Oprah's 12wk Boot camp??

[ZerasPride]

Some quick ideas for breakfast are to make in advance "quiche cups" which you can eat on the go. Basically you take egg mixture (whether you scramble your own eggs with milk) or by the liquid substitute and mix it with a small box of frozen spinach (defrosted) or other veggies of choice and shredded cheese, I also like to add a little crumbled bacon. Pour into a lined muffin tin and bake for about 20 minutes. This will give you enough for about a week if you eat 2 per day. I ate this everyday when I did Phase 1 of South Beach. There is also a similar recipe but I've never made it where instead of muffin liners you use slies of canadian bacon and pour the mixture inside and bake. It sounds yummy.

Also for lunches, I'm a creature of habit and usually have tuna salad. I also will have Progresso's low carb soups for lunch they are yummy. I might also start bringing in grilled chicken salads that I make at home in advance.

I hope some of this helps you out. We would love to have you join us!

 

[Zoesmama03]

Some quick ideas for breakfast are to make in advance "quiche cups" which you can eat on the go. Basically you take egg mixture (whether you scramble your own eggs with milk) or by the liquid substitute and mix it with a small box of frozen spinach (defrosted) or other veggies of choice and shredded cheese, I also like to add a little crumbled bacon. Pour into a lined muffin tin and bake for about 20 minutes. This will give you enough for about a week if you eat 2 per day. I ate this everyday when I did Phase 1 of South Beach. There is also a similar recipe but I've never made it where instead of muffin liners you use slies of canadian bacon and pour the mixture inside and bake. It sounds yummy.

Also for lunches, I'm a creature of habit and usually have tuna salad. I also will have Progresso's low carb soups for lunch they are yummy. I might also start bringing in grilled chicken salads that I make at home in advance.

I hope some of this helps you out. We would love to have you join us!

Do you cook the egg first if its fresh eggs and not substitute?? Either I'm reading and missing it or just dumb. LOL.

Thanks.

 

[sap1227]

OK, I watched the show and have decided I am in, with a minor modification.

**I will exercise 8 times a week. For those of you in the commitment thread, you know this has been a huge struggle for me. I have been watching a 10 month old baby (in addition to my 13 month old and 3 year old) from 7-5. This has exhausted me and I have just not been able to get motivated. Next week is my last week watching her, so I am hoping that will be the big change I need. For this first week, I will be happy with 5 times. After that I have no excuse, I work at a gym for goodness sakes!
**I will not have any alcholic drinks for 12 weeks. I might give myself one cheat night, since my sister is getting married in 6 weeks.
**I will not eat after 7:30
**I will drink at least 80 oz of water each day
**I will not eat any white stuff. I will continue to follow WW. I think 4 days a week I will allow myself to eat whole grains, 3 days a week no grains at all.

In true Oprah fashion, I will own my weigh 183.5 (eeeekkkkkkkkkkk, I can not believe I just did that). I think I will change my weigh-ins to Monday as well.

Good Luck Everyone!
Christy

 

[sap1227]

Melaine, Thanks so much for that Very Best Baking site, there is some great ideas there.

In case anyone is interested, the Pumpkin Chicken is 9 WW points for 1 chicken breast (using Splenda instead of sugar and natural peanut butter).

Tonight for dinner we are having white pizza and my DH made 100% Whole Wheat dough.
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=119

Christy

 

[panfan]

Good Morning All,

Posting real quick before heading out to work......

Hmmm...........Spoisal.....been trying to think of some more lunch ideas for you. I usually lunch at home or at work ( in the restaurant ---I can have anything I want --which really can be a good thing or a very BAD thing!)

Anyway....
A "portable salad" comes to mind. With added protein...either chicken, steak, tuna salad. I don't mind eating the steak or chicken cold with the salad.

Also you could do "lettuce wraps". Taking chicken or turkey breast with some lowfat cheese if you like and wrapping in romaine lettuce. You can add a dressing and extra veggies too.

Also something I do is take a chicken breast , cut into strips and make "mock chicken fingers" dipping into either and allowed honey mustard or sugar free bbq sauce. I don't mind this cold from the fridge either. This goes nicely with a salad or a little fruit.

Brekfast is harder. Do you eat brekfast out of the house ?? If you are just in a hurry, but still eat at home...the idea ZerasPride gave you for the cups is great or you could actually make an omelet ...lets say the night before...and just microwave it in the morning. And you can really go anywhere with ideas for what to put in an omelet!

Also....not as good...look for some type of lower carb/higher protein "bar". These are great for when you need to "grab and go" and there are many different types on the market!

Good Luck!

Now I have to get dressed and go to work. I will be dealing with fresh baked muffins! Also our pancake special today is Pumpkin Walnut! My favorite! I must be strong and keep the conversation in my head going!

