I just wanted to say Day 14 for me.... I don't happen to be at home so I couldn't weigh this am. I will weight tomorrow, but My scale seems crazy lately.... I am feeling great, but I have had cravings for sugar the last two days... I have not idea as I havent' cheated! Maybe I shouldn't go to P2 after all..... Hmmmmmm?

I wanted to add Brown rice at dinner time next week as I have it at home and I don't have $ to really buy anything extra right now. Can't wait till pay day!

how is everyone today?

Hi Tracy! Today's my last day of Phase I of SBD, too - it actually went by more quickly than I thought! I spent the last week obsessing over what I was going to add back in, and I think I'm going to start with fruit, specifically apples, which I've been craving all week.

I noticed there was a period early in my second week when the scale didn't move much or at all, and I think the problem was that I wasn't eating enough. The next few days I made sure to take bigger servings at dinner, and also made sure I ate all my snacks, and then the weight started coming off. Maybe your body is hungry? Just an idea, I'm certainly not an expert!

Jessers!

Congrats on day 14!

Thanks for sharing! Actually it very well could be that I an not eating enough... I have been a bit low on food this past week so I skipped out on snacks. Grrrrrrr... I actually getting some money from my Mom today to get more food. I hate car repairs! I am just going to move to P2 tomorrow. I actually havent' had cravings for sweets/sugar today at all so i think if I continue and make sure to get in all snacks and good amt of protien I should be golden.

I hope you have an awesome Sunday, Jessers!

akacutie - if you haven't had any cravings, move on to P2.

Also, don't weigh every day...you're just asking for this diet to drive you crazy. You're probably not going to lose every day as the weight loss is slow (like it should be!). I would suggest once a week at most.

hello Zeffryn....

Thanks for stopping by....

Yeah, I haven't had cravings for sweets today... Just yesterday and Friday, but I have no idea why... No eating of foods other than the approved list for P1..... Bizarre but I am not going to worry about it. Just thinking on ward....to the great unknown!

On the weighing..... I couldn't handle weighing everyday.... It was my time for my weekly weigh in this am but I was at my DBF's house so I wasn't able to weigh. I will do it tomorrow to have an idea what I lost as grand total for P1 as tomorrow is the on to P2.

Well, I should probably go fold laundry now......Grrrrrrrr

Ah, ok ok.

I loathe folding laundry. I will gladly hire my kids to do it when they are old enough.

Yay! I survived the neighborhood end of summer picnic. Man there were TONS of dishes there. everyone bought potluck and their own meat to grill. I had made a huge pasta salad which I didn't eat any of. I ended up having a chicken breast and then picked at the different veggies people brought. Someone brought a 3 bean salad that was really good.. wish I had the recipe. Also had a couple of deviled eggs, and some homemade humus with celery. It was actually pretty good.

And because the park is at the top of the hill overlooking the mountains.. I told DH to just pack it all in the rolling cooler and we'd hike up the hill. It's not a long hike.. but it's STEEP. like 200 yards of straight up... paved sidewalks and steps tho...

YAY ME.!!

Oh and I woke up with a 2 pound loss this morning.. WOOT.

Great job, Brenda!

Also, about the weight loss....I don't want to say I told you so

My 9 and 12 year old girls wash, dry and fold the laundry for all 5 of the kids. It is their chore. I must say, it is soooooo nice when they get old enough to help out! I don't know what I would do without them!!!!

Day 12 for me. I'm doing fine- diet wise. I haven't worked out though in about a month due to vacation, hurricane evacuation, then school starting again (we homeschool). Enough excuses, I guess I just got out of the routine! So, today, I tried to do my turbo jam DVD and couldn't get through it. I used to be able to get through it without problem. I'm pretty upset that I allowed myself to get that out of shape. I guess I can only start again, and try to work my fitness level back up to where it was.