Detoxing the kids went really well this first two days. So I realized that I can't get them to go sugar free for even a day since it's honestly, honestly, almost the only thing they eat. So... the first week will be fruit. I figure fruit is easy to sell my kids on compared to veggies so I'll start easy and work them up - like getting a dolphin to jump through a hoop. You start with the hoop below the water. Then you slowly raise it until the animal (um, child) is leaping out of the water, flying through the air, and going through the hoop.
This week, I have said that they will eat one serving of fruit before they can have the rest of their dinner. Yesterday it was grapes. Today it was apple. All week I will do the same with fruits until Sunday at which time I am going to do veggies for one week. I will demand they finish the serving before they can have their carbohydrate rich favorite foods. :) Then on week three I will add both fruit and veggies to the requirements. I discussed this with the kids in advance and so far they have been doing it and they agreed to the deal. By week four I expect them to be eating a serving of fruit and veggies at dinner before they eat their carbs every night. After I achieve that, I will see what I can do next. :) I'll keep you posted on their reactions and my progress.
Cheers for now!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Day 29 - The end is here!
Weight - 130 lbs.
Well... I'm "done". I guess that means the wild feast I had last night was okay. :) I went out and enjoyed a dinner at Catherine Dooney's. Shephard's pie, bread pudding, sweet potato fries, glass of wine... etc. It was good but did not agree with me well at night - stomach was all sorts of mad at me for eating all that alien food including red meat, fried items and sweets. Dang. Am I spoiled now for all time from eating rich food? Don't know yet.
Estimates of expense:
January 2011 food costs:
Natural foods from December 31 - January 24th = $532.21 in organic food costs
Supplements - 115.16 (not a great estimate cause it included a supplement for my kids and two supplements I did not use yet. A better estimate of the actual cost of probiotic and candex would be $50)
Additional grocery trips at non organic stores = $376.56
Total grocery cost for family of three = $908.77
The reason I grouped the food together is that I shared some of my food with my kids and in some cases was able to buy foods that were organic at regular grocery stores so it was hard to split up the bill. So it's a better estimate to say that the month I went totally organic my family of 3 spent $908.77 on groceries. I should also mention I went to the grocery store 14 times this month. :)
Now I will check what a non detox month's costs are - I'll use December.
December 2010
Organic = 138.06
Non-organic = 374.98
Total = 513.04
Went to the grocery store 7 times in that month. I guess I'd need more data to be sure and also to look at how much I ate out. I did eat out twice in January - both at Main Squeeze and I think it cost $15 each time for my organic lunch. :) In general it looks like it cost me about $400 to $450 in one month to detox. I probably ate out quite a bit less, however. So in the end it might not have been as bad as it seems. If I get motivated here in the next couple days I'll do some more careful number crunching on that figure. :)
Weight lost - 9 lbs.
My skin looks better than it's looked in ages.
I feel healthier.
I am off my nasal spray even though I actually have a cold right now - seems to be doing better. Not so much swelling as is typical.
I do enjoy stevia artificial sweetener and will use it until I find out it causes cancer. :)
Have not dropped caffeine from my diet. Wish I had, but I just haven't. Caffeine = me happy :)
Well, that's what I have for now. I plan to detox again in June and I'll do financial compare again at the time. I have the supplements I plan to use for that one in my cabinet and I plan to do something slightly different - might not do no carbs but instead low carbs and non-processes carbs.
I've had requests to keep writing my blog from some friends. THANKS SO MUCH! It means a bunch to me that you read it. I will keep writing. Next challenge - detox the little Sweeneys. OMG - is it even possible? Is it? I don't know. I mean, they are really tough cookies to feed. We shall see!
Well... I'm "done". I guess that means the wild feast I had last night was okay. :) I went out and enjoyed a dinner at Catherine Dooney's. Shephard's pie, bread pudding, sweet potato fries, glass of wine... etc. It was good but did not agree with me well at night - stomach was all sorts of mad at me for eating all that alien food including red meat, fried items and sweets. Dang. Am I spoiled now for all time from eating rich food? Don't know yet.
