Name.........4/27.........5/4.........5/11.........5/18.........5/24........5/31
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana....249.0
betharoo0...144(4/29)
charran.......197.8
BmarieB.......149.2
donnaliz67....240.0
jamlam.........161.5
Judy............152
MammaD10....178
Mandi...........173
med234.........174
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8


Happy May, SBDers!!!

Welcome to our SBD daily check in and weigh in.
The next 2 posts have the food lists and meal plan charts for phase I and II. Please use them to learn to eat this way.
I highly recommend printing them up and have them handy for food shopping amd meal prep.

A couple of names have dropped off the list due to no weighin during April. If anyone new wants to join, or oldies wish to return, please add your name and stats in alphabetical order. Thanks!!

SBD Phase I food list and Meal Plan Chart

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SBD Phase I food list
BEEF Lean* cuts, such as:
Bottom Round
Eye of Round
Flank Steak
Ground beef:
# Extra Lean (96/4) -- Deleted
# Lean (92/8 ) -- Deleted
# Sirloin (90/10) -- Deleted
Extra lean -- Added
Lean Sirloin -- Added
London Broil
Pastrami, lean
Sirloin Steak
T-bone
Tenderloin (filet mignon) (common name for tenderloin steaks)
Top Loin
Top Round

* Lean meat has, per 100 gram portion, 10 grams or less of total fat and 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat.

POULTRY (SKINLESS)

Cornish hen
Ground breast of chicken
Ground breast of turkey
Low-fat turkey sausage (3-6 grams of fat per 60 gram serving) Removed limit/recommendation: can be eaten as an occasional treat (approximately once/week)
Turkey bacon Removed limit/recommendation: (2 slices per day)
Turkey and chicken breast

SEAFOOD

All types of fish and shellfish Added: (limit those high in mecury and other contaminants such as swordfish, tilefish, shark and albacore/white tuna-use light tuna instead.)
Water-packed tuna and other canned fish
Salmon roe
Sashimi

PORK

Boiled ham
Canadian bacon
Loin Added specifcs of chop or roast
Tenderloin

VEAL

Chop
Cutlet, leg
Top round

LAMB (Remove all visible fat)

Center Cut
Chop
Loin

GAME MEATS (Added new section)
Buffalo
Elk
Ostrich
Venison

LUNCHMEAT

Fat-free or low-fat only
Boiled ham
Deli sliced turkey breast
Steamship roast beef
Smoked ham

MEAT SUBSTITUTES (SOY BASED)

Unless otherwise stated, look for products that have 6 grams of fat or less per 2-3 ounce serving
Bacon - Limit to 2 slices per day - Deleted
Burger - Deleted
Chicken, unbreaded - Deleted
Hot Dogs - Deleted
Soy Bacon - Added
Soy Burger - Added
Soy Chicken unbreaded - Added
Soy hot dogs - Added
Sausage Patties and Links Limit removed: Limit 1 patty or 2 links per day
Seiten
Soy Crumbles - 1/4 cup (2 oz) suggested serving
Soy Nuts - 1/4 cup for a protein snack is suggested serving - Deleted (But note that 1/4 cup roasted edamame is added to the nut category)
Tempeh 1/4 cup suggested serving
Tofu All varieties, 1/2 cup suggested serving
Yuba (Bean Curd or Sheet)

CHEESE (FAT-FREE OR LOW-FAT)

Look for varieties that have 6 grams of fat or less/ounce
American
Cheddar
Cottage cheese, 1-2% or fat-free
Cream cheese substitute, dairy-free - Deleted
Feta
Mozzarella
Parmesan
Part-skim Ricotta
Part-skim String
Provolone
Swiss

EGGS

The use of whole eggs is not limited unless otherwise directed by your doctor. Use egg whites and egg substitute as desired.

