I think I may have lost my mind. I’ve decided to do a full body cleanse and detox this week. Awful timing considering today in Valentine’s Day but I’m not going to let myself off the hook.
All stocked up for the week
There are several reasons I’ve decided to do a cleanse/detox treatment. First, for my ‘digestive health’. I didn’t start this blog to be modest, so it means to get me regular – a healthy pooping schedule, if you will. But ‘digestive health’ sounds so much better so I’ll stick with that phrase. I’ve never had great ‘digestive health’ so I’m hoping a complete detox of my system will help jump-start a better ‘digestive health’ regimen.
Secondly, John Michael and I recently visited Atlanta and one of our dear friends had just gotten a juicer. He showed us some of the crazy fruits and veggies you can juice so naturally we felt we had to go purchase one. So, we did. The great thing about juicing is that your body doesn’t have to work to break down the food. Though it’s all raw fruits and vegetables, your body still has to work to separate the nutrients from the waste. With a juicer, that process is done for your body so your body gets the immediate benefits.
Thirdly, and probably the largest contributor for why I’m doing the cleanse, swimsuit season is right around the corner. And, with our move back to Atlanta, I see many summer days at the pool and lake in my future. And the thing about Atlanta is apparently no one eats because girls are typically a size 0. I have high expectations that after 5 days on The Cleanse I’ll be looking like a Victoria’s Secret model. Right? RIGHT?!?!
The diet is quite simple – raw fruits and vegetables only but as much as I want to eat. I think this is kind of like going vegan though honestly I only know vegan as a buzz word so I’m not sure if that is correct or not. I’ve also heard Oprah’s staff did the vegan thing last week but I haven’t had a chance to see the episode yet. I basically made up this cleanse by reading some off-the-wall website about juicing. However, it did give me much more flexibility that some of the other cleanses I had read about and I have access to all the food this would require – other cleanses require really weird, specialty ingredients that I’m not sure I can get here in southwest VA.
My plan is to detox for 5 days. Well, more like 4.5 because my parents are coming in town on Friday and I will have a celebratory steak Friday night. But, I started this morning and so far I’m not nearly as hungry or tired as I thought I would be. My juice this morning consisted of 1 plum, 2 carrots, 1 Japanese pear, 1 apple, 3 handfuls of blueberries, 2 kiwis and an orange. Now I’m snacking on an apple. For lunch I plan to have some spinach with an apple, orange, some watermelon and half a cucumber.
I’m not brave enough to put out to the Interland my weight. I’ve decided instead to just keep track and let you know how much I’ve gained or loss this week. So, today I’m at zero. I’ll post it in the bottom of my entry each day so I can keep track. I think that’s all for now – I’ll be blogging every day this week so I can keep a journal-ish log.
Weight Today: -0- lbs lost/gained
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This cleanse sounds challenging – good luck! I saw that Oprah episode; it was hilarious to see the staff tell it like it was about how they felt on the program. Some really enjoyed it, and others were totally frustrated.
I am on WW and love it – but bathing suit season is also around the corner for me, and I know that for me to drop the last few, I have to cut out the alcohol, tear. But it’s worth it to feel svelt, right?? Ugh.
Good luck!!