I've finally finished phase one of the kick start program and I can't tell you how glad I am to see the end of my soup days. While the soup is really quite nice (kind of like a minestrone without the pasta and beans) eating it almost every meal, every day for two weeks wasn't easy. By day ten even adding different herbs couldn't make it more appetising.
So has it paid off? Yes, I've lost another 1.5kg. As anticipated the loss has slowed down considerably but the other expected side effects failed to appear. I've had a small break-out on my forehead but my skin has stayed otherwise clear, I've not been particularly lethargic or headachey and I haven't developed any illness.
I'm still a little sceptical that the six kilos lost so far will stay off. I'm sure much of it has to be water weight because while I've been eating so much soup my fluid intake has tapered right off. I usually carry around a water bottle but I haven't been for the past couple of weeks. I just wasn't interested in drinking much. I suppose the fluid content of the soup was putting me off a bit.
Now I'm in phase two of the program I get to eat a lot more normally. And by normally I mean I can serve the rest of the family the same food that I'm eating, which should make life a little easier on the home front.
With the increased food intake I expect weight loss to slow down even more and I wouldn't be too surprised if I experienced a little gain this week (disappointed but not surprised).
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