daisymon's journal

[daisymon]

I'm new to the board. I started SB in 2005, and I've had my ups and downs. I've been studying my masters abroad (I'm in Spain, but I'm actually from Panama) for over a year, and am currently battling the "college fat" (Went from 135 to 150 lbs).

I've been having a really tough time lately. I manage to stick to SB during the week, but on the weekends I've been getting these uncontrolable cookie urges, not to mention the beers . Every week I start off on 147 lbs, and end at 144. Weekend comes, and there we go again! I've been trying to do a complete P1 for three months!

Every Friday I tell myself "just get through this day, and then anotherone" but eventhough I know that I should just jump right back, I go on an eating spree all weekend long.

I've read the book a few times, and I actually got my boyfriend and my best friend to diet with me. But now that I'm away from home, I have no-one to support me. I'm really glad to join, and hope to make some SB friends.

[daisymon]

Current Weight: 147
Healthy weight range: 98 - 132
Current BMI: 27.8
Ideal BMI: 18.5 - 25

27yo. 5'1". Dec. 06 = 151 lbs.

[daisymon]

Its Friday... Here comes the weekend... Here comes trouble... I had a piece of fruit yesterday; at least it wasn't a cookie... Woke up 0.5 lb less. Could be water weight, could be anything, but it feels good.

I need strength to get through the weekend!!

[daisymon]

It's Sunday. I made it through the weekend, yay! I think I'm doing something wrong though, because the scale is not moving. In fact I weighed half a pound heavier this morning. I'm thinking it's the almond cookies. Or maybe the fact that I haven't been going to the bathroom, but that's normal in me. Im not drinking enough water.

I need to get off my butt and exercise. Flamenco dance is a good cardio, but it's only twice a week. I joined this new bike rental program and I still haven't used it. I'm such a lazy procrastinator...

Well at least diet wise I've been doing a good job. *Pat on the back*

[daisymon]

I love to bake. Not only do I like to eat what I bake, but baking itself makes me feel good. I'm going to post some recipes from the Recipe Board here, for easier access.

Cheesecake recipe posted by jamie.
Preheat oven to 350

In cuisenart or blender combine:
1 8oz. package light cream cheese
1 cup low fat ricotta
1 tbs. vanilla
3/4 cup splenda
2 eggs
Blend until smooth

You can use either a pie plate and serve it like a regular pie, or make it in muffin tins for individual cheesepies. Whichever you use, spray with the non stick spray. If using muffin tins, fill each section 3/4 full. Bake at 350 until firm through the center when the plate it gently jiggled. This should be about 20-25 minutes for the pie plate, and 10-15 for the muffin tins.

Remove from oven and add topping:
1 8 oz container (or one cup) low fat sour cream (room temperature)
1 tbs vanilla
1 tbs splenda
spread this over the top and bake another 5 minutes at 400

Cool. If using muffin tins, when cool, run a knife around edges and gently lift out with a spoon to put on plate.

Refrigerate before serving. In phase 2 add fresh strawberries to top.

**DELICIOUS!!! The texture was more like a flan than a cheesecake. Used LF cottage cheese instead of the ricotta. The batter was very liquid. Made it in large muffin tins (made 7) and the baking time was about 20 minutes. Didn't have non-stick spray, so used margarine to grease them. They rose a lot and un-puffed as soon as they came out of the oven.

[daisymon]

Mock cornbread [posted by rg4325]
(taken from the South Beach paid site)

-1 can great northern beans drained and rinsed
-4 eggs
-1t salt
-1t baking powder
-2T olive oil
-1/3 C sugar substitute
*the original recipe called for 1T cumin and 1t Tabasco but I omitted it b/c that was for the mexican casserole.

Combine all ingredients in the blender and process until smooth. Pour in a 11x7 pan and bake at 400 until toothpick is clear when inserted in the center (25 min in my crazy oven.)Works well as muffins too!

[bigballerina’s changes] Just make the mock cornbread, omitting the salt and put in 3/4 c. splenda instead. Mix some cinnamon and splenda in a bowl and sprinkle on top before baking. Spray butter flavored cooking spray over it so it won't be dry and bake. OMG! this recipe really tasted like these little hostess cinnamon coffee cakes I used to eat. It's delicious believe me!

