On Plan Thread January 11-17
 

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 food plan!

I really floundered last week...I think I need to go back to my other plan, which is Phase 1.5 during the week with 1-2 fast days (500 calories or under) and 2 off plan meals.

Sunday Phase 1.5 - actual
B: Kefir/almonds/2.5 slices bacon
L: salad with 2 organic, grass fed hot dogs, goddess dressing
S: appetizer (off plan) and wine
D: ground beef stew with mushrooms and onions

I am starting my second week of phase 1 today! I will be honest, the hardest part about this phase is not being a big meat/seafood eater. I'm powering on though and keeping my head up (well sometimes down when I'm on the treadmill because I'm a little clumsy on that thing).

B: 2 scrambled eggs w/ lf cheddar and turkey bacon
L: kale salad w/ onions and tomatoes
S: lf cheese stick
D: cream of chicken and broccoli soup

Sunday: P1 Day 7

B- coffee and mushroom/cheese/spinach omelet
L- Buffalo chicken dip w/ celery, green salad
S- smoothie
D- grilled chicken, green beans, spaghetti squash
S- cheesecake

b-Coffee, Egg Omelet (spinach, onion, pepper, lf cheese), turkey bacon
s- Roasted chickpeas (my new favorite snack)
l- romaine and spinach salad with balsamic dressing
s- more roasted chickpeas, celery and salsa dip
d- London Broil, roasted brussel sprouts and cauliflower
s- sf jello
100oz water

Phase 1

Scrambled eggs w/ red peppers
V8

Raw veggies w/ hummus
Greek yogurt

Pork tenderloin
Garden Salad

Hot chocolate (not SBD, but its really cold here and I needed the warmth)

Cucumber w/ laughing cow

Monday plan:
B: smoothie with kefir, blueberries, chia seeds. A handful of almonds
L: mozzarella/tomato/pesto salad, large green salad with evoo/lemon juice, lemon pepper grilled chicken, nf greek yogurt
D: refried beans with salsa and cheese, guacamole.

Will weigh in Thursday morning.

Hi ladies,

Didn't get a chance to post this weekend but, aside from probable a few too many nuts, we did really well in NY this weekend and stayed totally Ph1!!! I didn't even have a celebratory drink ;)

Ph1D10

B: V8, cashews, turkey pepperoni
L: Whole Foods Salad - beans, olives, peppers, carrots, celery, tomatoes, cabbage, feta
S: hummus and pepper strips
D: chili with cheese and sour cream
D: NSA fudge pop

Monday
B: 2 hard boiled eggs and V8
L: leftover chicken/broccoli soup (still delicious!)
S: 15 almonds
D: not even sure yet...probably going with chicken, salsa, and ff refried beans but we'll see (maybe someone will cook for me tonight!)

Phase 1 (DH Phase 1.5)

B - Cheese sticks and nuts
L - Leftover Deep Dish Italian Pie
S - Jicama and salsa
D - Taco Bake over lettuce
S - Kalyn's Peanut Butter Pie - DH will also have an apple

Doing really well on eating but I need to up my exercise. My weight loss is not going as quickly as I'd like. DH is doing awesome so he's moving toward 1.5 this week. He will be having one item from Phase 2 each day. I'm really happy for him but sure wish I had that guy metabolism!! :p

BTW...I didn't get to post last night but I made the Asparagus Soup from the SBD Quick & Easy Cookbook and it was amazing!! I think next time I'm going to add some chopped up canadian bacon to make a more filling meal.

Phase 1 - day 5
Learned this morning its a bad idea to go on scale every morning. Maybe it was the whole batch of chickpeas I roasted yesterday that I ate. Yikes! Drinking lots more water today.
B- nf yogurt, vanilla extract, cinnamon, almond slivers, coffee
S- 2 hard boiled eggs
L- spinach salad, balsamic vinegar dressing, leftover steak from last night, string cheese
S-steamed broccoli with garlic powder and smart balance (so yummy it shouldn't be cause is broccoli)
d-chicken tenders, black beans, avocado and salsa
s- fudgesicle
120 Oz water

Jenne, awesome job staying OP while traveling!! That can be really hard.

