Phase 1, not losing any weight

[Guest guest]

I know someone else had this problem recently too. I've been doing Phase 1

for just over a week now (10 days) and haven't lost any weight (well, maybe

a pound or two depending on the time of day :-))). Is it because overall I

don't have *that* much weight to lose? I am currently 162 and 5'8. Ideally

I'd like to lose at least 10-15 lbs.

Honestly, I'm about to give up. I haven't had any cookies, candy etc. in

that time (well, except on Valentine's day I had a cupcake). I've been

eating much better and feel healthier, but I *really* want to lose the

weight.

Suggestions? Motivation? :-)

Rochelle

[Guest guest]

Loose the muffin - that's not phase 1.

Chuck

Rochelle Cohn wrote:

>Thanks . I know I need to be patient. Yes, I am exercising. I play

>tennis (competitively) 3 times a week and I just started working out at the

>gym (not enough to have built significant muscle though :-)).

>

>A typical menu for me is as follows:

>

>breakfast: 2 scrambles eggs (sometimes with 1-2 slices of canadian bacon or

>ham pieces scrambled in the eggs). Coffee with sugar-free creamer. OR low

>carb muffin (probably not good since it may have enriched flour, I need to

>check)

>

>snack: I usually don't snack much at this time because it's so close to

>lunch and I'm not quite hungry yet, unless I've played tennis. So, usually

>a half cup or so of pistachios or almonds or cashews.

>

>lunch: salad with cucumber, tomatoes, grilled chicken breast or deli turkey

>and sometimes avocado and (real) bacon bits with a regular ranch dressing OR

>plain chicken or tuna salad,

>

>snack: hard-boiled egg OR celery & hummus, OR cottage cheese OR skim cheese

>stick OR nuts again.

>

>dinner: grilled/oven baked vegies, 1/2 turkey 1/2 ground beef meatloaf OR

>the same made into a burger (no bun), OR grilled chicken fajitas (was using

>lo-carb tortillas but I'll use the WW ones tonight) OR turkey chilli OR

>teriyaki chicken bowl with tiny bit of brown rice, OR baked pistachio

>chicken (from SB Recipe book).

>

>snack: sugar free choc. pudding or jello.

>

>I have been eating a lot of nuts. Maybe too many? Thanks for your input!

>

>Rochelle

> RE: Phase 1, not losing any weight

>

>

> Rochelle,

>

> The last bit of weight is always the hardest to lose. In your case,

>you're

> already there. It's going to take a while to drop that last 10-15 pounds

> and I really wouldn't expect much of a P1 loss. The best solution is to

> simply stay the course and be patient. If you're looking for a quick fix,

> you're in the wrong place.

>

> Are you exercising? If not, that would help as well.

>

> You may want to post some of your menus as well, give us an idea of what

> you're eating.

>

>

>

>

>

> Please send your recipes for inclusion in the Files to the Moderator at:

> South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right-owner

>

> 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 Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by

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

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Im not expert so please read other responses but I dont think you are allowed

the muffins, tortillas or rice in Phase 1 and in phase 2 i dotn think you can

have all of them in one day???

Sara

Rochelle Cohn rcohn@...> wrote:

Thanks . I know I need to be patient. Yes, I am exercising. I play

tennis (competitively) 3 times a week and I just started working out at the

gym (not enough to have built significant muscle though :-)).

A typical menu for me is as follows:

breakfast: 2 scrambles eggs (sometimes with 1-2 slices of canadian bacon or

ham pieces scrambled in the eggs). Coffee with sugar-free creamer. OR low

carb muffin (probably not good since it may have enriched flour, I need to

check)

snack: I usually don't snack much at this time because it's so close to

lunch and I'm not quite hungry yet, unless I've played tennis. So, usually

a half cup or so of pistachios or almonds or cashews.

lunch: salad with cucumber, tomatoes, grilled chicken breast or deli turkey

and sometimes avocado and (real) bacon bits with a regular ranch dressing OR

plain chicken or tuna salad,

snack: hard-boiled egg OR celery & hummus, OR cottage cheese OR skim cheese

stick OR nuts again.

dinner: grilled/oven baked vegies, 1/2 turkey 1/2 ground beef meatloaf OR

the same made into a burger (no bun), OR grilled chicken fajitas (was using

lo-carb tortillas but I'll use the WW ones tonight) OR turkey chilli OR

teriyaki chicken bowl with tiny bit of brown rice, OR baked pistachio

chicken (from SB Recipe book).

snack: sugar free choc. pudding or jello.

