something to report

ok--i haven't been updating this since there has been nothing worth writing. however, the hippie and i are going for the hard reset that is the re-starting of the south beach diet. today is day two. i am a huge advocate of this diet, since, unlike every other commercial diet guide i have eer seen, this one never leaves you vitamin deficient or starving. plus--i know it works. last october i lost 10 pounds in two weeks on this diet (plus i was going to the gym), and it has stayed gone, despite by best efforts to become larger than the average barn door.

i will not lie--the first two weeks are hard. and for us this time, it will be 3 weeks, as the first week will be ending with an unexpected and undoubtedly grits-filled weekend in charlston. more on that in the real blog. but i know there will be an interruption, and i want to have two uninterrupted weeks on this hard part. the main reason for this is that it really helps me not to crave sugar, which lately i have WANTED.

anyway--today is day two. here's yesterday's food log:

• breakfast: two eggs scrambled with thyme and a cup of tea with 1 tsp raw sugar (my cheat on this diet) and 1% milk
• lunch: cajun spiced salmon filet and a big salad with olive oil vinaigrette
• dinner: tilapia baked with ginger, sesame oil, and soy with hot sauteed peppers and swiss chard--yum!
• snacks/other: morning snack: a handful of almonds; afternoon snack: a piece of smoked turkey rolled up with a slice of light jarlsberg cheese
• desserts/sweets: none of these--the SB diet allows some sugarless desserts, but i loathe sugar substitutes, so i don't eat 'em.

activities: does shopping for groceries like ALL DAY count?

so--i am back. i am gong to try to start updating every day again, or at least close to it. wish me luck, people!