South Beach doesn't equal Hollywood stars

I always thought the South Beach diet had something to do with like, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. It sounds like something developed by highly-paid nutritionists that work with Hollywood A-Listers.

Well I haven't read the book yet, but apparently it's from a doctor in Miami. And since Micah turned me on to the South Beach diet a few days ago, I've been really excited about it... in fact, already in the first 48 hours, I've lost 5 pounds. Every morning is like Christmas morning, waking up being excited to check the scale (finally! lol I've been avoiding that thing for months). It's funny I never wanted to learn about this diet - I just dismissed it as a fad. In reality, it's really well suited to target the areas where I go wrong food-wise.

The idea is simple - Get over your addiction to carbs. For me, this is major and totally pinpoints my struggles with weight. I love comfort foods like bread and pasta, and I have a sweet tooth like none other. I never get sick of chocolate. I truly am addicted to sugar, and food in general (I just love it... what can I say?). After two weeks of totally abstaining from carbs and sugar, you get to start introducing the healthy ones back in... moderately. That's pretty much the whole thing in a nutshell.

Again, I haven't read the book yet, but I understand a lot of this has to do with avoiding foods that mess with your blood sugar level. These foods cause it to spike, and the cycle of craving and eating continues. I have felt for a long time that my eating issues are related mostly to my blood sugar level, which is a chemical-emotional thing in the end.

I am pretty sure Friday was the first day in my nearly 25 years of life (over 9,000 days) without eating bread. I can't believe I could just eat eggs, lean meat, low-fat cheese, and lots of vegetables and actually have energy and feel somewhat full! Now I have to admit, I've been using sugar-free candy as a bit of a crutch so far. But I totally have to. Like I said, I am a sugar addict. I would have already quit if I didn't have that indulgence. After these two weeks are over, I hope to quench my sweet tooth with just dark chocolate and something else very occasionally. Trust me, I have no interest on getting hooked on fake sugar.

I know I've only been doing this diet three days, but I really like it. My challenge is to eat this new way for life. Well, not totally carb-free, that's crazy, but relying more on other foods as the basis. Success for me will be eating ordinary things in moderation and keeping up with my work outs. I hope it's finally time in my life to get all these things under control!

By the way, can I just say, how do people manage to be the correct weight in our day and age? lol There is so much good food out there, and so much stress to drive us right into it. I personally find it more strange that people are naturally at their target weight, than surprising that people are overweight.

Anyways I'm just at the beginning of this journey (again). Cross your fingers for me... lol