***I can't believe it! It does have the texture of a really soft muffin! I made 1/2 the recipe to try it (made 5 large muffins), and were ready in 15 min at 200ºC. Used about 1/2 c of sweetener; add a bit more, next time, as well as vainilla.

[daisymon]

No Flour Mock Sugar Cookie [from bigballerina]

Some of you have seen my version of the mock cornbread and this is a spawn off it. I used the same recipe except only use 1 egg; spoon onto cookie sheets (makes about 36) use the cinnamon mixture on top before baking. They are great little snacks to take along with you with no mess or hassle. Here is the recipe again:

these taste, smell, and kind of look like sugar cookies.

in a blender:
1 can drained/ rinsed great northern beans
1 large egg
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 c. splenda
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tblsp extra virgin olive oil

preheat oven to 400 degrees F. bake for 15-20 min.

***The flavor is great, but came out way too crumbly. Perhaps used too much baking powder. Should have greased bottom more.

[daisymon]

Almond Cookies posted by daisymon

Makes 24 cookies

1 1/4 cups almonds ground into flour (or any nut flour)
1 cup Splenda
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup butter, softened

Mix all well and form into 24 small balls. Press flat on an ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with an almond slice if you like. Bake at 350 for 8 min.

Per cookie: Calories: 49.5, Fat: 4.4g, Carb: 2.0g, Fiber: 0.6g, Pro: 1.1g

**I made a whole batch and ate it in two or three days. My weight loss has slowed, so maybe they're better for P2.

[daisymon]

So I managed to get through the weekend. But I'm doing something wrong. The scale hasn't moved. I really think it was the almond cookies; or maybe too much coffee? I'll try to keep a food registry to monitor what I might be doing wrong.

[daisymon]

Monday 2
B: Coffee (LF milk+sweetener). Scrambled egg with onion, red pepper, mushroom, cheese.
S: Coffee (LF milk+sweetener). jamie's Cheesecake.
water water
L: Steak. Zucchini and eggplant. Asparragus. Clight.
water
S: NF "Natural" Yogurt *crap*, how did I not notice it said "fructose"?. 2 ham+cheese rollups
D: "Tuna surprise". Canned tuna, cooked with all the veggies at hand. Green tea . Clight.
Late night: Green tea. Yogurt.

***HALF A POUND OFF!***

Tuesday 3
B: Coffee (m+s). Hardboiled egg, mashed with mayo.
S: Home-made Chai LF Latte. 2 mock cornbread/cinnamon muffins.
L: Was in a hurry, so grabbed a mock muffin and a cheesecake.
S: Chai Latte. Mock muffin.
D Fish. Eggplant. Yogurt. Chai Latte.
Water.
LN: 2 ham+cheese rollups. Pistachios. first craving of the day. must have been the yogurt; only thing different from earlier in the day.

***Weith loss Zero***

Wed 4
B: Tea (s). Scrambled egg with onion, pepper, mushroom, cheese.
S: Coffee (m+s)
L: Glass of wine. Salad w/nuts. Tomato w/ cheese+evoo. Breaded animal (pork or chicken) w/cheese. Dessert. Dessert wine. Coffee w/sugar.
S: Hot chocolate (chocolate a la taza). Ladyfingers.
D: Fish. Chai Latte.
LN: 2 h+m rollups. Pistachios.

***Weight loss Zero***

Thu 5
B: Coffee (m+s). 2 hardboiled eggs, mashed with mayo.
S: Vainilla + green tea. Mock muffin.
L: Cheese-stuffed chicken breast with mushrooms.
S: Whole-wheat no-sugar chocolate cookies.
D: Chicken soup. White rice.
LN: Two bottles of wine. Chips + salsa.

Fri 6
B: Turkey+cheese sandwich, white bread. Apple juice, Coke.
L: Canned garbanzo beans with vegetables. 2 mock muffins.
D: Falafel on white arab bread. Diet Coke.
LN: Potato chips. Vodka+lemon soda. Ham+cheese over white bread.

Sat 7
B: Water.
L: Eggplant lasagna. NSA chocolate ice cream.
D: Eggplant lasagna. NSA chocolate ice cream.

