10 Day Reboot - Results

Halle-freakin-lujah!! I finished the reboot without cheating! Although to be honest, I did have vivid dreams of cheating and then woke up thinking "Oh, crap!" Luckily that was all in my head. :)  I was surprised to learn that most of my cravings were for carbs and not for sugar.  Crazy!

So, 10 days of nothing but fruits and vegetables! Did anything happen? Did anything change?

Well, I'll tell you what I've noticed. First of all, I never stumbled on this supposed well of new found energy but that might just be because I have many other hurdles to overcome (like insomnia) before that happens. I think this plan is a step in the right direction and can only help, over time.

I do feel more healthy, over all. I have noticed a change in the clarity of my skin and my hair seems to behave itself more often.  My clothes are looser, which is good.  Also, several of my coworkers caught a cold during this reboot and I didn't get sick!  For those of you who know me know that I catch just about everything that is going around.  My immune system isn't really up to par, so the fact that people got sick around me and I didn't catch it is HUGE for me.

I woke up this morning (Wednesday) not looking forward to jumping on the scale.  I felt bloated and backed up (if you know what I mean) -- sorry for the abundance of information.  To be honest, I was afraid that the scale would say that I was the same weight, or worse, that I weighed more than when I started.  After I got on the scale, I was so shocked that I had to step off and back on 3 times in order to believe what I saw.

Total weight lost during the 10-day Reboot Challenge:  21.4 pounds

I know!!  Holy Guacamole!!

So, would I do this challenge again?  Absolutely!  However, I would tweak it a little bit so that my grocery bill didn't land somewhere in outer space.  I think that I will be revisiting this challenge every 3 or 4 months.  I also think that I will be doing a 3-day juice only fast every month.