South Beach Diet Thoughts 1

Hello!

SOUTH BEACH DIET........

                 

Thoughts on South Beach Diet are always on my mind.   Seems like I didn't worry about food until the last minute before I started this diet but with the constant attention to how I eat as well as when and what has taken up a lot of time!  I think this diet is an exercise in Project Planning.   The menus are prescribed in advance and the ingredients are unusual for someone who just used to snack on potato chips and diet pepsi.  None of that now.  

Sometimes I wish we didn't have to worry about eating.  It is so time consuming.  Sounds funny, ha, ha.    When something like a diet consumes my mind it is hard to think of other things at times.  It's also tiring.    I do think it's made me into a better person as far as working with my husband on this.  I usually do breakfast,  we do lunch on our own and then he and I split doing the dinners.  It does help to have two to work together.

The success going into our third week has been good, although we are both a bit in a holding pattern.   I've lost a good 7 1/2 pounds and he's lost over 10 pounds.  This may not seem like a lot but it is amazing to me.   I am hoping to break 10 pounds soon but it isn't happening over night.   Then another 10 pounds and then decide if I need to lose more.   I think it affects my attitude a little.   Good for the accomplishment but it also can make me a little grouchy for the constant futtzing (how do you spell that word?).

He wants to do the Atkins diet for awhile sincehefelt he lost faster on that diet.  It didn't work too long though.  The South Beach Diet gives you foods that are much more varied and includes fruits and some whole grains in the 3rd phase.  The Atkins diet just doesn't pay attention to fat in meat and I don't like that.  I didn't lose much with the Atkins diet...nothing likethis one.

Having breakfast is good too.  It does help to get the day started with some good energy.  Just haven't rearranged my habits yet with processing the mail and doing the bills.  I don't have time to do them in the morning anymore.  That's still needs work.

If they ever do find a way to just have breakfast and lunch in a pill and satisfy the hunger I would probably do it.   I guess I'm just daydreaming.  However, I do like to eat and would still want to taste those flavors I love at dinnertime!  

Here are some Dream Roses to get you to daydreaming too about whatever you like!

 

Bye, now....Maria