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Silence · 22nd July, 2008

Day two... feel pants today. pants pants pants. I have what other South Beach dieters refer to as The South Beach Flu (although I'm pretty sure other people on other diets get it too) anyway, its a headache and general feeling of tiredness and lethargy, apparently its withdrawal symptoms from the carbs and should pass in a couple of days. My problem at the minute is that when I feel like this I just want to curl up in bed and wolf down a giant bar of cadbury's dairy milk.

I just made mixed bean salad for dinner. It was yummy. I made too much and left LOADS, but I suppose thats good... that I didn't just eat it for the sake of it. Now I'm craving after dinner sweetness... i may treat myself to a nice cup of tea!!!

~Silence~

clarri · 22nd July, 2008

Hi Silence,
I never got the "flu" when I was doing p1, but I know that others did! Do you have recipe sites etc, as I have a few bookmarked and can post them for you. Anyway, keep up the good work, and remember the cravings go away soon enough.
xxx

Silence · 22nd July, 2008

I have a few recipes and I've ordered the actual South Beach recipe books for more ideas. It's easier because I'm not new to the diet. I know the basic principles and I like to cook and experiment.

I knew I would get the "flu", I did last time as well! I just can't wait for it to pass. And I can't wait for the cravings to go, and the evening munchies habit to fade. It'll happen soon enough.
Co-incidently I get the "flu" coming off the diet as well, when I start eating carbs so it's a good incentive to stay on, I hate feeling like this!

~Silence~

tazzi_mctaztaz · 22nd July, 2008

Know what you mean hun.........you always feel crap when you body is going through withdrawl symptoms......pffttttt. thatll teach me for eating yummy things

Haha. Keep going girl!
X

Time Lady · 22nd July, 2008

Hiya Silence, sorry your not feeling so great with the 'flu' it will pass eventually and then you will start to feel better once your body gets used to its new conditions. Your cravings will lessen with everyday as well, so keep going, tomorrow will be day 3 and brand new day.

Keep smiling.

Silence · 23rd July, 2008

A step in the right direction.
I got up early this morning and went for a little bit of a walk, just for walking's sake. There's a railway line near my house and a bridge across it with a load of steps on either side, so I spent half an hour crossing the bridge, using the steps. My legs are feeling a little tight, but I've done a warm down so I should be ok.
I'm quite proud of myself.

I've ordered a pedometer from amazon, so I'm looking forward to getting that. One of my aims is to work up to 10,000 steps a day.

~Silence~

HelenG · 23rd July, 2008

Well done Silence,

Keep going in the direction you are heading and you'll definately get there

flumpster67 · 23rd July, 2008

Well done on the walk this morning - you'll be amazed how quickly 10,000 steps add up

clarri · 23rd July, 2008

Wow! That is hard work, so good for you. I reckon if you exercise in the morning it makes you less likely to go off plan during the day cause you dont want to jeopordise your exercise.
Have a good day
xxxx

Charisma · 23rd July, 2008

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Originally Posted by clarri

Wow! That is hard work, so good for you. I reckon if you exercise in the morning it makes you less likely to go off plan during the day cause you dont want to jeopordise your exercise.
Have a good day
xxxx

plus u get it out of the way and dont have to spend allday knowing you have to fit you exercise in later!

Silence · 23rd July, 2008

I bought some "running shoes" today (not that i'll be running in them any time soon... maybe trainers is a better word... heavens knows why the shop called them running shoes) because the only shoes I have are little pump type things and they're not very comfortable for walking. Hopefully these will be better.

Made the mistake of walking to the supermarket on an empty stomach this afternoon. TEMPTATION!!!! I bought a bottle of diet coke to stave off the hunger. "Flu" is a lot better today.

Had a lovely prawn salad for tea. Just got to overcome those evening munchies now!

Hope you all had a lovely day!

~Silence~

Silence · 23rd July, 2008

And so another evening comes to a close. It's been a strange evening for me, I went for a walk, for an hour and did some thinking. I'm in one of those moods. Something is wrong and I'm restless.

I think it's because I'm impatient. I'm one of those people who likes to see the fruit of her efforts immediately and so this week is going to be painstaking for me. As are the coming months. I promised myself that I would only do my weigh-in once a week... and that means I have to wait until next monday morning to see if all my effort is paying off.

The other thing thats bugging me is the fear of failure. I don't think I can stand to fail another attempt at a diet. But I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I'm strong enough.

I'm just feeling really really negative.

~Silence~

Time Lady · 23rd July, 2008

Hey Silence, well done on your walk this morning, that is most definitely a step in the right direction.

