2017 on the beach!
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Today's Plan Revised:
Joe's Mean Green Juice
Almonds
Sammy Daves Killer Bread with Hillshire Naturals
Yogurt
Joe's Mean Green Juice
Not sure...might just be TJs pizza bambino
Yogurt
HAGDE!0 -
Yay0
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Today's Plan
Green Smoothie
Killer Dave's Sammy with Hillshire Naturals
Peach, Yogurt
Green Smoothie
Veggies with Bolthouse Yogurt Dressing Avocado Cilantro
Pizza TJs pizza bambino
Halo Top NOT a whole carton. Haha
It's Friday!
Yesterday was Green Juice. Takes a bit of time to make...and clean up. Smoothies are much easier all the way around. Picking up supplies for lots of Joe's Mean Green over the weekend.
I am all over the place, diet wise. Definitely not South Beach. So maybe I shouldn't post here.0 -
I will say filling up on Joe's mean green yesterday, I feel amazing today! It may not be totally South Beach but I feel great and I look I think I look OK and that's pretty much what it's about1
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First week of school almost complete!
Today: one hour walk, then ride to work.
Br: quest bar
sn: tomatoes
lu: black soy beans, chicken, pesto
sn: cello whisps
di: a dept picnic with vegetarian curried foods.1 -
Today's Plan Revised
Green Smoothie
Killer Dave's Sammy with Hillshire Naturals
Peach, Yogurt
Green Smoothie
Veggies with Bolthouse Yogurt Dressing Avocado Cilantro
Grilled Angus Burger with LTO mayo and ketchup
Halo Top NOT a whole carton. Haha
It's Friday!0 -
I haven't been very good about posting here, and it showed on the scale today. I've been giving myself a 3-lb range. If I exceed that, back to SB Phase 2. I agree with you, Magic, about Dave's. Is the 80-cal better than the 70-cal slices? I'm OK with the 70-cal version, so just wondering.
Today:
Br: V8, All-Bran Bran Buds, banana, blueberries, skim milk
Lu: spinach salad with hummus and clementine, 2 ak mak crackers
Sn: pear/skim mozzarella stick, clementine/yogurt
Di:mixed green salad with Bolthouse dressing, broiled salmon, cauliflower/broccoli/carrots mix, Dave's killer thin bread slice, pistachios or kiwi0 -
I like them both, Silver. But they have the 80 cal at Costco...two pack. I freeze one. I have two slices a day for lunch. I do not take a lunch (so I can leave at 3) and am a receptionist. I am glad they let me eat at my desk...I try to hide it.
I started South Beach at 175...in 2008. My lowest was 135 in 2009. Still trying to get back there. Currently I am at 144.
Using diary again and it is open to friends. I think I am pretty plant based...man, if I did not work, this would be so much easier. When I drank just the green juice yesterday, I had to go potty so much. No one to cover my desk. I was a pest to the gal that comes out of the accounting office to help me.
Today, smoothie. Doesn't go through me as fast. But still.
I am going to ramp up my exercise, starting today. Swimming. I don't care what the temp is...I am getting in my pool.
More later. (at work...yikes)
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Tentative menu for today:
Joe's Mean Green Juice
Ezekiel Tortilla quesadilla with corn salsa and hatch green chili
More Green Juice
Burger on Dave's Killer bread with LTO
Veggies and Bolthouse
Halo Top0 -
Green smoothie
Ezekiel quesadilla
Carrots and bolthouse...grapes
Spaghetti squash turkey slow cooker recipe
Halo top
Have a good night0 -
Ready for the week! Got my 10k steps in. A 1.5 hour yoga class. Laundry. AND made and froze 5 burritos. They were: flat out wraps (light), black soy beans, blue cheese, chicken, green chile.1
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Today
Green smoothie
Almonds'
Killer Dave sammy
Grapes
Carrots and bolthouse
Yogurt
Slow cooker spaghetti squash recipe
Halo top
Everything is listed in my diary.
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Hi,
i'm looking to start the SBD and use the fitness pal app too. my question is should i be tweaking the 'settings' food diary- like % of carbs and such?
I did SBD years ago and loved the results. It was the easiest diet i ever did. just made since to me. Fast forward 10 years and my eating habits are completely out of control. Thought this would be a good way for me to 'reset' my body. I know the first 2 weeks will be tough, i'm sure there will be headaches and cravings, but i gotta do something.
I"m just not sure how SBD works with the food diary.
Thanks in Advance for the help!0 -
Hi,
i'm looking to start the SBD and use the fitness pal app too. my question is should i be tweaking the 'settings' food diary- like % of carbs and such?
I did SBD years ago and loved the results. It was the easiest diet i ever did. just made since to me. Fast forward 10 years and my eating habits are completely out of control. Thought this would be a good way for me to 'reset' my body. I know the first 2 weeks will be tough, i'm sure there will be headaches and cravings, but i gotta do something.
