Soooo....let's just forget my past post. There is too much temptation in my life, and not enough willpower, so instead of kicking myself, I'm doing the next best thing. I'm doing both! I'm eating the meals that are part of the cleanse, but I'm also having ice cream with the kids and friends after dinner and eating that mini twix that I find in the candy bowl. That's real life. That's something I can sustain.
What I've decided to not do, is to continue the rest of the cleanse (4 more days!) with no caffeine and no alcohol. Those I've been clean from for the whole cleanse, and those I can stay away from (maybe it's true that 21 days can make a habit, and since they weren't much of a habit before, they can continue to not be a habit in the future).
Walnut tacos last night were not terrible!! My Comfort soup (aka cauliflower) was delicious!! Veggie stir fry I can do without.
Today's lunch is a team lunch. Instead of eating 3 pieces of pizza, I'll have one with a salad and have my apple and peanut butter for a snack this afternoon. Best of both worlds! And I don't feel guilty.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014
W2D14
Today ends the detox week, with it's crummy recipes, and ...crummy recipes.
Tomorrow starts the 3rd and final week. I have not been good at all this week, but I did continue to try one recipe a day (other days were filled with A LOT of stuff that would be the opposite of detoxing).
My goal for this week, is to be 100% true to it. I had a great first week, I know i can do it again, especially since each day is one more day closer to being done! Going forward I have a good 10 recipes to add into daily life and go towards my 80% clean, 20% anything else. Maybe this week, I'll get a couple of more good recipes to add.
Cheer me on! 7 days!!
Tomorrow starts the 3rd and final week. I have not been good at all this week, but I did continue to try one recipe a day (other days were filled with A LOT of stuff that would be the opposite of detoxing).
My goal for this week, is to be 100% true to it. I had a great first week, I know i can do it again, especially since each day is one more day closer to being done! Going forward I have a good 10 recipes to add into daily life and go towards my 80% clean, 20% anything else. Maybe this week, I'll get a couple of more good recipes to add.
Cheer me on! 7 days!!
Monday, June 2, 2014
W1D2
For the next 20 days, I'm known as a set of characters! WxDx. Today I am W1D2. Week 1, Day 2.
I was excited the first day yesterday. Had a fantastic salad for lunch, had a great snack, and managed to eat the so-so salad for dinner (it was called a fiesta salad, I called it the siesta salad - because I'm hilarious!).
Today I put my smoothie in the freezer to finish getting ready and got all the way to work before I realized I hadn't eaten it. As it was only day 2, I HAD to go back! If I started skimping this early, I knew it would all go downhill. But, so far, I'm 100% committed! I cancelled lunch plans because I spent an hour yesterday prepping for my lunch today (and I'm not really sure what I can eat and can not eat at a restaurant).
The first week is about ridding your body of alcohol, caffeine and sugar. Guess what that leaves you with? A HEADACHE! Oh man is my head pounding. It's crazy to think that I've eaten all fresh 'stuff' for 48 hours and I have a headache. Seems like your body should be humming, but I guess it's getting rid of all of the toxins and that's what causes the headaches. Supposedly is supposed to only happen on day 2 and/or day 3.
I've tried more things in the last 2 days than I have in probably my whole life. I never knew I liked nectarines. I do not like tahini, and I still don't like red peppers. My stomach is still a little queazy from the salad I tried to eat for dinner. It had tahini, chickpeas, some other stuff that I already forgot in it. I'm not sure if it was the texture, the taste, or both, but I couldn't finish it. Just thinking about it makes my stomach queazy. I'm supposed to have the salad again for lunch tomorrow, but I'm going to go back to the Summer Strawberry one from day one.
What really sucked is that the family had Little Caesars pizza. I really wanted to take a little bite, but instead I promised myself I could eat some in 20 days. Man that seems like a long ways away...
I'm going to bed right now, so then I'll only have 19 days to go!
Whoot whoot!
I was excited the first day yesterday. Had a fantastic salad for lunch, had a great snack, and managed to eat the so-so salad for dinner (it was called a fiesta salad, I called it the siesta salad - because I'm hilarious!).
Today I put my smoothie in the freezer to finish getting ready and got all the way to work before I realized I hadn't eaten it. As it was only day 2, I HAD to go back! If I started skimping this early, I knew it would all go downhill. But, so far, I'm 100% committed! I cancelled lunch plans because I spent an hour yesterday prepping for my lunch today (and I'm not really sure what I can eat and can not eat at a restaurant).
The first week is about ridding your body of alcohol, caffeine and sugar. Guess what that leaves you with? A HEADACHE! Oh man is my head pounding. It's crazy to think that I've eaten all fresh 'stuff' for 48 hours and I have a headache. Seems like your body should be humming, but I guess it's getting rid of all of the toxins and that's what causes the headaches. Supposedly is supposed to only happen on day 2 and/or day 3.
I've tried more things in the last 2 days than I have in probably my whole life. I never knew I liked nectarines. I do not like tahini, and I still don't like red peppers. My stomach is still a little queazy from the salad I tried to eat for dinner. It had tahini, chickpeas, some other stuff that I already forgot in it. I'm not sure if it was the texture, the taste, or both, but I couldn't finish it. Just thinking about it makes my stomach queazy. I'm supposed to have the salad again for lunch tomorrow, but I'm going to go back to the Summer Strawberry one from day one.
