This is where I’m tracking my progress on the South Beach Diet (click here for a brief description). I weighed 152.0 pounds to start and my goal is 140.0 pounds and a healthier me.
Phase One
Day 1
Weight: 152.0
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 2 slices turkey bacon
Lunch: Southwest soup (chicken broth, pork, black beans, salsa, sour cream, corn, Tabasco)
Dinner: Salad (Romaine, cucumbers, tomatoes, peanuts, sugar snap peas, olive oil, vinegar)
Snacks: Sugar-free strawberry jello, peanuts
Day 2
Weight: 150.5
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, ham, tomato
Lunch: Chicken salad (Romaine, grilled chicken, cashews, olives, cucumbers, egg, Italian vinaigrette)
Dinner: Southwest soup (chicken broth, pork, black beans, salsa, sour cream, corn, Tabasco)
Snacks: 2 sugar-free popsicles, 2 turkey slices, sugar snap peas, mozzarella, cottage cheese
Day 3
Weight: 149.0
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 2 slices turkey bacon
Lunch: Stir fry (fried tofu, sugar snap peas, zucchini, onions, soy sauce, ginger, chicken broth)
Dinner: McDonald’s Southwest Salad (lettuce, corn, black beans, tomato, cheese, lime vinaigrette)
Snacks: Sugar-free strawberry jello, light whipped cream
Cottage cheese, peanuts, cucumbers, tomatoes
Day 4
Weight: 149.5
Breakfast: Omelette (2 eggs, tomatoes, ham, mozzarella)
Lunch: Salad (romaine, red cabbage, mozzarella, olive oil, vinegar), fried tofu (with olive oil & dill), steamed cauliflower
Dinner: 1 Turkey slice, cottage cheese, sugar snap peas, parmesan crisps
Snacks: Sugar-free strawberry jello, light whipped cream, Sugar-free popsicle, Peanuts
Day 5
Weight: 148.5
Breakfast: 2 Fried eggs, 1 slice ham
Lunch: Grilled zucchini, garbanzo beans
Dinner: Chicken, Salad (romaine, parmesan, Italian vinaigrette), tomato basil soup
Snacks: Cottage cheese
Day 6
Weight: 148.5
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 1 slice ham
Lunch: McDonald’s Asian Salad (lettuce, chicken, snow peas, soy beans, almonds, low-fat sesame ginger dressing)
Dinner: Baja Salad (grilled chicken, black beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, tomatillo sauce)
Snacks: Cashews, cottage cheese, mozzarella, soy milk
Day 7
Weight: 147.0
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with mozzarella cheese
Lunch: Turkey roll-ups, cottage cheese, string cheese, sugar-snap peas
Dinner: Grilled chicken, spring salad (Romaine, tomatoes, peanuts, olives, cucumbers, olive oil & vinegar)
Snacks: Sugar-free popsicle, peanut butter, celery sticks
Day 8
Weight:146.5
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 1 slice ham
Lunch: Turkey roll-ups, hummus, cucumbers, mozzarella cheese
Dinner: Grilled salmon, Romaine & spinach salad with balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks: Gelato (so bad, I know!), peanut butter, celery sticks
Day 9
Weight: 146.0
Breakfast: Omelette (2 eggs, tomatoes, ham, mozzarella, hummus)
Lunch: Cottage cheese, celery sticks, cashews
Dinner: Greek salad (Romaine, grilled chicken, cucumbers, olives, green peppers, Tzatziki, feta, vinaigrette)
Snacks: Cucumbers, string cheese, almonds, Crystal Light
Day 10
Weight:146.5
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, grilled ham
Lunch: Southwest soup (chicken broth, pork, black beans, salsa, sour cream, corn, Tabasco)
Dinner: Rio Salad (Romaine, homemade salsa, cilantro, shredded barbecued pork, black beans, ranch dressing)
Snacks: Cottage cheese
Day 11
Weight: 147.0
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, tomatoes, ham, mozzarella
Lunch:Tuna salad (tuna, chopped almonds, light mayo, mustard, cilantro, lemon juice), sugar-snap peas, hummus
Dinner: Shredded pork, V8, sugar-snap peas, cottage cheese
Snacks: String cheese, Diet Dr. Pepper, Sugar-free fudgsicle
Day 12
Weight: 145.5
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs
Lunch: Salmon, Edamame, Almonds
Dinner: Greek salad (Romaine, grilled chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, olives, green peppers, Tzatziki, feta, vinaigrette)
Snacks: Sugar-free Creamsicle, V8, string cheese
Day 13
Weight: 144.0
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 2 slices turkey bacon
Lunch: Turkey roll-ups, hummus, cottage cheese, sugar-snap peas
Dinner: Grilled chicken, Romaine, tomato, mozzarella salad with balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks: Peanut butter, celery sticks, string cheese
Day 14
Weight: 143.5
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with mozzarella cheese
Lunch: Turkey roll-ups, string cheese, cashews
Dinner: Grilled chicken, grilled peppers and onions, black beans
Snacks: Sugar-free popsicle, cottage cheese
Although it took me longer than Phase One, I continued to Phase Two and not only reached, but surpassed my original goal. Go me!