Estimates of expense:
January 2011 food costs:
Natural foods from December 31 - January 24th = $532.21 in organic food costs
Supplements - 115.16 (not a great estimate cause it included a supplement for my kids and two supplements I did not use yet. A better estimate of the actual cost of probiotic and candex would be $50)
Additional grocery trips at non organic stores = $376.56
Total grocery cost for family of three = $908.77
The reason I grouped the food together is that I shared some of my food with my kids and in some cases was able to buy foods that were organic at regular grocery stores so it was hard to split up the bill. So it's a better estimate to say that the month I went totally organic my family of 3 spent $908.77 on groceries. I should also mention I went to the grocery store 14 times this month. :)
Now I will check what a non detox month's costs are - I'll use December.
December 2010
Organic = 138.06
Non-organic = 374.98
Total = 513.04
Went to the grocery store 7 times in that month. I guess I'd need more data to be sure and also to look at how much I ate out. I did eat out twice in January - both at Main Squeeze and I think it cost $15 each time for my organic lunch. :) In general it looks like it cost me about $400 to $450 in one month to detox. I probably ate out quite a bit less, however. So in the end it might not have been as bad as it seems. If I get motivated here in the next couple days I'll do some more careful number crunching on that figure. :)
Weight lost - 9 lbs.
My skin looks better than it's looked in ages.
I feel healthier.
I am off my nasal spray even though I actually have a cold right now - seems to be doing better. Not so much swelling as is typical.
I do enjoy stevia artificial sweetener and will use it until I find out it causes cancer. :)
Have not dropped caffeine from my diet. Wish I had, but I just haven't. Caffeine = me happy :)
Well, that's what I have for now. I plan to detox again in June and I'll do financial compare again at the time. I have the supplements I plan to use for that one in my cabinet and I plan to do something slightly different - might not do no carbs but instead low carbs and non-processes carbs.
I've had requests to keep writing my blog from some friends. THANKS SO MUCH! It means a bunch to me that you read it. I will keep writing. Next challenge - detox the little Sweeneys. OMG - is it even possible? Is it? I don't know. I mean, they are really tough cookies to feed. We shall see!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Day 26 - Busy busy busy
weight - 129 lbs
Well, I haven't really had time anymore to post and keep track of all my ups and downs for you all. This week I'm on a less strict diet after the 21 days sugar free. I have still been juicing. I invented a new recipe this morning that was very tasty:
3 leaves kale
4 stalks celery (with greens)
1 small organic tomato
2 very large carrots
1 large cucumber
It was a lovely green and very mild in flavor. I really enjoyed it.
Unfortunately I'm coming down with a cold now. I took some airborne and some zinc lozenges and some cold meds. I hate taking meds when I'm detoxing, it feels like the opposite of detoxing.
I bought some organic peanut butter. I want to enter the brand here for folks. It is creamy, not separated like most natural peanut butter is. It is also sweetened with cane sugar. Thing is, it's really tasty and I wanted you to know the brand. It tastes very peanutty and I love it. I'm not a fan of the seperated peanut butter - it's just sort of yucky to me. Heres' the brand: Once Again Creamy Peanut Butter (an Organic American Classic). My son thought it was too much like peanuts. Ha. Anyway, I love it.
I will be very sad to return my juicer to my friend Mike.
***
Still need to take the time to add up my food charges and estimate the total cost. :) Coming soon!
Well, I haven't really had time anymore to post and keep track of all my ups and downs for you all. This week I'm on a less strict diet after the 21 days sugar free. I have still been juicing. I invented a new recipe this morning that was very tasty:
3 leaves kale
4 stalks celery (with greens)
1 small organic tomato
2 very large carrots
1 large cucumber
It was a lovely green and very mild in flavor. I really enjoyed it.
Unfortunately I'm coming down with a cold now. I took some airborne and some zinc lozenges and some cold meds. I hate taking meds when I'm detoxing, it feels like the opposite of detoxing.
