There Is WAY Too Much White Food In My House!

So!  Here we find ourselves at my second post!  I hope that somebody out there is enjoying this.

Well, I am trying to get my kitchen ready to start the South Beach Diet.  For those of you who aren't familiar with the South Beach Diet I would refer you to Dr. Agatston's book about the Diet.  Here are the basics.  I have taken them from Dr. Agatston's book The South Beach Diet.

• The diet has three phases.  Phase 1 is the strictest and slowly you add back foods in healthier forms.
• Phase 1 lasts two weeks.  In Phase 1 you are not allowed to eat:  fatty meats, fatty cheeses, vegetables high in sugar like beets, carrots, and corn, potatoes of any kind, all fruits and fruit juices, alcohol, all starches, carbs, and dairy.
• In Phase 2 you are allowed to add back in low fat dairy, 1 piece of fruit a day, some starches and carbs like: whole grain bread, wild or brown rice, sweet potatoes, whole wheat pasta and some cereals.  You add back 1 item at a time over the course of a week to see how they affect your body.  Phase 2 lasts until you reach your target weight.
• Phase 3 is maintenance.  Nothing is off limits at this stage because according to Dr. Agatston, "At this point you should be knowledgeable enough about how...it [food] interacts with your body...if you want it, and it doesn't undo all your sacrifices, you should go ahead and enjoy."
• If you gain back weight, you just go back to Phase 1 for a while until you lose the weight.

My house is still recovering from the decadent eating that took place over Winter Break.  White food was in abundance:  Chocolate Chip Cookies, Homemade Lasagna, and Mashed Potatoes made with cream cheese and half-and-half are all in my fridge!  I am making one last hurrah before starting Phase 1 of SBD (South Beach Diet).  So here's my food and exercise journal from the past 2 days.

Monday, January 2, 2012
Breakfast--Ramen, Cranberry Grape Juice mixed with water
Lunch--Skipped
Dinner--Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts, Cranberry Grape Juice mixed with water
Exercise--Elliptical 1 mile, Stationary Bike 3 miles

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Breakfast--Chick-fil-A Chicken biscuit with jelly and salsa, Large Sweet Tea
Lunch--McDonald's Angus Bacon Cheeseburger, Medium Fries, Medium Unsweet Tea sweetened with 3 Splenda
Dinner--Left over Chow Mai Fun (Rice noodles with veggies, chicken, shrimp, and steak), Cranberry Grape Juice mixed with water.
No Exercise!

Hopefully sometime next week all the white food will be gone.  I hate to throw food out so my plan is to eat normally until the forbidden foods are gone and then replace them as they are consumed with acceptable Phase 1 foods.  When my kitchen is Phase 1 friendly I will start my two weeks!  Dr. Agatston promises that I will lose between 8 an 13 pounds during this stage!  I am so excited!

To any South Beachers out there, any recommendations for yummy Phase 1 recipies??