Day 4

Day 4 done and dusted. Full of energy and still not hungry. Have noticed, too, that I don’t have that dreadful ‘I must eat something’ feeling in the evening. I have drunk loads, but I do that anyway. There is plenty of support available, so not on my own. Nearly half way through. I even did a more strenuous work out today in my gym. And despite that rain, walked for half and hour to get the milk and the newspaper. Wonder what tomorrow will bring? Watch this space!

Day 3

Wednesday – and its my husband’s birthday – lots of food challenges. But today saw lunch introduced, I ate healthily and felt great. Great energy, and no hunger. Carried on with supplements – and – I have to admit that I found this hard to believe, they have stopped me being hungry! I did have two mouthfuls of some special scones that I made, but even so, kept within my daily calorie allowance. We had to go out in the afternoon so I was driving so easy to avoid the champagne. Then, and this is a bad bit, I didn’t have my last protein shake of the day. This is just as bad as eating too much, but I just felt too full to manage it – crazy! I am getting exercise everyday and used my vibrating plate and went for a brisk walk. This is going well – I've even lost 4 pounds! -heading into day 4 of 9 now. Stick with me – who knows, you might want to give it a try?

Day 2

End of day two and I’ve done it! Couple of hours to go of this phase. Tomorrow is additional shakes and a calorie controlled meal. Will seem like a feast after last two days! The tablets have kept the worst of the hunger at bay (I will let you into the secret soon!) and drinking plenty has helped. We (those of us who are all doing this together) have just had a conference call and talked about ‘how its going’. Sounds like we are all going through the same stuff but sticking with it – measuring & weighing tomorrow – will be interesting. I was quite concerned this morning as I had a very important meeting when I needed to really concentrate and be clear about what I was aiming to achieve. I was concerned because I know I hadn’t had many calories over the last hours and wondered if I would lose the plot – not a bit! It was remarkable – I completely forgot that I might be hungry, I spoke fluently and was able to fully focus. No dizziness at all. Really good result. This looks like its going to be a great way to clear your body of rubbish and drop a few pounds in a really short space of time. Then there’s a plan to keep that weight off. Sounds good to me!

Day 1

Well, Day One nearly done, I’ve got one more gel drink to have. How do I feel? Most of the day I have felt very energetic and raring to go. Which is not bad on some tablets, gels and a shake. (Don’t worry, I’ll reveal all at the end of the 9 days!) Right now I will admit to being hungry but determined. I have spent a lot of time lately considering where my ‘hunger’ comes from. I was convinced that if I didn’t eat something every hour then my world would fall apart. I thought nothing of having a home made protein shake, loads of fruit and nuts and a cereal bar, all before 10.00 and I won’t go on to tell you what else I ate during the day – but it was fairly constant. Then an evening meal and then that dreadful ‘hunger’ time, when a bowl of Frosties was absolutely essential. Of course, I justified all this by the amount of exercise I did. Let me tell you that I ate enough to fuel an iron man, let alone a 45 minute circuit class. So, I have rationalised and trimmed. I have learnt that so much of what I called ‘hunger’ was nothing to do with my stomach being empty. It was habit, comfort and stress relieving. Now I can face waiting for food and eating only what I need. And I can throw away left overs. ‘Just as wasted in my stomach if I don’t need it as in the bin.’ So, on Day One, its hard but not impossible. Its will power and determination, but its also knowing that my body has had the RDAs that it needs and will start to burn fat if I stop shoving food down. Its looking at my goals and remembering why I am doing this. Tomorrow is just as harsh, but after that there is much more on the menu. One more day – how difficult can that be?

The Start...

Well, I’m weighed and measured. My goals are set and I am ready to go. How do I feel, bit anxious – will I be devastatingly hungry? Will I cheat? But I can do this – it’s all carefully planned – stick with me – I’ll let you know how it goes, check in tomorrow!

Detox

Having worked hard to get my BMI to 23 (‘healthy’ being within the range of 20 – 25) I am very keen to maintain it there. Exercise is definitely helping and I am now well toned and am pleased with my CV level (ran 5 miles this morning!). However, the tendency to eat all I can find remains, so I need to manage my eating to manage my weight. I always do particularly well if I stick to a high protein diet and make sure that any carbs that I have are complex (so, no white bread, no bowls of Frosties for me!). Porridge is a great start to the day and protein shakes and bars see me through to the evening when I have a balanced meal, usually fish or chicken with veg. By way of a challenge I am going to embark on a 9 day detox programme on Monday, I’ll keep this blog going throughout so you can find out ‘how it was for me’ – and who knows, you may want to try it too? Its weighing and measuring night tomorrow, I’ll share those with you and then I can let you know about my progress. and tell you more about the products and where you can get them.

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