Monday, October 28, 2013

Answers

Some people have been asking why I am following a mono-diet. It is not because I want to only eat eggs. However I have experimented a lot with food over the years. I used to be morbidly obese and over 300 pounds…I also have been at a very fit healthy 140-something. The issue that is always the same is I am a sugar addict to an insane degree. 

Eggs seem to do something for me that nothing else can do while I am getting off the sugar. When I am back on sugar my life is a nightmare. Even a little bit of processed sugar or highly processed carb and I am in a binging cycle. The egg diet puts me back into control. (I tried fish, veggies, chicken, turkey, steak, avocados, and almonds too…but eggs seem to work best) This time I am doing it 21 days again. However I do plan to listen to my body. 

Also, I am not doing it for the quick weight loss. The quick weight loss was a happy side effect of the experiment. I am doing it to be able to actually eat but not binge and feel good. 

So I am just finishing up day 5 and I feel so amazing…..not physically yet….I still feel a little tired….but mentally. It is so freeing to be off the sugar roller coaster. I feel like I can move forward in life again. :)

Egg Diet Part 2 (see previous posts for part 1)
Oct 24th Post Cookie Mess Up which led to sugar binging galore from September 6th - Oct 23rd & Day 1 of Egg Diet: 199
Day 2 Egg Diet October 25th: 195 
Day 3 Egg Diet October 26th: 193
Day 4 Egg Diet October 27th: 190
Day 5 Egg Diet October 28th: 189

Sunday, October 27, 2013

UPDATE

Sorry I left you all hanging for SO long. As you probably figured things did not go so well. While I was traveling I did really really well. I stuck to protein (Eggs, chicken, turkey), veggies, and nuts. I returned home from my week long trip LIGHTER than when I left!

BUT, then I came home. I had been good for so long. My body was feeling great. I was down a few sizes. I wanted to add in some fruit. So I did. When I added the fruit back into my diet I gained a few pounds but nothing major. I felt good and continued eating paleo/primal and exercising 5-6 days a week. (Mix of weights and cardio)

Then one day I was at whole foods and it as free sample day. They were handing out samples of a dried fruit blend and I really wanted it. So I had some. Then I was faced with chocolate chip cookies. I know this was a HUGE error in judgement on my part but they smelled amazing. I was hungry. I wanted one really badly. I figured since it was a small one and I wasn't buying them I could have a little treat. WRONG. I am a sugar addict. I can not have just little bit. It is like an alcoholic taking one small shot. Or a cocaine addict taking one small bump. I can not have pressed sugar. Even the dried fruit was a huge mistake for me. As I ate the cookie I almost could feel the sugar coursing through my veins. It tasted amazing and I felt amazing. I checked out and left whole foods to head home and put away my groceries. I had purchased blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples, chicken, fish, eggs, veggies, almonds…ect. I had plenty of food and should have started cooking my dinner. All I could think about was COOKIES! I decided to eat some berries hoping that it may help. Then I ate some almonds. Although I was no longer hungry I still wanted cookies. More than I had since I started the egg fast. It was horrible. I took a shower, changed into my pjs. Did some work on the computer. I STILL WANTED COOKIES. I drank some tea. I laid down in my bed. I tossed, and turned and rationalized. I work so hard. I already ate a cookie and I want more. If I eat a couple tonight I can just get back to paleo/primal tomorrow. It was 11pm. I got up, put on clothes, drove to the store and bought cookies. I then ate them all. 13 chocolate chip cookies in 10 mins and went to bed. The next day sugar cravings were back in full force. It took me SOOOOO much effort to get rid of time and with one fall I was back in the sugar cycle nightmare. The next few months have been cycles of trying really hard but failing over and over again. This took a psychological and physical toll.  I got depressed and gave up.

BUT, now I am back here. I am on day 4 of my eggs. I have been off sugar for 3 days. This is my longest stretch since I messed up. Trying like hell to stay off the sugar for life.

Day 1 7/8/13 Starting Weight: 192
7/9/13: 188
7/10/13: 186
7/11/13: 183
7/12/13: 182
7/13/13: 180
7/14/13: 178
7/15/13: 177
7/16/13: 176
7/17/13: 175
7/18/13: 174
7/19/13: 174
*(MAJOR SUGAR MESS UP)* 7/20/13: 173
7/21/13: 177 UP!!!!
7/22/13: 175
7/23/13: 174
Day 17: 7/24/13: 174
Day 18: 7/25/13: 173.5
Day 19: 7/26/13: 173
Day 20: 7/27/13: 172.5
Day 21: 7/28/13: 171.5
Day 22: 7/29/13: 170.5
Day 23: 7/30/13: 169.5
Day 24: 7/31/13: 169
Total Lost for complete Egg Fast: 23 pounds
August 9th POST TRIP WEIGH IN: 165
August 21st After Adding a couple servings of Fruit per day: 168
Oct 24th Post Cookie Mess Up which led to sugar binging galore from September 6th - Oct 23rd & Day 1 of Egg Diet: 199
Day 2 Egg Diet October 25th: 195 
Day 3 Egg Diet October 26th: 193
Day 4 Egg Diet October 27th: 190