From January through April, 2006, I pretty much just continued what I was doing in Step 1 and succeeded in losing about 10 more lbs, getting down to 215. I didn't have a scale, so I don't have daily weights to share.
One mistake I made was to take up drinking diet sodas. As noted in Step 1, I had totally given up sodas. Why did I make this stupid mistake? I was deceived by the myth that it's just about calories. Diet sodas have so very few calories, so why not enjoy them?
Step 2 - Cleansing and detoxing the body
In May 2006 my daughter invited me to do the Fat Flush plan with her. I was at 214 when we did this program. We ate a lot of bitter greens and drank a lot of cranberry juice -- unsweetened, with just a little bit of stevia plus added to make it palatable. We were also introduced to flax seed as a source of omega fats and good fiber.
Phase 1: The Two-Week Fat Flush ® — This initial two-week phase will jumpstart weight loss for dramatic results. Your shape will be transformed as pounds melt away from your body's favorite fat storage areas – your hips, thighs and buttocks. Some individuals report up a loss of up to 12 inches during this first phase of the diet!
After we completed Phase 1, we decided to do the 3-day fast program, designed for cleansing and detoxing.
However, we both lost interest in this plan because so much of the food we ate was not good-tasting to us. For me it didn't make sense to force myself to eat foods I didn't enjoy when there was so much other good, nutritious food available. One example, salad greens. Why eat the bitter greens when Romaine and spinach, which are so nutritious and much better tasting, are readily available?
Results
I lost another 19 lbs, going from 225 to 206, with a total net loss of 49 lbs. I am still morbidly obese.
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