</\> South Beach Check-In - June 15th ~ June 21st </\>

[Danipower714]

Jim...I remember Divine from the original version of "Hairspray" which I'm guessing is around the time this video came out? I agree with you...it is all about loving ourselves for the beautiful selves that we all are.

to the beach Lisa!

[lowcarbprincess]

And Jim, I am/was a huge 80's freak so YES i totally remember Divine, never met him though..and Bananarama so lovin' the music clips!!

[mjmama]

Originally Posted by lowcarbprincess

Hello ladies and gentleman..lol..

I am not new to low carbing nor to this site what so ever, however, somewhat new to Southbeach... Not to bore you w/details but this is my 3rd and LAST time to lose close to or over 100 lbs. Tubes tied after my last child was born last late May, in my much later 30's agewise and married to a supportive husband. I was on Atkins to lose 80 of these pounds this time and wanted something less fatty and attempted to Eat Clean, do a Fat Flush and was STARVING and finally dusted off my SouthBeach book and here I am on day 5 of induction... I absolutely love this way of eating, I drink a TON of water, this isn't new but I find myself lurking more then posting and thought I'd say an official hello!

I've seen a couple of you here for years now so I would love to be a part of the SB team to hear different tips/tricks like I have learned so I can finish losing the rest of this weight. I have only lost 1 lb on induction so far but just today finished my TOM so maybe the scale will budge a little..it may not since eating 'good' isn't new to my body but hoping the SB change will shock it into gear, lol. I'm looking to lose my last 25lbs and ofcourse maintain lifelong on SB as well..

Happy Monday, hope everyone has a wonderful week!!
~Lisa

Congrats on your weight loss so far! Wow! WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT As for losing "just" a pound so far, as I found, when switching from one lo carb plan to another, the initial drop may not be as dramatic as going from doing nothing to low carb. This group is full of wonderful, knowledgeable people so welcome and enjoy.

[stellamystar]

Hi ladies,
Survived the 6AM yoga with flying colors and heading back tomorrow.

B: Egg/Sausage Quiche 1 pc
L: Same
Sn: almonds, cheese
D: Roasted Chicken, green squash with evoo/s&P

HI Lisa & Tracy! The Beach rocks

[lowcarbprincess]

~blushing~ thx so much for the compliment and warm welcome! Just had a nice snack of 2 long celery stalks w/1 wedge of laughing cow cheese followed by 32 oz of water so im good and content again

[RenoMom]

Originally Posted by KimYnot

UGH! I know about the focus problems! I've been working at home for at least the last 10 years and the last couple of years I've had the toughest time focusing.

I really need to quit strolling around the net ... too bad it didn't burn as many calories as real walking!

I'll join the work at home/surf the net crew

Lisa

[rose1]

Originally Posted by KimYnot

Congrats on the loss!

DH and I have been wanting to see a few movies but we cannot torture/subject ourselves to the constant smell of movie popcorn.

Movie popcorn is gross and disgusting. It's too salty and it's covered in rancid grease. Take your own.

[rose1]

Originally Posted by jlieb62

Big sigh... all of my photos make me look like Deputy Dawg.

Do not!

[lowcarbprincess]

Rose1 LOVE your quotes, you are an inspiring person to read about..ty!

[Thefarmerswife]

Hi all, What a chatty bunch you were today!

Things were crazy busy here today, this is what I ate:

B- rr w/ cream cheese and blueberries, 2 strips of bacon
L- Chicken salad in romaine leaves
D- Cream of broccoli soup
S- Apple w/ natural peanutbutter

Beth ~

[Thefarmerswife]

Lisa! Sounds like your doing great so far. I'm working on losing 100 lbs too...I've had three pregnancies since I started, so it's literally taking me years to lose this weight.

Beth ~

[LinCO]

OMG, so many of us, I apologize to everyone I miss.

Lisa, you might want to check out the weight loss journal about carb cycling that I recommended to MJMama. It's interesting to see what has happened with her over a year of success. I'm a believer in mixing things up.

