Ready to give up already!!!
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| Tue, 04-03-2007 - 3:32pm |
Okay, so I think I am just pathetic, but I am seriously ready to give up already. I haven't yet, but I am so tempted to make myself a sandwich.. or SOMETHING. We grocery shopped and thought we bought enough food to get us through a week on the diet... and at 4 days into it, we've just about run out and I'm definitely running out of ideas. My meals today have consisted of...
Breakfast - 2 eggs scrambled and 2 pieces of bacon.
Snack - 20 peanuts
Lunch - 3 eggs w/black beans, fat free sour cream, and chunks of chicken breasts.
Snack - 2 TBS of peanut butter.
Dinner - I don't know what in the world I'm going to do for dinner.
I don't even know how many calories I'm having, but let me tell you - THIS GIRL IS STARVING! LOL!! I did weigh this morning and I'm already down 3 pounds - is that nuts?? It should be enough to keep me going, but I don't want to starve myself.
Seriously in need of encouragement!





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hang in there....
I couldn't eat eggs for lunch and be full..I just couldn't...they are ok for breakfast, but if I were you, I would have something more substantial for lunch...
On phase one I had 2 eggs and turkey bacon for breakfast, cheese string and nuts for snack....2 lean hamburg patties and a monstrous salad for lunch....2 or 3 chicken breasts with tons of veggies for supper....and more snacks in there too...
and yes, I lost weight and many inches....
Add in a little more filling foods and you may find you are full longer.....(but I do go thru food faster than I thought too!!)
take care..
t
Don't give up - you CAN do this.
There are two ways to get thru this and still be successful.
The first option is to continue and complete 2 weeks on phase 1. How do we help you stay on track? First, take a look at what others are doing here - scroll thru the iJournals folder for some ideas. Second, tell us what you LIKE to eat and we can offer some phase 1 friendly substitutes.
The second option is to move to phase 2. If you don't think you can handle the restrictions on phase 1 there's really no reason you can't move on. Hopefully, the addition of a fruit and a grain will satisfy you enough to keep you on track. Phase 2 is the real weight loss phase. Refer to the Starting Phase 2 thread for the how-to's and let us know if you have any questions.
Let us know what you decide to do and post any questions you have.
You CAN do this.....Good Luck!!
Jennifer
There are a lot of things missing from your menu. Also, you seem to be eating the same foods frequently (eggs for both breakfast and lunch would bore me to death!)
You should be eating a MINIMUM of 4.5 cups of veggies per day. You should also be getting 2 cups of dairy per day (diary on SB is non-fat milk or yogurt - cheese is protein). You can also have an optional 100 calories of sweet treats (on phase 1 that can be things like sugar-free jello, sugar-free fudgsicles, etc.)
You seem to be not eating a variety of foods. You have more options than beans, nuts and eggs. Lettuce wrapped sanwhiches (lunch meat and fixings rolled in lettuce leaves) are great for lunch, so are soups, salads. Veggies and dip, string cheese, hummus, yogurt, phase 1 friendly smoothies are great for snacks. Grilled/marinated meats w/roasted veggies, bunless burgers, lean meatballs w/tomato sauce over spaghetti squash, stir-frys, really the dinner options are endless. Most of our dinners we eat even now can easily be phase 1 friendly (we usually have meat, veggie and a side dish of rice or pasta - so by leaving off the side and doubling up on the veggie it would be a phase 1 meal) And we can go MONTHS without eating the same thing twice.
Go through the recipe section - there are hundreds of ideas there!
belizesig1
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Wow - you ladies are GREAT!!! :) After I posted this morning, I had about 2 cups of tomatos and broccoli w/lite ranch dressing. For dinner, we had chicken breasts chopped up in salad with romaine lettuce and spinach. I also threw in some almonds and Caesar dressing, but I think it was too high in corn syrup and I shouldn't have used it. yesterday I probably ate about six cups of veggies. We have a lot of frozen stir fry veggies that we mix in with eggs for omelets or to make fajitas w/o the shell.
I didn't think about having a bun-less hamburger. I have a recipe for spaghetti squash, but those things were HUGE and I didn't really want to pay $6 for it.. I guess I'll have to break down and do that anyway.
Okay - so the foods I like:
Spaghetti
Pizza
BREAD! lol (who doesn't, right?)
All pasta
Rice
Hot dogs
Hamburgers
Tomato soup w/cheese crackers
French Fries
Ketchup - this is a HUGE addiction for me, so giving it up is kinda killing me, too! sad, huh?
and of course I LOOOOVE all sweets. I did buy some sugar-free fudge bars today!
I love just about all mexican, italian, and chinese foods. I didn't eat very healthy before I started this diet, but we were on the right track. We were eating a lot of grilled meats (chicken, steak, tuna steaks, etc).
You ladies are the best :) I really REALLY appreciate your support and help. I am going to read through everyone's journals to get an idea of other foods and how everyone else handled it.
There's no need to give up ketchup.
Spaghetti - you can have whole wheat on phase 2 or use spaghetti squash on phase 1
Pizza - we have an awesome whole wheat crust recipe on the board. Or you can use the whole wheat Boboli crust. Also - you can use ww tortillas, english muffins or flatbread and put the pizza fixings on top.
BREAD! lol (who doesn't, right?) There are LOTS of bread options in phase 2 - you just have to make it through the two weeks
All pasta - again, whole wheat!
Rice - just switch to brown
Hot dogs - you can have low-fat or soy hotdogs occasionally on whole wheat buns
Hamburgers - use lean ground beef and lettuce in phase 1 and then use whole wheat buns in phase 2
Tomato soup w/cheese crackers - you can make homemade tomato soup, and we even have a recipe for mock cheez-its on the board
French Fries - switch to baked sweet potato fries, you can look for the frozen Alexia brand or make your own
As far as the sweets go, I have a HUGE sweet tooth and I have never felt deprived on South Beach! I have desert EVERY night!
belizesig1
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Many of the dinners I cook on South Beach are Asian, Italian and Mexican inspired. So, you don't have to deprive yourself of the basic flavors you like. You just need to learn how to adapt your meals to South Beach rules.
Based on the foods you said you like (and don't we all like those foods!?!) here are some substitution ideas to get you started:
Spaghetti
P1: spaghetti squash with turkey meatballs and tomato sauce.
P2: whole wheat pasta with turkey meatballs or turkey sausage and tomato sauce.
Pizza
P1: portobello mushroom pizza (the mushroom is the 'crust')
P2: whole wheat crust - either homemade, Boboli Whole Grain or whole wheat english muffin
BREAD
P2: Whole grain breads (you only need to wait 2 weeks!)
All pasta
P1: spaghetti squash
P2: whole grain pasta
Rice
P2: brown rice, couscous, tabouli, other 'allowed' grains
Hot dogs
P2: All hot dogs (beef, pork, poultry, soy) can be enjoyed occasionally (once/week) if they are at least 97% fat free (contain 3-6 grams of fat/serving).
Hamburgers
P1, P2: ground sirloin, ground turkey or ground chicken burgers. Also try Boca (or other soy)
You're welcome!
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