mid-detox

It's the morning of day 4 of the detox and I'm not going to lie... I'm feeling pretty good! I haven't been as strict as I could have as far as following the diet recommendations, but with a big weekend of shows to get through (and after eating so badly for such a long time) - I had to be careful that my body had enough energy to run and didn't go into shock. Important things to note: my skin is definitely improving, I'm sleeping better and most importantly - I have not done any emotional eating even though I have just survived what could have been the weekend from hell!


Day 2 of the detox was the most difficult... Woke up feeling rotten and after doing 4 gym sessions & 5 shows in 3 days, there was no way I was getting to the gym before Saturday's 2 show day - in fact, I barely made it through those 2 shows as it was! Struggled to get to sleep that night but not sure how much of it was from the detox and how much from the bad news (yes, there's more!) I received at work. Total calories for the day: 1050 (very similar diet to previous day).


Sunday was still a challenge as I somehow didn't feel tired until it was time to get up that morning. Made it through the show (just - as I was starving & didn't manage to eat a proper meal before the show) and decided that due to my ridiculously low calorie intake for the day, that I should have a more substantial dinner, and therefore went to Grill'd and had a lean beef burger on wholemeal bread - just what the doctor ordered! Total calories for the day: 975 (toast for breakfast, fruit & vege during the day, burger for dinner & egg whites before bed).


Decided to go to the gym this afternoon as I'm meeting with an agent tomorrow and want to look my best. While I haven't weighed in daily as the detox asks, I'm visibly seeing a difference in my body every day and as of today it looks like I've lost 4cm from around my waist since Wednesday - not too shabby! Will be posting photos & new measurements this coming Wednesday once the detox is over. Now to make some buckwheat pancakes & berry coulis for breakfast as I am STARVED!


PS The bad news I received was that the show is closing early and yesterday (Sunday) we got our 3 weeks notice. Scary? Yes. Depressing? Yes. Am I going to let it sabotage my efforts? No.