I've been so busy catching up on food that I've forgot about my blog for 2 weeks.
So, after 6 days of lemon juice, I did lose a tremendous amount of weight. 10 lbs in 6 days to be exact, and I'm successfully keeping most of it off by eating smaller portions of food and exercising. But before I begin praising the diet for weight loss benefits, I wanna give a smack-down on how this diet killed my body. Flat out murdered it.
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3 Sour Grievances
1. Energy deficiency - I don't understand how people can put up with, let alone survive on, 15 measly calories a day. By Day 6, just walking to class was a struggle because my body felt so weak. Studying was near impossible because I constantly needed long naps in place of my missed meals. Not only did my body suffer, but my mind got somewhat out of whack, too. More than liberation from food, I felt some hardcore bitterness. Throughout the course of the diet, I felt unusually passive-aggressive, anti-social, and angry. Well, the anger was mostly directed towards people eating food. But still.... I was
not a happy camper.
2. Defecation barricade - I normally poop 1-2 times a day. But during my 6 days of the detox, I only got to enjoy one poop session. One poop in 6 days. That is neither NORMAL nor SATISFACTORY.
3. Lack of nutrition - This is where it killed me the most. Honestly, the insatiable fatigue, the mild internal rage, and the crazy constipation were three things that I could have dealt with for the sake of weight loss and health. But by day 6, I started noticing some serious side effects:
- Unhealthy eyes - the whites of my eyes looked glazed, bloodshot, and tinted a dark yellow. (Not sure if that's because of the diet or not, but my eyes sure did look disgusting.)
- Dry skin - my skin isn't normally the softest, but my skin got increasingly dry, especially on the areas around my hands, legs, and feet.
- Hair loss - globs of hair started falling out in the shower, more than the amount I usually shed. Even now, my already flat and straight head of hair is flatter and straighter than ever.
- Skip in menstruation - Okay, I could be bald and scaly with yellow eyes, but I will not risk the wellness of my future babies!!!!!!!!
Just recently, I looked up symptoms of anorexia nervosa, and I experienced maybe half of the listed symptoms. Before trying this out, I was a healthy girl. Now, I'm a balding Asian chick with a case of bad skin and a possibility of infertility. I can confidently say I won't ever be testing this type of diet out again. Haha.
So, all-in-all, this lemon detox is not a healthy alternative to dieting or exercise. (Haha, I bet some of ya'll are thinking, "Well, duh.") But as the proverb goes, some people learn by touching the fire and others learn by watching the fools go before them. I hope my retarded experience allows you to be the latter example.
