I meant to blog yesterday but time just got away from me. I just wanted to jot down a couple final thoughts on the whole process. Unfortunately, I have an admission to make. West and I were fighting, which is usual for us, we're always bickering about something, but this fight was a pretty major one (not a deal breaker, don't worry, but enough to stress me out) so what did I do last night? Reverse back to old habits. I went by Carls Jr and got a hamburger, zuchhini, soda and chocolate shake. That's right. The shake too, and I sat in front of the TV last night and ate the entire meal. I have never felt so stomach sick in my life, mostly from eating so much food but also from being pissed at myself that I let him get to me like that and after so much hard work in the past few weeks, I go and slip up with one of the worst meals I could ask for. *sigh* I guess old habits really do die hard but that's ok I've decided. Instead of saying screw it, I ruined the whole thing and give up, I'm going to start today over fresh like it never happened.Sadly, I got on the scale this morning and had gained an incredible 5lbs since the last time I had gotten on the scale Saturday. I knew that some of the weight was going to come back but I have a feeling a chunk of that weight is attributed to last night alone. Oh well. Back to my final thoughts!
Overall I thought the detox was beneficial but I don't think it was long enough for me. Trust me, psychologically it was plenty long enough lol but physically, it wasn't until the last two days that I started to feel tons of energy, the thoughts of food completely gone, and starting to see real detox symptoms when it comes to bowel movements (you can google these symptoms on your own, I don't need to get into the messy details lol) plus my tongue started to form that white texture that it gets when its starting to release toxins only on the last day. After researching others experiences, there are just those out there that have so much toxins in their body that it takes a couple rounds of detoxing to really see the results. I don't know if the toxin part is completely true but I will say I think my body is stubborn and I feel I will see better results on round two. I do plan on doing it again, probably in January (every 6 months). They say on round 2 or more those symptoms of energy, cleanliness, white tongue, food cravings going away etc. come a lot faster and with each time you do the detox your body gets cleaner and cleaner. It just comes off in layers and it takes a few times doing it to peel all those layers back I suppose. The weight loss was a nice side effect and I can definitely see the benefits of drinking lots and lots of water. I notice now that I was sleeping better on the detox too. Ever since I came off of it, I'm waking up at least once a night and not sleeping so soundly but hopefully this will go away. My skin is better, my hair and nails seem to be growing faster, and my teeth definitely got whiter, probably from all the lemon juice. It did get rid of my cravings for sweets and caffeine. It won't keep me from eating either one once in awhile lol but I haven't had a chocolate craving since I came off of it. It definitely shrunk my stomach so I can't eat the portions I once did without feeling sick and that's an improvement in my book. I think more than anything, this detox was a psychological thing. I began to notice what your body needs to survive compared to the amount of food I was eating. If your body can survive on lemonade for seven days, it sure doesn't need a 12 in sandwich, chips, and an extra large drink to sustain itself lol I also noticed how much of our gatherings, outings, and socializing is centered around food. Everything has to do with food from watching TV to going to the movies, to even shopping. There is food all around us and and to make matters worse, its the crappy unhealthy convenience food that is the easiest and cheapest to make or grab on the go. No wonder America is the fattest nation on the planet. Everyday, everywhere, we're conditioned to think and eat food all the time and with portion sizes what they are, and most of us growing up with the "you can't leave the table until you clean your plate" syndrom, it's amazing that there are skinny people among us lolMy original plan was to jump right into a diet but I think I've changed that thinking a little bit. I think I'm going to spend some time eating whatever I want at that moment, but with portion sizes that are severely smaller than I was eating. I'm also going to try to keep in mind that we eat to live, not live to eat, so when I go to grab that cupcake, I can try and think about whether I really need it, and if my willpower just inists that I must, that at the very least, I only eat half of it. I think eating healthier and living healthier is now more than just making a decision on the food you eat, it's a whole different mindset. It's really stopping to pay attention to when your stomach is hungry or full and knowing the difference between boredom/emotional hungry and the real hunger when your body needs nutrients. It's making better choices no matter what situation you're in and being educated enough about the foods we eat to know whether it's good or bad. I think I've discovered it's never going to be easy for someone like me that has a weight problem. I'm never going to wake up one day and not struggle with every day decisions when it comes to food and exercise. I'm never going to be one of those people that can eat whatever they want, and how much of it they want and not gain a pound. I will gain a pound or possibly two lol and it will never come natural to me to pick an apple over chocolate cake or a visit to the gym over going out to ice cream with friends. It will always be a conscience decision, it will always be a struggle between what I should do and what I want to do but now that I realize that, I'm a little bit more prepared for it I think, a little more at peace with that. It might get a little easier once new habits are formed like drinking more water, eating smaller portions, getting in a regular exercise program thats consistent every week, etc. but until then, it's going to be hard. If it was easy, none of us would have a weight problem would we! lolSo, there you have it. In short, I think it's beneficial both for mind and body and I will do it again in 6 months. It was a hard, long process and there were several times when I didn't think I'd make it, but I did and that gives me the confidence to keep going with it. I'm going to try and get on here once a week and blog about my diet and exercise program and post some progress. I want to see if my metabolism has changed at all etc. etc. so I will keep you all posted.
P.S. For those looking for numbers, I did lose a total of 13lbs during the detox and 10 inches over all, so we'll see if I can keep it off and lose some more!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Day 12 & Day 13
So it looks like these posts were written but never published...my computer was acting funny that day, maybe it never published them but thank god they saved as drafts because I would hate to have to write them all over again!
Saturday 7-18-09
So everything went pretty normal today. I ate some fruit but mostly juice and had another soup for lunch. For dinner I made chicken parmesean and only had half of what I normally eat so that was exciting lol and there wasn't much problem eating pasta or the sauce which I was afraid of, but I ate so little of it that maybe that's the reason! After dinner we went to Harry Potter and I got a bottled water instead of a soda. Trying to stay away from soda...I'm finally not dependant on it so I don't want to go back to relying on the caffiene. I did have a few handfuls of West's popcorn though and that didn't set so well with my stomach. It was probably all that butter they put on it! Overall, I think I did a good job of watching portions which is my main goal right now and making better choices (water over soda). So, so far so good!
Sunday 7-19-09
Today went ok. I had the rest of my watermelon for breakfast and drank some Acai juice I bought. I'm trying to drink lots and lots of water today because it's so freakin hot here! For lunch I had a cup of that pasta left over from last night and while it didn't upset my stomach, it was probably a little much because my stomach felt like a brick afterwards. The rest of the day I drank juice and water and had a few cherries here and there. I never did cook that artichoke I was sooo looking forward to lol I would have had it for dinner but friends called around 7pm and asked if I wanted to meet them at that new Hawaiian BBQ place, so I of course couldn't pass that up lol but I just had some chicken teryaki and rice with a Sobe. It looks like everything is back to normal digestion wise. I even had a fried shrimp and the fried stuff didn't upset my stomach.
