Cabbage Soup Diet – day 5: I lost 41.6 lbs

…well, I did.  Total.  In the last year.

My scale tells me 3 things each day, my current weight, the amount I’ve lost since I last weighed myself AND my total weight loss since I began my weight loss journey.

I often forget about that big number in the corner – and today I noticed that it said -41.6 lbs!!!

On top of that, I showed a 1.2 lb loss this morning.

Here is a breakdown:

• Starting weight: 167 lbs
• Day 2: 164.6 lbs (-2.4 lbs)
• Day 3: 165.2 lbs (+.8 lbs)
• Day 4: 163.2 (-2 lbs)
• Day 5: 162 (-1.2 lbs)

Total loss so far: 4.8 lbs after 4 days on the Cabbage Soup Diet.

Yesterday we got to eat bananas (up to 8 of them), skim milk and of course, cabbage soup.

I had:

• A total of 4 1/2 bananas & 4 1/2 cups of skim milk in the form of a smoothie with some ice and a little bit of cinnamon and Splenda.
• 80 oz of water
• 10 oz hot tea
• 1 bowl of cabbage soup
• 1 fork-sized bite of my son’s breaded chicken patty

It wasn’t a bad day overall.  I wasn’t hungry and while I did have moments where I wanted to break down and eat something NOT on the diet, I persevered.  Whenever I get a craving I make myself a HUGE glass of ice water and make myself drink the whole thing.  It usually kills the craving and keeps me in and out of the bathroom for the next hour.

I had a headache yesterday for awhile but I really think that was because I didn’t have a cup of tea in the morning to replace my coffee like I had been the other days.

Today we get to eat up to 20 oz of beef, fish or chicken, up to 6 tomatoes and we must drink 6-8 glasses of water, plus our soup.

Trisha said that her husband has noticed her weight loss!

If you want to read about my previous days on the Cabbage Soup Diet:

• Cabbage Soup Diet – day 1
• Cabbage Soup Diet – day 1 observations
• Cabbage Soup Diet – day 1, more observations
• Cabbage Soup Diet – day 2: 2.4 lbs lighter
• Cabbage Soup Diet – day 3: setback
• Cabbage Soup Diet – day 4: ketchup is like candy

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