Day 10...I made it! I can't believe it, but I did!
I weighed myself this morning, and it was a pound and a half lower than the last two days. Woot! That means my total weight loss (if I don't lose any today) will be 6 lbs. Not as much as I had hoped for, but I suppose it's better than nothing.
Today at work we're celebrating Cinco De Mayo (a couple days late, but whatever). There will be fish tacos and chicken fajitas...not to mention other snacks as well as beer and wine. It's going to take everything I have not to join in on the fun, but I want to make it the FULL 10 days. If I stop today, I will have only made it 9 days. Ugh! But tomorrow, Whil is taking me to my much anticipated meal of sushi! We had planned on dinner, but I don't think I can wait that long, so we're thinking we'll do the all you can eat sushi lunch special. Can you imagine?! All the little fishes I want! I'm pretty proud of myself for choosing sushi as my first non cleanse meal. Not too unhealthy or fatty, right? I won't lie though, I'd sell my soul for a good cheeseburger right about now. I'm going to try and ward off that craving for as long as I can. We shall see.
Oh! Last night, I picked up some more raw, unsalted cashews for snacking on for the remainder of this. I was munching on some last night at home when I suddenly tasted seasoning of some sort. You have to understand, I hadn't had any sort of seasoning other than lemon and lime juice in NINE DAYS at that point. So the second it hit my tongue, it was like a party in my mouth. I dug through the bag to see where it came from and found about 4 roasted and seasoned cashews. I held them out to Whil like some sort of prize and asked him if he thought it would be all that bad if I just ate 4 little roasted cashews. I've seriously never been so tempted.
Ultimately, we decided it was cheating. And damn it, if I'm going to have to say I cheated...it's not going to be for FOUR MEASLY CASHEWS! So I tossed 'em. Whil ate one. He said it was BBQ. I died a little inside.
So that's it. Ten days. I think I'll go to bed early tonight so I can wake up and have sushi! It's like Christmas, people!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Day Nine - Stuck
Let me start by apologizing for the missed post yesterday. It's been really busy at work, and beyond that, my Dad always told me "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." And readers...I had NOTHING nice to say.
It would appear that the weight loss has stopped. This means I have only lost 5 lbs while suffering through this cleanse. FIVE MEASLY POUNDS! Yesterday, I weighed myself and it looked as though I had gained a half a pound back. But that couldn't be possible. There's no reasonable explanation for it. I'm going to assume it's because of what I was wearing, or blame it on the scale, I don't care...but there's NO way I gained any weight back. So let's forget the gaining back thing and just say that I haven't lost any more weight. That, in and of itself, is enough to make me want to hit someone. Right in the face. Almost nine full days of NOTHING but raw fruits, vegetables and nuts, and all I lost was FIVE POUNDS?! I am significantly less than pleased. I'm strongly considering whether or not I care to make it the full 10 days.
I keep trying to remind myself that it's not about the number, it's about how I feel...but seeing that number go back up does NOT make me feel very good. Sometimes I feel thinner, my tummy feels flatter, something like that. But then I think how can it?! ALL I'VE LOST IS FIVE FRIGGIN' POUNDS!
Honestly, I don't think I have anything else to say. I'm pissed. I'm disappointed. I am not pleased.
UGH!
It would appear that the weight loss has stopped. This means I have only lost 5 lbs while suffering through this cleanse. FIVE MEASLY POUNDS! Yesterday, I weighed myself and it looked as though I had gained a half a pound back. But that couldn't be possible. There's no reasonable explanation for it. I'm going to assume it's because of what I was wearing, or blame it on the scale, I don't care...but there's NO way I gained any weight back. So let's forget the gaining back thing and just say that I haven't lost any more weight. That, in and of itself, is enough to make me want to hit someone. Right in the face. Almost nine full days of NOTHING but raw fruits, vegetables and nuts, and all I lost was FIVE POUNDS?! I am significantly less than pleased. I'm strongly considering whether or not I care to make it the full 10 days.
I keep trying to remind myself that it's not about the number, it's about how I feel...but seeing that number go back up does NOT make me feel very good. Sometimes I feel thinner, my tummy feels flatter, something like that. But then I think how can it?! ALL I'VE LOST IS FIVE FRIGGIN' POUNDS!
