Starting w/P2 instead of P1
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| Sat, 01-14-2006 - 10:14am |
Hi!
My name is Kelli and I'm a high school computer science and journalism teacher. The Health teacher at my school (who is an insanely energetic petitie 42 year old woman with a 2 year old toddler lol) has put me on what I jokingly call the "wedding dress diet." Not really, but over the holidays, my eating got out of control and I put on some size. Only about 2 pounds, but INCHES everywhere and it was bothering me so much. I joined myfooddiary.com and was keeping tabs on all my food and working out as much as I could (I aim for 4-5 days a week and hope for 6 if it's not too busy) but wasn't losing anything. I was eating very healthy; brown rice, chicken, grape nuts--and staying within what MFD told me I should be eating...but nothing!
Health teacher told me I should try eating her diet, which is basically a modified SB P2 diet--I ran it by my older sis, who Beached last semester with her hubby (I think they are back on after the holidays, too) and she was very impressed with the teacher's recommendations. I have lost 3 pounds this week! And it's P2! I completely skipped P1, which my sister agreed was too strict for me. I don't really have cravings too much, except when I have the dreaded PMS, and giving up rice and potatoes isn't a big deal. I hardly eat pasta anyway, and since I can have whole grain bread it's not a huge deal, even though I haven't had any all week anyway lol.
Here's a sample menu.
B: 1/2 rolled oats w/splenda, skim milk, a tiny bit of margarine to make it rich and a little cinnamon, if I'm feeling spicy lol. 16-32 oz water and a multivitamin. Sometimes a little bacon, that ready to serve stuff. Sometimes I need something to help me eat the oatmeal as I am new to it and always hated it as a kid! I'm learning though!
S: A small palmful of peanuts or almonds
L: A low-carb ww tortilla with chicken strips, pork tenderloin, or ground sirloin (whatever the leftover of the day is) some kind of vegetable in it and either salad or some other vegetables on the side, and an apple
S: A ff/nsa yogurt from Braum's (so tasty!)
D: Lean protein like chicken, pork tenderloin, or a sirloin patty and a vegetable like green beans, broccoli, squash and peppers along with a salad topped with a little EVOO and balsamic. The vegetables may be steamed, grilled, or roasted. The protein is usually grilled outside, roasted, or pan-grilled
DS: If I feel like it, a nsa fudgesicle OR my favorite--jello instant sf/ff pudding topped with a little lite cool whip and a sprinkling of crushed walnuts. So much like chocolate/lemon/vanilla pie!
Does that all look okay? The health teacher has been impressed with my work so far. When I have the time to workout formally, it's either elliptical for 3-45 minutes and lots of weights, about another 30-45 minutes OR a The Firm video--I have a cardio + weight training one and an abs one that is almost too easy for me now!
I've lost an inch off my waist, and an inch off my incredibly stubborn hips!
I think I'm getting pretty close to SBD recommendations, I just wanted to see if there was anything I should tweak. It is working for me, and I'm excited. I'm 5'3 and I weighed 151.8 this morning, which is three pounds less than this time last week!
Oh, and a little history--last year, fall of 2004, I put on 10 pounds in one semester of teaching at this horrible inner city school. That winter I started cutting back and trying to work out and after a whole semester, I barely lost 12 pounds. It seemed to take forever! I lost my job (yeah, they let me go...blessing in disguise) and took up the new job at the charter school where I am currently teaching. I started putting on weight again, but as the faculty at this new school is MUCH healthier I didn't want to be the out of shape teacher lol. So here I am!

Welcome, Kelli!
Thanks, Maggie!
The tortillas I use have 8 grams fiber--I can't find small whole wheat tortillas at my stores! They are only the huge ones and I don't need quite that much lol.
I'm trying to learn to like turkey bacon...I tried it once before and just didn't like the taste. What about turkey sausage? I remember liking that one a long time ago. My fiance likes soy sausage but it bothers me...it's weird to me lol.
I do my best to limit sat. fats. Usually I'm between 9-10%. MFD says 9% is the highest I should go and most days I am below that. As I get used to the oatmeal, I plan on cutting out the bacon anyway.
I'll check into my yogurt. I know it's sweetened with splenda, but I'll look at the carton a little more closely. Braum's usually does a good job of making things a little less processed than most, and their stuff is really fresh because I live in Oklahoma and their products are made here :) I LOVE their milk...it seems colder to me haha. I'm lactose intolerant, though, so I can't just drink it. Not that I'd really want to--but I get it all in on my oatmeal because it gets soaked up.
I've given up the rice and pasta for the time being. I have a hard time controlling portions with those and I find it easier to eat my whole grains earlier in the day and loading up on veggies at my evening meal. I don't feel so heavy when I go to bed, plus I feel like I have more energy that way. I do like brown rice, though. Very good with mushrooms stirred in :P
I've been using brummel and brown yogurt spread but I'll look into smart balance at my next grocery trip. I remember DF's mom buying that and it tasted like everything else to me heh. I LOVE Olive oil, though. I use it to roast my veggies.
Unfortunately for a lot of the products you listed, I can't find them in regular grocery stores here in OKC. We're not the healthiest city around (don't know if you saw the "fat list" this year yet) and I would have to pay out the wazoo for some of those things at a health store. Maybe I can ask my wal-mart neighborhood market to carry them.
Oh--and do beans count as a protein? I always considered them, too. I love black bean soup and kidney beans in my chili and sometimes on a salad.
Thanks again! I plan to hang around for awhile--love the recipe section.
Hi Kelli, you're welcome!
Hi Kelli,
Welcome to the South Beach board.
Maggie--
I looked at my yogurt and it is HFCS free! Hooray for local businesses :)
I'm making grilled salmon for dinner...what should I do with it? I've NEVER cooked "real" fish before...meaning not salmon from a can ha...so I don't really have any ideas except to spray the grill liberally with pam ;) Any ideas? Serving with a large bait of steamed broccoli and a nice arugula/spinach salad.
Oh, dinner sounds great.
Cathy rocks!
Hi Kelli,
I love all fish and seafood and could eat it everyday.