Low Carb Diet

[chobie]

You people make we want to go back to lowcarbing. I felt so much better, had more energy, when I low carbed. Good job all of you who are sticking to it. The first week or two can be difficult.

 

[marshallandcartersmo]

I started this morning! Bacon and eggs for breakfast........

I checked out those S.B. wraps at the store the other day. There were lots of carbs in them......do you guys eat those after the initial 2 weeks?

I'd love to keep this thread going, helps to know others might be going through carb withdrawl too!!

And Dawn, I read you had a glass of win---when can I start having my wine again?? I know I'll miss my nightly glass of wine (or two )during these LONG two weeks.......

 

[Aidensmom]

I started this morning! Bacon and eggs for breakfast........

I checked out those S.B. wraps at the store the other day. There were lots of carbs in them......do you guys eat those after the initial 2 weeks?

I'd love to keep this thread going, helps to know others might be going through carb withdrawl too!!

And Dawn, I read you had a glass of win---when can I start having my wine again?? I know I'll miss my nightly glass of wine (or two )during these LONG two weeks.......

Yes, the wraps are after the first two weeks. The South Beach frozen dinners are marked as to which stage they are for, I am not sure if the other things are.

You'll be able to have wine after the first two weeks also I believe, the good thing is that wine is a lower carb than most alcohol.

 

[minnieandmickeymouse]

after reading this thread a couple of days ago, I decided to try the low carb also! I did good the first day, and yesterday until about 10pm, I was so hungry and couldn't fall asleep, I ended up eating one of my DH doghnuts Today is a new day, and I am back to trying it. I have to say it is hard. I want to loose 20lbs.
How long does it take before you start loosing weight if you are only eating 20 carbs a day?
Does meat like chicken, or steak have any carbs in them?

 

[beattyfamily]

Stop and shop has a couple of kinds of low carb wraps and pita pockets. All are only 5 carbs. I'm SO thankful!

Has anyone who loves coffee tried the sugar free caramel vanilla Coffee-mate, YUM!!!

Has anyone tried Spagetti Sqash? It's so neat how it looks like real spaghetti. Then you make your own low carb spaghetti sauce and yum, you're eating Spaghetti.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

I found a GREAT site with menus and recipes!

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/index.html

I made the Italian Casserole from this website last night and it was a huge hit! I am also going to try and make the Chicken Renee tonight.

Thanks for posting this site and thank you all for the support. I tend to fall off on the weekends but want to lose some weight for my upcoming wedding so I told DF that we cannot go off anymore.

I am starting with the 1st phase of SB again...I really do love it...its just that weekend = alcohol thing...2 weeks and then I can have a little...

Have a great day all!

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Has anyone tried Spagetti Sqash? It's so neat how it looks like real spaghetti. Then you make your own low carb spaghetti sauce and yum, you're eating Spaghetti.

I do love it with just cheese and butter for some reason I can't do the sauce thing...is it really good? I guess I can make some and just try a little with the sauce...thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Southern4sure]

Stop and shop has a couple of kinds of low carb wraps and pita pockets. All are only 5 carbs. I'm SO thankful!

Has anyone who loves coffee tried the sugar free caramel vanilla Coffee-mate, YUM!!!

Has anyone tried Spagetti Sqash? It's so neat how it looks like real spaghetti. Then you make your own low carb spaghetti sauce and yum, you're eating Spaghetti.

My kids and I love spaghetti squash..dh isnt to thrilled though. I make meatballs using ground turkey and I make my own sauce. YUMMY!

The first two weeks I am strict with my carb intake. No flour at all of any kind. The main reason is to get into ketosis. Once this happens and I excercise daily...the lbs melt away.

BTW: I rode my bike around the neighborhood this morning. I rode 3 miles.....

 

[OceanAnnie]

Stop and shop has a couple of kinds of low carb wraps and pita pockets. All are only 5 carbs. I'm SO thankful!

