Diet Shocker!!!!!

As you all know I started the Doctor Gundry diet on Tuesday of this week.  I knew it would be tough but I was only doing the first phase to boost my weight loss which lasts two weeks.  How hard can it be to keep it up for two weeks?!!!

So Day One I skipped breakfast as I couldn't face protein and leafy green veg and anyway I'd got my gym induction at 9am.  When I got back though I had my snack of nuts or seeds.  I had 45g of cashew nuts.  They were ok.  For lunch I had two medallions of bacon with salad leaves.  In the evening I went for a run with my friend Heather and when I got back I had dinner - chicken breast, sugar snap peas, asparagus and broccoli.  A bit later on I had 40g of Brazil nuts.  I'd also had six and a half glasses of water - not quite the 8-10 glasses he recommends but close.

Total calories consumed 843 but I had burned 745 from my exercise so net calories were 98!  I felt like I had no fuel in the tank and struggled with my evening run.  And I needed to wee alot!!!

Day two we headed off for a 7.30am gym session.  I felt quite tired.  I did the resistance work and some core strengthening exercises and lunges and squats with weights.  I thought I would try to do ten minutes of interval training on the treadmill but I just couldn't do it.  I had no energy.  I decided to head to the pool and enjoyed swimming 20 lengths followed by relaxing in the jacuzzi.

By the time I got home I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep!  I forced myself to eat breakfast.  Boiled egg and salad leaves.  Oh joy!!!  I'm not much of a breakfast person but as everyone says breakfast is the most important meal of the day I do try to eat it.  Normally just a small bowl of cereal.

I then had my mid morning snack, 30g of Brazil nuts.  Then I went for about a 50 minute walk with my dogs and Jane and her dogs across Cleeve Hill.  For lunch I had a bacon and onion omelette and unable to face salad leaves opted for grated carrot.  Carrots are allowed raw but not cooked.

Rich and I then went to Sainsbury's.  What a joyous trip that was!  We spent ten minutes in the vegetable aisle but I really didn't want to put any in the trolley.  I usually love salad but the very thought of it was turning my stomach!  I was still feeling exhausted and had a burning feeling in the back of my throat and my stomach felt like I'd drunk way too much wine the night before - really acidic.  I walked past all those lovely carbs and stared longingly at them!!!

I was going to the cinema with three of my friends last night and wondered if I would be able to stay awake!  I skipped dinner as I'd been late having lunch and actually couldn't face eating anything I was allowed to eat!  I did, however, stay awake through the film because it was absolutely brilliant.  Go see The Impossible I highly recommend it.

My lovely supportive friends tried to lure me into temptation!  Jane had mini eggs and Sarah had those fried egg sweets and both thought I should be able to eat them as I'm allowed eggs!!!!  I resisted.  I think Paola just thought I was completely crazy for being on such an extreme diet.

When I got home I just didn't want to put anything else in my stomach it felt so bad!  I swear I would become anorexic if I kept this diet up!  My total calories consumed for the day were 775.  I'd burned 566 through exercise.  Net calories 188!  I'd also had to wee eight times, unheard of for me!!!

This morning I woke up at about 6.50am needing another wee.  I walked to the bathroom in a complete daze.  I had stomach pains and I felt really sick.  I got back into bed and slept until about 9am.  I awoke still feeling exhausted.  Back to the loo again but I had to stop and hold on to the wall half way there as I had a dizzy turn.

I got back into bed and asked Rich to get me a cup of tea.  I never drink tea, always black coffee.  I just needed something that would soothe my stomach and as I take my tea with milk I though it would help.  It did.  I also had a Rich Tea biscuit.  Carbs!!! Yay!!!

I decided to weigh myself and I've lost three and three quarter pounds in two days but the way it made me feel was just not worth it.  I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast.  I was still feeling dizzy when I stood up and Rich told me that Dr Gundry says if you have low blood pressure it does make you really dizzy.  I always have low blood pressure.  I felt like I used to feel when I was pregnant!  Not good!

I wanted to go to the Opticians as I need glasses for night time driving but I didn't feel stable enough to go on my own.  Rich drove me there and accompanied me in so that I didn't fall over.  Also I couldn't concentrate.  I'd got a really important email to send but I just couldn't clearly collate the information I needed.

I have now had a bowl of tomato soup and some crusty bread and a small Kitkat bar.  I do feel a bit better but still a bit wobbly.  I have been able to send my email though.

My advice is don't try diets like this.  I've always thought that cutting out whole food groups was wrong but Dr Gundry's science was very convincing.  However, if I feel like this after two days it can't be good for me.  I've had to cancel running tonight.  I've been running around three times a week since last April.  That has to be better for me than some crazy diet!  If you are obese and putting your health/life at risk may be this is for you but otherwise reduce your calorie intake and exercise more.

Happy sensible eating and exercising.  Believe me it makes you feel good unlike the alternatives - over eating and no exercise or extreme diets!  Good luck xxx