Midway through South Beach Diet....

OK. I cheated on Sunday. Or more so over the weekend. Not a good sign. But determined not to give up in the middle and to see this Phase 1 through to completion.

On Saturday we attended Satya Narayana Puja at a friend's place resulting in a bit of cheating. Had a cup of rice alongside sambhar, vegetables, curd etc. That was not bad. But on Sunday which happened to be Karthigai Deepam hogged on 2 Puris with channa, rice with rasam and cabbage and tomato pulao. And tempted with sweets a friend brought from India ended up eating a badhusha and 2 unniappams made for Karthigai deepam. So a lot of cheating in one day ;-)

Weighing machine shows me at 157 lbs which is good news!

Sunday's menu:
Moong dhal dosa
Unniappam, pori urundai(for karthigai Deepam)
Tomato pulao, raita, rice, rasam, cabbage thoran, vaazhaka fry
Badsha, tea
Moong dhal dosa

Monday's menu:
Omelette with eggs/onions
Leftover quinoa, moog dhal with methi leaves, raita, pickle
Broken wheat, urad, whole moong dhal kanji with brinjal pepper kootu, kovakkai fry

Tuesday's menu:
Chickpea sundal
Leftover Broken wheat, urad, whole moong dhal kanji with brinjal pepper kootu, Yu Choy in tamarind sauce
quinoa, winged bean salad, rasam, fuzzy melon kootu, eggplant in garlic and red pepper

South Beach Diet again!

Okay, so I have fallen off the wagon and determined to lose those extra 20 lbs that seem to have creeped in since August 2012. The solution that comes to  mind first - Exercise! However I have not been able to do justice to that. think. Think. Think. Voila! South Beach Diet! Now with the added challenge of doing it vegetarian! Thanks to Google found a list of vegetarian options besides salads and soups that make up a carb-free Phase 1 menu. Long list of shopping done in the Indian store for veggies, beans and lentils. Another big shopping in the Asian store for vegetables and greens. (Some fun new items - wait till I post on them) So this is Day 1 of South Beach Diet - Take 2.

Day 1:
1 cup coffee with1 tsp  sugar (Cheating!)
Breakfast: 2 eggs with onions, green chilles, red peppers, broccoli, salt and pepper
Morning snacks: 1 cucumber
Lunch: Cabbage soup with cabbage, zuchinni, leeks, green onions, mushroom and lots and lots of tomatoes
Afternoon snack: 10  almonds
Late evening snack: Tea with 1% milk and sugar substitute
Dinner: Horse gram sundal tempered with ginger, green chillies, (coriander seeds, red chilly) – roasted and ground. Adai with coconut thogaiyal. Have  more soup if u feel inclined.
Late night snack: 8oz warm milk