Successful Diet Plan - How I’ve lost 36 lbs in 2 months

Oatmeal with applepie taste
(recipe created by Margaret Drobnik)
second phase recipe

List of ingredients:

• 1 cup of oats (remeber NOT to use instatn oats because they have higher GI value)
• 2 1/2 cups of low fat milk
• 1 apple cut in cubes
• 6 dry apricots cut in stripes
• handful of almond flakes
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• pinch of salt, sweetener

Put all the ingridients in a pot, bring it to boil and simmer about 10-15 min.

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Stir-fry with chicken and veggies
(recipe created by Margaret Drobnik)
second phase recipe

List of ingredients:

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
• 3 zucchinis – about 1,3-1,5 lbs, cut into thin stripes
• 1 big carrot, cut into thin stripes
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tbs of olive oil
• 1 tbs of soy sauce
• 1 tbs of sambal ulek sauce
• 1 tsp of sesame oil
• salt
• 2 cups of brown rice, cooked

Preheat the wok before you put oil in in. You can use also a large frying pan if you don’t have…

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I heard it many times - the healthiest stuff is not the most delicious one. Unfortunately in many cases it’s true. Let’s take cod-liver oil (full of Omega3 and health) - most people I know hates it. But not me. Actually I LOVE it. That’s right. But how is it possible?

My best guess is I have to thank my parents for their methods. And share those methods to all of you.

As a small boy I was not very keen to…

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As you all know I’m pregnant. Today began my 6th week and I felt my first morning sickness. I couldn’t eat my brekfast and my beloved decaf coffee turned me away. But I still keep to the rules and to the 3rd phase. I feel it’s good and healthy for my and my baby. I know I’ll be gaining weight but I want to do this wisely and gain only what is necessery for the baby, not more. I’m sure,…

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I have already posted few words about main possible obstacles of weight loss plan and something about alcohol in particular. Now I will try to say something more about other temptations which will be SWEETS.

The “No Sweets” Issue

Oh, that’s hard for me - you see alcohol is neutral, I like to have a glass of wine to dinner but I can manage, but sweets… chocolate… ice cream… stop stop stop - this is supposed to be MOTIVATIONAL area!

First of all…

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As more and more of our friends go for South Beach I discover how different people react in different ways for a diet plan (any diet - not only SB). So to help you (and myself) motivate I will write something about some difficulties that may occur on your way to a lovely, sunny beach, South Beach.

Here are the examples of - by far - most common issues that dieting people have to resolve. (I use Capital Letters because…

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Our weight loss program is based strictly at South Beach Diet Plan, as we already mentioned. This means that we’ve decided to follow some main rules of this plan, and this is VERY effective (and we tend to celebrate our meals more than before diet).

Here are those basic rules that will help you lose some weight:

This diet plan is divided into 3 phases, which differ in length and menu. Their are planned for a long term diet plan in order…

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Zucchini and chicken casserole
(recipe created by Margaret Drobnik)
first phase recipe

List of ingredients:

• 3 zucchinis – about 1,5lbs
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, minced
• 1 big onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 4,5oz grated low-fat cheese
• salt, black pepper
• 1 tbs of soy sauce
• 1 tsp of sambal ulek sauce
• 1 cup of tomato paste
• fresh herbs: oregano, basil, thyme, chopped
• 1 tbs olive oil

Wash and peal the zucchinis, cut in 1 cm slices. Spray casserole dish with non-stick spray.  Layer zucchinis, season with salt, black pepper and half of chopped herbs.…

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Tuna with cottage cheese
(recipe created by Margaret Drobnik)
first phase recipe

List of ingredients:

• 1 cup cottage cheese – 8 oz
• 1 can light tuna, drained – 6,5 oz
• 2 tbs of low-fat yoghurt
• 2 tbs of choped spring onion
• 1 tbs of tomato paste
• salt, black pepper

Mix all of the ingredients adding salt and pepper. Tuna cottage cheese is ready to serve.

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Double bean with chili and tomato sauce
(recipe created by Margaret Drobnik)
first phase recipe

List of ingredients:

• 1 can of red bean, undrained
• 1 can of white bean, drained
• 1 big onion, chopped
• 7 oz of tomato paste
• 1 tsp of sambal ulek (you can also use 1 red chilli, fine chopped)
• 1/ 4 tsp of powdered cayenne pepper
• 1 tbs of soy sauce
• 1 tbs of olive oil

Heat olive oil in a pan. Add onion and stir about 2 min. Add beans, tomato paste, sambal ulek and soy sauce.…

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