GI Jane reporting...

Today's my third day of the South Beach Diet (I shudder everytime I say the word 'Diet'…scared to fail!).

1st day - Very depressing. The diet consists of ZERO carb and ZERO sugar including no fruits for the next 2 weeks. Mid morning and mid noon snacks are encouraged to prevent the dieters from getting hungry (or to deprive them from food!). Since I started this diet on impulse, I did not get myself prepared for the mid morning and mid noon snack.

So I went to work on that Monday, with the black Monday mood, feeling hungry cos I only had an omelette for breakfast (no tatter tots nor cereal!), and by lunchtime, I was so hungry, I wolfed down last night's grilled chicken and salad. But…I was not filled up, my tummy was still hungry. Aiyoh…I felt like giving up. Cannotlah so cannot! I need more! I need carb man carb…or ice cream! Then came 3.30 pm, yes I was ready to growl! 'Self control Ely, self control!'…I kept telling myself. According to the book, I can have celery with light cheese (I didn’t have that) but I could have 20 peanuts. Fine then, 20 peanuts. Dinner was no problem, steamed salmon with broccoli. Sugarless mint for dessert.

After dinner, I dragged the dear husband to the supermarket to get what I would need for my mid morning and afternoon snacks. Hmmm, Laughing Cow light cheese, a can of mixed nuts to start with.

Side track sikit : I was grumbling to my twin for not being able to eat carbs, no sugar, nothing! But she kept saying 'It's just the 1st day Ely, you can do it! Try 2 weeks and see lah'. Again, without her, memang lah Ely would be eating donuts now!

Day 2 - I weighed myself (for record purpose). Came to work feeling happy. It was Tuesday to begin with, the sun was up and beautiful and Ely's ready to continue her mission. Got my Laughing Cow Light cheese and can of nuts for the snacks (good to know that I wouldn't starve!) and last night's cut of salmon for lunch.

I have to tell you this, the cheese that I had for mid morning snack (without the celery tho), was enough to stop my tummy from grumbling. One wedge of the cheese and I was fine. But then I decided to give my salmon cut away to my co worker and had a full bowl full of salad instead (just realized that spinach salad does make your teeth feel funny!). Yummy! Since I eat salad almost everyday anyway, this time I changed the dressing to low fat dressing like Balsamic Vinegar or Light Ranch. Cashews and almonds (15 in total, yes someone laughed at me when I was counting them) for mid noon snack, by the time I got home, I was not that hungry. So I had done something right this time! Dinner was steak with a huge quarter of cabbage.

The husband was 'humphing' at me for being so difficult with my meals now. No sugar, no chilli and bbq sauce (unless it has no sugar), no corn, no potatoes and no canned veges (they contain sugar, we just don’t know). So I had to give him a copy of 'what not to eat' so that when he goes shopping, he would know what to do.

Day 3 - I have this stupid habit of touching my tummy before I get off bed every morning. Call me stupid, but I just want to feel if I am getting smaller or bigger. Didn’t feel that buldgy except for that 'post birth' sag. I feel lighter and I feel great. I tell myself not to step on the weighing machine everyday but I think I can feel the difference already. Not much, but I don’t feel bloated (and I am serious).

Its not the end of the day yet. After 3 days of doing this, I think I am going to go ahead with this diet. Never say die, keep trying (I am just cheering myself, please don’t mind me). I know losing weight is for my own health and noone else's. I just wish that my beloved husband would take this diet with me so that we could encourage each other (hear that husband?).

I am suppose to be on this no carb and no sugar diet for 2 weeks. After that, I would go to Phase 2, reintroduce the carbs and sugar, until I reach my weight goal. After that comes Phase 3. I am not sure I will ever get to Phase 3, or should I say, I would not reach my weight goal? Hmmm, too early to say. I am taking it day by day. I have always been on the 'meaty' side so I might just have my own weight goal!

So thats Ely doing her South Beach Diet. GI Janes, lets go!