I Hate Mashed Potatoes and More Diets That Work.....

Okay, before we begin , I need to get something off my chest. I freaking hate Mashed Potatoes. It's so disgusting. All lumpy, bland and wet. Cold when it's been left out. Hot when it's just made . Full of calories and fat that will go straight to your thighs. Remember, a moment on the lips, forever on the hips. Every time I see a bowl of mashed potatoes I keep imagine some fat, greasy underpaid lunch lady pouring her salty sweat, tears and love into smashing a pot of boiled potatoes.

Another type of diet I have been on before that makes the pounds melt off is a liquid/Juicing diet. I first did this diet the summer before eighth grade. I took a laxative first to clean out my system, then after I was finished crapping my guts out, I started the diet the next day and continued it for a week. The most important things you need for this diet is a juicer to make the juices and will power. No solid food at all for the first week. Introduce solid food back into your diet slowly or you will gain all the weight right back. I lost almost ten pounds when I did this for a week. I do think taking a laxative before hand really helped, though.

*all the ingredients must be juiced in a juicer*
Day 1:
Breakfast: Green Machine (3/4 cup baby spinach leaves, 3/4 cup arugula, 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup cubed mango, 1 clove garlic)

Lunch: Red Passion (1 cup strawberries, 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, 1 cup cubed watermelon, 1 orange)

Dinner: Tropical Glory (1 banana, 1 cub cubed papaya, 1 cup cubed pineapple, 1/2 cucumber)

Day 2:
Breakfast: Green Machine II (1 cup kale, 1 sweet green bell pepper, 1/2 cucumber, 1 1/2 cups cubed pineapple, 1 small piece ginger)

Lunch:  Fruity Tootie (1 cup strawberries, 1 cup cubed mango, 1 cup cubed papaya, 1 cup blueberries)

Dinner: Go Go Juice (1 banana, 2 oranges, 1 cup strawberries)

Day 3:
Breakfast: Mean Green (3/4 cup spinach, 3/4 cup arugula, 1 cucumber, 1 1/2 cups  cubed  watermelon, 1 clove garlic, 1 small piece ginger)

Lunch: Red Machine (1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, 1 cup cubed papaya, 1 banana)

Dinner:  Tropical Paradise (1 1/2 cups blueberries, 1 1/2 cups cubed mango, 2 oranges)

*At this point you will need to pick up more fruit/vegetables*

Day 4:
Breakfast: Green Machine (See recipe from day 1 breakfast)

Lunch: Fruity Tootie II ( 1 cup raspberries, 1 cup blackberries, 2 peeled kiwis, 1 pomegranate (just the insides- use a spoon to scoop out)

Dinner: Melon Madness (1 cup cubed Honey Dew Melon, 1 cup cubed cantaloupe melon, 1 cup cubed watermelon, 1 apple)


Day 5:
Breakfast: Green Machine II (See recipe from Day 2 Breakfast)

Lunch: Jolt Juice (1 pomegranate with insides scooped out, 2 apples, 1 cup baby carrots)

Dinner: Berry Paradise (1 cup raspberries, 1 cup blackberries, 1 1/2 cups cubed cantaloupe)

Day 6:
Breakfast: Mean Green (See recipe from Day 3 Breakfast)

Lunch: Twisted Lemonade (1 lemon (skin peeled), 2 kiwis (skin peeled),
2 apples, 1 cup  honey dew melon)

Dinner: Pomegranate Paradise (1 1/2 cup blackberries, 2 pomegranates with the insides scooped out,  1 1/2 cups cubed watermelon)

Day 7:

Breakfast: Green Machine (see recipe from day 1 breakfast)

Lunch: Green Machine II (see recipe from day 2 breakfast)

Dinner: Mean Green (see recipe from day 3 breakfast)

Okay I have to warn you about the following things:

1. You will be in the bathroom very often. The juices are helping to clean you out. All the toxins and gunky stuff will be excreted from your body.

2. Brush your teeth after you drink each juice to prevent stained teeth.

3. Your poop may be strange colors. Don't be alarmed, it's just the juices working their magic.