Honestly, I don't think I have anything else to say. I'm pissed. I'm disappointed. I am not pleased.
UGH!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Day Seven - Food porn
Day Seven! I can't believe I've made it an entire week...I'm seriously so impressed with myself lol.
I weighed myself this morning, and I've lost another 2 lbs since yesterday. It seems like I'm in a pattern of about 2 lbs a day. That is freaking AWESOME.
Last night, I found myself watching Food Network as though it were porn. Seriously. I've never been so engrossed in a Food Network program. I was watching "The Best Thing I Ever Ate", and I just kept saying out loud to myself "Mmmmm I would eat that. MAN would I eat that." But now that I've been doing the cleanse for so long, even though the food sounds and looks so yummy, it's not bothering me too much. I have cravings for all sorts of things, but I'm to the point where I can supplement the craving with something I'm allowed to eat. If I want something sweet like candy or cake, I'll eat red grapes, raspberries or pineapple. If I find myself craving something salty, I go with cucumbers with lemon juice. If it's carbs, I break out the raw cashews, almonds or pecans. And if it's just something fatty and decadent I'm wanting, I can easily solve that with Avocado and lime juice. It's like I've retrained my body on what the proper things to eat are. That has to be the best thing I've gotten out of all this. Well, there is one more awesome benefit. If you remember, I mentioned that I was not entirely "regular". That's been a lifelong problem of mine, and I've tried anything and everything to solve it. Well, it is a problem no longer! The first 2 days, I was still drinking my organic smooth move tea to make sure I was keeping everything moving smoothly (hence the name of the tea hehe), but after day 2, I realized I didn't need it. I am all sorts of regular now! Man...that's a whole lot of information for a public blog. Oh well, there has to be something said for full disclosure, right? :)
Work is incredibly stressful right now. My department is swamped, and I would give anything to be able to pig out on junk, if for nothing else, than just for the comfort of it. Stress at work was honestly one of the big reasons the Master Cleanse just didn't work for me. But since I can actually EAT on this cleanse, I'm finding a way around it. Instead of pigging out on junk, I pigged out on almonds hehe. Got the job done!
So day seven is moving along juuuust fine. I won't lie to you though, I'm very much looking forward to the end of all this. Whil has promised me a sushi dinner to celebrate. I can't wait!
I weighed myself this morning, and I've lost another 2 lbs since yesterday. It seems like I'm in a pattern of about 2 lbs a day. That is freaking AWESOME.
Last night, I found myself watching Food Network as though it were porn. Seriously. I've never been so engrossed in a Food Network program. I was watching "The Best Thing I Ever Ate", and I just kept saying out loud to myself "Mmmmm I would eat that. MAN would I eat that." But now that I've been doing the cleanse for so long, even though the food sounds and looks so yummy, it's not bothering me too much. I have cravings for all sorts of things, but I'm to the point where I can supplement the craving with something I'm allowed to eat. If I want something sweet like candy or cake, I'll eat red grapes, raspberries or pineapple. If I find myself craving something salty, I go with cucumbers with lemon juice. If it's carbs, I break out the raw cashews, almonds or pecans. And if it's just something fatty and decadent I'm wanting, I can easily solve that with Avocado and lime juice. It's like I've retrained my body on what the proper things to eat are. That has to be the best thing I've gotten out of all this. Well, there is one more awesome benefit. If you remember, I mentioned that I was not entirely "regular". That's been a lifelong problem of mine, and I've tried anything and everything to solve it. Well, it is a problem no longer! The first 2 days, I was still drinking my organic smooth move tea to make sure I was keeping everything moving smoothly (hence the name of the tea hehe), but after day 2, I realized I didn't need it. I am all sorts of regular now! Man...that's a whole lot of information for a public blog. Oh well, there has to be something said for full disclosure, right? :)
Work is incredibly stressful right now. My department is swamped, and I would give anything to be able to pig out on junk, if for nothing else, than just for the comfort of it. Stress at work was honestly one of the big reasons the Master Cleanse just didn't work for me. But since I can actually EAT on this cleanse, I'm finding a way around it. Instead of pigging out on junk, I pigged out on almonds hehe. Got the job done!
