Too Messy

I dropped another pound today...yay! I am down a total of 17 pounds now! Things are going well.

Steve and I have been having a difficult time keeping our apartment clean lately. The topic came up that when we have kids it is going to be 10 times harder to keep things clean. Sheesh...This is something that we really need to learn how to stay on top of. We want to be CLEAN parents. I think that we just need to maintain some kind of cleaning schedule. Although...I also think that part of it is that our apartment is too small for all of our stuff. Maybe when we get a house that will help. Hopefully ;)

The Plan

Ok...So the plan is to wait until around March 2010 to start trying for a baby. We plan to try and by a house around August of 2010 (or before if possible). In order to do these things I have to get my MFT License (Marriage and Family Therapist), get down to between 160 and 140 pounds and we need to have a substantial "nest egg" to put down on the house. Sheesh, it really feels like a lot to accomplish in 8-13 months...ACK!

Onederland in sight!!!

I can't believe that i am already down 16 pounds in 3 weeks! This has been the most amazing journey. I honestly was getting to the point of believing that I would never lose the weight. I had given up. Now I feel that this is something that I have been and will continue to be successful on!!!
I am now down to 205 from 221 and the 100s are in sight. Just 6 more little pounds and I will be at 199. I am so happy with myself and the SBD.

Need to Exercise

I am still making slow but consistent progress towards my goals but I have not been able to make myself exercise. I have time in the morning but I am not able to get myself out of bed to exercise.
I still feel pretty fatigued...I think from lack of solid hours of sleep.
My new goal is to add some exercise to this new lifestyle.

Success and Fear

I dont know why...but every time I weigh myself I expect to have gained weight even though since I started the SBD I am consistently losing. I stepped on the scale today and to my surprise dropped another 2 pounds for a total of 13 pounds in 2 weeks.
I am at the end on my first 2 weeks today and should be starting phase 2 tomorrow. However, my doctor told me to do phase 1 for a month which will give me another 2 weeks on phase 1.
This actually does not bother me. I am now adjusted to this new lifestyle and it is pretty easy for me to stick with. The part that concerns me is that I am now TERRIFIED of carbs. I kinda don't want to do phase 2 for fear of losing control. I am afraid that if I am given an inch that I will take a mile. I have had so much success on phase one that I dont want that to end.
I have a long history of yoyo dieting and I dont want to repeat the past. ACK...I guess I have 2 more weeks to figure out how I will handle reintroducing those "good carbs."

Another one bites the dust

Another Pound bites the dust!!! Yay!!!
I was very nervous when I went to weigh in this morning because I did not completely follow the portion guidelines yesterday. I did not have very many veggies with dinner and I had more cheese than I should have. However, I still managed to lose a pound.
I think that my metabolism is finally starting to turn around.

Success and Nails

So I think I am on day 9 now of Phase 1. I am already down 10 pounds but I can sense things slowing down. This has been the first time in a long time that I feel like I can make a diet a lifestyle. I just feel healthier and like I am doing something good for myself with this diet. After the initial cravings subsided I also feel that this is a very dooable and easy diet to be on. I dont really have to pay attention to every bite I take or count anything. All I have to do is follow the basic guidelines and I lose weight.
Yesterday my husband came home from work and told me that he was so proud of me and my committment to the SBD. He explained that he went out and bought me a gift card to get my nails and toes done to celebrate.
I am very proud of myself and I have noticed that my friends and family are all very proud of me too. They have seen me struggle and struggle with my weight for years and now see me excited about this and doing well.

First Week

Ok, so I have officially been on the South Beach Diet for 6 days now. The first three days were HELL! I felt sick and had the biggest headache I have ever had. I looked up sugar withdrawal online and found out that it is normal to feel sick when you are "detoxing" from sugar. Now, on the 6th day I feel a lot better and I am starting to adjust to this new lifestyle. I have been on a lot of diets before but I have a good feeling about this one. So far I went from 221 pounds to 212 pounds in 6 days. Yay! So far so good.