I bought some organic peanut butter. I want to enter the brand here for folks. It is creamy, not separated like most natural peanut butter is. It is also sweetened with cane sugar. Thing is, it's really tasty and I wanted you to know the brand. It tastes very peanutty and I love it. I'm not a fan of the seperated peanut butter - it's just sort of yucky to me. Heres' the brand: Once Again Creamy Peanut Butter (an Organic American Classic). My son thought it was too much like peanuts. Ha. Anyway, I love it.
I will be very sad to return my juicer to my friend Mike.
***
Still need to take the time to add up my food charges and estimate the total cost. :) Coming soon!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Day 23 - A lot has happened...
Weight - 130 lbs.
So... I celebrated day 21 with some cheating on my diet. Sigh. I made it 21 days without sugar so I decided to have a bit of organic dark chocolate after lunch and then I ate the pizza with my son during movie night.
Then on Saturday I has a lovely juice of 3 leaves kale, 1 head romaine, and 1 lb carrots and a salad for lunch but I finished the day sort of badly with an oatmeal cookie after lunch and then a dinner that I also served my kids of: organic chicken thighs and celery with peanut butter on it. Finally, today I don't think I did too great on my diet at all... lets see, the juice went fine this morning but then I ended up eating chocolate again after dinner tonight. For lunch I had a stir fry of spinach, mushrooms, peppers, and tomatoes with goat cheese and for dinner I had squash. Yeah, just squash. So why do I feel like I'm cheating so badly... hmm. I'm honestly not sure but it feels like I fell off the wagon.
Okay, I'll see if tomorrow can go better. I guess I am cheating a bit - chocolate, some nuts and peanut butter... that one cookie (yum). Hmm... oh, I also had coffee - no sugar though. Oh, I also had some organic bacon on Saturday and one totally NOT organic pancake that I couldn't bring myself to throw out. It was small... sigh, I really am cheating. I got to day 21, lost 9 lbs, and just lost my steam. I will try harder starting now... next week I'll log what I eat every day so I can't cheat. I find that just allowing myself the chocolate she says is okay really doesn't work for me. I can't just have one square of organic chocolate... sorry, forget it. I have to eat like half the bar and stick some peanut butter on it to make it extra special. Oh, I also added in berries - yum! I've had blackberries and strawberries - and they weren't organic - sigh. I will go to the store tomorrow morning and fix this little weekend off by getting back on the wagon. :)
***
I am beginning to serve my kids veggies with every meal. So far they haven't really eaten much but they are trying them. I will keep on it. Remember, next month is my attempt to "fix" what they eat. I do feel like they are making some progress. At least they are trying things.
***
Thanks to those still reading my blog. I guess I'd sum up the diet I've been on as a diet that gives the primary source of carbs and sugars from organic vegetables and allows protein from organic meats and dairy from goats. And nothing else... hahahahaha. Seriously, though. Okay... off for now. Sorry I haven't been entering things in. I think I've felt guilty, honestly.
So... I celebrated day 21 with some cheating on my diet. Sigh. I made it 21 days without sugar so I decided to have a bit of organic dark chocolate after lunch and then I ate the pizza with my son during movie night.
Then on Saturday I has a lovely juice of 3 leaves kale, 1 head romaine, and 1 lb carrots and a salad for lunch but I finished the day sort of badly with an oatmeal cookie after lunch and then a dinner that I also served my kids of: organic chicken thighs and celery with peanut butter on it. Finally, today I don't think I did too great on my diet at all... lets see, the juice went fine this morning but then I ended up eating chocolate again after dinner tonight. For lunch I had a stir fry of spinach, mushrooms, peppers, and tomatoes with goat cheese and for dinner I had squash. Yeah, just squash. So why do I feel like I'm cheating so badly... hmm. I'm honestly not sure but it feels like I fell off the wagon.
