I woke up with gusto this morning knowing it was the “big day”. The first day of my facelift diet. Now I have to say, I’m in my late (late, late) 30’s and I’m not covered in wrinkles or anything. I take good care of my skin, use natural products (from Garden Girl, of course!) and watch what I eat. For the most part. Ok really, it’s that I eat healthy meals, but I have a huge weakness for sweets. Huge.

But the fact is, being in my late, late, late 30’s, I have noticed that my neck is beginning to sag a bit, and my eyes are getting a little droopy. So when Perricone says “The Three Day Nutritional Face-lift focuses on food, the most powerful ally in the fight against wrinkles, sages and loss of skin tone. Once you see and feel the results you will realize that there is a face-lift in your fridge.” – I knew I had to try it. For the sake of research for Garden Girl, at the very least.

I can give up bad stuff for 3 days, right? So off I went with my shopping list to Costco. Thank goodness for that store. I bought almost everything I needed there. What I didn’t get there, I got at Trader Joe’s – my true love. Yes – they greet me there with a big smile each time I go (about 4 times per week…) thinking “How much will she buy today?”

Anyway – I spent a total of about $85 for the food. It is more than enough for my husband and me for the 3 days. I looked like a lunatic though with huge bags of fruit and lettuce and spinach. And I could barely fit it in my fridge.

I will admit, I was more than slightly disappointed that the samples weren’t out yet when I was at Costco. I had eaten an organic pop tart for breakfast, and then slid right into Krispy Kreme when I left Costco. There – that should be enough sugar, fat and carbs to get me through the 3 days, right? Disgusting? Possibly. Tasty? Truly. Do I get bonus points for trying the Whole Wheat donut? Or does that just mean that I’m a sucker?

So, here’s the diet I’m looking forward to for the next 3 days:

Breakfast:

• “Omelet” of 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg (I’m convinced they call this an omlete to make it sound much more enticing than scrambled eggs, which is what it is)
• 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal. Plain. Yuck. (I usually layer mine with a healthy sprinkle of brown sugar)
• 1 c. cantaloupe and 1/4 c. berries.
• 8-12 oz. water BEFORE breakfast and another 8-12 WITH breakfast

Lunch:

• 4-6 oz. grilled salmon or canned tuna
• 2 c. romaine lettuce with 1 T. olive oil and lemon juice
• 1 c. cantaloupe and 1/4 c. berries
• 8-12 oz. water

Snack: (This CRACKS me up)

• 2 oz. low salt turkey breast
• 4 raw, unsalted hazelnuts (I did almonds)
• 1/2 green apple (why 1/2?? not sure)
• 8-12 oz. water (do you see a pattern?)

Dinner:

• Same as lunch but add 1 c. steamed spinach or broccoli

Snack:

• Same as afternoon snack.

Well, I made it through the first day quite easily actually. I started at lunch, and was darn proud of myself. This was the first “diet” I had ever done. I will admit that the snack of turkey and an apple did not seem appealing as I typically reserve evening snacks for my sweet tooth. But both my husband and I were surprised at how satisfying (ok, that’s a stretch – how about, not terrible?) it was.

Let’s see how it goes tomorrow.