I've been asked a few times how the BPC ended and how I've been feeling, eating and doing since - so here's the update. Following the cleanse my goal was to eat "clean" which in my mind means the famous mantra:
dont' eat it IF IT DOESN'T COME FROM THE GROUND OR HAVE A MOTHER
Well that was quickly out the window as our Friday sushi at work became a spur-of-the-moment (i.e. intentional way to vandalize my BPC success) trip to hibachi! I LOVE hibachi! I was pretty cautious of the volume I ate though - more out of fear that I would be severely punished for eating "real" solid food so quickly after being only on a juice cleanse. I am happy to report there were no negative side effects to my hibachi lunch and I was still well within my calorie goal for the day.
The weekend continued with lots of fruits and veggies. I even managed to obstain from drinking at a family birthday party (full disclosure: I did have cake though - who can resist chocolate cake with peanut butter icing? Not this girl!) As we were leaving the party Cooper came down with a stomach virus that left us housebound and him couch ridden all day Sunday and most of Monday.
I had to run to the office on Monday even though I had taken the day off to stay home with Coop for President's Day. After our errands all around town we went to the diner for dinner. I opted for a spinach salad with hot bacon dressing. YUM! Coop wasn't feeling well again so he barely ate. And then....it happened. I came down with the stomach virus at 2am Tuesday morning.
It. was. awful!
I'm pretty sure what we both had was some version of the ever popular NOROVIRUS! I do not wish this stomach bug on my worst enemy. I was supposed to fly to California on Tuesday but moving from the bathroom was physically impossible (let alone being in a window seat on a six hour plane ride). So California was cancelled.
The virus lasted a good 48 hours and I swear to you I think I am still feeling the affects today. My stomach has been one big pit of acid reflux ever since. And other (unmentionable) side effects. Some say it was the cleanse, but I am going to blame the virus. I don't think even a juice cleanse could cause this much havoc on my insides!
So whether the cleanse was to fault or not, I'll never know! But I doubt it. Irregardless, a combination of the BPC and the virus kept me down 5 of the 7lbs I had lost during the cleanse.
This week was a bit of a challenge in regards to my food intake. Let's just say there was a very unpretty binge after realizing a size 4 dress fit well with room to spare. Yes, I know this is backwards logic (the dress fits - yay - I'll go binge eat ?!? huh?) but that is why I have a problem with dieting and food and weight! My brain is backwards!
But ....two weeks out of the BPC and I am still 5lbs lighter than I started. For that I say THANK YOU BPC!!!!!
Would I do it again? Probably - but only if I had a wedding or function that I needed to quickly get a flat belly for. Oh wait - I do have a wedding this weekend. If only I could afford to do it again - I definitely would! Green juice and all!
dont' eat it IF IT DOESN'T COME FROM THE GROUND OR HAVE A MOTHER
Well that was quickly out the window as our Friday sushi at work became a spur-of-the-moment (i.e. intentional way to vandalize my BPC success) trip to hibachi! I LOVE hibachi! I was pretty cautious of the volume I ate though - more out of fear that I would be severely punished for eating "real" solid food so quickly after being only on a juice cleanse. I am happy to report there were no negative side effects to my hibachi lunch and I was still well within my calorie goal for the day.
The weekend continued with lots of fruits and veggies. I even managed to obstain from drinking at a family birthday party (full disclosure: I did have cake though - who can resist chocolate cake with peanut butter icing? Not this girl!) As we were leaving the party Cooper came down with a stomach virus that left us housebound and him couch ridden all day Sunday and most of Monday.
I had to run to the office on Monday even though I had taken the day off to stay home with Coop for President's Day. After our errands all around town we went to the diner for dinner. I opted for a spinach salad with hot bacon dressing. YUM! Coop wasn't feeling well again so he barely ate. And then....it happened. I came down with the stomach virus at 2am Tuesday morning.
It. was. awful!
I'm pretty sure what we both had was some version of the ever popular NOROVIRUS! I do not wish this stomach bug on my worst enemy. I was supposed to fly to California on Tuesday but moving from the bathroom was physically impossible (let alone being in a window seat on a six hour plane ride). So California was cancelled.
The virus lasted a good 48 hours and I swear to you I think I am still feeling the affects today. My stomach has been one big pit of acid reflux ever since. And other (unmentionable) side effects. Some say it was the cleanse, but I am going to blame the virus. I don't think even a juice cleanse could cause this much havoc on my insides!
So whether the cleanse was to fault or not, I'll never know! But I doubt it. Irregardless, a combination of the BPC and the virus kept me down 5 of the 7lbs I had lost during the cleanse.
This week was a bit of a challenge in regards to my food intake. Let's just say there was a very unpretty binge after realizing a size 4 dress fit well with room to spare. Yes, I know this is backwards logic (the dress fits - yay - I'll go binge eat ?!? huh?) but that is why I have a problem with dieting and food and weight! My brain is backwards!
But ....two weeks out of the BPC and I am still 5lbs lighter than I started. For that I say THANK YOU BPC!!!!!
Would I do it again? Probably - but only if I had a wedding or function that I needed to quickly get a flat belly for. Oh wait - I do have a wedding this weekend. If only I could afford to do it again - I definitely would! Green juice and all!
I had a Bento box (teriyaki) for lunch thurs. Way healthier than Mexican or Burger joint. I need to NOT go to places with good "bad" food. Nowill power. Best foe me is to avoid and "brown bag" good foods.
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