South Beach Diet

Becky,

Wow a 70 lbs. loss. That is wonderful. This is the first time I have gotten past about 15 I usually get discouraged and then give up. This time I am feeling much more committed. I have lost 30lbs. so far. I am encouraged to continue.

I am a SAHM. I have 5 kids too. Although I am under 40 and my “baby” is almost 6. 3 of my kids are teenagers so I have a bit of a struggle there. I only buy them snack foods that don’t interest me right then. I stopped buying pretzles because I could grab them too easily. I occasionally buy chips or something but they do not eat a lot of snack foods either.

I have tried to make the foods look like what we usually eat I just add more vegetables for myself and I don’t eat the starch unless it is appropriate.

Breakfast is usually eggs unless I just can’t face one that day. Then I eat some other protien. I usually have the veg. juice even if that is not my favorite.

Lunch is a salad or cut vegetables and cottage cheese. I have made chef salads or I just have some leftover meat with a salad.

Dinner has a salad and another vegetable or two nonstarchy vegetables. We eat chicken, ground beef or fish. I have made roasts a few times too. I am not as careful as I should be about the fat sometimes. Like I buy chicken thighs because they are cheaper than chicken breasts. I figure if I only eat one it is OK.

We have also eatten spaghetti sauce over spaghetti squash. My family eats regular noodles. I have just began to put back the complex carbs.

If you want more detailed information let me know. I have tried not to make it look like I am dieting to my family. It keeps them from complaining too much.

Pam

Hi Pam.
WTG you are doing great!! I’d love to know what a menu is like for
you. ‘m just starting SBD I Somersized and lost 70 lbs, got pregnant
with baby #5 at 40 y/o, and gained back 40 of that 70. I had begun to
drag on Somersizing, and knew I needed to cut out the heavy fats.
It’s going to take some getting used to, and I really need help with
meal ideas.
Congratulations on your loss!!
Becky ~

Maybe you need to change something about your workout. The kind of exercise you do or duration. That has helped me sometimes.
Pam

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I do exercise every day- one cardio session and one
weight lifting session each weekday.
Any advice on how you all break out of your
plateaus?
Thanks,
Daniel

I have eatten cottage cheese for breakfast on days when I could not face another egg. When I finished Phase 1 I had fruit with it.

One day I had lunch meat and cheese rolled together with the veg. juice.

Pam

What else besides eggs can you eat for breakfast? I don’t even like
eggs that much to start with but after 3 days of eating them,
there’s no way I can put another egg in my mouth. Sorry for so many
questions, I’m just looking for some advice.
I think all the success everyone has experienced with the diet is
great!
Thanks,
Leslie

celery and a cheese stick. meat and cheese wrapped in a lettuce leaf, salad… these are some of the things that I have eatten for snacks. The basic principle is a small amount of protien and a nonstarch vegetable. Keep at it you can do it.
pam

are there any “free” foods….to snack
on…like celery?
I wish you all the best….I’m at 272…..need to loose 50 to 72 pounds
Robert