January 16th Phase One Starters
 

MOD Notes: I've changed the title of this thread. Housekeeping, you know! Ruthxxx
Here's a thread for you 1/16 starters!!! Post your meals and daily ups and downs here... Folks can help you balance yer meals, and offer words of encouragement and support!! Schatzi

I'm trying to do SB and I'm wondering what is a day of eating on SB like for you??

Today I had 2 boiled egg whites with 2 slices bacon for breakfast.

Snack was a few cashews.

Lunch was a grilled chicken breast with green salad, light chees, and ranch.

I'm starving right now though. Really wanting to eat the Whoppers candy sitting on my bar. Please help!!

Thanks
Amanda

daily menu
 

hey Amanda,

I'm totally new too but from what I've read you shouldn't be starving so you need to eat more food, good choices but bigger servings.

Today I had:

I tried the Mock French Toast recipe from this site-I ate about half but didn't really care for it, cup v8, coffee

grilled chicken on spinach salad with cukes and tomatoes and black olives, oil and vingear-huge salad

sugar free creamsicle

cheese stick

saute snow peas with garlic, shallots and ginger, lean taco meat topped with spinach and lite sour cream and a nice glass of milk

later I'm sure I'll have some peanuts to snack on.

Instead of just a few cashews, make sure to eat 15 or so, that will fill you up and your jaw will get tired of crunching, better yet try almonds, it's effort to eat them, lol

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why is this a dancing carrot if carrots are on the avoid list??? :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: lol

I agree sounds like you are a little light on the snacks or your portions are too small. Induction phase is the hardest, but it gets better.

The book talks alot about snacks. They are encouraged, not just allowed. You should plan a few snacks in between your meals. Cheese, nuts,slice of lunch meat, celery.

Also phase 1 doesn't stress portion size too much, you are suppose to eat until you are full, so if that salad didn't fill you up, add more chicken.

Phase 1, I assume? Unless you mean Canadian bacon or turkey bacon, bacon is a no-no in phase 1, if I remember correctly (we don't eat pork, so I didn't pay close attention).

It does sound like you are eating too little. Remember, this is not a starve-yourself-skinny diet, it's a healthy lifestyle change.

In phase 1, some examples of various meals I prepared are:

breakfast: poached eggs, V-8, tea; leftovers; scrambled eggs w/cheese & mushrooms, V-8, tea; Lemon Pie for Breakfast (from recipe forum)

midmorning snack: string cheese; celery w/Laughing Cow lite

lunch: salad (green, chef's, taco, etc); homemade soup; leftovers

midday snack: veggies w/homemade lf ranch dip or hummus; sf Jello w/Cool Whip Lite

dinner: baked salmon w/seasonings, hot veggies, salad; Taco Bake (from recipe forum) w/toppings, salad; broiled lean meat or baked chicken, hot veggies, salad; dinner salad; homemade soup or chili; sometimes we'd have a bowl of Mamacita's Amazing Vegetable Soup (from recipe forum) before dinner, too (unless we were having soup for dinner) - soup is a great way to get in extra veggies, and it's very helpful in weight loss efforts

evening snack: sf Jello w/Cool Whip Lite; nuts; sf Fudgesicle; Peanut Butter Cup (from recipe forum)

Do make sure you are eating enough, as well as a good variety of foods. Eating 4-5 cups of iceberg lettuce, while technically giving you your 4-5 cups of veggies, does not really give you enough nutrients or calories. If you don't get enough calories, your body will go into starvation mode and sabotage your weight-loss efforts.

Also keep in mind that this is not a low-carb diet - it's a good carbs, good fats diet. Avoid the saturated fats and trans fats, and the simple (especially the refined) carbs, and go with whole grains and fresh fruits (in phase 2), lots of veggies, and lean meats. Once you start eating healthfully, the weight loss should follow - especially if you get some exercise, too.

Good luck!

:welcome: to The Beach!

Check this out for guidelines.

Thought I'd add my 2 cents :)

Bfast: scrambled eggs, 1 egg yolk, 1 tsp peanut butter

Snack: V8

Lunch: Tuna salad (tuna, lettuce, tomatos, black olives, onions).

Snack (in a little bit): will be 15 walnut halves

Dinner (will probably be): tuna fish or chicken salad (depending on the galley we go to.)

I always drink LOTS of fluids, mostly tea.

Perhaps all these suggestions would be more valuable in the Phase I Jan 16 Starters. I'll try to figure out how to merge it.

