A yummy beverage to satisfy my indulgent sweet tooth....

I picked up some stuff at Rosauers today so that I'd have food  to eat that didn't fall in the carb category. While I was there I found some yummy sounding teas, so I grabbed those too. Expensive, but a nice alternative to juice or wine or any other sugar laden drink. I also picked up some sugar-free Vanilla Caramel Coffee-mate. So here's the uber yummy virtually carb free beverage of choice for this afternoon:

Tahitian Vanilla Hazelnut Tea + Vanilla Caramel Creamer.

Pretty much all I have to say is, "Mmmmm...."

SBD: day 1

I had no idea how much sweet stuff I crave.

Seriously.

I had green beans, I had canadian bacon, I had eggs, I had pickles. I had pecans. I had lentils. Tonight I'm having chicken. Loads of protein. Some veggies. I'll eat veggies with dinner, too. Turns out I can't eat most of the veggies I usually eat during the first 2 weeks of the plan. No carrots. No sweet potatoes. No peas. Limited onions. Limited nuts.

Pretty much nothing sweet.

We'll see if I can make it through the next 2 weeks. It will definitely be hard. I did break down and drink 2 Tbsp cocoa powder (which, I think, is fine because it doesn't have any sugar in it) and 1 Tbsp Splenda in hot water to give me something sort of sweet to drink. It wasn't too bad. =D And it just might hold me until dinner.

I'm going to have to make some chicken salad, though. That's for sure.

Today I start south beaching it

Well, I think I'm going to start with the South Beach Diet today. I found a list of foods online, since I didn't get the book from my friend yesterday. I will call her today and see if I can pick it up, but the online list of foods approved for the first phase is helpful. Basically, proteins and vegetables. For the next 2 weeks. I think I can do that. =D

It's Monday, which makes for a good weigh day. I'm weighing in at an even...

132.

*GASP*
*CHOKE*
*SPUTTER*

I think it's a good time to get on some sort of routine, because I now officially weigh 1 lb more than I did when I started trying to lose weight! I knew it was getting close. I'm pretty disappointed in myself. But instead of complaining I'm just going to grit my teeth and eat some protein and veggies. And enjoy the Mexican food and barbecue and Whataburger I had in Texas, because I won't be having any more of that for a while!

Back on the trapeze

I'm back to taking aerial dance classes. First one today of the new session. I almost didn't go. I'm glad I did, though, because I forgot how much I really enjoy it! I love it!

South Beach...

Well, I found a friend who has the South Beach Diet book and is willing to lend it to me. So I think when I get back from TX I will try that.

I've never done a "diet" before, only ever watched my calories and exercised. So... I'm sort of skeptical. But I'm willing to give it a shot once. And from what I've heard, South Beach is one of the better ones to try if I'm going to try it.

Mostly I'm just sick of micromanaging right now. Sick of counting every little calorie. Sick of weighing every gram. I want guidelines I can follow without obsessing.

So... perhaps we'll try the South Beach Diet when I get back.

But while I'm in TX, I'm just going to enjoy the wealth of Mexican food we don't have here. ;D

An answer!!

Well, I got an answer from the bloodwork I had done this week. Turns out my progesterone levels are dropping off prematurely each cycle, and it looks like that's why we're not getting pregnant!

Hooray! An answer!

And if that's really the problem, it's simple enough to fix with a progesterone pill. What a relief!

Now, I'm still down to only one tube, but perhaps this will mean that I'm back to a 50% chance of getting pregnant each month. =D

Calorie Tracking... Day 3

Well, I'm 3 days into tracking calories and I've been within 15 calories of 1200 all 3 days now! I'm sticking pretty closely with the food pyramid, too, though I don't eat that many grains. 6-11 servings of grain a day! I'm more like 3-4 with 6-8 of fruits and veggies.

I haven't been getting much in the way of exercise, but I have been trying to make a point of walking around or standing during the day, more than sitting. So I think that counts for something. ;)

All in all the transition back to the world of calorie counting has not been bad so far. Usually day 3 is the worst for me, and all I want to do is eat. Today that wasn't the case so much, and whenever I wanted to eat something, I'd reach for a fruit or vegetable, which was great!

So... I guess this means I'm at step one of making this goal a reality. Today I weighed in at 128. Not the best, but it could be worse, I guess. That leaves me with 15 weeks (pretty much exactly) to lose 18 lbs.

*gulp* Here we go!