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I'm still on my SouthBeach bandwagon.... although I am not exercising like I should. My excuse is my life is too hectic right now (with my mom still in the hospital) but I need to find time to do something. Several coworkers and I have started doing "exercise breaks" where we power walk for about 10-15 minutes. That works well when I can do it, but as a trainer I am frequently in training classes so I miss out.
What was a challenge for me last week was eating enough! My weight lost slowed down a lot so I know I need to eat 3 meals every day!
What has worked for me with water is just playing a game with myself. I have a 45 minute commute each way and I drink at least 16 oz of water each way. Then, I must drink a 16 oz bottle before lunch, one with lunch (I usually don't finish the entire thing) and one after lunch. With what I drink with dinner I try to get in 100 oz a day!!
I was a 18 like RD and am now comfortably in 16. My intermediate goal is a size 14, but I hope to get back into a 12.
My sample daily meal is: (mind you, this is Phase 1 of the SouthBeach)
BREAKFAST
2 scrambled eggs w. green peppers and mushrooms (scrambled in PAM)
2 pcs of Canadian Bacon
water
LUNCH
large salad with grilled chicken (I buy the Louis Rich stuff that's already cut up), cheese, and tomato or "turkey rollups": turkey, dab of mayo, tomato, green pepper rolled up in 2 leaves of boston lettuce
sugar free jello
Crystal Lite
DINNER
some type of meat (usually grilled salmon, chicken, steak or pork chop--I've also had pulled barbecue pork with no sauce from a local resturant )
veggies
SNACKS
handful of almonds
string cheese
sugar free jello
fat free turkey cold-cut with cheese
When I do this right I am rarely hungry. I've just started to incorporate fruit back in my diet. I had a granny smith apple (small) as a snack earlier today.
RD, a question for you...What kind of bread do you use for your toast and sandwich? SouthBeach advocates whole grain breads, not the "fake" wheat bread or white bread that most of us buy. I don't have the book in front of me, but the author says that a piece of white bread is just like eating plain on sugar because of the refined flour. If you eat a denser bread (I like Pepridge Farms multi grain) the added fiber will help with your weight lost goals.
Also, what kind of fruit are you eating? Some fruits are much higher in sugar that others--for instance watermelon and pineapple are the worst, while berries (like blue berries and strawberrys) and apples are much better for you. Again, this is all according to Southbeach, so take it with a grain of salt!
Good luck!!
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