Day One Phase One...
 

So far so good :) But I usually end up getting my cravings in the evenings. I'm just going to be prepared.

How is everyone doing?

Carey

SO far so good for me as well. Well almost. I have been feeling awful lately I think due to stress anyway long story short I missed breakfast but being as I woke up at 11:00 am and picked up with a snack I think I may be ok, just this once.

S: LF Turkey Pepperoni Chips
L: Grilled Chicken LF Cheese, Broccoli, LF Chili, Diet Caf Free Coke
S: pistachios
D: Probably Grilled Chicken, LF cheese and SF tomato sauce (chicken parmesan almost eh)
De: Fudgcicle (gotta love them!)

WO: going to the gym with the DH. He will only want to stay for 1/2 hour so I better get my butt on the spinning bike. That thing kills me!

Glad to see you are OP Carey :) Good luck tonight, just say no.

Me too NSAN! You might want to post how yer doing on Phase 1 under the Phase 1 Start threads.. That's where folks can all get together as a team and help each other! So far sooo good... There are some really good desserts in the Recipe Threads..Like the PB cup, Here's some of the Grrrreeeat Schatzarina's :wizard:hints that help her curb cravings at night:

Feeling a bit Chocolately??? :chockiss:
Try the chocolate Breakfast shake..very filling ...

Need a Crunch?
Celery with ranch dippage or
one of my favs Egg Salad stuffed celery stalks.

Feeling Crispy?

Oven toasted Chic Peas seasoned with salt or goooo cajun ! or
l/f Salami or turkey pepperoni.. baked in the oven..

Feeling Nutty? :crazy:

a tblsp of Smuckers Natural PB with a dollop of cool whip

Thanks for the hints I loooove the choc shake

Sooooo...how is it going?
 

Yesterday ate almost entirely OP:

S: LF Turkey Pepperoni Chips
L: Grille Chicken, LF Cheese, Broccoli, Caf Free Diet Coke
S: 30 pistachios
D: Chicken Ceasar Salad without Croutons

Went to a movie and started craving candy and popcorn soooo bad. Waited until after the movie and ate the following:

1 lf cheese
turkey roll up with ff turkey, lf cheese and dijon mustard
and finally

De: 2 tbs natural peanut butter and 2 tbs ff cool whip

Now I know I ate double the amount of nuts for the day. I will not be doing that again. At the time that I ate the pistachios I did not know I would be craving peanut butter cups so bad. Eating this was definitely better than grabbing that bag of hersheys peanut butter chocolate kisses, and ofcourse those donut holes that I had my eye on.

Wo: I did not make it to the gym today (broke my 4 day streak) but I did manage to get a mini walk in with the dog, so the day was not a total loss.

What about the rest of you Jan 16th starters, how are things going?

This is my first day on the Beach. I am excited because I have a friend who has lost a lot of weight and looks and feels great.
This morning I have had
1 low carb choco breakfast shake
1 hard boiled egg
Lunch
Ham rollups and broccoli with humus
Dinner
Tried to eat chicken but it was nasty so I just ate celery with peanut butter and string cheese

I have also successfully managed to avoid the big fat chocolate cake sitting in the breakroom!

Does anyone know if low fat cream cheese is allowed in the first phase?
Thanks!

I believe it is but you are limited to say 2 tbs per day or something like that.

hey phase 1 beginners!!

doing good so far-
had 2 baked eggs with turkey bacon and v8, and some really STRONG black coffee

then went to Sams Club to buy the 3 pk of Laughing Cows-brought a cheese stick with me to keep me away from all the sample vendors-that would be blueberry yogurt, choc chip cookies, carmel rice cakes, mozzarella stix, are the gods against me?? LOL

I'm proud to say that I happily munched my cheese stick and went home

Lunch is gonna be a spinach, cottage cheese, rotel creation that I plan to create LOL

Day 2 of Phase 1
 

Another Day! My first day on phase 1 went great. I can already tell I am feeling less hungry than usual and I LOVE IT!!!

I walked four miles today and I did feel a little sluggish, I guess my body is trying to get used to everything.

Breakfast
Low Carb Slim fast Shake
1 hard boiled egg
Snack
Low fat string cheese
Lunch
Ham rollups
brocolli with humus
Snack
Low fat string cheese
Dinner
Lean steak
Tons o' veggies
couple of pieces of sugar free candy

wtg wildlifebio!!

