Jody's moving to The Beach 03/15/04!

[ZerasPride]

Hi fellow South Beacher!

Jody - It's so nice to read your posts on lowcarbfriends. You are doing so well and I just wanted to catch up with your journal this afternoon.

How are you feeling? I'm happy to read you are drinking lots of water. I just want to second decaff's comments about measuring. It sure has made a difference in my attitude toward the pounds coming off slower. I'm wearing a pair of pants today that would definitely be classified as "droopy drawers". I looked in the mirror and couldn't believe how baggy they are in the waist, thighs and butt.

I hope you are able to be successful on SBD. We are here for you for support and encouragement. Have a good evening!

 

[marsh0013]

hey jody, i just wanted to stop by and say hi

as for feeling less hungry yesterday, i'd say that's normal, sometimes it happens. some days, we feel like we could eat a house, and other days, we have to consciously think about eating to remind ourselves! crazy! i'm sure we'd all rather more of the latter

anyway, hope you have a great day today

 

[DoeWDW]

Jody, I'm glad things are going well for you so far! I'm sending your way!

One of these weekends, it's going to be warm enough for a stroll - even if it's a short one! Let me know when you've got the time and we'll work something out!

 

[wovenwonder]

03/18/04 - Day 4 on SouthBeach

AND -- I have to say that I am 'lovin' it at The Beach!

B - 3 egg omelet w apx 1/8 c. LF Shredded cheddar cheese

S - Lg SF Mocha Milano [w/skim milk] YUM! I get these at Borders Books cafe. It is basically a skim milk Latte' with SF Hazelnut, SF Chocolate and cinnamon. Did I say YUM?

L - I cannot believe it is 2:30pm and I'm only NOW eating LUNCH!
apx 1 c. mixed cauliflower/broccoli
w/ I can't believe its not butter spray
1/4 grilled b/s chicken breast w/ a little hot sauce

The 1/4 chicken breast is actually about 3 oz. A pretty good size. I guess a 'whole' chicken breast is actually two joined pieces. I'm actually eating 1/2 of the one piece - so 1/4 of the whole breast.

D - 1/4 chicken breast on bed of romaine
with diced red & green peppers and mushroom
kens northern lite italian dressing

S - Small Skim Latte'

Another good day with the water - 6 [16oz] bottles.

Totals
Calories - 1025
Fat - 29 [27%]
Carbs - 62 [23%]
Protein - 122 [50%]

 

[wovenwonder]

Friday 03/19/04 Day 5 on SouthBeach

It was a busy morning and I didn't get anything to eat. I had a cup of coffee on the run. I could have worked something in but I knew that I was taking a few friends out for lunch and was worried what my choices would be. It didn't start off very good - when I asked what the veggie of the day was I was told that they only served veggies at dinner time? And this was a pretty classy place? There went my idea of having a piece of chicken breast and a veggie. I ended up with a HUGE specialty salad - but only ate about 1/4 of it.

Cabroilet Salad - Lettuce, chicken breast, shredded cheese, bacon, hard boiled egg, scallions w/ranch dressing.

I entered my estimations into fitday [estimated on the high side] and came out with about 500 calories for this ONE MEAL! And the bad part is that we are heading back to the same place with family for dinner tonite. [At least they will have veggies THEN ]. Its after 2pm and I just started on the water but I am determined to make it another good water day!

S - Lg Skim Milk Latte' w/ sf caramel flavoring

D - 1/2 grilled Chicken Breast
Salad w/lite italian dressing [very little of this]
Cooked Cabbage w/hollaindaise sauce

Also had a Captain Morgan Spiced Rum w/diet coke.

I hardly EVER drink and just this one drink was making me feel pretty good. I hope I don't regret having the alcohol. It was a fun night out. I did end up doing pretty good on the water today. At least Five 16 oz bottles down!

Totals
Calories - 1177
Fat - 60 - [48%]
Carbs - 39 [13%]
Protein - 98 [34%]

 

[ZerasPride]

Hi Jody! It sounds like you are coming along very nicely! I'm glad you like it here on the Beach.

That salad you for lunch sounds yummy! I think it's amazing how many calories an innocent looking salad has in it.

Just wanted to say keep up the great work! Have a nice weekend.

 

[wovenwonder]

Saturday 03/20/04 - Day 6 on SouthBeach AND.....
The first day of SPRING!

