Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 > >YES CHRISTINE, IT WAS PHASE 1. > > Anyway, I just wanted to comment on the whole " overthinking " thing. When you first start the SBD, it's impossible to NOT overthink things. Food becomes what you're thinking about all the time. What you can have, what you can't have, what to fix, what to snack on.......it's crazy. It has to become everything you think about, because if you go into " not thinking about it " mode, then you're setting yourself up for failure. I mean, honestly - it takes good planning in order to stay on P1 of this diet. You're right - you can't just " grab something and go " . You have to, in most cases, prepare something in advance - THANK YOU! AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SO HARD FOR ME. I ENDED UP LAST NIGHT EATING 7 OR 8 MORE NUTS THAN I SHOULD HAVE BECAUSE SOMETHING IN ME WANTED TO EAT MORE... AND I DIDN'T WANT TO EAT CARBS, AND WE'D EATEN THE VEGGIES I'D COOKED, AND I STILL HADN'T CLEANED UP FROM THE ZUCCHINI FRITTERS I'D MADE (WHICH DIDN'T TURN OUT VERY WELL), AND I WAS TIRED, AND MY CHOICES WERE: RAW LEEKS, CABBAGE, RAW FLOPPY BROCCOLI WHICH I WAS GONG TO COOK TODAY, AND BOK CHOY. I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE MORE FAT FREE CHEESE. SO I HAD 7 BLANCHED ALMONDS. ANOTHER FAILURE -- TOO MUCH FAT IN THE ALMONDS, BUT, POSSIBLY BETTER THAN CARBS.... I FELT QUITE TRAPPED. AND THERE WAS THE OPTION OF NOT EATING ANYTHING, JUST DRINKING MORE WATER. BUT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SNACK AND IT HAD BEEN SEVERAL HOURS SINCE DINNER AND WE WEREN'T GOING TO BED FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO . . . . > When I first started this diet, I went from hardly thinking about food, to thinking about it ALL THE TIME. > > But......P2 gets better. Or maybe it's just that you get used to what you can and can't have and you stop analyzing things so much. I don't know. WELL -- THE BOOK SAYS, AND EVERYONE SAY,S THAT YOU LOSE A LOT IN PHASE 1. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS REALLY HOPING FOR. I NEED TO LOSE 7 POUNDS TO GET TO GOAL.... BUT THEY JUST WON'T COME OFF AND UNTIL I LOSE THEM MY BODY FAT RATIO IS GOING TO REMAIN OUT OF PROPORTION, SO IT'S IMPORTANT. I just know that now I'm back to hardly thinking about food at all. I'm on P2, so I have more options, and I don't feel as limited. It's easier to plan meals, and I've learned to like a lot of foods that before I couldn't stand or hadn't even tried. RIGHT. THERE'S A REAL UP SIDE TO P1. I'M LEARNING A LOT ABOUT DIFFERENT VEGGIES. BUT HAVEN'T STOPPED YEARNING FOR CARBS, AND AM HOPING TO GO INTO PHASE 2 LIGHTER AND MORE " ENLIGHTENED.' > > Anyway, that's just my comment about this. I think it's normal to " overthink " in this diet when you're just beginning (or in P1). It will get better. But I think the " overthinking " isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's a learning process. > > Take care, > Chris > THANKS, CHRIS!!! > >> Annie D. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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