Stay healthy!

 

[MelanieC]

Today was my long walk/run. I did 6.5 miles on the TM. I'm contemplating doing a strength video. I'll go eat breakfast and see.

Monday will be here before we know it!

 

[Lani]

What do you serve for a side dish if you cant serve rice, pasta or potatoes? THATs what I want to know. Besides vegetables!

I don't eat rice, pasta, or potatoes as side dishes anymore because I've gone low carb since losing weight on Atkins last year.

You need to change your mental perception of what a meal consists of. An optimal meal for me might now be a salmon filet with asparagus spears, and a tossed salad. If you put them all on the same plate it will look very filling.

There are a number of vegetables that can camouflage as side dishes that you can eat with your meat. Try chopping cabbage and grilling it up with some olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper for something that is closer to rice (add some onions for more flavor), or make fake mashed taters using cauliflower (cut the cauliflower in small pieces, steam them until soft, then add a little milk, salt and pepper and run it through a blender or one of those handheld whisk-blenders). If you blend it smooth enough, it's a little thinner than mashed potatoes but it's a very good substitute. Also try spaghetti squash with marinara sauce.

 

[Lani]

I still need more clarification on the no grains. I need to read up on that, because I use healthy grains in conjunction with protein in order to get the energy I need to train. Also, I must eat good carbs for my marathon and that would include whole wheat pasta and other whole wheat grains.

MelanieC -- when is your marathon? I just went and looked at Oprah's Boot Camp pages and she says no starch carbs for the first month. Her plan actually looks A LOT like South Beach.

If you are running a marathon within the next two months you probably want to include some grains in your diet, but you will also need to be altering your workout schedule considerably from what her program dictates. Her program only has you doing 30 minutes cardio a day and that isn't enough for you if your marathon is in a couple of months.

So Oprah's plan is really good, and definitely doable. Eight workouts a week is pretty aggressive and it's pretty close to what I'm doing now. Unlike her schedule of resistance training 20 minutes 5 x week, I do a full hour 3 times a week, and run an hour 5 times a week and take TWO days off (when I'm actively training, the second of my days off turns into my long run day).

I'm really glad she's adding weight training. That's probably the best thing you can do to get in shape. Especially for women over 35. You start losing muscle as you age, so keeping it working is very important. And by having higher body mass, you get a higher metabolic rate so the calories burn off faster.

 

[Lani]

I would still like some suggestions on what to replace the "white foods" with. I know of cottage cheese and that works with the kids. BUT life without mac and cheese doesnt go well around here!

DH loves mac and cheese. And it's really bad for ya.

Start by making your own mac and cheese. Don't use the powder. Avoid the butter, and use your own low-fat cheese. You won't use as much, it will taste better, and will be healthier for you. Start incorporating veggies into the dish... little bits of olives, broccoli, red peppers, etc.

If you can afford whole wheat elbow macaroni, try that, too.

Finally, you can always set side the veggies for yourself to make a dish, and feed the mac to the kids.

 

[winniedapooh]

I haven's seen the show as I am always working but I did see last night's show. Can you tear jerker? Anyhow I am primed and ready. I am going to try and follow it to the best of my abilities. I am scared but knew if I came here I would havethe support of my fellow DISers. I am on board for a small begininng tomorrow and the full camp on Monday. Thanks in advance for the support.

 

[r3ngels]

Welcome Michelle,

I have been doing great... I have stuck to the plan completely. I still have to get my double workout in but I have it planned for tomorrow. I weighed today and I am down a little. I will have to post my weigh in on Monday.

Hope you all are having a great weekend.

 

[winniedapooh]

Thanks all. I am going to go walking today and add the bike in. I have to modify exercise a bit do to extremely bad knees. I need replacements but they are trying to hold off for another 10 years. Sigh.....never thought I would be too young for something, lol! I am afraid to post weight, goals, etc. after reading some of the posts. I have a lot more than 25lbs to lose. I really am psyched about the support here.

 

[ZerasPride]

Good Sunday evening boot campers,

Everyone is doing so well. Welcome to winniedapooh!

Here is my report for Days 6 and 7:

I lost a total of 6 pounds this week! Woohoo!! I also entered the 100 pound club which has me giddy with excitement as I get closer and closer to goal.

On Saturday I did my double work out (Super Cardio Sculpt in the morning and Cathe's basic step); Yesterday I went to the Cheesecake Factory for a late lunch with a girlfriend I haven't seen in over 10 years. She almost didn't recognize me between the weight loss and my blond highlights. I was determined to stay OP and enjoyed a wonderfully refreshing and light chicken salad and I ordered the thai wrap lettuce leaves and wrapped my chicken salad in it. It also came with field greens tossed in a vinegrette dressing. Yummy. For dessert I had the low carb cheesecake with fresh strawberries in a splenda syrup and with a walnut crust. Absolutely sinfully delicious. I only ate half and finished the rest after tonight's dinner. I was pretty full after lunch so I had a light dinner.

