OMG! I am officially staggered...

It's the end of Day 4 and the only solid food I've had today has been a big detox salad at lunchtime consisting of various different lettuce leaves, avocado, tomatoes, radishes and celery.  Otherwise it's been a liquid day with an Island Smoothie for breakfast - Mango, Banana, Lemon, Coconut water and a handful of spinach (which was REALLY NICE) - Carrot, Apple and Lemon Juice both mid morning and mid afternoon with 2 portions of soup, Squash and Apple and a Green Detox soup with water and herbal teas throughout the day.  Tomorrow I don't think there are any solids at all in readiness for the 10 day Juice fast starting on Tuesday.

A very colourful carrot, apple and lemon juice.

It has not been too hard so far really, I must admit making the girls Shepherds pie was another trial but I came through it unscathed and it all makes it worth it when you realise that in just 4 days I've dropped a stone in weight.

I wasn't really expecting to have any substanti...

Hang on a minute... Did I just type that?

IN JUST 4 DAYS I HAVE DROPPED A STONE IN WEIGHT.

Yes, that's right.  A stone.  Four days.  ONLY FOUR DAYS!

Now I know I said I'm not going to publish weights (and I'm still not) but on the basis that my scales actually do register my weight and although they are inaccurate they are consistently inaccurate, I rather nervously weighed myself on the morning after my "Last Hurrah" and was actually horrified.  Now when I did Lighterlife several years ago I lost 8lbs in the first week and I was bigger then than when I started this so there was even more excess to drop off, which I know it does quickly, mainly fluids.

But a stone!  OMG!  However, it's not only that... I have so much more energy during the day.  For instance, this morning I was up at 7:30 and prepared the smoothies and juices for the morning, went to my office to work from 9 until 12:30, went shopping for the next two days recipes, came home, made the lunch for me and Dawn, made the Shepherds Pie, carrots and peas for the girls, put 2 loads of washing on, unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher, sorted the ironing, paired what seemed like a million socks, (all of that whilst watching Crystal Palace v Spurs and Chelsea v Hull on the iPad), washed up and cleared away, made the evening juices (the soups were done yesterday) and then had a shave and shower before sitting down to write this at about 9 and I don't feel in the least bit tired.

Dawn did all the Mums taxi bit and plenty of other stuff around the house as well, while two of the girls have also totally blitzed their rooms so it has been a bit of a life detox as well.

My word.  I am still amazed.  Looking at the typical juice fast weight loss, I reckon that I could be another stone lighter at the end of that 10 days.  If you're still thinking about this then just get on it, seriously.  You won't regret it.

I'll post another picture after day 5.

Totally, absolutely staggered.