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Wow...Day II and I'm feelin pretty strong.
As I planned, I *did* in fact start on Wednesday 1/2, my first day back at work in 2008.
I've been adding fresh lemon juice to my water (I've always sipped at least 64 ounces of water from Nalgenes throughout the day, but I find the citrus has an energizing/diuretic effect.)
I've followed SBD Phase I, with the addition of a peeled half of a grapefruit (more fiber this way) each morning with my lowfat Friendship cottage cheese and hardboiled eggwhites (plus 3/4 of a yolk for healthy fat). I've eaten a few too many nuts (almonds, pecans), but other than that....no gorging!
No alcohol yet, but I'm a lush so that won't stick long. But that's OK. Drinking actually takes the place of eating for me. Same with coffee; had one skim latter pre-workout yesterday, but none today.
As has become my habit for the past 6 years (wow): a 12 ounce mug of green tea, steeped for about 30 minutes. Not sure if 30 minutes = craaazy cachetins, or if they max out around 15 minutes (?), but still. I love bitter tastes. I guess that's my one saving grace: arugula, kale, swiss chard, and other bitterish, leafy greens--not to mention oversteeped tea and--actually tastes good to me.
GYM two days in a row, hardcore for a minimum of 60 minutes. Today I did a nautilus weight circuit. It's good to be back in the social gym environment (I see a ton of acquaintances at my gym, and I had stopped going).
BEST PART: Already feel slimmer, more energetic! WOOT!
Diet Calendar Entries for 03 January 2008:
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1112 kcal
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Fat: 62.68g | Prot: 87.82g | Carb: 51.84g.
Breakfast: tea, leaf, green, peeled grapefruit, cottage cheese, egg boiled, white. Lunch: balsamic vinegar, olive oil, pecan, cheese, goat, chicken breast, lettuce, spinach. Dinner: edamame, pine nuts, Parmesan, red pepper, tomato, broiled, arugula, turkey, lean, ground. Snacks/Other: marshmallow, Sugar-Free Jello. more...
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2361 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Conditioning exercise (health club) - 1 hour, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 20 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 15 minutes, Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 35 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 50 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Sounds like you have a plan and are following it... can't seem to lose that'a way! :)
03 Jan 08 by member: bullytrouble
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I once followed a diet where everyday would start with: grapefruit, 2 eggs, and coffee. It was incredibly effective. Like you, I also made some minor modifications to SBD during Phase 1 (i.e. Mongolian Beef and other Chinese and other restaurant foods containing sauces with unknown ingredients of various kinds); but, of course, this is not advised, especially on Phase 1. Still, it is quite possible to get almost the same effect out of the diet with well thought out modifications; the author himself has changed the diet several times over the years. I also like nuts, especially cashews, which have been discussed here many times, and the recommendation is to limit them to about fifteen per day. When I first started, I was eating about 40 to 50 a day and this type of thing can really stunt your progress. A good companion to SBD is "The South Beach Diet, Good Fats Good Carbs Guide by Agatston. It is small, his latest (I think), and only $7.95. It also covers everything in a very clear and concise way and has details on what can be eaten on the three phases (as opposed to his first book which was a disaster from an organizational point of view. Good luck MissBehavior, it's nice hearing from you again!
04 Jan 08 by member: information
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