{"id":1789,"date":"2012-01-09T06:33:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T13:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2012-08-22T22:38:02","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T04:38:02","slug":"how-i-lost-4-pounds-in-6-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1789","title":{"rendered":"How to Lose 4 Pounds in 6 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Veggies<\/p>\n

Hey guys! Happy New Year! I\u2019m so excited about what 2012 will bring! I\u2019m sorry I wasn’t back sooner, but with all the family time, our home reno project, and getting sick (I\u2019m all better now!) I didn’t want to rush into it.<\/p>\n

Since it\u2019s the New Year now and<\/em> Motivational Monday I thought I\u2019d do a post about healthy weight loss. I don\u2019t normally blog about this sort of thing\u2026but I thought it\u2019d be appropriate since its early January and I\u2019m certain a lot of us might have \u201close 5 pounds\u201d on our to-do lists.<\/p>\n

When I got back from my two-month trip<\/a> in the fall, I stepped on the weigh scale to see how much I gained from weeks and weeks of eating in other people\u2019s homes, hotels, and restaurants. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had only gained 3 lbs. Even though it\u2019s not that much, I like to get those extra pounds off as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

So I devised a plan. No carbs, tons of veggies, 1-2 pieces of fruit daily (no more), lots of protein, less salt, and no sugar. It\u2019s really not rocket science. None of us really should be having much sugar anyway. I still had butter on my veggies and olive oil on my salad (you need your healthy fats<\/a>!), so food was still flavourful. The hard part was no toast. I love toast to heaven and back.<\/p>\n

\"Healthy<\/p>\n

(This is an amazing vegan “Taco Salad” I made. It was so delicious! I made it with sauteed mushrooms and onions, vegan cheddar cheese, homemade tomato dressing, spinach, romaine, snap peas, and organic corn chips. When I’m nixing carbs, I just skip the corn chips.)<\/p>\n

Seriously, it was really easy. I didn’t have any time to really work out that week either\u2026so I was very shocked to see that I had lost 4lbs only 6 days later. Pain free.<\/p>\n

Weight loss should always be healthy!<\/p>\n

\"Eggs<\/p>\n

(Organic eggs are a wonderful source of protein! I eat them almost every day!)<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s the rundown of what I did!<\/p>\n