SBD Group - Jan 3, 2011 Start Date

[DCLissa17]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Chaddeh - Day 17 - Hanging in there, added back whole wheat tortillas this week. For breakfast I took a whole wheat tortilla, some turkey, and some baby swiss cheese and nuked it in the microwave for a few seconds, and man it was really good! Still working out, having missed one yet. Upped the water intake as well, so hopefully that will help me start shedding some lbs

DCLissa17 - Day 16 - Doing good. Had stirfry over brown rice last night as first P2 add-in...yummy but I would have enjoyed it over lentils/cauli "rice" almost as much I think. Adding one starch + one fruit this week mostly....but switching which meal I'm adding it and which starch/fruit. Reading transition stuff and it sounds like maybe it would be better to pick the same item and eat in the same meal for a week but that's way too restrictive to me. I can't eat the same thing over and over! So I'll just keep a close eye on cravings and combinations and go from there. my biggest challenge will be portion control on the starches!

[play-doh]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Chaddeh - Day 17 - Hanging in there, added back whole wheat tortillas this week. For breakfast I took a whole wheat tortilla, some turkey, and some baby swiss cheese and nuked it in the microwave for a few seconds, and man it was really good! Still working out, having missed one yet. Upped the water intake as well, so hopefully that will help me start shedding some lbs

DCLissa17 - Day 16 - Doing good. Had stirfry over brown rice last night as first P2 add-in...yummy but I would have enjoyed it over lentils/cauli "rice" almost as much I think. Adding one starch + one fruit this week mostly....but switching which meal I'm adding it and which starch/fruit. Reading transition stuff and it sounds like maybe it would be better to pick the same item and eat in the same meal for a week but that's way too restrictive to me. I can't eat the same thing over and over! So I'll just keep a close eye on cravings and combinations and go from there. my biggest challenge will be portion control on the starches!

Play-doh - Day 20 - I had a bit too much to drink last night but I stayed on my eating plan, so at least the whole night wasn't a wash. Still, I think alcohol is something for rare occassions. It makes me hungry! I'm doing well today and am about to hit the treadmill.

[DCLissa17]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Thursday, January 20, 2011


Play-doh - Day 20 - I had a bit too much to drink last night but I stayed on my eating plan, so at least the whole night wasn't a wash. Still, I think alcohol is something for rare occassions. It makes me hungry! I'm doing well today and am about to hit the treadmill.

DCLissa17 - Day 17 - I agree Play-doh. Had a rum lemonade w/ dinner the other night and wasn't too excited by it. Eating an apple w/ PB for snack. Have to remind myself to slow down and enjoy my food rather than wolfing it down!

[Chaddeh]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Saturday, January 22, 2011

Chaddeh - Day 20- going pretty good, still working out every day. I've started an unhealthy habit though of weighing myself every day. Luckily the lbs are finally starting to come off, since I had a very weak phase I. Will be in the great City of New Orleans for a couple of days though next week, so it will be really hard to resist all that good food.

[DCLissa17]

b]January 2011 Start Date Group![/b]
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Saturday, January 22, 2011

Chaddeh - Day 20- going pretty good, still working out every day. I've started an unhealthy habit though of weighing myself every day. Luckily the lbs are finally starting to come off, since I had a very weak phase I. Will be in the great City of New Orleans for a couple of days though next week, so it will be really hard to resist all that good food.

DCLissa17 - Day 21? WOW! - eating going well. exercise going not at all. I suck. bought a bottle of white zinfandel and savoring a glass with dinner. So far so good with Phase 2, no real cravings coming back. This weekend might be rough since I'll be spending a lot of time with my best friend who just lost her job and won't be home a whole lot + probably drinking! Oh well, I'll take snacks, plan a good SB dinner to make for her, and just enjoy a day cutting loose with a bottle of wine. Not going to worry over it I'll make a big plate of veggies to snack on while drinking. Have a good weekend!

[DCLissa17]

b]January 2011 Start Date Group![/b]
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Sunday, January 23, 2011

DCLissa17 - Day 20- Doing pretty good. Yesterday was the first day to eat out, which I was a little worried about. I know how to make good choices but was going with friends to an Indian restaurant and I don't do well with other cuisines, never had indian. Had a small meal before going just in case. They had a pureed lentil soup and some veggie/chickpea batter dumpling-like things. Was pretty good even though the dumplings were fried . It was chickpea batter so I think allowable, but it felt so HEAVY in my stomach....

[play-doh]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Monday, January 24, 2011

DCLissa17 - Day 20- Doing pretty good. Yesterday was the first day to eat out, which I was a little worried about. I know how to make good choices but was going with friends to an Indian restaurant and I don't do well with other cuisines, never had indian. Had a small meal before going just in case. They had a pureed lentil soup and some veggie/chickpea batter dumpling-like things. Was pretty good even though the dumplings were fried . It was chickpea batter so I think allowable, but it felt so HEAVY in my stomach....

Play-doh - Day 24 - Cravings struck me hard at the weekend and they got the best of me. Had a good day today and starting to get my energy back. Hopefully by tomorrow I'll have that good ol' SBD buzz going again.
DCLissa, Indian food if my very favorite. I love their roasted veggies with yogurt dip.
Chaddeh, catch up on your seafood delights in N.O. I grew up just on the other side of Lake Pontchatrain.

