Interesting, it was August when we started phase 1. It's now October. As we always do, we lost a solid 10 pounds in the two weeks we were on phase 1 of the South Beach Diet. I felt ever so much better and clothes started fitting again. Then we moved to phase 2 where we introduce fruit and grains. Things went ok for a little while. Then, as we always do, we started slipping and splurging. First the exercise bit the dust - I had a cold, an issue with my eye, poison oak, reason after reason (excuse) not to exercise. Hubby likes wine. A nice glass of wine with dinner once in a while can't hurt, right? (!) Then we got busy and, "Heck, it's late let's just order a pizza to go with our wine." Oddly, pizza is edible when one eats healthy. Mexican food, not so much. It pretty much makes me sick. Likewise, the salt in Chinese food makes me puff up like a balloon.
Even with the slow slide, things have been holding pretty study weight wise. No loss, but no real gain either. Then, we traveled to the Bay Area and ate out for three days in a row. I'll give myself a couple days to recover before I assess the damage that was done. But at this juncture I'd say I'm square in the middle of my usual (unhealthy) circular dieting pattern. So, definitely, after we stuff our faces on a gourmet meal tonight, I'm getting diciplined with my diet. (Believable?)
Did I mention my spine is killing me. From the low back all the way up to the base of my skull, my back is locked-up and hurts. My spine, the major energy channel in my body is screaming at me to EXERCISE. Get out and move, stretch, bend, release, relax . . .
I'll keep you posted. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life. I'm due for change.
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