Showing posts with label diets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diets. Show all posts
Monday, January 12, 2009
Detox, Day 5
Over the hill, as they say. Really only two more days left to go for this. Not much longer now. Today was easier, I must say. I cut a pineapple up last night as I was making more miso soup. So this morning I put the pinapple and oranges into the blender and drank that and had miso soup and an orange for lunch. I didn't feel hungry until just now, when I had a bananna and some rice milk. I don't feel like I have more energy, but I do feel better from not putting crap into my body. I'm ready for a sandwich though. I'm ready for some fish. I think I may stop a day or two early, or at least make something more substantial in day 7. Not a big deal. I still question the effectiveness of what I'm doing now.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Detox, Day 4
Today being Sunday, I found it difficult to continue with this silly little plan of eating. But alas, I did.
I woke up later, around 11pm, and had some Naked berry blend juice shortly afterward. Then, after working on the computer doing a mixture of writing/planning/prepping for the week ahead (ALC starts this week) and I had a letter to write, I found out that my roommate had made a lovely speghetti squash and tomato/tofu sauce that complimented my afternoon quite nicely. Good thing too because I was getting ready to gnaw through my fingers. This kept me quite full up until after my YOGA class, which was delightful.
I stopped by LUND's which I know I shouldn't stop by because it's the most expensive chain grocery store in the Twin Cities but it was closest to the bank and needed to pick up cash...long story short I ended up buying another Green Machine Naked Juice and a fruit cup. Such a convenient dinner. Haha. I sound like I true crazy person, no?
I also found some eggnog flavored herbal tea, caffiene free of course, that I might try later tonight.
I still want a piece of bread like its going out of style. I wonder if all this detox bit, other than making me excrete waste, is doing much good at all?
It is making me think about my eating habits, however. How much I reach for things to snack on when I'm not really hungry, what's there. What's a moderate snack or meal...like any restrictive diet will do. I wonder if it will make me binge on certain foods when it is all over, therefore defeating the purpose? Or if I will still keep the moderate attitude going after this is through and bring it to the foods we add back gradually. Hmmmmm....food for thought? No pun intendend.
I woke up later, around 11pm, and had some Naked berry blend juice shortly afterward. Then, after working on the computer doing a mixture of writing/planning/prepping for the week ahead (ALC starts this week) and I had a letter to write, I found out that my roommate had made a lovely speghetti squash and tomato/tofu sauce that complimented my afternoon quite nicely. Good thing too because I was getting ready to gnaw through my fingers. This kept me quite full up until after my YOGA class, which was delightful.
I stopped by LUND's which I know I shouldn't stop by because it's the most expensive chain grocery store in the Twin Cities but it was closest to the bank and needed to pick up cash...long story short I ended up buying another Green Machine Naked Juice and a fruit cup. Such a convenient dinner. Haha. I sound like I true crazy person, no?
I also found some eggnog flavored herbal tea, caffiene free of course, that I might try later tonight.
I still want a piece of bread like its going out of style. I wonder if all this detox bit, other than making me excrete waste, is doing much good at all?
It is making me think about my eating habits, however. How much I reach for things to snack on when I'm not really hungry, what's there. What's a moderate snack or meal...like any restrictive diet will do. I wonder if it will make me binge on certain foods when it is all over, therefore defeating the purpose? Or if I will still keep the moderate attitude going after this is through and bring it to the foods we add back gradually. Hmmmmm....food for thought? No pun intendend.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Detox, Day 3 (so far)
...and a little of day 2
Day 2 ended with a yummy stir fry concoction in which we decided to add some olive oil in trace amounts to a pan of assorted veggies (mostly kale, spinach, carrots, tomatoes) and we also decided to add some brown rice because we were feeling very overloaded on citric acid and needed some grain to absorb it all. I tell you, the rice made my day.
I'm no on my third day of this silly little thing, and I can not tell you the difference it has made. I don't feel symptoms one way or the other, and I'd reather eat bread. And cheese. And yogurt.
Miso soup today was a nice change. salty seaweed concoction with TOFU! and salt! I feel better than yesterday, that's for sure!
Other things I've eaten today include two oranges, a spinach-parsley-kiwi-rice milk smoothie, lots of filtered water, and lots of baby carrots.
I need to drink more tea.
And I will be glad when this silly little detox is done. That's all. Four more days.
Oh, my bad. Die toxins die! Clean system! Eat it, toxins. go to hell.
Day 2 ended with a yummy stir fry concoction in which we decided to add some olive oil in trace amounts to a pan of assorted veggies (mostly kale, spinach, carrots, tomatoes) and we also decided to add some brown rice because we were feeling very overloaded on citric acid and needed some grain to absorb it all. I tell you, the rice made my day.
I'm no on my third day of this silly little thing, and I can not tell you the difference it has made. I don't feel symptoms one way or the other, and I'd reather eat bread. And cheese. And yogurt.
Miso soup today was a nice change. salty seaweed concoction with TOFU! and salt! I feel better than yesterday, that's for sure!
Other things I've eaten today include two oranges, a spinach-parsley-kiwi-rice milk smoothie, lots of filtered water, and lots of baby carrots.
I need to drink more tea.
And I will be glad when this silly little detox is done. That's all. Four more days.
Oh, my bad. Die toxins die! Clean system! Eat it, toxins. go to hell.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Detox, Day 2 (so far)
Breakfast: smoothie made with frozen blueberries, frozen cranberries, fresh pears, and two tablespoons flaxseed
Throughout morning: 20 oz. filtered water with lemon
Lunch: Mixed greens with avocado, tomato, and garlic dressing; two tangerines; 10 more ounces filtered water with lemon; handful baby carrots
Today I added Organic Raw Kombucha juice from the co-op (meant for detoxifying and adding probiotics)
Snack: 1 pear
Haven't eaten dinner yet, and will probably have a cup of tea made with filtered water for that.
No real symptoms other than having to pee every half-hour. (sorry if TMI.) I thought I would have a headache much worse from detoxing from caffiene, but I really don't. It was bad on Sunday when I orginally started caffiene detox, but I can't notice it anymore.
Major cravings so far: BREAD and CHOCOLATE
Throughout morning: 20 oz. filtered water with lemon
Lunch: Mixed greens with avocado, tomato, and garlic dressing; two tangerines; 10 more ounces filtered water with lemon; handful baby carrots
Today I added Organic Raw Kombucha juice from the co-op (meant for detoxifying and adding probiotics)
Snack: 1 pear
Haven't eaten dinner yet, and will probably have a cup of tea made with filtered water for that.
No real symptoms other than having to pee every half-hour. (sorry if TMI.) I thought I would have a headache much worse from detoxing from caffiene, but I really don't. It was bad on Sunday when I orginally started caffiene detox, but I can't notice it anymore.
Major cravings so far: BREAD and CHOCOLATE
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