South Beach Frustrations
I don't know if I'm a fan of this diet. I also don't know if I'm a fan of dieting in general. We have indeed been losing weight as advertised, but I keep wondering whether it's worth it. I feel like so much of my mental energy is going toward our food now and I don't know that that's healthy in and of itself. And healthy or not, it's obnoxious. I have other things to think about.
Thursday marked the halfway point of the first phase, so we're going to try to finish out that part at least and it's supposed to get easier after that. Although, for something that's supposed to kick your cravings for bread, I think the other day was the first time I actively contemplated stealing a sandwich out of someone's hands in the breakroom at work. I'm becoming increasingly frustrated that things that are healthy and things that are easy or convenient seem diametrically opposed and it's making more and more sense why so many people are overweight, since people would rather concern themselves with other aspects of life and just don't give themselves time to worry about the food they eat.
All that said, I'm not sure how closely we'll follow the south beach diet once these two weeks are over, but maybe it will be easier by then. If it at least helps us build up a little self control, then I guess that's a good thing. I think that's really been our major problem to begin with. We've already started prepping all our meals for the week, so I think as long as we make reasonable meals and actually stick to them instead of ordering pizza several times a week, we'll probably be fine after this. However, I think as a temporary measure to get us kickstarted, this probably isn't bad. I definitely want to finish it, if only to prove to myself that I can.
I wonder if having that victory under my belt will help motivate me going forward. I can hope!
Take it easy!
Thursday marked the halfway point of the first phase, so we're going to try to finish out that part at least and it's supposed to get easier after that. Although, for something that's supposed to kick your cravings for bread, I think the other day was the first time I actively contemplated stealing a sandwich out of someone's hands in the breakroom at work. I'm becoming increasingly frustrated that things that are healthy and things that are easy or convenient seem diametrically opposed and it's making more and more sense why so many people are overweight, since people would rather concern themselves with other aspects of life and just don't give themselves time to worry about the food they eat.
All that said, I'm not sure how closely we'll follow the south beach diet once these two weeks are over, but maybe it will be easier by then. If it at least helps us build up a little self control, then I guess that's a good thing. I think that's really been our major problem to begin with. We've already started prepping all our meals for the week, so I think as long as we make reasonable meals and actually stick to them instead of ordering pizza several times a week, we'll probably be fine after this. However, I think as a temporary measure to get us kickstarted, this probably isn't bad. I definitely want to finish it, if only to prove to myself that I can.
I wonder if having that victory under my belt will help motivate me going forward. I can hope!
Take it easy!
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