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South Beach Report
Jan 19, 2009 Categorized: News •
We started two weeks ago tomorrow--Bill with all the excitement and dedication in the world, and me, with, well, bare willingness. Three days into the diet I found myself out of town all day and searching for no-carb meals on the road. Not an easy task. I survived the day, even though I accidentally received a large order of fries with my chicken sandwich at McDonald’s. I’m not sure which was harder--throwing out the bread from the sandwich or the fries from the bag. I was pretty mad at myself at that point for being on a diet when I didn’t really NEED it, but I was committed to seeing what would happen.
By day four or five I had already lost all four pounds that I ended up losing total. This is amazing, considering that all we really did was leave off all sugars, and also considering that I had already lost five pounds over the holidays due to who knows what. I felt so great by the end of the first week that I determined to definitely make this a lasting life change. I’m wearing clothes I haven’t worn in a really long time, and if I actually decided to do a few sit-ups, I’d be able to see the results rather quickly. Really, I have done a few exercises, and I’m inspire to do more now that I feel good about myself. It is amazing what just a few pounds off can do for your self-image.
Although I cheated my way in to Phase 2 a week early, Bill is just now entering it tomorrow, and he’s lost over 10 pounds. The real challenge is limiting the carb choices throughout the day. We already eat all whole-grain breads and pastas, so now we just have to eat a lot less of them than before. It shouldn’t be difficult considering the fact that one slice of bread tastes like a piece of cake after not having sugar for two weeks. I had a coke yesterday for the first time, and it was literally gross. I won’t be drinking cokes very often anymore. And my fridge is no longer stocked with sweet tea. My friend Amber will probably not be too happy with me for that, since I’m her sweet tea hookup any time she drives by. Oh well. We’ll both be better off.
The other challenge is to continue preparing veggie-filled recipes and finding ones we can all enjoy. We’ve tried enough recipes to get us out of our menu rut, but I still haven’t found any I just love enough to do weekly (other than the pizza soup, and maybe a roasted veggie dish we tried). Hopefully I can retain the self-control to count my carbs and limit my portions. I’d like to shed one more pound, which I could do in two days if I tried. Then I’ll be nothing but some sit-ups and a tan away from my swimsuit. Woohoo!