Hello, I just started a very restricted macrobiotic diet prescribed to me by a naturopath. I've had some ups and downs.
I will need support if I'm going to make it.
The goal is to get healtier... lose weight and cleanse.
Here is a description of my diet:
brown rice, millet, seaweed, a version of miso soup, gomashio, umeboshi plums, 2 cups water, Tamri/shoyu soy sauce, rice drink (substitute for water)
herbal tea (red clover, corn silk, echinacea, Ginger root, Licorice root, dandelion root, black/blue cohosh, uva ursi, yarrow, slippery elm, sarsaparilla root, valerian root, bancha or kukicha... all mixed together in one tea - 4 small cups per day)
and many supplements (Colon cleanse, milk thistle, vitamin bcomplex, kelp, chromium picolinate, co-enzyme q10, zinc, omega 3, Lecithin caps, Vitamin E, Fat Fighter, Cayenne)
Snacks: Rice cakes (only certain ones), Brown Rice crackers, brown rice snaps, millet rice flakes, puffed kashi, cripy brown rice cereal
Oh and I can use only onion, ginger, garlic and scallion in any dishes
... no sugar, no veggies, no fruit, nothing else... for 30 days!
The plan has 4 phases this is the first phase.. the next phase I start added back stuff (veggies, etc.)
I'm a little worried about how it's going to go. I spoken to a number of people on it may b/c they have been diagnosed with cancer or to lose weight to get healthier.
I'm also suppose to do a Ginger compress to my back 3 to 4 times a day.
Anyway. I lost 10 pounds the first 7 days but now I gained back a few pounds. I'm about 50 pounds over weight I don't understand why the weight isn't just falling of me. I feel ok. About day 5 I had a horrible headache (lasted about 1 day) and my tongue turned white on top with a bad taste (last a couple of days). Those side affects have gone away. I guess it could be worse someone else I spoke to says she threw up a few times.
I've spoken to many others on this diet and they lost more weight. What's wrong with me? I asked the naturopath and he thinks I must be drinking too much water which is true I've drank more water than prescribed. I have started to try to measure the water and be more accurate.
Anyway, glad to find a forum. Any help or suggestions is appreciated.
BTW I am 33 year old American women currently living in Jamaica.