I added the cayenne back to my lemonade. I checked the website to see what the smallest recommended amount was, and that's 1/8 tsp per day. Over 6 bottles that's really not too bad. You can barely taste it, so I was able to deal with it all day.
Other than that, it was a pretty uneventful day. The hunger cravings are getting better. Being home at night is still the worst part. Did have a craving for a steak today. Tender, juicy, succulent steak. Thankfully, that quickly passed.
I won't be updating you all on my weight loss today. You'll have to read my final post to see what my total weight loss is! But let me assure you - I am losing weight every day and it's great! Really helps to keep me motivated.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Master Cleanse - Day 2
I hate watching people eat food. You want food so much more when you can't have it. Yesterday my boyfriend Brian got pizza for dinner. PIZZA!?!?! First of all, that's my second favorite food. Second, could he have gotten anything that smells or looks better? No. I don't think so.
Day 2 was a little better than day 1. Every day gets a little easier. :) Also, I kind of cheated and didn't put cayenne in my lemonade. Made it MUCH more enjoyable. I'm bad, I know. But at least I haven't eaten food real! I plan on adding some more in tomorrow, and trying to find an ideal balance of 'what I'm supposed to have' and taste.
This diet is off to a promising start. In fact, I've lost 1.6 lbs! Already! I weighted myself yesterday morning, and today (just to see if anything had changed) and I'd lost 1.6 lbs! Yay! I mean, that could be all I lose. We'll see. But it definitely encourages me to keep going.
UPDATE: I can't do math, I actually lost 2.6lbs! What's up, instant results?!
Have any questions/comments/words of encouragement? Leave a comment!
Day 2 was a little better than day 1. Every day gets a little easier. :) Also, I kind of cheated and didn't put cayenne in my lemonade. Made it MUCH more enjoyable. I'm bad, I know. But at least I haven't eaten food real! I plan on adding some more in tomorrow, and trying to find an ideal balance of 'what I'm supposed to have' and taste.
This diet is off to a promising start. In fact, I've lost 1.6 lbs! Already! I weighted myself yesterday morning, and today (just to see if anything had changed) and I'd lost 1.6 lbs! Yay! I mean, that could be all I lose. We'll see. But it definitely encourages me to keep going.
UPDATE: I can't do math, I actually lost 2.6lbs! What's up, instant results?!
Have any questions/comments/words of encouragement? Leave a comment!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Master Cleanse - Day 1
Not gonna lie, I am hungry. I really want some food. Went to the grocery store with the boyfriend to get spring water and everything. looked. awesome. Hoping that chugging some lemonade will make me feel better.
Speaking of lemonade, the cayenne is a real kick in the pants. You drink the lemonade, then it's just HOT. You don't taste cayenne, you taste HOT. I was worried about not drinking coffee at work but the cayenne kept me up. No joke. I think you're allowed to kind of tailor it to your taste, but I think I'll just leave it the way it is. Maybe just a smidge less.
Honestly, day 1 hasn't been too difficult. I figured that being home after work would be the worst part - and it is. I have all kinds of wonderful food, and it's dinner time for my boyfriend, so of course I want to eat. In the morning I'm busy getting ready for work, so it's not a big deal. At work I'm so busy that sometimes I don't eat anyways, so that's not a big deal. But being home after work... definitely hard.
Speaking of lemonade, the cayenne is a real kick in the pants. You drink the lemonade, then it's just HOT. You don't taste cayenne, you taste HOT. I was worried about not drinking coffee at work but the cayenne kept me up. No joke. I think you're allowed to kind of tailor it to your taste, but I think I'll just leave it the way it is. Maybe just a smidge less.
Honestly, day 1 hasn't been too difficult. I figured that being home after work would be the worst part - and it is. I have all kinds of wonderful food, and it's dinner time for my boyfriend, so of course I want to eat. In the morning I'm busy getting ready for work, so it's not a big deal. At work I'm so busy that sometimes I don't eat anyways, so that's not a big deal. But being home after work... definitely hard.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Master Cleanse
It's been almost a month since my last post. Seems like a good time for a new one, right?
Well, I've decided to do the Master Cleanse. I'm not going to go into all the details, but you basically drink 'lemonade' for 10 days as a form of cleanse. You then reintroduce solids over a 3 day period. For more info, visit the Master Cleanse website. Am I hoping to lose some weight? Heck yeah! Am I expecting to be life changingly skinny? No. I'm doing this to kick start a healthier lifestyle.
I'll be documenting my journey here. At the end I'll post any weight I've lost, self discoveries I've made (yeah right), etc.
