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are you doing it right? in a word NO.
you should follow the meal template posted at this page
http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24136
here are phase 1 and phase 2
you need way more veggies
you need dairy
you need beans
How to adapt your meal plan - Phase 1
The South Beach Diet™ is designed so that you can easily swap meals and ingredients. If you don't like eggs for breakfast, have low-fat cottage cheese or lean meat instead. Not a fish lover? Then choose lean beef or poultry. In Phase 1 of the diet, you can eat as many proteins and vegetables as you like, plus fats like olive oil. Fruit and starches aren't allowed until Phase 2. Here's a look at some general eating guidelines. For specific food choices, check out the Phase 1 Foods to Enjoy and Avoid list.
BREAKFAST
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 2 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.
Vegetables: Minimum 1/2 cup or 6-8 oz. tomato or vegetable juice.
Fruit: NONE
Starch: NONE
Milk/Dairy: 2 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)
Fat: 1 tsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine, or oil (optional)
SNACK: Snacks are required. Choose a protein, vegetable, fat-free plain yogurt, or nuts/seeds. A snack that combines protein (1 oz.) and vegetables is encouraged.
LUNCH
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 3 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.
Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. We encourage you to include a serving of beans (1/3-1/2 cup) as part of your vegetables.
Fruit: NONE
Starch: NONE
Milk/Dairy: 2 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)
Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine or oil, or 2 Tbsp salad dressing
SNACK: Snacks are required. Choose a protein, vegetable, fat-free plain yogurt, or nuts/seeds. A snack that combines protein (1 oz.) and vegetables is encouraged.
DINNER
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 3 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.
Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. We encourage you to include a serving of beans (1/3-1/2 cup) as part of your vegetables.
Fruit: NONE
Starch: NONE
Milk/Dairy: 2 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)
Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine or oil, or 2 Tbsp salad dressing
DESSERT / EVENING SNACK: Desserts are optional. Enjoy a Sweet Treat or any of the snack choices.
BEVERAGES: Diet, decaffeinated, sugar-free drinks are not limited. You can enjoy caffeinated coffee or diet sodas with caffeine added, but limit to 1 - 2 servings per day.
How to adapt your meal plan - Phase 2
In Phase 2, you'll gradually begin to reintroduce healthy carbohydrates into your diet. Here's how to do it: Week one and two: Add in two good carb choices daily. We suggest you reintroduce fruit at lunch, dinner, or as a snack, but it's not the best choice first thing in the morning at breakfast. We recommend a high-fiber cereal for breakfast. Week three and four: move to four good carbs choices daily: 1-2 fruits and 1-2 starches. You can now eat anything from the Phase 1 Foods to Enjoy list list as well as items from the Phase 2 Foods to Reintroduce list.
BREAKFAST
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 2 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.
Vegetables: Minimum 1/2 cup or 6-8 oz. tomato or vegetable juice.
Fruit: 1 fruit serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 3 total servings for the day.
Starch: 1 starch serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 2 or 3 total servings for the day.
Milk/Dairy: 2-3 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)
Fat: 1 tsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine, or oil (optional)
LUNCH
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 3 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.
Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. We encourage you to include a serving of beans (1/3-1/2 cup) as part of your vegetables.
Fruit: 1 fruit serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 3 total servings for the day
Starch: 1 starch serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 2 or 3 total servings for the day.
Milk/Dairy: 2-3 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)
Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine or oil, or 2 Tbsp salad dressing
DINNER
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 3 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.
Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. We encourage you to include a serving of beans (1/3-1/2 cup) as part of your vegetables.
Fruit: 1 fruit serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 3 total servings for the day
Starch: 1 starch serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 2 or 3 total servings for the day.
Milk/Dairy: 2-3 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)
Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine or oil, or 2 Tbsp salad dressing
SNACKS AND DESSERT: Snacks and dessert are optional. Choose a protein, vegetable, fat-free plain yogurt, artificially sweetened non-fat flavored yogurt, nuts/seeds, or a Sweet Treat. A snack that combines protein (1 oz.) and vegetables is encouraged.
BEVERAGES: Diet, decaffeinated, sugar-free drinks are not limited. You can enjoy caffeinated coffee or diet sodas with caffeine added, but limit to 1 - 2 servings per day. |
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Mon May 05, 2008 10:05 am |
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| RedRox
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And probably less protein. 1 cup of egg subs is equivalent to 4 eggs for instance. 1/2 cup would be a more normal serving size. Try to fill up more on vegetables instead.
Do the boca burgers contain any grains as fillers? If so those would be a P2 food, not a P1 food.
And "lettuce" is pretty vague. If it's just iceberg, then you need to find more nutritious varieties of lettuce to use. The minimums for both lunch and dinner would be 2 cups each, but really, a variety of vegetables and variety in your daily menus are also encouraged to maximize nutritional content and just to keep from getting bored with the "same old same old". You need a minimum of 1/2 cup veggies with breakfast too, btw.
And there is no way to predict how much weight you will lose in P1. The goal of P1 isn't weight loss anyway, but to renormalize blood sugar patterns and get rid of food based cravings/hunger patterns. My personal recommendation would be to expect to lose absolutely no weight in P1 and then you will be happier with whatever amount greater than zero you actully achieve. (assuming you lose something, which given how little you have to lose is likely to going to be a small number anyway.) |
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Mon May 05, 2008 2:17 pm |
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| dancer90
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thanks for the help!!
"Do the boca burgers contain any grains as fillers? If so those would be a P2 food, not a P1 food."
They are 8 carbs per burger... and they say on them they are south beach phase 1 okayed...
And "lettuce" is pretty vague. If it's just iceberg, then you need to find more nutritious varieties of lettuce to use. The minimums for both lunch and dinner would be 2 cups each, but really, a variety of vegetables and variety in your daily menus are also encouraged to maximize nutritional content and just to keep from getting bored with the "same old same old". You need a minimum of 1/2 cup veggies with breakfast too, btw.
with the lettuce...its basically cooler greens and romaine
(lots of dark green and purplish ones) |
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Tue May 06, 2008 1:06 am |
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