Day 1 of SBD

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Day 1 of SBD
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Mon, 05-10-2004 - 9:53am
I have decided to give the South Beach Diet another try. I did it last year for about three weeks. I lost 14 lbs, but found myself eating the same things day in, day out. It got old very quickly. I have been trying Weight Watchers for the past 16 weeks. Sadly, I have only lost 5 lbs. While Weight Watchers is very flexible, I need rules and structure. I am very frustrated and have decided to "get back on the Beach". Does anyone have any ideas of how to combat the boredom? When I was on the program last year, my diet consisted mainly of eggs, cheese, veggies, string cheese, peanuts and chicken breast. I ate so much chicken, I thought I would start clucking!

Thanks so much for your help! I look forward to making new friends here on the SBD board!

Anne

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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: geotommom
Mon, 05-10-2004 - 10:04am

Welcome home Anne!

Susan :)

 

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Registered: 04-21-2004
In reply to: geotommom
Mon, 05-10-2004 - 10:06am
I hear you Anne! My diet consists of the same staples. My biggest challenge is having food prepared in advance, since everything takes time to prepare and cook (I'm lazy in the kitchen, my diet used to consist of rice-a-roni, cereal, and pasta...anything easy and 2 ingredients or less!). So, I've found that preparing a large pot of veg chili or soup of somekind (blackbean and lentil are my favs) makes grabbing a meal easy when you are starving! And they are filling. There are some great chili and soup recipes at Allrecipes.com. My fav recipe website!

-Tracy

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Registered: 04-03-2003
In reply to: geotommom
Mon, 05-10-2004 - 10:17am
Thank you so much for your ideas! Chili...never thought of that! I am assuming beans are OK on phase 1?
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Registered: 01-23-2002
In reply to: geotommom
Mon, 05-10-2004 - 10:56am
Welcome Anne! I am also starting today. (I posted below). I also get tired of chicken all the time. The great suggestions here will help, I'm sure. :-)

Suzy


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Registered: 04-01-2004
In reply to: geotommom
Mon, 05-10-2004 - 8:25pm

Hi,


Welcome!

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