MILK/DAIRY

(2 cups allowed daily, including yogurt)
Low-fat milk (fat-free and 1%)
Fat-free 1/2 & 1/2 (less than 2 tablespoons)
Low-fat plain, vanilla, or sucralose-containing soy milk (4 grams of fat or less per 8 ounce serving). Be sure the product does not contain high fructose corn syrup
1% or fat-free buttermilk
Fat-free plain yogurt
Greek Yogurt nonfat - Added


BEANS/LEGUMES

(Start with 1/3 - 1/2 cup serving)
Adzuki Beans
Black Beans
Black-eyed peas
Broad Beans
Butter Beans
Cannellini Beans
Chickpeas or Garbanzo
Edamame
Great Northern Beans
Italian Beans
Kidney Beans
Lentils
Lima Beans
Mung Beans
Navy Beans
Pigeon Peas
Pinto Beans
Refried beans fat free canned - Added
Soy Beans (also known as edamame)
Split Peas
White Beans


VEGETABLES

(May use fresh, frozen or canned without added sugar)
Artichokes
Artichoke hearts - Added
Arugula
Asparagus
Broccoli
Broccoli rabe - Added
Broccoli sprouts - Added
Bok Choy
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Capers
Cauliflower
Celery
Chayote
Chicory - Deleted
Collard Greens
Cucumbers
Daikon radish - Added
Eggplant
Endive
Escarole - Added
Fennel
Fiddlehead ferns - Added
Garlic
Grape leaves - Added
Green Beans
Hearts of palm
Jicama
Kale
Kohlrabi - Added
Leeks
Lettuce (All varieties)
Mushrooms (All varieties)
Mustard Greens
Nopales - Deleted
Okra
Onions
Parsley
Pepperoncini - Added
Peppers (All varieties)
Pickles - Dill or artificially sweetened
Pimientos - Added
Radicchio
Radishes (All varieties)
Rhubarb
Sauerkraut
Scallions
Sea Vegetables (seaweed, nori)
Shallots - Added
Snap Peas
Snow peas
Spinach
Sprouts
Squash, Spaghetti
Squash, Summer
# Yellow
# Zucchini
Swiss Chard
Tomato
Tomato Juice
Turnip Greens
Vegetable Juice Cocktail
Water Chestnuts
Watercress
Wax Beans
Zucchini


NUTS AND SEEDS

(Limit to one serving per day as specified. Dry roasted recommended.)
Almonds - 15
Brazil Nuts - 4
Cashews - 15
Edamame, dry roasted - 1/4 cup - Added
Filberts -25 - Added
Flax Seed - 3 TBS (1 oz)
Hazelnuts -25 - Added
Macadamia - 8
Peanut Butter, Natural, and other nut butters - 2 TBS
Peanuts, 20 small (May use dry roasted or boiled)
Pecans - 15
Pine Nuts (Pignolia) - 1 ounce
Pistachios - 30
Pumpkin Seeds - 3 TBS (1 oz)
Sesame Seeds - 3 TBS (1 oz)
Soy Nuts - 1/4 cup
Sunflower Seeds - 3 TBS (1 oz)
Walnuts - 15


FATS/OILS

The following monounsaturated oils are recommended to be consumed daily:
Oil, canola
Oil, olive
Other Oil Choices that may be chosen (Polyunsaturated or a blend of Monounsaturated):
Corn
Enova - Deleted
Flax
Grapeseed
Peanut
Safflower
Sesame
Soybean
Sunflower
Other Fat Choices:
Avocado - 1/3 whole = 1 TBS oil
Guacamole - 1/2 cup = 1 TBS oil
Margarine - Chose those that do not contain Trans Fatty Acids such as Fleishmann's Premium Olive Oil or Smart Balance
Mayonnaise - Regular - 1 TBS
Mayonnaise - Low Fat - 2 TBS (avoid varieties made with high fructose corn syrup)
Olives (Green or Ripe) 15 = 1/2 TBS oil
Salad Dressing - 2 TBS. Use those that contain 3 grams of sugar or less per 2 TBS. Best choices contain canola or olive oil. Low carb salad dressings may also be used if they meet these guidelines.


