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Originally Posted by Sharon
I was thinking of M & E for a few days to break my stall
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I'd do the same Sharon.....but not long term. I too, get bored quickly without alot of variety in my diet. I've used carb cycling to break out of stalls.
Leslie, I'm right there with you on the mashed cauliflower. I used to hate the stuff and now its one of my very favorites. I make it like garlic mashed
I obviously follow South Beach and I do alot of tweaking.
1-South Beach asks us to include beans/legumes twice a day, I don't do this as I eat hummus sometimes and chili sometimes but not all the time.
2-SB asks us to eat grains/starch 2-3 times a day in phase II, I ate them 2-3 times a week while still in weight loss mode. Now I eat whole grain crackers once or twice a day....whole grain bread as a treat once in a while.....dreamfields pasta once a week. Brown rice now instead of white.
3- I eat lots of veggies and I do not measure, I eat until I'm feeling satisfied.
4- I eat fruit 2-3 times a day.
5- I eat protein, obviously, lots of wild salmon, chicken breast is always in my fridge ready to eat, hard boiled eggs always ready to eat.
6- nuts and seeds once a twice a day and I do practice portion control.
7- yogurt each morning with a tbsp of flaxseed meal.
I try to avoid wheat and gluten as much as possible. I buy Ezekiel flourless bread. I've found these rice bran crackers that work for me.
I went out to eat last night ....chinese
I'm going to have to pay for that meal for the next couple of days from the increase I saw on the scale this morning.. It was worth it but I cannot eat that food all the time. But we have to live and be social!!!