| FloofyChicken
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Hi everyone,
I decided to go on the South Beach diet to lose weight, develop a healthy heart and to lead a healthy lifestyle that will last the rest of my life.
First of all I'd like to admit that the South Beach Diet isn't news to me. I tried to start Phase One on three separate occasions in the past couple years but ended up failing miserably on the second or third day. I blame my weak will and the abundance of carbs around me. It definitely doesn't help to hear from your loved one how diets never worked. Such was the case with my boyfriend when I told him I was going to try the South Beach Diet one more time. He was sceptical at first, thinking it was one of those diet fads they advertise in Woman's Magazine, but I assured him it was created by a heart doctor and had great scientific backing. I showed him the South Beach Diet book I purchased earlier and he actually took the time to read it.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear that he would like to go on the diet with me. (His blood pressure isn't very impressive) My boyfriend is hard headed so I'm overjoyed that he decided to do this with me. Now that I will be cooking healthy for two I'm sure that I'll be able to pull through this!
I will try to update everyday. Any feedback and suggestions are great appreciated!
My Stats
Height 5'1
Weight 120
Activity Level Moderate (Ever since I started my busy job)
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DAY 1
Breakfast
-Mushroom & Green Pepper Omelette with a slice of low fat cheese
-Two cups black coffee (I have to have it) =P
-1 cup V8 vege juice
Snack
-Low fat string cheese
Lunch
- 3/4 cup Chicken Breast Salad (some mayo and nuts)
Snack
-15 Almonds
Dinner
-Lean Roast Beef Salad (Romaine lettuce, roast beef, lowfat cheese, olive oil, balsamic vinegar)
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
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DAY 2
Breakfast
-Mushroom & Tuna Omelette
-2 Cups black coffee
Snack
-string cheese
-1/2 cup NoFat plain Yogurt
Lunch
-Roast Beef & Lowfat cheese wrapped in two Romaine Lettuce leafs
Snack
-15 Almonds
-1/2 cup nofat plain Yogurt
Dinner
-Turkey Breast Salad (Romaine lettuce, lowfat cheese, turkey breast, cucumber, tomato, olive oil, balsamic vinegar) |
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Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:33 pm |
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| RedRox
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| Welcome! SB is only a "diet" if you approach it as a diet and "they" are right, diets don't work, not even this one if that is how you approach it. If you approach it as a lifestyle makeover as you are, then it's a good choice for that as it really teaches healthy eating habits and focuses on foods that support our health and activities. I see some yogurt in your menus, so those are a good source of P1 carbs. So is milk and beans/legumes. Good luck to both of you! Just keep moving forward! :) |
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Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:07 pm |
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| FloofyChicken
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I cheated a bit today by having some Cranberry juice, I know I'm not suppose to have fruit juice but I had a bad day at work. *Sigh*
I have to try harder to stay on course.
DAY 3
Breakfast
-1 cup vege juice
-2 cup black coffee
Snack
-String cheese
Lunch
Oven Roasted Vegetable & Fish (Cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini,)
Sauteed Cabbage
Dinner
Lean Roast beef, cheese in 2 large romaine lettuce leafs
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The fish may have been more bad than it was good, it was slightly breaded. I'll use canned tuna next time. :< |
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:18 am |
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| FloofyChicken
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DAY 4
Breakfast
2 cups black coffee
Omelette - green bell pepper, cheese, mushroom
Snack
15 Almonds
String Cheese
Lunch
NonFat yogurt
Cottage cheese
Turkey & Colby Jack Cheese
Roast Beef & Cheese wrapped in Romaine lettuce
Dinner
Roasted Vegetable with Chicken Breast (Zuchini, brocolli, cauliflower, some carrot)
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Its been 4 days and I've lost one pound but would gain it right back. Am I eating too much? I'm really short and sort of small but have a big appetite, my lunch today proves it...
I can't figure out if I'm just eating too much or is it the tiny amount of carbs? I looked at the nutritional value of the vegetables and they would have somewhere between 6-8 carbs per HALF CUP serving. I thought we weren't suppose to have any carbs on phase 1? How am I suppose to avoid the carbs if they are in the vegetables?! :( |
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:04 pm |
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| RedRox
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| no actually your body needs carbs and this is not a particularly low carb program. it's a good carb program. milk/yogurt and beans have lots of natural sugars and carbs and they are both allowed and encouraged in P1. I can easily construct a P1 meal plan that has 80-90 gms of "carbs" a day using all P1 friendly foods. P1 is simply a no fruit and no grains period. You should be aiming for a minimum of 4.5 cups of veggies a day. your lunch looks a bit protein heavy and like it could use more veggies for instance. some lose more slowly than others. it just depends on a lot of things. important thing is to build a new healthy eating habit that will serve you for a lifetime. the weight loss will hopefully come at some point. it isn't necessarily a quick weight loss program either. hang in there. sounds like you are doing fine! |
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:32 pm |
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| FloofyChicken
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Oh I see. Thanks for taking the time to reply. I guess it is harder for me to lose weight since I'm sort of small. Even though I'm already considered 'healthy weight' I'm almost on the verge of becoming slightly overweight. Its never really been a big deal but I've always wanted to lose about 10-15 lbs.
Even though Phase 1 is the most strict, I really love the new foods I changed to. I feel more alert, yawn less, have more stamina and don't even crave the bread and pasta I used to eat 3 times a day. I do still have a bit of a sweet tooth as I had an icecream bar the other day but I fixed that by going out and buying a ton of sugar-free jello. The flavored Ricotta ice cream cheese just doesn't do it for me. :(
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DAY 5
Breakfast
-2 cup coffee
-1 cup vege juice
-String cheese
Snack
-5 almonds
Lunch
-2 Vegetable Quiche Cup (egg, spinach, bell pepper, cheese, olive oil)
Snack
-Oops, an ice cream bar..
Dinner
-Chicken Salad (cheddar cheese, romaine, tomato, cucumber, chicken, olive oil & balsamic)
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DAY 6
Breakfast
-1 cup vege juice
-2 cup coffee
Snack
-String cheese
Lunch
-Turkey & cheese on Romaine
Dinner
-Roast Vegetable with marinaded Mackerel Fish
(cauliflower, broccoli, zuchini, asparagus,)
(mackerel halves, olive oil, soysauce, mustard, seasonings & spices, lime juice)
Desert
-Jello |
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Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:42 pm |
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