SEASONINGS AND CONDIMENTS

All spices that contain no added sugar
Broth
Coconut Milk -Light - Added
Espresso powder
Extracts (almond, vanilla, or others)
Horseradish sauce
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spray - Deleted
Lemon Juice
Lime Juice
Pepper (black, cayenne, red, white)
Salsa (check labels for added sugar)
Use the following toppings and sauces sparingly (check labels for added sugar and MSG)
Cream Cheese, fat-free or light - 2 TBS
Hot Sauce
Low carb condiments, as long as they meet South Beach guidelines (have no added fat and are sugar-free/contain no added sugar)
Miso - 1/2 TBS
Shoyu - 1/2 TBS
Sour Cream, light and reduced-fat - 2 TBS
Soy Sauce - 1/2 TBS
Steak Sauce - 1/2 TBS
Tamari
Worcestershire Sauce - 1 TBS
Whipped Topping, Light or Fat-Free - 2 TBS

SWEET TREATS (Limit to 75 - 100 calories per day)

Sweet treats are items that contain sugar alcohols, such as:
Candies, hard, sugar-free
Chocolate powder, no-added-sugar
Cocoa powder, baking type
Chocolate syrup sugar free - Added
Fudgsicles, no sugar added
Gelatin, sugar-free
Gum, sugar-free
James and jellies, sugar-free
Popsicles, sugar-free
Syrups, sugar-free
Some Sugar Free Products may be made with sugar alcohols (isomalt, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol or xylitol) and are permitted on the SBD. They may have associated side effects of GI distress (abdominal pain, diarrhea & gas) if consumed in excessive amounts.


SUGAR SUBSTITUTES

Acesulfame K
Fructose (needs to be counted as Sweet Treats, Caloric Limit)
Nutrasweet (Equal)
Saccharin (Sweet & Low)
Sucralose (Splenda)


BEVERAGES

Decaf Coffee and Tea
Diet, decaffeinated, sugar-free sodas and drinks
Herbal teas (peppermint, chamomile, etc.)
Milk (1% or fat-free) and soymilk (low-fat plain). See MILK/DAIRY.
Sugar-free powdered drink mixes
Vegetable Juice
Tomato Juice - Added
Deleted: Note: caffeinated coffee or diet sodas with caffeine added are allowed, but limited to 1 - 2 servings per day

Phase 1 Foods to Avoid


BEEF
Brisket
Jerky, unless homemade without sugar
Liver
Prime rib
Rib steak
Skirt steak


POULTRY
Chicken, wings and legs
Duck
Goose
Turkey, dark meat (including wings and thighs)


PORK
Bacon
Honey-baked ham
Pork rinds


VEAL
Breast


DAIRY
Ice cream
Milk, 2% or whole
Soymilk, whole
Yogurt, cup-style and frozen


CHEESE
Full-fat

FRUIT
Avoid all fruits and fruit juices on Phase 1.




VEGETABLES
Beets
Carrots
Corn
Green peas
Potatoes, sweet
Potatoes, white
Pumpkin
Squash, winter
Turnips (root)
Yams


STARCHES AND CARBS
Avoid all starchy food in Phase 1, including:

Bread, all types
Cereal, all types
Croutons, all types
Matzo
Oatmeal
Pasta, all types
Pastries and baked goods, all types
Rice, all types


CONDIMENTS
Cocktail sauce
Ketchup


BEVERAGES
Alcohol of any kind, including beer and wine
Fruit juice, all types
Milk, full-fat and 2%
Powdered drink mixes containing sugar
Soda and other drinks containing sugar
Soymilk with more than 4 g fat per 8 oz. serving
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SBD Meal Plan Chart
How To Adapt Your Meal Plan- Phase I

The South Beach Diet? is designed so that you can easily swap meals and ingredients. If you don't like eggs for breakfast, have low-fat cottage cheese or lean meat instead. Not a fish lover? Then choose lean beef or poultry. In Phase 1 of the diet, you can eat as many proteins and vegetables as you like, plus fats like olive oil. Fruit and starches aren't allowed until Phase 2. Here's a look at some general eating guidelines. For specific food choices, check out the Phase 1 Foods to Enjoy & Avoid list.

BREAKFAST
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 2 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.

Vegetables: Minimum 1/2 cup or 6-8 oz. tomato or vegetable juice.