You will find that the more you do it, the easier you will find it, and then you will start to enjoy it hopefully and actually want to do it. It won't be such a chore eventually, well thats what I have found anyway.

Sounds like you are getting serious with buying your new trainers and getting a pedometer, good for you hun, anything that helps you on your journey is great.

Keep that motivation going hun.

See you tomorrow.
Love Gemma
xx

Silence · 24th July, 2008

Day 4: today is a brand new day. I'm still feeling a little down but I'm trying to stay positive. Went for a walk to the supermarket this morning to buy more salad stuff.
Managed to stay off the scales this morning, so I'm quite proud of myself... 4 days to my weigh in.
Right I best be off to work.

Have a beautiful day everyone!

~Silence~

22nd July, 2008	#16 (permalink)
Silence one day at a time Silence's Profile Albums Silence's Photo Gallery Join Date: 15th July, 2008 Location: Alsace, France Posts: 923 My Mood: Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21 Diet: South Beach / Beck diet solution Height: 5' 5" Start Date: 10/11/2008 Start Weight: 269lb Current Weight: 263lb Goal Weight: 140lb Goal Date: When it happens BMI Information: Current BMI: 43.8 Start BMI: 44.8 Goal BMI: 23.3 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 6lb Weight to Lose: 123lb % Lost 2.23%	Day two... feel pants today. pants pants pants. I have what other South Beach dieters refer to as The South Beach Flu (although I'm pretty sure other people on other diets get it too) anyway, its a headache and general feeling of tiredness and lethargy, apparently its withdrawal symptoms from the carbs and should pass in a couple of days. My problem at the minute is that when I feel like this I just want to curl up in bed and wolf down a giant bar of cadbury's dairy milk. I just made mixed bean salad for dinner. It was yummy. I made too much and left LOADS, but I suppose thats good... that I didn't just eat it for the sake of it. Now I'm craving after dinner sweetness... i may treat myself to a nice cup of tea!!! ~Silence~ __________________ ~SHORT TERM GOAL~ Get into the 17s!!! [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wmK1AHg/] ~LONG TERM GOALS~ Weight loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/waQAWsJ/] Waist loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wryJTCv/]

22nd July, 2008	#17 (permalink)
clarri clarri clarri's Profile Albums clarri's Photo Gallery Join Date: 1st October, 2006 Location: Wexford, Ireland Posts: 891 My Mood: Rep Power: 28 Diet: Healthy eating and counting ww points Start Date: re-start 6/11/08 Start Weight: 206lb Current Weight: 205lb Goal Weight: 150lb Goal Date: Aug 09 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 1lb Weight to Lose: 55lb % Lost 0.49%	Hi Silence, I never got the "flu" when I was doing p1, but I know that others did! Do you have recipe sites etc, as I have a few bookmarked and can post them for you. Anyway, keep up the good work, and remember the cravings go away soon enough. xxx __________________ [IMG]file:///C:/Users/CLARRI/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG] You won't fail if you're not perfect, you'll fail if you're not committed to improving yourself slightly each day. WEEKLY EXERCISE- 20th-27th Nov GOAL mini goal - 4/7/08 - 14st10lbs 11/7/08 - 14st07lbs 18/7/08 - 14st07lbs 25/7/08 - 14st10lbs :-( 12/9/08 - 14st1.2lbs 19/9/08 - 14.0lbs 6/11/08 - 14.10lbs 14/11/08 - 14.8.lbs 21/11/08 - 14.9.lbs

22nd July, 2008	#18 (permalink)
Silence one day at a time Silence's Profile Albums Silence's Photo Gallery Join Date: 15th July, 2008 Location: Alsace, France Posts: 923 My Mood: Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21 Diet: South Beach / Beck diet solution Height: 5' 5" Start Date: 10/11/2008 Start Weight: 269lb Current Weight: 263lb Goal Weight: 140lb Goal Date: When it happens BMI Information: Current BMI: 43.8 Start BMI: 44.8 Goal BMI: 23.3 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 6lb Weight to Lose: 123lb % Lost 2.23%	I have a few recipes and I've ordered the actual South Beach recipe books for more ideas. It's easier because I'm not new to the diet. I know the basic principles and I like to cook and experiment. I knew I would get the "flu", I did last time as well! I just can't wait for it to pass. And I can't wait for the cravings to go, and the evening munchies habit to fade. It'll happen soon enough. Co-incidently I get the "flu" coming off the diet as well, when I start eating carbs so it's a good incentive to stay on, I hate feeling like this! ~Silence~ __________________ ~SHORT TERM GOAL~ Get into the 17s!!! [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wmK1AHg/] ~LONG TERM GOALS~ Weight loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/waQAWsJ/] Waist loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wryJTCv/]