I feel great today too!

so far I've had

omelet with lf pepper jack cheese-the Cabot's LF is sooo good!
coffee with no fat, no sugar, no fun creamer
v8

went to the gym to bust my butt for an hour
cheese stick

turkey rollup with laughing cow and fresh spinch
baked tomao stuffed with the spinach casserole left overs from yesterday
milk

I feel like I could explode from all the food, LOL it's so weird being full on healthy choices!

Good food choices Bat!!!

Phase 1 Day 2
 

Yesterday I had:

Breakfast: eggs, 1 whole with 2 yolks, 3 pieces of turkey bacon
Snack: light string cheese
Lunch: grilled chicken salad with oil and vinegar dressing
snack: pistachios
dinner: 6 chicken wings and spinach salad

Today:
Breakfast: same
snack: same
lunch: spinach salad with tunafish
snack:pistachios
dinner: macaroni grill... I'll be fine though cause they have low carb options...

Any advice?

I also started the 16th and I am not sure why, but I am hungry all the time! I have to find more snacks to eat, that's for sure!!

I usually have an egg in the morning
snack: celery with laughing cow cheese and hummus
lunch: tuna salad (huge salad!)
snack: Jello cup (usually 2)
Dinner: Last Night it was part of a pork roast and tonight will be salmon.

I am cooking an artichoke right now and will have some cashews as well. But I know it's working, but I am just always hungry now...

Steph

Sarah, please remember pistachios and other nuts are limited to one serving a day. Chicken wings are not on the food list. You also must eat 4 1/2 cups of good vegetables - not just salad.

Steph, you are not eating enough.

Everyone: Please review the Revised Phase I Food List in the FAQ section and the other stickies in there. Vegetables are important and so is DAIRY! Where is the milk?

I agree with Ruthxxx, you should never be hungry Steph b/c otherwise you'll eventually just throw in the towel.

Eat a ton, just of good stuff. Make sure you eat 2 cups full of vegs at lunch and dinner but make them fun veggies-garlic broccoli, go to the recipe section and make the laughing cow aflredo sauce over cauliflower, spinach spicy tomatoe casserole, etc etc

keep going though, you're doing great!!

x

Hey partyofsix - I'm starting today, too!

So far, I had:

Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, V-8, Coffe with 1% Milk and Sweet and low
Snack - String Cheese
Lunch Big Salad, Oil and Vinegar dressing, turkey breast slice
Snack: Cashews
Dinner: Will be Boneless, Skinless Turkey Breasts, and a spaghetti squash "fake pasta" made with tomatoes, onion, and garlic.
Dessert: Riccotta with cocoa.

Did I do okay? I am SOOO new to this!

x

Thanks for the advice to eat more! I thought milk was off limits the first two weeks? I am headed to the stickies right now though to get some more info!!!:carrot:

Milk is definitely ON the plan for all phases. The book list is out of date so be sure to use the revised food list in the FAQ.

Phase 1, Day 3
 

Welcome to all you Wednesday starters!

Last night I actually went out to dinner at Chili's and made good choices and I feel great about it (it is the small victories). But I did notice when I was picking up some groceries at Walmart I was craving everything sweet. I didn't give in, but I am hoping these cravings will diminish as I go on through Phase 1.

I hope everyone has a great day!

Breakfast
Low Carb Slim fast Shake
2 vegetarian 'sausage' links - yum
Snack
Low fat string cheese
1 Ham roll up

Lunch
Snack

Dinner

I know the Slimfast shake is handy but Dr. A. does not want us to use commercial shakes in Phase I - too processed. There are a couple of shake recipes in the Recipe Forum. You could also make a yummy eggnog or other sort of milkshake. I do a strawberry one with sf Jello for flavour.

hey wildlife,
my dh works at Chili's and I've yet to eat there since hitting the beach, mind if I asked what you had? I love their southwest eggrolls-wrapped in starch and soaked in oil, lol

Hey batmomm. What I ate wasn't on their normal menu - it was on one of those inserts they stick in. It was sirloin steak tips and a portobella mushroom. It was suppossed to come with veggies and rice but I asked for extra veggies instead of the rice.
The eggroles sound good!
I noticed the chicken lettuce wraps last night. Have you tried them and do they go along with SB?

hi everyone!
 

i just want to say how grateful i am for this website. i usually peruse once or twice a week (even when i'm being bad!)