Fruit: None

Starch: None

Milk/Dairy: 2 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)

Fat: 1 tsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine, or oil (optional)



SNACK
Snacks are required. Choose a protein, vegetable, fat-free plain yogurt, or nuts/seeds. A snack that combines protein (1 oz.) and vegetables is encouraged.

LUNCH
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 3 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.

Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups.
We encourage you to include a serving of beans (1/3-1/2 cup) as part of your vegetables.


Fruit: None

Starch: None

Milk/Dairy: 2 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)

Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine or oil, or 2 Tbsp salad dressing



SNACK
Snacks are required. Choose a protein, vegetable, fat-free plain yogurt, or nuts/seeds. A snack that combines protein (1 oz.) and vegetables is encouraged.

DINNER
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 3 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.

Vegetables:Minimum 2 cups.
We encourage you to include a serving of beans (1/3-1/2 cup) as part of your vegetables.

Fruit: None

Starch: None

Milk/Dairy: 2 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)

Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine or oil, or 2 Tbsp salad dressing



DESSERT / EVENING SNACK
Desserts are optional. Enjoy some of your Sweet Treat allowance, a dessert, or any of the snack choices.

SWEET TREATS
Sweet Treats are products that contain sugar alcohols. You can enjoy them throughout the day to satisfy your sweet tooth ? just limit yourself to roughly 75 calories worth per day to avoid any GI distress.
See a list of Sweet Treat options here

BEVERAGES
Diet, decaffeinated, sugar-free drinks are not limited. You can enjoy caffeinated coffee or diet sodas with caffeine added, but limit to 1 - 2 servings per day.

Phase II food lists
Foods you can reintroduce
to your diet

BEEF
All hot dogs (beef, pork, poultry, soy) can be enjoyed occasionally (once a week) if they are at least 97% fat free (3-6 g of fat per serving)


FRUIT (Start with one daily serving, gradually increase to 3 total servings daily)
Apples - 1 small or 5 dried rings
Apricots - 4 fresh or 7 dried
Banana—1 medium (4 oz.)
Berries, all - 3/4 cup
Cactus Pear Fruit (Prickly Pear)—1
Cantaloupe - 1/4, or 1 cup diced
Cherries - 12
Grapefruit - 1/2
Grapes - 15
Kiwifruit - 1
Mangoes - 1/2 medium (4 oz.)
Oranges - 1 medium
Papaya - 1 small (4 oz.)
Peaches - 1 medium
Pears - 1 medium
Plums - 2
Prunes - 4
Tangerines - 2


MILK/DAIRY
(2-3 cups allowed daily, including yogurt)
Yogurt

4 oz. per day (artificially sweetened low-fat or nonfat flavored yogurt; avoid varieties that contain high-fructose corn syrup)



WHOLE GRAINS AND STARCHY VEGETABLES
Start with one serving daily, gradually increasing to up to three or four servings daily. Unless otherwise stated, choose wholegrain products that have 3 g or more of fiber per serving.

Bagels, small, whole grain - 1/2 (1 oz.)
Barley - 1/2 cup cooked
Bread - 1 slice (1 oz.)

homemade breads made
with whole grains
(buckwheat, whole wheat,
spelt, whole oats, bran, rye)
multigrain
oat and bran
rye
sprouted grain
whole wheat

Buckwheat - 1/2 cup cooked
Calabaza - 3/4 cup

(considered a starchy vegetable; count as a starch/grain serving)

Cassava - 1/4 cup

(considered a starchy vegetable; count as a starch/grain serving)

Cereal

Hot - (choose whole-grain and slow-cooking varieties, not instant)
Cereal Cold - (choose low-sugar with 5 g or more of fiber per serving)
Couscous, whole-wheat or Israeli - 1/2 cup cooked
Crackers, whole grain with 3 grams of fiber or more per ounce and no trans fats
English muffins, whole grain - 1/2, or 1 oz.
(most contain 2.5 grams of fiber per half a muffin—varieties varieties with 3 grams of fiber are the best choice.)

