my "feel better, look better" journal...

[psg127]

things ive realized in the last 20 minutes:

*i love my family...eventhough its kinda broken...i wanna go home!!!!

*i miss apples more than cookies...thats a HUGE step for me

[lorka150]

i also love my family.
but i sure like cookies.

[psg127]

yeah...i love cookies too...way too much. they're my favorite food. my friend sent me a magnet that says " a balanced diet is a cookie in both hands" yep thats how much everyone knows i love cookies.

so the chicken curry i tried to make was awful...sadness!!! man i really suck at cooking sometimes. i could bake ANYTHING, but i cant cook chicken. which is ok because i now hate chicken (just until i try pecan crusted chicken)

have a lovely day!

[rockerlady82]

hello,
i saw your reply to my "emotional eating" post. maybe you are my long lost twin? haha. i'm also 23 years old, i'm 5 ft 3 in and my current weight is 140. my goal is to be between 110 and 120, but since i decided to stop weighing myself..my new goal is to fit into size 2-4 pants. anyways, i'm starting the sbd diet tomorrow..so if you have any tips, or just want a motivation buddy, let me know!

[psg127]

hey rocker!! good luck starting sbd!!! i would love to be buddies with you!! having buddies on here has definitely been helpful. ill PM you at some point (not now cause i have to run to class), so check your PMs, or feel free to PM me at any point!

my goal is pretty much the same. i used to be size 4-6, and i was about 128, but then i gained a bunch of weight over the summer, so my first goal is to get back to the same weight (im still wearing some of the same clothes...not as well, but still wearing). after that id love to get down to a 2-4...that would be awesome.

well good luck! hopefully ill hear from you soon!!

[psg127]

ive decided that the key to phase one (actually any phase) of SB is tea. i hated tea until i could no longer have fruit, so i took up tea to satisfy my sweet tooth. i love gingerbread and eggnog tea (yes...leftover from the holidays) and i also have some pomegranate and i want some raspberry and blueberry.

anyways...

bfast: egg beaters w/ spinach (what else do i ever eat for breakfast...i gotta start changing this up)
snack: mozzarella cheese stick and some gingerbread tea
lunch: im gonna have turkey slices and probly a small warm spinach salad and some roasted peppers and tomatoes, 1/4 c. cinnamon ricotta
snack: ff plain yogurt with raspberry torani sf syrup
dinner: im makin chili tonight! and ill have some of the mock cornbread...which actually turned out pretty good...it made me wanna try a bean cake again. yeah im gonna be eating chili for like the next 3 months...holy cow thats a lot!

hopefully ill make it to the gym this afternoon after CS class. i love taking classes knowing i dont have to turn in any homework and take any tests. nope instead i did tae bo...which is also good.

i also love that i have a journal.

ok here's a random question...my mom thinks i should join an online dating thing so i can meet people in the LA area before i move there...im not so into that, but i see her point. sometimes im more open on the computer than in person (yep im a shy girl), but i almost think that meeting someone that ive been talking to on the internet would make me even more self conscious than normal because CLEARLY they will be there to make judgements...and i hate the thought of being judged..duh thats why im trying to lose weight! anyways...im kinda considering it because it would be nice to at least have some friends in the area so im not completely alone in a strange city.

ok sorry about that random side note that has nothing to do with eating, exercising, or weight loss.

[misskt84]

HI! Just wanted to stop by and tell you that i read your journal...its kind of inspiring to know there are a bunch of us younger girls running around here trying to get healthy while we can!! I would be scared to do the online dating thing too, but i hear it works if you're interested in meeting someone special!!

[psg127]

meh...this dieting thing is tough at this age...i have TWO out-to-dinners planned for the next few days with friends (who obviously dont have to diet). i have to go to cheesecake factory on thursday night, and Il Fornaio next tuesday...so yeah i can always eat a salad, which would be great if i didnt end up with serious stomach pains whenever i ate salad...yep im complaining, sorry...but its my journal and ill vent if i want to...hahaha!!