Go Stella! Are you not posting your veggies?

Dani, so glad you're on the mend! I swear DS#1 had swine flu, he was in bed for 3 days. Then he got the respiratory thing.

I stuck to the WOE I posted earlier, except I went ahead and had 1/3c pinto beans with the fam. I also went for the 2nd c. of coffee. We'll see where that coffee situation goes. Yerba mate tea is supposed to be nourishing and invigorating, but it tastes yuck.

[jlieb62]

Originally Posted by Danipower714

My fever finally broke last night. Temperature is back to normal, but sore throat and stuffy nose persist. Was feeling really fatigued this morning so decided to stay out of work. May go in tomorrow. We'll see.

Dani I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling better. I hope Cindy and all the rest who have been ill are feeling better as well. By the way has everyone heard that Cindy just completed her second marathon recently? Way to go girl!

[Radmom413]

Morning!


Awe shucks Jim!
Thanks! Pretty proud - and honestly, wouldn't have done it with out SB! Truly, I feel better about myself and have stepped out of the box with alot of the things I have done the last couple of years since I have been eating the SB way!!

And I also was going to say - you DO NOT look like Deputy Dawg! I have seen pics of you and you are one handsome dude!!!!

Just for accountability - I am refocusing this week! I may be popping in more than usual. With being sick since before Memorial Day - I am finally back to feeling good. During that time - I wasn't far off plan, but not the structure of eating I am used to or want to be at......veggies were just not appealing. Just like with anything - there are peaks and valleys with your way of eating, and I was in a valley and am crawling out!!!!

The best thing about SB is; it's STILL the most doable, healthy way of eating for life, and I am back at it!

[lowcarbprincess]

Cindy your another I have followed posts of , very inspiring! and Laurie, i will take a look at the cycling thing..i was always afraid of it in the past when doing atkins because if i ate even too much of 'allowed' food I would be up and it would take me a week to lose it... Day 6, still no budge on the scale other than that one pound on my first day of induction ;(

[LinCO]

The thing about the carb cycling journal is that gal has gone thru a lot of plateaus and managed to keep losing.

I cannot BELIEVE the recipe I just found for cauliflower pizza crust! There's also cauliflower lasagna.

[lowcarbprincess]

ok then ill do some searching on the cycling then...i had a HUGE plateau from jan-may and was hoping things would change..it took me almost 5-6 mos to lose about 5-7 lbs and im scared im going to do that again now... im wondering if i even need to do 'induction' since i do not have any of those cravings its meant to curb since i was already eating good..?

ok going for that cauliflower pizza crust recipe NOW! yum!!

[stellamystar]

Good Morning,
Another early morning yoga class and it was GREAT. Except, I have some nausea so I had some cheerios to chill out my stomach a bit. I feel much better. Any tips on what to eat when you think you're gonna hurl? If I would have had whole grain oats, I would have made those!
I get nauseous in yoga when I have not been eating in balance - and although I have been eating balanced yesterday, it does not make up for weekend funky foods.

Heading into work...coffee in hand. I better get used to this early am work out - I get kind of sleepy later in the day

[LinCO]

You know, plateaus, DON'T GIVE UP! I think it's taken me about a year to lose 15 pounds, and I bounce around above that. I'd like to lose about 6 more. Never thought I'd lose 2.5" off my blobby upper thighs, tho, yahoo!

What is different for me about the cycling is I was almost always hitting the same figures on my "macronutrients," 33/33/33% carbs/fats/protein. Yesterday I ate 20/40/40 carbs/fats/protein. I think it's closer to an early P2 in SB. I had 1/4c all bran, 1/3c pinto beans, and the rest of my carbs were from spinach, salsa, etc. I am planning to try this for 3 days in a row, since I ate so many carbs over the weekend.

Go, go, go Stella! You might have to take a nap after work, tho. I get up at 5 on workdays, and am usually lights out at 8:30. Sleep deprivation stalls fat loss, so fit sleep in!

