Yesterday was probably the most successful day of this dieting experience so far. The only things I ate were: Kellogg's Special K for breakfast; brown-bread sandwich for lunch; and a small plate of pasta for dinner; later in the day I ate a pot of non fat yogurt. I did not eat anything else. I also did a lot of exercise: at least an hour of walking, the abs-reps (video posted on January 5th), weights, cycling, and push ups. If only everyday was like this I'm sure that I would loose my excess weight by May. I haven't weighed myself yet cos I'm sure that any weight that I lost in the first few days have been gained back after last weekend's binging. I tend to give up on my diet when I see that I'm not loosing weight. So this time I'll be forgetting the scales and just focus on dieting.
I'm currently considering to try out the South Beach diet; which is probably one of the most famous diets ever...simply because it works. This diet was created by Dr. Arthur Agatston and has been published as a book. There are basically three phases in SB Diet. You eat normal portion sizes In Phase 1, but all carbohydrate are restricted. This is the strictest phase in the diet and will last for two weeks. It emphasizes lean meats, such as chicken, turkey, fish, and shellfish. Low-Glycemic-index vegetables are allowed as well as low-fat cheese, nuts, eggs. Dieters should expect to lose somewhere between 8 to 12 pounds. In Phase 2, some of the banned food are slowly introduced while weight loss continue to around 1-2 pounds per week. You should remain on it until you lost your desired amount of weight. Phase 3 is for maintenance and should be followed for life. Is all about maintaining your desired weight with a healthy balanced diet. Should your weight begin to climb, simply return to Phase 1. However I think that this diet will be particularly difficult for me and anyone else living in Europe since virtually every European dish has some form of carbs in it.
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