[rockerlady82]

yuck i know what you mean about the stomach pains. i found i couldnt even function so i decided to skip phase 1 all together. i've read about people who started at phase 2 and have had a lot of success. the only thing with starting on phase 2 is that you have to mentally prep yourself so you don't overdue it with the carbs. anyways, i'm not on this forum very much. i actually have a journal on another smaller sb forum that i found. it's nice because there's less people there, so more people respond and give you input.

anyways, here is the link if you want to check it out. good luck to ya!!

the other forum:
http://southbeachdietguide.com/forums/index.php

my journal on the other forum:
http://southbeachdietguide.com/forums/v ... php?t=9223[/url]

[psg127]

wow thanks for the link to the other forum...im gonna check it out...it does seem like this one is very busy!!!

so i think my body image and nutrition issues are a direct result of my mother. i love my mom to pieces, but i think she has weight/eating issues as well. my mom is a little tiny bit taller than me and i think she might weigh right around 105-110...she looks tiny. people are constantly telling her how thin she looks, but she is CONSTANTLY dieting. and not just dieting like south beach diet. my mother typically eats one meal a day (and by meal, we mean half a turkey sandwich). if she's eaten one meal a day, she wont eat any others. she'll eat maybe a handful of peanuts or 2 m&ms or something like that, and maybe a slice of cheese with her evening tea, but thats it. not 5 small meals a day, not 3 small meals a day, but ONE small meal and some random snacks that are barely even snacks. i think this is borderline anorexic. the thing is, i could order a piece of chocolate cake, and if i didnt finish it, she sure as heck would...she loves chocolate!!! so i dont know. everytime anyone says anything to her, she just says "my eating habits are none of your business". i can give her some slack because she has major digestive system problems and really CANT eat as large of meals as most people, but she should be eating something and most of the time she doesnt. i come home and eat SB style and i feel like im stuffing my face compared to her...and sometimes that makes me eat less myself which is also bad...anyways...i digress...my unhealthy body image is probably a result of my mom always dieting....ugh. nonetheless, i am a little overweight and could stand to lose some weight, so im sticking to this whether i can "see" a difference or not!!!!!!

so...today's eats:

bfast: eggs w/ spinach, roasted red peppers, diced onions
snack: chocolate cinnamon ricotta creme (maybe 1/3 c. ricotta?)
lunch: about a cup of chili and a mock cornbread muffin (gosh those are good!)
snack: 1/2 c. yogurt w/ rasp. syrup (i cant eat more than 1/2 cup at a time) but now i think im gonna have the other cup cause im hungry...or maybe hot chocolate or tea or something
dinner: probly a salad at cheesecake factory

i went to indoor soccer today for exercise...lots of running around. i thought about going jogging, but didnt. i did walk around campus a lot. ive been feeling a little worn out, so maybe ill wait to double up on workouts when i have more energy in P2...i just dont eat enough in general to make up for the lack of energy.

[psg127]

ugh...salad...i feel so bloated!!!!

[psg127]

oh and BY THE WAY...i passed up the cookies at seminar yesterday and it wasnt that bad...that was HUGE for me!!!!

[psg127]

i really just want to be on page 3 of my journal...

today im eating...

bfst: P1 pancakes
snack: small salad at Bschool w/ kelley
lunch: small bowl of chili
snack: probly mock cornbread and yogurt
dinner: probly salad at baja with suzanne
dessert: what do i ALWAYS eat for dessert? maybe today i should change it up a little?

exercise:
i hope i go to the gym today...if not im a lazy butt and i deserve not to lose weight.

my job as a CA...i have to order 6 dozen donuts and bagels on sunday and watch other people enjoy them while i cant. and next thursday i get to order 6-8 cheesecakes from Cheesecake Factory and watch other people enjoy them while i cant....therefore if i make it through this i deserve to lose weight regardless of whether i go to the gym today...

[JerseygirlMP]

Hi Hun! I figured I'd stop by your journal. where did you accept a job at? i said in my jounal one of my friends just moved to LA to work for northrop gruman. he loves it. i'd set you up with him but he's already dating a good friend of mine sorry.

btw why do you want to be on page 3 of your journal? let's see if i helped put u there?

[misskt84]

HI! Thought i would give you a push to page 3 also!! I know, it just feels "cooler" if you have more pages right?!
I feel for you not getting to eat the cheesecakes and donuts (although really i hate donuts, they're right up there with cool-whip). But at my job occasionally they'll put out a piece of chocolate cake or cheesecake and i can't eat it while everyone else does...however this is the image i use that gets me through it. As you watch them eat it, imagine all of their behinds BLOWING UP and their faces getting really fat....its funny and like they said in the Mcd's commercials "it could happen"

Really though i just wanted to stop by and say looks like you're doing a great job...there isn't much time left in p1, so there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and that light's name is "fruit n. grain"...ok corny, but whatever I'm a dork, and i'll admit it! Have a good one!