Has anyone who loves coffee tried the sugar free caramel vanilla Coffee-mate, YUM!!!

Has anyone tried Spagetti Sqash? It's so neat how it looks like real spaghetti. Then you make your own low carb spaghetti sauce and yum, you're eating Spaghetti.

Yes! I love the sugar free caramel vanilla Coffee Mate! I'm switching it up to hazelnut now (sugar free).

I really like the spaghetti squash. It tastes a lot like spaghetti to me. We have it every now and then. Now if I could get a low carb version of garlic bread we'd be set!

 

[SplshMtn99]

Oh my gosh they are so easy!

He uses 2 eggs per day so you just crack however many eggs into a bowl you want per omelet, add the ingredients you want to put in with the eggs. He uses cheese, honey ham sometimes,turkey bacon sometimes, peppers, onions and mushrooms. Whisk it all together and then add it to a ziploc sandwich bag...just the basic size for a sandwich.

Put a pot of water on the stove and get it boiling. Add the zipped baggies into the boiling water and boil them for 12 minutes. Take them out of the water and put them in the fridge.

When you want to eat one just take it out of the baggie and nuke it for 30 seconds or however hot you want it. He says they are really good because the different flavors all blend together while they sit in the fridge. I will take his word on it but he loves them as does my son.

We have done this for camping trips for the last 15 years for them and it's been great!

Hydster, question on the omelets. How long can you keep these for in the frig? I love this idea.

 

[hydster]

Hydster, question on the omelets. How long can you keep these for in the frig? I love this idea.

DH keeps them in all week. He makes 5 at a time on Sunday afternoons. Eats one each morning at work. The recipe I read said they could be kept in the fridge for up to 7 days. So far so good for dh....6 weeks strong LOL

 

[Bbgrizzle]

Count me in...I started today!

 

[FormrCastMbr]

The Chicke Renee was great! It was easy too!

It was chicken, with a Tbs of chive cream cheese in the middle, rolled, and then bacon wrapped around. Yum! It was on one of the websites that was posted.

Have a great night all!

 

[marshallandcartersmo]

Finished up day one............I did fine, but I was hungry most of the day. I guess I never realized how much food I put in my mouth when I wasn't paying attention.........the boys didn't finish their chicken--I had to stop myself from stuffing it in my mouth, or DH didn't eat all his tater tots--had to throw them away instead of eating them. Quite an eye opening day.

So, I can snack on all the 0 carb meat I would like (like pepperoni, or turkey) and cheese? I nibbled on that all day........or do I need to control those two also.

 

[DawnCt1]

Does anyone else use ketostix. I like to be sure that I am in the correct range. Today I had a low carb chicken wrap at Arby's, so it was nice to confirm that I was still in ketosis. Results between moderate and large.

 

[marshallandcartersmo]

Does anyone else use ketostix. I like to be sure that I am in the correct range. Today I had a low carb chicken wrap at Arby's, so it was nice to confirm that I was still in ketosis. Results between moderate and large.

Where do you get them and how much are they? It would be nice to know if I'm doing this right........

 

[FormrCastMbr]

So, I can snack on all the 0 carb meat I would like (like pepperoni, or turkey) and cheese? I nibbled on that all day........or do I need to control those two also.

We do these, cheese, nuts (in moderation), hard boiled eggs, veggies and a sugar free fudge pop.

 

[minnieandmickeymouse]

We do these, cheese, nuts (in moderation), hard boiled eggs, veggies and a sugar free fudge pop.

so you can eat all the meat and cheese and veggies you want and still loose weight?

 

[hydster]

Marshallandcarter.....I would not eat a lot of pepperoni in phase 1. Cheese yes pepperoni not so much.

