Detox – One Week Later

I have to report that I didn’t last past day two of the Detox fasting.  I went home Friday night, feeling disoriented, dizzy and achy all over — but not hungry.  I was in a foul mood; I had been stuck in a very long meeting in the late afternoon on a Friday, not the best time to pay attention (even when eating normally).  I could hardly put a sentence together.  I just wanted to lay on the couch and veg, and all I could think about was caesar salad — and Saturday … when we had decided to eat real food again.

I told my honey that I really needed to eat.  “Well go ahead and eat,” he said.  “I don’t want you to think less of me if I do,” I said.  “What you really want,” he said, “is for me to eat with you, don’t you?”  I smiled.  He was right.  I made us both fresh caesar salads with a good mix of organic greens and spinach, and buttered up two slices of organic whole wheat bread.  As soon as my lips hit the bread I felt better.

I don’t know if it was such a great experience for me, to be quite honest.  I am not a faster.

If — that is a BIG if — we ever do it again, it will be when I don’t have to go into work.  In fact, I would definitely be open to the option of trying it at a wellness/spa retreat sometime, as long as it goes along with body treatments and wraps.

Detox – Day Two

Argh.  I have had this headache for two days now — I never get headaches! 😦

I don’t know if it’s from lack of caffeine or the detox herbs, or lack of sugar.  I feel like I don’t eat that much sugar every day!  And one cup of coffee every day shouldn’t cause this much reaction …

Anyway, we made it through one full day of eating restrictions.  Instead of Goodwood, we decided to eat sushi last night.  I know sushi is “meat” but it’s fish, so I felt like I could get away with it.

Breakfast: oatmeal mixed with rice milk, walnuts and bananas, plus a little sprinkle of cinnamon.  We had 12 herbal pills again this morning — I’m NOT liking that part at all.  At least the fiber hasn’t made me feel gassy, not any more than usual.

Lunch: organic black beans with salsa in a whole wheat tortilla.  That was very tasty; in fact, I want another one now (it’s 3:30).  I will settle for a couple more handfuls of barbeque soy nuts instead.  I’m working my way through my second quart of distilled water as I type this.

Dinner: I’m looking forward to organic tomato soup and steamed artichokes (with red wine vinegar dipping sauce) … also can’t wait to get home to some baby carrots and hummus too! 

Tomorrow, the fasting starts and we are on our lemon juice/pure maple syrup/distilled water for the next three days.  This will be interesting since Honey is playing golf on Saturday and we are supposed to watch the game at a friend’s house Saturday evening … Last time we were there we feasted on massive T-Bone steaks and salmon!  Too much temptation.

I want to take an ibuprofen for my headache, but I feel like that wouldn’t be a good thing during the detox.

Detox Experience – Day One

My SO and I have been a little “over-indulgent” over the summer, so we have decided to try a detox program to “clean” our systems before the holiday season.  We hope this will help kick-start our plans for a healthier lifestyle too!

 

Five years ago in esthetician school, I was trained and certified for M’lis, a health and wellness company that specializes in detoxification treatments, along with body wraps and skin care.  Their programs offer drug-free options for those suffering with fibromyalgia, candida (yeast), hormonal imbalance and weight issues.  M’lis was one of the exhibitors at the Medical Aesthetics Conference & Expo in New York a few weeks ago, so I picked up a couple of detox packages for honey and me to try together.

 

I’ve never tried to detox before, so this is going to be an interesting experience.  My sister, who is a veteran of different cleansing programs over the years, told me to report back if anything weird comes out of me.

 

Detox Day One

It doesn’t help that my honey snored most of the night last night, and I did not sleep very well.  I have been worried about the fasting (I really like food, and I’ve been lucky that I haven’t had many weight worries over the years), but I’m trying to keep a positive attitude. 

 

Today, we have to cut meat, dairy, refined sugars and flour from our diets in preparation for our fast in two days.  What does that leave us to eat?  We made a special trip last weekend to the downtown co-op, signed up for membership, and came home with a car load of organic foods.

 

Breakfast: I’m not a big coffee drinker, but I do like a cup in the morning while I check my email.  I went coffee-free this morning, opting for a steamy cup of lemon ginger tea instead.  We had to take a handful of herbal pills this morning: Cleanse, Detox and Fiber (12 total).  I had oatmeal (the long-cooking kind, because it has better fiber) mixed with brown rice, rice milk, cinnamon and chopped walnuts.  It’s held me over pretty well this morning.  I brought barbeque soy nuts and a banana to tide me over through the day.  I am supposed to drink 2 qts of distilled water throughout the day today as well.

 

Lunch: Tomato soup and distilled water.  Yum.

 

Dinner: We have plans to go to Goodwood tonight – yikes!  That’s going to be hard, but I think I’ll do a salad with oil and vinegar.  It’s going to be hard to resist refined bread.  I love bread!  I only have to do this for four more days …

 

I feel a little dizzy and a little head-achy today … I don’t know if it’s from lack of sleep, lack of caffeine, or just my mind feeling funky about fasting.