Update: I now have a recipe blog which has great low-carb, high protein dishes. Check it out and let me know what you think :) Delishix
3 years ago the South Beach Diet worked great for me and Mr. Plain. Then I got pregnant with Chip and gained it all back. Well, Chip is now 2 and I have no more excuses!
Mr. Plain does all the cooking and grocery shopping, and my Christmas present this year was that he was going to cook south beach-style again. Yay! He’s a great cook, and I’m relieved to be doing this again.
However.
The initial 2 week crap-festival that the diet starts out as is already kicking my ass. And we just started yesterday. I have a headache. I’m tired. Cranky. Dizzy. And hungry. None of the good dwarves.
I really remember that I felt great last time we did this, but not at the beginning. The beginning sucks ass, and that’s where I am now. Don’t worry, this won’t turn into a diet saga blog, but you all should know that I’ve got an even shorter fuse now than I did in 2006. So watch out! And for fuck’s sake, please stop blogging about delicious food. That is really starting to get on my nerves.
Abi Jones says
January 4, 2007 at 2:31 amIf you’re starting South Beach, I highly recommend Kalyn’s Kitchen: http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/. And if you’re going to eat any of the frozen meals, please let me know…I’d love to have you as a guest writer on http://heateatreview.com.
Abi Jones says
January 3, 2007 at 6:31 pmIf you’re starting South Beach, I highly recommend Kalyn’s Kitchen: http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/. And if you’re going to eat any of the frozen meals, please let me know…I’d love to have you as a guest writer on http://heateatreview.com.
she says
January 4, 2007 at 4:52 amsooooo, I shouldn’t tell you I’m cooking roast beef, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, and bread tomorrow for dinner. I should keep that juicy, excuse me yummy, infomation to myself then. Right?
Just checking.
she says
January 3, 2007 at 8:52 pmsooooo, I shouldn’t tell you I’m cooking roast beef, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, and bread tomorrow for dinner. I should keep that juicy, excuse me yummy, infomation to myself then. Right?
Just checking.
Flo-Queen of the Bad Mommies says
January 4, 2007 at 2:47 pmI’m not doing South Beach, but I AM doing like 1200-1500 calories a day. So I’m allowed to eat a handful of spinach, 3 pieces of pasta, and 2 sunflower seeds. And that’s about it.
Flo-Queen of the Bad Mommies says
January 4, 2007 at 6:47 amI’m not doing South Beach, but I AM doing like 1200-1500 calories a day. So I’m allowed to eat a handful of spinach, 3 pieces of pasta, and 2 sunflower seeds. And that’s about it.
Plain Jane Mom says
January 4, 2007 at 3:29 pmAbi, those are great sites. Thanks for the pointers! I don’t usually eat micro-meals, but if I start I’ll contact you. Thanks for the offer.
she, screw you and everyone who looks like you ;)
Flo, I’d chew off my hands if I tried the pure calorie-restriction kind of diet. I admire your reserve!
Plain Jane Mom says
January 4, 2007 at 7:29 amAbi, those are great sites. Thanks for the pointers! I don’t usually eat micro-meals, but if I start I’ll contact you. Thanks for the offer.
she, screw you and everyone who looks like you ;)
Flo, I’d chew off my hands if I tried the pure calorie-restriction kind of diet. I admire your reserve!
jody2ms says
January 4, 2007 at 6:13 pmWe are back on our diet as of yesterday. It is a low cholesterol diet for hubby, and I benefit from it by losing weight.
We are heading to California this summer, and I need to get in shape as well! Agh!
jody2ms says
January 4, 2007 at 10:13 amWe are back on our diet as of yesterday. It is a low cholesterol diet for hubby, and I benefit from it by losing weight.
We are heading to California this summer, and I need to get in shape as well! Agh!
NtycnBoricua says
January 4, 2007 at 9:08 pmI tried South Beach a few years back, but just couldn’t stick with it. I have no willpower. I love bread way too much! Oh, and phase 1 sucked for me, because I don’t really like eggs! What else is there in phase 1???!!! Nothing, just eggs.
