2nd Day and blowing it

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Registered: 04-18-2007
2nd Day and blowing it
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Tue, 04-24-2007 - 2:28pm

Okay, this is my second day on SB and I didn't think it would be this hard. My problem is getting meals and snacks in. I get distracted and before I know it, it's 11am and I haven't had breakfast or a snack and lunch is just around the corner. Do I play catch up or do I skip meals/snacks that I forgot to eat? The problem is that by early evening I get hungry and stay hungry all night.

I really have to get this under control. I homeschool so I can easily get distracted or forget. Did anyone else have this problem? I've never been one to eat at designated times so it will be difficult to make this a habit.

I thought I could eat FF cream cheese but the container has a SB logo on it and says Phase 2 and 3! Did I make a mistake? Oh and I'm lactose intolerant and I have a stomach ache from the 4 oz of ff milk I forced myself to drink. I'm afraid to try soy or other types. When it comes to milk, it's not hard to get grossed out. This is going to be a problem. Tomorrow I'll try a pill for lactose intolerance and see how that works. Can I skip the milk?? Anyone?

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 5:16pm

Hi,


It is tough adjusting to a new eating style.

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Registered: 02-27-2003
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 5:21pm

You don't have to have any type of food you don't like, so don't try and force yourself to drink milk if you don't like it. I love milk, but I also like the chocolate soy slender. Are you also lactose intolerant to yogurt? I know for some people it doesn't bother them as much, so you could use that as your dairy. But if you find that you just can't do any dairy, then don't try and force yourself. You can get your calcium from other sources such as spinach and vitamins.


I'm not sure about your cream cheese question, but there's a list of what food is allowed in phase one so you should check that. I'm pretty sure cream cheese is allowed in all phases though.


As for the timing of your eating, I would just try and figure out what works best with your schedule. You could eat when you feed the kids, even if it's just an egg, v8

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Registered: 07-28-2006
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 5:50pm

I've got a 10-month old, so I can relate to your no time to eat :) The only time I can actually chop and cook things is when the baby is napping, so I've just learned to keep around fast things for quick meals and snacks. Eating throughout the day really will help you with nighttime hunger.

Here are some of my quick ideas :)

I keep a lot of frozen veggies around, so I don't have to take time chopping things.

I buy pre-washed baby spinach, pre-cut baby carrots, canned beans, and shredded cheese for quick salads.

When you get to phase 2: Bananas! Or apples.

The South Beach meals work in a pinch. They don't taste great, but they'll fill up your belly.

V8! Have a glass of V8 with everything. I didn't always like it, but I learned to ;)

Some of the Amy's organic soups and chili are allowed, and really yummy!

And if you have no time for anything else, you can grab a handful of nuts, a string cheese, and a glass of V8. That's a snacktime staple for me, and I use it often.

Good luck :)



















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Registered: 08-06-2004
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 8:30pm

Laura,

It sounds like you are getting in a great deal of V8. If I'm not mistaken it's recommended to use V8 for only one of your veggie servings for the day. I believe part of this is because the V8 would have lower fiber than normal veggies.

 

 

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Registered: 07-28-2006
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 8:38pm
Oh, I didn't mean EVERYTHING, lol. Stupid sense of humor. Sorry. I usually only have a glass or two.


















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Registered: 04-01-2004
Tue, 04-24-2007 - 8:49pm

The V8 juice counts as one veggie serving (8oz) and you can have two vegetable juice servings per day out of your 4.5 total veggie servings.


Hope that makes sense.

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Registered: 04-18-2007
Wed, 04-25-2007 - 10:31am
Thanks Cathy, I'll try the chocolate flavored soy milk and think of something to do with plain yogurt.
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Registered: 04-18-2007
Wed, 04-25-2007 - 10:44am

Katy,

Thanks, I will definitely prepare. I think that's what happened. I didn't prep any snacks. Then, I kinda freaked out after I realized I hadn't eaten enough thereby sabotaging myself. I'm going to do better today. I think I'll slice veggies and graze all day. Last night I killed my hunger by grazing on cucumbers and then having salsa with a cheese stick. I can't remember the last time I haven't eaten junk at night! Even on the first night (Mon) I caved and had two small, sugar-powdered donuts. After last night, I'm positive I can prevent myself from doing that again.

Regards,
Pat in Ohio

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Registered: 02-27-2003
Wed, 04-25-2007 - 11:17am

That's great news Pat! I love the self-empowering feeling that comes with knowing that you are doing something good for your body. That feeling (and the health benefits) is much better than junk food.


Keep up the great work!


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Registered: 10-04-2006
Wed, 04-25-2007 - 1:18pm

Its definitely very important to eat those meals and snacks. Its the key to SB (keeping your blood sugar even and steady all day)

I'm assuming your kids eat breakfast before they start their school work for the day so you could always eat with them. I'm also assuming they have snack breaks and a lunch time during their school day - since its hard to learn and focus when you are hungry. So I would suggest eating/snacking when they do. There are lots of quick grab snacks - even in phase 1. Things like string cheese, individual packs of cottage cheese, sugar-free jell-o cups, nuts don't take any prep time (and are great snacks for the kids too) Other snacks might take more prep like cut up veggies, yogurt, smoothies. But you could do these things WITH your kids and use it as more learning time. I don't know how old they are, but measuring, reading a recipe, following directions, halving or doubling a recipe, multiplying by how many servings you need, etc. are great learning opportunities. So you could just break from the school work a few minutes early and all make a smoothie together, have it, then go back to "class".

Also, I'm lactose intolerant as well. I love soy milk. I am one of those people who are lactose intolerant can eat yogurt with no problems due to the cultures. So if you haven't tried it, I would at least give it a shot.

















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