onaMi

[OnaMi]

Hi,all sber's.
my name is onaMi and Friday i will be starting on phase 2 of SB.I'm really happy about not having any cravings and i feel like this is a plan that i can sick to for the rest of my life.
I've always loved carbs and i use to wonder why when i ate a bag of potato chips that i couldn't stop eating them.It was like they were a drug or something.

Since I've started walking the beach my whole perception of food has changed and I'm very excited about the fact that i'm not hungry anymore.

there is a problem that I'm having and would really appreciate some help.I'm eating my meals according to plan but it seems like it's to much food for me.
the 2 cups of veggies for lunch and dinner is hard for me to eat.Just to much!! I've lost 5 lbs so far but i just wonder if I'm doing the right thing...to just stuff myself,to get all the daily requirements in.Any advise?

[manzanita]

Maybe try putting the veggies into soup so you can eat them easier? Perhaps eat what you can and then come back a bit later?

I'd say if you really really can't manage to get it all in, don't force yourself too. If your weight is still going down then you are presumably getting enough calories to lose weight.

Good luck!

[RedRox]

And remember they are 2 cups uncooked. Most veggies shrink somewhat when you cook them. Some like spinach, if you cook 2 cups, you barely have 2 bites! Do the best you can really. Just remember that you need to eat to lose and this isn't a starvation based program. Maybe eat smaller meals and bigger snacks that contain more veggies. Don't go hungry just because you have a perception that you need to be hungry all the time to lose weight.

Also you posted this in the Journals section. Did you intend for this to become your journal here or was it really more of just a general question that would be better off in another sub-forum here? Let me know here, so I can either leave it here for you as your journal or move it elsewhere. Thanks!

[Magna]

BTW, you can spread the vegetables out a bit. Any raw vegetables, cooked vegetables, or vegetable soup counts as part of your vegetable servings. Also if you are eating beans or other legumes those count as part of your vegetable servings. So, for example, a snack of raw vegetables and hummus, or split pea soup or homemade tomato soup would up your intake of vegetables so you wouldn't have to eat so much at lunch or dinner.

[GrammaKD]

Welcome, OnaMi! So happy to see you journaling here! Wishing you a wonderful South Beach experience. Staying plugged in here and visiting the boards will be very helpful. So happy to have met you on my journal recently. Looking forward to beach-walking with you in the upcoming weeks and months. To get you started, I brought you a cute little pair of bright pink polka-dot flip flops and a big sun-brella to keep the sun's bright rays off you As you can tell, I love to have fun on the journey! Hugs, Kathy

[OnaMi]

Oh,thanks everyone!! I really appreciate all the advise
yesterday was much better,with all of you guys suggestions,I did much better.(jumping up and down)

Yes RedRox ,if it's OK, I'd like for this to be my journal.Yesterday,i was feeling a little sick.maybe i was putting to much salt in my food but I'm going to go back to using Ms. dash and other seasonings more.

I'm very excited about this journey and I'm very happy to have found really nice people here that can help me through this.ex specially you Kathy you have been my rock!

I feel so much better after these 2 weeks.I can't believe that i don't want any potato chips or candy or any thing like that....amazing!!

I'm off to the store and for a walk in the mall.I'd like to wish everyone a very Happy and Blessed New Year and i hope that all of your dreams come true.

As for me, I pray that the lord will continue to give the the strength to control my eating habits because now i see that it's just a sickness and a disease that can be controlled.In a way, i fell ashamed of myself for letting the devil put these thoughts in my mind of eating 6 bags of chips and drinking all of those sodas,like i was possessed or something.

But I woke up,thank God,cause some people never wake up.Now i know.
I'm going to take it one day at a time and make it threw this day.and tomorrow will take care of itself.
Have a beautiful day Everyone

[OnaMi]

Another beautiful day,everyday is a blessing when i feel good about myself and can say, that i don't eat anything that was bad for me and that i didn't let those bad thoughts enter my mind of,just try this,or that won't hurt you,or it's New Years eve,you can have that.

yesterday i was over to mothers and they were cooking fish w/bad oil and heavy batter. they said,can you have some of this? I said no,and i was OK with it.I had my garbanzo beans roasting in the oven and everything was find.

later, she sat her plate down and walked away,i told her to take her plate with her cause i didn't want to be tempted.
After awhile they all wanted to try my beans and thought they were good and we ended up having fun

I know that it's not good, but i lead a very sheltered life.i don't go around food that might be tempting and i don't go around people that are eating all the time.

this is something i must do for me.The longer i shelter myself the stronger I'll get.so far it's working.

I'm getting adjusted to the portion sizes of meat and paying more attention to the amount of water I'm drinking.I weigh on Monday mornings so I'm really excited about seeing where I'm at now.

My sister asked me yesterday if I've lost any more weigh but i told her that i didn't know yet.

I'm taking a women's multi vitamin and later will get some calcium pills.I need to get another book cause i gave my copy to my brother for Christmas(he needs to lose weigh too).It's like my second bible.i read it when I'm at the laundry,doctors office or anywhere where i have time to kill.I will read it over and over until i know it like the back of my hand
Oh,by-the-way,i read the daily dish over and over too.love that,amni(sorry if i spelled your name wrong)

so..I'm off to start this day and with the help of the Lord,to make it a good day!

One day at a time and tomorrow will take care of itself.

[OnaMi]

Another beautiful day!
yesterday i had:
B- milk
eggs w/onions,bell peppers,turkey
v8 juice
tea w/splenda
s- beans
L- lettuce,tomatoes,beans,turkey, w/SB dressing.I was still hungry so i had 1and 1/2 cup of broccoli
s- nuts
d- greens,beans.w/1/4 wwSB wrap w/mayo(Kraft olive oil)and Cajun turkey breast

yesterday went to the grocery store.I'm spending more time there now.Reading labels and trying things that are on the list that i never had before.

today I'll follow my new eating plan and tomorrow will take care of it self.