22nd July, 2008	#19 (permalink)
tazzi_mctaztaz Needs a life tazzi_mctaztaz's Profile Albums tazzi_mctaztaz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 28th August, 2007 Location: Preston, UK - originally from Australia Posts: 1,706 My Mood: Rep Power: 55 Diet: N/A	Know what you mean hun.........you always feel crap when you body is going through withdrawl symptoms......pffttttt. thatll teach me for eating yummy things Haha. Keep going girl! X __________________ Aiming to: eat healthy Mini-Goals Get to the end of Week 2 100% Get into a Size 18 again! Get into a Size 16 again! Get into all my old Size 14 clothes Wear a BIKINI (my first ever) on my first cruise in July 2009

23rd July, 2008	#21 (permalink)
Silence one day at a time Silence's Profile Albums Silence's Photo Gallery Join Date: 15th July, 2008 Location: Alsace, France Posts: 923 My Mood: Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21 Diet: South Beach / Beck diet solution Height: 5' 5" Start Date: 10/11/2008 Start Weight: 269lb Current Weight: 263lb Goal Weight: 140lb Goal Date: When it happens BMI Information: Current BMI: 43.8 Start BMI: 44.8 Goal BMI: 23.3 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 6lb Weight to Lose: 123lb % Lost 2.23%	A step in the right direction. I got up early this morning and went for a little bit of a walk, just for walking's sake. There's a railway line near my house and a bridge across it with a load of steps on either side, so I spent half an hour crossing the bridge, using the steps. My legs are feeling a little tight, but I've done a warm down so I should be ok. I'm quite proud of myself. I've ordered a pedometer from amazon, so I'm looking forward to getting that. One of my aims is to work up to 10,000 steps a day. ~Silence~ __________________ ~SHORT TERM GOAL~ Get into the 17s!!! [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wmK1AHg/] ~LONG TERM GOALS~ Weight loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/waQAWsJ/] Waist loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wryJTCv/]

22nd July, 2008	#20 (permalink)
Time Lady Likes to post Time Lady's Profile Albums Time Lady's Photo Gallery Join Date: 4th July, 2008 Posts: 314 My Mood: Rep Power: 0	Hiya Silence, sorry your not feeling so great with the 'flu' it will pass eventually and then you will start to feel better once your body gets used to its new conditions. Your cravings will lessen with everyday as well, so keep going, tomorrow will be day 3 and brand new day. Keep smiling.

23rd July, 2008	#22 (permalink)
HelenG Member HelenG's Profile Albums HelenG's Photo Gallery Tournaments Won: 3 Join Date: 22nd July, 2006 Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire Posts: 918 Blog Entries: 13 Rep Power: 27	Well done Silence, Keep going in the direction you are heading and you'll definately get there __________________ God bless H 1st Goal - To be less than 19 stone

23rd July, 2008	#23 (permalink)
flumpster67 In a whirl flumpster67's Profile Albums flumpster67's Photo Gallery Join Date: 21st July, 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 139 My Mood: Blog Entries: 4 Rep Power: 2 Diet: Not 'on' a diet - Marissa Peer has changed my perceptions!	Well done on the walk this morning - you'll be amazed how quickly 10,000 steps add up __________________ Start weight 15st 10lb 21st June Mini Goal 7lbs loss by end August - acheived 12th August Mini Goal 1 st off by my birthday (27/9) Mini Goal BMI less than 30 - out of obese range by end September

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clarri clarri clarri's Profile Albums clarri's Photo Gallery Join Date: 1st October, 2006 Location: Wexford, Ireland Posts: 891 My Mood: Rep Power: 28 Diet: Healthy eating and counting ww points Start Date: re-start 6/11/08 Start Weight: 206lb Current Weight: 205lb Goal Weight: 150lb Goal Date: Aug 09 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 1lb Weight to Lose: 55lb % Lost 0.49%	Wow! That is hard work, so good for you. I reckon if you exercise in the morning it makes you less likely to go off plan during the day cause you dont want to jeopordise your exercise. Have a good day xxxx __________________ [IMG]file:///C:/Users/CLARRI/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG] You won't fail if you're not perfect, you'll fail if you're not committed to improving yourself slightly each day. WEEKLY EXERCISE- 20th-27th Nov GOAL mini goal - 4/7/08 - 14st10lbs 11/7/08 - 14st07lbs 18/7/08 - 14st07lbs 25/7/08 - 14st10lbs :-( 12/9/08 - 14st1.2lbs 19/9/08 - 14.0lbs 6/11/08 - 14.10lbs 14/11/08 - 14.8.lbs 21/11/08 - 14.9.lbs

