Restriction and Diet Pills [Day 9]

I forgot how good it feels to restrict. I'm obviously not restricting a ton - way back when I used to aim for 750-800 figuring I could teeter on the edge of a starvation diet. Now it's getting easier to subsist on 1000-1200 a day. Especially when I don't waste calories on empty food. That's not to say I don't want it. I've been hanging onto those 5 licorice twists that I took out of the bag for the weekend - they are in a ziplock in my purse still. I can smell them when I go in there. And I really wanted some chocolate today. But I've stayed strong and every time I say no it gets even easier to say no. I forgot how good it feels to do that. To say I am strong and I don't need to have that. It's a bit of a "better than you" attitude, which I try not to outwardly ever give off - I generally never feel better than other people. Infact I am quite hard on myself. But the sense of control over saying - no I will not go into that store where they have donuts waiting for me, and No, I will not stop in the pharmacy to be tempted by candy. I haven't even ripped into the laffy taffy jar at work! I am feeling proud of myself. If I stay strong through thursday at work I'm getting my 2 week yoga trial ($25 unlimited classes for 2 weeks!). Then if I stay strong over the weekend, I will get a manicure. I am looking for a different place that does them cheap so I won't want to go into the shops near by.

I finished up my 2 weeks of Jillian's Jumpstart package with the Detox and Cleanse followed by a pro-biotic and fat burner.

The directions:
Take 2 detox pills in the AM and 2 in the early evening for 7 days. Then for 7 days take 2 Fat burners in the AM and 2 with your main meal (lunch or dinner), and take 1 pro-biotic pill (included) with a full glass of water.

My experiences:
The Detox seemed to be doing something. (Sorry this part is gross and a bit TMI!) My BMs were more regular and harder. I think I would have done better on the detox except I let emotions get the better of me and I binged toward the end. The pro-biotic is definitely needed. I started to get a bit of feminine itch toward the end - taking the detox pills coincided with me giving up dairy (because of the hormones given to cows which could be effecting my skin) which meant I wasn't having my daily yogurt either. I went back to the yogurt about half way through the second week and with the pro-biotic things seem to be back to normal.

I was skeptical about the Fat Burner because when I tried it previously I only took 1 at a time. But, I have say that I actually like it. I take two when I wake up before I do my morning workout and then I would either take 2 before my afternoon workout, or right before dinner if I wasn't working out in the evening. I notice it the most paired with the working out. If I take it about 10-15 minutes before my workout, 10-15 minutes into my workout it feels like a turbo button was pressed. I get more jazzed about working out, feel better and can start hitting the workout a little hard (with a little more oomph). However, I didn't really notice the same effect if I waited 20+ minutes after taking the fat burner before beginning my workout, don't know why that is, but that was my experience. Some reviews also say that the Fatburner cuts down their cravings when taken in the evening. I don't know if my "will power" this week is a result of the pills, my determination, or the reward system I set up. Or the combination of all of them.

My results are: In the two weeks taking all of them I lost between 6 and 7 pounds. The majority of that was using the Fat Burner. I am not sure if I would have lost more if I hadn't resulted to binging at the end of the first week. I may try again, since the whole system is pretty cheap, but I think that the Fatburner is where the real effectiveness is.

My grade is: B+

I could probably give it higher if it was just the Fat Burner, but the need for the pro-biotic really brings it down (unless you like getting a mild yeast infection). I also am not sure if my decrease in wanting junk food is due to the fat burner or my own goals getting closer. One could argue that's it's a placebo effect, but if that were the case I should not have been craving sweets while on the Detox portion of program, and obviously I did since I went on binge. However, do I believe the workout boost to be genuine.

Next up: Jillian Michaels' Calorie Control.