Well, I'm having a bit of problem with my laptop (whom I have so aptly named "Pierre" due to his fiery nature and habit of fainting at the sight of beautiful things). Pierre took a dump on my hard tile floor and is suffering from a cracked hard drive. A bit of an irritation since my desktop is frequently occupied by siblings and Pierre's hard drive has a lot of the books I'm writing on it. My dad decided to help me out and we're going to get Pierre a new hard drive. Time for emergency heart transplant for my baby... My writing can't live without him.
Anyways, back to business.
So, I have decided to do a detox diet. Detox diets are strange things... they flush out your system of toxins and help clean out your bowels as well. I would recommend finding a good one if you have bowel movements one or less times a day. You're supposed to have bowel movements more than once a day... Once a day means you're fine, but you could still be healthier. The way to get your bowels moving is to eat less processed foods and sugars and salts, and eat more whole grains and a lot more fiber. Also, adding a lot of vegetables and drinking eight glasses of water a day helps.
Now, the detox diet I chose is part of a plan to help me lose fifty pounds in about five months. Supposedly, I should shed about ten pounds in seven days for this particular diet, though I'm sure it really depends on how healthily I've been eating before. I don't expect to lose much in the next seven days, but I'm hoping it'll empty out my system. The plan I'm following is to drink eight glasses of water a day (at least) and over the eight glasses squeeze two lemons into the water (pure lemon juice helps with digestion), in the morning I'm eating one fruit and thirty minutes later a cup of whole grains, at lunch time I'm eating four cups of vegetables which have been boiled or steamed (and I have to make sure to drink the juices created when boiling or steaming, because they whole essential nutrients that have boiled/steamed out of the vegetables), and then four more cups in the evening. The diet I'm following says to eat four ounces of protein in the afternoon if I'm feeling exhausted and hungry then... something like lentils or organic chicken, but try to stay away from actual meat if you can. Then you're not supposed to eat two-three hours before you sleep. If you get a headache or hungry in the evenings, sip peppermint or chamomile tea (nothing with caffiene).
This is day one of my detox... I've only lost about a pound since I last posted, but least it's another pound. Here are my measurements for the week!
Waist: 48"
Chest: 51"
Hips: 55"
Neck: 16 1/2"
Upper arm: 18 1/2"
Thigh: 30"
I'm not entirely sure why I gained two inches in the hips... It could be that I'm on my monthly. Periods can always make your body bloated and add some weight. I'm excited to see what my weight and measurements are next week after this detox! I did lose a half an inch in the neck and arm, so there's another good thing.
Look forward to my first video this week! Well, if I can get my camera working, that is. I'm going to teach everyone how to make vegetables delicious without adding anything unhealthy and keeping the calorie count low!
Here's hoping,
Steph
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