Farro - 1/2 cup cooked

Green Peas - 1/2 cup

(considered a starchy vegetable; count as a starch/grain serving)

Muffins, bran - 1 small, homemade

sugar-free (no raisins)

Pasta

Whole wheat - 1/2 cup cooked (3 grams of fiber or more per 1/2 cup)
Soy - 1/2 cup cooked (3 grams of fiber or more per 1/2 cup)
Pita - 1/2, or 1 oz.

stone-ground
whole wheat
(most contain 2.5 grams of fiber—varieties with 3 grams of fiber are the best choice.)
Popcorn, 3 cups popped

Air popped
Microwave, plain, no trans fats
Cooked stove-top with canola oil

Potato, sweet, 1 small

(considered a starchy vegetable; count as a starch/grain serving)

Pumpkin - 3/4 cup

(considered a starchy vegetable; count as a starch/grain serving)

Quinoa, 1/2 cup cooked
Rice - 1/2 cup cooked

basmati
brown, regular, converted, or parboiled
wild

Rice noodles - 1/2 cup cooked
Soba noodles - 3/4 cup cooked
Taro - 1/3 cup

(considered a starchy vegetable; count as a starch/grain serving)

Tortillas, 100% whole grain, 3 grams of fiber or more per ounce, no trans fats - 1 small
Winter squash - 3/4 cup

(considered a starchy vegetable; count as a starch/grain serving)

Yams, 1 small

(considered a starchy vegetable; count as a starch/grain serving)



VEGETABLES
Carrots —1/2 cup
Peas, green —1/2 cup


OCCASIONAL TREATS
Chocolate (limited)

bittersweet dark
semisweet dark



SWEET TREATS
Pudding, fat-free and sugar-free (1 serving per day)


BEVERAGES
Wine (1 - 2 glasses daily with or after meals)

Foods to avoid or eat rarely

STARCHES AND BREADS
Bagel, refined wheat
Bread

refined wheat
white

Cookies
Cornflakes
Matzo (exception: whole wheat varieties, which are allowed)
Pasta, white flour
Potatoes

baked, white
instant

Rice cakes
Rice

white
jasmine
sticky

Rolls, dinner


VEGETABLES
Beets
Corn
Potatoes, white


FRUIT
Canned fruit, in heavy syrup
Fruit juice
Pineapple
Raisins
Watermelon


MISCELLANEOUS
Honey
Ice cream
Jam
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SBD Phase II Meal Plan Chart

How to adapt your meal plan - Phase 2

In Phase 2, you'll gradually begin to reintroduce healthy carbohydrates into your diet. Here's how to do it: Week one and two: Add in two good carb choices daily. We suggest you reintroduce fruit at lunch, dinner, or as a snack, but it's not the best choice first thing in the morning at breakfast. We recommend a high-fiber cereal for breakfast. Week three and four: move to four good carbs choices daily: 1-2 fruits and 1-2 starches. Read more advice on reintroducing carbs here. Want specific food choices? You can now eat anything from the Phase 1 Foods to Enjoy list as well as items from the Phase 2 Foods to Reintroduce list.

BREAKFAST
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 2 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.
vegetables:Minimum 1/2 cup or 6-8 oz. tomato or vegetable juice.
fruit: 1 fruit serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 3 total servings for the day.
starch:1 starch serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 2 or 3 total servings for the day.
Milk/Dairy:2-3 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)
Fat: 1 tsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine, or oil (optional)


LUNCH
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 3 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.
vegetables: Minimum 2 cups.
We encourage you to include a serving of beans (1/3-1/2 cup) as part of your vegetables.

fruit:1 fruit serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 3 total servings for the day.
starch:1 starch serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 2 or 3 total servings for the day.
milk/dairy: 2-3 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)
Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine or oil, or 2 Tbsp salad dressing


DINNER
Protein: Quantity is not limited. Start with a 3 oz. portion, eat slowly, go back for seconds if still hungry.
vegetables: Minimum 2 cups.
We encourage you to include a serving of beans (1/3-1/2 cup) as part of your vegetables.

fruit: 1 fruit serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 3 total servings for the day.
starch: 1 starch serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 2 or 3 total servings for the day.
milk/dairy: 2-3 cups allowed daily (including yogurt)
Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise, trans-free margarine or oil, or 2 Tbsp salad dressing


SNACKS AND DESSERT
Snacks and dessert are optional. Choose a protein, vegetable, fat-free plain yogurt, artificially sweetened non-fat flavored yogurt, nuts/seeds, or some of your Sweet Treat allowance. A snack that combines protein (1 oz.) and vegetables is encouraged.

