Challenge – Day 1 Jenn

So yesterday was Day 1 of the 4 Day Diet Kristen and I started. Here is how the day went and my thoughts.

Day 1 – Induction Phase (Detox & Cleansing)

What I Ate:
- Breakfast: 1 ½ Cups coffee with 1 teaspoon sugar and 3 teaspoons of creamer. A 6 ounce non-fat strawberry/banana yogurt with ½ cup blueberries.
- Mid-Morning Snack: 1 orange
- Lunch: 2 cups lettuce with ¼ green peppers and ¼ cucumbers. 3 tablespoons reduced fat Italian dressing.
- Mid-Afternoon Snack: 1 apple
- Dinner: 1 ½ cups brown rice, 1 cup mixed black & white beans and 2 cups cooked spinach
- Evening Snack: I actually skipped my evening snack of strawberries because I was full from dinner….WHAT?!?!
- I also drank 7 grams in 1 cup homemade lemonade (aka pure lemons with a tsp of sugar…blech) of Psyllium Husk, which is a very high fiber supplement. GROSS.
- Water intake: Before every meal I had one cup of water. I drank at least10 cups of water today.

Exercise: None

My Reaction: I was surprised just how much food I got to eat and how filling it was, especially dinner. Yes it is a bit boring, a fairly plain salad with no cheese and croutons….what the heck is that about?! Plain rice with beans…where is the hot sauce?! But we are only doing this plan for four days and then on to the next so it really seems very tolerable and not that big of a deal at all especially because if you plan your day out right you are not hungry. If I had to eat the same thing for 2 weeks straight I would go crazy, but that is the beauty of the program you only have to do it for FOUR days!

What I liked: I liked that I actually was full and had energy. The only time I was actually hungry and feeling very tired was between about 4:30-6:00 because my snack was around 3 and we didn’t eat dinner till 7:30, but my delicious psyllium husk around 6:00 filled me up rather quickly. Yuck. I also like that I can choose when and in what order I can eat the foods on the list and made it a point to try to eat every few hours. I like this prgram, alot.  I feel encouraged to keep going....and yes I know I am on day 2 but those first days can be hard.

What I didn’t like: Well first off I HATED the psyllium husk. (DUH) It tasted awful and had a horrible consistency. Here is something about me, there are few foods I hate simply based on taste alone it is the consistency of those foods that really get to me. Everyone asks why I hate fruit filled pies….it is because the consistency of warm jelly like fruit is SO gross to me. Well this stuff just had a horrible jelly like consistency and it took me forever to drink about a cup of this stuff. Granted, I am a bit of a baby but every time I would take a sip I would have to chug water and wait because I thought I would vomit. Kristen on the other hand took it like a champ and it only took her about 10-15 minutes to drink it all. Luckily, we only have 2 more days of this crap, so I think I will be ok. What else was a dislike? Well I am not a fan of drinking nearly black coffee. I like a little coffee with my cream and 2 teaspoons of cream to 1 ½ cups of coffee doesn’t cut it. However, I need the caffeine and I feel with all the fiber I am eating the coffee will help, um, lets just say stimulate the process (heehee) so I feel it is good during this detox phase! Finally I am not feeling the exercising. Yes I just came off the 30 day challenge but I have not worked out for about 9 days and I can tell it in my body. With this program you have to exercise 40 minutes every few days, this is going to be hard for this first week until I get back into the habit.

Challenges: The office ordered pizza for lunch and it smelled delicious. However, I actually didn’t care that I was not eating the pizza and putting something so heavy in my body. It really didn’t bother me at all. However, my husband bringing home Wendy’s for his dinner was VERY hard. It smelled good and of course he got fries…which is my biggest weakness and top guilty pleasure food. I so just wanted one little French fry….but refused temptation. But I am not going to lie, I wanted that damn fry.




Read my sister’s Day 1 thoughts below!!