Here are a few phase 1 friendly foods

Beef

Bottom Round
Eye of Round
Flank Steak
Ground beef:
# Extra Lean (96/4)
# Lean (92/8 )
# Sirloin (90/10)
London Broil
Pastrami, lean
Sirloin Steak
T-bone
Tenderloin
Top Loin
Top Round

POULTRY (SKINLESS)

Cornish hen
Low-fat turkey sausage (3-6 grams of fat per 60 gram serving) can be eaten as an occasional treat (approximately once/week)
Turkey bacon (2 slices per day)
Turkey and chicken breast

SEAFOOD

All types of fish and shellfish
Water-packed tuna and other canned fish
Sashimi

PORK

Boiled ham
Canadian bacon
Loin
Tenderloin

VEAL

Chop
Cutlet, leg
Top round

LAMB (Remove all visible fat)

Center Cut
Chop
Loin

LUNCH MEAT

Fat-free or low-fat only
Boiled ham
Deli sliced turkey breast
Steamship roast beef
Smoked ham

CHEESE (FAT-FREE OR LOW-FAT)

Look for varieties that have 6 grams of fat or less/ounce
American
Cheddar
Cottage cheese, 1-2% or fat-free
Cream cheese substitute, dairy-free
Feta
Mozzarella
Parmesan
Part-skim Ricotta
Part-skim String
Provolone
Swiss

MILK/DAIRY

(2 cups allowed daily, including yogurt)
Low-fat milk (fat-free and 1%)
Fat-free 1/2 & 1/2 (less than 2 tablespoons)
1% or fat-free buttermilk
Fat-free plain yogurt

BEANS/LEGUMES

(Start with 1/3 - 1/2 cup serving)
Adzuki Beans
Black Beans
Black-eyed peas
Broad Beans
Butter Beans
Cannellini Beans
Chickpeas or Garbanzo
Edamame
Great Northern Beans
Italian Beans
Kidney Beans
Lentils
Lima Beans
Mung Beans
Navy Beans
Pigeon Peas
Pinto Beans
Soy Beans
Split Peas
White Beans

Most all Veggies

NUTS AND SEEDS

(Limit to one serving per day as specified. Dry roasted recommended.)
Almonds - 15
Brazil Nuts - 4
Cashews - 15
Flax Seed - 3 TBS (1 oz)
Macadamia - 8
Peanut Butter, Natural, and other nut butters - 2 TBS
Peanuts, 20 small (May use dry roasted or boiled)
Pecans - 15
Pine Nuts (Pignolia) - 1 ounce
Pistachios - 30
Pumpkin Seeds - 3 TBS (1 oz)
Sesame Seeds - 3 TBS (1 oz)
Soy Nuts - 1/4 cup
Sunflower Seeds - 3 TBS (1 oz)
Walnuts - 15

SWEET TREATS (Limit to 75 calories per day)

Sweet treats are items that contain sugar alcohols, such as:
Candies, hard, sugar-free
Chocolate powder, no-added-sugar
Cocoa powder, baking type
Fudgsicles, no sugar added
Gelatin, sugar-free
Gum, sugar-free
James and jellies, sugar-free
Popsicles, sugar-free
Syrups, sugar-free
Some Sugar Free Products may be made with sugar alcohols (isomalt, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol or xylitol) and are permitted on the SBD. They may have associated side effects of GI distress (abdominal pain, diarrhea & gas) if consumed in excessive amounts.

BEVERAGES

Decaf Coffee and Tea
Diet, decaffeinated, sugar-free sodas and drinks
Herbal teas (peppermint, chamomile, etc.)
Milk (1% or fat-free) and soymilk (low-fat plain). See MILK/DAIRY.
Sugar-free powdered drink mixes
Vegetable Juice
Note: caffeinated coffee or diet sodas with caffeine added are allowed, but limited to 1 - 2 servings per day


Also I found this great forum that has a bunch of crockpot recipes for phases and a bunch of helpful tips from other SouthBeacher's if anyone is interested

http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/forum/index.php

 

[Southern4sure]

Count me in...I started today!

Woo Hoo Bonnie