Saturday 7-18-09
So everything went pretty normal today. I ate some fruit but mostly juice and had another soup for lunch. For dinner I made chicken parmesean and only had half of what I normally eat so that was exciting lol and there wasn't much problem eating pasta or the sauce which I was afraid of, but I ate so little of it that maybe that's the reason! After dinner we went to Harry Potter and I got a bottled water instead of a soda. Trying to stay away from soda...I'm finally not dependant on it so I don't want to go back to relying on the caffiene. I did have a few handfuls of West's popcorn though and that didn't set so well with my stomach. It was probably all that butter they put on it! Overall, I think I did a good job of watching portions which is my main goal right now and making better choices (water over soda). So, so far so good!
Sunday 7-19-09
Today went ok. I had the rest of my watermelon for breakfast and drank some Acai juice I bought. I'm trying to drink lots and lots of water today because it's so freakin hot here! For lunch I had a cup of that pasta left over from last night and while it didn't upset my stomach, it was probably a little much because my stomach felt like a brick afterwards. The rest of the day I drank juice and water and had a few cherries here and there. I never did cook that artichoke I was sooo looking forward to lol I would have had it for dinner but friends called around 7pm and asked if I wanted to meet them at that new Hawaiian BBQ place, so I of course couldn't pass that up lol but I just had some chicken teryaki and rice with a Sobe. It looks like everything is back to normal digestion wise. I even had a fried shrimp and the fried stuff didn't upset my stomach.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Day 11 - OJ Day
So, yesterday went pretty smoothly. I drank mostly OJ through the day and then for lunch I had one of those cup at hand soups of chicken broth. My stomach didn't seem to hurt afterwards which is a good sign. I went to a friends sons baseball game and ran by Target for a few things. They had shoes on sale for $6 lol when I got home I finished my orange juice container and tried a few cherries. No problems there. West got home from work and brought home a chicken sandwich and baked potatoe from Wendy's and asked if I wanted some. I had a few bites of chicken and baked potatoe and prepared to pay for it in the morning but actually so far so good.
This morning I woke up and had a piece of watermelon, a glass of orange juice and some cherries. I'm really trying to pay attention to my body when it tells me its hungry or its full but I think its too early for it to even know lol because after what I thought should have been a big meal for me last night I didn't have any signs I was full nor any signs I was hungry so I think it will be a few days before everything goes back to normal. I'm just going to try to stay mostly on juice today and maybe have one of those soups again this afternoon. As for dinner, we'll see if West wants to eat. If he does, I might try something small again and if he doesn't, I'll probably be content on just having another piece of watermelon.
This morning I woke up and had a piece of watermelon, a glass of orange juice and some cherries. I'm really trying to pay attention to my body when it tells me its hungry or its full but I think its too early for it to even know lol because after what I thought should have been a big meal for me last night I didn't have any signs I was full nor any signs I was hungry so I think it will be a few days before everything goes back to normal. I'm just going to try to stay mostly on juice today and maybe have one of those soups again this afternoon. As for dinner, we'll see if West wants to eat. If he does, I might try something small again and if he doesn't, I'll probably be content on just having another piece of watermelon.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Day 10 - Lemonade is sooo done!
Yay! It's day 10 and that means I'm currently drinking my last glass of lemonade. The stuff really isn't bad when you get the right combination of ingredients but I'm glad to not be stuck to only that lol The day was pretty normal really, no hunger pains and had a hard time drinking all the lemonade but other than that there are no complaints. I'm currently brewing my last two cups of that tea too. I'm sure I could keep doing the tea all the way through the ease out too but I haven't decided on that yet. Maybe I will seeing as it is the weekend and everything but...we'll see. That tea is pretty disgusting.
I ran to the store today and bought more OJ for OJ day tomorrow, and then for Saturday I should have some OJ left over, plus I bought some Acai berry juice and I still have part of a green smoothie from Trader Joes so I'm sure I'm all set there. For Sunday, fruit and veggie day, I bought cherries, a little watermelon, and an artichoke. Now, I know it says to eat them all raw but I'm rewarding myself by cooking the damn artichoke lol I say it can't hurt and the point of this ease out is to get my body used to solid food again, not to become a vegan....well not for me at least ;) I do want to eat better, eat smaller portions, and make better choices when going out but you won't find me any time soon laying off the steak and eggs lol oh and I bought some little soups, chicken broth, that I'm going to try drinking in the next few day to introduce protein back into my system.
So we'll see how tomorrow goes! Looking forward to some OJ and chicken broth. I talked to my friend Alexis and she said when she went off of it, she was really really hungry all the time...like once she starting eating, she couldn't stop...like her body was punishing her for starving it of solid food lol so I'm going to watch out for that...
I ran to the store today and bought more OJ for OJ day tomorrow, and then for Saturday I should have some OJ left over, plus I bought some Acai berry juice and I still have part of a green smoothie from Trader Joes so I'm sure I'm all set there. For Sunday, fruit and veggie day, I bought cherries, a little watermelon, and an artichoke. Now, I know it says to eat them all raw but I'm rewarding myself by cooking the damn artichoke lol I say it can't hurt and the point of this ease out is to get my body used to solid food again, not to become a vegan....well not for me at least ;) I do want to eat better, eat smaller portions, and make better choices when going out but you won't find me any time soon laying off the steak and eggs lol oh and I bought some little soups, chicken broth, that I'm going to try drinking in the next few day to introduce protein back into my system.
So we'll see how tomorrow goes! Looking forward to some OJ and chicken broth. I talked to my friend Alexis and she said when she went off of it, she was really really hungry all the time...like once she starting eating, she couldn't stop...like her body was punishing her for starving it of solid food lol so I'm going to watch out for that...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Day 9 - I can see the light!
Day 9 and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. One more day of this lemonade stuff and I can ease myself back in to solid foods again. Today was pretty normal except I had a hard time getting down the lemonade and water today. That's probably a sign that my stomach has shrunk but when I got home from work I realized I had only drank 1/4 of what my daily value should be. Now I'm sitting at home trying to drink whats left. Knowing tomorrow is the last day makes it even harder but it's all good.
I think I finally found the right amount of tea to get the job done like everyone else describes. For the past few days I've been drinking the tea at night but it hasn't had the same effect that I read with other people. There is no running to the bathroom, there is no giant expell of toxins...it just seems like a regular everyday thing. I've tried 1 cup of tea, 1 cup of tea brewed twice, 2 cups of tea and then finally 2 cups brewed twice. That seems to be the ticket. Last night I drank my tea before bed and at 5am this morning I was awaken to exactly what everyone was talking about lol which is kind of a shame seeing as I only have two tea sessions left. Oh well, better luck if I do it again. I've learned a lot about this thing so if I do it again, I can do it to near perfection. Just the right amount of cayenne, how much tea, how to get through cravings etc. etc.
I did lose another 2lbs today, so it's still working lol and I do feel better. I noticed my face is a little thinner and on the way home today I realized I haven't taken my asthma inhaler in 3 days. My allergies are a little better but it's no cure all by any means. Seems like this thing is actually working!
Day 10 here I come!
