Made it Through one Week!!

[Guest guest]

Well I made it through one week without bread!! I still have

cravings but hopefully they will die down - I think I made a couple

of mistakes - I had some yogurt with Splenda and I noticed in the

book it says to avoid dairy in the first two weeks - anyone here eat

yogurt in their first two weeks.

I had the occasional fall - I had one bite of my baby's mac and

cheese and 2 potato chips but that is really about all. I also ate

hot dogs (without buns) last week and I don't think I am supposed to

go near hot dogs. Anyhow this is a learning experience for me and

any advice is most appreciative - I am waiting for fiddleheads to

appear!! YUMMY!!

I really don't know how much I lost but my pants feel a lot baggier

then before! SO hopefully thats a good sign! LOL

Blessings,

Debbi in NS

[Guest guest]

I had some yogurt with Splenda and I noticed in the book it says to avoid dairy in the first two weeks - anyone here eat yogurt in their first two weeks.

you absolutely CAN have plain non fat yogurt and put slenda in it the first two weeks. Its the kind that already has artificial sweetners in that you can't have because they also use fructose.

As for the mac and cheese and potato chips that is a no no and the hot dogs were too as they tend to have added sugar. This could explain the "cravings" you still have

[Guest guest]

I had some yogurt with Splenda and I noticed in the book it says to avoid dairy in the first two weeks - anyone here eat yogurt in their first two weeks.

you absolutely CAN have plain non fat yogurt and put slenda in it the first two weeks. Its the kind that already has artificial sweetners in that you can't have because they also use fructose.

As for the mac and cheese and potato chips that is a no no and the hot dogs were too as they tend to have added sugar. This could explain the "cravings" you still have

[Guest guest]

Debbi--

Dairy has been added to Phase I now. Plain NF yogurt is the yogurt

that is allowed...you can, however, sweeten it with splenda and add

a little flavoring like vanilla, almond or lemon.

Here are the updates to South Beach since the book was published...

South Beach Diet Updates

(Published 1/20/04) The South Beach Diet (SBD) continues to evolve

as new nutritional studies and information come out. Recently, the

results of new studies have shown that some of the " foods to avoid "

may not be as bad for us as the original studies on glycemic index

demonstrated. There are also some new, exciting studies about the

role calcium plays in weight loss. The end result is that you can

continue to enjoy all of the foods recommended for the SBD-as well

as adding back in a few of your favorites! Here are the major

changes:

Milk:

Old Version:

Avoid all dairy in Phase 1, except for less than 2 tablespoons fat-

free ½ and ½, nonfat milk, 1 percent milk, or soy milk allowed with

coffee.

New Version:

Phase 1:

Now includes 1 percent or fat-free milk, low-fat plain soy milk (4

grams of fat or less per serving), 1 percent or fat-free buttermilk,

and fat-free plain yogurt on the Phase 1 " foods to enjoy " list.

Limit dairy to 2 servings a day. Note: Feel free to flavor your fat-

free plain yogurt like a ricotta creme.

Phase 2:

May introduce artificially sweetened nonfat flavored yogurt, but

limit this variety to 4 ounces daily. Note: Since the SBD is still

low in saturated fat, high-fat whole milk products will remain on

the " foods to avoid " lists for all Phases.

Tomatoes:

Old Version:

Limited to one whole tomato or 10 cherry tomatoes per meal in all

Phases.

New Version:

Not limited in any Phase.

Onions:

Old Version:

Limited to ½ per day in all Phases.

New Version:

Not limited in any Phase.

Carrots:

Old Version:

Avoid carrots in Phase 1 and 2; allowed in moderation in Phase 3.

New Version:

Allowed, starting in Phase 2.

I hope that this helps you.

Have a great day on the Beach!

Carol S

> Well I made it through one week without bread!! I still have

> cravings but hopefully they will die down - I think I made a

couple

> of mistakes - I had some yogurt with Splenda and I noticed in the

> book it says to avoid dairy in the first two weeks - anyone here

eat

> yogurt in their first two weeks.

>

> I had the occasional fall - I had one bite of my baby's mac and

> cheese and 2 potato chips but that is really about all. I also

ate

> hot dogs (without buns) last week and I don't think I am supposed

to

> go near hot dogs. Anyhow this is a learning experience for me and

> any advice is most appreciative - I am waiting for fiddleheads to

> appear!! YUMMY!!

>

> I really don't know how much I lost but my pants feel a lot

baggier

> then before! SO hopefully thats a good sign! LOL

>

> Blessings,

> Debbi in NS