Okay, I'll see if tomorrow can go better. I guess I am cheating a bit - chocolate, some nuts and peanut butter... that one cookie (yum). Hmm... oh, I also had coffee - no sugar though. Oh, I also had some organic bacon on Saturday and one totally NOT organic pancake that I couldn't bring myself to throw out. It was small... sigh, I really am cheating. I got to day 21, lost 9 lbs, and just lost my steam. I will try harder starting now... next week I'll log what I eat every day so I can't cheat. I find that just allowing myself the chocolate she says is okay really doesn't work for me. I can't just have one square of organic chocolate... sorry, forget it. I have to eat like half the bar and stick some peanut butter on it to make it extra special. Oh, I also added in berries - yum! I've had blackberries and strawberries - and they weren't organic - sigh. I will go to the store tomorrow morning and fix this little weekend off by getting back on the wagon. :)
***
I am beginning to serve my kids veggies with every meal. So far they haven't really eaten much but they are trying them. I will keep on it. Remember, next month is my attempt to "fix" what they eat. I do feel like they are making some progress. At least they are trying things.
***
Thanks to those still reading my blog. I guess I'd sum up the diet I've been on as a diet that gives the primary source of carbs and sugars from organic vegetables and allows protein from organic meats and dairy from goats. And nothing else... hahahahaha. Seriously, though. Okay... off for now. Sorry I haven't been entering things in. I think I've felt guilty, honestly.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Day 19 - Redefine how you see yourself!
weight - 130 lbs
caffeine - yep
sugar - some blueberries
breakfast - straight carrot juice
lunch - salad of greens, tomato, avacado, cucumber and then yogurt with blueberries, flax seed and stevia (delish)
I think the trick (for a psychologically healthy person) to succeeding in a life change of this kind is to redifine how you describe yourself to yourself. As Neil Meisel the co-owner of the Newark Awareness Center says: "We all have stories we tell ourselves." I think those stories are kind of like how we define who we are - how we know where we stand with ourself. I think that redefining your stories is essential in life. You are not unchanging - you are growing and learning and becoming new all the time. So, your stories must do the same. So my thought is that what I've done here is to redefine myself as a healthy eater from my previous state of eating whatever I felt like at the time. Before this, I was really enjoying a high sugar diet but feeling sort of sick in many ways. If I decide to embrace a high vegetable diet and release my sugar addiction, I can redefine myself as a healthy eater and feel better and healthier.
It's important too for me to acknowledge my own superficiality in this. So, while I give lip service to being healthy, how I look was certainly a huge motivator to sticking to the program. I wanted to look thinner and have prettier skin. :) That's just vanity, my God! But it sure was motivating. In my proffesion it is helpful to look healthy - since I'd like to attract people to join me on a healthy journey through life by attending my yoga classes. I also really did want to see if the allergies could be fought off with this change. I have experienced improvements and I will stick with things to see if they continue to improve. :)
I'll keep you posted! For dinner tonight I plan to eat an omelet. I also plan to cook in the oven a squash and some sweet potatoes and make some boiled carrots. There is a recipe for potato / carrot soup I want to try and also see if my kids will eat it! We shall see! I've found that preparing foods in advance like this saves me time and keeps me on track on the busy days when I dont' have time. Such as tomorrow through Saturday when it's likely to be REALLY crazy in my life due to my work schedule!
If you are still reading my blog, thanks so much! I am:
19 days Chocolate FREEEEEEEE! (a modern miracle)
caffeine - yep
sugar - some blueberries
breakfast - straight carrot juice
lunch - salad of greens, tomato, avacado, cucumber and then yogurt with blueberries, flax seed and stevia (delish)
I think the trick (for a psychologically healthy person) to succeeding in a life change of this kind is to redifine how you describe yourself to yourself. As Neil Meisel the co-owner of the Newark Awareness Center says: "We all have stories we tell ourselves." I think those stories are kind of like how we define who we are - how we know where we stand with ourself. I think that redefining your stories is essential in life. You are not unchanging - you are growing and learning and becoming new all the time. So, your stories must do the same. So my thought is that what I've done here is to redefine myself as a healthy eater from my previous state of eating whatever I felt like at the time. Before this, I was really enjoying a high sugar diet but feeling sort of sick in many ways. If I decide to embrace a high vegetable diet and release my sugar addiction, I can redefine myself as a healthy eater and feel better and healthier.
