The Beginning of the Story… Prepping for South Beach
Posted by sbd4sbp on April 14, 2008
Well, the time has finally come.
Last week at a routine exam my doctor told me she wanted to send me for some bloodwork. Due to the fact that I’d gained 25 lbs this year, she suspected I had probably developed either diabetes or a thyroid problem.
In all honesty, I suspected the same myself. My parents are both diabetic, so I knew I was high risk, and the weight gain did seem very over-the-top. I got married a little less than a year ago, and I started working out semi-regularly this January, so there have been some definite life changes taking place this past year, but c’mon, not 25 lbs worth. You would think that I would have lost weight!
Anyway, my bloodwork came back negative: I have neither diabetes nor hypothyroidism, as the doc and I both suspected. But nevertheless, the experience scared me enough to realize I do have to get my weight under control, or suffer the consequences later. I am 22 years old – I should not be experiencing these health problems so early.
So South Beach it is. My mom went on this diet a few years ago (back when she was first diagnosed with diabetes) and has lost over 50 lbs on it without any exercise. I am younger, and I do exercise, so I’m going into this fully expecting success. I don’t think I could make the decision to do it otherwise…
Anyway, I’ve also decided to make it a project. Here I will post on my progress, my frustrations, my cravings, and what I believe to be the highs and lows of the diet. If you are considering South Beach, read on! I promise to be brutally honest.
And let’s start that honesty from the very beginning, shall we? I am starting the diet tomorrow morning (and therefore I guess I have to finish that bag of tortilla chips tonight… ;P) and already I have suffered what I believe will be one of the most painful blows involved: grocery shopping. I am trying to follow the diet, Phase I at least, as strictly as possible, and that includes following their outlined meal plans for each day. I love to cook, so this is the only way I think I will make it. Anyway, ingredients for those meals? $150 at the grocery store today, and that will feed me and hubby for almost the first six days (will have to return for some fresher items closer to the end of the week).
This is going to be long and painful… But I’ll be darned if it doesn’t turn out to be worth it!
