Day 1 on the South Beach

Day 1 was actually yesterday, but was busy cooking all evening so didn’t get a chance to write.

I read that the first 2-3 days are the hardest in the Diet, and afterwards, once you are used to it, it’s a lot easier. Yesterday was mainly difficult because we didn’t have the right ingredients in the house, no meat or vegetable that would be yummy when grilled or stir-fried.

For breakfast, had nonfat unsweetened Greek yogurt. Had honey, though, which was not allowed. Oops.

For lunch, grilled me and my boyfriend each a piece of frozen tuna I found in the freezer, along with some string beans and red bell pepper.

It was okay, but not great, mainly due to the fact that I couldn’t put sugar in the sauce, and didn’t yet find the stash of Splenda packets.

Found the packets of Splenda afterwards, which I have been using and which works amazingly well.

After work, Boyfriend and I went shopping. I compiled a shopping list made from the South Beach Diet book. Mostly, I looked for vegetables and spices. We also bought lots of chicken filet and eggs. I also bought a whole bunch of sugar-free popsicles and sugar-free desserts for me and Boyfriend. He has a sweet tooth so these supplies are going to be instrumental in helping him stay satisfied and on the diet.

Made a big salad with spicy grilled chicken for Boyfriend and me for dinner, and also fried us an egg each. Was yummy. While Boyfriend watched TV, I read more from the book.

Apparently, eating white bread or other processed starch is just like eating straight from the sugar bowl. Scary!!

Going shopping again this afternoon to get some ingredients for recipes published at the end of the book, some of which look quite yummy.

Made a LOT of extra food last night, because Boyfriend gets up earlier than me and tends to snack on unhealthy things then. (He eats like entire cakes while I’m asleep!) So I cut up celeries and cauliflowers that he can eat with hummus, I also have lots of left over salad, two pieces of left over chicken, and a huge vegetable omelets. Put all of these in plates and wrapped with saran wrap and put on the kitchen table.

This morning when I got up, he had eaten half of the veggie omelet and a piece of grilled chicken. Didn’t touch the celery sticks and the cauliflowers, though.

Okay, okay, baby steps…