YES, PETE!! They plan BBQs around it. I too have passed on many summer BBQs and wine. That’s okay. I feel good. I’ve lost only 9 pounds. I was hoping for 15–just kidding, I think. I’m actually satisfied with a 9-pound weight loss, but I was hoping that was all I needed to lose. I can see that I could lose another 10 and be about right.
I ate meat tonight!! It’s been allowed since day 8, but I haven’t done it. It was quite delicious, but I only wanted a few bites and I was done. I wanted my salad.
I’m supposed to be on the cleanse officially through Sunday. However, a friend is coming into town from FL tomorrow and we’re having dinner with friends tomorrow night, a party on Sat. night, and then we’re flying to FL on Sunday night. I know I could hold fast to the cleanse, but I’m not going to. I will tomorrow, but Sat. night I’ll have wine, and Sunday night my vacation officially starts, so it’s no more cleanse. I’ll bring my shake powder, though. I love those things!
So, I end a day early, but I feel good about the control I’ve gained in these three weeks and the weight I’ve lost. From where I sit now, i think I’ll maintain pretty much what I’ve been eating on the cleanse through dinner every night and then just add some variety to what I can eat at night.
Pete: how do you eat when you aren’t on the cleanse? Healthy? Whole Foods?
Beth: I’m going to try your lentil recipe when I get home. It sounds great. David talked about getting us, Sam, and Evie together to exchange 5 healthy recipes (like a tapas party). We each bring 5 dishes for people to sample, with the recipes. This way we have a base of healthy, whole foods. Maybe you could join us! 
NINE pounds! Hey- if I didn’t love you so much and weren’t so happy FOR you, I’d be jealous. I’ve only lost 5.5, but my peroid is 5 days overdue. I’ve heard it could be because of this….
Comment by samantha — August 22, 2008 @ 2:51 am
I eat mostly raw vegetables and raw fruit. SP has a couple recipes for salad dressing that I make. I do about half veg half fruit.
Oh ! ! My Chiro/friend said I can have 1 sweet potato a day. And get this I can put butter on it. Yes it’s true, real butter. even some cinnamon.
My God I’m in heaven…..
Seriously. I make three shakes a day using nothing more than frozen cherries because they aren’t too sweet. I eat about 4 bananas, 4 pluots(plums), 1 grapefruit, 2 heads of lettuce,1 sweet potato, 2 cups of spinach and 1 cantaloupe per day.
Congratulations on making it.
Be careful coming off the diet. Your stomach is going to complain if you go right back to the typical fatty, dairy and wheat filled diet.
Comment by Pete — August 22, 2008 @ 11:04 am
Opps, I misunderstood you. Normally I eat an average diet.
By average I mean…
if it isn’t nailed down I eat it. I haven’t had a salad since last year.
I eat at least 1 whole pizza a week.
I try to not buy any junk food so I usually do okay.
If a nutritionist ever followed me around for a day he would think I was insane. Sorta like Jekyl and hyde (sp). Coffee for breakfast, Tuna for lunch, 2 burgers (no bun) for dinner and then a complete package of oreo cookies for dessert.
Needless to say I won’t be going back to all of that. I would like to keep the weight off for .. I don’t know .. the rest of my life.
At the height of my cookie insanity I hit 210 pounds. I just broke the 170 pound mark and would like to lose another 10.
Comment by Pete — August 22, 2008 @ 4:28 pm