WELCOME! South Beach Diet Thread -- Good Carbs, Good Fats

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Cardiologist Dr. Agaston's diet for healthier hearts resulted in weightloss. 
Healthy carbs ~ Healthy fats ~ Lean meats ~ Low-fat dairy. 
Your body deserves it! 
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PHASE 1 --  2 Week Intro
(Bootcamp - hang in there! Just 2weeks :D)  
   LINK 1  Foods To Enjoy
   LINK 2  Foods To Avoid
   LINK 3  Model Menu
   LINK 4  Tips

PHASE 2 --  Weightloss    
   LINK 5  Foods To Reintroduce
   LINK 6  Foods To Eat Rarely
   LINK 7  Model Menu
   LINK 8  How To Reintroduce Carbs

PHASE 3 --  Maintance   
   LINK 9  A Lifestyle Change 

HEALTHY VS UNHEALTHY 
   LINK 10 FATS
  LINK 11 CARBS
  LINK 12  FIBER

DINING OUT & ONLINE RECIPE COLLECTIONS
  LINK 56  DINING OUT & RECIPES

Much of this data obtained from the southbeachdietbulletinboard .

Great great loss Velvet!  I did a double block again yesterday.  Im so guarded -not commiting double to everyday yet and still thinking of single, double, single double but I was up for it again yesterday.  After Thursday weigh in my weight dropped bumped up again but thankfully again drop so just hanging on until tomorrow weigh in.  Trying to eat low salt as usual beforehand too.

Good luck today!

Thanks Sun123!  Your doing so well with your walking and I agree with the not committing to a double every day because there may be a day your body just doesnt want to do a double and that is ok, as long as we keep moving we are good.

Well I just finished my second week of classes and it has been fun, but I am more surprised at how quickly my body adjusted to the walking and not it doesnt seem so bad so that is a good thing.  I am also keep things low sodium and high water intake, so I hope to have at least alittle lose for tomorrow.  I should be on the boards more now that things have calmed down alittle.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Tonya

If Im remembering correctly, that water weight was being a real problem and sounds like youve got it moving, particularly with such a great month.  The funny thing about the double block was it was just something to try that one day.  Then my friend Alice forwarded my before after pic to my brother and sent me the reply.  In it, she mentioed that I was walking a mile a day.  The block is 6-7/10ths a mile so she was referring to the double block and it kind of planted a seed.  I wonder if it was delibrate LOL. 

She's the one who got me started dieting and while she is not one to pressure, she stays on me with persistance knowing what a procrastinator I am.  It usually takes several patient soft pushes from her but she can get me to do the right thing like exercise.  Even the diet.  I had been declined for lapband March 07 and she kept checking on me until by June, I finally got on the SB diet. 

Whoo, not having internet in my apartment sucks! Haha.

I'm done with phase 1 too and buying fruit was the most exciting thing ever. I didn't get any carb cravings at all the whole first two weeks, which was awesome. So I just got some whole wheat spaghetti and some whole grain rice.

Last week was a lot slower than the first, I only lost a pound. I did cheat a bit though so I'm not surprised, haha.

It's good to see everyone doing so good

Brianna, 9 pounds is awesome, way to go! I need to start exercising a lot more too!

Good morning all.  Its thursday and time to weigh in.   Im at 168 so Im happy with that... hoping the next couple of weeks are the same.  I think my thyroid medication is helping a little.   I still feel tired though.  wishing everyone luck on the weigh in today

Yay sarah! Two lbs is a great loss at your weight, over 1%.  Ive been shooting for just under 1% which had been 2.5 but now in the 250s and going down, Ive adjusted that to 2 lbs weekly.  

I weighed in 255.2.  Ive been flucuating around 256-257 although I saw one 255+ since Thursday so happy to hit it again today.  My weight is lowest first thing in the morning. 

Kiki couldnt walk yesterday, going out with her dad to visit her brother so I headded off alone.  Without a talking partner, I really pushed it and beat my prior time.  Finishing my 2nd block, Kiki called to say they were on their way back in case I hadnt started yet.  It really indicated eventhough she hadnt come into walking with me with any commitment how it has become something "we do" together.  Doubles blocks all week so far too.