SWEET TREATS
Sweet Treats are products that contain sugar alcohols. You can enjoy them throughout the day to satisfy your sweet tooth ? just limit yourself to roughly 75 calories worth per day to avoid any GI distress.
See a list of Sweet Treat options here

BEVERAGES
Diet, decaffeinated, sugar-free drinks are not limited. You can enjoy caffeinated coffee or diet sodas with caffeine added, but limit to 1 - 2 servings per day.

Name............4/27.........5/4............5/11............5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana......249.0
betharoo0.....144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0
jamlam...........161.5
Judy..............152
MammaD10......178
Mandi.............173
med234...........174
mecherose.......143
niknak.............177
Renee.............140.6
skippie.............221
Wnabthin.........204.8

Oops! I got the last date wrong and had to fix it.

Crave Man- The End of Overeating by David Kessler

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Crave Man
David Kessler Knew That Some Foods Are Hard to Resist; Now He Knows Why


He went in the middle of the night, long after the last employee had locked up the Chili's Grill and Bar. He'd steer his car around the back, check to make sure no one was around and then quietly approach the dumpster.

If anyone noticed the man foraging through the trash, they would have assumed he was a vagrant. Except he was wearing black dress slacks and padded gardening gloves. "I'm surprised he didn't wear a tie," his wife said dryly.

The high-octane career path of David A. Kessler, the Harvard-trained doctor, lawyer, medical school dean and former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration had come to this: nocturnal dumpster diving. Sometimes, he would just reach in. Other times, he would climb in.

It took many of these forays until Kessler emerged with his prize: ingredient labels affixed to empty cardboard boxes that spelled out the fats, salt and sugar used to make the Southwestern Eggrolls, Boneless Shanghai Wings and other dishes served by the nation's second-largest restaurant chain.

Kessler was on a mission to understand a problem that has vexed him since childhood: why he can't resist certain foods.

His resulting theory, described in his new book, "The End of Overeating," is startling. Foods high in fat, salt and sugar alter the brain's chemistry in ways that compel people to overeat. "Much of the scientific research around overeating has been physiology -- what's going on in our body," he said. "The real question is what's going on in our brain."

The ingredient labels gave Kessler information the restaurant chain declined to provide when he asked for it. At the FDA, Kessler pushed through nutritional labels on foods sold through retail outlets but stopped short of requiring the same for restaurants. Yet if suppliers ship across state lines, as suppliers for Chili's do, the ingredients must be printed on the box. That is what led Kessler, one of the nation's leading public health figures, to hang around dumpsters across California.

The labels showed the foods were bathed in salt, fat and sugars, beyond what a diner might expect by reading the menu, Kessler said. The ingredient list for Southwestern Eggrolls mentioned salt eight different times; sugars showed up five times. The "egg rolls," which are deep-fried in fat, contain chicken that has been chopped up like meatloaf to give it a "melt in the mouth" quality that also makes it faster to eat. By the time a diner has finished this appetizer, she has consumed 910 calories, 57 grams of fat and 1,960 milligrams of sodium.

Instead of satisfying hunger, the salt-fat-sugar combination will stimulate that diner's brain to crave more, Kessler said. For many, the come-on offered by Lay's Potato Chips -- "Betcha can't eat just one" -- is scientifically accurate. And the food industry manipulates this neurological response, designing foods to induce people to eat more than they should or even want, Kessler found.

His theory, born out in a growing body of scientific research, has implications not just for the increasing number of Americans struggling with obesity but for health providers and policymakers.

"The challenge is how do we explain to America what's going on -- how do we break through and help people understand how their brains have been captured?" he said.