No Breakfast today.

Brunch - Bed of Romaine w/bits of green pepper, onion and tomatoe. Topped with a scoop of chicken salad and basil dressing. Lg Skim Milk Latte' w/sugarfree caramel flavoring.

this afternoon I was cutting up a whole bunch of different varieties of bologna and pepperoni and cheeses. This is for a tray at my son's banquet tomorrow afternoon. I had about an ounce of meat and an ounce of cheese.

Dinner - 1/2 very thin grilled chicken breast
Tossed Salad with regular ranch dressing.
[the only low fat dressing available was a raspberry vinagarette. I figured I was better to go with the full fat dressing because the RV would have alot of sugar.]
Cup of French Onion Soup
[this soup was VERY salty!]

I did fair on the water today. Could have done better.

Totals -
Calories - 934
Fat - 53 - [52%]
Carbs - 45 - [19%]
Protein - 66 [29%]

 

[Desiree]

I'm glad to see that South Beach is working well for you!!! You sound like you are doing really well with it!

Hope you have a great and healthy Sunday!

 

[marsh0013]

hey jody, i'm still flaberghasted by that restaurant not havign veggies at lunch! that's just crazy!

you're doing a great job sticking to your new plan, hope it continues to go well for you

 

[wovenwonder]

Sunday 03/21/04 - Day 7 on SouthBeach

Today was a different day for me. It was much more of my old 'Atkins' day than my new SouthBeach day -- that's for sure. I can't even enter my food into FitDay because I don't know where to start. I've emailed Friendly's to ask for nutrition info and maybe I'll go back and enter it once I receive this info.

B - Friendly's Steak Fajita Omelet
w/sour cream and salsa

L - Grilled chicken Leg/Thigh without the skin
about 1/2 cup of layer salad
1/2 of deviled egg
1 bologna and cream cheese roll-up

D - quite a few pices of hard cheese [apx 3 oz!]
toppings off of one small slice of pizza

S - 1/2 cup of the part skim ricotta dessert
sweetened with p.butter and choc sf davinci syrups
Hot Tea

Water for today was lousy.

I was having a really EXCELLENT week. Yesterday was an 'okay' day but I really retained alot of fluid from that cup of onion soup that was VERY salty! And with todays day [alot of high fat foods] I'm a little worried that I won't be ending my first week of SouthBeach as I had hoped. I had been down 6 pounds as of yesterday but I was up one of those this morning. Well, tomorrow morning will be my one week weigh in and time will tell.

 

[R_Judy]

Just wanted to wish you the best of luck with the scale this morning.

 

[wovenwonder]

Monday 03/22/04 - Day 8 on SouthBeach

Well -- this morning was my 'one week' weigh in. I am down 4 Pounds! Its great to have 4 less pounds than I had last week at this time but its still depressing to have been down 6 [and hoping for one more] and then to gain 2 of those pounds over the weekend. This has taught me that I will have to really watch my weekends closely if I want to have a succesful end to my week!

B - Mug of carb countdown milk heated hot choc style
2 eggs scrambled

Heading to start on the water early today! That was something else that I slacked on over the weekend and I'm sure it made a big difference. Plus I don't cook on the weekends and sometimes its difficult to find good choices eating out.

S- part skim mozzarella stick

L - 4oz chicken breast
on bed of romaine with
Newmans Olive Oil & Vinegar Dressing
Lg Latte' [skim] type coffee

D - slice of turkey breast w/cilantro lite mayo
Romaine w/red onion, green/red peppers
Kens lite italian dressing

S - Diet Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate
only 25 calories - 0 fat - 3g net carbs - 2g protein

Another good day with water! I could really cut back my calories and carbs if I would give up those Latte's --- but it is something that I really look forward to and it often helps to get me thru the day. My calories today were just under 1,000 -- and I was very satisfied and never felt hungry.

Totals
Calories - 940
Fat - 38 [38%]
Carbs - 51 [20%]
Protein - 43 [41%]

 

[toystoryduo]

Jody,
That is fantastic!!!! Four pounds down and enjoying life on the Beach! Woohoo! Weekends are tough for me too. I realized that I ate too much this weekend and didn't have as much water as I usually do. Today, I'm trying to get back on track and I'm starting to prepare to join you on the Beach on Sunday! Thanks for the PM you sent!

Have a great day Jody!! Keep up the good work!

