Here I am at the end of the 28 day kick start diet. I followed the diet almost to the letter. I didn't eat the desserts when I wasn't hungry and I swapped the dinners to different nights occasionally.
I can report a 6.2kg loss for the 28 days. That equates to an inch off my hips and two inches from both my waist and bust. Though that doesn't take me down a dress size, it does mean that my clothes are fitting more comfortably and in a couple of instances are getting a bit on the loose side.
A couple of friends that I hadn't seen in a while have commented. One asked if I'd lost weight, the other stated that I was glowing. Since my family who see me every day haven't noticed any change in my appearance it was nice to have confirmation that there is some outward sign of my efforts.
For myself, I feel more energetic (my runs seem a tiny bit easier) and I'm sleeping better.
So was it a success? By my arbitrary weight measure-yes. I did lose more than the 4kg I decided would indicate success. (I chose 4kg because any sensible diet should result in at least a 1kg per week reduction).
Was it worth the effort and monotony? No, I didn't reach the 7kg loss that would have made that worthwhile. (I chose 7kg because it would mean a 1.5-2kg loss on average per week).
Though I am happy with the result I don't think I would do the full 28 days again. Most of the weight was lost in the first week, during the extremely low calorie phase. I would repeat that week as a kind of detox if I'd been over indulging or perhaps if I hit a plateau for more than a month. But the other 21 days didn't really pay off the effort.
Overall a positive experience but I'm not entirely sold on fad diets yet.
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