Continuing to succeed

I am now down a total of 14 lbs. That is in the past 5 weeks. I'm really, really proud of myself for being able to control my habits this way. Being able to tell myself NO is a victory in itself.

I'm back on whole grains now and that is going well. I found some Multigrain tortillas at Wal-Mart this weekend with only 3 net carbs in a serving and that is AWESOME. I also started back eating cereal which is something I used to not do because I would be hungry again so soon after eating it. I think that since I've established portion control in my daily eating habits, the cereal thing is not going to be a problem. The South Beach info I had recommended a high fiber cereal during Phase 2, but I just didn't see anything in the store that wasn't overloaded with carbs - even if it had more fiber than the other cereals. I finally selected an old favorite. Honey Nut Cheerios. They are made with whole grains and have less carbs that most of the other cereals I looked at. Plus, I'll actually EAT them instead of gagging on some type of cereal that looks like something I picked up in my yard (sticks and pinecones!).