i did start phase 1 (again) on the 16th... it's been a bit of a challenge. i've been working midnights at my new job and am having some trouble sleeping, so no sleep tuesday-day meant wednesday night i wasn't totally up to par. i also got a flu shot that night (with no needle, very impressive. i'm so lucky to work at a facility that provides this for their staff, as well as paying someone to come out at 3am and administer!) then i came home and decided to go for a walk (in the rain) for an hour. didn't feel like it, but i figured that was part of my flabby persona and i must kick my own butt. crashed in bed as soon as i came back.

ok, so... i now see how ridiculous doing all these things together looks. the combination no sleep/first flu shot/phase one/starting exercise meant feeling reeeeeally dizzy after waking up at 1am last night (um... about sixteen hours sleep. eep.) i usually have a hard time for a day or two, but goodness... i felt terrible!

when i felt ready to get up this morning, i was having food fantasies. (never mind the fact that my family's signature "sick" food is toast and 7up-the only time we got non-generic soda!) i was also so hungry from not eating in 24 hours. won't mention the foods here, as they may be a trigger... but trust me, they were calorific.

so... after rambling for many paragraphs, my point is... i scrambled 2 eggs, sat at my computer and went straight to Fat Chicks on the Beach. I feel SO much better. there are even more recipes than the last time i was here! it sounds stupid but... i am hopeful that i can succeed again (lost over 30lb last time, gained 10lb back.) and i won't using being a vegetarian as an excuse.

not to say i won't do a happy dance when it's time for phase 2! :D

wildlife-he's relatively new with the company so I haven't tried too many things yet, pretty much got stuck on those darned eggrolls and winded up here on SBD, lol

I asked him about the lettuce wraps but they don't still make them in his store and stopped before he came so he's not sure. Although I copied this off their site "LETTUCE WRAPS
Delicious grilled Asian-spiced chicken with carrots, water chestnuts, crispy rice noodles and toasted almonds. Served with fresh Bibb lettuce and sesame-ginger and peanut sauces for dipping. "

so with the noodles and carrots, doesn't sound OP

I bet you could make something yummy at home though along the same lines. Also you can always get a side of black beans in place of rice or fries.

now I've got a craving for portobellos!!!

Day 4 of Phase 1
 

So yesterday was pretty rough in the energy arena. I think I am feeling better today.
It is my DH's b-day today and I want to get him a cake. I think I am going to stop by Walmart and pick up the tiniest cake I can find so he can eat it alone and I won't be tempted.

Breakfast2 Veggie Sausages
FF Plain Yogurt
Snack
Peanuts
Lunch
Veggie Burger
Cottage Cheese
Snack
String Cheese
Dinner
Sirloin Steak
Steamed veggies.

I know I am not getting enough veggies today - I didn't have any with me at work today. I am going to step it up at dinner

hey I had plain yogurt too and turkey bacon, looks like we're on the same wave length today

you can buy slices of cake at our walmart and it's the really fancy rich cake too. I'm sure your dh will appreciate it.

lunch for me will be the r=leftover shish kebabs from last night

snack not sure yet

dinner portobello stacks(layered with eggplant, tomato, provolone and baked up)!!

Yum Batmomm...can you pm me that recipe for the portabello stacks??

Day 4 felt much better, although I was a little rushed, so my eating doesn't look too fab.
*2 scrambled eggs w/2 morningstar breakfast patties
*2 tsp of pb
*3 glasses of milk
*sf popsicle
*big salad w/stuffed mushrooms (spinach dip and shredded cheese. SO good!)

MUST EAT MORE VEG TODAY

Hey batmomm - My favorite thing right now is the veggie stuff because it is so easy to just pop in the microwave then eat.
I will look for the slices of cake at our walmart - that is a great idea!
Can you PM me the recipe for the Portobella stacks, that sounds so good!

I'll PM both of you. I found the recipe at allrecipes.com. I'm not sure if that will get deleted or if that type of link is allowed. You can look recipes up by ingredients and get reviews. They also have a south beach section that has a lot of the official online site recipes.

peppermint-how did you manage to slug down 3 glasses of milk? LOL I think I'd be sloshing around all day

Need a suggestion!
 

So, I started Phase 1 on Wednesday - today I got super tired/ dizzy after my morning snack and before lunch. What are some good foods you guys may have come across that really "pick you up", when you're feeling that low blood sugar? I had a Caesar salad with chicken breast (no croutons or Caesar dressing) for lunch. That helped a little, then I had a coke zero. I hate to use the caffeine, but it helped, too! Any suggestions on really fortifying - get you through a tough work day with lots of boring meetings - snacks?