Monday: P1, Day 8
B- 2 mini spinach quiche
S- Greek yogurt
L- tossed salad, pork loin, small handful of peanuts
S- smoothie
D- crack slaw
S- cheesecake

Tuesday actual Phase 1.5:
B: cheese stick/almonds/carrot stix with horseradish hummos/1/2 orange
L: salad greens with evoo, lemon juice, mozz/tom/pesto salad, grilled lemon pepper chicken
S: sunflower seeds
D: refried beans/salsa/guac/shredded cheese

Phase 2

I need to come in here to be accountable

b. Steel oatmeal with blueberries and almond milk
l soup with lf laughing cow
S a pear
s turkey tomato sauce with zucchini noodles
s hummus with red peppers

Thanks Beth!!!

Going to look at Kalyn's Kitchen today for a few last Ph1 ideas...well, I plan on doing some Ph1 days too for the next few weeks!

Ph1D11

B: cashews, turkey pepperoni
L: veggies and hummus
S: v8 & coffee
D: salad, cheese and turkey pepp


Might have another snack in here somewhere as I didn't pack that great a lunch and can't get out of my office to buy anything!

Tuesday P1 Day 9

B- spinach and cheese omelet, coffee (goes without saying :D)
S- protein cheesecake
L- grilled chicken on salad
S- smoothie
D- lf sausage w/ veggies and spaghetti sauce, cauliflower
S- flourless cake

Phase 1 (DH 1.5)

B - cheese & nuts (I've realized it doesn't work for either one of us to have a big ole breakfast no matter how much good the experts say it will do for us)
L - Shrimp & Celery salad (we are absolutely loving this recipe and it's mega-quick to put together - SBD Quick & Easy Cookbook)
D - Basil Chicken & Indian Lentils - SBD Quick & Easy Cookbook
S - jicama & salsa/hummus

DH is contemplating whether he's going to have an apple today or a WW bagel - I'm just contemplating why the scale isn't moving even though I'm doing everything right. I guess more water is the piece I'll work on today.

Mcsgabby, I like a snacky breakfast too!

Wednesday Plan:
B: cucumber and carrots/horseradish hummos/cheese stick/almonds/orange slices
L: salad with grilled chicken
S: sunflower seeds
D: wine, almonds, and off plan other low carb snacks but not too much

I am a little frustrated...got a new scale and the last time I weighed was at the doctor's office. However, new scale says I ONLY lost 3 pounds with 12 days on Ph1. I usually drop 7-11 pounds. I've got my period so maybe 5 pounds? But this is the heaviest I've ever been and I know the meds delay it but still. I haven't done a perfect Ph1 in so long. Meh.

Onward and upward. I won't get back to the Dr for another month or so...so I won't be able to compare scales.

B: cheese, nuts, turkey pepperoni and a coffee
L: Salad with tuna
S: Veggies and hummus
D: leftover meatloaf and mashed cauliflower

Phase 1 (day 10)

B- coffee and 2 mini spinach quiche
S- protein cheesecake (Yum! I swirled in a bit of SF strawberry jam and it was great!!)
L- salad, grilled pork loin, handful of nuts
S- smoothie, handful of peanuts (probably over my nut quota for the day but I was hungry and it is better than some other things I could eat)
D- leftovers: probably crack slaw
S- decaf coffee w/ a shot of SF syrup

Phase 1

Egg white omlette w/ tomatoes, lf mozz & seasoning
V8

Veggies and hummus
Greek yogurt

Chicken caeser salad
Brocolli
Glass of skim milk

Cucumber slices
Cheese string

Ph1D13

I am soooooo excited for Ph2!!!! Or really, 1.5

B: deviled eggs, turkey bacon
S: veggies and hummus
L: SALAD
S: mozzarella and tomato salad
D: chicken and veggies
D: sf jello

Phase 1 (DH 1.5)

B - cheese & nuts
L - not sure yet - DH will be out with his buddies and I'm having coffee with a friend so I need to figure something out
D - Leftover Taco Bake & Kalyn's peanut butter pie dessert
S - celery and laughing cow

I have not had the losses I expected with phase 1 so I'm not sure if I should stay on phase 1 or move to 1.5 or 2. How long have others spent on phase 1 and did you see a move in your loss when you moved to 1.5 or 2? I really want to lose 10# by the time I leave on my cruise so I need to lose 3# this week and next to get there. DH has lost 12.5 - he's a rockstar!!

Thursday 1.5
B: cheese stick/almonds/cucumber slices with hummos, maybe an orange
L: tomato/mozz/pesto salad
S: not so bad at the party - just a couple of cheats. Had wine.
D: spinach fillo pies

Yesterday was on plan except I had healthy choice soup for supper.