Kessler is best remembered for his investigation of the tobacco industry and attempts to place it under federal regulation while he was FDA commissioner from 1990 to 1997. Although he was appointed by George H.W. Bush, Kessler became popular among Democrats for his tough regulatory stance. He got the nickname "Eliot Knessler" after he authorized the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota to seize a large quantity of Citrus Hill Fresh Choice orange juice in 1991 because it was labeled "fresh" when it was, in fact, partially processed. After he was elected in 1992, President Bill Clinton asked Kessler to continue to run the FDA.

more at link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...9042602711.html

please read this article about this new book. I think that this is a powerful approach as it was mine as I lost my weight and is still as I keep it off. Lets talk about this. You can see other comments about this in the thread itself in the research area.....http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=395301
Judy

Name............4/27..........5/4............5/11...........5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana.......249.0
betharoo0......144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0
jamlam...........161.5
Judy..............152..........151.4
MammaD10.....178
Mandi............173
med234.........174
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8

Name............4/27..........5/4............5/11...........5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana.......249.0
betharoo0......144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0........238.8
jamlam...........161.5
Judy..............152..........151.4
MammaD10.....178
Mandi............173
med234.........174
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8

Wanted to wish Everyone a great day hope you all have a wonderful start to your week.
The batteries died in the scales over the weekend, so need pick some up today. I'll weigh in tomorrow.

Working my way back.


Name............4/27..........5/4............5/11...........5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana.......249.0
betharoo0......144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0........238.8
jamlam...........161.5
Judy..............152..........151.4
MammaD10.....178
Mandi............173
med234.........174
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8

I've been eating terribly lately. I need to reign it in... I'm just struggling and I'm not sure why. At least I'm not gaining, but it sure would be nice to drop a few. I think I'm just stressed with trying to graduate that cooking and shopping for the right things seems too hard. I know I'm being whiney about it, but, this week, I'm going to focus.


Name............4/27..........5/4............5/11...........5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana.......249.0........248.0
betharoo0......144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0........238.8
jamlam...........161.5
Judy..............152..........151.4
MammaD10.....178
Mandi............173
med234.........174
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8

Name............4/27..........5/4............5/11...........5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana.......249.0........248.0
betharoo0......144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0........238.8
jamlam...........161.5.........159
Judy..............152..........151.4
MammaD10.....178
Mandi............173
med234.........174
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8

Name............4/27..........5/4............5/11...........5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana.......249.0........248.0
betharoo0......144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0........238.8
jamlam...........161.5.........159
Judy..............152..........151.4
MammaD10.....178
Mandi............173
med234.........174
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8


I hope everyone had a good weekend!

Just a lil update, since it's still early in the week...
I WAS down at 237.6 before the weekend, then had a slight water-weight gain, but that's gone now and I'm back to 237.4. I am getting past my old low for SURE this week!!

Name............4/27..........5/4............5/11...........5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana.......249.0........248.0
betharoo0......144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0........237.4
jamlam...........161.5.........159
Judy..............152..........151.4
MammaD10.....178
Mandi............173
med234.........174
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8

Name............4/27..........5/4............5/11...........5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana.......249.0........248.0
betharoo0......144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0........237.4
jamlam...........161.5.........159
Judy..............152..........151.4
MammaD10.....178
Mandi............173
med234.........174...........175
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8

Not sure how to do thia because I am new. <=My name is Julia and I weigh 196lb 5/5/09...

Name............4/27..........5/4............5/11...........5/18...........5/25
_____________________________________________________________
Aetheana.......249.0........248.0
betharoo0......144(4/29)
charran.........197.8
BmarieB.........149.2.........149.2
donnaliz67......240.0........237.4
jamlam...........161.5.........159
Judy..............152..........151.4
Julia.............................196
MammaD10.....178
Mandi............173
med234.........174...........175
mecherose.....143
niknak...........177
Renee...........140.6
skippie...........221
Wnabthin.......204.8

Glad that you joined the weighin Julia.
Each week, copy and paste the last list posted and add in your stats...we generally do this on Mondays.