I"m just not sure how SBD works with the food diary.
Thanks in Advance for the help!
Hi and welcome!!
SBD doesn't *count* carbs, per se. So leaving them as is would be fine. Just focus on "good" (nutrient dense, high fiber) carbs, lean proteins and "good" (not trans) fats.
There's a few links at the top of the group with reminders about foods to enjoy etc. Including a Phase 1 cheat sheet.
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Today:Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Ready for the week! Got my 10k steps in. A 1.5 hour yoga class. Laundry. AND made and froze 5 burritos. They were: flat out wraps (light), black soy beans, blue cheese, chicken, green chile.
Quest bar
sn: tomatoes and cottage cheese
lu: the burrito above
sn: nori and an apple
di: something stir fried!
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VK--welcome. I haven't been using the diary. What's worked for me is just posting what I eat here. It is lots easier and helps keep me honest. I find when I don't post here, I start to get sloppy in my eating (which I've been doing lately
). So here goes...
Br: V8, All-Bran Bran Buds, banana, blueberries, skim milk
Lu: spinach salad with hummus and clementine, 2 ak mak crackers
Sn: pear/skim mozzarella stick, clementine/yogurt
Di:mixed green salad with Bolthouse dressing, chicken lentil stew, cauliflower/broccoli/carrots mix, Dave's killer thin bread slice, pistachios or kiwi
Magic--what's your spaghetti squash turkey slow cooker recipe? Sounds good. I need to find some more slow cooker recipes so I don't wind up spending so much time in the kitchen.0 -
Thanks for the welcome!!!
So do you guys count your calories, or did you on Pause 1? I just entered my food today and was surprised that i'm at 531. this will be an eye opening experience as to what i have been doing. i'm hoping that using the diary will help keep me excited - some cool new gadget - who knows we will see. for the first few days i'm going to concentrate on keeping to the allowed foods, not so much the calorie counting ... one step at a time.
I haven't gone to the store this week, so just eating whats on hand. I need to stock up on veggies- we have a lot of fruit here, but not much veggies.
br: coffee w/ Trader Joe's soy creamer - it has very little sugar ( cane sugar at that) and i honestly can't give this up. It is my sanity in the morning.
SN: string cheese
L: 2 slices of bacon, onions, 2 jumbo eggs and a little gruyere cheese
not idea for dinner tonight - need to figure that out and go to the store.
I had been drinking watermelon water - pureed watermelon thru a sieve, mixed with ice water. But thinking that might not be a good idea for the next 2 weeks. I love it, helps me drink more water.0 -
VK--I don't count calories--not part of SB. I just try to eat the "right" foods per the plan--just not too much of them
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Themagicalslowcooker.com0
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I dont *generally* count calories either. I think it's fine to plug in a few days to make sure you're eating ENOUGH but not too MUCH (following what MFP gives you to lose 1-1.5Lbs a week) and then yeah, I just eat
lean proteins, nutrient dense, high fiber carbs, good fats, and remember things like nuts, and legumes, and after the first two weeks some fruit (I limit) and some whole grains (I limit).
Eat a protein/fat and veg combo without a sweet sugary sauce for each meal and you should be golden.1 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Today:Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Ready for the week! Got my 10k steps in. A 1.5 hour yoga class. Laundry. AND made and froze 5 burritos. They were: flat out wraps (light), black soy beans, blue cheese, chicken, green chile.
Quest bar
sn: tomatoes and cottage cheese
lu: the burrito above
sn: nori and an apple
di: something stir fried!
Yesterday, final:
1h walk with hubs and dogs, cycle to work
br: quest bar
sn: tomatotes and cottage cheese
lu: home made lower carb burrito
sn: nori, and some nearly naked popcorn
di: an experiment! Tofu shirataki RAMEN with an egg on top. Tasty and very filling. A little salty
de: sugar free chocolate pudding and a bit of peanut butter0 -
Today: treadmill run, cycle in, yoga at noon
br: quest bar
sn: tomatoes and cheese whisps
lu: that home made burrito
sn:nori, popcorn
di: something stir fried!0 -
Today's Menu:
Green Smoothie (spinach banana pineapple)
almonds
killer dave's sammy hillshire farms naturals
grapes
Joes Mean Green (recipe on line)
Spaghetti Squash Slow Cooker over rice
Yogurt
Dr. A also said ok with artificial sweeteners...no to watermelon and pineapple and a lot of other crap. He sold out to Nutrisystem. A Total Fraud in my book.
I like seeing everything ... I do what works for me. Use both MFP to log and Fooducate to look up stuff. Much harder to log on Fooducate. MFP makes it easy.
I was 240 in 2003. I am 143.2 today. Lost 40 on Southbeach. Lost 65 on my own prior to finding Southbeach.
New info all the time. Better ways of dealing. MFP and Fooducate...I log in both. Everyone does what works for them.