I think I finally found the right amount of tea to get the job done like everyone else describes. For the past few days I've been drinking the tea at night but it hasn't had the same effect that I read with other people. There is no running to the bathroom, there is no giant expell of toxins...it just seems like a regular everyday thing. I've tried 1 cup of tea, 1 cup of tea brewed twice, 2 cups of tea and then finally 2 cups brewed twice. That seems to be the ticket. Last night I drank my tea before bed and at 5am this morning I was awaken to exactly what everyone was talking about lol which is kind of a shame seeing as I only have two tea sessions left. Oh well, better luck if I do it again. I've learned a lot about this thing so if I do it again, I can do it to near perfection. Just the right amount of cayenne, how much tea, how to get through cravings etc. etc.
I did lose another 2lbs today, so it's still working lol and I do feel better. I noticed my face is a little thinner and on the way home today I realized I haven't taken my asthma inhaler in 3 days. My allergies are a little better but it's no cure all by any means. Seems like this thing is actually working!
Day 10 here I come!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Day 8 - Temptation
Last night I was so sure of myself, so sure that my hunger pains had gone and my cravings were a thing of the past, I made West dinner. Not for myself and him, mind you, but just him. Since I've been not eating, he's been....eating convenience food. I thought it was time he eat something nutritious lol so I decided to make him chicken pizzas. We had planned this meal a few weeks ago and never ate it so the dough was going to go bad if someone didn't do something with it. I made him one little pizza with BBQ sauce, chicken, cheese, bacon and ham. The other one I made with Alfredo sauce, chicken, and bacon. I didn't sneak a bite of anything and was pretty damn proud of myself....in fact I didn't even want it!
Today however, was a completely different story. It was my fault. I promised a friend I would go to his sons baseball game. In the morning I completely forgot to pack extra lemonade and by about 7pm I was STARVING. I started complaining to West to which he started trying to convince me it would be ok to eat. Telling me I'd lasted this long, it's ok, how he hates to see me miserable etc. plus we've been bickering like siblings lately and he thinks its because I'm tense from not eating lol so he spent a good 30 min trying to convince me to eat something. I was at a cracking point. I REALLY wanting to eat something, anything, ANYTHING. West decided we should go to Arby's for dinner. I got up to the counter, West placed his order and then looked at me. I stared at the menu...good god I want everything...turnovers, roast beef sandwiches, even a salad looked good...oh and then there were the french fries. Man oh man.
Then that little voice inside my head reminded me that I only had a precious few days left and I had come so far to give up now. Then it additionally reminded me how sick I'd probably be if the first thing I picked after days of no solid food was a big greasy cheese roast beef burger. I shook my head and told him I didn't want anything and West rolled his eyes. We sat down as West ate this amazing looking sandwhich in front of me and started offering bets. $100 for a bite, $200 for a bite, $400 if I would just eat something. Nope. Not a thing. My willpower stood strong and as my mouth watered for just a part of his potatoe cake....I turned my head and decided I was not going to eat anything. I'm sure he was either joking around or sincerely is worried because I'm not eating anything but in either case...it was a test!
I abruptly drove home and pounded about half a liter of water. Ahhhh much better. On to day 9!
Today however, was a completely different story. It was my fault. I promised a friend I would go to his sons baseball game. In the morning I completely forgot to pack extra lemonade and by about 7pm I was STARVING. I started complaining to West to which he started trying to convince me it would be ok to eat. Telling me I'd lasted this long, it's ok, how he hates to see me miserable etc. plus we've been bickering like siblings lately and he thinks its because I'm tense from not eating lol so he spent a good 30 min trying to convince me to eat something. I was at a cracking point. I REALLY wanting to eat something, anything, ANYTHING. West decided we should go to Arby's for dinner. I got up to the counter, West placed his order and then looked at me. I stared at the menu...good god I want everything...turnovers, roast beef sandwiches, even a salad looked good...oh and then there were the french fries. Man oh man.
Then that little voice inside my head reminded me that I only had a precious few days left and I had come so far to give up now. Then it additionally reminded me how sick I'd probably be if the first thing I picked after days of no solid food was a big greasy cheese roast beef burger. I shook my head and told him I didn't want anything and West rolled his eyes. We sat down as West ate this amazing looking sandwhich in front of me and started offering bets. $100 for a bite, $200 for a bite, $400 if I would just eat something. Nope. Not a thing. My willpower stood strong and as my mouth watered for just a part of his potatoe cake....I turned my head and decided I was not going to eat anything. I'm sure he was either joking around or sincerely is worried because I'm not eating anything but in either case...it was a test!
I abruptly drove home and pounded about half a liter of water. Ahhhh much better. On to day 9!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Day 7 - More than half!
So it's day 7 of my detox and I'm more than half way done! It's 3 more days of lemonade and then I wean back off! Yay! I found myself less hungry today. How can I tell? I didn't drink as much water as I usually do, which means I had less hunger pains than the previous week. For a really weird reason, I'm craving sushi. I like sushi and all, but I never crave it. It's not something I pick out when we choose where to eat, but when others pick it out, I pig out and love the stuff. The only catch is that once, I got really sick trying to mix carb blockers, an already upset stomach, and sushi, only to be in the bathroom half the night. Now the smell of wasabi or vinegar in rice makes my stomach turn...so hence the reason it's weird I'm craving sushi.
When I got in to work this morning, my co-workers couldn't wait to ask me if I made it through the weekend. They were surprised to find out I indeed had made it through two days off, at home, with no supervision and managed only to cheat a little with a sip of Miso broth. In fact, I surprise myself! lol It was a big challenge but I think at this point, it is the fear that if I do break it, and decide to pig out on cheeseburges, fries, sushi, things I'm craving, I will be soooo sick to my stomach that I will regret it even more than the fact I cheated. I hate being stomach sick and I would rather just go through with it and wean off the proper way, so when I do have the things I crave, I'm not immediately throwing them up!
My hunger cravings really have gone away. I still think of food, don't get me wrong, but its not because I'm hungry, it's habit I think. I have a habit of planning dinner on my car drive home, a habit of planning out my grocery list, a habit of wanting to turn to food everytime there's a problem.
Problems....food might not solve them in the long run but boy is it nice to comfort your emotions with a big bowl of mashed potatoes lol. I was tempted today, let me tell you. West found out he didn't get the job in Vegas he was hoping for which might change our whole gameplan. That is enough to make me want to dive in to a bag of popcorn or at the very least eat an entire pot of bullion lol but we'll make it through and it will be a good lesson on dealing with emotions without food.
Overall, at the halfway point I'm feeling proud I made it this far and I really do feel a sense of cleanliness. I have lost a total of 9lbs so far, my teeth are whiter, my nails are growing like crazy, my skin is clearing up and I seem to have a whole new appreciation for food and the way I look at it. Plus I think my stomach has shrunken so I won't be able to consume the amount of food I did before etc. I think it has been beneficial and not as hard as I thought it would be. The key would have to be making sure your stomach is always full of water or lemonade. That really helps!
Bring on the next 6 days!
When I got in to work this morning, my co-workers couldn't wait to ask me if I made it through the weekend. They were surprised to find out I indeed had made it through two days off, at home, with no supervision and managed only to cheat a little with a sip of Miso broth. In fact, I surprise myself! lol It was a big challenge but I think at this point, it is the fear that if I do break it, and decide to pig out on cheeseburges, fries, sushi, things I'm craving, I will be soooo sick to my stomach that I will regret it even more than the fact I cheated. I hate being stomach sick and I would rather just go through with it and wean off the proper way, so when I do have the things I crave, I'm not immediately throwing them up!