I have been eating a lot of nuts. Maybe too many? Thanks for your input!

Rochelle

RE: Phase 1, not losing any weight

Rochelle,

The last bit of weight is always the hardest to lose. In your case,

you're

already there. It's going to take a while to drop that last 10-15 pounds

and I really wouldn't expect much of a P1 loss. The best solution is to

simply stay the course and be patient. If you're looking for a quick fix,

you're in the wrong place.

Are you exercising? If not, that would help as well.

You may want to post some of your menus as well, give us an idea of what

you're eating.

Please send your recipes for inclusion in the Files to the Moderator at:

South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right-owner

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 Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by

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

[Guest guest]

Thanks Chuck. Yes, since I did Atkins a couple years ago I assumed these

low-carb muffins were okay, However, I've since learned (through all of

you) that SB is not lo-carb.

Rochelle

RE: Phase 1, not losing any weight

>

>

> Rochelle,

>

> The last bit of weight is always the hardest to lose. In your case,

>you're

> already there. It's going to take a while to drop that last 10-15

pounds

> and I really wouldn't expect much of a P1 loss. The best solution is

to

> simply stay the course and be patient. If you're looking for a quick

fix,

> you're in the wrong place.

>

> Are you exercising? If not, that would help as well.

>

> You may want to post some of your menus as well, give us an idea of

what

> you're eating.

>

>

>

>

>

> Please send your recipes for inclusion in the Files to the Moderator

at:

> South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right-owner

>

> 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 Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by

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

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Great poin Sara! Even in phase 2 I probably shouldn't have them all on the

same day, even if they are WW or brown rice. Duh. Thanks for pointing that

out. I have to get out of the " this isn't bad for me so I can have just a

little " mind set for phase 1.

Rochelle

RE: Phase 1, not losing any weight

Rochelle,

The last bit of weight is always the hardest to lose. In your case,

you're

already there. It's going to take a while to drop that last 10-15

pounds

and I really wouldn't expect much of a P1 loss. The best solution is to

simply stay the course and be patient. If you're looking for a quick

fix,

you're in the wrong place.

Are you exercising? If not, that would help as well.

You may want to post some of your menus as well, give us an idea of what

you're eating.

Please send your recipes for inclusion in the Files to the Moderator at:

South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right-owner

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 Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by

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

[Guest guest]

I missed the other items that someone pointed out.

Go download the lists of Phase 1 & 2 foods from this group's Yahoo files.

Chuck

Rochelle Cohn wrote:

>Thanks Chuck. Yes, since I did Atkins a couple years ago I assumed these

>low-carb muffins were okay, However, I've since learned (through all of

>you) that SB is not lo-carb.

>

>Rochelle

> RE: Phase 1, not losing any weight

> >

> >

> > Rochelle,

> >

> > The last bit of weight is always the hardest to lose. In your case,

> >you're

> > already there. It's going to take a while to drop that last 10-15

>pounds

> > and I really wouldn't expect much of a P1 loss. The best solution is

>to

> > simply stay the course and be patient. If you're looking for a quick

>fix,

> > you're in the wrong place.

> >

> > Are you exercising? If not, that would help as well.

> >

> > You may want to post some of your menus as well, give us an idea of

>what

> > you're eating.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Please send your recipes for inclusion in the Files to the Moderator

>at:

> > South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right-owner

> >

> > 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 Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by

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

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I am still trying to do that myself!! LOL

Sara

Rochelle Cohn rcohn@...> wrote:

Great poin Sara! Even in phase 2 I probably shouldn't have them all on the

same day, even if they are WW or brown rice. Duh. Thanks for pointing that

out. I have to get out of the " this isn't bad for me so I can have just a

little " mind set for phase 1.

