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Jun15

Day 4 – Grapefruit Juice

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Day 4 – Grapefruit Juice

Yesterday , was Day 4 for my diet challenge. I can’t write anything for Day 5 yet since it’s still morning and I don’t know what’s in store a few hours from now ( in terms of cravings and tempatation that is).

When I was doing this Diet a few years back, drinking the grapefruit juice was indeed a struggle. I could remember my Mom and HUbby laughing at me whenever I drink this juice because I would close my nose so I won’t be able to smell and taste it. If you haven’t tried grapefruit juice yet, this drink is just wierd. It’s bitter and sour with a different kind of smell. I guess this fruit juice is not too  common in Asia since only selected stores sell them.

But surprisingly, I can now tolerate the wierd and bitter taste of grapefruit juice. Maybe after 4 days of religiously drinking a cup after every meal, my taste buds have become accustomed to it already. That’s gud news right?

Jun13

Day 3 of my 12 Day Diet Challenge

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Day 3 of my 12 Day Diet Challenge

Yes..and 9 more days to go before my break!

What I actually like about this diet is that it doesn’t leave you feel hungry because all are allowed to eat as much meat and veggies for lunch and dinner. My only struggle during my first 2 days is the zero sugar intake as sugar or any form of starch is not allowed in the duration of the diet . I felt a bit of light headed and weak. But then, when I checked through one of the forums discussing this diet, I found out that some people who has done this used the sugar substitute like Equal or Nutrasweet. I’ve read a lot of negative things about the use of Aspartame but I thought I might just try to use it in my coffee for a few days. So, that my ‘sugar’ intake will not be abruptly cut to zero.

So, all is well on my third day. There has been a lot of tempatations to eat Roti, 3 Layer Tea, Rice, Bread and other stuff. But I always remind myself that I can always delay gratification and wait for my 2 days break and then eat all these! If this diet is successful and then, I will continue to do this and not think of checking out ephedra and other diet pills.