Summer 2004: Back to the Beach

That title looks like it should be on either a slasher flick or soft core p0rn. :)

Anyway, I've decided to go back to South Beach phase 1 for a couple weeks. I know I won't keep this eating plan long-term, but I need something to break me out of this "lose 1-gain 3" pattern I've been in lately. I think shedding some carb bloat will be good for my ego.

I'm so frustrated with how my body has been behaving lately. I had been eating pretty clean, and I've worked out more in the last two weeks than I have in the previous 2 months, probably, and yet my weight ended up dead even--lost 1.5 lbs last week, gained it back this week. I rebelled a little this weekend after the gain...almost no water, every type of junk food imaginable. It'll take me most of this week just to detox.

I think part of it is hormones. I've been off the pill for either 4 or 5 months, and have had two or three TOMs since then, 6-7 weeks apart. Right now, I'm at 8 weeks and counting. The pregnancy test was negative, so this probably means that my body has gone irregular again. Which means that I have to go back on the pill, which means I have to go to the doctor. I should have done that back in April, actually, but I like to put things off until they absolutely cannot be avoided (Exhibit A: My car troubles). Plus, there was that whole wedding thing in April.

So anyway, my current plan is to continue working out 5-6 days per week, and eating in a South Beach-ish way. If nothing else, I'll lose some water weight.