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[french]

I've been around this block many of times and I really should know the answer to this question but I dont...So here it goes

I'm not a seafood eater as a matter of fact I dislike it all except for clams
I know fried is out of the question what about steamed? Anyone have any idea what the nutrition facts are on these? I eat them without dipping them into butter so no worries there. I guess the question is CAN I PLEASE HAVE SOME STEAMERS???????????? My menu is so boring without the pizza and subs...(lol) All I have been eating really is chicken and steak with salad.stirfry this and salad that,,, i will continue to eat this but really need to throw something else into the mix with it...

[sweettfp]

according to "SBD good fats good carbs guide" cooked clams 1dozen (3oz) 0 carbs, 0total sugar 1g fat, 0 sat fat , 0fiber. allowed on all three phases. I guess that means you can enjoy!!!

[RedRox]

yep. enjoy! all fish and shellfish are fine if prepared in a SB friendly manner.

what about canned tuna? (the light or mixed light/dark will have less mercury than the solid white)

or pork?

so many foods and ways to prepare them. maybe branch out a bit!

[french]

Steamers on a my menu...woooooooohoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! about the can tuna thingy ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no... some pork goes down some comes back up...I will try

.btw how long have you been south beaching? I have been reading alot of your posts and you have it down pretty dam good.... Love the info you give very helpful...I just love my reply today....lol...
Have a great day all
French

[RedRox]

I started April of '04. Declared myself in P3 somewhere in the summer of '05 and been maintaining ever since. It's just the way I eat now. When I started I read a lot about nutrition and foods in general from both SB and non-SB sources as well and I had some very good SB mentors on another board. just payin' it forward at this point...

[french]

what is your stats, start and current?

[RedRox]

I weighed somewhere in the 220-225 range when I started. I tend to keep in the 177-183 range depending on time of year and holidays/vacations for the most part. FWIW, I graduated high school in the 175-180 range and I was a 3 sport athlete at the time, so it's a pretty healthy weight for me even though I am at the very top of the BMI range for normal. (and above 179 I actually tip into the overweight category, but my body fat % is still likely under 15% so not so worried about it. BMI is not a great indicator IMO.)

More than the weight though was the tremendous improvements in certain areas of blood chemistry. triglycerides came down from 330 to 85, HDL went up from the low 30s to mid 40s, fasting blood glucose came down from over 100 to low 90s. only the LDL portion of my lipids profile has not responded as well to a healthy diet and exercise, so I think that is just my hereditary state.

It really was the perfect eating program for me. I couldn't be happier at the changes it brought, many of them quite unexpected as well.

[french]

Thank you for sharing your story with me...Amazing results.... You should be so proud of yourself I dont know you but I'm really proud of you...lol..

as for me, I really like this way of eating too..thats why I always find myself coming back to this diet....I dont feel I'm missing much...The only thing that I really miss is white rice.......How can something so small be so bad for you...lol

[Tiny T]

ever tried whole gain, brown rice? allowed on phase 2...

[RedRox]

or quinoa (keen-wah)? kind of a supergrain that is nearly a complete protein by itself and cooks up similarly to rice and can be subbed in for rice in many recipes. I kind of like the slightly nuttier taste of brown rice now as well and it's nice to see it available as an option to white rice in more restaurants.