Comments on: South Beach Diet/Lifestyle – Phase 1 – NO Chocolate! http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/ EVERYTHING Chocolate - Chocolate Blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:01:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kat @ For the Love of Chaos http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/#comment-743 Kat @ For the Love of Chaos Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:54:19 +0000 http://www.gotchocolate.com/?p=3293#comment-743 I understand about it being not SO much about how you look but about how you feel. For me NOW it is about both... I need to drop about 25-30 pounds of belly/thigh/butt/arm weight. Oh, the joy. lol I understand about it being not SO much about how you look but about how you feel. For me NOW it is about both… I need to drop about 25-30 pounds of belly/thigh/butt/arm weight. Oh, the joy. lol

]]> By: gotchocolate http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/#comment-727 gotchocolate Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:16:42 +0000 http://www.gotchocolate.com/?p=3293#comment-727 Hi Tricia! I'd check it out if I were you! Good luck and thanks for stopping by! Hi Tricia! I’d check it out if I were you! Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: gotchocolate http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/#comment-726 gotchocolate Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:16:16 +0000 http://www.gotchocolate.com/?p=3293#comment-726 I Kimberly. You'd be surprised how easy this really is IF you really put your mind to it. It's healthy food and a LIFESTYLE change, not just a diet!!! I hope you give it a try. i LOVE IT ad feel GREAT so far!!! I Kimberly. You’d be surprised how easy this really is IF you really put your mind to it. It’s healthy food and a LIFESTYLE change, not just a diet!!! I hope you give it a try. i LOVE IT ad feel GREAT so far!!!

]]> By: Tricia @Night Owl Mama http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/#comment-725 Tricia @Night Owl Mama Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:52:49 +0000 http://www.gotchocolate.com/?p=3293#comment-725 How exciting for you. I too would luv to loose 20 lbs. It's so hard to get motivated. I just need to quit whining and just get a move on. How exciting for you. I too would luv to loose 20 lbs. It’s so hard to get motivated. I just need to quit whining and just get a move on.

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/#comment-724 Kimberly Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:06:52 +0000 http://www.gotchocolate.com/?p=3293#comment-724 This sounds like something that I could do to some of the fad or cleansing diets I've seen that I know I'd never stick to in a million years.. I would have no problem going without chocolates or candy, but coke, sweet tea, and carbs might be tough! I prefer a hardback book to the website too...Off to look around Amazon (I too have a giftcard) :-) and google South Beach for more details... This sounds like something that I could do to some of the fad or cleansing diets I’ve seen that I know I’d never stick to in a million years.. I would have no problem going without chocolates or candy, but coke, sweet tea, and carbs might be tough!

I prefer a hardback book to the website too…Off to look around Amazon (I too have a giftcard) :-) and google South Beach for more details…

]]> By: gotchocolate http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/#comment-708 gotchocolate Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:41:11 +0000 http://www.gotchocolate.com/?p=3293#comment-708 Thanks Kim! Glad to have inspired you and you made it through Day 1 easy peasy!!! :) Today was a real test since the "hormones" were kicking in strong and I wanted my Chocolate fix sooooo bad. Instead, I vented to a co-worker in our satellite office and she suggested drinking sugar-free hot Chocolate. Unfortunately we didn't have any, so she was going to interoffice some to me. Too funny!!! Little will the courier know the envelope he's carrying has hot Chocolate packets! Somehow I got over the urge, man it was hard to do, and munched on my almonds. Whew! To me, going w/o Chocolate is like a smoker quitting smoking. Ack! Thanks Kim! Glad to have inspired you and you made it through Day 1 easy peasy!!! :)

Today was a real test since the “hormones” were kicking in strong and I wanted my Chocolate fix sooooo bad. Instead, I vented to a co-worker in our satellite office and she suggested drinking sugar-free hot Chocolate. Unfortunately we didn’t have any, so she was going to interoffice some to me. Too funny!!! Little will the courier know the envelope he’s carrying has hot Chocolate packets!

Somehow I got over the urge, man it was hard to do, and munched on my almonds.

Whew! To me, going w/o Chocolate is like a smoker quitting smoking. Ack!

