Week 1- And it begins...

So I have been on the South Beach Diet for about a week, and I am definitely seeing and feeling some results. My clothes are overall fitting better, my skin is clearer, and I sleep much better. This also due to the fact that I have been going to the gym every day since Sunday, which consists of running, the elliptical, stair climber, abs, and free weights. I have another week on Phase 1 of the diet, and then I will slowly add carbohydrates back into my daily diet.

However, I did cheat a little on the diet. I got drunk last weekend, and it was great. Friday night I had some rum and diets and a few beers, all for the purpose of being social. Sunday night, my horn professor took the horn studio out for dinner, so of course I had a glass of wine with dinner. Monday was my last cheat; I had a vanilla mini-scone from Starbucks. My friend surprised me with it, not knowing that I'm on this diet. I did not want to be rude, so I ate it. It was delicious, heavenly, glorious, and basically every thing wonderful concerning scones. I found it interesting that the scone seemed so sweet after a week of not having sugar, and I didn't want anymore after that one teeny scone. We don't need as much of the sweet stuff as we think.

Overall, I'm doing well on this plan. At times it can be difficult; I want ice cream and chocolate so bad! However, I am controlling myself for the sake of my health and physical appearance, and once I get my weight and metabolism under control, then I can afford to splurge once in awhile. I do have a first splurge planned already: Ribfest 2009. I don't plan on splurging until Ribfest, which isn't until the beginning of November. I'll have my eyes on a few deep-fried Oreos, just not the whole dish. Maybe. ;-)