Rochelle

RE: Phase 1, not losing any weight

Rochelle,

The last bit of weight is always the hardest to lose. In your case,

you're

already there. It's going to take a while to drop that last 10-15

pounds

and I really wouldn't expect much of a P1 loss. The best solution is to

simply stay the course and be patient. If you're looking for a quick

fix,

you're in the wrong place.

Are you exercising? If not, that would help as well.

You may want to post some of your menus as well, give us an idea of what

you're eating.

Please send your recipes for inclusion in the Files to the Moderator at:

South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right-owner

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 Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by

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

[Guest guest]

Rochelle,

With so little to lose, you may have to do some other things to kick

up the weight loss. Maybe drink more water. Maybe exercise more.

Maybe enter everything you eat into Fitday and see how many calories

you are taking in. You may need less calories. Those last 10-15 are

always the hardest to lose, so see if making some changes like that

will help. And if you want, post some menus with amounts.

ann

>

> I know someone else had this problem recently too. I've been doing

Phase 1

> for just over a week now (10 days) and haven't lost any weight

(well, maybe

> a pound or two depending on the time of day :-))). Is it because

overall I

> don't have *that* much weight to lose? I am currently 162 and

5'8. Ideally

> I'd like to lose at least 10-15 lbs.

>

> Honestly, I'm about to give up. I haven't had any cookies, candy

etc. in

> that time (well, except on Valentine's day I had a cupcake). I've

been

> eating much better and feel healthier, but I *really* want to lose

the

> weight.

>

> Suggestions? Motivation? :-)

>

> Rochelle

[Guest guest]

Well, you're not really doing P1 yet so that MIGHT be a slight issue here.

Answers inline....

> Thanks . I know I need to be patient. Yes, I am

> exercising. I play tennis (competitively) 3 times a

> week and I just started working out at the

> gym (not enough to have built significant muscle though :-)).

This is good though. Playing tennis 3 times a week is certainly building

muscle and, more importantly, toning. This will definitely slow your formal

weight loss but it's the right way to slow it so I wouldn't sweat that at

all.

BTW, if you're on or near your monthly, that will make a big difference as

well of course.

> breakfast: 2 scrambles eggs (sometimes with 1-2 slices of

> canadian bacon or ham pieces scrambled in the eggs).

> Coffee with sugar-free creamer. OR low

> carb muffin (probably not good since it may have enriched

> flour, I need to check)

The muffin is a bomb here -- no grains at all on P1.

> snack: I usually don't snack much at this time because it's

> so close to lunch and I'm not quite hungry yet, unless I've

> played tennis. So, usually a half cup or so of pistachios

> or almonds or cashews.

Snacks are required on P1, even if you're not hungry. Watch it on the nuts

as well -- they can be diet busters. On the SBD, there are limited

quantities per day and if you're doing half a cup, you're probably exceeding

those numbers.

> lunch: salad with cucumber, tomatoes, grilled chicken breast

> or deli turkey and sometimes avocado and (real) bacon bits

> with a regular ranch dressing OR plain chicken or tuna salad,

This is ok but watch the bacon bits and the deli turkey. Real bacon is

discouraged on the SBD because of the fat content. Deli turkey commonly has

added sugar. Pretty much all of that is high sodium too.

> snack: hard-boiled egg OR celery & hummus, OR cottage cheese

> OR skim cheese stick OR nuts again.

Again, watch the servings on the nuts.

> dinner: grilled/oven baked vegies, 1/2 turkey 1/2 ground beef

> meatloaf OR the same made into a burger (no bun), OR grilled

> chicken fajitas (was using lo-carb tortillas but I'll use the

> WW ones tonight) OR turkey chilli OR

> teriyaki chicken bowl with tiny bit of brown rice, OR baked pistachio

> chicken (from SB Recipe book).

