I Lost One Pound…Now I'm Going to Pig Out

Today was my first weigh in. The scale said I've only lost 1 pound, which was kind of disappointing. But my waist has been feeling much more firm, and the love handles seem to be receding. Since 4HB says to also check your measurements on weigh-in day, I did. The tape measure says I've lost 1/2 inch off my hips, and 1 whole inch off my waist. Wow! Maybe the fat really is being converted to muscle, which is supposedly the idea. 1 inch off my waist in one week...Now that's something to be happy about! Definitely motivation to keep going.

So I'm going to pig out today. I'm planning to have 1, maybe 2, Starbucks Top Pot donuts around 11 a.m., and some red licorice this afternoon. We might go for Italian food tonight, we haven't decided. Whatever it is, it will be decadent. There will definitely be a before-dinner cocktail and then a few glasses of wine with dinner. Then ice cream with caramel sauce for dessert.

You may be thinking…Good LORD, Grace, you just said you were motivated to keep going! Please don't mess up now!

I told you this diet had some weird twists…and this is one of them. You MUST "pig out" one day a week. Sounds crazy, I know. But here are the rules of the diet in a nutshell:
1) Avoid "white" carbohydrates
2) Eat the same few meals over and over
3) Don't drink calories
4) Don't eat fruit
5) Take one day off a week and go nuts

According to the author:

Dramatically spiking caloric intake once per week increases fat-loss by ensuring that your metabolic rate (thyroid function) doesn't downshift from extended caloric restriction. That's right, eating pure crap can help you lose fat. Welcome to Utopia. There are no limits or boundaries during this day of gluttonous enjoyment. There is absolutely NO CALORIE COUNTING on this diet, on this day or any other.

So here it is, my "go nuts" day. (Hub's "go nuts" day too...we're going to "go nuts" together)

Honestly, I am a bit scared to do this. (Eddie is screaming at me, "YOU FOOL!") I've never heard of anything like this, but if I'm going to follow this program, I'm going to follow it to the letter. I did the first 6 days exactly like I was supposed to, so now I need to have faith and do the 7th day as proscribed.

Hey, if it doesn't work, it's not the end of the world...I can always go back to what I've done in the past. But I really want to give this a chance.