The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet: Activate Your Body's Natural Ability to Burn Fat and Lose Weight Fast (48 page)

Hard-boiled eggs

Hummus (can be found in nonperishable little serving packets)

Carrot and celery sticks, sliced cucumber, cherry tomatoes

Apple or pear

 I have emergency food in my car, in my office drawers, and in my travel bag. Have fun creating your own Emergency Life Pack!

It had been over a year since my last exam because I didn’t want to know the numbers. Well, denial is definitely not a remedy. I decided I wanted to know—needed to know—my starting point so I could track my progress. I wanted to know ALL of the numbers, not just lab results but body measurements, too.

I dove into the detox thinking, “I’ll do my part, Dr. Hyman, and let’s see just how good things can be in only ten days.” After ten days, almost all of my numbers improved. I was amazed! I lost 7 pounds and a total of 11.5 inches from my whole body. My glucose went from 88 to 73, insulin went from 11 to 6, triglycerides from 197 to 140, and my total cholesterol dropped by 64 points.

All of this tracking gave the whole experience a different feel. For the first time I felt like I wasn’t trying another “diet.” Tracking the numbers gave everything more purpose and helped me become completely engaged in my process. It’s as if I’m my own science experiment with guaranteed positive results. The best part? Decreases in clothing size. As a result of the Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet, I went down one whole size. Looking at the numbers in black and white is powerfully affirming and motivating.

How good can things get from here? I don’t know yet… I’m still on the journey. At the end of the 10-Day Detox Dr. Hyman challenged us to continue the plan for another ninety days. If things could improve so much in a mere ten days, just imagine what could happen after ninety more!

—ANGELA JANNOTTA

Take your measurements and record your results in your Detox Journal or online tracking tool. Also record how many hours you slept the night before and the quality of that sleep.

Begin the day with thirty minutes of brisk walking or other exercise.

Just before breakfast, take 2.5 to 5 grams of PGX fiber: 3 to 6 capsules or ½ to 1 scoop of the powder in 10 ounces of water.

Take the rest of your supplements with breakfast.

Make your Breakfast Detox Shake (see menu plan below).

Optional: Enjoy a midmorning snack (see menu plan below).

Just before lunch, take 2.5 to 5 grams of PGX fiber with water.

Eat lunch (see menu plan below).

Optional: Enjoy a midafternoon snack (see menu plan below).

Just before dinner, take 2.5 to 5 grams of PGX fiber with a glass of water.

Take the rest of your supplements with dinner.

Eat dinner (see menu plan below).

Spend fifteen minutes recording your experience and answering the Day 9 Journal Questions listed
here
. Write down everything you ate and did today, how you feel, any improvements or changes in your energy and focus, and how these changes make you feel physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Practice the Take-Five Breathing Break for 5 minutes.

Take your twenty-to-thirty-minute UltraDetox Bath.

Get seven to eight hours of sleep.