erika has started up a south beach diet blog (group blog, that is - so you can read more and more of your favourites as they take up less and less space :)
so far, i have been maintaining a good 5 or 6 pound loss - i haven't been totally strict this week because i am running low on funds (that's one thing - good meat and seafood and fresh veggies cost a little more it seems...)
although this week, because i didn't make it to the food store since last thurs... because it was snowy and quick, i've opted for chicken & shrimp with green peppers, no oil, with garlic from the chinese place a couple of times... no... no rice - which i USED to get an extra pint of and eat in one sitting.. god, i used to loves me the carbs... i am sure it's not the best option out there to eat - but i know that i have been doing pretty well and 99% on plan with this because i have held steady - especially around thanksgiving... at least i am not gonna crave carbs that much during the holidays (although this friday is the company xmas party - can't drink that much anyway since i have a 70 mile ride home - so it's gonna be 2 drinks... tops... maybe i will ask them to throw some seltzer in a martini glass so i can schmooze without weird "why doesn't she drink? is she an alkie?" looks.
then on saturday, the guinness will be flowing after the st. pat's committee meeting...
just as long as i don't go home and devour a bucket of pasta or potatoes, i think i will be fine...
the thing is, mom has desserts laying around the house (well, not, like cakes are laying under the couch or a bear claw is hidden behind a lamp... but, in the kitchen... cheese danish. ben & jerry's ice cream. did i mention cheese danish? how about pecan coffee rings? - yes, i have snitched a few items and eaten them)
here's the skinny. i know that i am doing well, perhaps not as stringent as i should be this week - but my thinking is, it's the holiday season... statistically speaking, people can gain up to 15 pounds between thanksgiving and new years... seriously. that's what they yelped about when i did weight watchers...
and i know that if i beat myself up because i have a beer or a stray pint of ice cream (heh. yeah, i said "pint") then, i will have the mindset "well, i effed the diet up, might as well eat EVERYTHING i can get my grubby little hands on"... so i am not gonna growl at myself for "cheating" - i will just make sure i make better choices during the next meal - like eat a bucket of broccoli or asparagus...
there ya' go... that's my little diet yap for this morning...
the south beach diet is great so far and i am still on phase I because i am doing well without a ton of carbs - after the 3rd day i really didn't crave them - even when the "friend" was in "town"...
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