This morning I did Complete Body Sculpting for my work out.

Today's menu:
B: 4 thin slices of lower fat bacon and 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of lf cheese and a cup of hot tea
S: no morning snack
L: no lunch (too busy)
S: cashews and a nectarine
D: NY strip steak (with mushrooms and onions), shrimp scampi and broccoli with low fat cheese sauce and the other half of the cheesecake for dessert

This has been a wonderful week for me on several fronts. I am so happy I decided to come out of my diet comfort zone and join Oprah's challenge. It's the best weight loss decision I have made since I decided to follow the South Beach diet!

I wish each of us the best as we go into week 2!

 

[sap1227]

Alright, I have my plans for the week.....

I have tweaked my original plan a bit, I will be eating cereal for breakfast. So, my "no carb days", include some raisin bran for breakfast this week.

Christy

Monday
--A No Carb Day
**Treadmill
**Arm strength video
^^Dinner--Thai Pumpkin Satay 9 points
--Pumpkin Soup 5 points
--Broccoli

Tuesday
**Rest Day
^^Dinner
--I will be eating dinner with my parents

Wednesday
--A No Carb Day
**Aerobics Video
^^Dinner
--Feta Chicken Bake 6 points
--Ratotouille 1 point

Thursday
**Treadmill
**Arm Strength Video
^^Dinner
--Salad 4 points
--Chicken Capri 11 points

Friday
--A No Carb Day
**Aerboics Video
^^Dinner with my parents

Saturday
**Treadmill
^^We are going to a wedding, eeekkkkk. I will not have cake, I will not have cake!

Sunday
--A No Carb Day
**Treadmill
^^Dinner
--Not planned yet

 

[r3ngels]

I had a great week one:

I stuck everything on the plan, no sugar, no grains, I got my 8x workout, water and I stopped eating 3 hours before bed.

My first official weigh in is down 4.5 lbs for the week, that is huge for me I am usually a slow loser.

WOO HOO, I can do this.

Things I couldn't live without this week:

Sugar Free Jello
Sugar Free Fudgicles
Fruit: Blueberries, Cantalope, Apples, Bananas... I need sweet

What else has helped you survive this week?

Have a great Day...

 

[r3ngels]

Mel- thanks for the water tip... it has helped spreading it out. I actually am getting more water in.

Lisa- the mini crustless quiche recipie was wonderful. I made them this a.m.

 

[Good Ol Gal]

Ok.. I am joining in!!!! Thanks to ZerasPride, my first WISH-sis, who has convinced me to give this a go.

I am totally afraid that I won't be succesful... but I am going to knock those thoughts out of my head!!!!

I too am afraid of the no whites...Can I eat brown rice?

With 4 kids, mac&cheese is a staple!! I guess I will be making theirs and mine meals. Not to mention if DH doesn't have mashed potatoes he will die!!

I AM GOING TO DO IT!! I CAN DO IT!!!!

My starting weight this morning is 182.75. I am off to print out the "instructions" from Oprah's site. I am totally a list person.. I need something to check-off.

 

[sarahsmom73]

Today with the weekend behind me is day 1 in earnest! I did 67 minutes ( 5 miles on the treddie!)

 

[mshrm]

Welcome to the newbies! SO how are we all doing after the first week? I havent noticed the weighin on this thread, is that on another thread already? I lost a whole pound.(sigh) I blame all that water!!!

Im doing okay now without the breads and whitestuff and I think Im over the sugar withdrawl. I hope.

Lani thanks for all the great imput. Im going to try making the spagetti squash this week! IM not a great cook so this should be interesting. Im also going to try zuccini lasagna. Tonight I made 3 bean chili. Its full of vegetables and beans and the kids really liked it too.

Ive upped the walking to 2x a day and Im trying to go faster. I think im doing pretty good for someone who has not exercised much(ever).

Ive got lots to catch up around here and as soon as I clean the house tomorrow Im going to come here and read all the posts!

Week 1 done! Good luck all hope your all doing better than me and my 1lb!

 

[Zoesmama03]

I'm doing pretty good with water and exercise I did 260 minutes over the week.

Water needs a little boost to get up where I want it. I did stop eating at 7:30 all but 2 days. Sunday evening we played cards at my moms and I had some red hot cinammon candy after 7:30.

carbs I was pathetic and couldn't avoid them. This week gonna do better.