submitted for your enjoyment, my menu for the last 2 days, listed in order of consumption:
eggs w/cheese and salsa
water
pria bar
water
chipotle carnita burrito, about 3/4
water
Dannon light & fit key lime pie
apple with peanut butter
water
eggs w/cheese and salsa
water
Subway turkey/bacon wrap
water
hot dog
fries
diet pepsi
it's been this kind of crap for about a week now. I'm not eating a lot, I'm just not eating anything really worthwhile. And I'm not losing weight. It's a little depressing.
I know that part of this (and also the bitchery) is due to the fact that it's exactly 2 weeks after TOM, which is usually when my PMS hits. I can't really say that it's exactly two weeks before TOM, because I just never know. But it's definitely 2 weeks after, so bring on the misery! And let me go ahead and order a round for everyone around me, while I'm at it. :)
Anyhoo, back to food. I've been waffling (mmm...waffles) back and forth about whether to continue to try to stay on South Beach, or to just give up and go back to eating whatever I want in moderation. South beach had its upside...I was never hungry really, I lost 4 lbs that first week, I never really missed the foods I was cutting out--much. It scares me, though, that I've gone back to eating more carbs and gained a pound, even though I haven't been eating many calories at all (hot dog and fries notwithstanding). I don't want to be low-carb/low-gi carb all the time. I don't want to imagine my life without rice. But I'm not really relishing the thought of counting points or calories either.
I don't know what I'm going to do. For now, the plan (such as it is) is to try not to use starches as staples. Every meal does not have to have something white...I'm going to concentrate on the something greens for now, and go from there.