My hunger cravings really have gone away. I still think of food, don't get me wrong, but its not because I'm hungry, it's habit I think. I have a habit of planning dinner on my car drive home, a habit of planning out my grocery list, a habit of wanting to turn to food everytime there's a problem.
Problems....food might not solve them in the long run but boy is it nice to comfort your emotions with a big bowl of mashed potatoes lol. I was tempted today, let me tell you. West found out he didn't get the job in Vegas he was hoping for which might change our whole gameplan. That is enough to make me want to dive in to a bag of popcorn or at the very least eat an entire pot of bullion lol but we'll make it through and it will be a good lesson on dealing with emotions without food.
Overall, at the halfway point I'm feeling proud I made it this far and I really do feel a sense of cleanliness. I have lost a total of 9lbs so far, my teeth are whiter, my nails are growing like crazy, my skin is clearing up and I seem to have a whole new appreciation for food and the way I look at it. Plus I think my stomach has shrunken so I won't be able to consume the amount of food I did before etc. I think it has been beneficial and not as hard as I thought it would be. The key would have to be making sure your stomach is always full of water or lemonade. That really helps!
Bring on the next 6 days!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Day 6 - Much the Same
So it's Day 5 and its much the same as day 4. I found myself really hungry this afternoon but West was drinking Miso soup and I had a few spoonfuls and with only like 3 tbls I was already feeling satisfied. It was hard today because West got sent home early from work and wanted to do something. Everything we usually do together revolves around food somehow, going out to dinner, grabbing takeout and RedBox...etc. so we sat at home and watched some of the second season of Jericho. I tried to clean house today and played in a few poker tournaments but there wasn't anything eventful regarding the diet, so I guess that's a good thing. The tea (did I mention it's not so bueno tasting) seems to do the job but in order to get the effect I think is supposed to be desired, I have to drink two cups of double brewed tea. Hmmm maybe my body is just stubborn!
Well, only 4 more days of this lemonade stuff before I can wean back off of it to real food! The detox isn't unbearable but I miss food lol I have noticed my fingernails seem to be growing really fast and my teeth are whiter. Probably because I'm not eating food so my toothpaste/mouthwash has more time to work. I feel lighter. I lost another 1.7lbs today but its more than weight, my skin feels tighter, if that makes any sense. I think it's working?! :)
Back to work tomorrow!
Well, only 4 more days of this lemonade stuff before I can wean back off of it to real food! The detox isn't unbearable but I miss food lol I have noticed my fingernails seem to be growing really fast and my teeth are whiter. Probably because I'm not eating food so my toothpaste/mouthwash has more time to work. I feel lighter. I lost another 1.7lbs today but its more than weight, my skin feels tighter, if that makes any sense. I think it's working?! :)
Back to work tomorrow!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Day 5 - So far so good
So I woke up this morning with a TON of energy! I wanted to get up and go someplace or do something so...since West was still sleeping I got up and made my lemonade for the day and planned on maybe starting some laundry or something but the juice woke him up so I watched TV with him until he had to go to work.
I made the lemonade with the CORRECT amount of cayenne pepper and I still don't like the taste much. Maybe 1/4 tsp instead of a 1/2tsp? Maybe I'll get used to it...I'm sure there's a science in the amount of ingredients that makes this lemonade and I'd hate to screw that up lol
As for the tea, it didn't have the same effect I thought it would. I drank the tea and expected to be up at like 5am but I woke up around 9 and nothing. I was beginning to think it wasn't working but it eventually did around ten and it really was a comfortable, normal experience. Nothing like when I've taken a laxative before and I have a feeling maybe I didn't make the tea strong enough because I'm sure there was supposed to be more of an effect that what really happened (without giving you too many gross details lol)
I lost another 2lbs when I got on the scale this morning! I'm planning to do some chores today and keep my mind off the fully stocked fridge lol weekends are hard!!
I made the lemonade with the CORRECT amount of cayenne pepper and I still don't like the taste much. Maybe 1/4 tsp instead of a 1/2tsp? Maybe I'll get used to it...I'm sure there's a science in the amount of ingredients that makes this lemonade and I'd hate to screw that up lol
As for the tea, it didn't have the same effect I thought it would. I drank the tea and expected to be up at like 5am but I woke up around 9 and nothing. I was beginning to think it wasn't working but it eventually did around ten and it really was a comfortable, normal experience. Nothing like when I've taken a laxative before and I have a feeling maybe I didn't make the tea strong enough because I'm sure there was supposed to be more of an effect that what really happened (without giving you too many gross details lol)
I lost another 2lbs when I got on the scale this morning! I'm planning to do some chores today and keep my mind off the fully stocked fridge lol weekends are hard!!
Friday, July 10, 2009
SWF
Ok. I'm blogging at 10pm to let you know about my SWF. Let's start from the beginning. It's 9:30pm and I know I'm not going anywhere for the rest of the evening so I decide its time to stop procrastinating and it's time to do the SWF. I get my 32oz container out and fill it with water, then I measure out a TBL of sea salt and add it to the water. 10 minutes later the salt has full disolved and I'm ready. I'm psyching myself up to chug this water. Ok. I'm ready. Lets do this. I take the first few chugs and imagine its salted popcorn. OK! Take a breath. That wasn't so bad. I take a 2 min break and start again. Chug Chug Chug. Ok, yeah that was nasty. That was not pleasant at all. Oh my god this stuff is absolutely rancid. Ok, well I'm 3/4 of the way through, I just need to take a break and I'll finish the rest...I'll really do it! Yes, I can soooo do this. I take a 5 min break and I start to feel sick. Sick just like you would imagine if someone drank about a liter of salt water.
My mouth started to water, ya know that water feeling you get in your mouth right before you run to the bathroom to pray to the porcelain? Yeah. That kind. I'm telling myself, its fine..if I can just keep it down long enough for it to get digested, I'll be fine. Deep breaths.
I drink some regular water to wash out the bad taste. Breathe in....breathe out....ignore the sloshing of salt water in your stomach.
Then...it hits me. It's coming up whether I want it to or not and it's coming fast! I run from the office to the bathroom and make it just in time to throw up every ounce of salt water I just tried so hard to drink. DAMMIT!
So in short lol the SWF isn't going to work for me apparently, so I'm on to the next best recommended thing...the Smooth Move tea. I read the directions and it says to drink a cup of tea before bed and "enjoy" a nice "comfortable" bowel movement in 6-8 hours. Really? It's my weekend and I've gotta get up in the morning to take a crap? Really. Hm. This day sucks.
My mouth started to water, ya know that water feeling you get in your mouth right before you run to the bathroom to pray to the porcelain? Yeah. That kind. I'm telling myself, its fine..if I can just keep it down long enough for it to get digested, I'll be fine. Deep breaths.
I drink some regular water to wash out the bad taste. Breathe in....breathe out....ignore the sloshing of salt water in your stomach.
