Fat Flush: Days Two to Four

Ok ... I have been lax in reporting my update for the Fat Flush diet. But there is not much to report. The recommended recipes seem bland to me. I’m from the South Carolina and we cook a little differently. My stomach has not been feeling great for the last couple of days. I am currently on day 5 and up until Monday I was constipated. You wouldn’t think this could happen with all the fiber I have been eating. I went to the forum for the diet and there advice was: With any diet you will probably experience constipation or diarrhea. It is recommended that you drink more water and take Magnesium Aspartate. Well my system seems to have worked its self out. I really do not want to do the second week. But I will see.

Also, if you purchase everything for the week 1 menu you will paying a lot for weekly meels for one person. I spent close to $200 in NY for the ingredients for the recipes for the first week. Most of which are not things I typically have around the house. Some of the items will last more than one week (seasonings, ground flax seed, and flax seed oil).

Wish me luck as try to decide if will continue next week.

Fat Flush Diet: Day 1

Day one could have been worst ... Two weeks before I started this diet, I started to cut back on carbs (less bread, rice, and pasta). I also cut back on dairy and sweets. Last week I only consumed carbs during snack time. I have never had an addiction before, but the cravens for carbs and sugar almost had me foaming at the mouth. I didn't get headaches, but I was tired all the time. All of this led up to Saturday, August 8, 2009 when I started the diet:

Woke up and had my long life drink and my lemon water; Made an omelette; By 11:00 am I was craving something with a little substance. I had my mid day snack, 1/2 grapefruit. Now I cannot wait for lunch. Lunch rolled around, tried her recipe for stir fry. I was able to eat it but I will not be making it that way again. Still craving something else. I am not exactly hungry. I just know that I am missing something. Later on had my afternoon snack (more fruit and Cranberry water). Followed her suggestions for dinner. It was filling, I had as much salad as I wanted, but not satisfying. I will need to make adjustment to the recipes.

Bottom line:

I don't like cooking with citrus (lemon or lime). I don't particularly care for dill. I want to introduce a little more pepper, onion, and garlic into her recipes. These are items allowed but are rarely used together. Fruit snacks are not cutting it, I wish nuts were allowed. What I am missing is that full feeling you get after having a meal. I am also missing my deserts and comfort foods. Every thing is freshly made. This will not work for me. I do not cook breakfast, lunch and dinner almost every day. I typically cook two or three meats on the weekend and prepare my vegetables and sides during the week. She has one or two different meats a day. This is another adjustment I made to her week one menu. I also removed any ingredient that I don't like or could not be bought at the local grocery store. I substituted these ingredient with more of the allowed food ingredients.

Ok, Made it through day 1. Hopefully day 2 will be easier.

Sisterlock Update - 7 Weeks

Ok ... I been so busy I have not had the opportunity to post lately. What I really should say is that I did not make the time to post.

My SLs are doing wonderful. They are entering into a new stage. Instead of sticking straight out from my head they have started to drop. When I first had them installed, they resembled a full curly afro. Now I have to decide where I want to put the part because the hair on top will not stand up. It's all good. I am still free styling my hair until my locks settle and I get a little more length.

The only issue I am having is with dry flaky scalp. I drink about 40 oz of water a day. I will increase my water intake to about 64 oz. I am scheduled to see a dermatologist next month to make sure it isn't something serious. Also, the hair around the hair line is fine and straight. It keeps slipping out of the pattern.

Final note: I started a new diet to help me loose fat from my trouble areas. It is called Fast FLush. I will try and post about the diet every day. The diet spans 14 days. Basically you make sure you drink a lot liquids, you remove carbs from your diet, eat more fruit and vegetable and consume a lot of flax seed. There is more to it then this (google "The Fat Flush Plan" by Ann Louise Gittleman and Barry Sears) but those where the highlights. I'm not looking to loose weight. I am just looking to get rid of the spare tire around my waist.

later for now ... check back to see my progress