Day Two of South Beach or why I love bread

I love bread and right now - I'm going through some BADASS withdrawals. WHOA. I mean - I'm jones-ing for some bread in a serious way.



Today was good, I didn't realize how often I eat out of boredom. Throughout the day, I found myself saying "Are you hungry because you are physically hungry or are you hungry because you are bored. More than not, it was the latter.



I was struggling with dinner, called Jules who was also struggling with the thought of eating our prescribed dinner. During my phone call to Duane, I even said (non-chalantly, of course) I could just swing by Islands and pick up some burgers. He was supportive and reminded me that we had chicken defrosting. Thanks hun, thanks a bunch.

I had a good twenty minute daydream of me eating bread and schmearing my favorite butter all over it. AB would be proud, it was a total food porn moment, complete with cheesey - bow- chick- a- bow-m-wow music and all.


While I was making (and dreading) dinner. I had the brilliance to remember that I had not eaten my laughing cow cheese earlier and took bites of it along with the mixed greens. Seriously fantastic combo with the balsamic vinegrette, mixed greens made laughing cow light garlic herb cheese - almost taste like goat cheese. One of the few goat products I enjoy.

I hate Celery

Day one of SB diet.



Everything has been relatively ok until my mid-afternoon snack of celery (YUCK). The only place I like celery is during Thanksgiving in my stuffing, finely chopped.

The biggest challenges have been:

1) Smelling co-workers monster tacos + french fries from Jack in the Box and not wanting to lick the wrapper,

2). Not eating doughnuts that were brought into work Tuesday morning,

3) Trying not to emotional eat after receiving some really bad news.

Dinner was scrum-didly-umptios last night and consisted of: Salmon, asparagus and a mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette.

Exercise = 40 minutes on the treadmill and 40 sit-ups.

On the mill

Tonight, I did40 minutes on the treadmill. Ten more than last night, all the time watching Tori and Dean - Home Sweet Hollywood. I'm hooked on that stupid show.

We had chicken, cous-cous and spinich for dinner. I have not a had a glass of wine since Saturday and getting much accomplished. Amazing how that works.

Ok, hopping in the shower.

Let's see how the legs feel tomorrow.

GOAL - to work up to 60 minutes. Taking tomorrow night off to help a friend assemble her wedding invites and then back at it Thursday for 50 minutes and hopefully hitting 60 on Friday.

Headed for South Beach

The diet that is... not Florida.

I had another day of chicken breast, tomato, avocado and approximately 14 crackers for lunch. Honestly, I could eat avocado's all day long.

Sadly, SBD does not allow you to eat fruit for the first two weeks. Buh-bye Avo's, see you in a few weeks.

I did hop on the treadmill last night and did 30 minutes, burned a whopping 113 calories and did intervals of running and walking.

Allright... I get it

I weighed myself the other morning and nearly had heart attack as I read the numbers . My number is moving, just not in the right direction.

Duane's business partner and his wife have both done the South Beach diet and Jules and I are going to give it a whirl. Wish us luck.

Today for lunch I brought to work a 6 oz. Teriyaki chicken breast, lettuce, tomato and an avocado. Yes, I ate an entire avocado and I could eat those daily if I was organized. I pulled the bag of romaine out of the fridge - here at work and cursed the people that use our community fridge as I walked to the cafe to purchase new romaine as mine had been pushed to the back and completely frozen. While I was at the cafe, I ordered a side of ranch. I returned to my desk and spilled every last drop. Ok, I get it.... It wasn't in the cards.

This is why I don't like to eat healthy. Small occurrences like this are enough to make me get in the car and drive to In & Out Burger.