| It's the 7th and last day of the Cabbage Soup | | | | Now I'm thinking about tomorrow. My first day of |
| Diet, and I would pronounce it a complete | | | | unrestricted eating after a week on a starvation |
| success. Today has been a bit of a down day, to | | | | diet. There's a little bit of me that's screaming |
| be honest - I've felt quite tired and headachey | | | | "pork pies for breakfast! burgers for lunch! pizza |
| despite a good night's sleep, and today's additional | | | | for dinner!" but somehow the drag of junk foods, |
| food (brown rice and vegetables) is hard to enjoy | | | | fats and flour has lessened a bit. I'm not claiming |
| at the best of times. But I haven't felt hungry or | | | | it's a magical conversion, but I'm running the idea |
| ill, no dizziness, and my spirits are buoyed by the | | | | of pastry around in my head, testing it...and I |
| observation that I've lost a full 2Kg this week! | | | | know it's not going to make me all that happy. I |
| It's a bit less than the predicted amount (it comes | | | | think the break from junk food temptation has |
| to 4.4 pounds, while the usual prediction is 7-10 | | | | given me a chance to develop a bit of |
| pounds), but that may be a bit optimistic - and | | | | perspective, which is brilliant. |
| anyway, there's always a lag effect with dieting, | | | | In fact, I may make tomorrow the first day of |
| so I may still lose a bit more over the next | | | | my trial raw food diet. I've got a bunch of recipes |
| couple of days. All in all, I'd describe the diet as | | | | I'm itching to try out (including a raw vegan |
| painless, easy to maintain (I really haven't felt | | | | chocolate ice-cream, believe it or not!), and |
| tempted to cheat all week, and usually the first | | | | yesterday I stocked up on a whole bunch of |
| pork pie I saw would be my downfall!) and very | | | | seeds, nuts and pulses in preparation. Some of |
| effective. | | | | them need to be sprouted before using, so I |
| The odd thing is, even the things I've been | | | | picked up a couple of big plastic jars from the |
| missing haven't been too much of a drag on me. I | | | | confectioners in town and tonight I might lay |
| was craving meat like crazy right up till Friday and | | | | down some sprout crops for the week ahead - it |
| Saturday, and yes, the first taste was heavenly. | | | | looks like a fun activity, and a way of growing |
| But it was never too strong a draw to make me | | | | your own food if only on a tiny scale! |
| break the diet, and I didn't feel the urge to really | | | | All in all I give the Cabbage Soup Diet two thumbs |
| gorge out - on Saturday I could have had | | | | up. It's effective, easy and cheap, and it's made |
| unlimited beef, but I had a moderate piece for | | | | me really think about the things I'm eating and |
| brunch and a (delicious medium-rare Orkney Gold) | | | | why. I might even do it again in a few weeks |
| sirloin steak for dinner, didn't feel the need for | | | | time - can't hurt to keep the process speeding |
| more. | | | | along! |