Barb and Ruth - I did drink milk, but didn't eat any legumes. Come to think of it, last time I did phase one, I ate a lot of black beans (my favorite) and didn't feel nearly as hungry. I will definitely be eating them again when I start phase one next week! Thanks for the reminder.

weezle...i feel your pain about the drinking thing. that's one of my biggest obstacles. i'm soo used to going out to the bar and drinking...if i want to have a party nite its rum and coke but if i want to just relax, its beer....and trust me, it's hard giving up beer. i'm still tempted with the idea of cheating for a beer or two. its really hard especially at my age (and i would gues syou and i are around the same age) to not go to the bars and drink on a long weekend (especially labour day weekend).
you definately have more willpower than me.

Don't feel so bad. I hate that I'm not drinking. And it's not that I have to have beer, it's that beer = my social life, and I typically don't have much of a social life outside of beer. Even my friends that don't DRINK called me today saying "We going to karaoke tonight?" Sigh. Nope. Not me. Staying home and making cauliflower recipes. Mmmm. Yay.

I will say that I am drinking next Friday because it's my friend Molly's birthday and her birthday is the whole reason that I wanted to drop some pounds in the first place. I'll be back on after that, but Friday night is my night with my girl! WOO HOO. Just not until then. Stupid holiday weekend. Even my parents are taking it off.

Not me though. I'm going to be a saint. Well, at least I won't go off plan. Cauliflower here I come!

that's my problem too .... beer = my social life. i pretty much only go to concerts and bars (and i have a crush on a bartender too which makes it even harder). and most of hte concerts i go to are at bars or other venues that serve alcohol (with the exception of the upcoming Dead Can Dance and Nine Inch Nails concerts.

I hate not having alcohol in my life, not that i Need alcohol, but i enjoy it.

Hey chicks just a quickie I am sneaking in before I dash with dd shopping. Keep up the good work. It will be worth it. WE CAN DO IT. Me so far so good totally OP, this will be the test cause we are going to the mall and dd will want to do lunch of course not much OP at the food court. Well gotta go.

Today is day 7 and I am holding strong. I am still feeling a little tired but that could be because of TOM, I weigh in tomorrow morning. I am hoping I lost something. I feel thinner which is weird because I normally don't durning tom but we will see tomorrow. How is everyone else doing?????

Down another pound today, which makes 6 since I started over. Woo hoo! I am starting to feel thinner, too, in my mid-section. It's been really rough since it's my TOM and I want to pig out and eat every carb under the sun, but I've stayed OP.

Going to the store again today to make sure we have enough things to make food for Terry, since he's starting tomorrow. I'm excited for him, I just hope he sticks to it. Wish him luck!

Congrats on the weight loss, I have not weighed in yet I am waiting til tommorow. Glad that Terry is joining as well, makes things easier.

Hey chickies. I haven't been around the Forum much, but I started Phase One on Aug 30th--just for the first time. I have enjoyed it mostly. Those beans really do make a difference! At first I was not feeling hungry at all, which is so fabulous. Now, I feel hungry and want sugar...probably b/c I have not been eating as many legumes! I had black beans for lunch with some carb-friendly soup-YUM! I have lost about 6 pounds so far, which is fantastic, but I am looking forward to adding back some good carbs! And fruit, I miss fruit.

Anyway, just wanted to say hi!
Jessie

yeah i really miss fruit I am down a total of five pounds and i feel awsome! I have not lost that much weight in a week since i went on the crazy detox diet like two years ago ( it was horrable). I am excited!