As a person who loves food, dieting is usually not in my MO. Lately, though, I've been feeling a need to ramp up my healthy eating and shed a few more pounds before swimsuit season gets here. I found some diet ideas on various social media platforms and found one that would work: a 7-day "detox" diet.
Day 1: Fruit, nonfat yogurt and non-meat protein (from granola, nuts and peanut butter)
In the original diet plan, I was only supposed to eat fruit, but that seemed unhealthy. As a fruit lover, I thought this day would be great. It turns out fruit really isn't that filling. I normally have yogurt and granola for breakfast, so that part was fine. Don't get me wrong; I felt good and everything tasted wonderful, but I already missed balanced meals.
Day 2: Veggies + one red potato
I cheated and had my regular breakfast of yogurt and granola because I just couldn't bring myself to eat vegetables for breakfast. I had a delicious salad for lunch, but I have never been so excited to eat a potato in my life. And my coworkers brought Girl Scout cookies to work, which was pure torture. The good thing was that I felt fuller than I had with the fruit.
Day 3: Fruit and veggies
This was the best day so far. I felt really alert and energized. I had the strawberry spinach salad for lunch and leftovers from days one and two for dinner.
Day 4: Fruit, nonfat yogurt and non-meat protein
I seemed to be surviving on peanut butter, but I felt like I had more energy than usual.
Day 5: Poultry and tomatoes
MEAT. FINALLY. I was able to have a tomato and an egg (eggs come from chickens, so in my mind that's poultry) for breakfast. I never realized how great all the fun deli meats are before this. Chicken and tomato sauce for dinner. I developed a new appreciation for meat.
Day 6: Poultry and vegetables
Much the same as Day 5. I was glad the food was more filling, but I think my stomach shrunk.
Day 7: "Miracle" soup
Made with diced tomato, onion, celery, cabbage and chicken broth, this stuff was good. I wished there was meat in it, though, and I felt like I had to eat a lot to stop being hungry.
My thoughts on dieting: I probably wouldn't do something like this again. Yes, it was a good way to jump start some weight loss, but if you don't have a problem eating healthy food normally then don't feel like doing something like this is necessary. The good part was now I have a bunch of fruits and veggies around the house, which will fit nicely into the more balanced meals I plan on having.
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