After my 3 days cleanse/prep, I lost a total of 6 pounds and 5.5 inches!!!
I am so excited! Definitely a great jump start to my diet, but it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. It wasn't hard to cut out carbs for 3 days...it was hard to cut out carbs, and dairy, and coffee! I am a coffee ADDICT! And I could have drank coffee during these three days, but I couldn't use sugar or cream, so I figured there was not point!
By the end of the day yesterday, the idea of putting salad and chicken in my mouth was making me want to vomit. I ended up just having ground turkey for dinner because I couldn't bring myself to stomach anything else. The first day was easy because I was excited to have a plan and to be doing something. Day 2 was a little tougher but I had lost 1 pound since day 1, so I knew it was working. Then day 3 came, and I was pumped because I had lost 4 more pounds, but by the end of the day, I didn't even want to say the word 'salad'.
I know I am making it sounds terrible...it wasn't that bad. And I do think it was a great jump start and would totally recommend it. I also think it makes it easier for when you get to add carbs back in....it's like a treat!
My biggest obstacle with this (or any) diet is my sweet tooth! I love chocolate. Actually, not just chocolate, but anything sweet! Chocolate, candy, ice cream, cake, pie, whatever! If it's bad for you and contains sugar than odds are that I like it. All that being said, I hope that I found the solution to my problem...Detour Bars! They are a really great tasting protein bar that I found at BJ's Wholesale ($20 for a box of 24). They taste like a Snickers bar! They have 170 calories, 5 grams of fat, 17 grams of carbs, and 15 grams of protein.
I use these as a snack in between meals or as an after dinner/before bedtime snack (that's always when I crave sweets the most).
No gym today. I am also trying to start a custom cake business (High Stakes Cakes) and I had orders for this weekend and my gym is only open until 7pm. Gym tomorrow morning (after breakfast...I don't get a good workout when I haven't had a meal).
And to add to this great weekend, the Phillies home opener was yesterday, where they rallied back in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Astros 5-4 and just beat the Astros again 9-4 with my boy, Cliff Lee, pitching!
"Life is good today"
P.S. if anyone is interested in the cleanse program or program that I am on now, I can post it or email it to you, just let me know!
Sounds like you're doing great!
ReplyDeleteHow often will you be posting pictures, measurement updates, etc.?
And will you be posting some face shots? I bet you look pretty!
Thats AMAZING Tara! You should be so proud of yourself! Doing a cleanse is no easy feat to complete!!
ReplyDeleteI am also a sweet freak but I was offered some advice last year. I thought it was a big crock but it really does work and I use it frequently now. When your body tells you it wants sweets eat protein. Egg whites or a shake. It works every time (PMS and all)
P.S Andrew seems pretty funny :) You're lucky to have a guy who cares about what your doing for yourself here!
Ahem...update, please!
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