What really sucked is that the family had Little Caesars pizza. I really wanted to take a little bite, but instead I promised myself I could eat some in 20 days. Man that seems like a long ways away...
I'm going to bed right now, so then I'll only have 19 days to go!
Whoot whoot!
Saturday, May 31, 2014
21 Days Cleanse
Detox is a big buzz word right now. Everybody is detoxing. It can range from a day to a whole month. My friends have detoxed, celebrities have detoxed, but it never seemed to fit my schedule, or I never thought I would get much out of it...and it seemed like a lot of work.
Last year around a big detox campaign (i.e. reading about detoxing EVERYWHERE), I ended up adding in morning smoothies. This helped me with some extra energy in the day and I ended up not needing/wanting a nap in the afternoon. I ran out of Smoothie Recipes, and I stumbled across Simple Green Smoothies. These women have FANTASTIC recipes!
Well, the stars aligned and all things pointed to GO recently. I won some money through DietBet (I lost 4% of my body weight in 4 weeks. The winners then split the pot (I was in two: one that cost $25 and another that cost $100)). Right about this time, Simple Green Smoothies started sending out e-mails about their 21 Day Cleanse. I deleted the first couple of them because of the cost ($75). Wouldn't you know it, that they sent me an e-mail with a 20% off link and that came out to roughly my winnings? I investigated further.
The Cleanse is not a fad, is not short term, is not a quick fix. I can eat, I can have treats, and I continue my smoothies (and you get invited to a VIP group where everybody is 'cleansing' together). I jumped on board. They had a group starting mid-May. This didn't work for me because I was at my peak in training for a 25k and I had some school and work trips planned for the end of May. But, if you know me, you know I don't like to waste things (especially money), so I knew I was going to start this at some point. I just returned from a 4th grade field trip (7 of the 9 meals were buffet!) and weighed myself. I have gained 8 lbs since the win on DietBet, and I feel like crap. The 21 days is going to pass over my son's birthday, and that's going to suck. I also have to make brownies for his school's end of the year party (those are my favorite) and I'm not sure I can resist licking the spoon. I don't think there will ever be 21 days without some sort of challenge, so I'm ready.
I bought my items from Amazon and Meijer. My grocery bill was $300!!! I bought things that I have never bought before beets (yuck), cauliflower (double yuck), tahini, tamari, zucchini, quinoa (I don't even know how to pronounce that!). All of my new stuff combined with all of the stuff for the rest of the family barely fit in my fridge. I'm pretty certain I don't have to worry about my family eating my cauliflower.
What do I want to get out of this? I know everybody talks about feeling good after doing these, and that's what I want to feel. I want to feel invincible. I want my skin to clear up. I want my fat to melt away. I'll take 2 out of the 3.
I'm ready to rock this. Day one starts tomorrow!
Last year around a big detox campaign (i.e. reading about detoxing EVERYWHERE), I ended up adding in morning smoothies. This helped me with some extra energy in the day and I ended up not needing/wanting a nap in the afternoon. I ran out of Smoothie Recipes, and I stumbled across Simple Green Smoothies. These women have FANTASTIC recipes!
Well, the stars aligned and all things pointed to GO recently. I won some money through DietBet (I lost 4% of my body weight in 4 weeks. The winners then split the pot (I was in two: one that cost $25 and another that cost $100)). Right about this time, Simple Green Smoothies started sending out e-mails about their 21 Day Cleanse. I deleted the first couple of them because of the cost ($75). Wouldn't you know it, that they sent me an e-mail with a 20% off link and that came out to roughly my winnings? I investigated further.
The Cleanse is not a fad, is not short term, is not a quick fix. I can eat, I can have treats, and I continue my smoothies (and you get invited to a VIP group where everybody is 'cleansing' together). I jumped on board. They had a group starting mid-May. This didn't work for me because I was at my peak in training for a 25k and I had some school and work trips planned for the end of May. But, if you know me, you know I don't like to waste things (especially money), so I knew I was going to start this at some point. I just returned from a 4th grade field trip (7 of the 9 meals were buffet!) and weighed myself. I have gained 8 lbs since the win on DietBet, and I feel like crap. The 21 days is going to pass over my son's birthday, and that's going to suck. I also have to make brownies for his school's end of the year party (those are my favorite) and I'm not sure I can resist licking the spoon. I don't think there will ever be 21 days without some sort of challenge, so I'm ready.
I bought my items from Amazon and Meijer. My grocery bill was $300!!! I bought things that I have never bought before beets (yuck), cauliflower (double yuck), tahini, tamari, zucchini, quinoa (I don't even know how to pronounce that!). All of my new stuff combined with all of the stuff for the rest of the family barely fit in my fridge. I'm pretty certain I don't have to worry about my family eating my cauliflower.
I've got herbs in my fridge!!
All of my nonperishable goods for the Cleanse.
My crisper is over filled.
What do I want to get out of this? I know everybody talks about feeling good after doing these, and that's what I want to feel. I want to feel invincible. I want my skin to clear up. I want my fat to melt away. I'll take 2 out of the 3.
I'm ready to rock this. Day one starts tomorrow!
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