Truth be told, I’ve been a little scared of reintroducing carbs back in my diet— I haven’t lost a ton of weight since the initial 2 weeks and I have this thought that the first carbs that pass my lips are just going to bring all of that weight back.

Unrealistic? I sure hope so. I know it’s a bit silly, but I’ve been afraid to go past a piece of fruit and a serving of Fiber One each day. I knew the first time I ate other carbs I would pick a recipe from the South Beach Book to play it safe—I think I’ll do this for the next few weeks at least until I get more comfortable with the “C” word.

The FIRST recipe of Phase 2 in the book are these delicious pancakes.

Finally! I figured out how to put my own pictures on here! Excuse the syrup that looks like a shadow blob.

Anywho, I was craving breakfast for dinner and this hit the spot. I keep looking at my thighs to see if they’ve been affected but so far so good…..I think these pancakes will become a regular on the rotation. Or I’ll use the base ingredients (eggs, cottage cheese, oats) to make crepes.. mmmmmm

South Beach Pancakes (from the South Beach Book)

1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 cup fat free cottage cheese
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

To Assemble:
1. Blend all of the ingredients together until smooth
2. I choose to make 1 big pancake— which filled my small frying pan completely and made the pancake pretty thick—but you could also make a stack of pancakes!
3. Try to not shove it all in your mouth in 2 bites. Top with fruit, low sugar syrup, etc….

Each huge pancake is just about 280 calories so topped with fruit and some syrup a great dinner at about 350 calories. And boy is it filling!!!!!