Starting Something New

I have found a new diet book as of late that I am now trying out. It is called Perfect 10. No, it is not about looking like Bo Derek, but about correcting your 10 most important hormones which makes your body run smoother and to lose weight. The book is written by an internal medicine doc by the name of Dr. Michael Aziz. Unlike the Atkins diet or South Beach which are from cardiologists, this is from the angle of someone that looks at the body as more of a whole. The website to read more is:

http://www.perfect10diet.com/

So far I have not found any bad reviews and Dr. Aziz really did his research.

Here is my experience thus far (I'm still in phase 1):

Day One was a bit painful. I am not sure if it was due to the diet changes or having just gotten back in town from a conference. The entire day I was non-stop hungry, but stayed on the diet. I was also exceedingly tired.

Day Two was better. I was still pretty hungry, but was full by the time I got home from work. My weight and inches had not made any shifts yet.

Day 3 was a great day. I felt really good and was enjoying the foods. Today I had a checkup echocardiogram which showed that the heart murmur I had developed after being sick for a few months was completely gone, my glucose fasting level was 97, my blood pressure was 108/80, and I had dropped 3 pounds. Everything is looking good thus far.

Today is Day 4. I've been feeling really good all day and still enjoying the foods. Also, I was down an additional pound. Now I am working to drastically increase my water consumption. Apparently individuals are supposed to drink 1/2 of their weight in ounces of water so if you weigh 150 pounds that would be 75 ounces per day. I'm slowly working my way up to where I should be, but I'm sure it's going to take a little while. Sugar withdrawal should now be complete since it's supposed to be completed in 3 days. I am eating a lot of natural sugar from fruit, but no other sugar consumption.

The first phase, which lasts 3 weeks, is the most restrictive, but options open up after that. Since I have severe food allergies I am following a rotating diet while on this so I do not eat the same foods 2 days in a row. This should keep allergy reactions down to a minimum and seems to be working thus far.

My goal is to keep a regular update going on how this process goes. I have quite a bit to lose so it will be a rather long process.