I found a "cleanse" featuring parsley, lemon and water which claims to reduce belly fat by 8 pounds in 5 days. I decided that I want to debunk this, just to see what happens!
Not that I need to. I mean, I'm pretty dang sexy. I just want to see what happens. I'm one of those lucky (lucky?!) women who gains weight in her thighs and rear instead of around her middle. I always have a gap at the back of my pants at the waist even when the zipper refuses to budge because apparently if women have a sizable derriere, it must mean that we are fat everywhere. Amirite, ladies?
In order to attempt to be scientific, I am not changing my exercise habits, nor am I changing what I eat. The instructions didn't say to!
In order to attempt to be scientific, I am not changing my exercise habits, nor am I changing what I eat. The instructions didn't say to!
Started: Sunday February 28
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| Looking good from the front! |
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| Trifle belly! <3 |
Weight Saturday night: 200.2 pounds
(weight Sunday morning: 196.8 pounds, which just goes to show you how much my weigh can fluctuate just over night)
Waist inches: 32.5
Day 2: Figured out that my Vitamix can pulverize the parsley if I turn it up to 5 or 6. Cool! I had a cup that is pond-water green. It tasted better than it looked. Kind of like a citrus grass. Not unpleasant though; just different. I don't even need any sugar! I felt kind of blah today, but I'm thinking it's because I didn't really eat much for breakfast (as usual) and waited until almost 1 to eat.
Day 3: Feeling pretty great today, despite the fact that I have been going to the bathroom more than normal. I have a feeling this is all my "water weight" coming off. I haven't been drinking much water lately though. Not that I ever really drink a lot of water. Nausea is kicking in hard though. I'm not sure if this is because I haven't been eating much for breakfast or not.
Day 4: Intestinal distress. Ugggh, I feel awful. I could barely choke down the parsley drink this morning. I thought I was going to puke it up. Decided that this morning would be my last. I didn't want to risk more intestinal distress, and I was sick of feeling nauseated all the time.
Thursday Morning:
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| A little bit of bloat gone... |
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| Looks the same to me! |
Weight: 198.6
Technically I gained two pounds from my weight on Saturday. But I lost a half an inch from my waist. Perhaps there was a bit of overnight bloat gone, but definitely not eight pounds of belly fat.
So all told, this did not work for me. Maybe if I had been working out and watching what I eat, I would have had better luck. I mean, I get pretty good results from just 20 minutes a day of working out for two weeks. Better than this drink.
Save yourself and your taste buds. This diuretic just isn't worth it.
Technically I gained two pounds from my weight on Saturday. But I lost a half an inch from my waist. Perhaps there was a bit of overnight bloat gone, but definitely not eight pounds of belly fat.
So all told, this did not work for me. Maybe if I had been working out and watching what I eat, I would have had better luck. I mean, I get pretty good results from just 20 minutes a day of working out for two weeks. Better than this drink.
Save yourself and your taste buds. This diuretic just isn't worth it.
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