Then...it hits me. It's coming up whether I want it to or not and it's coming fast! I run from the office to the bathroom and make it just in time to throw up every ounce of salt water I just tried so hard to drink. DAMMIT!
So in short lol the SWF isn't going to work for me apparently, so I'm on to the next best recommended thing...the Smooth Move tea. I read the directions and it says to drink a cup of tea before bed and "enjoy" a nice "comfortable" bowel movement in 6-8 hours. Really? It's my weekend and I've gotta get up in the morning to take a crap? Really. Hm. This day sucks.
Day 4 - 1st Lemonade Day
Day 4 is here and it means I've officially gone almost 3 days without solid food. Amazing how your body can survive on liquid without many repercussions. Last night I made the lemonade according to the recipe but I didn't add the cayenne pepper yet because it said that the longer the cayenne sits in the lemonade, the hotter the lemonade can become. It took about 4 lemons to make 1 cup of lemon juice (about, 7oz is really what's needed). My aunt gave me this juicer that works wonders! It's an amazing piece of equipment lol and saves me from cutting and squeezing my own lemons and probably not getting nearly as much juice out myself.
This morning I woke up and decided to add the 1/2tsp of cayenne pepper before bottling it up and taking it to work with me. Boy, did I make a dire mistake!! Measuring the cayenne this morning, I put my half teaspoon in and it kinda clumped up, like most spices do, inside the spoon so i tried to brush some off but didn't really level out the spoon correctly and decided it was "close enough" and dumped it into my lemonade. Man. CAYENNE NEEDS TO BE MEASURED. It is almost undrinkable. There's so much heat in the lemonade that I have to gulp it down and immediately follow it with half a bottle of water. This makes for a miserable day. Not only am I hungry because I can't stand the lemonade but when I do drink the lemonade, it's just awful awful stuff. It's a struggle to drink to say the very very least. I would have to say this is one of my hardest days because I screwed myself over. ugh!
My friend Alexis, who was doing this with me, decided today that the lemonade was just not her thing. She had a problem stomaching the stuff and googled a few articles that were not so favorable about the detox so she decided to stop. Lucky her she gets to eat dinner tonight, like actually eat! ;) I think with any diet/detox/cleanse there's always a side that is for it and a side that's against it, no matter which diet you choose. She googled some horrific stories on the detox but I found some amazing success stories so, I've decided as long as I'm not in pain, and I feel ok, I'm going to keep going with it....just watching my measurement of cayenne pepper!!
I lost another 1.4lbs yesterday and have been feeling just fine other than today. Today I can tell when my blood sugar is low because I start to get my headache back, which normally would not be a problem but I'm just having an issue swallowing my atomic fire juice lol. I feel lighter....I feel cleaner, like I might actually be doing something right. I also started my cycle today so we'll see how this detox effects a period. I was expecting not to lose any weight when I started because I would have to be retaining water weight, but to my surprise it hasn't really effected me like I thought it would.
Tonight I start my very first Salt Water Flush. Compared to this lemonade, the salt water should be a piece of cake but we'll see. I'll let you know the progress tomorrow morning. It's my first day off with this detox tomorrow. I've had work and other things to take my mind off of eating but now I'll be home, all day, with a house full of food, and no one but myself to tell me I can't eat it. It will definitely be a challenge!!
In addition to working lol, I've been googling the health benefits of the ingredients in the lemonade. Just what exactly am I drinking and why? Well, I was surprised to find out that even maple syrup has health benefits. Check them out:
The Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper
The Health Benefits of Lemons
The Health Benefits of Maple Syrup
This morning I woke up and decided to add the 1/2tsp of cayenne pepper before bottling it up and taking it to work with me. Boy, did I make a dire mistake!! Measuring the cayenne this morning, I put my half teaspoon in and it kinda clumped up, like most spices do, inside the spoon so i tried to brush some off but didn't really level out the spoon correctly and decided it was "close enough" and dumped it into my lemonade. Man. CAYENNE NEEDS TO BE MEASURED. It is almost undrinkable. There's so much heat in the lemonade that I have to gulp it down and immediately follow it with half a bottle of water. This makes for a miserable day. Not only am I hungry because I can't stand the lemonade but when I do drink the lemonade, it's just awful awful stuff. It's a struggle to drink to say the very very least. I would have to say this is one of my hardest days because I screwed myself over. ugh!
My friend Alexis, who was doing this with me, decided today that the lemonade was just not her thing. She had a problem stomaching the stuff and googled a few articles that were not so favorable about the detox so she decided to stop. Lucky her she gets to eat dinner tonight, like actually eat! ;) I think with any diet/detox/cleanse there's always a side that is for it and a side that's against it, no matter which diet you choose. She googled some horrific stories on the detox but I found some amazing success stories so, I've decided as long as I'm not in pain, and I feel ok, I'm going to keep going with it....just watching my measurement of cayenne pepper!!
I lost another 1.4lbs yesterday and have been feeling just fine other than today. Today I can tell when my blood sugar is low because I start to get my headache back, which normally would not be a problem but I'm just having an issue swallowing my atomic fire juice lol. I feel lighter....I feel cleaner, like I might actually be doing something right. I also started my cycle today so we'll see how this detox effects a period. I was expecting not to lose any weight when I started because I would have to be retaining water weight, but to my surprise it hasn't really effected me like I thought it would.
Tonight I start my very first Salt Water Flush. Compared to this lemonade, the salt water should be a piece of cake but we'll see. I'll let you know the progress tomorrow morning. It's my first day off with this detox tomorrow. I've had work and other things to take my mind off of eating but now I'll be home, all day, with a house full of food, and no one but myself to tell me I can't eat it. It will definitely be a challenge!!
In addition to working lol, I've been googling the health benefits of the ingredients in the lemonade. Just what exactly am I drinking and why? Well, I was surprised to find out that even maple syrup has health benefits. Check them out:
The Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper
The Health Benefits of Lemons
The Health Benefits of Maple Syrup
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Day 3 - OJ Day!
So today is day 3 - Orange Juice day. It's supposed to be 2 liters of OJ mixed with two tablespoons maple syrup. Last night I cracked open the $14 of maple syrup to mix my drink for the morning and I have to say, that maple syrup was the best I have ever tasted. It could be because I haven't eaten food for two days lol but I have to say licking the spoon was a great treat and the funny thing is, you can't taste the maple syrup in the OJ, maybe because its only 2tbl to 2 liters of juice. I wouldn't spend $14 on syrup to poor over pancakes but...it's pretty damn good syrup.
Anyways, last night was pretty good. My headache was still there. I got home to make broth and looked at the ingredients of bullion. I can't even pronounce the first ingredient! New rule. If you can't pronounce the first ingredient, don't eat it lol. Luckily, I had bought a box of Rachel Ray's chicken stock to cook meals with and heated that up instead. It was great! Well, great considering I've been craving substance and I felt like I finally felt it in the broth. Something other than fruit! Plus it only contained 4 ingredients and it was all natural without preservatives so I felt like I had made a much better choice than the bullion...that tided me over for last night and with the help of a couple bottles of water I felt fine.
