South Beach Diet: Day 2

What a long day! I was so hungry all day and I had plenty to eat. My body is definitely adjusting to the difference in food (a.k.a. lack of carbs). I tried snacking on nuts. I tried snacking on veggies. Nothing was getting the job done. Also missed my coffee this morning, but switch it out with some Irish Breakfast tea.

Following my own advice, I started some prep work by toasting up some pecans and walnuts last night. I have never been much of a raw nut person, and guess what? I'm still not. But I can tolerate munching on them here or there. Pistachios are on the list of foods to eat, and those are darn right delish!

Tonight after work I ran to town, because there's a farmer's market Tuesday evenings. I stocked up on peppers, green beans, zucchini and summer squash. I also found some grape tomatoes and broccoli. I also picked up some chicken, because I'm feeling like part of my problem is that I'm not getting enough protein at noon. I got it all cooked up and ready to go for tomorrow. Also baked up some egg cups with Canadian bacon, spinach and green onions.

Last night I tried the vanilla crème out of the South Beach Diet book. It's not bad...I'm not a big fan of the grainy texture of ricotta cheese, but the flavor was decent. I tried it with toasted pecans and that wasn't bad. I put in a little cinnamon, and that wasn't bad. Tonight, I tried putting in a little cocoa powder and that was the magic trick, made even better by a little instant coffee.

Plenty of temptations today, too. Someone at work had chocolate cake with whipped cream frosting, one of my favorite things. He also had caramel flavored coffee. I took a bite of a bite of a bite of a bite of the cake (equivalent to about 1 tsp.) and a few sips of the coffee. It was so hard to turn it down, but I did and I feel good about it. When I got home from town I was feeling so hungry and tired, and I had a headache, and it had been a trying day anyway... I broke down and cried. Just for a minute. But I know...I can do this!

South Beach Diet: Day 1

This time I'm gonna do it  for sure! I'm motivated and determined to succeed losing weight. After speaking with my doctor, I decided to give the South Beach Diet a real try. Off to the library I went and picked up a copy. Surprisingly, I actually read it! Immediately I thought, "I can do this as long as I'm not hungry." Over the years I have found that for me, hunger will get the better of every diet, every time and my problem has originated with never allowing myself to be hungry.

Today is day one. It's been a hard day... I am hungry! I have been fighting sweet cravings all day! I so badly want some chocolate! But I will not give in!!! I must not give in! I am disappointed with my prep work, which was very limited and I am already tired of eating veggies. I am concerned I won't have time to do better prep tomorrow, but if I can make it through another day I will do okay. I think once I get geared up and better prepared (hopefully before Phase 1 is over...) this first phase will be a breeze!