Aba lo & behold it’s my 1st week of South Beach Diet’s Phase 1. I’m halfway through!

Ohh the Craving
The first 2 days were the toughest. I was really craving rice. Each time I see a pastry I want to stuff it in my mouth. But now I only miss certain breads & also pasta, even potatoes & carrots, but not rice. Nakakapagtaka nga e.

I haven’t yet baked or cooked any meal since I started, so it could be that the real temptation is yet to come. Maybe this weekend as it’s a bank holiday on Monday & I’ll be cooking some recipes I copied from the sassylawyer. Also we’re having our 4th(!!) barbie this Sunday we’re inviting some friends who just came back from hols in Pinas. While a neighbour said she’s booking us too for some halo-halo. Goodness, pag di ako natukso ewan ko na lang. When we went to Southbank last Sunday, it was so hot the family each had ice cream except for me. I felt really bad. My boy kept coming over to me asking me to lick the sides of the cones as his hands were getting dirty, it was sheer torture!

The Mistakes
First mistake I made because I was too eager to start on my SBD was just download a few facts & guides from the net. I didn’t “internalise” the foods to avoid section. Since I’m on a no-dairy diet (hayfever) I downed a carton of soya milk in 3 days. Later re-reading the printouts, of course, I realised I am Stupid.

Late as it is I still got an SBD book from ebay. Am reading it.

Little Triumphs
We went to a birthday party (there’s one nearly every weekend!) & I stayed away from all the foods to avoid. I wasn’t even tempted with the beautifully laid-out dessert table. I was more curious about the recipe of the host’s refrigerated cake. Luckily they had veg salad & steamed salmon, so I happily attacked those. The other guests were quick to detect that I am on a diet. Obvious ba?

Is it working?
In terms of weight loss I cannot verify it, though one new pair of trousers I wore on Monday was noticeably loose fitting. I haven’t weighed myself, what’s the point? It’s just been a week.

But I do feel better, stuffy nose & all. So let’s see where SBD leads me. If I’m ultra-successful, I might post a before & after picture in the next few months. Charing!

One done, one to go. For documentation that is. Ahh I can finally breathe through my only functioning nostril. The biggest chunk of my deliverables is finished. The bosses aren’t really checking & I’m the one who gave myself my tasks, so I don’t expect them to come over when look at the WIKI & give me hugs. Though I wouldn’t mind one guy in particular to give me a little squeeze.

Anyway, I have at least two more files to finish. Then I can work on some “fun stuff” like tool & software evaluations. Then meet with consultants. Then have a life…

I know while other bloggers are rejoicing about margarita’s, I am rejoicing about my technical documentation. But I met up with a teammate last night & had an Indian dinner at Spitalfields Market, that counts right?

And also tomorrow is Friday… no more ‘puters, no more docs, no more bosses and dirty looks!