It's important too for me to acknowledge my own superficiality in this. So, while I give lip service to being healthy, how I look was certainly a huge motivator to sticking to the program. I wanted to look thinner and have prettier skin. :) That's just vanity, my God! But it sure was motivating. In my proffesion it is helpful to look healthy - since I'd like to attract people to join me on a healthy journey through life by attending my yoga classes. I also really did want to see if the allergies could be fought off with this change. I have experienced improvements and I will stick with things to see if they continue to improve. :)
I'll keep you posted! For dinner tonight I plan to eat an omelet. I also plan to cook in the oven a squash and some sweet potatoes and make some boiled carrots. There is a recipe for potato / carrot soup I want to try and also see if my kids will eat it! We shall see! I've found that preparing foods in advance like this saves me time and keeps me on track on the busy days when I dont' have time. Such as tomorrow through Saturday when it's likely to be REALLY crazy in my life due to my work schedule!
If you are still reading my blog, thanks so much! I am:
19 days Chocolate FREEEEEEEE! (a modern miracle)
Day 18 - Final Week Blues
Well, I found myself feeling guilty this week for my eating and so I'm going to catalogue here and see how badly I fell off the wagon.
On Monday I had juice in the morning and followed the diet. Then at lunch I saw these fabulous blueberries. I ended up buying them because they looked too good to pass up. And they were good! Anyhow, I decided that any diet that doesn't allow blueberries can't possibly be okay! Excuses, excuses, I know. But I made it to day 17 - MLK day - and had a treat. Blueberries. That same day I ate some whole grain rice with a stir fry and I had some cashoes as well. So those were my infractions. I still ate a crazy amount of vegetables in that one day, however. Dinner was a stir fry of Zuchini, tomatoes, mushrooms and wild rice and then I put a bit of goat cheese on top. I also had half of sweet potato and fish. I've been combining flesh with starch for about four days now. You might recall that the book I'm following - Natalie Rose's Detox 4 Women - does not allow starch and flesh mixed. Her reason is that it slows down transit time through your intestines. All I can say is that since I started combining the two I have been much more regular and now things are moving along just like she wants. So perhaps she's wrong about that for some people - I really don't know - but I certainly prefer my meals that way and so I've gone back to doing that and I feel much more full and bathroom time is what she suggested it ought to be. :)
On Tuesday I ate my juice in the morning then had a salad with salmon at lunch and finished the day with a bunch of veggies (cucumber, tomato, goat cheese, sweet potato, avacado, egg) and then I followed that with some of that buckwheat pasta with sauce on it. I have to admit that the buckwheat pasta is just gross. I'm sorry but I really think it is. I ate it, don't get me wrong, but it's a bit slimy and I don't care for the flavor at all. I tried putting oil, salt and pepper, sauce, and then some cheese but it ended up seeming like I was eating slop and there is just no way to avoid that. I will try one of her buckwheat recipes in the next week - maybe a soup is what you have to cook it in for it to taste good.
I'm still hovering at 130 lbs. As you recall my goal was 128. I'm over a week away from the end of the detox. I am now going to the bathroom the way the books describe I should be and my skin is looking acne free (or virtually acne free). I do feel energetic and my sinuses do feel clear. The detox seems to make me thirsty. :)
things I've learned:
Alkaline foods according to the detox guidelines do seem to help balance my digestion (lemon, cucumber, other veggies). I do not have any cystitus (painful bladder syndrome) pain at all. The one night I had coq au vin, I did have some discomfort in digestion. I've avoided that since then.
