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South Beaching It

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Sadly not the actual beach…the diet.  Kind of. Except for the part where I cheat on it.  Constantly.

I’m eating egg whites and peppers.  I want a big fat chocolate chip muffin.

I’m snacking on celery.  What cruel God created celery? What I want is freshly baked cookies and coffee with cream.

I’m choking down enough green salad to choke a horse.  I want a big fat juicy burger with a side of greasy fries and mayo to dip them in.

For dinner it’s a chicken breast, goat cheese, tomato and asparagus.  Should be more then enough but I’m still obsessing about the damn cookie.

Starting the south beach diet today seemed like a great idea last night, but right about now I would trade my favourite pair of shoes for a bowl of popcorn and a coke. 

Sigh.  I hate skinny people and the creators of all thing chocolate.

Screw it.  I’m eating a cookie.

If you have any great South Beach Diet tips feel free to pass them along.  I have the feeling I’m going to need all the help I can get.

Mwah!

    • Comments

    1. All the food you wished you had i want it,just had rice and pineapple ham oh so delicious

    2. Sometimes if you cut some things it can still work. Like if you eat peanut butter on the celery (for instance) but skip the cookie.

      But I am the worst person ever to give diet advice.

    3. My husband and I did South Beach about six years ago. I thought it was a great diet. Do you have the book? Anyway I am planning on doing it again. I had lost over 40 pounds at the time. The less carbs you eat the less you desire, this is the honest truth. Give it time.
      Our biggest mistake was starting to get pizza again on Friday nights and we just fell away from it. Do it, it works!

    4. as someone who lost 100 lbs in less than 9 months I can tell you that I did it without one of the fab diets. I will look forward to how this works for you!!! Here is what I did….

      Secrets from the personal trainer and nutritionist: 1 oz of water X your weight (sounds hard but it isn’t, just don’t forget to subtract as you lose — seriously, I am the dork that almost drown myself because I forgot).

      Eat breakfast!!! Eat a well balanced lunch of foods you enjoy, try to balance your portions and eat slow — it will fill you up. Snack 2 hours after breakfast and 2 hours after lunch and eat a small dinner and do not eat 4 hours before you go to bed.

      CHEAT at least once a week — chocolate, fried foods, whatever your weakness….make sure you allow it once a week, just make sure that is the day you work out.

      Work out at least 3 times a week — make sure as you are working out you add a different workout every few weeks so you don’t get bored and give up.

    6. The only diet I have been able to do is WW…lost 32 pounds 7 years ago and I am working on 30 once again…although I am down some already.

      You can do WW free by downloading apps if you have an ipod/iphone. The best part you can eat anything, you just need to make sure you have the points…and all fruits and veggies are 0 points! 🙂

      BTW…all the pics I have seen of you, you look fantastic…so no need to diet girl.

    9. Modern Mom…don’t torture yourself…you don’t deserve it. After your heroic acts at the mall, your grievances, and your flooded basement, you thought of undergoing the south beach diet? and besides, you’re gorgeous already…you can easily fit into one of Express’ bikinis (that’s my recent write up –which I couldn’t honestly pull through, so I got the photo of a model with a wrap around, lol).
      Suggestion: Have a Hawaiian Spring Break, and eat the yummiest macadamia chocolates and coffee there.

    10. I am not a diet person at all but I tried this a couple of months ago. I couldn’t stick with it no matter what. Lost a couple of pounds but that was it. I did find an awesome website for recipes (SB and other) that I still use all the time though…Kalyn’s Kitchen. Check it out and maybe she can help keep you on track:)

    11. I hate diets. They always make me feel like I am missing something…and I am.
      I find that if I exercise each day…a bit of cardio and some weights, I feel it in a week or so on my clothes. I just have to do it….

    12. Pahaha! I tried to diet last week…mainly just cutting calories and excercising. I made it a week with only 1300- calories a day. And then I caved and ate a Cheeseburger. I said screw it, too. The cookies are so much better than all that healthy stuff. Good luck! 🙂

    13. I have no advise to pass on, but celery? Yuck! Salad? Yuck! I know I wouls be so miserable dieting; if I’m feeling a little too heavy I tend to exercise more. I just have willpower whatsoever when it comes to my food!