Today

b. Fibre one with almond milk
l. Greek salad
s 1/2 pear, yogourt
S. Shrimp stirfry with lots of veggies
s. Hummus and red pepper

Thursday: P1 Day 11

B- spinach omelet, coffee
S- protein cheesecake
L- salad w/ grilled chicken
S- smoothie
D- haddock, broccoli or green beans (haven't decided)
S- ?

Friday plan:
Today is tricky - we're on the road all day, eating out.
B: hb egg/orange/almonds
L: we are probably eating at taco bell. Do they have taco salads these days? If not, I'll get pintos and cheese and eat the insides only of 1 or 2 tacos.
S: popcorn at the movies (I know).
D: hamburger patty and salad (going to a steakhouse with an unlimited salad bar, so I'll eat a lot of veggies.

Phase 1 (DH Phase 1.5)

B - Cheese & nuts (I sound like a broken record but it works!)
L - Frittata
D - Experimental pizza (I am going to take the basic premise of the deep dish italian bake from the boards here and flatten the squash "crust" out on a pizza stone and then top it with normal pizza fare)
S - jicama & salsa/hummus

Good luck today Matilda! I haven't eaten out one time since NYE. I'm a little afraid to even try it. I get a menu in my hands and all sense leaves my head!! :dizzy:

Gabby - let's talk cruises!!! where are you going??? we go on 2-3 a year :) We leave on Feb 26 and I wanted to jumpstart my weight loss for then too

Today is the last day on Ph1. While I will throw some ph1 days in there moving forward, I am heading onto ph 1.5. While my expectation is to lose 100 pounds in 2 weeks, it's not going to happen. To keep me on SBD, I need to move it along :)

But that is just me.

I am sick so anything I eat is not sticking in me. LOL

B: yogurt, doffee
L: taco salad with veggies and guac
S: cheese stick
D: chicken bake
D: sf jello

Jenn - We LOVE cruising!!! We leave on January 31st out of New Orleans on RCCL Serenade of the Seas bound for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. This is our 2nd cruise with RCCL. We did a Southern Caribbean with them for our honeymoon in June of 2013. Our first cruise was with Carnival to the Mexican Riviera in 2011. Carnival is way too much the party line for us so we probably won't sail on them again. We would like to try Norwegian and Princess since they come highly recommended. I also drool over the Paul Gauguin cruises but those are definitely out of our price range! I have an employee who is doing a Viking River Cruise in Europe this summer so I just might have to add them to my bucket list as well.

Where are you going and who are you sailing on?

Friday: P1-ish

B- spinach quiche, coffee
S- cheesestick
L-salad, crudites with hummus and spinach dip, chicken
S-smoothie
D- cauliflower pizza; I am also allowing myself 1 glass of wine
S- probably SF pudding

gabby - we ONLY sail Carnival, lol. Anything more than 5 days is not "party" by way of the drinking but is by way of the fun. Can't beat the price and the options. We leave on DWs bday, Feb 26, for our 7th with them and out 8th will be over Thanksgiving. Feb's will be our shortest one at a 4 day.

My first day of Ph2! So excited and hope I don't go overboard...as I officially lost 13 pounds on Ph 1!!!!

B: green monster smoother with a handful of blueberries and only half a banana
S: bell peppers and cucumbers with hummus
L: Mexican salad
S: cottage cheese
D: salmon with sauteed spinach
D: Jello

Jenn - CONGRATS!!!! That is an amazing loss!! You and my DH rocked P1!! We are starting P2 this week as well (although I'll probably lean more toward a 1.5).

B - cheese & nuts
L - curry shrimp salad
D - chicken tenders (made with coconut flour)
S - celery & laughing cow, apple slices

Menu planning today - it will be nice to look at the P2 recipes now but I still need to be really careful if I'm going to make my 10# goal. Two weeks to get there!

Great job, Jenne!

Saturday: P1.5
B-PB ricotta muffin, coffee
L- salad, buffalo chicken
S- Greek yogurt, SB bar (I keep some of those around to placate myself when what I really want is a off-plan granola bar)
S- stew, 1 glass red wine
D- SF pudding with a dollop of cool whip

Gabby, I tend to add in 1 fruit and a starchy vegetable (squash or sweet potatoes) rather than bread. Phase 2 scares me as well; it seems really easy to go crazy

Fruit is now my kryptonite! But I am holding it together. I don't want to undo all this good work.

B: egg with salsa and avocado, coffee
L: HUge salad with hummus and feta
D: buffalo chicken tenders and sweet potato fries
D: 10 cherries and SF Jello