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Help - I've got 4 days - any ideas anyone????

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Sonnet · 04/12/2003 09:53

I need the combined help of you mumsnetters please....
It's that time of year again - and I've got 4 days to loose a couple of pounds and psycologicaly make myself feel better...
I'm not a believer in crash diets, I just feel I need to do something ...

What about a 4 day dettox - any ideas anyone?
I am planning to go running Satand Sun ( I started agian with Coddys running club , use to be a good runner 3 yrs ago!!)and swimming as well
Help anyone??

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fio2 · 04/12/2003 09:55

cabbage soup diet is supposed to work but you shouldnt do it for longer than a week.

Glad to see you are not shy of posting anymore Sonnet

fio2 · 04/12/2003 09:59

www.1cabbagesoupdiet.com

sorry cant do links

Sonnet · 04/12/2003 10:06

Cheers Fio2...
Can't stand Cabbage tho!!!!!!yuck yuck.....
also, any beauty tips anyone to make my skin sparkle, hair shine etc etc......(well I can try ) Yes, I know I've left it rather late.....I'm late and desperate now...

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fio2 · 04/12/2003 10:08

drink loada and loads of water

Sonnet · 04/12/2003 10:13

Here I go then......just filled up a pint glass and I'll aim to drink 6 of them whilst of work!!
I'm always OK for a couple of hours and then sepnd the rest of the day "expelling" every 20 minutes - and I'm sure that it's more than I drink in the first place!!

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SoupDragon · 04/12/2003 10:15

" Bert and Nan are the older twins, and Flossie and Freddie are the younger set."

The internet is a wonderful thing

SoupDragon · 04/12/2003 10:15

Wrong * thread!

fio2 · 04/12/2003 10:16

lol soupy, I am always doing that

Sonnet · 04/12/2003 10:30

The bobsey twins!! - am I right?

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salt · 04/12/2003 10:34

Sonnet do you have a juicer? If so there's quite a good book called SUPER JUICE that includes 2 or 3 detox schedules... They're quite good (IMHO)

Sonnet · 04/12/2003 10:41

I do have a juicer - do oyu have the name of the book Salt?

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salt · 04/12/2003 11:05

Its called SUPER JUICE.

I don't know the author off the top of my head but I got mine on offer in Tesco. HAve a quick nosey on Amazon (or such like) the cover is very brightly coloured. HTH

Sonnet · 04/12/2003 11:44

cbeers Salt....

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Crunchie · 04/12/2003 12:00

I have done the cabbage soup diet and it really does work well, do you hate all cabbage? I use white cabbage so it is not that nasty strong flavoured green stuff!

Otherwise just do the diet without the soup.

Day 1 - Fresh fruit, eat as much fresh fruit as you like (except bananas) I do an exotic friut salad with pineapple, melon, grapes, passion fruit as a topping. Apples, satsumas, grapes, pears etc. Drink herbal tea (or black tea) and water. Avoid coffee, fizzy diet drinks etc.

Day 2 - Fresh veggies, eat everything in sight! I usually do a massive box of veggie sticks inc mini sweetcorn, sugar snap peas, peppers, carrots, cucumber, celery, tomatoes etc. Munch all day on these. In the evening you can have a large JKT potato with butter!! I do a veggie casserole with veggies and passata and herbs with it. Drink loads of water

Day 3 - Fresh friut and Veg, combine day one and two, but no jkt potato I usually have fruit salad for breakfast, veggie sticks during the day and fruit, then the remains of the veggie casserole for dinner.

I find this works really well, you can eat as much as you want (and I do eat loads) but I usually lose about 3 - 4lbs and my tummy feels much flatter afterwards.

Sonnet · 04/12/2003 12:19

that's fantastic Crunchie - I'm off to Tesco at lunch time to stock up!!

Could I call today day 1: I've had so far: natural yog with a sprinkling of muslie(SP) and dried apricots, grapefurit segments, 2 pints of water ( have had 2 large black coffees though!!) - maybe I should be careful for the rest of the day but call tomorrow day 1!!

Thanks again both of you....
sonnet xx

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Crunchie · 04/12/2003 15:02

I would call tomorrow day 1.
My shopping list for the 3 days would be
1 x Pineapple
1 x Melon
1 bag grapes
1 bag apples
2 x passion fruit
1 bag satsumas
1 pack baby sweetcorn
1 pack sugar snap peas
1 bunch celery
3 x red/orange peppers
1 bag raddish
1 punnet baby tomotoes
1 x cauliflower
small bunch broccoli
1 x cucumber
3 x carrots
2 x courgettes
2 x leeks
1 punnet mushrooms
1 jar passata
1 large potato

Believe me I do eat the lot!! The trick is to eat as much as possible so you don't get hungry and start craving other stuff. The only thing I would advise is to prepare everything when your resolve is good! Then you can grab when you need it. I do like the cabbage soup though as I use loads of herbs and chilli which makes it more of a hot and sour type flavour. It really seems to fill you up, for about an hour!!

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