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On My Pseudo-Diet Experiment III

tamara — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:45:00 +0000

Whoops, I’d nearly forgotten that I hadn’t posted my conclusions about this experiment! And the conclusion is… inconclusive. There were too many external factors and circumstances which occured over the week to actually draw accurate conclusions from the experiment, however, I did figure out the following:

1. Perceiving myself as more healthy helped me feel like the experiment was working (even if it wasn’t)
2. I really like Jugo Juice
3. The Jugo Juice dude in my building knows me now and suggests new stuff for me to try
4. I had more energy in the afternoons, thanks to all of that fruit sugar
5. Getting over 200% of your daily Vitamin C intake at once can have unpleasant effects on your digestion systems… still haven’t figured out if this is due to cleansing or just due to a bad reaction, so proceed with caution
6. A 24oz smoothie is more than enough for a meal replacement
7. If I want a salad, I need to hit the salad bar in this building before 12:30pm. After that, only the more unappetizing stuff is left

Another ‘inconclusive conclusion’ which I came to is that I did actually lose some fat off my stomach and waist. Not sure how much at this point (I can’t measure myself at work), and I’m not sure if it was because of the experiment, or exercise, or the placebo effect from the mind-trick (see #1 in the list), or a combination of all three. But hey, after only a week, that’s pretty good progress, no? I’m still drinking Jugo Juice for lunch, but I’ve downsized to the 14oz so that I can eat other stuff as well. Yay for healthy eating .

P.S: You may be wondering why there’s a picture of a moustache. I have no idea.

On My Pseudo-Diet Experiment I

tamara — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:35:15 +0000

So the first day of my Jugo Juice lunch replacement has come and gone. Yesterday, I ordered a “normal” 24oz Summer Strawberry with extra soy protein, and proceeded to consume it over a 1.5 hour period. Result? A rather urgent need to use the washroom later in the afternoon, but nothing otherwise unpleasant. 24oz is a surprisingly large amount of liquid, and it definitely did a good job of filling me up. According to the nutrition booklet I have, this particular smoothie has 350% of my daily Vitamin C intake :O.

However, I then ate like a pig at supper. So I may have negated any effects of lunch. Oh well.

So today… hmm. I think maybe a Berry Binge would be good? Or perhaps a Righteous Red. Decisions, decisions.

On My Forthcoming Pseudo-Diet Experiment

tamara — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:33:30 +0000

So for those of you who haven’t heard me whine and complain about this already, I managed somehow at the beginning of the summer to put on a rather unappealing amount of fat in the stomach area. Normally, since I have a high metabolism and naturally slim figure, this doesn’t happen, but somehow, it did. And I thoroughly dislike it. Now, don’t get me wrong– I’m not saying I’m fat. I’ve still got a rather low BMI for my age and height BUT. I just would like to have my previously-flat stomach back plsthx. So I’ve been working out quite a bit more than I used to, and am trying to eat healthier… but this week, I wanted to try a little experiment.

For every working day this week (Mon-Fri), I will replace my normally unhealthy lunches with a large Jugo Juice fruit shake (+protein) as main meal replacement, and perhaps a salad on the side for additional greens. I want to see what this does to my system, and whether or not my eating habits have actually been making a dent in my health. So, to start, here are some measurements:

Waist: 27 in
Thigh: 20in
Stomach (at largest part): 31in
Butt + Hips: 35in

Unfortunately I can’t get my weight right now, but the point of this is actually not to lose weight. It’s to lose fat. Maybe they’re not entirely mutually exclusive, but I’m really not concerned about my weight, so if it goes up or down right now, it doesn’t matter. So let’s see how this goes! I’ll post updates as I go, so keep checking back!