Last night was extremely stressful, as I had to deal with a cat getting hit by a car in front of my apartment. The cat was alive, but with broken legs. I think she was a stray. I had to call the Humane Society to come get her. It was no a fun experience and I was left extremely frazzled for the rest of the night and didn't have the motivation to post.
Anyway, Day 3 went well. I've been drinking some tea in the mornings around 6:30am while I'm getting ready for work. That's the main time that I'm hungry and I can't wait until 8:30 to have something! So it's my little pick-me-up.
Something that is bothering me about this is that I am absolutely completely exhausted when I wake up in the mornings! I thought you were supposed to have MORE energy? Seriously, I've never been this tired before when I wake up. It's awful! My alarm goes off and I feel like I could sleep all day and it's actually hard to drag myself out of bed! I'm hoping this just goes with the rest of the side effects because it really isn't a pleasant one.
For lunch yesterday, I had: carrots, spinach, kale, swiss chard, and garlic. The smell of juicing garlic is amazing! I LOVE garlic! Although, I think putting an entire clove in there was a little too much. When I drank it, I was like WHOOOAAAA GARLIC!
My stomach started hurting a little bit around the same time that it did the day before, but it wasn't as bad. Went to the gym and did a light workout again. Did a shorter workout than the day before and it must've been a good decision, because when I was walking back into my apartment is when I witnessed the cat accident. The people who hit the cat didn't even STOP! But, that's completely off topic.
Dinner was fantastic, as usual! I made the ginger carrots from the book and I made that with carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, ginger, and cinnamon. I put a LOT of cinnamon in it and it really worked well with the sweet potatoes! I think I want to make that spicy bean one tonight!
I was so frazzled last night that I made an absolute mess in the kitchen when I was preparing my stuff for today. I forgot to empty some of the water out of the bottles when I was putting the Berry mix in it. The result? Berry mix ALL over the place! And it's dark reddish purple too! That was a fun cleanup!
I had SEVERE stomach pains last night around 8pm. Like, really bad. Like, I almost wanted to get off this thing it was so bad. But, I rode it out and it didn't last too long. I can't really explain the pains. It's pretty much just like your stomach hurts. I've never experienced this kind of pain before though. And I'd like to reiterate that it's NOT hunger pains as I am RARELY hungry throughout the day!
Oh and yesterday the scale said 120. Nothing to worry about yet!
Well, time to get back to work!
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Day 2
I could totally go for a cheeseburger right about now!!!
Haha but the detox is going well! I was barely even hungry. I was a little bit the first half of the day, but other than that, I was completely full! I think the hardest thing to get used to is the fact that I am not chewing any food. I never imagined how weird it would feel to not have to chew! It's hard to keep myself from stuffing a fist full of veggies in my mouth while I'm preparing my food. I was ALWAYS the one to snack while making food! I think I'm going to have to get some gum or something because it feels so weird to never chew!
Lunch was yummy! I'm preparing my veggie juice the night before because it's easier and my juicer is super loud and I don't want to wake the roomie! It also gives me some extra time to sleep, which is much needed at this point. Anyway, here's what I had in my juice: beet, beet greens, radish, radish greens, carrot, celery, parsley, and cucumber.
I'm going to be editting my schedule. I have been having all my green and berry drinks in 17oz bottles of water. That way, I'm getting the drink, and the called for 8oz bottle of water, as well. I only had 2 teas during the day today because I wasn't really craving another one... I really felt full!
I didn't eat dinner till just after 7pm. Went to the gym and did a light workout. I ride my bike to the gym and that's about a 15min bike ride. Then, I did some cardio and a light routine. After that, I biked home. I cut up my dinner veggies before I left for the gym to make dinner preparation faster, but it still took about a half hour. So, I'll be eating dinner whenever I get home from the gym.
Dinner was amazing again! I made the Creamy Broccoli from the book and that had: broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, parsley, garlic, and oregano. I added some pepper to give it a little zing and it made it all that much better! Sidenote: I'm not following any of the recommended amounts for how much of whatever in a soup. I just go with what I feel right. I use the book recipes and the website recipes for guidelines of what tastes good together. And I'll add a little bit of this or that or change how much of something.