I like dairy products (yep, I really do). I did not give up on the dairy to the extent the diet recommended. I found myself really wanting goat's yogurt or cheese and eating it. I ate plain goat yogurt as dessert and I would put stevia and flax seed in it. It tasted very nice. I started adding blueberries this week (A real thrill). I do not know if the detox I've been on has enough calcium for a healthy diet. I have been happy to add it on my own by instinct and don't seem to have experienced ill effects. I recommend picking low-fat or fat free dairy products and going organic and to the goat direction if possible. I'm not positive that there is a big difference betwee organic cow's products or goat products in my digestion - doesn't seem to bother my belly at all to have cow products (some people are more sensitive and might have trouble with them). I don't appear to.
My joint pain is gone. Just thought I'd add that in. Forgot to mention it before.
I still have effects from my female hormones this month. Dr's say that avoiding fatty foods, caffiene, and salt is supposed to improve that. I do think that I had less obvious bloating this month but otherwise I still had fluid retention, tissue inflamation (sinuses and skin) and mood related issues. I am curious if continuing on a diet like this would relieve that stuff over time and one month isn't enough. I just dont' know. I will say that I suspect it would not and that as my well meaning dentist mentioned at the start of my detox - stress and hormones have at least as much impact on health as diet. :)
Okay, I'm off to the next entry. That one will be about redefining how you see yourself!
On Monday I had juice in the morning and followed the diet. Then at lunch I saw these fabulous blueberries. I ended up buying them because they looked too good to pass up. And they were good! Anyhow, I decided that any diet that doesn't allow blueberries can't possibly be okay! Excuses, excuses, I know. But I made it to day 17 - MLK day - and had a treat. Blueberries. That same day I ate some whole grain rice with a stir fry and I had some cashoes as well. So those were my infractions. I still ate a crazy amount of vegetables in that one day, however. Dinner was a stir fry of Zuchini, tomatoes, mushrooms and wild rice and then I put a bit of goat cheese on top. I also had half of sweet potato and fish. I've been combining flesh with starch for about four days now. You might recall that the book I'm following - Natalie Rose's Detox 4 Women - does not allow starch and flesh mixed. Her reason is that it slows down transit time through your intestines. All I can say is that since I started combining the two I have been much more regular and now things are moving along just like she wants. So perhaps she's wrong about that for some people - I really don't know - but I certainly prefer my meals that way and so I've gone back to doing that and I feel much more full and bathroom time is what she suggested it ought to be. :)
On Tuesday I ate my juice in the morning then had a salad with salmon at lunch and finished the day with a bunch of veggies (cucumber, tomato, goat cheese, sweet potato, avacado, egg) and then I followed that with some of that buckwheat pasta with sauce on it. I have to admit that the buckwheat pasta is just gross. I'm sorry but I really think it is. I ate it, don't get me wrong, but it's a bit slimy and I don't care for the flavor at all. I tried putting oil, salt and pepper, sauce, and then some cheese but it ended up seeming like I was eating slop and there is just no way to avoid that. I will try one of her buckwheat recipes in the next week - maybe a soup is what you have to cook it in for it to taste good.
I'm still hovering at 130 lbs. As you recall my goal was 128. I'm over a week away from the end of the detox. I am now going to the bathroom the way the books describe I should be and my skin is looking acne free (or virtually acne free). I do feel energetic and my sinuses do feel clear. The detox seems to make me thirsty. :)
things I've learned:
Alkaline foods according to the detox guidelines do seem to help balance my digestion (lemon, cucumber, other veggies). I do not have any cystitus (painful bladder syndrome) pain at all. The one night I had coq au vin, I did have some discomfort in digestion. I've avoided that since then.
I like dairy products (yep, I really do). I did not give up on the dairy to the extent the diet recommended. I found myself really wanting goat's yogurt or cheese and eating it. I ate plain goat yogurt as dessert and I would put stevia and flax seed in it. It tasted very nice. I started adding blueberries this week (A real thrill). I do not know if the detox I've been on has enough calcium for a healthy diet. I have been happy to add it on my own by instinct and don't seem to have experienced ill effects. I recommend picking low-fat or fat free dairy products and going organic and to the goat direction if possible. I'm not positive that there is a big difference betwee organic cow's products or goat products in my digestion - doesn't seem to bother my belly at all to have cow products (some people are more sensitive and might have trouble with them). I don't appear to.
