I wanted to wait until I was sure of what I was doing before I started to write about it. I can’t believe it has taken me almost 2 years to get back here, but I am back and ready to rock and roll! Monday July 26 was my first day on South Beach phase 1. I was skeptical because I have done almost every diet out there including South Beach so for a long time I just decided that I was going to be fat. That was it, no more even trying. I would lose 20 gain 25 over and over and over. I was tired and grumpy all the time, and had no interest in getting dressed in anything but sweats and a tee shirt. Life became boring. I didn’t ever want to make love to my husband (and we have only been married for a month!), and I had no energy to play with my 6 year old. What a way to live huh? Well not any more!
So as I said, last Monday I started South Beach. And this time I decided to read the book first, and fully prepare myself for what this lifestyle (not diet) was all about. It is what my doctor had recommended due to my PCOS and insulin resistance. She told me if there was ever any hope for us to have a baby, the weight had to come off. I got up Monday morning and weighed myself. 245 Lbs…Holy crap! I have not been on the scale yet since I decided that once a week would be enough, I don’t want to become obsessed with what the scale says, I really just want to feel better. The first 2 days were awful. I had horrible headaches, my whole body hurt, I was detoxing from sugar. I craved carbs and sweets really really bad, but I stuck to my guns :-) On Thursday I went to the Nationals game with the Campers at work and ended up eating 1 hot dog (bun included), but went right back to eating the South Beach way immediately after, and have not looked back since.
So here is where I will talk about my triumphs and my stumbles. I know losing all of the weight will be a struggle, but I know that it is one I can over come, and I can again live a happy healthy life.
~Jessie
Posted on July 31st, 2010 by jessiebear
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