***Weigh: 149***

Sun 8
B: Coffee. Egg with ham + cheese.
L: Eggplant lasagna. CLight. Mock sugar cookies.
S: 2 cups Chai Latte. Mock sugar cookies.
D: Eggplant lasagna.

[daisymon]

Fudgcicle Dessert posted by dgurba

Take 1 NSA fudgesicle (Blue Bunny brand for example) and let it set out for a few minutes until it is soft enought to take off of the stick and 'smoosh' it up in a bowl. Once you smoosh it, add about a tsp to a TBsp of peanut butter and a TBsp or so of Cool Whip. Mix this all together and stick it back in the freezer until it hardens just a little. Let me tell you....HEAVEN IN A BOWL!

[daisymon]

Mock fried rice, posted by silvergirl

1/2 head cauliflower
oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups diced or shredded leftover cooked meat or seafood
1 cup veggies (chopped snow peas, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, etc.)
8 scallions, sliced (use part of the green)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon Splenda


Run the cauliflower through the shredding blade of your food processor. Put the cauliflower in a microwaveable casserole, add a tablespoon or two of water, cover, and microwave in high for 5 minutes.

Spray a medium size skillet with nonstick cooking spray and place over medium heat. Add a tablespoon of oil to coat the bottom of the skillet. Pour in the eggs and cover for a minute or so. Let the eggs cook in a flat sheet. When cooked through, remove and set aside.

Remove the cauliflower from the microwave and drain it. Put a tablespoon of oil in a large, heavy skillet. Stir in the meat, veggies and scallions. Cook, stirring occasionally until veggies are tender-crisp. Add the cauliflower rice and stir to blend. Shred the eggs and stir in. Combine the soy sauce with the Splenda and stir into the fried "rice".[/u][/b]

[daisymon]

Mon 9
B: Coffee. Hardboiled egg mashed with mayo and LF cottage cheese.
S: 2 cups Chai Tea.
L: Tomato, avocado and cottage cheese salad. Roasted chicken.
S: Ham+cheese rollups.
D: Lentils. Tea with milk.

Tue 10
B: Coffee. Scrambled egg with onion and cheese.
S: Vainilla green tea.
L: Cheese+onion stuffed chicken breast. Zucchini. Asparagus. Cottage cheese vainilla creme. Vainilla green tea.
D: Tuna with tomato and mayo. Ham + cheese rollup. Almond cookies.

Wed 11
B: Coffee. Scrambled egg with red pepper and onion.
S: Cottage cheese creme. Chai Latte.
S: Mock muffins
Late Lunch: Chicken breast. Zucchini in tomato sauce.

***TWO POUNDS OFF***

Thu 12
B: Coffee. Fried egg with mock muffin.
S: Coffee
L: Spinach.Floured fried fish. Natural nf yogurt.
S: Roasted garbanzos.
D: Eggplant Chicken Lasagna. Mock bread pudding. Mock muffin + cream cheese cocoa frosting.

Fri 13
B: Coffee. Hard boiled egg mashed with mayo. Mock muffin with cheese.
L: Eggplant lasagna. Mock muffin+yogurt.
S: Green vainilla tea.
D: Eggplant lasagna

Sat 14
B: Coffee. Scrambled egg with cheese, red pepper and onion.
S: Chai Latte.
L: ??
S: Coffee. Roasted garbanzos.
D: Turkey ham, cottage cheese, garbanzo beans. Water.
LN: 2 glasses of wine. Cookies.

Sun 15
B: Coffee. 2 mock muffins.

[daisymon]

**moved**

[daisymon]

Popcorn Cauliflower, P1 [posted by Dolly-VA]
from Saturday Morning Early Show

This is going to sound weird unless you saw the same morning show my DH saw during winter break. But, since then, my family has gone through 4 heads of cauliflower eating it this way. It is YUM.

Preheat oven to 425F.

Take 1 head cauliflower, washed, dried and cut into largish pieces. Toss with olive oil then sprinkle with salt. Spread on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven up to 1 hour, turning several times.

That's it. You have to really watch them at about 45 minutes in or they'll burn. They will get pretty dark, but they get crunchy and taste soooo good. (This is a variation on the roasted vegis that are popular here. But these need to get dark.)

***Used frozen CF, cut it up too small, left them in about an hour: totaly burned!