January 3

Today was a pretty okay day. For breakfast I had a small omelette with a slice of cheese that my dad left for me. It wasn't very appetizing because it didn't have any vegetables and was just plain. Eggs are like the only thing you can eat on this diet because it has no carbs and is straight up protein.

For lunch, I had my favorite salad with balsamic vinegar. It had lettuce, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and some sliced olives. It was pretty healthy all around but the dressing just had a bit more sugar than allowed on South Beach, but that's something I can't give up.

For my snack today, I had some paneer pakora and onion rings that my mom made. Before this comes off as a red flag, paneer is all dairy and the batter my mom uses is chick pea flour. The only harmful thing in this is the amount of oil it has because it obviously fried. On the grand scheme of things though this is a bit South Beach friendly because of the low carbs. I ate these with a cup of chai which contained a bit of sugar.

For a late dinner I only had mattar paneer. My mom made this the healthy way with no heavy cream and just strictly tomatoes and onions with different spices. Even though peas arent allowed on South Beach, I really had nothing else to eat so I had no choice. Peas are pretty healthy so I guess it's ok to let is slide. I ate this plain with no roti or rice. Even though it sucks, it's something that I need to get used to.

Recap: Okay day, but peas and pakora came in the way.

Paneer pakora battered with chick pea flour (besan)