Breaking the Fast
I broke the fast on Saturday with grapefruit juice. Mmmmm. Sunday and Monday were soup days. But I made a mistake on Monday night. My professional group meeting was Monday, and I ate the food they served: a chicken salad croissant and pasta salad. Man, was I sorry! So today it’s back to soup and […]
Cutting It Short
I think I’m going to come off of the Lemonade Diet after today. Today is day ten, and that’s the minimum number of days. I had hoped to be able to go to the maximum of forty days. But, while I have had no physical problems at all, I have been fighting a battle with […]
Gratifiying Results
Today, I saw a couple of people whom I have not seen for quite some time. Both were quite amazed by my appearance, and both demanded to know what I was doing to achieve such dramatic and wonderful results. As I launched into my description, both of them said, “Oh, yeah! My sister/aunt did that […]
Focus on What You Have
So often, while following a diet, I have noticed that I tend to focus narrowly on what I do not have or cannot have, as opposed to what I do and can have. For example, I’m doing this lemonade diet, which means no solid food for the duration, and a very gradual return to solid […]
Lemonade Diet Update
I’m now on day 17, and doing well. Still burning lots of fat, as evidenced by the purple urinalysis strips and the 20 pound weight-loss. Yeah, you read that right. I now weigh 185 instead of 205. That’s a tremendous improvement. I’ve also lost almost two clothing sizes: my 18s are now way to big, […]
Days 5 and 6 of the Lemonade Diet
Day 5, continued: By the time C’s basketball practise was over, I was feeling okay enough to take the kids to Chick-Fil-A for supper. I felt kind of silly sitting there sipping my lemonade, but I resisted the wild urge to snag one of the boys’ nuggets. And when we got home, my head was […]