tomorrow a new point of view…

today is day 11 in the south beach diet. i am 4.2 pounds down. it is frustrating when you don’t have too much to go…and those extra doughnuts just wont come off my rear. you know what i am saying?

they say you shouldn’t do phase 1 for more than 14 days. i say, “praise jesus!” i have gone 11 LONG days without fruit. you know how hard that is in the summer? next week i plan to hit up the farmer’s market for some fresh strawberries. i can not wait. besides peanut butter…it’s my favorite thing in the world.

like i have said, i dislike eggs. i dislike eggs badly. so every morning i blend all the ingredients together in my magic bullet:

2 tablespoons protein powder

1/2 cup fat free greek yogurt from trader joes

1/2 cup fat free organic skim milk

2 splenda packets

dash of cinnamon

this is what has got me through the mornings. notice there are no eggs. boo to eggs.

i also found this yummy low carb peanut butter cookie recipe. (i had jasen try them…and he ate more than me…if you can believe that. peanut butter and i are BFF.)

1 cup all natural peanut butter (i by it from whole foods in the milk and yogurt section…delish)

1 cup splenda (that is 24 packets)

1 egg

mix and bake at 350 degrees for 9-10 minutes. i like to under bake so they are nice and soft.

today jasen and i went to panera and i was dying for a cinnamon crunch bagel. i passed and i am so proud. because i really wanted one…and i still do.

here lies another series of highly entertaining monthly reading material.

the bottom line: i am jealous of naturally skinny people.

i started working with a trainer on february 6th. by march 31st i was down 7 inches and 7 pounds. my body percent was down 3.3%. awesome i know.

on june 6th i was evaluated again to the disappointing news of losing only 3 inches (which is good) up 3 pounds and up 2% body fat. WHAT?! 

so emily told me i must eat more protein and get rid of my addition to carbs. WHAT AGAIN?!

so she suggested a version of the south beach diet. so i decided to hit it hard core. it is less then a month to the big day…so i need to get down to business. plus it is frustrating to be working so hard and not seeing any evidence. plus if your body is addicted to things thats a problem. so i am looking at this phase as a body cleanse.

i started on monday and it has been going well. breakfast is so hard for me. i really hate eggs. i found that out really quick. i can’t wait until phase 2 so i can add a little fruit. that has been hard too.

i have really noticed how i am ok without sweets and breads. but i still love mochas. and so far starbucks is the only sugar free non fat mocha (aka skinny mocha) i have found. if you have a better option let me know. i do really miss a nonfat mocha from temple. i can’t even walk in there now.

the cleanse has begun.