Phase Two

I have officially moved on to Phase Two of the South Beach Diet. I can drink skim milk again Yay! I can eat whole wheat tortillas and non fat yogurt. Oh the possibilities! My weight has stayed at 147-148 and I feel great! I have noticed that during the weekends I get a little crazy and hungry and eat way too much but during the week I feel a lot more in control and eat a lot better. I drink lots of water and snack on nuts and light string cheese.

Progress Report

147.0 this morning. Excellent. I only have just three tiny little pounds to lose. Yesterday I went to the mall and saw all these beautiful clothes and thought to myself I shouldn't buy anything until I reach my goal. wEll I did buy a leopard print jacket but it was only $2.97. How could I pass that up?
I played Volleyball last night and went swimming. I guess I was sort of trying to make up for last week. I didn't exercise at all last week. I am such a slacker. I know I can do better. I am looking forward to warmer weather so that I can go on bike rides every day. I can so do that.
By the way, I made meatball soup on wednesday and it was a hit. I made a lot of it. I made some for the four other families in my dinner group and my bunco group which consists of 11 ladies. And we have been eating it for lunch and nighttime snacks since then. I love how flavorful yet healthy it is. And all the ingredients are South Beach Diet approved. I definitly need to make that one again.
Another thing is on saturday I went to my sister's bridal shower and lots of people coudl tell I had lost weight. That felt awesome. And at bunco they noticed as well. So I felt really good and more motivated than ever.
Today I took the kids to walmart and got a package of South Beach Diet nuts. It was six dollars! Kind of a lot. I also got some South Beach Diet chocolate bars. I hope buying those things was worth it. When I think about the long term effects of losing weight I think it is. I also got a huge cinnamon doughnut for the boys. We came home and I had a tiny tiny bite. But I feel okay about it. They couldn't eat it all even after offering it heated up and everything so I am going to throw the rest away. Right now.

stuck

So, I'm stuck on 148.4. Having only four pounds to lose shouldn't be that hard, right? Last night I got sick with flu-like symptoms and massive stomach pain. It was not fun. I had some chicken noodle soup including about 5-8 carrots and 6-8 noodles. After that I felt even more sick. Eating whole grains again is going to be quite an adjustment. I am getting sick of having eggs for breakfast every single day. I long for the time I can have wheaties or even oatmeal. I told myself no new clothes until I reach 144, but gees that is going to be harder than I though. The first 12 pounds came off rather easily. I am considering moving on to phase two but I don't know. In a way it would be giving up on my target weight of 144.
Okay I just made the decision. I am staying on a strict phase one for the rest of this third week. Just until sunday. Then I will incorporate whole grains and some fruits and skim milk back into my diet. Oh how I miss skim milk. That's one pound a day. Kind of a lot but I CAN DO IT!

One more week

148.4 for the last two days. So, I went to the store, bought more tilapia, and sugar free treats, and am going to get down to 144! I know I can do it! I told myself abseloutly NO new clothes unless I reach 144. Thats only four more pounds.

goodbye baby fat

This is the second day in a row I weighed myself and the scale read 147.9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is awesome, but I can't get too confident, I know the weight can come back just as easily as I lost it. I need to keep going if I'm going to reach my target weight.

Woohoo!!!!

149.7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hope

So, I weighed myself last night and I was 154! I am really glad because that time of day is when I weigh the most. So, I have lost seven pounds on the first week of the South Beach Diet! Woo hoo!!!!! I am more hopeful that I really will reach my goal of at least 144, and maybe even 133. Today I have been doing really really good. No treats, even if they are sugar free. I had quiche for breakfast and slices of cheese and spinach and tilapia for lunch. I have also been drinking tons and tons of water.

getting desperate...

Yes, I got a little desperate this weekend. It feels like I'm the only one who is doing this and having restrictions on different foods, and it's hard! So, I went to the grocery store. I got sugar free reeses, sugar free jolly ranchers, mini bottles of diet coke, sugar free fudgesicles, and sugar free chocolate pudding. I had one of each and felt much better. I'm still working on that first diet coke. I just take a sip here and a sip there when I need a tiny boost. But I am not giving up. I am feeling good, and I know I an reach my goal if I keep with it. I do need to cut back on the sweets though, even if they are sugar free.
My curretn weight is 152.6. Which is okay, but I know it would have been better had I not bought all those goodies. I need to be stronger. I'm rededicating myself this week. Starting with my fast today, I'm skipping both breakfast and lunch.

pHASE One: THE LAST FEW DAYS...

Tuesday, WednesdAY, and thursday were pretty good days for me. I had yellow squash, an omelet, turkey meat, lots of string cheese and cheddar cheese, beef flank steak, pork, lots of differently prepared chicken, broccoli, fresh green beans, and water, water, water.
I have been craving orange juice and rice.
I did have some sugar free chocolate pudding. Even though I think that might be on the list I still feel guilty for it.
As for my weight I feel good about it. I weight myself about every night and morning. In the mornings I have had readings like this: 151.9, 152, 150.4!!! But then at night I weight myself again and it's back up to 156, 157.4, even 158!!! My fluctuations are crazy! But I really do feel like I'm losing some weight, yesterday my pants felt loose, I kept having to pull them up.
Right now for breakfast I am making quiche: eggs, spinach, cheese, mushrooms, onions, and peppers. Yum!
I feel more satisfied when I try interesting SDB recipes.
I just weighed myself three times, and at the moment I am 151.4. I realize I weigh less in the mornings, but its giving me hope, so why not!?

phase one- day 2

Breakfast: two eggs with shredded cheese
Snack: string cheese
Lunch: Snap peas and cajun tilapia filet
Dinner: Salad with purple cabbage, basil chicken
Snack: leftover peas with peanuts

Weight: 155.4

my weight loss goals and rewards

My target weight is 144 pounds. My ideal weight is 133 pounds. If I get down to 144, than I will go on a big shopping spree( a few hundred dollars). If I get down to 133, than I will go on a gigantic shopping spree(several hundred dollars).
I just looked up on the height and weight chart for women and anyhere between 133 and 147 would be considered healthy for my height( 5'7.5'') and frame size(medium).

Phase One- Day 1

So, yesterday was Day 1 of my diet. It went pretty well. We went to my cousin's mission farewell and there was a lot of goodies I had to resist but I did it. (cakes, brownies, juice, fresh rolls out the oven, carrot cake, etc, etc!) I had eggs for breakfast, lunchmeat and cheese for lunch, and a modified taco salad for dinner, and eggs for a late night snack. I can feel my body changing already. Probably not losing the weight yet, but just flushing out all the sugar is hard but good. I didn't cheat once! woohoo!
I am pretty detemined to keep with it.
My starting weight as of last week was 161.
My Day 1 weight was 157.9.
I think a lot of that was just water weight but sweet! Looks like a great start to me!!!