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Holy Cow Magic!! That is a great!
I"m at 205. It is has been a slow creep, about 8- 10 lbs every year. never thought i would hit the 200 mark. I tried weight watchers a few years ago, and it was just too much looking things up.
I love chips, eat them all the time. Nachos, love a big plate of nachos. would have it for lunch alto of days. Need to break that habit/cycle.
so dinner last night was homemade chicken salad - lots of onions & celery, on mixed greens and fresh tomato from the garden.
I didn't have my usually swiss mocha ( international food coffee) while watching Mad Men.
Today I had to take my dad for his hip replacement surgery, so was out of the house super early and had to eat lunch out.
I got a southwest omelette - no toast, not hash browns. it tasted amazing, but looked pretty lonely on the plate.
I had some more chicken salad when i got home from the hospital. not with crackers or chips. So that is a win. All i wanted was chips.
If i go a day without chips, it is a win!
going o make some chicken w/ sauce and zucchini noodles.
What is MFP? Or fooducate ( never heard of those).
I"m not currently exercising, i need to start walking. My garmin vivofit stopped working after i changed the battery, and i haven't taken the time to figure out what is wrong with it. need to do that!
Thanks for the support. I really need to stick with this and make it work. My son is a senior and graduates in May. I would like to look forward to having my photo taken with him, and shop for a dress to wear to the ceremony and to the party.0 -
Hi VK...MFP is this...My Fitness Pal. I log my food...not for the calories, but mostly to see how the macronutrients fall. When you set it up, you get to decide what to look at. The only thing I dont' care for is there is nothing for added sugar. So the sugar in fruit is considered the same as the sugar in let's say a snickers bar. Not good.
Fooducate.com is a place to check out just how healthy a food is. I think it was Sabine that told me about it. Very cool indeed. Logging food there is not easy. Logging food on MFP is easy IMO. You can use the scanning thing on the food label and your phone reads it.
It works best with your phone.
I am not a good example of SB now. I make too many allowances. But when I lost 40 on SB...I was extremely strict. The two weeks of P1 were perfect. I don't know how I did it. It took just over a year to lose 40. I went from 175 to 135. That was in 2008. BTW, I am almost 69.
Sabine and Silver are both shining examples of SB...and will have better answers for you.
This recipe I just made in the slow cooker was pure SB all the way. So good! http://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/slow-cooker-spaghetti-squash-and-turkey-meat-sauce/
I almost put it over rice tonight, but decided against it. Really good...heated in the microwave with freshly grated parmesan/reggiano
BTW, I know what you mean about chips. I think you just have to decide, some things are not for us. We just can't go there. For me, there is a list of foods that are off limits. I have no control.
I like the day much better when I am sticking to my program. I am happier and therefore everyone I come in contact with benefits from me staying honest.
Stick with our little group...both Sabine and Silver are excellent role models...and we will help you get to your goal so you are that proud mama you want to be when it's picture time for your son's graduation!
For sure you do not have to log anything. Silver is right. There was no counting calories on the original SB. He gave us the amounts, we followed it and voila, it worked. Just do what is easy for you and you WILL STICK WITH. It is a lifestyle change...not a diet to go on and off.
Wishing you the best!
PS Fooducate works on your phone. It is an app. There is a website on the computer, but it does not let you log there. But like I said, logging on fooducate is a headache. I just use it to look up foods. It grades them and lets you know how healthy they are.0 -
Today's Plan
Green Smoothie - breakfast at desk
Almonds and Grapes and light baby bels
Dave's Killer Sammy
Yogurt This is what I am bringing to work for the day...snack at my desk.
Veggies and Bolthouse Dressing as a dip Home here...time to sit and eat a real meal.
Slow Cooker S S dinner
Yogurt
Have a great day everyone.0 -
Fooducate is an EYE OPENER! I love it.
I use MFP when we eat out and I want to choose the healthiest dish.1 -
okay big Duh on my part about MFP. lol
just had an egg scramble with asparagus, onions and mushrooms. Yum!
I do feel little lighter without the carbs already. I don't think carbs go well with my body!
I have a mexican pork thing in the crock pot for tonight. I have a PTO meeting tonight at Panera Bread, - yeah i set this up before i started SB. I will just eat before i go and take my own drink.
I look forward to checking out the apps, and seeing how my food choices stack up!
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okay big Duh on my part about MFP. lol
just had an egg scramble with asparagus, onions and mushrooms. Yum!
I do feel little lighter without the carbs already. I don't think carbs go well with my body!
I have a mexican pork thing in the crock pot for tonight. I have a PTO meeting tonight at Panera Bread, - yeah i set this up before i started SB. I will just eat before i go and take my own drink.
I look forward to checking out the apps, and seeing how my food choices stack up!
Have a great day ladies
Panera has GREAT SB friendly salads! I get their seasonal greens and add chicken.0 -
Thanks for the tip Sabine0
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