Anyway, good luck to you on sticking it out.
http://ntycnboricua.blogspot.com
NtycnBoricua says
January 4, 2007 at 1:08 pmI tried South Beach a few years back, but just couldn’t stick with it. I have no willpower. I love bread way too much! Oh, and phase 1 sucked for me, because I don’t really like eggs! What else is there in phase 1???!!! Nothing, just eggs.
Anyway, good luck to you on sticking it out.
http://ntycnboricua.blogspot.com
karrie says
January 5, 2007 at 10:57 pmInduction is a bitch,but it works. I’m restarting again as well.
Good luck!
karrie says
January 5, 2007 at 2:57 pmInduction is a bitch,but it works. I’m restarting again as well.
Good luck!
Shannon - PHAT Mommy says
January 7, 2007 at 3:00 pmYeah, the induction sucks big time. I had great success with it last January but have since slid back (read: approaching 8th month pregnancy weight). Must address that. As I sit here wolfing down mac & cheese. I like many of George Stella’s recipes.
Shannon - PHAT Mommy says
January 7, 2007 at 7:00 amYeah, the induction sucks big time. I had great success with it last January but have since slid back (read: approaching 8th month pregnancy weight). Must address that. As I sit here wolfing down mac & cheese. I like many of George Stella’s recipes.
Lulu says
January 19, 2007 at 7:29 pmI just started the South of Hades diet as well, and I am hating every second of it. Woke up on day 2 and felt like I’d been attacked as I slept by large men with hammers. Fatigue, headaches, nausea, blah blah blah. At least I’m not the only one. I fear my man might leave me if I don’t curb the crankiness, pronto. Please tell me it gets better…and that I’ll actually lose some weight. On day 4 and the scale still reads the same as it did before the nightmare began.
Lulu says
January 19, 2007 at 11:29 amI just started the South of Hades diet as well, and I am hating every second of it. Woke up on day 2 and felt like I’d been attacked as I slept by large men with hammers. Fatigue, headaches, nausea, blah blah blah. At least I’m not the only one. I fear my man might leave me if I don’t curb the crankiness, pronto. Please tell me it gets better…and that I’ll actually lose some weight. On day 4 and the scale still reads the same as it did before the nightmare began.
Plain Jane Mom says
January 19, 2007 at 9:22 pmHi Lulu, yes it does get better — at least it did for me. I started out lethargic, headachy, and cranky — now I’m just cranky ;) Hang in there!
Plain Jane Mom says
January 19, 2007 at 1:22 pmHi Lulu, yes it does get better — at least it did for me. I started out lethargic, headachy, and cranky — now I’m just cranky ;) Hang in there!
Keith says
October 18, 2007 at 8:13 pmSouth Beach works great for myself, my family and everyone I know and it has been 3 years now. When reading comments such as “suck ass”, consider the source. Please do some solid homework. Phase 1 is a bit different I have to admit but when one has been eating so unhealthy for so long, the first phase is a bit different. If you go into it with with a bad attitude, you will most likely fail. It saved my life and when it came down to that, 2 weeks is nothing.
Keith says
October 18, 2007 at 1:13 pmSouth Beach works great for myself, my family and everyone I know and it has been 3 years now. When reading comments such as “suck ass”, consider the source. Please do some solid homework. Phase 1 is a bit different I have to admit but when one has been eating so unhealthy for so long, the first phase is a bit different. If you go into it with with a bad attitude, you will most likely fail. It saved my life and when it came down to that, 2 weeks is nothing.
Plain Jane Mom says
October 18, 2007 at 8:17 pmKeith, dude, glad it saved your life. However, who are you addressing this comment to? You quote me and then say to “consider the source”?
Plain Jane Mom says
October 18, 2007 at 1:17 pmKeith, dude, glad it saved your life. However, who are you addressing this comment to? You quote me and then say to “consider the source”?