I do have to admit I almost cheated. West decided that for dinner it would be great to make a plate full of tater tots. TATER TOTS! He knows potatoes are like my favorite thing in the whole world and he's sitting there eating them right in front of me. There was almost a domestic dispute...but instead I drank my broth and just thought about my plot to kill him. I have noticed that without my tactful meal planning, or me there to eat with him, his meal choices haven't been all that grand. He had tater tots last night, and the night before a tortilla and cheese. I keep hinting to him that there's stuff in the freezer to cook like chicken, fish, even hamburgers but he's being lazy.
Overall I am pretty proud of my progress. I've stuck to it for 3 days straight and lost another 1.2lbs. At the end of today, it will be 2 whole days without solid foods. It's starting to amaze me the nutrients our bodies need to function compared to the amount of food we eat. Not saying that this is all the nutrients your body needs, because I'm sure it isn't, but I do see that the portions I'm eating are waaay too big to sustain life lol I need to remember we eat to live not live to eat (although I think I might sell my soul for a bowl of pasta here soon). I'm not really craving food phsyically, I think its more of a mind over matter sitatution. I'm in the habit of eating 3 meals a day, and in the habit of centering get togethers and events around meals. It's not that I'm hungry, or that I'm craving something but mention to me a food and damn does it SOUND good...make sense at all?
I'm feeling ok. My headache went away and I'm not tired at all. I haven't felt any signs of lightheadedness or feeling dizzy. I feel normal with the addition of about 100 bathroom trips everyday due to the amount of water I'm drinking ;) allergies are still the same though. I woke up this morning all congested so yesterday must have been a fluke. I still have somewhat of a sore throat and a little heartburn from all the acidic OJ but its forcing me to drink more water to calm that, so I guess its a good thing.
Tomorrow is my first official "detox" day. These other days have just been an easing in of sorts. I'm hoping that it goes as smoothly as today has been, that I like the taste of the "lemonade" and I can complete my first SWF (salt water flush). That's mainly what I'm worried about. For starters I've heard that downing a liter of salt water at room temperature can cause you to vomit on the spot lol so to prepare, I've bought this lax tea just in case I can't handle the SWF but I've read that that tea causes severe stomach cramps and who wants that? Gag on a little salt water or deal with cramping? Hmmm....we shall find out!
Anyways, last night was pretty good. My headache was still there. I got home to make broth and looked at the ingredients of bullion. I can't even pronounce the first ingredient! New rule. If you can't pronounce the first ingredient, don't eat it lol. Luckily, I had bought a box of Rachel Ray's chicken stock to cook meals with and heated that up instead. It was great! Well, great considering I've been craving substance and I felt like I finally felt it in the broth. Something other than fruit! Plus it only contained 4 ingredients and it was all natural without preservatives so I felt like I had made a much better choice than the bullion...that tided me over for last night and with the help of a couple bottles of water I felt fine.
I do have to admit I almost cheated. West decided that for dinner it would be great to make a plate full of tater tots. TATER TOTS! He knows potatoes are like my favorite thing in the whole world and he's sitting there eating them right in front of me. There was almost a domestic dispute...but instead I drank my broth and just thought about my plot to kill him. I have noticed that without my tactful meal planning, or me there to eat with him, his meal choices haven't been all that grand. He had tater tots last night, and the night before a tortilla and cheese. I keep hinting to him that there's stuff in the freezer to cook like chicken, fish, even hamburgers but he's being lazy.
Overall I am pretty proud of my progress. I've stuck to it for 3 days straight and lost another 1.2lbs. At the end of today, it will be 2 whole days without solid foods. It's starting to amaze me the nutrients our bodies need to function compared to the amount of food we eat. Not saying that this is all the nutrients your body needs, because I'm sure it isn't, but I do see that the portions I'm eating are waaay too big to sustain life lol I need to remember we eat to live not live to eat (although I think I might sell my soul for a bowl of pasta here soon). I'm not really craving food phsyically, I think its more of a mind over matter sitatution. I'm in the habit of eating 3 meals a day, and in the habit of centering get togethers and events around meals. It's not that I'm hungry, or that I'm craving something but mention to me a food and damn does it SOUND good...make sense at all?
I'm feeling ok. My headache went away and I'm not tired at all. I haven't felt any signs of lightheadedness or feeling dizzy. I feel normal with the addition of about 100 bathroom trips everyday due to the amount of water I'm drinking ;) allergies are still the same though. I woke up this morning all congested so yesterday must have been a fluke. I still have somewhat of a sore throat and a little heartburn from all the acidic OJ but its forcing me to drink more water to calm that, so I guess its a good thing.
Tomorrow is my first official "detox" day. These other days have just been an easing in of sorts. I'm hoping that it goes as smoothly as today has been, that I like the taste of the "lemonade" and I can complete my first SWF (salt water flush). That's mainly what I'm worried about. For starters I've heard that downing a liter of salt water at room temperature can cause you to vomit on the spot lol so to prepare, I've bought this lax tea just in case I can't handle the SWF but I've read that that tea causes severe stomach cramps and who wants that? Gag on a little salt water or deal with cramping? Hmmm....we shall find out!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Day 2 - Juice day!
After I blogged last night, we made last minute plans with our friends Amanda and Shelby to go see Public Emenies, the new Johnny Depp movie. I was hesitating, not because I didn't want to see the movie but more because nothing sounded better than a large popcorn with extra butter and extra extra salt. Mmmm just typing about it makes my mouth water. I decided to go anyways and took a fruit smoothie from Trader Joe's with me to quench my need to snack. When we got to the theater I just went straight into the movie. It was wierd not to stop by the concession stand first and get treats. It felt empty sitting there with my little bottle of juice lol but I did it! It was easier than I thought being that I was so waterlogged from eating so much fruit, and then a smoothie on top of it.
As for today, I got on the scale and lost 2.6lbs! Very exciting. I also noticed my allergies are a little better today. It could just be a coincidence, maybe a low pollen count day, but I definitely noticed I wasn't attached to the tissue box like I usually am. I did wake up witha headache and took two IBprofen. I still feel a hint of a headache all day today but nothing horrible. I'm sure its just from lack of caffeinne or something. I drank the rest of my smoothie from last night for breakfast and then through the day I've been drinking a Mango smoothie and tons of water. I was actually really thirsty when I woke up this morning and drank 2 bottles of water before 10am. Very unusual for me! I am noticing the acid from the fruit and fruit juices is starting to get to me so with every drink of juice I've been drinking water to wash it down. My aunt had warned me that when she did this, all the acid made her teeth super sensitive. My issue is more my tongue and the back of my throat...and even a little heartburn. My tongue feels like it's getting those little white bumps on it, infected tastebuds or whatever and my throat is sore, maybe from drinking more than usual?
