Detox: 4 day Bridesmaid Dress Experiment!!

On Saturday we had my lovely cousin Mary's wedding. I was a bridesmaid and what an honour that was. I tried the dress on in her house 3 weeks ago and slightly panicked as it was a bit tight around the stomach area. This is where my weight goes straight to.
I think most girls would agree that food, weight loss and body image is something we all think about even if we don't admit it. I love food. There is nothing I love more than a cup of tea and a few plain biscuits, usually at night when I get home from work and I don't plan on giving this up.
However, for the days coming up  to the wedding I decided to start a detox. I am by no means qualified in nutrition. This was just a little experiment I tried. When I told people at work what I was doing some of them thought I was daft. What I would say to anyone reading this is don't take any heed of what others say. If you don't feel comfortable in your dress you need to do something about it and you have 2 choices.

Option 1- Go to your local dress maker and get the dress taken out!

Option 2- Watch what you eat and stay off the sweet stuff for a few days.

I went with option 2 and I was delighted I did!

This was my basic diet for 4 days
My goal: To fit and feel comfortable in my dress.

Breakfast

3 scrambled eggs no milk, chia seeds, grilled tomato, cup of green tea

Mid morning snack

Banana and cup of tea (with milk)

Lunch

Home made carrot, onion and garlic soup (add pumpkin seeds to fill you)

Dinner

Salmon and brocolli no sauce

Evening snack

Lettuce tomato 2 poached eggs
cups of tea (with milk)

Drink loads of water!!

Result? I managed to lose half a stone in 4 days. In fact I actually had to get the dress taken in at the top. This is far too much weight for anyone to lose so quickly. I do know that myself but it was just intended as a quick fix. I didn't attempt to exercise on this diet. I didn't feel hungry however I did find it harder to focus on small tasks and I had some mild headaches. As I had no idea how much calories I was consuming a day and what I was lacking in I decided to contact Registered Nutritionist Aine Waldron from Nutri-Mission in Ballina. She immediately informed me that it was not a balanced diet and wouldn't be advised for longer than a few days.

Aine says:
"This daily meal plan is about 1,000 calories per day, it is also low fiber, low calcium, low carbohydrate and higher protein. You could only expect to stay on this diet for a few days. It would not be recommended for longer. Losing that much weight over short space of time means you may lose lean muscle also. It wouldn't do much harm over 4 days. But most likely the weight would be regained at a faster rate after the diet."

I say:
The eating plan was fine for the four days but I'm looking forward to getting back to a more balanced diet with some exercise and the odd treat. Everything in moderation!! :)


Mia
xoxo