Holla' if you're hollow

So, let me share with you a little more detail about what I'm doing right now.  I have decided...to follow Jesus, I have decided to foll....oh wait...sorry, I broke into song...anywho, I have decided to do a 2 week detox of sorts to begin my new lifestyle.  I am following phase 1 of the South Beach Diet.

I know. I know.  "Diets don't work" blah blah.  Well, I'm not really dieting as much as trying to change my habits.

Here's the thing.  I have a serious addiction to all things sugary.  It's bad.  I sorta need to go to sugar rehab.  Just call me...angel in the morning...no, don't call me that, just call me a sugarholic.  Our would it be sugaric?  Sugarolic? I digress.

The first two weeks of South Beach encourages lean meats and fish, eggs, low fat milk, most veggies, legumes, and nuts.  You are not allowed any breads, pasta, potatoes, rice, fruits or anything sugary.  I need that.  I need to be away from the deliciousness of cake and cookies, oh and cream horns, oooooh and cina...wait, I started fantasizing a bit there.

After this two weeks, some things can be added back in. Like fruit and the occasional whole grain pasta.  I think when my two weeks are over, I will be doing a modified version.  A cross between the south beach guidelines and weight watchers that I think will really work for me.

So, here's the scoop.  As I write this, I am at the end of day two.  Day one went relatively easy.  Despite the fact that the majority of the groceries in my house were not approved foods, I feel good about how I did.  Breakfast was a couple of scrambled (microwaved in a cup) eggs with chili powder. Yum.  I had to wait kinda late to eat them though cause eggs usually make me sick if I eat them too soon after getting up.  For lunch I had a cabbage salad and a grilled chicken breast.  For dinner, Josh wanted to go out.  WHAT?! PUMP YOUR BRAKES HUSBAND! This is my FIRST day on this thing!!  I wanted to face my fears though so, out we went.  I ended up having Steak n Shake chili (not too bad) with NO crackers and onions and lf cheese and a side salad with balsamic vinaigrette.  I was also having mad carb cravings by dinner.  When they brought out Levi's grilled cheese, it literally winked at me.  And I do not like to be hit on by grilled cheese.  So, I had to put it in it's place and eat a corner. ;o)  I don't feel guilty about it though.  1/16 of a grilled cheese sandwich with no other carbs the rest of the day. Holla!

So, now I sit typing at the end of day two.  Oh day two why must we be enemies.  I have done pretty well today.  I am going to bed feeling good about today's choices.  I have not strayed from my approved foods at all.  However, I HAVE BEEN HOLLOW TONIGHT!!  This morning started out great.  Breakfast was an egg and 2 slices turkey bacon (really yummy).  Lunch was a giant cucumber sliced like chips and a turkey, mayo, alfalfa sprout roll up.  Dinner is where it started.  I had this organic split pea soup which was one of the only soups I could find that didn't include sugar, carrots, potatoes, or pasta.  I added raw onion to it for some crunch since I can't have crackers.  They are a formidable replacement.  The soup was mediocre and didn't really satisfy.  That's when it hit me.  You have peanut butter and bread.  That soup would have been so much better with a pb and syrup sandwich.  Oh, now I want waffles and toast and doughnuts.  My brain went on a total carb meltdown!  By now I've convinced myself that I'm still hungry so, I have a turkey/sprout roll up.  I need sugar.  I'm proud of myself.  I made SF/FF cheesecake flavored pudding and topped it with sunflower seeds to replicate crust.  It was yummy and hit the sugar spot.  But, I still feel hungry!  I know I'm not really hungry and it is all in my head but,
holla!  Today, I'm hollow.