Tuesday, May 08, 2012

8 days into South Beach, desperately craving carbs...

I've done this before, but not like this. South Beach PLUS rigorous daily exercise. Not the smartest plan, really, because that exercise needs carbs to fuel it, but 8 days in I've lost 8 pounds, which is good; I need the jump start, always. But I absolutely can't face the thought of 6 more days of eggs, meat, and V-8 for breakfast. I almost gag thinking about it.

I don't know what I'm going to do about breakfast, because tonight my mind was, of course, on dinner. I was thinking maybe I'd go out someplace and have a nice filet of fish; something I'm not good at preparing myself. But eating out is expensive, and I'm a perfectly good cook myself. Last night I grilled some chicken breasts, so tonight I went out and got whole wheat pitas...I don't really give a damn that they're verboten right now...and tomatoes, avocados, sprouts, thick bacon...I came home and cut a few strips of the bacon into pieces and fried it; then I assembled one of the world's best sandwiches: cut up grilled chicken, topped with sprouts, bacon, avocado, tomato, and a special sauce comprised of half mayo, half taco sauce...HEAVEN! It was so good, that I may have it for breakfast again tomorrow.

6 comments:

pam said...

Perfect. I'm doing it next month, and gagging at the thought of two weeks of eggs.

emmapeelDallas said...

Oh, I know...after that it gets better, but I'm not an egg person anyway, and especially not for breakfast. I went to 1/2 Price Books and bought Eat to Live and Volumetrics, because I have a lot of weight to lose (*sigh*) and dunno if South Beach is the best way to do it.

Lisa :-] said...

I personally swear by WeightWatchers. Going back on the points-counting wagon myself... The demise of the restaurant and the trauma associated therewith left me toting a couple of extra bowling balls around....

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Wiggle's mom said...

What great progress! I could eat eggs everyday, but not without toast. :)
Your success is motivating...

emmapeelDallas said...

Ah, now, if I could have TOAST with my eggs, I'd be in heaven. But eggs by themselves I get tired of very quickly.