I will keep it short and sweet today. I’ve lost 9.8 pounds and I have a before and after picture. Look what changing your diet and some exercising can do for you in just 30 days:
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Cliff day 14: Another Pound Bites the Dust
And Another pound gone and another pound gone, another pound bites the dust. Weighing in around 140 and down 7 pounds, woot woot!
Our approach to this detox has been much different on the second go around. The first time we did it, I was pretty miserable. We were incredibly strict, had 0 slip ups and it just wasn’t fun. The point of all of this, is not just to eat healthier, it is to lead a healthier happier life. I used to hate the shakes I made, they were bland and not the sugar filled ones I was used to. The thing is, I like peanut butter as much as I like sugar (mmmm Reese’s, my old go to treat). So even though peanut butter was not part of the original plan, it has allowed me to look forward to my morning shake instead of dreading it. My shake is now banana, unsweetened almond milk, strawberries, hemp protein, flax seed, and just a touch of vanilla extract. If there is one lesson you take from this blog, it is you have to do what makes you happy. That hypothalamus needs to be kept satisfied in some way. Did you know broccoli doesn’t stimulate it one bit? Shocker. So, if you’re having issues adjusting to all this, throw in something you love, whether it is a fruit or something you can’t live without (NOT CANDY!)
As for how my detox is going, I slipped up a little bit, although I’ve said from the beginning it would happen. I went out with coworkers on Friday and I had a scotch, it was glorious. I was proud I was able to stick to just one. While I was worried it may affect the detox, I didn’t regret the decision. I woke up yesterday below the 140 mark and Today I am 140.4. The weight is melting off as I guess my old metabolism has decided to emerge from its hibernation, realizing I’ve taken a break from abusing it. As of now, I consume 1600-2000 calories a day but I would like to up that after this month to stimulate the muscle growth (Did someone say second lunch?!). I’ve also decided to introduce a healthy electrolyte drink in the morning, as I have been a tiny bit shaky and this should help.
Enjoy the long weekend everyone!
Cliff Day 8…Sandwiches I Miss You
Sandwiches….All I can think of are sandwiches. Sandwiches in the morning, sandwiches with bacon, and sandwiches inside even bigger sandwiches. I want to take a bunch of ham add some american cheese and put it on a fabulously delicious French Baguette. As you may be able to tell, the weekend was a rough one. Dena and I went to hang out with some cats at Meow Parlour, a fun cat cafe, and I got Decaf coffee for the first time in my life. If you have never had Blue Bottle Coffee, I highly recommend it because even their Decaf was great. Earlier in the day I was not all that hungry for lunch so I had a small piece of chicken (big mistake). By 3 P.M. I was starving, so I did the only logical thing and got Katz, just the pastrami, no bread. Now, this technically falls under the allowed foods on the Detox, since it is just meat and spices, but I felt it was a bit of a cheat. I really did it to try to satisfy this sandwich craving. While amazing, the craving for a sandwich is still there.
Not surprisingly, Sunday was the first day my weight had not gone down at all, in fact it had gone up a little. I attribute this to more water retention from the Katz. Watched football all day while Dena made me almond crusted wings (absolutely amazing, Recipe to be posted). For dinner we had turkey meatballs over spaghetti squash in a home-made tomato sauce. If you really want to detox, I highly recommend just getting an awesome girlfriend that knows how to make yummy healthy food, makes it much easier. Weight this morning was back down to 142.2 and my stomach is looking better every day. This is day 8 now and we will begin our gym routine but this shows that just by changing your diet you can start melting off the weight, even without steady exercise.
For now, I will be overindulging in vegetables and listening to Galavant on repeat to drain away the pain of the Dallas Cowboys Loss.
-Cliff
Day 4 Cliff
^—I may have taken the whole eating “as many vegetables as you want” too far.
The worst part of this whole Detox is the amount of times I now have to go to the bathroom every day and throughout the night. Trying to do the whole 7-8 glasses of water every day has been a huge challenge. No sugar, easy! No caffeine, easy! (okay, easy after some major headaches) but battling a full bladder, harder than ever imagined.
I am looking much less bloated and my weight has been steadily declining:
- Day 1: 146.8
- Day 2: 145
- Day 3: 144.2
- Day 4: 143.4
As I am writing this, a coworker just sent my team a box full of cookies and muffins, time to test that self control of mine. Forming a habit takes 21-66 days, so I can’t go breaking now, even though they look so damn delicious. (I’ve hidden some away until February)
Sleep has been another problem. I have gone from 5-6 hours a night of sleep to 7-8 hours of sleep. While I do feel more rested throughout the day, my nights are much more restless and I wake up numerous times throughout the night. Could it be my body craving all those sweets? Guess we’ll have to wait and see if it improves.
Today my meals are:
- Breakfast
- Strawberry Banana Peanut Butter Protein Shake (forgot the hemp protein, oops)
- Lunch
- Almond Crusted Chicken
- Asparagus
- Okra
- Dinner
- Salmon with a red onion marmalade
- Whatever vegetable side I decide on
-Cliff
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