Ok.... Day 1 of Phase 1 and starting out GREAT! Ate the egg muffins for breakfast and they were delicious!!! Hope the rest of the diet is this easy!

U took the first step K-Mac! U'll do well!

:welcome3: new folks and repeaters!

I am finishing up my two weeks, possibly staying on a couple more days due to a somewhat off-plan dinner Saturday night.

I have only lost 2 pounds; I bumped up a little from my low last week (BEFORE the Saturday night dinner, though, so that didn't affect my weight at all). But 2 pounds is 2 pounds, and I'll take it :) I didn't expect much since: 1) I don't have that much to lose and 2) I have been *pretty much* eating by Phase 2 (OK, with a fair number of binge-y cheats) since February.

Originally Posted by SwimGirl:
Question - anyone workout during phase 1? I've been seeing a personal trainer and realllllly don't want to stop!

Oh yeah, I did! But nothing terribly strenuous, requiring endurance - brisk walking, yoga classes, some weights at the gym. But Phase 1 wasn't a huge shift in diet for me. I'd imagine if you have been eating really differently it will be a big adjustment and maybe exercise would be too much to add into the equation... but in your case you have already been seeing a trainer so it would probably be fine, you just might not be able to do as much as you were before until you adjust...

Have a great week, everyone!

Food Obsessed - how was your WI?

kasey - I am just starting this morning as well! Well, re-starting! :)

Emma - I didn't workout the first time around, but I really have been eating fairly close to phase 2 for the last month or so. I think I will give it a go, thanks for the input :) 2 pounds is good - especially if you don't have too much more to go! I am hoping to lose about 5-6 pounds, but 4 of those pounds were my gain from the summer.

-Aimee

Super thrilled
 

Congratulations choices! I'm in the same boat as you (age wise) and have been thrilled with SB. It's the only plan I have been able to maintain on without constant hunger & thought of food all day!

Hey MM, didn't realize until you said so that I've rarely been hungry on plan! Wow!

Well I made it through Day 1! I think I was pretty successful! I made myself a hot cocoa for a snack this evening, and ended up having 2, not exactly what I planned - but I went coffee-free today! That was also NOT planned, I just bought coffee the other day and it was expired :(

On to day 2!

-Aimee

Starting over again! Did well today and stuck to my lean meats and vegetables. I've decided to make excess veggies at dinner and have those for breakfast since I am REALLY sick of eggs. HAHA. I don't know if I'll ever eat eggs again.

Originally Posted by SwimGirl:
I just bought coffee the other day and it was expired :(
-Aimee

Coffee expires? :?:

Anne - it was one of those pods a single serving, a latte! Very yummy, but yes they expire because of the milk :(

So I worked out yesterday, and was also 100% on plan yesterday. I had a 1.3 GAIN this morning, hoping it's just water retention from my workout!

-Aimee

choices I to have thryoid issues. I will be 50 in Feb and I agree with you it is like pulling teeth now to loose weight. I have been exercising since June 28th and watching what I am eating since July 19th. I have finally made the 10 lb mark. I did get off course a few times but still yet it is harder to loose as we get older.

So yest I would love to read any helpful hints you have.

Leann

Day 2 complete! I made it through despite some cravings and some temptations! They had coconut-chocolate things at work today, the hugest pile EVER, omg.. but I resisted :D Hopefully the scale is nicer to me tomorrow!

-Aimee

Yay for swimgirl - it couldn't have been easy to resist those chocolate-coconut treats. We had some friends over on Sunday and they brought a big box of fancy middle-eastern pastries (too sweet for my taste, which is saying a lot), and I made my husband take it all to his workplace. I almost feel bad about it when I think of the temptation it must have caused for the unsuspecting dieters who walked into THAT kitchen.

I fell off the wagon on Sunday night and because I was upset about it, I ate totally off plan on Monday. I don't see any change on the scale, so that's a relief and a great motivation boost to get back on track. So today, I'm back on hardcore Ph1 and I did really well. I even ate all the veggies I was supposed to eat. Usually, if I have an off day, I just continue with one bad day after another and that goes on for weeks, even months before I get serious about eating right again. :( I'll be on Ph1 for another couple of days, just to be sure my cravings are under control again.

Everyone is doing great! Keep strong ladies :hug:

Phase 1 is over and the grand total is.....7 lbs down. I was honestly hoping to be more towards the 13 lb. total, but I will take this! Especially since I got through TOM and stressful days at work. Today, I have some raspberries that I will be enjoying to transition me into Phase 2. Once I weigh in next week, I'll take stock of how the change affected me and make adjustments.