The Detox

Week one of the 21 day detox is done!  Today starts week two.  Yesterday was the first day I started to feel really good.  I had tons of energy and no afternoon sleepies.  This has been a huge shake up of my diet.

I'm eating no:

• white flour, white pasta, white rice
• milk or milk products
• sugar
• beef, chicken or pork
• caffeine
• no alcohol

The caffeine I gave up on my own.  This detox allows for 1 cup of caffeinated beverage in the morning.  I just decided to try going without last Wednesday and haven't had any since.

This is what I am eating:

• Fish of all kinds, red snapper, salmon, shrimp and scallops
• Every color veggie you can think of
• Beets
• Sweet potatoes
• Almonds and pumpkin seeds
• Every fruit you can imagine
• Whole grain bread
• beans
• hummus

Key items to eat on the detox are radishes, beets, artichokes, aloe vera juice, lemons, garlic, ginger, Yogi detox tea, carrots, alfalfa sprouts and wheat grass.  The last item I haven't eaten yet.

Each morning I check my pH balance with a strip that I pee on.  I have very acid pH which is unhealthy.  I'm hoping by the time this detox is over it will be closer to the healthy range.

Once a week, on Sunday, I take a detox bath of baking soda and epsom salt.

I did my first weigh in today and I'm down 7 pounds.  Pretty exciting stuff!

The two things I thought I'd really miss were meat and my morning coffee with sugared creamer but I haven't missed any of it.  I did have a little bit of sugar cravings the first few days, but strawberries or a couple bites of banana and a few almonds really satisfied my sweet tooth.

The key to being successful for me has been pre-planning.  Cutting veggies so they are ready to eat, planning meals for the week, pre-making everything I can.  I'm lucky that Handy Man is doing the detox with me, this is making it so much easier than it would be if I was doing it alone.

Comments

[The Incredible Woody]

You are amazing! I think I would die...

[Diane]

I cannot even imagine. I am looking forward to just getting off prednisone in 4 days. After a month of it, my body will probably collapse. See you Thursday!

Great job by the way!

[Meg]

Whew that is impressive! Good for you! I could do it, but I think I would miss the white carbs way too much! Kick butt!

[Mental P Mama]

Good for you! I did a raw juice cleanse a while back and I loved it! What plan is this??

[Chrissy]

I'm so proud of you!! Keep up the good work.

[phd in yogurtry]

Key items to eat on the detox are radishes, beets, artichokes, aloe vera juice, lemons, garlic, ginger, Yogi detox tea, carrots, alfalfa sprouts and wheat grass.

I regularly eat lemons (lemonade fresh squeezed), garlic (lots and lots) carrots and sprouts. The other stuff? Never had. Interesting list of items. Can't wait to hear how things continue to progress.

[TheVinylVillager]

Ya know, last year I was forced to go on what amounts to a lifetime Atkins diet because my blood sugar was all out of whack. The things I can eat are very much like the things you are eating now, and Im tellin ya, I have never felt better!