[OnaMi]

A chilly day here but all is good
yesterday i had:
b- eggbeater w/onions,bell peppers,chicken breast
tea,1-1/2 cup ff milk,V8 juice
s- nuts/sl turkey
l- turkey breast broccoli w/hummus
s- nuts
d- turkey breast w/mayo and ww1/4 wrap,broccoli w/hummus
s-sf pudding cup

yesterday was a good day but in the middle of the night,since i went to sleep so early i got up and had a cup of sf jello and a sf pudding cup. I'm drink my water and a lot of Chrystal light.it's kinda cold here but i need to get moving.i have a stationary bike that i can use ,the only thing is that i need to get motivated to get on it.that's my next challenge.
over-all,it's one day at a time and one foot in front of the other and before i know it the weight will just start to fall off.I'm going to make today a good day and just focus on today.today i will follow my new was of eating and tomorrow will take care of itself.

[OnaMi]

OK,today was weigh in day and i lost 3lbs since last Monday!!!
today is and was a very good day.did a lot of walking and I'm feeling soooo good!!!
yesterday i had:
b-eggs w/chicken breast,onions,bellpeppers
1-1/2 cup of skim milk
tea w/splenda
V8 juice
s- nuts
l- grilled chicken,broccoli w/beans
d-grilled chicken,broccoli w/beans
s-sf pudding
water-check

I'm a creature of habit.it doesn't bother me to eat the same things for a long period of time.
The devil tried to put thoughts in my mind today but i held on.I wasn't hungry i just wanted stuff that i know i should not have had.it was shrimp.I know i can eat shrimp but usually when i order them i get like a pound of them(already cooked w/garlic).
I just don't know if I'm able to eat just 4 but since I've been posting this ,I'm thinking,i can just order a small order but still,about 10 pieces come in that one....but I'll figure it out.
oh,well,off to finish my day.

[GrammaKD]

CONGRATS on the loss, OnaMi!!! You are doing a fabulous job here...so happy for ya!! You CAN enjoy a small portion of shrimp...eat them slowly, savoring every morsel and tell youself...that is enough. I heard this said---nothing tastes as good as the first bite...use that phrase and believe it as you eat your shrimp Your food postings look great, by the way. How's the stationary bike riding going for you? Using it yet? Sharing my lack of exercise below...

My eating's been on plan, I just haven't added the exercise back in like I should. The handweights are easy and quick to do, the pedalling..I detest it and have only been doing bits and pieces instead of the great regime I was on just 2 months ago. And the walking...not been doing it. Today was freezing outdoors so if this keeps up looks like I"ll be driving to the mall to walk again like I did all the months before when it was too hot to walk outdoors..Texas weather...what a mess! Anyhow...

You stay on track as you are and enjoy the 'new' you as you thank God for showing you what will work to get you healthy. We're victors all the way through and because of Him!! Hugs.

[OnaMi]

Thanks for stopping by Kathy(xo) so glad to hear from you!

I haven't posted in a couple of days cause I've had a lot going on.But everything is everything and life is good.
Some days I'm fine and other days I'm just irritable and moody cause i want things that's not good for me but i haven't given in.
I went into the store to get a bottle of water and passed by the chips. seeing them just got me all mad.I didn't buy then i was just mad.

It's starting to sink into my brain..that chips have made me fat and i can choose to be fat and to be on 6 or7 pills a day for high blood presser and stuff.
or i can use the tools that the lord has blessed me with(sending SBer's my way)to be the person that he wants me to be.

Everyday is a challenge but I'm making it.I stay from around people with food and no temptation is in my house so...I'm good.
now when i eat my snacks I'm snacking on vegetables and i try to have a lot of them around,cooked and easy to get to.

As for exercise..I'm getting there.I walk a lot but I'm getting there.I know me better than anyone and the most important thing that i need to get under control and really get right is my eating habits.I want to get it so right until i know the foods to enjoy and avoid like the back of my hand.
yesterdays menu:
B-fish,2egg whites,v8juice,tea,1-1/2cup of ff milk
S-nuts
L-Broccoli w/beans,grilled chicken in 1/2ww wrap.w/mayo(kraft olive oil)
S-nuts
D-okra, Sm pc of turkey breast,ff milk w/vanilla extract and equal
S-pudding

[OnaMi]

monday's are weigh in days and this morning i lost another 2 lbs.total=11 as of dec 18.

I'm thrilled! it hasn't been hard at all and just learning to live with out the foods that cause me health problems and picking foods food the list that i enjoy.

I'm taking one day at a time.I will eat healthy,today.And tomorrow will take care of itself.

[SharleyBloom]

Congratulations on your loss! Wooo hoooo Just passing through! Have a wonderfully beachy day!

[OnaMi]

I lost 1 lb this week. when i look at it, i started on Dec 18th and today is the 18th so...in one month i've lost 12 lbs.i don't feel so down

I decided that i would just post once a week.I had a very beach week.didn't stray one bit
I've started to notice when i eat a half a pc of ww wrap,i have cravings.
but when i get a craving i eat stuff like jello or vegetables.

I've been eating the wrap for breakfast but i will try and maybe eat it for dinner so after that i can just go to bed.

other than noticing the difference in how i feel when i eat the wrap,I'm OK i enjoyed the web cast the other day and found it to be very informative.

my main goal this week is to get on my stationary bike and ride it while watching one of my soap opera's.

I'm a little bummed because i didn't lose 2 lbs but 1 is better than nothing and i didn't gain so I'm good.

Thanks Sharley for stopping by and thanks for the encouragement.

just taking one day at a time,walking the beach and adjusting to my new WOE.