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South Beach Diet – Phase 1, Day 1

[ 4 ] December 8, 2008 | Phase 1 |

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After a day of pigging out, I started the day 1 of the diet. It started fine, but got really worse as the day went by. I had no idea first day was going to be like this! It wasn’t the diet that bothered me, food-wise it was pretty good! I was full the whole day, didn’t feel hungry at all. In fact I ate more than what I eat on a normal day, but divided into 5 meals. Normally I just have 2 meals per day.

It was the lack of caffeine that really got to me. I normally have at least 4 coffees per day, though I didn’t know I was so dependent on it. I had the worst headache of my life the whole day. I was craving for coffee so badly, but I got through it. Hopefully it will get better by tomorrow!

Anyway, here is the menu for Day 1.

Breakfast

  • An omelette with 1 egg, asparagus and mushrooms
  • 1 slice Canadian bacon
  • 1 cup decaf coffee

Morning Snack

  • 4 skewers of mini caprese salad

Recipe: Mix ¼ tsp balsamic vinegar, ¼ tsp extra virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste in a small container. Add 4 cherry tomatoes, 4 small cubes of skimmed mozzarella cheese and 4 basil leaves and shake well to get the dressing all over. Make 4 skewers by threading 1 cheese block, 1 basil leaf and a tomato each on cocktail picks or tooth picks.

Lunch

Recipe: Heat water in a pot with 1/2 tbsp salt. When the water is boiling, add whole trimmed green beans. After the water gets back to a full boil, cook for 2 minutes. Remove the beans and plunge it in a bowl filled with cold water and ice cubes.
Pound shallots, garlic and whole red chilies in a mortar and pestle to form a coarse paste.
Heat 1/4 tsp olive oil in a pan, and add the spice paste. Season with salt. Stir fry till fragrant.
Add the drained beans and saute till the beans are coated with the paste, and heated through.

Evening Snack

  • 15 whole almonds
  • 1 cup decaf coffee
  • Little bit of the leftover baked salmon and beans from lunch

Dinner

  • Chicken Kabobs in a yogurt + lemon juice + jalapeno + ginger + garlic + coriander marinade
  • Salad with Mixed greens + sliced baby cucumbers + cherry tomatoes in a balsamic vinegar + extra virgin olive oil + lemon juice dressing

Isn’t that a lot of food? I am supposed to lose weight on this diet? Hard to believe, but I just have to wait and see, I guess!

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  1. nags says:
    December 22, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    yeah! that does seem like a lot of food, and i am missing a lot of groceries too, not to mention i dont cook meat and fish at home.. toughie!

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  2. Ashamary says:
    December 26, 2008 at 4:44 am

    Hi,

    Yeah, it seems like a lot of food, but the hidden trick here is all those foods of lower-calorie-density … the vast quantities of greens, salads, fruits and boiled/steamed veggies with moderate amounts of lean meat. :-) That way, one wont be tempted to pig on carbs (though speaking for myself, I really missed the usual amount of carbs that I had … my carb intake was curbed a lot and that made me mad!), but I guess the whole dietary regime thing is personalised for each.

    I’ve just come off a diet and exercise routine … was a little tired of following a regimen in food!! will try and get back on it post-New Year’s. :-)

    Ciao,
    Asha

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  3. Soma says:
    January 6, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    this is diet… but the reading it is making me really hungry LOL… I like this kind of non messy food:-)I really do not mind this kind of dieting.

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  4. zeb says:
    January 28, 2009 at 8:44 am

    Hi sig, me again. Started the south beach diet today. And do u think semolina can be used in phase 1?

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