Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

Here’s a Southbeach diet breakfast recipe that I love to do, especially when I do not have a lot of time in the mornings but still want to eat healthy. This recipe is for Phase II but can be adapted to Phase II with a little imagination. It really won’t be hard.
Mix two Eggland’s [...]

Ever heard of The South Beach Diet. I came across this diet a few years ago. It was one of the most loved diets of celebrities when it comes to losing weight. It was more of a company providing you with the right food for a a week. You should pick up your food [...]

This delicious salad recipe has the best of everything when it comes to your health–it is low in fat grams and is packed with omega-3s making it good for your heart, your brains and even your abs!
You will need:
2 Salmon Fillets
1 tbsp. Dijon Mustard
1 tbsp. real maple syrup
3/4 cup quinoa grain (or rice may be [...]

I’ve bought many Southbeach prepared foods in the grocery store. I will give my review on those I’ve tried:
Southbeach whole wheat tortillas: I really like these. They are nice and hearty and fold well. Yummy. I buy these all the time
SB multigrain tortillas: These fall apart easily and I would only [...]

I am doing a modified version of the Southbeach diet. Many think its not possible to eat pasta on this diet, and that is purely low-carb. I say NO WAY. It’s not that unhealthy Adkins! Here’s how you could make yourself a bowl of pasta that is nutritious and has three [...]

I like making a bunch of these, putting them in the fridge and warming a couple on my way out the door. I highly suggest using silicon muffin pans as the quiches do not stick to the sides or the bottoms. Its nice to have quiches that just pop out easily.
In a large [...]

Tonight’s dinner was frito pie. I thought OH NO, I don’t want to fall off my “diet” already. I had to think of a way to make it healthier for myself. So, this is what I did:
Got a bowl and filled it with romaine lettuce and tomatoes. I added in pinto [...]

I am cooking my first meal right now that means I’m back on the South Beach Diet! I have some marinated lemon butter chicken sizzling on the stove while I’m snacking on fresh berries. Yes, berries should be introduced in Phase II but I’m making my own Phase since I’m breastfeeding. It’s [...]

I’m lucky in that I don’t really gain when I’m not “dieting”. I just stabalize. No, I’m not under 200lbs. I don’t know, I guess its just my mentality that I will not gain, so I don’t. BUT I’d rather be losing, so I’m going back on the Southbeach Diet. [...]

All these things make many of us cringe. Why can’t we indulge? Why do we have to avoid these while skinny minis eat toast and bagels and pizza and waffles like nothing? I love carbs, I’m not going to lie. But I have to watch what I’m eating!
I once was a [...]