It’s a new month here at the PeteCast. Hopefully its a new month everywhere else as well, or I may be in trouble. Here’s the first 2010 Challenge Update of February.

Challenge #2: Lose weight on the South Beach Diet.
Current weight: 206.6
Current BMI: 28.92
Weight loss from start: -27.1 lbs.
Progress: February unfortunately, started with a bump. The day I was dreading finally came around, when I didn’t lose weight or have a 0 change. Nope, On February 1st I gained 0.2 lbs. Of course, I’m overjoyed it was such a small amount that vanished again the next day. But I am all about forward motion and progress these days and that little 0.2 wasn’t welcome.

Anyway, I’m back on track and getting the same results as ever. Since I haven’t posted about the weight loss challenge in any context outside of what happened past January, I’ll post below the last few days in a grid to play catch up.

So as you can see, past that little +0.2 blip, everything has again been downhill since. Which is great.

As a bonus for breaking the 25 lbs. lost mark, my wonderful wife got me tickets to the NY Rangers vs. NJ Devils game this weekend. The Rangers and Devils are my favorite teams, so it was a really great surprise!

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I want to keep this post short today, because I don’t really have a lot to say at the moment anyway. But I wanted to quickly post about a great breakfast recipe I’ve been making for myself the past several days. This is a Phase 2 or 3 recipe, which is to say you shouldn’t have it while on Phase 1 if you are doing the diet.

I got this recipe from a blog that has been a godsend for me during this diet called, Kalyn’s Kitchen (http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com). This blog is amazing, and I suggest checking it out whether you are on the diet or not, because there has not been a meal I have made from it yet that has not been fantastic.

Anyway, Kalyn borrowed this recipe from who she calls a “fellow food blogger”, Alanna Kellogg. It is called, “Alanna’s Peanut Butter Oatmeal”, and it is amazing. I am not a huge fan of plain oatmeal. I tend to find it too soupy or bland when it is plain, and no amount of mixing in traces of brown sugar or cinnamon in the past has ever helped me to like it any more. Part of this diet is that you are not allowed to have instant oatmeal, which I do like very much. I don’t know the exact reasons, but I guess the more processed ingredients in it don’t fit within the diet’s recommendations. However, plain natural oatmeal is allowed. So it was that I found this recipe and have been seriously enjoying it almost daily ever since. I’m going to post verbatim her instructions, because I can’t do it any better justice in my own words:

1/4 to 1/2 cup oatmeal (see note about types of oatmeal)
water to cover oatmeal
sprinkle of salt (to taste, but do not leave out)
1 T peanut butter (for South Beach be sure to get peanut
butter without added sugar, check the label)
ground cinnamon (optional)

Put desired amount of oatmeal in bowl and sprinkle with salt. Cover with warm water, about 1/2 inch above oatmeal. (This will depend on how thick you like your finished oatmeal. I like my oatmeal rather runny, so decrease the water if you want a thicker oatmeal.)

Microwave for one minute on high, remove bowl and stir. Microwave 30 seconds, stir again. Continue to microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring after each 15 seconds, until oatmeal reaches the desired consistency. I cooked mine about two minutes for regular oatmeal. Be careful that it doesn’t boil over when you get to the end of the cooking time. Remove oatmeal and stir in 1 tablespoon peanut butter. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon if desired. Serve hot.

(for more info see: http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/10/great-breakfast-on-south-beach-diet.html)

Tags: 2010 Challenge, diet, Hockey, Rangers, South Beach Diet, weight loss

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