Hello all, I thought it was well past time for me to introduce myself since it seems I will be joining in for a while. I followed the general practice of eat less move more and lost nearly 40 pounds several years ago, but this fall found me with injuries sickness and various other things to decrease my exercise time. Also "you can't out exercise poor eating habits" should be tattooed on my inner arm so I can refer to it hourly. We pretty much stick to a whole foods diet, but I eat too much. At a Superbowl party I was talking to a friend of a friend about south beach. She had just finished phase 1 and was over the moon with her results. I thought maybe a plan was in order this time, but I wanted it to be centered around whole foods, that I prepare. I checked in the on plan thread and thought, that could work for us. It's been three weeks and I couldn't be more pleased, only a couple of funky days in the beginning . On the positive: my cravings are greatly diminished and many days totally gone, my long standing addiction to diet coke or coke zero has gone away, and I have lost 10 pounds so far.
Thanks for letting me play along. I believe the daily check ins, food accountability and challenges plays a big part in this feeling so successful for me.
Christine
Christine! It sounds like you're off to a terrific start, and I'm pleased to meet you!