[DCLissa17]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Play-doh - Day 24 - Cravings struck me hard at the weekend and they got the best of me. Had a good day today and starting to get my energy back. Hopefully by tomorrow I'll have that good ol' SBD buzz going again.
DCLissa, Indian food if my very favorite. I love their roasted veggies with yogurt dip.
Chaddeh, catch up on your seafood delights in N.O. I grew up just on the other side of Lake Pontchatrain.

DCLissa17 - Day 22 - Back to work! Yay! I think that work is definitely important because it gives me a sleep schedule more than anything! This weekend my awake/asleep pattern was totally skewed....mostly because I wanted to hang out with my friend, but only actually saw her a couple hours on Sunday so I shouldn't have bothered! It just messed me up for eating, exercise, sleeping, and getting ANYTHING else accomplished. Flaky friends suck! Did good on the diet...just no good schedule with it. Did yoga yesterday, no skating.

[DCLissa17]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

DCLissa17 - Day 23 - Chaddeh- I hope you're having fun in New Orleans! So far so good here. I think I've found a good balance to hang at for while in P2: 2 starches and 1-2 fruits a day. I've mostly been adding starches to lunch&dinner and fruit to a snack along with protein. Haven't had any cravings related to adding things back...the only time is if I have some wine at night I might get the munchies. I'm very happy with SB this time around! Just need to buy more cauliflower

[Chaddeh]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

DCLissa17 - Day 23 - Chaddeh- I hope you're having fun in New Orleans! So far so good here. I think I've found a good balance to hang at for while in P2: 2 starches and 1-2 fruits a day. I've mostly been adding starches to lunch&dinner and fruit to a snack along with protein. Haven't had any cravings related to adding things back...the only time is if I have some wine at night I might get the munchies. I'm very happy with SB this time around! Just need to buy more cauliflower

Chaddeh - Day 24 - Back from N.O. Playdoh, where from on the Northshore? I grew up in Bogalusa, went to college in Hammond. I have to admit, I ate good during lunch, but I had a shrimp poboy and some fried speckled trout one day. But now I'm back home and back on the beach, so hopefully I didn't do too much damage.

[play-doh]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Play-doh - Day 27 - I got on the scale this morning and was so disappointed to see 146 still, hanging on to the two pounds I gained in week 3. I feel like my eating is really spot-on, but exercise is difficult to squeeze in during the week. Surely I can still lose weight with good eating even if I only exercise 3 times a week...
Chaddeh, I grew up in Covington. My sister went to college in Lafayette and another went to LSU but we moved away from Louisiana by the time I started high school. Ooh, how I'd love a shrimp po boy right now.

DCLissa17 - Day 23 - Chaddeh- I hope you're having fun in New Orleans! So far so good here. I think I've found a good balance to hang at for while in P2: 2 starches and 1-2 fruits a day. I've mostly been adding starches to lunch&dinner and fruit to a snack along with protein. Haven't had any cravings related to adding things back...the only time is if I have some wine at night I might get the munchies. I'm very happy with SB this time around! Just need to buy more cauliflower

Chaddeh - Day 24 - Back from N.O. Playdoh, where from on the Northshore? I grew up in Bogalusa, went to college in Hammond. I have to admit, I ate good during lunch, but I had a shrimp poboy and some fried speckled trout one day. But now I'm back home and back on the beach, so hopefully I didn't do too much damage.

[DCLissa17]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Friday, January 28, 2011

DCLissa17 - Day 24 - Back to work and going well. Made a spinach artichoke dip last night which is AWESOME w/ veggies!! A good item to alternate with hummus so I don't get burned out on that. Plus, I went ice skating TWICE yesterday, once by myself more cardio-like, once just bumming slowly around the rink with my friend (who can't really skate so she had a deathgrip on my arm) so that one was more like leg toning as it was constant small movements. A very good day off altogether

[Chaddeh]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Chaddeh - Day 27 - Looking forward to getting a fresh start tomorrow after average results in the last week with the traveling, etc. Pretty exciting morning tomorrow, we have another ultrasound to see the progress of our baby at 26 weeks! Still holding strong on not finding out the sex of the baby, hopefully we can keep that going so it will be a great surprise when it comes!

[DCLissa17]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Monday, January 31, 2011

Chaddeh - Day 27 - Looking forward to getting a fresh start tomorrow after average results in the last week with the traveling, etc. Pretty exciting morning tomorrow, we have another ultrasound to see the progress of our baby at 26 weeks! Still holding strong on not finding out the sex of the baby, hopefully we can keep that going so it will be a great surprise when it comes

DCLissa17 - Day 27 - Ohhh congrats on the baby, that's so exciting! I'm doing ok on the SB front, in the midst of a cold right now so doing a ton of sleeping this weekend and trying to make good food choices when awake! Hopefully by work on wed. night I'll feel back up to snuff.

[Chaddeh]

January 2011 Start Date Group!
Going to make it happen in 2011!
Monday, January 31, 2011

DCLissa17 - Day 27 - Ohhh congrats on the baby, that's so exciting! I'm doing ok on the SB front, in the midst of a cold right now so doing a ton of sleeping this weekend and trying to make good food choices when awake! Hopefully by work on wed. night I'll feel back up to snuff.

Chaddeh - Day 28 - Ultrasound went well! Got up and worked out, ate strict today, and looking forward to tomorrow!