South Beach Diet Day 2 - Already Losing Weight

Today's South Beach Diet Tips:

* The protein in a turkey roll-up is satiating and it’s a low-cal, South Beach-approved nosh!

* The lack of rules (measuring, calorie counting, etc.) on South Beach is already scaring the hell out of me. 

And now, here are the details of my 2nd day on the South Beach Diet...

What I Weighed Today: 198 lbs. (8am)

Scale’s going down. THANK GOD! I really didn't have an appetite today. I think I'm still recovering from indulging. I didn't get hungry until the evening and then I had what could be described as a double dinner. I’d thawed out some orange roughy so I cooked it up and enjoyed it greatly. It didn’t require much, just some hot olive oil and a little salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Even though it is a very light fish, I was full after eating it.

But two hours later I was definitely hungry again. Whether it was mental or physical hunger, I am not sure but I wanted something and I didn’t want anything sweet. No, I wanted something savory and a little salty. So I made my turkey roll-ups. Eight slices of turkey sounds like a lot but I bought the extra-thin slices so they fall apart if you don't layer them. I know it sounds weird but I like the thin slices doubled up better than a thick slice of meat. I find the thin slices layered to be more tender and less gristly. When I bite into gristle and just want to heave.

I've been on high-protein diets before so this feels a little like a no-brainer. Some of the info on the website is a little confusing. I'm trying to figure out if I should count calories, but it doesn’t look like they want you to do that. They seem open to eating as long as you make sure it is clean, healthy, low carb, unprocessed food. They even say in the portion area that if you finish your portion of lean protein and you are still hungry, you can have another serving. Haven't run into that on any other program. I'm not sure I'm getting it right though. It feels like I should have more rules. I'm a bit worried that there is a piece of this that I am missing.

What I Ate Today:
Breakfast: 1 oz Low-Fat String Cheese,1 South Beach Chocolate Peanut Butter crispy meal bar, 2 cups Coffee w/1 cup Non-Fat Milk and 4 tablespoons Sugar-Free Syrup
Lunch: 1 can Tuna, 4 cups Arugula, 3 tablespoons Girard’s Light Champagne Dressing
Snack: 1 Non-Fat Yogurt, 5 cups Celery
Dinner: 6 oz Orange Roughy, 2 tablespoons Olive Oil, 8 slices Turkey, 1 teaspoon Light Mayo, 2 cups Spinach
Snack: None

EXERCISE:
None

I worked out during the week-long break and I need to not break that cycle, but it has now been four days since I moved my fat ass. What's up with that?

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