So far, so good...

I'm a little weary of eating nothing but EggBeaters for breakfast every day, but at least it's only for the next 2 weeks. It seems like the only breakfast food with protein and no carbs is eggs. Oh well.

Weight: 211
Today's Meals:

• Breakfast: EggBeaters (equivalent of 2 eggs) with mushrooms, 1 tbsp margarine

• Pre-lunch snack: handful of cashews, low-fat string cheese

• Lunch: South Beach Diet frozen meal - pork with green beans (wasn't the greatest)

• Dinner: Lucille's BBQ - smoked chicken (only ate the breast), vegetables

I decided (well, more like was told by my doctor) to try the South Beach Diet. My bad cholesterol was too high (about 260), my good cholesterol too low and my triglycerides (a risk factor for heart disease) were too high. So Lauren got me two of the South Beach Diet books - the main one, and the one for dining out. I officially started Phase 1 today. Phase 1 is similar to the Atkins diet - no carbs or sweets, not even fruit, for the first two weeks. It's a sort of detox process to rid you of your addiction to unhealthy, processed carbs and sugars. Phase 2 lets you start working in some good carbs and fruits after that. Phase 3 is supposed to last the rest of your life - that's when you've gotten used to eating healthy and you automatically choose the right foods because that's your new lifestyle. According to the book, after Phase 1 I should be 8 to 13 pounds lighter.

I decided to keep track of my progress in this blog so I can see how well I'm sticking to the diet. Plus it's also a sort of motivational tool when I take the time to examine what I've been doing - it helps me hold myself accountable. Well, here goes nothin' - wish me luck!

Current weight: 211 lbs.
Today's meals:

• Breakfast: 2 eggs over easy (cooked with Pam), coffee
• Lunch: Some sort of beef with bell peppers and a little bit of broccoli cheese soup (they were the only choices at the cafeteria today, and weren't very good anyway)
• Dinner: Miso salmon with sauteed vegetables
• Late nite snack: 1 stick of low-fat string cheese