South Beach Diet - The Grumps have set in.

What is it about this diet? I've been completely faithful to it ('cept for the one late night slipup) for the first time for three straight days, and I'm about ready to bite everyone's head off! I got into a major fight with my dad and burst into tears over TURKEY SAUSAGE. Yes, turkey sausage! At least I have more control over this than PMS (when you know you're being unreasonable but just don't care :lol: )Apologized to the daddy for being unreasonable, got myself collected, and now I'll calm down by probably finishing the 652 page Harry Potter book I got at midnight last night:). (It's a perfect day for reading, raining and low rolling thunder...ahhh, I love it.:))

Hi CA85. :listen: I hear what you are saying. My break down was on day 6 when I sliced my left index finger open cutting up broccoli. I cried for almost and hour. Didn't want anyone around me and was really crabby about them wanting to look at my finger. Wasn't PMSing or anything like that either. I think for me it was just part of the detoxing process. I too appologized later for being such a witch (only spelled a little different).

Also maybe you needed to eat something. I find now that when I start feeling cranky (as my hubby says) that if I realize what I am doing and look at the time and when I ate something last it is usually time for a snack or a meal time. This usually happens to me on the weekends because we go non stop getting things done and I don't think to eat right.

Hang in there and good luck.

CA85- Hang in there darling! I know how you are feeling. I feel overwhelmed lately and even though I have not cheated I keep thinking how long its going to take to lose all this weight and how I am not pregnant yet and my husband isnt asking me how sbd is going and I just get so crabby.

Girls, sending you all big hugs. :grouphug:
I have to tell you... it made me feel really good reading your posts knowing that I'm not the only grumpy one here. :lol:
Hang in there... good health and babedom is just around the corner...

I am on day two and I feel miserable just not what i hoped to feel I know things will get better and in the end i will be happy i guess once i see a pound loss i will feel better for my self

I hope you are feeling better :)

If it's any help to you... my first week on Ph1 was H O R R E N D O U S!
Cranky, headachy, very sensitive... I just kept thinking that this is part of the sugar - refined food withdrawl process... and it will get better... one minute,hour , a day at a time... I broke free on day 7... It was so well worth it... unfortunately some of you also have to deal with this hot humid disgusting weather.... HANG IN THAR BABALOUIESSS!

Yup, phase 1 is tough!!!! Day 5-7 for me were real horrendous! You can do it though, just hang on!

I've been there this week, too. My poor kids...should I let them out of the locked closet yet?? :rofl:

I think I'm on the downslide, thank goodness.

Melinda- Hang in there it gets better. The results are worth it!

I hope it gets better. I have been grumpy as well.

"BABEDOM"- LOL.

It's day 5 for me, and according to this I should brace myself for the next three days. *deep breath* Maybe I should wear a warning sign around my neck for my family. Hopefully it will be worth it though- I know it will be to stop craving cake and junk food!

darling- this is the first plan that has made my cravings pretty much banish. I have had a good first week on this plan, better than any other plan I have ever tried. My only complaints are heartburn and tummy pains which I hope will go away.
People used to always tell me diet plans work you just have to find the right one for you. I keep thinking this one must be it, bc none of the other plans were for me. Its really amazing to feel this good about a plan for me at least! So the few days of the grumps is worth it! I didnt think I had them too bad but my husband had other news for me lol

Hang in there you guys! You'll come out the other side. I felt the same way and kept checking the calendar to see if it was time for TOM yet. It wasn't, just detox.

It will get better!

:rofl: I can so relate to this. My dh thougth I was going crazy. When I started SBD I also read Dr. Phils book and was confronting my emotional eating problems at the same time. I found a lot of my emotional eating came from being angry/upset with DH. He'd say or do something thoughtless that would upset me and I'd let it go and go stuff some food down me to make it go away. Instead, I would confront him and we got into a couple big aruguments in the first couple months. His response was, "you need to get off this diet, it's making you crazy." or "how about a nice chocolate bar, I'll go get you one" or "don't be angry at me because you think you're fat. I just want you to be healthy." Well, actually the first time he said it, it came out as "don't be angry at me because you're fat" :rollpin:

We finally got better. I've stopped supressing my unpleasant emotions about dh. You know, after 14 years of marriage, it's easier to let things go instead of confronting. Little things that keep being repeated. He'd say something in passing that I would take offense because I thought he meant it one way and he didn't mean it that way at all. Communication is the key. Once I figured that out my angry outbursts go much better.

But that first couple weeks was bad, I was angry about giving up my easy to cook foods, angry about cooking so much, I've learned I really don't like to cook. I felt like I lived in the kitchen or the grocery store. Once I learned the tricks to make it faster/easier life got much better and calmer.

So be assured, this will pass. The family will be able to come out of hiding soon, maybe in a couple days you can unlock the closet door and slide a pudding cup in as a peace offering. :lol3: Cheese slices on triscuits fit under the door really well until then. :lol:

Sarah

I had a meltdown when I was in Phase 1 and it made HB think I was psychotic with all the ups and downs in one day (can we say sugar abuser?????).

It gets better girls. PROMISE :)

You girls are crackin me up! But it's good to know there's a light at the end of the tunnel!

Ditto! Def. light at the tunnel!