Want to lose - help!

[getfitonsouthbeach]

Hello - I am almost done w/ my second week on the SouthBeach and I haven't lost very much if any. The first two days I was 4 lbs. lighter but have gained it back. I don't know what I am doing wrong, please help.



I may be eating too much fat, I have a few bags of peanuts, or nuts in general a day, they are addicting and I can never do the 15 the recommend.



My daily routine is



egg whites w/ chesse (low fat)



nuts - snack



lunch - salad w/ grilled chicken, peppers, oil and vinegar on the side



nuts - string chesse - snack



dinner- blk. beans w/ chicken,

or turkey and ham

or cottage chesse and something



dessert - low fat fudge bar w/ no added sugar ( i think they said this was ok)

sugar free jello - w/ south beach name on it.





A few other things, can I eat black beans? How much caffeine is too much? How bad is diet soda? Also, if I drink diet caffeine free, is that ok? I know caffeine is not good for the diet, please help. Most of you have amazing stories I want to win on this diet too!



Thanks!

[Rhalvahn]

Hey Get Fit! Welcome to the board. I'm doing Atkins, so my info will be a bit different than yours. But, for FYI - Black beans are delicious - but high in carbs.
Per Fitday:
One cup of black beans, boiled:
Total Carbohydrate 40.78g 14%
Dietary Fiber 14.96g

Peanuts (1 cup):
Total Carbohydrate 27.26g 9%
Dietary Fiber 13.25g

Might joining fitday.com - you can input ALL your food, and keep track of your actual fat/carbs/fiber, etc.

Good luck on your journey!
Rhalvahn

[Goddess]

hello.

i am not too familiar with south beach, but if you haven't gotten the book yet and read it, please do. that's always the first step.

and since you mention you're not losing...

1. how closely are you actually following the plan? you can't complain it doesn't work if you're not really following it.

2. avoid any processed foods as much as possible, even if it says "south beach" on it. sometimes, unfortunately, i believe marketing can interfere with what's really in people's best interested. but the prepackaged "speciality foods" like bars, anything with sugar alcohols in it, deserts and such are the number one cause of stalls that i see around here.

3. nuts are very, very high calorie. while you usually don't have to count calories with low carb, if you eat a lot of calories, it does create problems. if you believe you "cannot" control yourself, then don't buy the nuts to begin with.

4. make sure you're getting some phsycial activity... it helps a lot.

5. make sure you're drinking lots and lots of water! this alone can push someone from stalling back into losses.

good luck to you!

[getfitonsouthbeach]

Thanks for the help. I will cut out nuts, since I can't control how many I eat and stay away from sugar alcohol in anything. Even sugarless gum, I am such a muncher it is hard....what is the best thing for that? Any ideas?

[hdyhouse]

For a crunchy munch, try some celery with a little cream cheese. For a salty crunch, try some pork rinds, plain, hot, or BBQ depending on your taste. Other munches could include pepperoni slices, deviled eggs, or beef jerky. If I am not hungry but "want" something, a couple of stuffed olives works nicely.

[Glenda Bardgett]

Dear Get Fit,
I'm not to sure about the SB diet either. What do they recomend for your daily intake? I mean how many carbs? Sometimes the low-fat products have a lot more carbs. Check the labels. Is the SB diet both carb. and calorie restricted? That would be a real tough one for me. Being able to eat with out counting the calories is a God send for me. If I had to count them too I would go nuts.
Glenda