[RenoMom]

Well I did not eat any popcorn at the movies yesterday! I brounght my own bottle water so I did'nt have to pay $3 for theirs. My son settled for some Sour Gummie worms LOL.
The movie was really cute in 3D (Up)

My Sciatica is finally better Enough so that when we went grocery shopping yesterday I purposely parked far away to get some extra walking in.
I will add some walking this week since I no longer hurt.

I have a lot of book work to do so no play time for me today.

B - egg, toast, turkey bacon (2), coffee

L - salad and leftover steak

D - chicken, broccoli

Nothing too exciting.

[soozaay]

Originally Posted by LinCO

The thing about the carb cycling journal is that gal has gone thru a lot of plateaus and managed to keep losing.

I cannot BELIEVE the recipe I just found for cauliflower pizza crust! There's also cauliflower lasagna.

CAULIFLOWER PIZZA CRUST?!? Where do I find this recipe? Man, I don't check in for a day and I miss so much!

[lowcarbprincess]

Laurie, have you had personal success on cycling? It seems like its maybe 2 days of atkins induction low carb, then maybe SB P1 for 2 days then maybe SB P3 for 2 days? is that about right? i had a more 'fatty' breakfast today of 2 whole eggs instead of my whites w/a piece of colby jack cheese and ground turkey so i could maybe try it starting today..im not a huge grains fan so I think i would up my carbs w/fruit or beans, salsa, etc.. ?

[mrstmitch]

Hi, All!

Yesterday, I made some breakfast quiche and thought I was doing really well...

I made it with "fat free half-n-half" (isn't that an oxymoron? ) low fat swiss, and turkey bacon...

I was originally very concerned about the half-n-half because one of the prime ingredients in it is corn syrup! (not high fructose corn syrup, but STILL!) Then I pulled out my book and noticed that ff half-n-half isn't on the list of approved foods!!

I calculated that even with the 3 carbs-per-two-tablespoons of half-n-half, a slice of quiche is still only about 6 carbs.

I'm just curious how concerned some of you are with the whole carb-count vs. fat gram thing... do you count carbs at all, or is that a concern? Do South Beachers really have to watch all the fat grams because they are eating more carbs than the "conventional" low-carbers?

Just curious....THANKS

[mjmama]

Originally Posted by mrstmitch

Hi, All!

Yesterday, I made some breakfast quiche and thought I was doing really well...

I made it with "fat free half-n-half" (isn't that an oxymoron? ) low fat swiss, and turkey bacon...

I was originally very concerned about the half-n-half because one of the prime ingredients in it is corn syrup! (not high fructose corn syrup, but STILL!) Then I pulled out my book and noticed that ff half-n-half isn't on the list of approved foods!!

I calculated that even with the 3 carbs-per-two-tablespoons of half-n-half, a slice of quiche is still only about 6 carbs.

I'm just curious how concerned some of you are with the whole carb-count vs. fat gram thing... do you count carbs at all, or is that a concern? Do South Beachers really have to watch all the fat grams because they are eating more carbs than the "conventional" low-carbers?

Just curious....THANKS

Great question! I look forward to hearing the answers

[wiz]

Hello all!

Wow, I don't check in for about 30 hours and this place is hopping! I was up and out early this morning for a customer meeting, so I'm just walking back in the door now. I did get up at 5:30 AM and did a 4-mile run before I went off to my meeting. Scale is right where it is supposed to be (for the first time since my Memorial Day weekend debacle.) And cravings are firmly in hand (OK, beside a few too many blueberries last night )

In other words, life on the beach is darn good

Last night I made a good dinner, very SB friendly. I stuffed chicken breasts with the following: jar of artichoke hearts (rinsed and diced), 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (diced), a few leaves of fresh basil (from the garden, and shredded by hand), 2 TB of parm cheese, and about 3 oz of RF colby jack cheese. I sliced the chicken breasts partially open lengthwise, stuffed them and sealed them (just kind of smooth the sides together so the stuffing doesn't burst out), browned them and then baked at 350 for about 20 minutes. Along with it, my husband and I split a sweet potato that I cubed and baked with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper and dried thyme.

