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Woke up, had my black tea (you can have black coffee but I prefer tea) and held off on my nut bar breakfast until almost noon. It was delicious. And filling. I was psyched about the rest of the week. Early in the afternoon, I prepared the tomato soup. Not my favorite, but it was fine. I made it on the thin side thinking it would stave off the hunger longer. I worked through the afternoon and forgot all about my cute little snack pack of salty olives, which was very much appreciated. Dinner was another soup and some delicious kale crackers (seriously, I would buy a couple of boxes of them). Felt fine! Dessert was a small chocolate crunch bar. (Well, they call it a bar, but it was more like a little square. Either way, it was very good.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tuesday\u2019s box wasn\u2019t as chock full of snacks as Monday\u2019s as there is a further calorie reduction after the first day. Again, a nut bar and two different soups. The quinoa soup was particularly nice, and dare I say \u201chearty.\u201d I did feel a little headachy by mid-afternoon but another black tea and 10 minute nap did the trick. Dinner again, was a soup. I saved it for 8:00pm so I wouldn\u2019t feel hungry going to bed. Felt fine!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019ll be honest, this was a hard day. I had heard that this is quite common. I was determined to power through, as I had also read that after day three, days four and five are a breeze. Had my soups, had my olives. Feeling lightheaded, I added an apple and some hummus. Still felt very fatigued and dizzy. I called Sandra, the PA at the Kellman Center, who assured me that this was my body\u2019s way of detoxing and to stick with it!! (So glad I called \u2013 I probably would have bailed at that point.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Still a little tired, but Sandra was right. These two days were much easier. It helped that I was working from home and didn\u2019t have any gym classes or anything else on the schedule. (Ok, I\u2019ll own up to one cheat on Thursday \u2013 some yogurt and berries.) I\u2019m sure I messed up on the ketosis, but overall I felt good, and \u2013 yes scale did give me a nice result!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Admittedly, it wasn\u2019t easy. But I\u2019m already looking forward to my next cycle!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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