Doubly Blessed

Well I blew it.  Two nights of hanging out and I drank....alot.   The great thing is that I only gained a pound. 

Being away from home I cheated a little bit with eating simple carbs but overall I didn't do too bad.  However, I haven't drank for quite awhile and I am eating half of what I normally do.  Bad. Bad. Bad. 

I had a lot of fun though. So I vowed to get back into to Phase I of the South Beach and did great...

So our bi-weekly outing with friends  is going to be a theme potluck.  This time it is Chinese.

Really?  I love Chinese food and I know that most people are gonna get take-out. Sesame chicken, egg rolls, rice etc....Ughh.  Not South Beach friendly.

So my plan is to make my food before I go and just putting it on a plate.  There will be about 20 people there so I should be able to do it kind of incospiciou...

I did it! I went out with friends tonight for our usual Thursday night out and I did not have a beer.

I had two Diet Cokes and after it was all said and done it was not that bad. 

One thing that did bother me was that I told my boss and a coworker that I was on a diet.  Since January. 1 I had been mum about my quest and now I let the cat out of the bag.  I wish I hadn't done that. 

Now I wi...

I don't care what you do to a vegetable; broil, bake, julienne, coat with herbs, eat with low fat cheese, hummus....it is still a vegetable.

And to be quite honest with you, I am a little "vegetabled" out. 

I did make the Surprise Mash Potatoes, which is really cauliflower with FF Half & Half, but it was pretty good.  And I got to eat steak.  Of course, there was the steamed broccoli and I choked a helping down...

Well I am starting the hard core 2-week phase of the South Beach tomorrow. I have been doing an easier version of it since Jan 1 and lost 6.5 pounds so I am pretty pumped. 

Bought my food for the week, worked out the meals for the hubby and kids and have my work out plan set.  LOL.  No, I don't have a workout plan.  I will think about it.

Happy Weight Loss,

Babs

I love beer.  Not, like a ton of beer. But I love the taste of it.  So yesterday was Thirsty Thursdays and I forced myself to have a Michelob Ultra.  Yuck.  So I added a small can of tomato juice.  Better.

I went home and thought there isn't too many carbs or calories in beer so what is the big deal? Well in my South Beach diet book it said the Glycemic Index for beer is worse than white bread.  Damn! 

That is fine.&

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Well finally dropped some weight.  4 pounds in a week and a half.  I'll take it. 

Did well today.  But, damn, is there anything that does not have carbs??? 

I really like the Diet Tracker cause I never watched my carbs and realize that I was a huge offender.

Still plan on doing South Beach starting on Monday. I have a Hockey game on Saturday so I will have to limit my beer intake and I am OK with that.
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Wow, I was one tired girl today.  Really had to try and focus.  Typically I would just eat something thinking "I need energy".  But I don't think that is the case.  I actually think I need start excercising.  Yes, I know, I should be excercising. I hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe tomorrow.

Babs

Did great my first 4 days and then THE WEEKEND showed up.  I had drill so it was chaos and what I was eating was not on my mind.

So back on track today.  I didn't work out.  Literally was too tired from our company's party on Saturday.

I have been inputting my food and am genuinely surprised at how well I am doing when I don't snack. 

Putting on South Beach till next week when I have time to go shopping.  The li

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Wow, three days and 1 pound.  I am not use to such little weight loss when I do a 180 on my eating habits.  I am sure my body is like "Your'e starving me!"

Patience is a virtue.

Thanks for visiting my blog.  Another new concept I am trying.

Happy Weight Loss,

Babs