Tracy

 

[karebear1]

Yea Jody!!! You did way better then me! Starting day1 again today..... so far so good. YOU- KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

 

[wovenwonder]

Tuesday 03/23/04 - Day 9 on SouthBeach

B - Slim Fast Low Carb Chocolate Shake

L - 2 egg omelet w/low fat cheddar, red onion,
mushroom, green/red peppers

S - Lg Skim Milk Latte' w/SF Caramel Flavoring

Another excellent morning/early afternoon with the water!

This morning I just was NOT HUNGRY but I knew from past mistakes that I have to get some sort of healthy calories in to my body first thing in the morning. I checked the can of SlimFast Low Carb and it looks EXCELLENT! Perfect percentages of fat/carbs/protein PLUS lots of vitamins. Since I am NOT a breakfast person, I may have them pretty often if I don't notice a stall from them.

D - 4 oz Grilled Chicken Breast w/ a little hot sauce
1/2 C cooked broccolli w/I can't believe its not butter spray
Part Skim Mozzarella cheese stick

S - Swiss Miss 'diet' hot chocolate
with Mint SF davinci flavoring added

EXCELLENT on the water today! At least 6-7 [16 oz] bottles.

Totals -
Calories - 943
Fat - 30 [31%]
Carbs - 56 [21%]
Protein - 107 [49%]

 

[Strings]

Jody,

Congratulations on losing those 4 pounds!

I really enjoyed those water articles you dug up. Thanks.
,
Beth

 

[wovenwonder]

Tuesday 03/24/04 - Day 10 - SouthBeach

B - SlimFast LowCarb Chocolate Shake

L - 3oz grilled chicken breast on
romaine w/Kens lite italian dressing
bits of red/green pepper and red onion

S - Lg.Skim Milk Latte' w/sugarfree caramel flavoring

When I'm finished eating I am at the point where I could surely eat more but I'm trying to eat only when hungry and just eat until that awful hunger feeling goes away and not eat until I feel 'full'. I've actually been quite satisfied with what I'm eating.

I'm doing pretty good on the water this afternoon. I am not a water drinker but yet I have to admit that the more I am drinking the more I am actually craving it!

Headed to Curves to workout this afternoon. I did three times around the circuit. I haven't been there since starting the 'beach'. For the past week or so I was having some diziness and I wasn't sure what from so I just stayed away from the working out. I have hadn't any episode's the past two days. It felt GOOD to work out again. I'm hoping to get that treadmill back upstairs so I can start walking. I need to really get working on this if I want to make it thru the 1/2 Marathon in January!

D - 3 oz Grilled Chicken Breast
about 3/4 C Cooked Cauliflower
w/I can't believe its not butter spray

S - Part Skim Mozzarella cheese stick
Diet Swiss Miss hot chocolate

Did EXCELLENT on the water again. At least 6 [16 oz] bottles!

Totals -
Calories - 868
Fat - 25 [28%]
Carbs - 51 [20%]
Protein - 104 [52%]

One month from TODAY I will be relaxing in sunny Miami aboard RCCL Navigator of the Seas! Getting ready to head out of port for our 7 day CRUISE! It will also be DH and my 22nd Wedding Anniversary. [Where did the time go?] I can't believe the time for the Cruise is almost here! We've had this trip booked since early June of 2002 -- yep, that's right - almost 2 years ago! That is when I started low carb eating and I surely thought that I would be at GOAL by now!! Well, at least I'm FINALLY heading in the right direction and during this entire time I've NEVER lost sight of my goal or felt like I was giving up! I've truly made a lifetime change!

 

[ZerasPride]

Jody - Hi! I wanted to tell you how much I enjoy reading your posts on both boards. You are doing so well. Losing 4 pounds is just great. Keep up the fantastic work and your menus always sound so yummy!

 

[Mom of Sleepy Bashful and BabyDoc]

Great job, Jody.

I answered your post on my thread, but I just wanted to come over here too and tell you how proud I am of you.

YOU GO GIRL!!

 

[Auntmeme]

I was checking on some journals and noticed your beach title. It peaked my interest and here I am.
Congrats on the 4 pounds, fantastic! And thanks for the low carb sites on your first page. I will be checking them out. I have been on/off with atkins for some time and really love it. Now, I'd like to know how you like the beach program? what are the main differences? it looks like it works for you.
Have a great night