So day seven is moving along juuuust fine. I won't lie to you though, I'm very much looking forward to the end of all this. Whil has promised me a sushi dinner to celebrate. I can't wait!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Day Six - It's all down hill from here!
It's day 6! That means I've made it more than halfway! Today is a goooood day!
I think the thing I'm most excited about is that I haven't cheated ONCE. Usually, I have a really hard time sticking to things like this, and I'll break rules constantly and tell myself "well it's OK, cause really if you think about it...(fill in the blank with whatever crap I've convinced myself proves my point)." But this time, I've been SO good. I think I've even restricted myself MORE than I need to. I've managed to stay away from literally anything that isn't a raw vegetable, fruit or nut. Well, and water of course. No seasoning, no steaming, no nothing.
The weekend was a little rough. I thought I could handle going out, but at the last minute I realized I just couldn't do it, so I opted to stay in. I wound up staying in all weekend, besides attending my Stepmom's graduation on Saturday morning.
I was a little worried about sticking to my diet at home, but it turned out to be easier than I thought. The only place I had trouble was snacking. During work, I'm too busy to worry about snacking, but when I'm at home...I have plenty of time to think about - and act on - snacking.
But I stuck to my guns and snacked on raw nuts, cucumbers, raspberries and pineapple.
As for progress, I haven't really been weighing myself. Why? (Male readers: Here's the part where you quit reading for a sec.) It's "that time of the month". Every woman knows you don't weigh yourself while your visitor is in town. You ESPECIALLY don't weigh yourself while your visitor is in town if you're struggling through a really tough cleanse, haha.
But this morning, I just couldn't help myself. I tried to weigh myself at home, but our scale is really not accurate. I can weigh myself 3 times in 20 minutes, and I'll weigh something different every time. So I decided to weigh myself on the digital scale here in the office. I didn't use this scale to weigh myself before the cleanse, so I still don't know an accurate number of how much I've lost over all, but I can tell you that I've lost 2.5 lbs since Friday of last week. Not bad! I can't wait till my little friend leaves so I can weigh myself again. (OK male readers, you can join us again.)
So that's where I am. still going on strong, and I'm on the last lap. Woooo!
I think the thing I'm most excited about is that I haven't cheated ONCE. Usually, I have a really hard time sticking to things like this, and I'll break rules constantly and tell myself "well it's OK, cause really if you think about it...(fill in the blank with whatever crap I've convinced myself proves my point)." But this time, I've been SO good. I think I've even restricted myself MORE than I need to. I've managed to stay away from literally anything that isn't a raw vegetable, fruit or nut. Well, and water of course. No seasoning, no steaming, no nothing.
The weekend was a little rough. I thought I could handle going out, but at the last minute I realized I just couldn't do it, so I opted to stay in. I wound up staying in all weekend, besides attending my Stepmom's graduation on Saturday morning.
I was a little worried about sticking to my diet at home, but it turned out to be easier than I thought. The only place I had trouble was snacking. During work, I'm too busy to worry about snacking, but when I'm at home...I have plenty of time to think about - and act on - snacking.
But I stuck to my guns and snacked on raw nuts, cucumbers, raspberries and pineapple.
As for progress, I haven't really been weighing myself. Why? (Male readers: Here's the part where you quit reading for a sec.) It's "that time of the month". Every woman knows you don't weigh yourself while your visitor is in town. You ESPECIALLY don't weigh yourself while your visitor is in town if you're struggling through a really tough cleanse, haha.
But this morning, I just couldn't help myself. I tried to weigh myself at home, but our scale is really not accurate. I can weigh myself 3 times in 20 minutes, and I'll weigh something different every time. So I decided to weigh myself on the digital scale here in the office. I didn't use this scale to weigh myself before the cleanse, so I still don't know an accurate number of how much I've lost over all, but I can tell you that I've lost 2.5 lbs since Friday of last week. Not bad! I can't wait till my little friend leaves so I can weigh myself again. (OK male readers, you can join us again.)
So that's where I am. still going on strong, and I'm on the last lap. Woooo!
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