]]> By: Kim Beck http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/#comment-702 Kim Beck Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:25:19 +0000 http://www.gotchocolate.com/?p=3293#comment-702 Hey, thanks for the info and BIG congrats on losing 5 lbs already! Okay, you've pushed me to go carbless. I did day 1 yesterday without a carb or sugar. It was easy-peasy. I would be thrilled with losing 5 lbs, although the ultimate goal would be for something 5 times that amount. Ha! Keep up the good work -- and thanks for the inspiration. Hey, thanks for the info and BIG congrats on losing 5 lbs already! Okay, you’ve pushed me to go carbless. I did day 1 yesterday without a carb or sugar. It was easy-peasy.
I would be thrilled with losing 5 lbs, although the ultimate goal would be for something 5 times that amount. Ha!

Keep up the good work — and thanks for the inspiration.

]]> By: gotchocolate http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/#comment-698 gotchocolate Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:08:20 +0000 http://www.gotchocolate.com/?p=3293#comment-698 Thanks Kim! I know I'm not very big, but to me I am. Besides, it's not just about a number on the scale, it's getting to a place (well, I guess you could say "number" after all) that I know is my good "fighting weight", as they say. I want to feel better. With a full-time job and 40-mile DAILY commute, the constant sitting was taking its toll on my body. My energy level was near non-existent with all the inactivity and poor choice of foods. Because of this I was very grouchy, snapping at my daughter for little things, just because I was tired. I've never done fad diets before, just tried to eat less of all the foods I love. But now that I'm in my early 40s, I can't get away with that anymore. I have to really pay attention to what I eat and make better food choices. Otherwise the food just sticks to me like glue and I feel sluggish again. I'm 1/2 way through Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet and have already lost 5 lbs. and feel FANTASTIC! And, most importantly, I'm eating healthy foods and am NOT hungry!!! No pressure Kim, but I'd at least check it out. I just got my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FTWB1C?ie=UTF8&tag=chocolatetopi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000FTWB1C" rel="nofollow">South Beach Diet book</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594862923?ie=UTF8&tag=chocolatetopi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1594862923" rel="nofollow">South Beach Quick & Easy Cookbook</a> from Amazon today (they came much quicker than I expected) and already found some yummy looking recipes to try. Wow, I've been rambling huh? Sorry! I just can't say enough about this diet/lifestyle. I'll write another post about it and how I've managed WITHOUT Chocolate!!! Thanks Kim! I know I’m not very big, but to me I am. Besides, it’s not just about a number on the scale, it’s getting to a place (well, I guess you could say “number” after all) that I know is my good “fighting weight”, as they say. I want to feel better.

With a full-time job and 40-mile DAILY commute, the constant sitting was taking its toll on my body. My energy level was near non-existent with all the inactivity and poor choice of foods. Because of this I was very grouchy, snapping at my daughter for little things, just because I was tired.

I’ve never done fad diets before, just tried to eat less of all the foods I love. But now that I’m in my early 40s, I can’t get away with that anymore. I have to really pay attention to what I eat and make better food choices. Otherwise the food just sticks to me like glue and I feel sluggish again.

I’m 1/2 way through Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet and have already lost 5 lbs. and feel FANTASTIC! And, most importantly, I’m eating healthy foods and am NOT hungry!!!

No pressure Kim, but I’d at least check it out. I just got my South Beach Diet book and South Beach Quick & Easy Cookbook from Amazon today (they came much quicker than I expected) and already found some yummy looking recipes to try.

Wow, I’ve been rambling huh? Sorry! I just can’t say enough about this diet/lifestyle. I’ll write another post about it and how I’ve managed WITHOUT Chocolate!!!

]]> By: Kim Beck http://www.gotchocolate.com/2010/07/south-beach-dietlifestyle-phase-1-no-chocolate/#comment-695 Kim Beck Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:06:03 +0000 http://www.gotchocolate.com/?p=3293#comment-695 Good luck Laura! BTW, I think you look just fine the way you are but I know the feeling of lugging around extra weight. I'm still clinging to weight that I gained with my first kid. UGH! Me? I could go the rest of my life without candy/chocolate and be fine [I think]. I am a carb freak though so this diet would be a toughie for me. I suppose I could do it for two weeks, to get started. Hmm. You're inspiring me lady!!! Good luck Laura! BTW, I think you look just fine the way you are but I know the feeling of lugging around extra weight. I’m still clinging to weight that I gained with my first kid. UGH!

Me? I could go the rest of my life without candy/chocolate and be fine [I think]. I am a carb freak though so this diet would be a toughie for me. I suppose I could do it for two weeks, to get started. Hmm. You’re inspiring me lady!!!

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