today I made the questionable decision to
start a herb detox/cleanse for 12 days
why you ask?
because I think detoxes are stupid
and dangerous
and don't do any good
and starving yourself is crazy
ummm, yes then based on that
it makes perfect sense that I
have started one today.
well those thoughts are actually
one of my motivators for this adventure
I have learned in Operation be authentic
that is it good to have opinions, strong ones
but that they need to be balanced and when
possible you need to make sure you have examined
both sides of the argument clearly
so you know exactly where you stand
so with that in mind
my hatred of cleanses/detoxes
was an unfair and uneducated opinion
I have never done any type of program
or even googled about it
and I google everything
so with a desire to have better informed opinions
I went to a local organic market
and had a wonderful women help me out
with one destined to get things "moving"
which is a bit worrisome but at the
end of 12 days I should feel cleaner
more energized and healthier
and maybe as a perk, lose a few pounds
So I bought the package and
then spent 4 hours
researching all comments
concerns and details on the net
and reading the included booklet
front to back a hundred times
and stocked up on some "allowable" foods.
I was undecided about doing it until
breakfast this morning
and finally decided I would give it a whirl
as after my research I couldn't find any
real concerns with this particular regime and
other than the medical community thinking
that a cleanse/detox have absolutely no benefits but
neither were there the scary dangerous warnings
I thought there may be.
As well, there is no starving involved
the allowable foods are
the ones I have been trying to
concentrate on anyways
I will miss the dairy,bread & sugars of any kind
but it is only 12 days and
at the very least I will have an informed opinion
One of the other reasons I started this was
because I was starting to slip a bit with
my food choices and the scale
has hit a plateau for the last 3 weeks
so the concentration on vegetables
and weaning me from my sugar weakness
is well timed.
So far I am one day in
and other than a wicked headache
most likely thanks to the absence of my
1 or 2 a day Venti Vanilla Americano Misto habit
& afternoon dark chocolate
I am doing ok
no severe bathroom issues...yet anyways ;)
I am just taking it one day at a time
and see how far I can go
and to prove there is no starving involved...
breakfast
~boiled egg, strawberries, multi-grain rice cake, almond butter, herbal pills
~there is also a liquid you put in your water (breakfast and dinner) and it doesn't taste wonderful but so far so good
dinner
if this post wasn't already so wordy I would post the recipe for the dinner as
it was so good.
Detox or no detox we will make this many times as Scott & I really liked it and it was very filling with many tasty good for you foods.
It is basically a combination of lettuce, rice, black beans, red peppers, orange peppers, ground lean chicken, taco seasoning, avocado, tomatoes and cilantro.