I'm starting the cleanse tomorrow, so today I bought all of my materials: organic lemons, grade B organic maple syrup, organic cayenne pepper, spring water, and a juicer. I actually bought a Black & Decker 'juice extractor' which blends the heck out of the fruit (or veggie or whatever you're juicing) and strains the juice. I read some reviews of machine juicers and a lot of them said you get more juice with a hand juicer. So, I figured a blender/juicer would get me the most juice with the least effort. I made some concentrate tonight (lemon juice + maple syrup) and the juicer worked great. Also, the concentrate tastes pretty good. Since you don't put much cayenne pepper in a glass (1/10 tsp) I don't think a watered down version will taste bad at all.
Tonight I will actually take the first step of the cleanse by taking an herbal stimulant. Yes, that means exactly what you think it does. I have to do this every night. I will NOT be doing the salt water flush (read about it here). It's optional, and sounds absolutely terrible, so I'm skipping it.
Leave me a comment and wish me luck/chastise me for my stupidity in doing this!
Well, I've decided to do the Master Cleanse. I'm not going to go into all the details, but you basically drink 'lemonade' for 10 days as a form of cleanse. You then reintroduce solids over a 3 day period. For more info, visit the Master Cleanse website. Am I hoping to lose some weight? Heck yeah! Am I expecting to be life changingly skinny? No. I'm doing this to kick start a healthier lifestyle.
I'll be documenting my journey here. At the end I'll post any weight I've lost, self discoveries I've made (yeah right), etc.
I'm starting the cleanse tomorrow, so today I bought all of my materials: organic lemons, grade B organic maple syrup, organic cayenne pepper, spring water, and a juicer. I actually bought a Black & Decker 'juice extractor' which blends the heck out of the fruit (or veggie or whatever you're juicing) and strains the juice. I read some reviews of machine juicers and a lot of them said you get more juice with a hand juicer. So, I figured a blender/juicer would get me the most juice with the least effort. I made some concentrate tonight (lemon juice + maple syrup) and the juicer worked great. Also, the concentrate tastes pretty good. Since you don't put much cayenne pepper in a glass (1/10 tsp) I don't think a watered down version will taste bad at all.
Tonight I will actually take the first step of the cleanse by taking an herbal stimulant. Yes, that means exactly what you think it does. I have to do this every night. I will NOT be doing the salt water flush (read about it here). It's optional, and sounds absolutely terrible, so I'm skipping it.
Leave me a comment and wish me luck/chastise me for my stupidity in doing this!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Denny’s Baconalia
I don’t know how many of you have seen this commercial, but if you haven’t, watch it now:
When I first heard of this, I said: ‘Bacon sundae? What? Ew… maybe.”
I’ll admit it, I was intrigued. I figured it would probably taste bad, though, for two reasons.
Here’s a picture of our sample below. I didn’t get a picture of the whole dessert that we ordered. I was too busy eating it.
Why is this seemingly nasty dessert good? Let me break it down for you.
When I first heard of this, I said: ‘Bacon sundae? What? Ew… maybe.”
I’ll admit it, I was intrigued. I figured it would probably taste bad, though, for two reasons.
- At the South Carolina State Fair 2 years ago I tried chocolate covered bacon. It was nasty. I think it was mainly because it wasn’t fresh, crispy bacon though. It was cold, rubbery bacon – which is nasty in and of itself. So, there was hope for the idea. Perhaps it just wasn’t executed very well.
- There seemed to be a maple syrup topping. Forget the bacon – if you put maple syrup on vanilla ice cream I probably wouldn’t like it.
Here’s a picture of our sample below. I didn’t get a picture of the whole dessert that we ordered. I was too busy eating it.
Why is this seemingly nasty dessert good? Let me break it down for you.
- Sweet & salty: Denny’s is not the first major chain to traverse this path. In fact, this is not the first time I’ve mentioned it on my blog. See my post here. Lots of chains and individuals are experiencing the joy of sweet and salty, so that’s +10 for Gryffindor.
- The maple syrup is more of a maple flavored sundae topping. More akin to caramel or butterscotch syrup than pancake syrup.
- Unlike my experiences at the state fair the bacon was fresh and crispy which acted sort of like meaty sprinkles.
BevNerd Tribute
Welp, I think that's gonna do it for my BevNerd tribute. :) I didn't review the double cola but it's been so long since I've had it I don't have much too say about it. My bad. Hope you all enjoyed it! If you've watched the BevNerd videos I've posted and enjoyed them be sure to "like" BevNerd on Facebook!
New posts coming soon, be on the look out.
New posts coming soon, be on the look out.
BevNerd Tribute - Haribo Happy-Cola Gummies
These gummies were a little disappointing. I didn’t expect them to super taste like cola, because Jason didn’t think they tasted too much like cola, but I still WANTED them to taste like cola. Oh well. In general, these were good gummies. If you like gummies these are definitely worth a shot. If you’re looking to satisfy a cola craving then pass.
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