Well, I weighed myself this morning and was back down to 279 lbs... I have gone to curves to workout 3 times this week and tried to go tonight after work but they were already closed. Apparently they close at 12 noon on saturday's.... which really sucks because I was looking forward to going after I skipped last night.
Tomorrow is my daughter's 10th birthday. She wants me to make her a cinnamon cake with cream cheese frosting for her birthday cake. Her birthday present this year???? She joined curves with me. Way to go baby girl! Now to just get her to eat more vegetables and we'll be doing fine. I may induldge in a small slice of cake tomorrow, but I have been very good since I have gone back to work and the big family gathering is over and done.
I have to admit though, I enjoyed having everyone here. We even got some really fun pictures taken, and somehow I convinced my husband to take a picture with me too... our last one was 2 year old. It's not often I can get him to get into a photo.
Well, I think I need to grab my gazelle and get some kind of workout in today.
Until next time!!!!!!!

Well, I have completed phase one with a total weight loss of 12 lbs, 8 lbs of which came off during the 2 weeks of phase one.
Phase one definetly seemed to have gone by fairly quickly.
I have also joined curves for the exercise that I need to re-introduce into my routine. So I am very hopefull that will be a positive addition to my lifestyle changes.
I will weigh in tomorrow with my "official" weigh in, but yesterday I was down to 280 lbs. which I am very happy with at this point.
The next challenge I have added is the Winter Challenge here at the SBD. I am looking forward to participating in that as well.
Now if only I could get my kids to stop arguing with each other life would be great! LOL
Until next time!

Day Eight.... Monday 12/11/2006

Well, today has gone well. I didn't read the recipe for tonights dinner ahead of time and when it came time to cook it I realized that the chicken had to marinate over night... by then it was already 5:30 pm..... SO..... I threw together a fiesta taco salad w/ black beans... it is the tastiest salad I have ever encountered... It has salad greens, green pepper, tomatoes, black olives, and topped with black beans that were cooked in taco sauce for less than 10 min. I complete it with a dollop of lite sour cream (one small spoon full) and enjoy..... Mmmmmmmm good!!! Then of course dessert was a sugar free pudding. My weigh in this morning for SBD was fine, 283 lbs.... next weigh in date is next monday. Well on to the daily stats...

FBS: 141
Exercise:
Breakfast: SBD Western omlete, v8 juice and hot tea
Mid Morning Snack: Cucumbers and salmon spread (SBD recipe)
Lunch: Chef Salad(salad greens, tomatoes, hard boiled egg, ham, turkey, Thousand Island dressing)
Afternoon Snack: 20 nuts (Cashews, Almonds, and Pistacios mixed)
Dinner: Fiesta Taco Salad and Crystal light Lemonade
Dessert: Sugar free pudding with 1 tablespoon lite cool whip

SBD Day 7 ... again

Today has been one week since I started on the south beach diet and it was the first day that I have exercised. I did 20 min. on the Gazelle while I watched the new Pirates movie with my kids. 20 min was all I could handle, which was slightly discouraging, however it is a start.

Tomorrow is my official weigh in day for SBD, however i couldn't resist and weighed myself this morning. I was down to 283 lbs. The down side however is that my fasting blood sugar was high, it is the first time I have checked my sugar in months and I was highly disappointed with myself when I saw how high it was.

My goals are as follows:
1. Stick to the SBD guidelines for my meals
2. Exercise for 20 min. 3 days of the week (working my way up to everyday)
3. Monitor my blood sugars regularly
4. Drink Lots of water everyday

I hope and pray that the changes in my diet and routine will improve not only my weight, but more importantly my health. I feel that my goals are a good place to start for a healthier me.

I probably should have started this months ago when my doctor directed me to get back on the SBD, however life being as it is, is unpredictable and led me back to school in addition to working and being a mother and wife. Now I am done with my additional education (for now) and can refocus and teach myself a new lifestyle before the next upheaval (so to speak) of life arrives.

Well, for tonight, I say farewell.

Until next time!

~ Bethany



Daily Info:

FBS: 148

Exercise: 20 min. on the Gazelle

Breakfast: Artichokes Benedict w/ Mock Hollandaise Sauce
Decaffeinated Tea with Nonfat Milk and Sugar Substitute

Lunch: Roasted Portobello Mozzarella 'Pizza'Afternoon

Dinner: Chicken Caesar Salad, Sugar-free Pudding Dessert