12 Days of Ultra Simple - Enough is Enough

I have completed my journey with The Ultra Simple Diet, early. I made it 12 days. My goal was to go 30 days. The first thing I'd like to note is that The Ultra Simple Diet is designed to last 7 days. I was the crazy one who wanted to take the diet to the extreme. That being said, I am over it. For me, it was unsustainable because I became extremely bored, unhappy, and yearning for social interaction (I had been turning down invites and not planning other things due to the diet). I am now moving on to the next stage of my healthy eating journey.

Over the 12 days, I lost about 6 lbs overall (rounded down). I lost about 2 inches in my waist. I felt thoroughly cleansed. It's a great 7 day diet. Otherwise, it is just not practical any longer. I don't think I did it long enough to comment on any other effects.

I am going to keep a lot of the same principles of The Ultra Simple Diet, combine them with some principles from Ultra Metabolism (Dr. Hyman's bestselling book), a few other sources, and design my own program of healthy eating. These will be my general nutritional principles:

- 5-6 small meals/day
- 90-95% vegan diet (occasional fish, eggs, and/or dairy)
- Limit alcohol consumption to 1-2 servings/week (mainly red wine)
- No white sugar, white flour, white rice/pasta, starch
- Gluten-free when possible

I think these principles will keep me healthy, cleansed, and most importantly, social. I will still bring my lunch to work daily, eat at home 95% of the time, and workout daily. My new program opens up a lot more food options for me (I know many people reading this don't think so, but it really does!), and I am excited to get started with it.

On a side note. I am seriously considering becoming a Vegan. I am going to blog about this later this week, however, this may change this blog and its focus entirely. Stay tuned!