Half Way Through

It's the half way point of the 21 day detox I've been doing.  it's not a specific detox, but one that a friend's daughter, who is a massage therapist and student of nutrition, made up.  (I shared the specifics of the detox in this post, in case you want to read about it.)  There are a group of us doing it together and we keep in touch via Facebook.  We encourage each other, share recipes, ask questions and report on how our days are going.

I hate to be all "omg, I feel great", and "I have so much energy", but both those are true!  I'll try to be calm as I share the following observations with you.

• The body is an amazing thing.  That I can change my diet for 11 days and have a 180 degree turn from how I felt 12 days ago proves that.
• My joint aches are virtually gone as are the headaches.
• The knee pain I've had since I "sprained" it almost 3 months ago is gone.
• No more swollen hands and feet.
• My brain feels really sharp and I haven't been forgetting as much.
• The heart palpitations that have plagued me since I've been peri-menopausal are gone.
• I have so much energy that I've exercised 4 times this week and enjoyed tolerated it.  I'm not quite loving it yet.
• My head is no longer all plugged up.  I haven't woken up sneezing once this week.
• The sharp, gassy stomach pains I'd get daily are gone.
• *Gross Alert* I'm successfully pooping eliminating every darn day, sometimes twice.  When eating a lot of beets the daily elimination will be shocking until you realize all that red is from the beets!  TMI I know, but I felt the need to share.

There is no drug that could have taken away all the icky feeling symptoms I had and even if there was I doubt it would work so successfully in 11 days!

Comments

[Mental P Mama]

Awesome! Please share your menu!!!

[Meg]

WOW that is awesome! Good for you. Glad to hear it's working so well.

[Chrissy]

I'm so proud of you.

[Rachel---The Kooky Queen]

SERIOUS!?!?! That really is so awesome! It just goes to show you that most common body issues are a result of our diets. SO awesome that you've been able to stick to it, good job!

[phd in yogurtry]

whoah. going to read the toxify plan, stat.

[phd in yogurtry]

oops, make that detoxify plan. freudian slip?