As the CSD comes to a close, I am pretty curious as to whether this is working. I followed the Cabbage Soup Diet to a tee with 2 exceptions - alcohol on Saturday night and a salad with 1 glass of white wine on Sunday. Could those really have thrown off my diet that much? I did read a few articles stating that the weight loss isnt apparent until Day 8 but the suspense is killing me! It's hard not to let the numbers on the scale haunt me, but I do feel like this is the kick in the ass that I needed. The perfect transition diet.
The first few days were tough....wait, let's be honest, they were excruciating! Temptations I never thought I'd have were haunting me 24/7. I consider myself to be more of a savory than sweet person...but I found myself CRAVING chocolate. All I wanted was a freshly baked cookie dipped in milk...or a s'more...or a chipwich......
But I held strong and the little devil on my shoulder got smaller and smaller. It's amazing what a little willpower can do. Alcohol was a toughie. It's not so much a craving for alcohol as it is peer pressure (or should I say self-pressure?). How much fun is going out to a bar with your friends when you're just drinking water? Thankfully I was working Friday night so no temptation there. But come Saturday night I said "F it" and had a couple cocktails. Of course with minimal food in my stomach I didn't need much...a couple BL's and vodka/sodas and I was good to go. Funny thing is, I didn't kick myself for it on Sunday morning. Court and I got up, played some tennis and hit up Joe's for a fresh salad and glass of wine. I felt great!
If my diet had ended on Saturday, this would've been the perfect transition back to a normal diet. I didn't take advantage of the hangover and shove a whole pizza in my mouth. Instead, I worked out, drank a lot of water, had a healthy salad and limited myself to 1 glass of wine. All in all, this is the diet that I've needed for a long time. A good swift kick in the butt to realize what I should be eating and how often I'd been eating what I shouldn't be. Sure, the occasional meatball sub is a necessity, but I've learned how to limit that craving and feed my body what it really needs.
Weigh-in isn't until Wednesday morning, but I'll be sure to stay on track until then. Can't wait for my cabbage soup for dinner tonight! (I know, it sounds crazy, and disgusting, but I'm hooked ot this feeling of being full on something totally healthy.) Try it! It's very odd yet...satisfying. Totally full and not hating myself for it? Yes, please!
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