SoWell on Sowal

[DD]

I bought myself a bag of fun-size Three Musketeers bars. They are relatively low in fat and calories for chocolate bars and I will sneak one when I'm tempted by something more dangerous.

Also keep in mind that liquor is fat-free.

You are sooooooo my kinda gal!

 

[Beach Crazy]

Caution everyone: The BIG candy holiday is quickly approaching.

You're too late. I've been working on it a week now!

 

[DD]

You're too late. I've been working on it a week now!

Somehow, I see a whippin' in your future!

 

[Teresa]

We just experienced our first visit to Coco's. The medium marg is WAAAYYY too big. Then we had LOTS of chips, then tamales- yum. So, so much for So Well on Sowal.

If we exercise and eat only lettuce every single day of the week, except for Wednesdays, then we can go to Coco's every Wed and drink BF margaritas, and eat chips, salsa, cheese dip, tamales and whatever.

Okay maybe once a month.

 

[Teresa]

IBD: I too was in a slump (kind of in general) and I read this article this morning -- it's for work (about leadership and change) but I thought it was great.

Thank you Paula for this article. I'm printing now so I can take it to read at my leisure. this is good inspiration for me and others. thank you for bringing it to us!

Hello...my name is Beachbummett...and I am a foodoholic:shock:

to sowell

The medium marg is WAAAYYY too big.

this is a big fat lie!

How's the salsa?

great.

Anyway, the good news is I finally reached my goal of losing 120 lbs last week. It is never too late to change.

you must very proud of yourself - what an achievement. You need to get on this sowell thread and help us achieve our goals. I realize finding the motivation to care for ourselves is key. I'm still in this stage.

each day is a battle so I just try not to mess up too badly.

Sometimes this is as good as we need to be, and that is okay.

Caution everyone: The BIG candy holiday is quickly approaching.

who cares about candy? I just want lots of winter comfort food and wine.

The SoWal wenches have this under control.

DD is a great leader.. and LBH gives such inspiration, Paula is a good motivator, IBD is a shaker, and jdarg is a skinny wench but we still like her a lot. Mango has a lot to teach us -she does so quietly but I say jump in and tell us like it is...

Step 2: I am starting South Beach Monday with a friend.

:clap_1: follow the menu exactly for the first two weeks (shop and chop and cook a lot) and you will not regret it. then repeat.

Who are you, and what have you done with Jenay?

She's just PMS or something.

 

[DD]

If we exercise and eat only lettuce every single day of the week, except for Wednesdays, then we can go to Coco's every Wed and drink BF margaritas, and eat chips, salsa, cheese dip, tamales and whatever.

Okay maybe once a month.

sounds like perfect logic to me.

 

[lindatat]

You are sooooooo my kinda gal!

Had my first cosmo in eons tonight (and one of them fun-size 3 Musketeers bars too!) And can you believe I stopped at just one of each?

P.S. I can't decide whose pumpkin I like better - yours or Allifunn's!!!!

 

[iwishiwasthere]

Step 2: I am starting South Beach Monday with a friend.

Good choice..I did it two years ago lost 50 popunds....then child went off to college, and I put on the "Freshman 15". Have not been able to do SB well the second time around. The first week is pure HE**, but be strong, because it is worth it and easy to do. Probably the simpliest food plan I have tried. Keep us updated and enjoy watching the weight fall off!:clap_1:

 

[Jdarg]

Who are you, and what have you done with Jenay?

I will take you there- you will see. We will need a driver.

 

[Mango]

DD is a great leader.. and LBH gives such inspiration, Paula is a good motivator, IBD is a shaker, and jdarg is a skinny wench but we still like her a lot. Mango has a lot to teach us -she does so quietly but I say jump in and tell us like it is...

Not sure how much I have to teach, but from all the antibiotics I have had to take, I got very yeasty, so I HAD to go on a yeast free diet, The first month, I ate salads without dressing and only olive oil and lemon for flavor. Meat and vegetables. No carbohydrates at all like pasta, pizza, potaotes. No bread. I only drink water, and I have never drank alcohol or beer anyway. No juice or either.
It was brutal. I occasionally for a treat had a sugar free frozen yogurt.
I was allowed to eat apples, and I found a sugarless applesauce and put cinnamon on it. I can have melon. No grapes or mangos though
I loaded up on probiotics.
I have since now added a little pasta (No Romano cheese , and eat potatoes now and some rice. (second month)
Still no bread, or any muffins or pancakes, cookies, cakes, etc. (I did cheat because DD brought me a coconut pie, but it wasn't loaded with tons of sugar)
To make sandwiches, I use flour tortillas. I didn't really need to lose weight, but I did drop from a size in clothes. Some of my clothes fit me better, and some are too baggy, so I had to go buy new jeans and pants.
Once you get used to eating like that, your body craves these things less and less. But I really miss pizza especially when I don't feel like cooking, and want soemthing quick and easy, but I think it's more mental and not a physical craving.
Breakfast is hard on this diet. I really was limited to eggs and bacon and I really miss my muffins.
I have been now adding walking to my regime, but it is getting cold here and isn't motivating me much.
I think I have to move to SoWal cause I was up every morning at sunrise to walk on the beach and that felt grayt. ;-)