to the Beach, Doozy.

Please spend some time reading the FAQ Section in this South Beach Forum. There is a comprehensive and updated List of Phase I Foods that will help you. Having milk and legumes will certainly help with the carb withdrawal cravings. Remember, we eat GOOD carbs, not NO carbs.

tifanicole - Welcome to the Beach! I always use 2% cheese rather than nonfat. That is perfectly acceptable on SBD. Do check the food lists and they are updated from what is listed in the hardback version of the book.

tifanicole, I always use the 2% cheeses, too. The nonfat cheeses are awful, IMHO.

droozy!

ok the last of the sweets is gone, and I can shop tomorrow, so I feel like I will be on plan all day for my very first day. Wish me luck! I'll report in how I do, b/c I HAVE to get this right and quit fooling around with it. Chocolate cake is NOT worth all this.

I had some serious sugar cravings yesterday. We have Easter candy all over the place here but I didn't give in. I think the key was cup of hot chocolate w/skim milk, cocoa, splenda, vanilla and a dash of cinnamon -- yum! Plus, it snowed here yesterday so it was perfect treat! Hoping for a smooth Day 4. Have a great day, everyone!

Thanks guys! I know it probably seems trivial, I suffer from perfectionism and get caught up in the details sometimes. I need to just relax.

Good Morning P1D1- Just arrived at work and am making 2 scrambled eggs and some coffee w/ spenda and sugar free coffeemate (hazelnut, if you care)

Last night I binged on Little Ceasars pizza, crazybread, pop and had chocolate cake - I know that sounds crazy but I was like throwing myself a going away party. I am a new woman today. I am taking control of my life and my health starting NOW. I even told my family that we would be eating pizza only once a month. Saving money for our annual disney trip (yeah, like we go only once) and saving our health at the same time. My kids LOVE healthy food, but I'm lazy and always making them eat pizza (working moms, ya know?) So they were actually glad. Hooray, even hubby (for the first time ever) said he could use a diet overhaul as well.
Good luck for a great day to all of you P1-ers.
My mom (also my boss) says I will be addicted to 3fc soon instead of sugar!! hahah
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Morning ladies! Day 10 P1 and going strong. I'm so pleased with myself that I'm not craving all the junk! I'm not even tempted, and for me, that's amazing. It's gotta be all the green tea.

SIL is spending the night with me so we're off to go play racquetball. Just online getting some recipes to try for the weekend. Made "Chinese Tacos" lettuce wraps yesterday that were yumalish!

Just found a bag of double chocolate cookie crisp in my desk drawer and THREW IT OUT!!! It could have been there for a month for all I know, I would have eaten it anyway I mean, if I weren't the strong and resolved individual that I obviously am, I mean I made it through breakfast, right??

Snack Time.. 1 0z 2% Sharp Cheddar (cracker barrel) I'm not hungry yet, I had 2 cups of coffee, but it's time and those are the rules!
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D1P1 starts tomorrow for me officially. I've had a few false starts this week and today and going to look up yummy recipes on the site and make a grocery list. Tonight I'll go straight from the airport to the grocery store and tomorrow will be a whole new day!

Tifanicole - WTG on throwing out the cookies! I probably would have interpreted it as a sign and caved in . You seem to really be doing this the right way and that is awesome. I bet that your perfectionism will help out in the long run!

AdiaFaith - on Day 10! It's refreshing to hear that you aren't craving bad foods and what not.

New here and I just started SB again, day 10 of p1. I fell off the wagon sometime last May during finals. It's funny but p1 doesn't seem as hard as it did last time. I mean I had headaches and crazy cravings. By day 4 I thought I was gonna die but this time I'm doing good. I'm actually not craving bread and if I want something sweet I go for a splenda sweetened fudgesicle. I think it was easier because I eased myself into p1 instead of having a binge party like I did the first time. Although I have to admit I love chocolate!!! When will they invent the magic pill that lets you eat whatever you want and not gain any weight? (oh to dream)

Green tea is a life saver.

BrowneyedGirl. I'm glad to see you de-lurked and are now legit. You'll find lots of info and support in here. You were wise not to have a piggy party before starting this plan. I think it really helps with easing initial cravings. Remember to eat dairy to ease any cravings.

Slimmingdown. This is all about choices. You do not need to wait till tomorrow to restart. I'm emploring you to restart NOW recommit yourself right this second. The next snack or meal is another opportunity to make a better choice. You'll no doubt have noticed my posting everything I've put in my mouth today- P1D1 for me is 1 choice at a time. One bite at a time, one snack at a time. Being a perfectionis ( a title that I loathe!) means that I have little margin for error. If I make a bad choice (am less than perfect) my tendency is to shake the whole thing. Something worth doing is worth doing perfectly. This thinking has ended me at 163 pound (as the Publix scale flys) I will not let it be my undoing this time. making one bad choice is NOT an excuse for making more. I believe that you will make better choices today. Forget restarting- resolve, right now, to make a better choice at the next available opportunity. YOU CAN DO THIS, we'll do it together.
Join me at the Beach...t.
"In the beginning, it is always dark."-the childlike empress

Oh for those of you who are fighting hard to beat those cravings here's some possible inspiration. The first time I did Sb I lost 14 pounds in p1. My mom lost a whopping 22 pounds. How she did it I don't know but apparently it is a possibility.

Please remember that the amount you lose on Phase I is proportional to the amount you are overweight. A larger Chick will probably lose more than a slimmer one.