On the FF half and half, I try to avoid FF items at all costs. They always seem to have a lot of "stuff" added to them. If it's not HFCS, it some kind of starch. I will use certain LF or RF items, but it really depends on the ingredient list and the flavor. I'd rather use less of something that is full fat, than eat something that tastes kind of blah and has a bunch of extra additives. Definitely read your labels!!

I'm with Rose, I never did like movie popcorn. It's kind of nasty Here's the thing for me...why do we need to eat during a movie anyway?? It's 2 hours. We don't eat or drink a thing when we go. It's all wildly over-priced, and just not worth it. I'd rather go out for a nice meal before or after!!

Well, email is piling up. Time to check back into work. Welcome to all the newcomers!!

[lowcarbprincess]

Ok, now I'm feeling super lost... Do I try at SB again or do i go back to Atkins? I know its a personal preference...but how do you decide when your not losing on SB and each time you tried it you dont', but I dont want the fat on Atkins...isn't the new Atkins approach ok w/lean meats, just maybe some fat cheese IF you want it and ofcourse tons of water and tons of veggies? I'm not giving up on low carbing, its got me 90lbs gone so far, I just don't know which plan to stick with and LOSE or finish losing some weight w/o these several months of no weight loss... Does anyone have personal experience on both diets they could share w/me? thanks again!!!

[judyk]

Hi, thought I would check in with my 2 week total loss - 6.4 lbs! I was hoping for more, but I'll take it. Now, moving on to Phase 2. We are going to a potluck dinner tonight. I will be taking a veggie salad and hope there are other things I can feel good about eating. I am saving my fruit and grain so that should give me some options. I have a question about snacks. I am sometimes not hungry - but I have been eating something anyway because of hearing that you have to eat to loose. So, the question is - should I always try to eat something even though I am not very hungry???

I have to try to get in the habit of posting - its just not something I am good at doing, but I will try to do better. Good luck this week to everyone!!

[LinCO]

Lisa, sorry if I befuddled you. I have been trying to say, when you're at this for a long time, sometimes you have to mix it up. You know, your body gets used to the same thing and it stops working well.

Yes, I have personal experience with carb cycling. When I cycled up, I found myself wanting to go back to running. I am down about 4 pounds from where I had gone back up to, before I started that experiment. Still running. For a couple of months since then, I have followed a very unwavering plan, and I think that's not working now. So now I'm going to try cycling down. I have been averaging 147 gr carbs, 120 gr protein.

Progress report, after day one: I think I'm down the 1/3" I had puffed up on my trouble spot from the church camp carb-out, PLUS 1/16". That's one day. I posted my menu. I'm calling low carb about 85 gr carbs, plus about 140 gr protein.

Whoever's asking about grams, I will say I use fitday.com, it's free, and I have spent some time experimenting with whether my body can't handle dairy, etc. Changing things up and seeing what happens.

STICK WITH IT!!

[lowcarbprincess]

oh laurie, your so sweet! I do know your body needs that change up and i'm wondering if I can make my own modified atkins even.. I'm going to switch things up a bit, today I'm doing a high fat/very low carb/high protein day and we will see where that takes me... sorry if ive been blabbing on the wrong board incase i should be on the atkins board, who knows, lol! but yall are a super sweet and informative group and i like it!

[mjmama]

B: eggbeaters w/ turkey bacon and sprinkle of mozz. (and green peppers)

L: egg salad, slice of reduced fat swiss, SF jello with TBSP of light redi whip

S: 2 atkins rev. rolls with 1/2 TBSP butter, 1 TBSP PB and 1.5 ounce low fat cream cheese

D: chicken caprese w/ zuchinni, asparagus and green bean blend
1 tsp PB w/ whipped cream

Not enough veggies today, but we''re almost out. Need to find time to get to the store :/