South Beach Diet - Week 4

Here I am at week four of the South Beach Diet. I haven't felt deprived of food these past three weeks. I'm never hungry, although there are times when I want to have some of the "outlawed" foods, especially Coke, candy, and cookies. Actually, I can have these things as long as I choose the sugarfree substitutes, but I'm not particularly found of artificial flavorings for the most part. However, I've learned to enjoy sugarfree fudgebars and puddings.

DAY 22

Morning Weigh-in: -1
Breakfast - 2 poached eggs, white seedless grapes
Mid-Morning Snack - nut cup (included 3 M&M peanuts)
Lunch - skip
Mid-Afternoon Snack - skip
Supper - Crab Cobb Salad (recipe in book), glass of Hearty Burgundy wine
Dessert - skip

DAY 23

We have plans to take my daughter, who is visiting us from out of town for the weekend, out for dinner tonight at a new restaurant that has recently opened in our community. I plan to skip lunch so I can indulge a little at supper.

Morning Weigh-in: -.5
Breakfast - lite yogurt
Mid-Morning Snack - cheese stick, hardboiled egg
Lunch - skip
Mid-Afternoon Snack - skip
Supper at local restaurant - Creamy cheese/vegetable soup, grilled pork loin medallions with applesauce, rice medley, steamed vegetables, bread, glass of Merlot
Dessert - skip

Our dinner at "The Drake on the Riverfront" turned out to be a delicious one, but also a major cheat on my diet. The waitress raved about the cheesy vegetable soup so I ordered it in place of the dinner salad. When it arrived I saw that the only vegetables in it were big chunks of potatoes and carrots. Both potatoes and carrots are outlaw veggies. I was expecting broccoli, cauliflower, and maybe carrots. I must learn to ask about specific ingredients before ordering. I ate about one third of my soup and left the rest. The dinner came with a bread stick which I quickly gobbled up. The bread was also a naughty choice because it was made from white refined flour... but tasty!

DAY 24

I crinched when I read the scales this morning... up two pounds as penalty for my misbehavior at supper last night. Oh well...

Morning Weigh-in: +2
Breakfast - 2 strips bacon, 2 egg omelet stuffed with mushrooms, green onion, diced ham, sundried tomatoes, cilantro, and low fat cheese
Mid-Morning Snack - butterscotch pudding (sugarfree)
Lunch - skip
Mid-Afternoon Snack - Fudge Lite
Supper - two generous bowls of homemade chili (made with kidney beans)
Dessert - skip

DAY 25

Uh-oh, I caved to having my favorite breakfast drink this morning. I suppose it was going to have to happen sooner or later. I woke up terribly thirsty, that is my only excuse, and I'm sticking to it. I feel so guilty!

Morning Weigh-in: -.5
Morning Breakdown - 12 ou. can of Cherry Coke (sugared and caffeinated)
Breakfast - 2 strips bacon, 2 fried eggs (over easy)
Mid-Morning Snack - skip
Lunch - small green salad with assorted raw vegetables
Mid-Afternoon Snack - Fudge Lite
Supper - leftover chili
Dessert - fresh Bartlett pear
Bedtime Snack - small bowl of Grape-nuts

Next: SBD Phase II - Days 26-27