Hell yeah, ladies! You all sound like you're making excellent progress!! Way to go!

So, the fun begins...I'm going this weekend to try on bridesmaid dresses. I was thinking I'd have a couple more months before I had to do this. I am not looking forward to it! EEEEEK! The bride is already becoming a little bridezilla-y too. I may need a glass of wine (or two) after it's all over. :)

Lost one more lb this week.

Down to 137.4 from 138.6

yay!

Bloating has been on and off.  It's not wheat (thank god!).  It may be the dairy or the fruit.  I have been reading that this sometimes happens during phase 2 and they recommended beano which I am trying out. =)

Yay ozma - good luck with the beano!  There was a time when beans actually sat in my stomach weird but not anymore thankfully. 

briana, you might be better off saving the wine for bridezilla LOL.  Curious how the dress shopping turns out - all those pretty gowns could be fun.  I was so surprised how pricey they can get.

saravee - curious what you think of the pasta, Ive heard good and bad reviews.  Here's to a no cheat stronger comeback for next week :D.

I was a bit suspicious about my 255.2 yesterday morn, an hour later 255.8 and later 256 but this morn 255.0 so comfortable its real and big on the earliest morn weighin - haha.  Yesterday, I saw an old friend I lost touch with a year ago.  She kept going on and on about my loss - it was almost embaressing .  She spoke of how happy she was for me and though we'd never discussed my obesity before I could really tell how much she meant it.  Not even just a you look great happy for me but realizing how dangerously overweight I had been.  Kind of friend I would see every once in a while but who I could talk hours straight with.  We got emails - she JUST got online for the first time so hoping to keep better track of each other.

Jayne, I think you're right. Maybe we should give HER the wine!! It should be interesting! So, I'm still at 166. I actually feel really bloated today. I am coming up on that "magical time" though. Yeah, magical...did you note the sarcasm? Maybe there should be a different font for sarcasm. But I digress. I am not pleased that I am not losing any more, but I have to keep telling myself it will change. Also, I have a hard time reaching a minimum 1500 cal intake. I simply can't eat that much without carbs! I hope that's not the factor keeping me from losing. Anyone have any ideas for more calories. I already use a lot of olive oil and nuts.

Congrats to everyone on their progress. It really is much easier to handle these changes when you can talk to people who are going through the same thing. So, thanks to all of you.

I simply can't eat that much without carbs!

Ive understood why people are suspicious that SB isnt focused on calories when they are significant to weightloss but that really sums up how the reduction takes care of itself.  I find that shortly after my period starts, my weight stall ends. Therefore, when  I actually do 'start' its a perk knowing the PRE- in PMS is over and my scale movement is pending.

In the nut family but PB is a serious calorie bump.  Beans pack plenty calories too. A glass of milk is pretty non filling for the calories.  I avoid nuts usually because of control issues or buy single servings but wish I was in a position to add them more as a snack. 

Agreed on the SB thread as being helpfu. Its always one of my factors if someone asks how I lost the weight - support and interaction with mutual dieters!

Yeah...I've decided to wait it out until after the "visitor"...but I just feel so bloated! And I do find that I have some pretty high hunger pangs barely an hour after eating 0.25 cup brown rice. I also changed up what I've been eating for breakfast, since I am REALLY sick of eggs. I noticed that my carb count is higher (of course with the rice) but even subtracting those carbs, it's higher than it was. So I'm thinking I must really be carb sensitive even though I haven't had any fruit and only that little bit of rice. I did have a lot of nuts today...and those can be a little high on the carb side, so maybe that was it. Gosh this is confusing!!

I must be one of those people that does better with protein and fat. Ya learn something new everyday I guess.

brianadecaro- I know what you mean by Carb sensitive.  I am that way and do much better with protein.

Jayne- that is great your walking a mile a day!  That will really help with weight loss now that your getting to the lower end of the scale.  Yes water weight for me was a HUGE problem and I think by tracking my sodium like I have been has given me much better control over it and now I am not getting it so much and it is showing on the scale as it read 447 today so that is pretty good for me.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Tonya

Yesterday, at the dollar store picking up reading glasses (its been making me crazy) I happened across a 2pack of Fiber One grain bars for $1.  For me, cereal bars are bad news but this one was very high on fiber. I figure test it out - if its fine, it was cheap enough to consider getting more.  

