Day 4

[Guest guest]

Stuffed with veggies today. Broccoli stems in the morning. Braised cabbage and

chayote

tonight. Lots of veggies. Lots of mushrooms. Lean steak. I'm goin' thru the

recipes in

the files.

No intense cravings today -- desires, yes. But not overbearing and not

compelling. That's

weird.

It's like -- I went to the grocery store to buy my HoneyPie (Significant Other

doesn't quite

say it) some bread on which to have his sandwiches. I looked at about 8 loaves

before

finding a good one to buy. And as I was looking at them, I didn't feel

compelled to open

the bag and take out a piece or two and eat it. Nor did I feel like opening the

bag in the

car and eating a piece or two on the way home, as I sometimes have been wont to

do.

And when I got home, I STILL didn't feel like eating it. I looked at it just a

few minutes

ago, and it was like my body was saying, " Oh, okay. That's a loaf of bread

sitting there on

the counter. " But it wasn't saying, " Oh, yum. . . I need a piece or two in m

stomach right

now. " IT was so strange. My brain was programmed to WANT the bread when I

looked at

it, but when the brain desire reached the stomach (which was full of cabbage and

steak

and chayote and mushrooms), the stomach told the brain: " No thanks. I'm really

okay

right now, I don't think I can use a piece of bread at the moment. Maybe

later. " It was a

strange little physical moment. I could DEFINITELY tell the difference.

Usually, I look at

bread want it, and eat it. And if I don't eat it, I still want it. Today I

looked at bread,

wanted it, or thought I wanted it, didn't eat it, and was happier NOT eating it

because I

wasn't hungry for IT. " Now that is a first.

I still doubt I'll lose much weight during this P1 period -- now, partly because

of Ann

's post telling me it's possible that because I don't have a whole lot of

pounds to

lose, that I won't lose muh, and that the loss might WELL be slow.

However, it is nice not feeling that I MUST have something sweet right now, or a

carb right

now.... I WOULD like a sweet thing -- mentally, though-- not physically. So, I

might have

a fudgsicle or something.

Or not.

Amazing. I'll really believe it after it happens a few more times... assuming it

does.

[Guest guest]

You probably will lose some weight but most likely not a lot. Also once you

really start on a true phase one that may give you a little kick start.

MB

Day 4

Stuffed with veggies today. Broccoli stems in the morning. Braised cabbage

and chayote

tonight. Lots of veggies. Lots of mushrooms. Lean steak. I'm goin' thru

the recipes in

the files.

No intense cravings today -- desires, yes. But not overbearing and not

compelling. That's

weird.

It's like -- I went to the grocery store to buy my HoneyPie (Significant Other

doesn't quite

say it) some bread on which to have his sandwiches. I looked at about 8

loaves before

finding a good one to buy. And as I was looking at them, I didn't feel

compelled to open

the bag and take out a piece or two and eat it. Nor did I feel like opening

the bag in the

car and eating a piece or two on the way home, as I sometimes have been wont

to do.

And when I got home, I STILL didn't feel like eating it. I looked at it just

a few minutes

ago, and it was like my body was saying, " Oh, okay. That's a loaf of bread

sitting there on

the counter. " But it wasn't saying, " Oh, yum. . . I need a piece or two in m

stomach right

now. " IT was so strange. My brain was programmed to WANT the bread when I

looked at

it, but when the brain desire reached the stomach (which was full of cabbage

and steak

and chayote and mushrooms), the stomach told the brain: " No thanks. I'm

really okay

right now, I don't think I can use a piece of bread at the moment. Maybe

later. " It was a

strange little physical moment. I could DEFINITELY tell the difference.

Usually, I look at

bread want it, and eat it. And if I don't eat it, I still want it. Today I

looked at bread,

wanted it, or thought I wanted it, didn't eat it, and was happier NOT eating

it because I

wasn't hungry for IT. " Now that is a first.

I still doubt I'll lose much weight during this P1 period -- now, partly

because of Ann

's post telling me it's possible that because I don't have a whole lot

of pounds to

lose, that I won't lose muh, and that the loss might WELL be slow.

However, it is nice not feeling that I MUST have something sweet right now, or

a carb right

now.... I WOULD like a sweet thing -- mentally, though-- not physically. So,

I might have

a fudgsicle or something.

Or not.

Amazing. I'll really believe it after it happens a few more times... assuming

it does.

Please send your recipes for inclusion in the Files to the Moderator at:

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Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South

Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good

ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats.

For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur

Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8