Phase in, Phase out
Not that anyone really cares about my diet/fitness stuff, but I’ll yap about it anyway.
I recently reached my target weight on the South Beach Diet plan, and have officially moved on to Phase 3 of the diet; the healthy-diet-for-life phase. That means if I want to have some of the bad stuff, I’m free to do so, as long as I maintain a balanced diet in general. Sure, there are days when I’ve put on 2-3 pounds over the target weight (especially those “special auntie visit” days), but that’s nothing.
Thus, my clothing is in a transition phase. I’ve gone from a size 12 to a size 10. My default size is now a Medium (although I still can’t fit in those blasted baby doll things). I bought a dress recently. I don’t normally wear dresses. I’m getting a little freaked out.
Don’t let me give you the illusion that I’m now a svelte model or anything, it’s nothing like that. I’m still an “actual-size” girl (TMBG reference), and rather chunky at that (Hello tire-tummy and thunder-thighs!). But at least I now have a healthy Body Mass Index, which is something.
So, um, yay me.
you’re l33t.
glad to see it’s working out.
Glad to see it’s going well. How much did you end up losing and how long have you been on it so far?
I’ve been on the diet for about 3 months, and I’ve lost close to 25 pounds. This is without being very strict, and cheating occasionally. I imagine it would be more if I had exercised more too.
’tis my opinion that moderate but dedicated exercise is necessary to one’s health.
when you finish up with your studies and have time, i suggest you continue the YMCA stuff you had been doing.