*^* Stray Cat's Phase 1 Journal *^*

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*^* Stray Cat's Phase 1 Journal *^*
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Mon, 02-04-2008 - 2:30pm

I'm really really happy to be back! Can't wait to 'detox' myself off the nasty cravings and binging! I'm tremendously motivated and excited at the prospect of losing weight. Feel free to comment on my menu.

Feb 4th. Day 1.

BF: 1C tomato juice. 2 egg omelette w 1/4 red-bell pepper. 1C coffee
snack: lf ham roll-up w 1/4 red-bell pepper & mozarella
L: a piece of boiled chicken breast. Mixed greens w olive oil & bals. vinegar
tons of black tea
snack: 1/2 raw carrot (oops - remembered it's on the 'avoid' list). 2 tomato slices topped w lf mozzarella and 1T mayo (didn't have lf or nf mayo, so it's regular)
D: 1C chicken broth with spinach (pureed in a food processor) - YUM! 2 moretomato slices topped w lf mozzarella and 1T mayo
snack #2: cup of black tea, a slice of cheddar

EXERCISE: 35 min high-intensity jogging on a thread-mill. 20 min weights - upper body. Drank 3C of water while at the gym (water bottle).

AFTERTHOUGHTS: You are supposed to stay away from caffeinated drinks. I know it, but I wonder if drinking regular would slow the process. I really haven't bought decaf coffee and do drink tons of tea (green and black) during the day. How would it affect the weight loss, if at all?

Felt like I was eating the whole day. Working from home doesn't help much in staying away from the fridge. I'll see tomorrow how I did today, although I had so much liquids (which is very usual for me)! Overall, I feel great, but can't wait to feel lighter!

Good to know my cup of coffee isn't prohibited on Phase 1. I guess I could switch to decaf with no problems.

Current weight: 126.5
Target weight: 115




Edited 2/4/2008 9:18 pm ET by fisrttime_mom

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Registered: 11-03-2003
Tue, 02-19-2008 - 3:01pm
I'm done with Phase 1. I've lost 5 lbs down to 121. Could have done better, but I had only one week of the real SBD Phase 1 experience, but I had food poisoning which threw me off the diet for good 3 days. APPARENTLY my life style doesn't allow for strict dieting. We have dinners at other people's places almost all weekends and it's really hard to control what hostesses put on your plate. All in all, Phase 1 days went really well, I didn't feel deprived, starving, or unwell. Now I'm moving on to Phase 2.


Edited 2/19/2008 3:02 pm ET by fisrttime_mom
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Tue, 02-19-2008 - 3:29pm
Congratulations.
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Thu, 02-21-2008 - 12:53pm
Thanks Cathy! I can't say that I'm ecstatic about the results. I wish I could have done better. I knew I could have done much better had I stayed on it 2 weeks. I never thought that it'd be so hard to take 2 weeks out my schedule to restrict myself to certain foods. Not because of my inability to do so physically, but because of my lifestyle. During the only week I was on the diet I got horribly sick, had my period, which caused bloating, mood swings, cravings, etc, had 2 dinners at our people's houses! I'm very much annoyed by this! Oh well, on to phase 2.

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