My joint pain is gone. Just thought I'd add that in. Forgot to mention it before.
I still have effects from my female hormones this month. Dr's say that avoiding fatty foods, caffiene, and salt is supposed to improve that. I do think that I had less obvious bloating this month but otherwise I still had fluid retention, tissue inflamation (sinuses and skin) and mood related issues. I am curious if continuing on a diet like this would relieve that stuff over time and one month isn't enough. I just dont' know. I will say that I suspect it would not and that as my well meaning dentist mentioned at the start of my detox - stress and hormones have at least as much impact on health as diet. :)
Okay, I'm off to the next entry. That one will be about redefining how you see yourself!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Day 16 - My Health Improvements So Far
weight - 130 lbs.
Food - carrot juice and much of the same stuff as before. I did have salmon with my dinner tonight but it was wild caught and I've been told it isn't as good - and they are right, it isn't. I wonder why... anyway, it was fishy tasting to me but I ate it anyway.
caffeine - yes
sugar - no
Just wanted to take a quick moment to write about my health improvements so far. I am starting to feel very energetic and thin. It feels light. I have also stopped needed my sinus spray and my allergies have nearly vanished. I still have to clear my nose every now and then but I really feel significantly better on the allergies. I have not felt this good in about three years when it comes to my sinuses. Otherwise, I'm still hoping my acne will completely vanish but it is much better than it was. I am feeling like I've got the candida yeast busted but I'm nervous about being wrong and adding in any sugar at all. I did have some really cool whole grain rice yesterday and a dish made with red wine (cooked). I'm going to shoot for not sugar until the 21st and then I am planning to allow myself berries and dark chocolate! Woot! I have wanted some dark chocolate but have managed to resist - by some miracle that I'm not sure what the source is... Finsihed the candex supplement today and have decided not to start the candigone up right away. All the warnings of use on the package have me a bit nervous. I might change my mind tomorrow afternoon and give it a shot cause you have to take it on low sugar and I'm not sure I want to do this diet again any time soon once I'm done... if you know what I mean! Or I might wait until June and do a second detox then... haven't decided.
Coming soon: An estimate of the financial cost of the detox so far.
Enough for tonight! Off to bed!
Food - carrot juice and much of the same stuff as before. I did have salmon with my dinner tonight but it was wild caught and I've been told it isn't as good - and they are right, it isn't. I wonder why... anyway, it was fishy tasting to me but I ate it anyway.
caffeine - yes
sugar - no
Just wanted to take a quick moment to write about my health improvements so far. I am starting to feel very energetic and thin. It feels light. I have also stopped needed my sinus spray and my allergies have nearly vanished. I still have to clear my nose every now and then but I really feel significantly better on the allergies. I have not felt this good in about three years when it comes to my sinuses. Otherwise, I'm still hoping my acne will completely vanish but it is much better than it was. I am feeling like I've got the candida yeast busted but I'm nervous about being wrong and adding in any sugar at all. I did have some really cool whole grain rice yesterday and a dish made with red wine (cooked). I'm going to shoot for not sugar until the 21st and then I am planning to allow myself berries and dark chocolate! Woot! I have wanted some dark chocolate but have managed to resist - by some miracle that I'm not sure what the source is... Finsihed the candex supplement today and have decided not to start the candigone up right away. All the warnings of use on the package have me a bit nervous. I might change my mind tomorrow afternoon and give it a shot cause you have to take it on low sugar and I'm not sure I want to do this diet again any time soon once I'm done... if you know what I mean! Or I might wait until June and do a second detox then... haven't decided.
Coming soon: An estimate of the financial cost of the detox so far.
Enough for tonight! Off to bed!
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