South Beach and Me

Well, just finished up day 4 of South Beach... a cracker never looked so good! Haha. I didn’t take my weight before I started the blog, I’m pretty sure I was right around 220-ish. Today the scale read 217.5, so a couple pounds lost. Hoping to be down at LEAST 10 more by next Tuesday and a size 16 by the end of the month. Although a cracker looks so good, I would hate to ruin the progress I have made. I have gotten to the gym only twice. Life gets so crazy. I really need to focus on making the gym as high of a priority as brushing my teeth... it really is equally as important if you think about it. I feel good though- sore-but good. I’m not feeling a huge difference physically (yet) but mentally I feel great. I haven’t cheated one time since I started the diet Wed. Not one carb (from breads, pasta, etc.) and NO SUGAR... both of which are my ultimate weakness. I can’t wait to be done with these two weeks... not so I can eat carbs and sugars again, but bc I know I won't want them. I will admit now though, I will cheat next Saturday bc it is Zoies birthday party. But I will only cheat very limitedly ;)

So those of you who don’t know what the South Beach diet is, READ THE BOOK!!! It’s like $8 at a book store for the paper back . And now they have a new one that has an exercise routine too. Anyway, the book is awesome. It explains WHAT your body does with the food you eat, WHY you feel the way you do after certain foods, and gives you solutions to changing your lifestyle to healthy eating habits. I don’t follow it exactly. I make it work for me. I can’t do low fat cheese, or eat turkey bacon... but eating regular cheese and regular bacon in moderation still works. This time around (I have done it after each baby) I am trying more foods, experimenting more. For lunch today I ate everything I would eat in a sandwich, on a large piece of lettuce. For dinner the other night I cooked some chicken on the stove seasoned with taco seasoning and a little bit of green enchilada sauce, cooked it almost done then threw it in the oven with some cheese over the top to finish. Then I dressed it with guacamole, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, beans, and fresh salsa... SO YUMMMMYYYY!!! And guilt free!!! Once you read the book, you will know what you can and can’t eat. There is still soooo much that you can!

On the menu for this week:

Vegetable soup

Mozzarella Chicken Bake with squash and zucchini

Lettuce Tacos

Chicken Enchilada Soup

Turkey Chili

Teriyaki Chicken

And some other yummy things...

A good substitute for those sweet tooth cravings? Russell Stover's sugar free chocolates. You would never know they are sugar free!!

And did I mention, watching Biggest Loser is such a motivation. I know I will not pull numbers like them... But DANG, can I have Dolvett for just ONE WEEK!!!! I wish I was rich so I could afford him!! Haha!

Anyway, I am feeling good, I feel like I’m making progress, and I know I am going to accomplish what I have set out to do. I was overwhelmed with the response I got from my first post. I feel blessed to have so much support, and I am rooting for everyone else who shared their feelings too! We can all do it; all we need is the desire :)