23rd July, 2008	#26 (permalink)
Silence one day at a time Silence's Profile Albums Silence's Photo Gallery Join Date: 15th July, 2008 Location: Alsace, France Posts: 923 My Mood: Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21 Diet: South Beach / Beck diet solution Height: 5' 5" Start Date: 10/11/2008 Start Weight: 269lb Current Weight: 263lb Goal Weight: 140lb Goal Date: When it happens BMI Information: Current BMI: 43.8 Start BMI: 44.8 Goal BMI: 23.3 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 6lb Weight to Lose: 123lb % Lost 2.23%	I bought some "running shoes" today (not that i'll be running in them any time soon... maybe trainers is a better word... heavens knows why the shop called them running shoes) because the only shoes I have are little pump type things and they're not very comfortable for walking. Hopefully these will be better. Made the mistake of walking to the supermarket on an empty stomach this afternoon. TEMPTATION!!!! I bought a bottle of diet coke to stave off the hunger. "Flu" is a lot better today. Had a lovely prawn salad for tea. Just got to overcome those evening munchies now! Hope you all had a lovely day! ~Silence~ __________________ ~SHORT TERM GOAL~ Get into the 17s!!! [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wmK1AHg/] ~LONG TERM GOALS~ Weight loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/waQAWsJ/] Waist loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wryJTCv/]

23rd July, 2008	#27 (permalink)
Silence one day at a time Silence's Profile Albums Silence's Photo Gallery Join Date: 15th July, 2008 Location: Alsace, France Posts: 923 My Mood: Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21 Diet: South Beach / Beck diet solution Height: 5' 5" Start Date: 10/11/2008 Start Weight: 269lb Current Weight: 263lb Goal Weight: 140lb Goal Date: When it happens BMI Information: Current BMI: 43.8 Start BMI: 44.8 Goal BMI: 23.3 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 6lb Weight to Lose: 123lb % Lost 2.23%	And so another evening comes to a close. It's been a strange evening for me, I went for a walk, for an hour and did some thinking. I'm in one of those moods. Something is wrong and I'm restless. I think it's because I'm impatient. I'm one of those people who likes to see the fruit of her efforts immediately and so this week is going to be painstaking for me. As are the coming months. I promised myself that I would only do my weigh-in once a week... and that means I have to wait until next monday morning to see if all my effort is paying off. The other thing thats bugging me is the fear of failure. I don't think I can stand to fail another attempt at a diet. But I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I'm strong enough. I'm just feeling really really negative. ~Silence~ __________________ ~SHORT TERM GOAL~ Get into the 17s!!! [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wmK1AHg/] ~LONG TERM GOALS~ Weight loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/waQAWsJ/] Waist loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wryJTCv/]

23rd July, 2008	#28 (permalink)
Time Lady Likes to post Time Lady's Profile Albums Time Lady's Photo Gallery Join Date: 4th July, 2008 Posts: 314 My Mood: Rep Power: 0	Hey Silence, well done on your walk this morning, that is most definitely a step in the right direction. You will find that the more you do it, the easier you will find it, and then you will start to enjoy it hopefully and actually want to do it. It won't be such a chore eventually, well thats what I have found anyway. Sounds like you are getting serious with buying your new trainers and getting a pedometer, good for you hun, anything that helps you on your journey is great. Keep that motivation going hun. See you tomorrow. Love Gemma xx

24th July, 2008	#29 (permalink)
Silence one day at a time Silence's Profile Albums Silence's Photo Gallery Join Date: 15th July, 2008 Location: Alsace, France Posts: 923 My Mood: Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21 Diet: South Beach / Beck diet solution Height: 5' 5" Start Date: 10/11/2008 Start Weight: 269lb Current Weight: 263lb Goal Weight: 140lb Goal Date: When it happens BMI Information: Current BMI: 43.8 Start BMI: 44.8 Goal BMI: 23.3 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 6lb Weight to Lose: 123lb % Lost 2.23%	Day 4: today is a brand new day. I'm still feeling a little down but I'm trying to stay positive. Went for a walk to the supermarket this morning to buy more salad stuff. Managed to stay off the scales this morning, so I'm quite proud of myself... 4 days to my weigh in. Right I best be off to work. Have a beautiful day everyone! ~Silence~ __________________ ~SHORT TERM GOAL~ Get into the 17s!!! [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wmK1AHg/] ~LONG TERM GOALS~ Weight loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/waQAWsJ/] Waist loss [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wryJTCv/]

24th July, 2008	#30 (permalink)
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