Speaking of fruit, I am beginning to get sick and tired of the stuff. I'm not a huge veggie eater so these last two days have been mostly fruit based with a few baby carrots here and there. I was craving protein so bad that at lunch I had to have a bowl of broth. Wednesday is veggie soup day here at work and I drank a coffee cup full of just the broth. The detox instructions say that a bowl of broth on the juice day is fine but they encourage you to make your own or buy organic no preservative etc. broth. Yeah....I didn't do that ;) My feeling is that this 3 day "Ease in" is merely just to prepare your body (and mind) for living on a liquid diet...weaning yourself off of solid foods so if this broth has a little MSG or a high sodium count or whatever, it is what it is. Better than binging! In fact tonight, for dinner, I'm going to make another bowl of broth from some bullion cubes I have at home. Not ideal for all you vegans out there but its my special treat for making it through day 2!
Other than the craving of the protein thing , I haven't really had any major side effects or problems. I've been keeping myself pretty full of liquids and haven't had those major hunger pains or stomach pains from yesterday. I have noticed I'm cold more often but that's probably just from drinking cold water and fruit.
Ok! On to day 3...OJ day...
As for today, I got on the scale and lost 2.6lbs! Very exciting. I also noticed my allergies are a little better today. It could just be a coincidence, maybe a low pollen count day, but I definitely noticed I wasn't attached to the tissue box like I usually am. I did wake up witha headache and took two IBprofen. I still feel a hint of a headache all day today but nothing horrible. I'm sure its just from lack of caffeinne or something. I drank the rest of my smoothie from last night for breakfast and then through the day I've been drinking a Mango smoothie and tons of water. I was actually really thirsty when I woke up this morning and drank 2 bottles of water before 10am. Very unusual for me! I am noticing the acid from the fruit and fruit juices is starting to get to me so with every drink of juice I've been drinking water to wash it down. My aunt had warned me that when she did this, all the acid made her teeth super sensitive. My issue is more my tongue and the back of my throat...and even a little heartburn. My tongue feels like it's getting those little white bumps on it, infected tastebuds or whatever and my throat is sore, maybe from drinking more than usual?
Speaking of fruit, I am beginning to get sick and tired of the stuff. I'm not a huge veggie eater so these last two days have been mostly fruit based with a few baby carrots here and there. I was craving protein so bad that at lunch I had to have a bowl of broth. Wednesday is veggie soup day here at work and I drank a coffee cup full of just the broth. The detox instructions say that a bowl of broth on the juice day is fine but they encourage you to make your own or buy organic no preservative etc. broth. Yeah....I didn't do that ;) My feeling is that this 3 day "Ease in" is merely just to prepare your body (and mind) for living on a liquid diet...weaning yourself off of solid foods so if this broth has a little MSG or a high sodium count or whatever, it is what it is. Better than binging! In fact tonight, for dinner, I'm going to make another bowl of broth from some bullion cubes I have at home. Not ideal for all you vegans out there but its my special treat for making it through day 2!
Other than the craving of the protein thing , I haven't really had any major side effects or problems. I've been keeping myself pretty full of liquids and haven't had those major hunger pains or stomach pains from yesterday. I have noticed I'm cold more often but that's probably just from drinking cold water and fruit.
Ok! On to day 3...OJ day...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Day 1 - All the fruits and veggies I can eat!
So it's day 1. I woke up this morning and was all excited to start this thing! Last night I measured myself and this morning I stepped on the scale. Yuck! It's the heaviest I've been since I can remember. We'll get to that later.
So last night I bagged up my fruit and veggies. I took to work 2 big bags of fruit and a bag of veggies, leaving behind the same amount in my fridge. For breakfast I ate a bag of fruit and then at lunch I stole a banana and apple, some corn (is that a veggie? Might be a starch?), cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes from our employee cafeteria. All I could think of was damn I wish I had some Ranch dressing lol BUT I have to say I haven't been hungry all day long...if anything, I feel water logged, like the bottles of water I'm drinking mixed with the fruit I've been eating just has so much liquid! I was fine until about 4pm when I started to get a few stomach pains. I think my body is just allergic to anything healthy ;) Actually, I think i ate way too much acidic fruit...pineapple, cantaloupe, kiwi, mango....all really high in acid and I don't think my stomach likes that too much. On the way home I ate my bag of veggies and that seemes to calm it a bit. Since I've been home I've just been drinking lots of water. I've got all that fruit and stuff in the fridge and I don't even want it now.
What I do want is a giant juicy steak...or a cheeseburger, or practically anything in it with protein. I talked to my friend Alexis who is doing this with me and she's have the same cravings. Maybe the sugar in the fruit causes it? West reheated our Beijing Palace chinese food from last night and I had to leave the room before I attacked him for the chicken ;) but overall it hasn't been a bad experience yet. I was expecting to start the caffiene headache and nothing yet...just a few stomach pains and I'm having to choke down the texture of fruit lol but other than that so far so good! I read that if the protein cravings keep up tomorrow, I can have a bowl of chicken broth as long as I either make it from veggies myself or I find a pure veggie/chicken type stock in the store without preservatives and gunk in it. We'll see.
For tomorrow, the fruit/veggie juice day, I bought a few bottles of organic juice. One is a strawberry smoothie that I'm going to have for breakfast, then the other is a Mango type fruit juice and the third is a green type drink thats supposed to taste fruity but have veggie juice in it. Just looks like a whole lot of wheatgrass to me....
As for the weight thing I pondered whether I really wanted to post my weight and measurements for the world to see. In one aspect it's pretty freakin embarassing I let myself get to the weight I'm at and I don't think I look like the number on the scale but on the other hand numbers show progress and how is anyone supposed to learn from my blog if there isn't hard evidencial (sp? even a word?) numbers to support it...and I'd like to think I'll never see that number on the scale again so what am I so worried about? 217. Blam. There it is. Sucks but then again that's part of the reason I'm doing this...to get healthy and get motivated. The only place I can go from here is down!
So here's to surviving day 1! On to day 2!
So last night I bagged up my fruit and veggies. I took to work 2 big bags of fruit and a bag of veggies, leaving behind the same amount in my fridge. For breakfast I ate a bag of fruit and then at lunch I stole a banana and apple, some corn (is that a veggie? Might be a starch?), cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes from our employee cafeteria. All I could think of was damn I wish I had some Ranch dressing lol BUT I have to say I haven't been hungry all day long...if anything, I feel water logged, like the bottles of water I'm drinking mixed with the fruit I've been eating just has so much liquid! I was fine until about 4pm when I started to get a few stomach pains. I think my body is just allergic to anything healthy ;) Actually, I think i ate way too much acidic fruit...pineapple, cantaloupe, kiwi, mango....all really high in acid and I don't think my stomach likes that too much. On the way home I ate my bag of veggies and that seemes to calm it a bit. Since I've been home I've just been drinking lots of water. I've got all that fruit and stuff in the fridge and I don't even want it now.
What I do want is a giant juicy steak...or a cheeseburger, or practically anything in it with protein. I talked to my friend Alexis who is doing this with me and she's have the same cravings. Maybe the sugar in the fruit causes it? West reheated our Beijing Palace chinese food from last night and I had to leave the room before I attacked him for the chicken ;) but overall it hasn't been a bad experience yet. I was expecting to start the caffiene headache and nothing yet...just a few stomach pains and I'm having to choke down the texture of fruit lol but other than that so far so good! I read that if the protein cravings keep up tomorrow, I can have a bowl of chicken broth as long as I either make it from veggies myself or I find a pure veggie/chicken type stock in the store without preservatives and gunk in it. We'll see.
