The first thing you lose isn’t fat. It’s water. Your body is basically a squishy water balloon. Give it a good squeeze by cutting out all processed salt and carbs.
Carbs hoard water like a dragon hoards gold. Every gram of glycogen in your muscles stores three or four grams of water beside it. Ditch the pasta, and you flush that water right down the toilet.
You can drop three to five pounds in two days this way. It’s not fat. It’s a liquid magic trick. And your brain will feel like it’s wrapped in cotton wool, but hey—the scale says “lower.”
The Coffee Loophole (Sort Of)
Coffee pushes water out of you. It’s a diuretic. Drink lots of black coffee, and you’ll be visiting the loo every 20 minutes. This is not a diet. This is a performance art piece titled “Dehydration.”
Quirky fact: your body is 60% water. Losing 10% of that from your blood volume makes you dizzy and cranky. But you’ll look amazing for about three hours before you collapse. Fun, right?
