Plan B

OK...so, I made it a total of about 36 hours with no food, and only Lemonade before the first cheat. Then I went the whole next day, til before bed. Then I just said screw it! I don't have the will power to not eat. At least right now.

The thing, though...I would LOVE to do a cleanse. A detox. I mean, I know my body has tons and tons of toxins in it that need to come out. But, I think my problem was doing a cleanse for the sole purpose of losing weight. Once I decide to just do a cleanse FOR a cleanse, I may have better luck. Maybe.

So, yesterday afternoon (right on the buzzer too...we got there 2 minutes before closing) I went back to the health food store. This time, I bought a bottle of Lipodrene. One tablet in the morning, and one after lunch. Its doable.

Lipodrene is an appetite suppressor. Which is good. Portion control has always been a big issue with me, and more than likely, this will help. Lipodrene is also a stimulant, and will give me more energy, hence burning more fat. Plus, I can eat. :)

By the way, I'm not beating myself up about the Lemonade thing. Really. I made up my mind when I started that if I couldn't do it, I couldn't do it. That is a lot to ask of your body, and my body isn't quite ready for that just yet. However, I DO think its a good thing! And I will definitely try it again one of these days. Like I said...a cleanse is a very good thing!

I'll keep posting about changes in appetite, weight, and energy! Have a good one!'

Liz

First Cheat! noooooo!!!

I'll admit it. I cheated. According to my count, I made it approximately...31 hours without eating, and only having my Lemonade. BOO! I was so hoping I'd be able to make it longer! (on the up side...31 hours with no food is a freaking long time!)

I had a friend over all afternoon/evening, and the plan was to teach her how to make cookies...which I did. But that's not where I cheated. No...my cheat was the oven pizza I popped in the over so I could feed my guest. Cookies, thou holdest no sway. But thou, pizza...*sigh*.

Frack!

Oh well. Tomorrow is a new day, and a new start. You know, no. It's not a new start. Tonight was just a little...blip in the signal. I'm still good. I'm on track. I didn't chow down. I ate two pieces. I don't have to feel guilty that I was hungry, or that I acted on it. Now, if it happens more frequently...go ahead and take me to task about it, ok T? :)

Liz

Lemonade 2.0

So I guess its my turn now...My name is Liz, and, like Tina, I am a bookaholic...and I am a FOODIE! I am, I am. Just about anything to do with food, I love it. Cooking, eating, reading about it...its an addiction!

Right now, I weight more than I ever did in my life, with the exception of pregnancy. For many moons now, I've been wanting to change that! And I feel like I've tried, and tried, and tried so many different things, with little to no luck. So, yesterday I thought I'd try something new.

The Lemonade Diet is more of a cleanse/fast than a diet...although, I suppose a fast IS a diet...anyway. For 7-10 days, one does not eat. You drink at least 10 cups of this 'lemonade' everyday, with water in between glasses. Its a mixture of water, lemon juice, maple syrup and a dash of cayenne pepper. Easy enough, right?

Well, I was expecting it to taste really, really foul, you know? I mean...lemon juice with syrup??? EW! I was pleasantly surprised however...its really not that bad at all! Will I be able to keep it up for at least 5 more days? No clue. Will the hunger get so bad that I just want to give up? Probably. But I'm gonna try this, and try to keep it up til the end!

Maybe ridding my body of harmful toxins is just what I need to give me that kick into more weight loss!

I'm hoping that this blog (and Tina!) will keep me going. That, since I will have to document my failures for Tina, and possibly the rest of the world to see, that I won't give up. Hopefully it'll work.

BTW...THANKS Tina, for posting your weight...now I have to! BOO! (Still love you!) Right now, I am a whopping...(ya ready?) 201 lbs. EW! My end goal is that I'd like to lose 40 lbs. However, I know that setting myself up for that right now is too much. So, for now, I'd like to lose 15-20 lbs. Hopefully this will keep me on track!

Cheers!

Liz