Day 18 - 7.2 lbs lost.

Well, I have hit day 18. I weighed myself this morning, and to my excitement I lost again.

I think it's about time that I explain what I'm doing, seeing as I'm going to be doing it for a while. So here it goes.

The Phase One diet, as I said before is based off of the idea that fungus is not only brought into our body, it's also fed and grown due to the foods we eat. Because of this, there is a long list of foods that are good to eat, and an even longer list of delectableness that is not allowed. For starters, there is no gluten, yeast, or starch of any kind, including beans, there are no fungus foods such as mushrooms (yes, a mushroom is a part of the fungi family, yum), and also no sugar (which means that cannoli from my previous post is a source of much anxiety, I think I dreamed of it last night...). The whole no sugar thing also means you need to watch out for natural foods with high glucose levels, meaning even certain fruits are off limits (now do you understand why I call it the "diet for the dead?"). Below I have copied the list of foods that you can ingest without guilt: 

EGGS, free range or organic brown

FRUIT, berries, grapefruit, lemon, lime, green (granny smith) apples, avocado(limited), fresh coconut 

MEATS, virtually all meat including fish, poultry and beef (no pork)
VEGETABLES, Most fresh, unblemished vegetables and freshly made vegetable juice. No peas, corn, or mushrooms.

BEVERAGES, besides water: non-fruity herbal teas (red and green are best), Unsweetened pure almond milk, coconut milk, coconut water, juices made from fresh vegetables and allowed fruits

VINEGAR, apple cider vinegar, (no white)

OILS, olive, grape, flax seed, cold pressed unrefined coconut oil (never heat oils over 150 degrees F)

NUTS, raw nuts, including pecans, almonds, walnuts, cashews, and pumpkin seeds. Stored nuts tend to gather mold, so better to keep them in the fridge. Make sure all nuts are raw, and limit them to a palm full in morning or early afternoon.

SWEETENERS, limited Stevia, birch tree extracted Xylitol 

DAIRY, (all dairy needs to be organic and used sparingly) plain yogurt, butter, cream cheese, real sour cream.

READ THE INGREDIENTS, do not consume if ingredients list includes preservatives, acids other than folic, sugars of any kind, corn products of any kind, colors. 

There are quite a few things you can eat, and most of them you can eat with gusto, it's just that the things you can't eat are used in the majority of ingredients lists... such as corn and sugar.

The nice thing about this, there is no limiting your intake of lean white meats, veggies, and allowed fruit. This means if you battle that deprivation feeling during your diets, and feel like you are never full, this is a great start to a healthier life, because you start slowly and don't worry about calories.

Now back to life.