Good morning! Happy 2011!

I slept til 9, now I'm wandering around trying to figure out where the morning has gone! :lol:

I've got an easy day planned, a little laundry and light housework, and some school work that I've been putting off all week. It's going to be warm here again (mid 40's) so I'm looking forward to another long walk outdoors today. (I feel a little bit guilty bragging about that after reading about the cold day some of you are facing! :brr: )

Right now I need to hit the wii fit, and take my shower. Enjoy your day, friends!

Happy New Year!!!

Not much planned for today. This is the first Saturday in a long time that my son does not have a play or play practice, so my husband and son are having a boy day. I think I am going to run some errands with my mom and then start looking at school stuff.

Tommorow my first week of SBD will be over. It will be great to get an offical weigh in.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

May your year be healthy and all your dreams come true.

I have been missing and regret it. Was suppose to have a quiet holiday but kept having company. Anyways, back on track as of now.
take care
Sophie

So nice to see new folks and "old" folks checking in. Checking into the Daily is one of the most important things to help keep on track so please do it, even if you have wandered a bit off plan. (There are lots of temptations in the forest at the edge of the beach and I don't mean just the cabana boys!)

I'm here, I'm here. :yawn: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!! Voodoo is taking her 3rd nap of the day. She's not used to all the company and staying up late. We threw a party and our dog is the one that got sick the next morning! :lol3: Poor Voo. Just way too many people to entertain all night long! (She did finally fall asleep in the chair around 11:45 last night but only for 10 minutes or so.)

So today Chris and I are being lazy and watching the SNL Best Of.... on VH1. Right now it's Alec Baldwin. So funny!

Anyway, I'm going to lie down and be lazy for the remainder of the day. I hope everyone had a very safe and happy New Year!

Lisa :D

For those of you who have done the plan for some time, did you find your sugar cravings eased up as things went on? Would you describe yourselves as sugar/carb addicted in the past, and how do you handle the moderation required in other phases?

I ask because I am totally addicted to sugar. I consume carbs in excess at meals and crave them intensely the rest of the time. That was part of the appeal of SBD. Since I feel this is similar to other addictions, a period of abstinence is helpful to break the habit.

I'm feeling the effects of withdrawal now... how long did it last for you? It will cease, right???? :?:

Honestly, I found PH1 very hard the first time. But, the cravings really do loosen their grip. For me, I don't do very well with moderation. There are some foods I am just better off avoiding. I know this is a pretty controversial approach. I will tell you that the longer I go without the foods that really scream to me, the less I crave them. It is hard to give that stuff up but you may find that you hardly even miss it after a while and that you feel so much better (and if like me, happier) when you don't eat it.

Two tips that really helped me with the infamous South Beach flu:
make sure you get your dairy servings in.
A couple of servings of beans every day also really help.

I agree the detox makes a huge difference. I've never been able to just move to moderation. That's why I love this plan :)

It will be better in a few days if you just stick with it.

Thanks for the responses ladies! I'm so glad to have a few days off while I'm starting this. I'm sure being able to incessantly check this forum and read your success stories is making the difference and saving me from mindlessly filling my face with sugar (and the inevitable guilt that follows).

Although I did eat two bowls of that awesome broccoli cheese soup instead of one :p

Is it common to lose a lot of water the first few days of this?

Happy New Year, ladies (and gentlemen if there are any joining us today)!!! :) Plans last night were to stay home and just watch the ball drop on TV, but a friend of mine called and invited me over to his house to ring in the New Year w/ him, his wife, and some friends. So at 1130 PM I packed up and headed over there. Made it there w/ 15 minutes to spare and was put in charge as "official timekeeper" since I was the only sober one. I did have 1 glass of wine at midnight and 1 Coors Light, but that was it. It's funny, living life anew as the sober one amongst drunk friends, you realize how annoying you were back when YOU were the drunk one, LOL One guy there ended up running around the backyard in just his boxer briefs...and before the night was over I saw him in tinfoil underpants and a tinfoil hat. I even have a picture that I forwarded to my closest friends, LOL

We've got a dinner of barbecue chicken, collards, black beans, mock cornbread, and baked sweet potatoes cooking right now. YUM!!!

shelflife - Welcome to the beach!!! I promise you, it DOES get better. My mom and I both were sweet-addicts and we've been able to make it through, so I promise you it IS doable. I also used to eat A LOT of bread and now I rarely have it at all. I ate lunch at Applebees today (salad and french onion soup) and they brought me a breadstick w/ it, so I just passed it over to my brother. Didn't even WANT it. I also tell the server at Olive Garden "no breadsticks" when I order the soup, salad, and breadsticks. When I was baking a lot for Christmas, though, I was overindulging in the on-plan desserts. So what I do now is I just don't bake as much. I'll make 1 sweet treat and have 1 serving per night and I don't make anything else until it's all gone. I've found that if I just don't keep it in the house, I can't eat it!!! ;) And yes, you will absolutely find that you lose a good bit of water weight during Phase I. ;)

Good afternoon friends and a healthy :newyear: to all.

Okie, wishing you good luck with your interview on Monday.

Good job Heidi for resisting most of the temptations and especially for getting everyone home safe.

Howdy Windsong, tanner'smom and LifeisPrecious, glad to meet you all.

shelflife, OMG yes, I am the biggest sugar/carb addit ever! I can say that the cravings did let up after a few days of phase one. But that being said, there are still some days that I just about go out of my mind craving both. Guess it will never completely go away but thank goodness those days don't happen too often. On my "bad" days, I just have to keep telling myself that I can get through it and that it will pass and I will be so darn happy that I made it through.

Today is a nice quiet easy day for me. DH has his nose in football and Mr. Big (our dog) is snoozing in front of the woodstove. I spent quite a while posting the 2011 calendars. Hopefully I haven't forgotten any significant events. Other than that, a little laundry, and some odds and ends. I should start putting away all of the Christmas decorations but my head just isn't into it today so will do that another day.

This board is really popping, which is good to see! I'm getting my hair done tomorrow so I can look my best for the interview.

Sounds like everyone is off to a good start for 2011!

Natasha -- Ordering just soup & salad at the Olive Garden?? awesome will power! I won't be venturing near the O.G. for quite some time! It sounds like you've got eating out nailed. This will be a huge challenge for me. For phase one, I'm planning to cook at home and bring my lunch which I should be able to handle for two weeks (though that will be the longest time i've gone without eating out... well... ever :o). I'm going to be on the road for 2.5 weeks in late Jan/early Feb interviewing for residency placements next year -- far from low-stress. Integrating real life with a disciplined phase two will be really tough.

TallandThin -- Glad to hear it does get easier. I guess, like a true addiction, there are good days and bad days. I'll have to give some real thought to my triggers. With the "addiction" approach I'm taking, I've thought about attending some OA meetings. I don't think I've quite got the courage for that yet though.

FoodObsessed -- Best of luck on your interview tomorrow! Hope your like what your stylist does, and you're able to relax yourself a bit beforehand too.

Thanks shelflife! I'm getting a weave in my hair.