Doing Cayenne Pepper diet in the day and Caveman night meal???

[Trudit]

Hi I started the Cayenne Pepper diet, I made it 36 hours then gave in last night, and ate some food. I felt awesome today and hardly hungray, so today I did the same, I was wondering if that is ok. Basically I am have about a bottle of organic lemonade, mayple syrup, and cayenne pepper, I drink it hot like a cup of tea. Then about 9 I eat dinner. I did feel starving by that time but I could only eat about a small hand full of food. So I at about 6 mouthfulls of fish, a few chickpeas, and about 6 green peas, and about 1/2 a glass of orange juice. Is it normal for me not to be able to eat more then this? Also I haven't got any time to exercise, between my two toddlers, and running around london with my music career, is this ok? My skin looks great and I have thinned out in 3 days, am I imagining this?
Trudi

[Tony Bondioli]

Trudi, I think you're starving yourself.  Yes, you will lose weight (you aren't imagining it), but your body is going to catabolize a significant amount of muscle in addition to burning fat for fuel.  If you are going to eat just one real "meal" per day, I recommend grazing a bit more throughout the day (raw fruit, veggies, nuts, etc.), or your total caloric intake is going to be so low as to be counterproductive.

How about this...

Cayenne pepper concoction for breakfast (certainly effective for kick-starting your metabolism).

A light mid-morning and/or mid-afternoon snack, consisting of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc.

One reasonable (and substantial) meal in the evening... meat, vegetables, fruit, etc.

You'll lose weight in a healthy manner, at a healthy rate (if you're losing more than 2 pounds a week, you're losing muscle as well as fat).

As for exercise, yes, you do have the time.  You just don't know how to manage it in a way that leaves room for exercise.  Browse through the posts on this forum for some ideas.

Welcome to the site!   

[kfarmer]

As for exercise, yes, you do have the time.  You just don't know how to manage it in a way that leaves room for exercise.  Browse through the posts on this forum for some ideas.

From a newsletter I received earlier today (emphasis mine):

Which Excuse Do You Use?

Intimidation:
Don’t know how to use the machines
No rhythm
You aren’t the only person doing this for the first time

Lack of Time:
It’s the first thing to go from a busy schedule
Abandon the all or nothing approach.
If you don’t have an hour, a ½ hour will do just fine. Don’t have ½ hour, how about 10 minutes.

Negative Image of Exercise:
Unfortunate memories of childhood dodge ball / gym showers
Try the mind-body approach like yoga or pilates-something with a ‘feel good benefit’ right from the beginning

Slow Results:
There is no magic pill / no magic result
Set a goal of something manageable and build on it-you already know that results take time

Lack of Support:
Do you give up without encouragement
Find you own-make a commitment with someone-make it social and enjoyable