For tomorrow, the fruit/veggie juice day, I bought a few bottles of organic juice. One is a strawberry smoothie that I'm going to have for breakfast, then the other is a Mango type fruit juice and the third is a green type drink thats supposed to taste fruity but have veggie juice in it. Just looks like a whole lot of wheatgrass to me....
As for the weight thing I pondered whether I really wanted to post my weight and measurements for the world to see. In one aspect it's pretty freakin embarassing I let myself get to the weight I'm at and I don't think I look like the number on the scale but on the other hand numbers show progress and how is anyone supposed to learn from my blog if there isn't hard evidencial (sp? even a word?) numbers to support it...and I'd like to think I'll never see that number on the scale again so what am I so worried about? 217. Blam. There it is. Sucks but then again that's part of the reason I'm doing this...to get healthy and get motivated. The only place I can go from here is down!
So here's to surviving day 1! On to day 2!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Shopping for the detox
So! I just got back from shopping for the detox diet and well...I'm a little taken a back (sp?!) lol I kid you not I spent almost $100 for all the groceries needed for this detox because the maple syrup was $14 a bottle! A BOTTLE! Dude. Seriously? AND I had to go to three stores. At Costco, I spent $35 on a bowl of fresh cut fruit (ok so maybe buying my own fruit and cutting it myself would have been cheaper), 3 5lb bags of lemons, and some organic pure orange juice. At Trader Joes I spent $40 on organic fruit & veggie juice (for day 2) and 2 bottles of maple syrup @ 14 a piece! Then I couldn't find the special tea at TJ's so I went to Walmart where I spent another $10 on a veggie tray and tea. I'm planning on using the salt water for the flush but I bought the tea in case I just couldn't stomach the salt water.
So now while Venice and Kaydance are over playing Little Big Planet and Alexis and West are doing a puzzle, I'm going to separate my fruit into bags for work. Then before bed I'll take some measurements and get all ready for Day 1! Day 1 consists of nothing but water, raw fruit and raw veggies. I bought a fruit bowl that has pineapple, melons, and berries in it plus a small veggie snacker that has celery, broccoli carrots and baby tomatoes in them. I'm not a big raw veggie eater but I sure do love cold fruit! Tomorrow shouldn't be sooo hard. We'll see!
So now while Venice and Kaydance are over playing Little Big Planet and Alexis and West are doing a puzzle, I'm going to separate my fruit into bags for work. Then before bed I'll take some measurements and get all ready for Day 1! Day 1 consists of nothing but water, raw fruit and raw veggies. I bought a fruit bowl that has pineapple, melons, and berries in it plus a small veggie snacker that has celery, broccoli carrots and baby tomatoes in them. I'm not a big raw veggie eater but I sure do love cold fruit! Tomorrow shouldn't be sooo hard. We'll see!
The Lemonade Detox Challenge
Ok, so I'm new to this whole blogging thing on here but we're going to give it a try. So...the reason for my blog? I'm starting a challenge...partly because I want to become healthy but also because my boyfriend West, thinks I can't do it...and I don't blame him. Have you ever seen me when I'm hungry? It's not a pretty sight, in fact its quite brutal on anyone around me...I basically become the biggest bitch in the world until I get either chocolate or food lol
So in an effort to jumpstart a diet (I'm going to try the Carboholics Diet) and after hearing all the good things about this "cleanse" and how it can heal your digestive system, cleanse your body, make asthma better, elminate allergies etc. etc. I'm going to try this thing called The Master Cleanse. It's more commonly referred to as the lemonade diet, the maple syrup diet etc. etc. It's the cleanse Beyonce went on before she had to do Dream Girls, and there are people out there that swear by it.
There are also people out there that think it's THE MOST dangerous way to cleanse your body and shun it. That's ok too. Some of those people I think aren't as educated about this cleanse as I think they should be before opening their big mouths but then again, lemonade made of lemons, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup, for 7 days without any food does sound a little crazy....
In any case, I'm going to give it a try and have promised to immediately stop if I feel dizzy, faint, sick, or anything like that. After all, I'm trying to HELP my body not hurt it so if something doesn't feel right, why continue it?
Yeah. So that's the plan. I could go into a lengthy detail about what this detox is but you can read for yourself here: http://themastercleanse.org/
The point of this blog was to keep track of my progress and give me someone to report to lol also I was hoping it would either motivate and help those interested in the Master Cleanse or...I could experience horrible things and tell people to stay the hell away from it! Either way....lol
So! I'm starting tomorrow with day 1, fruits and veggie day. Alexis and I are going to Trader Joes and Costco to track down all the ingredients...then I'm going to do some measurements....then tomorrow before I start my day I'll wiegh in and we'll be on our way...one day at a time.
I'm excited because:
I'm worried because:
So! I'll post again after shopping!
So in an effort to jumpstart a diet (I'm going to try the Carboholics Diet) and after hearing all the good things about this "cleanse" and how it can heal your digestive system, cleanse your body, make asthma better, elminate allergies etc. etc. I'm going to try this thing called The Master Cleanse. It's more commonly referred to as the lemonade diet, the maple syrup diet etc. etc. It's the cleanse Beyonce went on before she had to do Dream Girls, and there are people out there that swear by it.
There are also people out there that think it's THE MOST dangerous way to cleanse your body and shun it. That's ok too. Some of those people I think aren't as educated about this cleanse as I think they should be before opening their big mouths but then again, lemonade made of lemons, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup, for 7 days without any food does sound a little crazy....
In any case, I'm going to give it a try and have promised to immediately stop if I feel dizzy, faint, sick, or anything like that. After all, I'm trying to HELP my body not hurt it so if something doesn't feel right, why continue it?
Yeah. So that's the plan. I could go into a lengthy detail about what this detox is but you can read for yourself here: http://themastercleanse.org/
The point of this blog was to keep track of my progress and give me someone to report to lol also I was hoping it would either motivate and help those interested in the Master Cleanse or...I could experience horrible things and tell people to stay the hell away from it! Either way....lol
So! I'm starting tomorrow with day 1, fruits and veggie day. Alexis and I are going to Trader Joes and Costco to track down all the ingredients...then I'm going to do some measurements....then tomorrow before I start my day I'll wiegh in and we'll be on our way...one day at a time.
I'm excited because:
- It might actually help my asthma/allergies
- If it does what it says it does, it will eliminate all that built up toxic waste in my body that stores from processed foods
- It will jumpstart my metabolism
- I will lose some wieght
- I will get my energy back
I'm worried because:
- I know detoxing and becoming sugar/caffiene free involves headaches. I hate headaches
- I'm not exactly sure what 13 days without solid foods will do to my body
- I'm about to start my cycle so I'm wondering how it will effect my period
- I'm worried I won't have the will power to go all 13 days
- I'm afraid if I do lose weight, once I eat solid foods, it will come right back...but I keep telling myself this isn't for weight loss and the book even says you will gain back half of what you lose when your body stabalizes from eating solid foods again.
So! I'll post again after shopping!
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