fell off the beach ... so phase 1 again.
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| Wed, 10-10-2007 - 12:47am |
ah, so demoralizing. :-( phase one was so hard for me the first time around in july but i got through it w/o any cheating (I've never gotten through ANYTHING w.o cheating) ... not even giving in for my love of all loves: a good glass of red wine. stuck w/phase II for three weeks after that. then was on vacation w/friends/family for all of august and everything went out the window altogether. and then, because everything went out the window on vacation, well: might's well keep eating anything/everything once i'm home again, right? (um .... no, but that's what i did). so here i am again. right back where i was in july @ 154 (i'm only 5'2 so that's 30-34 lbs overweight for me). and starting phase 1 again. today was day one and i'm sitting here in bed w/my laptop on my lap w/my stomach growling so loud it's silly. some words of encouragement from someone who lapsed and then got their act together please?
i have so much admiration for everyone on this list ... particularly those tackling the larger #s. i'm trying to let your stick-to-it attitudes inspire me (instead of just remind me of what a flake i am!)
mary

Based on your post, my main suggestion is, if your stomach is growling, then eat!!
Mary, we all lapse at one time or another, whether on vacation (ask our cl Cathy about her recent trip to Italy) or just for a special event like a birthday or anniversary. It's called Life. But the key to success is to know that these things happen, accept it (to a degree - don't use anything and everything as an excuse to indulge...) and then get right back on plan where you were. I would definitely not do 2 full weeks of Phase 1 -- you'll drive yourself crazy if you do that everytime you lapse. Just a few days ought to tame your cravings, then get back into Phase 2, do some regular meal planning and shopping, and at least read other people's ijournals (but better yet, as Joy suggested, start keeping your own). You can do this if you will commit to it. Just think where you might be at Thanksgiving or Christmas. Setting some mini-goals (I'm in the middle of a Halloween Challenge right now, with a 5 pound loss goal) might be helpful. Make sure you exercise most days, try to break a sweat. and get a good support system in place. My DH has been critical to my success.
Hope you'll continue to post -- we want you to be successful on South Beach and we can definitely help!
Hi Mary,
Welcome back!
Mags is right.
Thanks everyone (and I will try the journaling) I think the stomach growling was less hunger than that first day 'hey ... where are my carbs' feeling. I know, from last time, that it goes away and quickly. By day 3 last time I was wondering 'why'd I feel so desperate to have those things? I don't even want them now!'
I woke up this morning with a better attitude. The one thing I didn't mention that I had done is made it to the gym 5 days a week for two weeks straight (that seemed more impossible than the SBD) 3 days a week of spinning. 2 of Pilates. Walked 4 miles on Saturday. I think part of me hoped I could do it w/exercise alone but, sigh, nope. Not a pound has budged. Still ... it's a good start and I think I can stick w/it @ least through the fall. One of the big challenges is that, as a full-time single mom to a toddler, it's impossible to rid the house entirely of the stuff I shouldn't eat. So I've just eliminated the stuff that's most challenging for me to keep my paws off of. And we'll see how it goes.
Thx for the encouragement!