Oh I forgot to say, I hopped on the scale this morning. It said 121, so down one pound. Going to be keeping a strict eye on this because I DO NOT want to lose too much!
One of the biggest annoyances is having to go pee almost every hour! I felt like an idiot at work today going to the bathroom so often. And I'm not talking "oh I kinda have to pee" feeling... I mean full blown "I'm gonna pee my pants" feeling! But that goes without saying because everything is all liquid. I was cold the second half of the day, but I don't know if that was just my building or not (sometimes it is freezing in there!) Other than that, I started to not feel well around 5pm when I got home from work. My stomach wasn't feelin too hot! And it wasn't hunger pains, so don't think I was "starving" because I was completely full at that point. It started hurting right before I was going to go to the gym and I said "No, I have to go!" As soon as I hopped on my bike and started moving, the pain immediately went away! Problem solved!
I have the urge to quit, but I just need to get through these first few days and I'll be ok. It only gets better from here! I'm just hoping that my cravings for a burger and cookies and every bad food on earth goes away very soon!
Until tomorrow...
Haha but the detox is going well! I was barely even hungry. I was a little bit the first half of the day, but other than that, I was completely full! I think the hardest thing to get used to is the fact that I am not chewing any food. I never imagined how weird it would feel to not have to chew! It's hard to keep myself from stuffing a fist full of veggies in my mouth while I'm preparing my food. I was ALWAYS the one to snack while making food! I think I'm going to have to get some gum or something because it feels so weird to never chew!
Lunch was yummy! I'm preparing my veggie juice the night before because it's easier and my juicer is super loud and I don't want to wake the roomie! It also gives me some extra time to sleep, which is much needed at this point. Anyway, here's what I had in my juice: beet, beet greens, radish, radish greens, carrot, celery, parsley, and cucumber.
I'm going to be editting my schedule. I have been having all my green and berry drinks in 17oz bottles of water. That way, I'm getting the drink, and the called for 8oz bottle of water, as well. I only had 2 teas during the day today because I wasn't really craving another one... I really felt full!
I didn't eat dinner till just after 7pm. Went to the gym and did a light workout. I ride my bike to the gym and that's about a 15min bike ride. Then, I did some cardio and a light routine. After that, I biked home. I cut up my dinner veggies before I left for the gym to make dinner preparation faster, but it still took about a half hour. So, I'll be eating dinner whenever I get home from the gym.
Dinner was amazing again! I made the Creamy Broccoli from the book and that had: broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, parsley, garlic, and oregano. I added some pepper to give it a little zing and it made it all that much better! Sidenote: I'm not following any of the recommended amounts for how much of whatever in a soup. I just go with what I feel right. I use the book recipes and the website recipes for guidelines of what tastes good together. And I'll add a little bit of this or that or change how much of something.
Oh I forgot to say, I hopped on the scale this morning. It said 121, so down one pound. Going to be keeping a strict eye on this because I DO NOT want to lose too much!
One of the biggest annoyances is having to go pee almost every hour! I felt like an idiot at work today going to the bathroom so often. And I'm not talking "oh I kinda have to pee" feeling... I mean full blown "I'm gonna pee my pants" feeling! But that goes without saying because everything is all liquid. I was cold the second half of the day, but I don't know if that was just my building or not (sometimes it is freezing in there!) Other than that, I started to not feel well around 5pm when I got home from work. My stomach wasn't feelin too hot! And it wasn't hunger pains, so don't think I was "starving" because I was completely full at that point. It started hurting right before I was going to go to the gym and I said "No, I have to go!" As soon as I hopped on my bike and started moving, the pain immediately went away! Problem solved!
I have the urge to quit, but I just need to get through these first few days and I'll be ok. It only gets better from here! I'm just hoping that my cravings for a burger and cookies and every bad food on earth goes away very soon!
Until tomorrow...
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