Re: 1% milk during phase I

[Guest guest]

I make a bunch of hard boiled eggs to have on hand and eat them with

some turkey bacon that can be microwaved along with cucumber or celery

sticks. Once a week I make a large fritata with some kind of veggies

and divide into fourths for four breakfasts. When I buy veggies I

clean and cut up and put into ziplocks, that way during the week when I

am cooking they are already to go. Also I make planned leftovers. If

I am making grilled veggies and chicken on the grill I make enough so I

can have leftovers for lunch the next day. You can buy salad mix

already washed and ready. There is a salad bar where I grocery shop

and sometimes I get a salad container and fill it only with salad

veggies and no lettuce, cut up red, yellow and green peppers, scalions,

cherry tomatos, cucumber. Then to make salad all I have to do is wash

and rip up lettuce and put some of my toppings on. The cut up toppings

usually last for 4 or 5 days so I can make salad about 4 times with it.

I'm not sure about the 1%milk. I only drink coffee on the weekends and

I use a blend of half regular and half decalf. I have about 2 cups on

sat and 2 on sunday. I used a little bit of 2% the first weekend and

last weekend I had some plain soy milk. I just finished phase 1 this

weekend and have lost 12 lbs, so it didn't bother me. It's really the

only thing I did not legal, everything else was strict phase 1 food.

Barb

--- maryjostewart wrote:

> I was wondering if you are able to use 1% milk in your coffee during

> phase I. Also, is it bad to drink regular coffee rather than

> decaffeinated (other than the obvious)as it relates to the SBD? I

> have to admit that I am more than a little nervous about starting

> this diet. My husband & I both need to lose a substantial amount

> and are committed to doing it, however, it seems really labor

> intensive on my part with food preparation. I am so used to

> grabbing a bowl of cereal in the morning and the idea of making

> omelets and quiche cups is a little overwhelming!

>

>

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[Guest guest]

You can have 1% milk. You can also have 2 cups of caffinated coffee. Although Dr. A says if you don't want to give it up, to wean yourself down.

You might want to try preparing dishes on your off days and freezing them in individual containers so you just have to take them out and pop them in the oven on days when you don't want to cook. You can even do that with the quiche cups. You can also get a Foreman grill (or the like) and put on some meat, grilled veggies, even one of those salad bags and grab a handful, and in a few minutes you have dinner. It's always best to be prepared ahead of time. Carol

1% milk during phase I

I was wondering if you are able to use 1% milk in your coffee during phase I. Also, is it bad to drink regular coffee rather than decaffeinated (other than the obvious)as it relates to the SBD? I have to admit that I am more than a little nervous about starting this diet. My husband & I both need to lose a substantial amount and are committed to doing it, however, it seems really labor intensive on my part with food preparation. I am so used to grabbing a bowl of cereal in the morning and the idea of making omelets and quiche cups is a little overwhelming! Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones-and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats. For more on this WOE please read "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

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[Guest guest]

I have to agree with you - but then everyone was kind enuf to point

out to me that you don't have to eat eggs in the morning! I was

like *duh* - that makes sense! So what I do is have a snack in the

morn like cheese, then for lunch I usually make myself a mini chef

salad, then for supper, I sometimes make eggs and bacon (mmmmmm,

that's the time to have em for me!) I often use french style green

beans like anyone else would use a pasta. I also whip out a couple

packages of turkey bacon and bake them on cookie sheets for about 12

min on 350 and put them in a container and slap them in the fridge.

That way all you have to do is warm em up on the skillet when your

cooking your eggs or whatever. Works great! I often have a lil

cottage cheese for breakfast too.

Good Luck!

Anita

> I was wondering if you are able to use 1% milk in your coffee

during

> phase I. Also, is it bad to drink regular coffee rather than

> decaffeinated (other than the obvious)as it relates to the SBD? I

> have to admit that I am more than a little nervous about starting

> this diet. My husband & I both need to lose a substantial amount

> and are committed to doing it, however, it seems really labor

> intensive on my part with food preparation. I am so used to

> grabbing a bowl of cereal in the morning and the idea of making

> omelets and quiche cups is a little overwhelming!

[Guest guest]

You do not need to eat eggs in the morning...eat what ever you want from the

approved foods list. You could also make the muffin cups on the weekend and

freeze them. You do have to put more time into cooking with the SB way of

eating. It is all the easy/per prepped foods that got us into this mess.

.....ha ha ha It is also about health not just pounds. If you can prepare

as much as possible it will make your life easier.

-Beth

> I was wondering if you are able to use 1% milk in your coffee

> during

> > phase I. Also, is it bad to drink regular coffee rather than

> > decaffeinated (other than the obvious)as it relates to the SBD? I

> > have to admit that I am more than a little nervous about starting

> > this diet. My husband & I both need to lose a substantial amount

> > and are committed to doing it, however, it seems really labor

> > intensive on my part with food preparation. I am so used to

> > grabbing a bowl of cereal in the morning and the idea of making

> > omelets and quiche cups is a little overwhelming!

>

>

>

>

> Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The

South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right

fats-the good ones-and enables you to live quite happily without the bad

carbs and bad fats.

>

> For more on this WOE please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur

Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

>

[Guest guest]

I made the spinach cups for breakfast last week and they were very handy

to have around. On the busier mornings it was great to just grab

two and go. They're pretty chewy and it has been an adjustment getting

used to the idea of having things like asparagus and spinach for breakfast

but if it gets rid of this extra weight, it's worth it!

I can't say how much I agree with -Beth - it's eating the quick,

grab-and-go foods that got me where I am and I need to - and am - in the

process of relearning how to prepare food and plan meals. The last

diet I tried I was successful on, but it was one that provided me with

prepackaged food for every meal and when I was done I hadn't learned what

I needed to to keep the weight off. I'd say I spent the first few

days on SBD just adjusting to the idea of a meal not coming out of the

refrigerator or a box practically ready to eat but now, after just over

a week, preparing a meal means get out the peppers, zucchini, lettuce,

tomato and other vegies, make a salad, grill a little meat. When

I made the decision to go on the SBD I knew I needed to change my way of

eating and preparing food, not just what I eat. And I need to change

for life, not just until the weight's gone. Maybe it's because I've

tried and failed a few times before but I'm ready to plan, shop, chop,

cook and eat this stuff because I'm sick and tired of looking and feeling

the way I am.

The support, struggles and success stories I've read on this list in

just the past few days have made my resolve to do this even stronger.

Thanks everyone!

-Beth wrote:

You do not need to eat eggs in the morning...eat

what ever you want from the

approved foods list. You could also make the muffin cups

on the weekend and

freeze them. You do have to put more time into cooking with

the SB way of

eating. It is all the easy/per prepped foods that got us

into this mess.

.....ha ha ha It is also about health not just pounds.

If you can prepare

as much as possible it will make your life easier.

-Beth