Lose 30 pounds

I was doing great…lost 16 pounds…and then went on vacation for 3 weeks. Needless to say, I put some weight back on…6 pounds of it. UGH.

Well…my sister just got engaged and is getting married in March. I now I have serious goal to head for! Back on the “lose weight” wagon!

I have been dieting for 2 months and have officially lost 16 pounds…not bad! I still have 14 pounds to go…and a lifetime of maintaining it!

I have been stagnant for the past few weeks…no weight loss, but no weight gain! I can feel the frustration starting to build, so I am returning to phase 1 of South Beach to hopefully get my body back in gear. We’ll see how things go after 2 weeks back on this…it will be hard to give up those few carbs I’ve been eating, but I need to continue with the weight loss or I’ll give up.

Lost 2 more pounds.

14 done…16 to go! Yeah!

I lost a pound this week…a little discouraging because it feels like it will take forever to lose the weight, but I know this is the healthy way to lose weight. You are only supposed to lose 1-2 pounds in this phase of the diet. I actually had a few “cheats” this week with Mother’s Day, so I’m thankful I still lost something!

12 pounds down…18 to go.

I was able to add some carbs in this week. While this was good for my tummy, it slows down the weight loss…but I’m still losing weight!

I’ve lost 11 pounds…19 to go.

I have officially been on this diet for 2 weeks and I have lost 9 pounds! It is so nice that you lose the weight fast the first week becaues it motivates you to lose more.

I’m now on phase 2 of South Beach which means I gradually add in a few good carbs each day. That means fruit, whole wheat products, corn, carrots, etc. You can also “sparingly” add dark chocolate. I think I’d rather add the chocolate than any other carb! BUT I know that isn’t the healthy thing to do!

So…9 pounds down, 21 to go.

Well, it has been one week on the South Beach Diet and I have lost 7 pounds! (23 to go) Hallelujah! If you aren’t familiar with the South Beach Diet, you usually lose 8-13 pounds the first 2 weeks and then about 2 pounds a week after that. So far so good.

I did this diet a year ago and did fine, but it is much easier the second time around. I already sick of eating eggs, but I’ve come up with different things to soothe my appetite for other meals. I have also been excercising this time around, so that helps…even though I have NO ENERGY right now. Once I start adding in carbs, hopefully my energy levels will pick up!

The South Beach Diet has been much easier to do the second time around. I know what I like, what works, etc. Plus, I’m not working this time and tempted by all the treats at school. It is day 3 and I’ve lost 3 pounds. So…I guess that means 27 to go?

I’m starting the South Beach Diet tomorrow. I had good success with this last Spring…until I had my cancer scare. I thought the 2 first weeks were somewhat difficult (mostly because my children and husband still ate carbs I like), but it wasn’t too hard and I rarely felt hungry. Hopefully I will stay motivated and have success in weight loss again. I really need to get moving…I have 30 or more pounds to lose!