I now understand how hard this cleanse can be for others - who work outside of home. I did a photo shoot for a friend. I had to take pictures for a couple of hours and that had cut into my regimen. I should've prepared better for it, but at least I was able to buy a water bottle.
I assume my weight will be stagnate for another day. :( But I know it's because I didn't drink enough water and skipped out on the lemonade drinks. Now that I've seen how sidetracked I can get outside of the home, I'll need to prepare better for this. Call it a work in progress.
I wasn't hungry today and that also became my downfall. I understand that drinking the lemonade mix is supposed to crucial to this diet. And it has to be a minimum of 6 ten ounce glasses. And I'm actually really energetic in comparison to yesterday. I felt like I could take over the world. And cooking for the kids seemed a bit easier...today.
I'm trying to down the rest of my lemonade mix and water as well. I feel soooo full. Hopefully it will semi make-up for earlier. We'll have to see.
Looking forward to day 13.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
My Modified Version of Lemonade Diet Recipe
This is the recipe that I modified for my weight loss:
12 Tablespoons of Fresh Lemonade and Limade (half and half of each)
06 Tablespoons of Maple Syrup Grade "B"
1/2 Teaspoon of
60 Ounces of Water
Mix the entire ingredients into a big jug. Shake and stick it in the refridgerator for the next day.
12 Tablespoons of Fresh Lemonade and Limade (half and half of each)
06 Tablespoons of Maple Syrup Grade "B"
1/2 Teaspoon of
60 Ounces of Water
Mix the entire ingredients into a big jug. Shake and stick it in the refridgerator for the next day.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Day 11 - 12/06/11
I'm finally going to attempt to blog or vlog the night of the actually day I'm reviewing.
SO...
I've been obsessing about FOOD and being HUNGRY all day long! My worse thought was craving McDonald's Chicken Nuggets in a vat of BBQ sauce...yummmmm. My mouth is watering as I write this. I fed the kids the rest of the tamales which they happily gobbled up. That actually made me happy because my oldest was very sick this morning and couldn't even eat.
The saddest thoughts that have gone through my mind, is that I had a hard time feeling sorry for people complaining about how "hungry" they were or that they were "starving". I just wanted to chuck a book or some object across the room with the thoughts of "LIKE THEY KNOW!" running at the back of my mind. I'm not talking about homeless folks or anything, just people who prolonged eating by a couple of hours or so. This cleanse has really tested me so far, I mean REALLY tested me.
I think one of the greatest symptoms which has become my enemy at the same time, is gaining a clearer sense of smell and taste. I'm happy because I can finally smell things around me, like flowers and great cooking or my own perfume. The bad - I literally feel sick to my stomach or get headaches from the not-so-great smells. Like trash or dirty clothes or food that spoiled. My head was pounding after cleaning up something that didn't smell too appealing. I was literally upset. To top that off, I have been getting sick of the salt water drinks. I wanted to throw it up, I never had that urge before except for the last two days. The taste was so strong that I had to take breaths and suck on a lemon. I used to chug the whole thing in about a minute. It dawned on my that as I progress, it might actually become harder to do.
I'm just glad day 11 is OVER! I'm hoping for a better day tomorrow.
SO...
I've been obsessing about FOOD and being HUNGRY all day long! My worse thought was craving McDonald's Chicken Nuggets in a vat of BBQ sauce...yummmmm. My mouth is watering as I write this. I fed the kids the rest of the tamales which they happily gobbled up. That actually made me happy because my oldest was very sick this morning and couldn't even eat.
The saddest thoughts that have gone through my mind, is that I had a hard time feeling sorry for people complaining about how "hungry" they were or that they were "starving". I just wanted to chuck a book or some object across the room with the thoughts of "LIKE THEY KNOW!" running at the back of my mind. I'm not talking about homeless folks or anything, just people who prolonged eating by a couple of hours or so. This cleanse has really tested me so far, I mean REALLY tested me.
I think one of the greatest symptoms which has become my enemy at the same time, is gaining a clearer sense of smell and taste. I'm happy because I can finally smell things around me, like flowers and great cooking or my own perfume. The bad - I literally feel sick to my stomach or get headaches from the not-so-great smells. Like trash or dirty clothes or food that spoiled. My head was pounding after cleaning up something that didn't smell too appealing. I was literally upset. To top that off, I have been getting sick of the salt water drinks. I wanted to throw it up, I never had that urge before except for the last two days. The taste was so strong that I had to take breaths and suck on a lemon. I used to chug the whole thing in about a minute. It dawned on my that as I progress, it might actually become harder to do.
I'm just glad day 11 is OVER! I'm hoping for a better day tomorrow.
My Body Measurements on 12/06/11
I wanted to keep track of my body measurements, in case my weight doesn't move...I'm planning on starting an exercise regimen in the next day or two. If the scale isn't reflecting accurately as far as actual weight loss, it should show with my body measurements. These measurements are taken with a plastic flimsy tape measure. I didn't record my measurements when I started this cleanse.
Chest 45"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Upper Arms 17"
Thighs 27"
Calves 18"
Chest 45"
Waist 43"
Hips 51"
Upper Arms 17"
Thighs 27"
Calves 18"
Day 10 - 12/05/11
I'm writing my post a day later because I ended up going to bed early. I just didn't feel that great. I'm not sure if it's because the lack of calories. I do admit I didn't drink as much water as I did the other day. I found my sweatsuit (the sauna kind made of plastic). The oddest thing happened...I couldn't sweat. I'm not sure if it had anything to do with the fact that I was already cold even with my heater running (at least it kept me warm :D).
I've noticed that I've been really cold lately and sensitive to smells lately. Food seems more enticing, although I'm committed to this program. I've been pretty productive during the day and suddenly feel run down close to the evening. At least it gets me to bed on time, so there's less chance of temptation to eat.
My greatest feat of the day happens to be not eating one of my favorite foods, tamales (which my mother-in-law made from scratch). I wanted to scream and eat the whole bag, there was 20 or so pieces. The smell was so invigorating because I haven't eaten any mexican food for a pretty long time. I had to step away from the kitchen this time because my stomach actually growled - it hadn't done that for a a couple of days. I still have some tamales in the refrigerator and yet I refuse to ruin this work I've done to get where I'm at.
I think the worse part of my day happens to be the salt water. The taste is more, "salty"...if that even makes sense. I guess with sensitivity to smell comes sensitivity to taste. I guess this is what makes this cleanse more harder as the days go by. Luckily, I can suck on a lemon as I chug the salt water down.
Hope day 11 is much better.
I've noticed that I've been really cold lately and sensitive to smells lately. Food seems more enticing, although I'm committed to this program. I've been pretty productive during the day and suddenly feel run down close to the evening. At least it gets me to bed on time, so there's less chance of temptation to eat.
My greatest feat of the day happens to be not eating one of my favorite foods, tamales (which my mother-in-law made from scratch). I wanted to scream and eat the whole bag, there was 20 or so pieces. The smell was so invigorating because I haven't eaten any mexican food for a pretty long time. I had to step away from the kitchen this time because my stomach actually growled - it hadn't done that for a a couple of days. I still have some tamales in the refrigerator and yet I refuse to ruin this work I've done to get where I'm at.
I think the worse part of my day happens to be the salt water. The taste is more, "salty"...if that even makes sense. I guess with sensitivity to smell comes sensitivity to taste. I guess this is what makes this cleanse more harder as the days go by. Luckily, I can suck on a lemon as I chug the salt water down.
Hope day 11 is much better.
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