You know what's not fun? Dieting while you are sick.

Monday evening as I was getting ready to work out I started feeling sick. It was like a slow motion "NOOOOOOOO!" was going through my body. I couldn't sleep, I kept waking up because I was cold and hot and cold and hot. Basically I was hating my life, come Tuesday I had a head cold. It's the worst feeling because there is nothing I can take for it, and all I wanted was chips and queso.

Come Tuesday morning I woke up late for work so I knew breakfast was out of the question, and when you wake up with a headache the last thing you want to hear is the fire alarm go off. So my dearest Windsor House Apartments for not warning me you were testing the system. Me and Pierre (my dog) were not amused. So I waited out breakfast and had lunch at the mall because I didn't have the energy to pack my lunch, therefore there is not a picture of it. I just had grilled chicken  from this great little place at Ingram Park Mall called Gourmet Kabob House. They are great and I highly recommend it. (Almost everything is served with a salad!) I got home and was exhausted from the day. so I immediately went to bed. I woke up later and was starving, but the only thing that looked good was steak, so that was what I made! And it was very delicious!

Wednesday morning I woke up in a better mood and immediately jumped to breakfast. Egg whites are definitely something to get use to, but calorie wise this quick mix is great! Two egg whites and a serving of canadian bacon creates a very yummy breakfast! Adding bell peppers would have been great, but I'm not a big pepper eater so this worked out perfectly. Since I was still not feeling 100% I didn't finish it all, but it was definitely good.

Since I had more energy this morning I "recycled" lunch from Sunday and it was super yummy for the most part. The salad was okay, but the guacamole mix that was created on Sunday was not very good. The pistachio crusted chicken was still amazing! I highly recommend the recipe. I hate reheating food because it never taste as good, but this chicken was perfect cold and probably would have been great warmed up too.

By the time I left work my headache was back and I knew I wouldn't be in the mood for cooking. I stopped by HEB and got a rotisserie chicken and discovered individual cauliflower and cheese dishes from Green Giant. I know, I know it's not like home cooking but dieting and cooking when sick is not ideal AND I'm okay with it because everything was South Beach Diet approved. What is great about the South Beach Diet website is you can type in any kind of food you want and it will tell you at what phase you can introduce that food back into, so my dinner was all Phase One approved.

Now, this has to be the greatest thing about the South Beach Diet. For breakfast Thursday morning I had fat-free yogurt, vanilla extract, sugar substitute, and a dash of cinnamon and it you get the BEST yogurt ever. As a matter of fact, I may have it again tomorrow morning. That's how good it is. It taste just like Christmas, so I was sold!

For lunch we had a Marketing Team outing that has been planned for weeks, so I knew not to bring lunch. Well. Lunch got cancelled and Laura was food-less and hungry! Working at the mall, my food choices are limited. I ended up going to Luby's and getting baked chicken, steamed broccoli, and a side salad. I will never do that again. It was not good by any means, so I was one depressed little lady. Dinner time today was hectic, BUT I did discover I can have beans and fajitas on my diet! SO I picked up dinner again, and it was well worth it.

As day four concludes on this South Beach Diet, I have a lot of respect for people who are very conscious about what they eat. It is so hard! All I want is chips and queso! I live in San Antonio. Chips and queso are everywhere! Hopefully tomorrow I'm back on the right track to cooking and will have some great food stories to share. Until then, stay hungry!