So I've been doing this 7 day diet to lose 10 pounds. I'm currently at the heaviest weight I've ever been in my life. The diet breaks down like this:
Day 1: fruit only, no limit (felt good, pigged out on peaches, apples, bananas, and cantaloupe)
Day 2: veggies only and a baked potato, no limit on veggies but no
carrots, peas or beans (felt good, ate celery, cucumber, zucchini, green
peppers and salad). I ate 2 small red potatoes with spray butter. I
started to feel hungry by night fall but I had two cups of tea which
fulfilled the hunger.
Day 3: fruit and veggies, no limit but no potato. I just ate any fruits
and veggies I had in the house. I cut up the fruit and had a fruit
salad for breakfast (cantaloupe, strawberries, peaches), for lunch I had
a salad with lettuce, cucumbers, green peppers and strawberries and for
dinner I ate half a cantaloupe.
Day 4: bananas and up to 8
weight watchers yogurt, no limit on bananas (felt clear headed and
focused, I ate 5 bananas and 4 yogurts). I was really hungry at night
after a walk but a cup of herbal tea did the trick.
Day 5: poultry and up to 8 tomatoes, drink a glass of water after each
tomato (I feel hungry and a little queasy today. I ate some deli
turkey, a sun dried tomato, some chicken wings, a few carrots (which
weren't on the list for today) and about 5 sweet potato fries (also not
on the list). I've been sipping on water all day and have had two cups
of tea so far. For dinner I had ground turkey with a tomato sauce I
made with fresh tomatoes, garlic and 1/2 an onion with spices. It was
dee to the lish but Travis didn't like it. I was distracted with yard
work and walking one of my dogs last night so I was too busy to think
about food or be hungry.
Day 6: poultry and veggies, no limit, no potatoes. I'll be eating my
leftovers from dinner along with green peppers, cucumbers, lettuce and
tomatoes today.
Day 7: miracle soup recipe: 2-3 onions, 1 head cabbage, 1 green pepper,
5-6 celery stalks, 2 cans of diced tomatoes, & 2 packages of Lipton
soup. Chop veggies and saute, blend tomatoes and add to the veggies,
then add 5-6 cups of water. Add soup mix after the veggies have been
cooking for about 10 minutes. This sounds really good and I can't wait
to partake.
So, I'm currently on day 6. I just weighed in and I've lost 9 pounds so
far. I haven't decided if I'm going to do this again, but my stomach
feels smaller and I feel like I've given my body a chance to reset it's
self since I've basically detoxed from breads and sweets.
I look forward to drinking water and tea and I can taste my food better
and appreciate it more. Gum has really helped me when I feel the most
hungry, but I haven't had any hunger pains, I think it's mostly
psychological. I'm pretty sure my body just thinks I'm supposed to have
something sweet at 3 p.m. every day and after dinner each night, so it
doesn't know what in the hell is going on.
Tips
After Day 7 I weighed myself and had lost 12 pounds in the week. I've
never lost that much weight so fast and I felt like it gave me a jump
start to start eating healthier. I would definitely recommend this to
jump start new eating habits. I think it would be safe to do this every
6-8 weeks, but definitely not everyday. This is just my opinion and
not medical advice. Happy eating!