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Some serving sizes have shocked me. Some meals are packaged to look like an individual serving so the stats don't look too bad but it turns out that little package is labelled as 2 servings. I had this happen with a single bowl of pad thai. :noway: :noway:

Those look great, bookmarked it and will have to check them out. Thanks!

If you have a Kindle reader, here is a 100 cal dessert cook book that is free right now, not sure if it's just free today or not: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AXHNJVW/?tag=dded-20 Also I have a Pinterest board of healthy South Beach friendly dessert recipes here: www.pinterest.com/issypal

I like Mondays, keeps me accountable over the weekend.

At our age (66&70) with our joint problems there isn't much exercise involved but I'm finding this thread very entertaining, so keep posting!:drinker: :drinker:

I've also had success with South Beach but I don't consider it low carb, you are allowed plenty of "good carbs" (whole grains, veggies, low sugar fruits, low fat dairy). Even in phase one beans are encouraged. What I like best is that it kills your sweet cravings. It works by keeping your blood sugar even throughout the…

Consuming sugar raises your blood sugar which in turn causes an insulin response which then lowers your blood sugar and can cause hunger and cravings. If the sugar is consumed with fiber, protein or fats it will digest at a slower rate and not have as severe of an effect. The South Beach plan is based on keeping your blood…

You can do upper body weight workouts while sitting and also crunches. This is what I did when recovering from a hip replacement along with the PT.

When we go to a buffet I just look at my plate and estimate the calories and do quick added calories on my diary.

Congratulations to all of you who have kicked the diet soda habit! I wish hubby had stopped sooner as I'm pretty sure all that aspartame contributed to him developing non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Under "food" click the "recipe" tab and you just have to put the recipe in once, and if you change it up another time you can change the recipe there. Enter the total amount of ingredients you put in and figure the number of servings, it does the division for you.

I would say no agave, it's a sugar; and quinoa on phases 2 and 3.

Consuming sugar raises your blood sugar which in turn causes an insulin response which then lowers your blood sugar and can cause hunger and cravings. If the sugar is consumed with fiber, protein or fats it will digest at a slower rate and not have as severe or an effect. The South Beach plan is based on keeping your blood…

Just look for 100% whole grains and less than 8g of sugar per serving. That is the South Beach guideline for cereals.

When we go to Chinese I always get chicken skewers or chicken lettuce wraps sometimes with a little brown rice.

Besides all of the extra fiber check the ingredients in the bars and anything else that might have sugar substitutes and see if there are any sugar alcohols (their names end in -itol)--they will certainly give you gas.

If you want the oatmeal try adding some nuts and vanilla protein powder to it and top it with a low sugar yogurt to get more protein and slow its digestion. It's also very yummy that way. Be sure you use regular oatmeal and not the instant kind.

I have a board on Pinterest of healthy smoothie recipes: www.pinterest.com/issypal.

Looks like fat to me, loose skin would probably hang all by itself and most likely be lower that that.

Thank you so much, and thanks for posting the picture so I could pin it.

Thank you all for the great ideas! I'm putting chocolate protein powder on my list, have only tried vanilla.

I got the oatmeal idea from you. :drinker: Pancakes sound like a good idea, I may even have some pancake recipes for using it on Pinterest. Di, thank you for the hot chocolate idea. SideSteel--thanks for idea, I don't use creamer but someone else may benefit from it.

Those recipes call for Spenda if I remember right, but I would use Stevia. I'm no longer a fan of Splenda but many of the SB recipes call for it even if it's not listed.

For me weekends are no different than weekdays because I work at home and work most weekend days. However I think it has helped to make Monday my weigh-in day, keeps me more accountable.

Higher calorie SB phase one foods include nuts, seeds, flax seeds, peanut butter, beans, healthy oils, avacados and cheese. There are some good recipes for black bean brownies and ground flax seed muffins.

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I actually lost weight on my last cruise. A few suggestions: Always take the stairs unless your aren't able; Spend your free time walking the track around the deck; Use the work-out room; Make healthy choices at the buffets; Choose the sugar free or fruit dessert options; Try to order from a menu instead of using the…

Or South Beach--phase 3 is a lifetime way of healthy eating for maintenance.

I love the pecan delights but no more than one a day due to the calories, sugar alcohols and expense.

When i cook oatmeal I mix in ground flax seed and a little vanilla protein powder. After it's cooked I add cinnamon and then top it with some berries, 1/2 container carbmaster yogurt and some cool whip. HungryGirl has a recipe called an oatmeal parfait that is similar. The extra protein slows the digestion of the carbs to…