No rice, no tortillas (low carb or WW) -- no grains of any kind on P1. When

you move to P2 you only introduce 1 serving per day for the first two weeks.

On the pistachios, again, even as an ingredient in a larger dish, there is a

daily limit of servings and amounts.

> snack: sugar free choc. pudding or jello.

Snacks have nutrient value -- this is a dessert, not a snack.

> I have been eating a lot of nuts. Maybe too many? Thanks for

> your input!

Yeah, you've been doing a bit more nuts than are allowed.

Reading through this menu, I have to ask -- have you read the book and do

you have the foods to enjoy/avoid list? Although this isn't an unhealthy

menu, it's definitely not a P1 menu and it's actually a more advanced P2

menu -- as in something someone about 2 months into P2 would be eating.

We might have found the reason you're not getting results with P1.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

You are way over on your nut amount. You shouldn't have any more than

1/4 cup of nuts a day in total OR 2 Tbsp nut butter. Your fat/calorie

content must be really high with 1 cup of nuts for your total snacks,

plus nuts in the food. Even though we don't have to count calories on

SBD, calories will mess us up if we're not careful.

I'd cut out the muffins, too. We aren't allowed any muffins on phase

1, and you said you are on phase 1. If there is enriched flour in

them, they are not acceptable for phase 2 either.

What do you mean by sugar free creamer? The only " creamer " we can use

is lowfat/nonfat milk.

How much avocado are you eating? I think we can only have 1/4 avocado

a day.

Are you using extra lean ground beef? The other has too much fat.

You shouldn't be having tortillas at all on phase 1. And on phase 2,

only the whole wheat ones.

You shouldn't be having any brown rice on phase 1, either.

Sugarfree pudding is also not allowed on phase 1.

It really doesn't sound like you were doing phase 1 at all, with the

tortillas, pudding, rice, muffins and creamer. And even for phase 2,

you weren't doing that right because of the low carb products and the

creamer.

I might start over with phase 1 and be sure to not eat any of the

things that aren't allowed and see how you do. Plus, are you getting

in at least 8 glasses of water?

Maybe you should also enter everything you eat into Fitday.com to see

how many calories you are taking in. At your weight, you probably

shouldn't be taking in too many. You can check your BMI online and

see how many calories you should be having.

ann

>

> Thanks . I know I need to be patient. Yes, I am exercising.

I play

> tennis (competitively) 3 times a week and I just started working

out at the

> gym (not enough to have built significant muscle though :-)).

>

> A typical menu for me is as follows:

>

> breakfast: 2 scrambles eggs (sometimes with 1-2 slices of canadian

bacon or

> ham pieces scrambled in the eggs). Coffee with sugar-free creamer.

OR low

> carb muffin (probably not good since it may have enriched flour, I

need to

> check)

>

> snack: I usually don't snack much at this time because it's so

close to

> lunch and I'm not quite hungry yet, unless I've played tennis. So,

usually

> a half cup or so of pistachios or almonds or cashews.

>

> lunch: salad with cucumber, tomatoes, grilled chicken breast or

deli turkey

> and sometimes avocado and (real) bacon bits with a regular ranch

dressing OR

> plain chicken or tuna salad,

>

> snack: hard-boiled egg OR celery & hummus, OR cottage cheese OR

skim cheese

> stick OR nuts again.

>

> dinner: grilled/oven baked vegies, 1/2 turkey 1/2 ground beef

meatloaf OR

> the same made into a burger (no bun), OR grilled chicken fajitas

(was using

> lo-carb tortillas but I'll use the WW ones tonight) OR turkey

chilli OR

> teriyaki chicken bowl with tiny bit of brown rice, OR baked

pistachio

> chicken (from SB Recipe book).

>

> snack: sugar free choc. pudding or jello.

>

> I have been eating a lot of nuts. Maybe too many? Thanks for your

input!

>

> Rochelle