Well I had a few days that were just a disaster. Instead of going to the gym I ate several pieces of fudge and other non south beach diet foods. But now after gaining a couple lbs I am back down to 194 and eating right again. I don’t feel too bad about eating the crappy food. I feel like I need to give myself permission to not be perfect all the time and this felt like an okay time to do that.

But I really do feel better when I’m eating less food and lots of fruits and vegetables. My stomach and my head just feel better. Has anyone ever seen the show on BBC America called You Are What You Eat? It is a pretty entertaining show about a nutritionist who works with a different person (or couple) a week to shock them into eating better. She puts all their food out that is a weeks worth and then does lots of interesting things like show them how much sugar they eat or how much fat. I think a lot of her information is weird and incorrect. She also is really strict and strangely enough talks about people’s poop a lot. It is very bizarre. But by the end of the episode it usually shows the people with changed habits and lots of weight lost. If you get a chance you should really watch it. It’s on a I think 11-12 a.m and 4-5 p.m everyday. I would love to know thoughts on it!

The holidays are coming up and I’m hoping I can lose another 15 lbs before Christmas. I usually gain weight during this season though so it will be a challenge. Maybe I will go back onto phase 1 of South Beach for awhile..but I really can’t imagine going without fruit or bread for any period of time these days. I guess I’ll see how my cravings are and decide from there!