Perricone Diet

Today is Day 1 of my doing the Perricone 3-Day Diet. It was not designed to be a weight loss diet, it was designed to be an internal skincare diet. That's my paraphrase. :) The diet is very clean, high protein, green foods, and some fruit. The only grain allowed is oatmeal and other than the fruit, no sugar! Even though it's a skincare diet, I am using it at a weight loss tool. I'm in two diet bets (dietbet.com) that end this week. I've met the goal which is 4% weight loss in 28 days, however, this is my special girly week so I'm trying to reduce water weight and get in any last minute weight loss that I can to counter any fluid retention that I do have by the time the final weigh in comes.

I will say that the Perricone diet definitely could not be a way of life for me, but 3 days, I can do. The diet has a lot of salmon on the menu. I like salmon, but a girl can only eat so much before she gets tired of it. I will say that I'm not finding myself hungry on this diet. I'm sure that has a lot to do with the high protein content. As a lifestyle, I would modify the diet to include a variety of protein products (not just salmon) and also some other grains, wholesome ones of course. I understand Perricone's rationale for the salmon though--it's wonderful for skin and this is a skincare diet! I'll let you all know if I get any skin benefits from it.

Here's a shot of dinner--baked kale chips and a salmon fillet

 

 

 

 

Edited to Add: I finally finished day 3, but I was so very tired today. The low carb lifestyle is not for me. I'm about moderation and less-refined/unrefined carbs.

 

 

Edited to Add: Well, I finished the Perricone 3-day diet on Thursday and today is Sunday. I didn't notice too much difference in my skin on Thursday, but today it is looking kind of radiant. Don't know if it's the diet or natural skin cell turnover.