I had one after getting home and they are very good.   Later, OMG.  The cravings were so strong and I was horrible!  Started with the 2nd bar, then snacks I'd picked up for my mom at the nursing home (never an issue for me) didnt survive and it got worse.  Binge.  Havent had a binge since January.  Im not talking a choice to treat myself.  I went to bed last night hoping this is a dream, a bad dream.  I woke up and it wasnt.  I also wasnt hungry thankfully most today thankfully but at least can say, that was yersterday.  Usually Im not lucky enough to rope in a binge after one day so thankful for that.

I already see it on the scale which doesnt seem possible but there is the salt/ water factor from yesterday.  Im so glad to be on the walking thing - October is going to be my strong month pre-holiday.  I am so thankful for CC and our thread.  Getting off binges is still a challenge for me but reminding myself - weigh in thursday and month end October.  Accountability - no where in sight when I lost it yesterday but returned today. 

Velvet - yay for your scale day today!  I hope you know how happy I am for you.  Briana, your right about rice - brown is easier on the bloodstream than white but not all carbs are equal to all of us.  Regarding being better with protein, sometimes I look at it almost like some takes medication.  If I take a carb thats can be risky reactive to me, got put protein down with it.

PS on the FiberOne bar, dont know if it was the carbs because it is super high on sweetner.  Whatever, its on my never again list. 

So after almost 3 weeks of being strict on the diet I had a pretty bad weekend. But I am going to get back on the wagon. I fell off pretty hard. Let's just say there was a moment of weakness with some garlic bread. And again with a pancake. And maybe a light beer. And a tortilla....OK 2 tortillas.

I probably gained back all the weight I lost. I'm pretty mad at myself. Oh well...I start over I guess.

I love whole wheat pasta so, I'm digging it. I think it really would depend on your taste though, some of my friends hate it. *shrug*

Briana, every time I participate in a food forum survey the favorite food or if you had to eat one thing kind of question, I always default to garlic bread.  I was glad to have another clean day - feeling same old same old again.

Tomorrow going to a 'makeup' party - my friend knows I absolutely wont buy but she needs 'bodies' for her friend who's she owes a favor. She even said if I find two things, she'd buy one 'through' me.  Starts at six and she asked if I could be there at five.  I do my walking between 5-6 with my daughter and its so funny how habitual I am that one day would be an issue but theres always Saturday makeup walk.

I wonder how badly Saturday will affect me by Thursday.  I had the worst binge gain I think ever back in February.  I didnt have my own scale and at the clinic saw after a one week binge, I had gained 15 lbs.  Almost as shocking, the following week I had completely lost 15 lbs.  Only to be so lucky this week.

So I haven't counted calories all weekend....probably not a good thing.  I put in what I ate yesterday just to see how that went and I was over by 100 or so cals.  ::sigh::  which means I really need to keep logging them.  I thought to  myself....oh I know the rules by now, I don't need to count every little thing....wrong!

The Beano has been working quite well.  My bloating is down to a minimum.  I did make the mistake of having coffee for breakfast on saturday....but boy did I pay for it later.  My stomach has never hurt so bad!

I do find myself getting hungrier now....which I am sort of unhappy about.  I find myself craving foods I know I will not eat....such as biscuits and cake! 

I haven't given in, but it is really frustrating to want these things. 

I have 9 days before I see my sister, and my monthly visitor will be arriving at some point in those nine days.  I am hoping to lose 1 more lb before I see her though. I dread the scales when I am on my period.  

Great to hear the beano worked ozma - know you were having a tough time of it.  I think 100 calories is very reasonable range to be over or under on a given day.  The carb adjustment is a process - hang in there and thinking the hoping your period and any water weight is gone before sister time.

Tonights the makeup party and Alice is cooking up a storm for it.  She is also my watchdog, gettting me on my diet so Im in good supportive hands though.  Plan too eat last minute beforehand to help with temptation.  Its a dinnertime and plan to walk early but if it doesnt work out, could make it up Saturday.

Scale is still high from Saturdays evil day.  Being patient - Im the one who caused this.