Day 1

Sometimes ambition is greater than reality. And this diet is a great way of realizing it. What was I thinking?!  Already I have almost put three things in my mouth I'm wasn't supposed to.  I made my kids papaya smoothies for the first time and have no idea how they tasted. Of course Zahra said it needed more sugar. Leave it to a 12 year old to capitalize on her sugar intake.

First thing this morning I weighed myself before starting this adventure...nekkid, after the bathroom, holding breath...ladies you understand. 198.8lbs. Yup. Why am I posting this? Cause its not 200lbs and I'm so excited. I also did measurements but I'm still in denial about those numbers. I apparently have lots of inflammation too and inflammation doesn't weigh as much as fat so I'm setting up for success in the event my scale shows otherwise. Ever loose a dress size but the scale only says you lost 2lbs? Well inflamation probably had something to do with it (if you weren't working out).

As with any diet program it always helps me to have a morning routine and have the day's menu planned. This may be fine tuned in the days to come but so far here's the morning ritual. I drink half a glass of lemon water followed by two tablespoons of Dr. Schulze's SuperFood Plus in water.  This stuff taste like fresh dirt balanced with a hint of seaweed. While holding my breath to prevent smelling this concoction I gulp this stuff down, I then immediately chug the remaining water to removed any residual left lingering in my mouth of that horrid stuff.  To share with you how awful this stuff taste (and how good it is for you) here are the ingredients: Spirulina Algae, Blue-Green Algae, Chlorella Broken-Cell Algae, Barley, Alfalfa & Wheat Grasses, Purple Dulse Seaweed, Beet Root, Spinach Leaf, Acerola Cherry, Rose Hips, Orange & Lemon Peels, Palm Fruit, in a base of Dr. Schulze's Proprietary Non-Fermentable Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Yeast. Anyone care to join me?

Next I would have coffee but it has been recommended that I would get better results if I eliminate coffee.  I held out till about 2:30...but I only drank half.

My day's menu:
B: Veggie Omelet
S: raw nuts
L: Chicken, salad, almonds with olive oil and Braggs apple cider vinegar (ACV). (Need to find a better salad dressing)
S: coffee unsweetened almond milk, later put Stevia in it but still not happy.

D: Shrimp with sauteed rapini, onions, red peppers, and garlic.
S: Whey protein shake with Papaya seeds and unsweetened almond milk and coconut oil. (I'm typing this before consuming it. I'll update on taste tomorrow.)

The above is accompanied with lots of water. Good ole H2O. Any diet you follow will always recommend water....even the starvation diet. Over a year ago it would have been diet coke. Getting off that addiction should have been a blog in itself. My replacement of choice was a 50/50 blend of good ole Lipton and Green tea, but I was informed if I continue consuming Lipton at my current rate, I should have a kidney stone in no time. So now its watered down Iced Green Tea sweetened with Stevia and occasionally lemon. I actually enjoy it. It could be worse...it could be Dr. Schulze's Supergag Plus!