hope you don't mind me joining in @ end of week but I figured I better account for my food somewhere, sometime:smug:
Phase 1ish Breakfast: 2 cups coffee w FF HnH & stevia. 1% cottage cheese w pumpkin pie spice. Lunch: A lil LO mac n cheese from a Phase 2 recipe. Spinach salad w LF Italian dressing. Snack: Celery w Natural peanut butter. Dinner: Taco Bake |
Phase I:
B: egg foo young L: lettuce wrap with chicken, cheese, cuke, pepper, onion, hummus S: protein cheesecake cupcake D: mock cornbread spicy bake thingee |
Well I am officially in a groove of better eating. Not perfect by a long shot but I was struggling SO MUCH with binge-eating and constant carbo-loading for most of last year. When I got scared straight by my borderline high glucose tests, I finally got back into the mode of "not for me" - which is the single most helpful strategy I have found when it comes to food (that and planning ahead). Meaning that I don't engage in an ongoing negotiation with myself about whether to eat something unhealthy/off plan... the answer is simply "no, that's not for me, end of discussion." This is something I learned from The Beck Diet Solution by Judith Beck.
OK all that being said, I am not completely following my plan :p - just making infinitely better choices when I do diverge from my plan :yay: Today, Phase 2ish, mostly the same as yesterday due to leftovers B - coffee with us almond milk, tofu scramble with broccoli (even better the next day) L - "tuna noodle casserole" with cauliflower alfredo, edamame and shirataki noodles. White tea with lemon Ss - celery, carrot, red pepper strips with Greek yogurt spinach dip. Almonds. Maybe a hard-boiled egg. D - going to be tricky. My family is making a lasagna, with meat sauce so I won't be tempted, but I will try to make something similar for me ... need some zucchini or eggplant ideally. Will have a big green salad regardless. dessert - also tricky - we are going to a birthday - there will be caaaake |
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Tammy is there a recipe? Is it one of the ones in our recipe section?..Please let me know! |
Phs 2
Cottage cheese with sugar free applesauce Soup and pepperoni stick Roasted leg of lamb with mushrooms and a salad Glass o wine Maybe another pepperoni stick Walked for 40 minutes in the mall Drink my water Had a run in with some crackers yesterday |
I was thinking the same thing about the cheesecake. I'd like to possibly make those 1 day if there's a recipe on the forum.
2 coffee w stevia & FF HnH LF yogurt LO Ph2 recipe mac n cheese Lettuce & tomato salad Not sure yet about dinner...maybe LO black eyed pea soup and some sauteed spinach?? Sue |
I'll jump in and answer the cheesecake question since just yesterday I made it for the 1st time myself. Here it is:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/brea...heesecake.html Can I just say: YUM!!! |
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Phase 1
Buffalo chicken dip stuffed celery Kara's Fabulous Beany Brownie Glass of skim milk Cheese string "Pulled" pork w/ franks Coleslaw Green Beans Glass of skim milk Cauliflower w/ ranch |
A quick note about the protein cheesecakes. I don't think I could have gotten through last year without them! I make the whole batch and freeze them in a gallon ziplock and then just take two out in the morning and take them to work. I put them in the refrigerator at work and by afternoon they are ready to eat and in the morning if I can't wait, I put it in the microwave.
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