I got a good night's sleep last night and that definitely helped me to feel alot better! Still bummed out from yesterday, but I'm hangin in there. I had a nice day at the beach, except when the water came up higher than it ever does and soaked me along with my phone, ipod, and everything else I had with me. I moved pretty fast and scooped up everything and shockingly all my electronics are still working. That pretty much ended the beach day for me.
It really helps that I drink all of my stuff out of water bottles. It makes it so much easier to go about my day. For instance, I just stuck a green and berry drink in the freezer before I left so that they would keep cool as long as possible. Then I just packed them with my stuff for the beach. So easy!
Anyway, scale said 117, so the sandwich didn't mess everything up. Not that I thought it would. I definitely needed a break after the past few days. For lunch, I mixed radishes, radish greens, carrots, apple, parsley, and ginger. I wanted to try ginger in a juice since I hadn't done it yet. It didn't go too well with my mixture. It wasn't "bad" but it definitely didn't help the juice haha. Hopefully I can come up with a good mixture with it.
Dinner was SO good! I made the curry veggies and mixed yellow squash, green beans, carrots, spinach, ginger, garlic, onion, curry powder, ground red pepper, and cinnamon. OH MAN it was GOOD! I made more again, so I have some extra for this week. So now I have two meals for this week! It'll give me a break from having to worry about cutting veggies and cooking!
I'm thinking that I'm going to stop after the 2 week mark. I already eat healthy as it is. I don't need to lose weight. I think that after 2 weeks, I will be sufficiently "detoxed." I will follow the book with reintroducing everything back into my diet. And now I've learned so much about juicing and soups that I will definitely continue to do that! And I can have a berry or green drink as a snack, as opposed to the snacks I was having before.
Until tomorrow...!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Day 6
Ok, I took a break from the detox for my dinner tonight. Today was extremely stressful on me with the kitty situation. We tried to do all we could, but ended up having to put her to sleep after all. It was extremely depressing for me because I did all I could do and it still wasn't good enough. So, I decided to have a sandwich for dinner.
Everything else for today went fine. Weight is down to 117 (which is another reason why a sandwich isn't that huge of a deal to me). For lunch: beet, carrots, celery, cilantro, and I think a few others... mind is a mess right now. I didn't have my 4:30 berry drink or my 6:30 dinner. Instead I got a sandwich from Safeway, which is all fresh meats and veggies, so it's not like I was stuffing my face with a pizza or cheeseburger.
Normal detox will resume tomorrow.
Everything else for today went fine. Weight is down to 117 (which is another reason why a sandwich isn't that huge of a deal to me). For lunch: beet, carrots, celery, cilantro, and I think a few others... mind is a mess right now. I didn't have my 4:30 berry drink or my 6:30 dinner. Instead I got a sandwich from Safeway, which is all fresh meats and veggies, so it's not like I was stuffing my face with a pizza or cheeseburger.
Normal detox will resume tomorrow.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Day 5
Please don't hate me! PLEASE!! I cheated!!!! :-( First, let me start by saying that in Hawaiian culture it's extremely rude to say no to an offering of food. It's downright offensive. So anyway, I was sitting in my cube minding my own business. The guy next to me comes over with 2 scones and offers me on. I kinda brushed it off and was like "eeehhhh naaaahhh." I thought I was in the clear. I wasn't. He kept insisting "No, they're really good!" And he said that there were only 2 and he wanted me to have one before anyone took the rest. So after much convincing, I finally gave in. And then he wanted to know if I liked it, so of course I had to have some. So, I ate a raspberry/blueberry scone. And let me tell you, it was THE best damn scone I've ever had in my entire life! The fact that I'm on the detox made it taste THAT much better.
But that aside, everything else is going as planned! Scale said 118. For lunch, I had: carrots, celery, kale, apple, and parsley. Very yummy!
Didn't go to the gym today because I picked up the kitty, who I've named Lulu. She's doing well so far... she ate when we first got home and she's been napping ever since. She's still on pain meds, so that's expected. She goes to the vet tomorrow, so cross your fingers for us!
I wasn't tired when I woke up today AND I didn't have any stomach pains at all! WOO HOO!!
For dinner I made the Southern Collard Greens with: collards, carrots, sweet potatoes, celery, parsley, garlic, and ground red pepper. It was awesome! I made a little too much, so I have a meal leftover to eat.
Well, I need to go pay some more attention to Lulu. Hopefully I won't cheat tomorrow! It's so hard because I've been stressed the past few days. I could really go for a drink!
But that aside, everything else is going as planned! Scale said 118. For lunch, I had: carrots, celery, kale, apple, and parsley. Very yummy!
Didn't go to the gym today because I picked up the kitty, who I've named Lulu. She's doing well so far... she ate when we first got home and she's been napping ever since. She's still on pain meds, so that's expected. She goes to the vet tomorrow, so cross your fingers for us!
I wasn't tired when I woke up today AND I didn't have any stomach pains at all! WOO HOO!!
For dinner I made the Southern Collard Greens with: collards, carrots, sweet potatoes, celery, parsley, garlic, and ground red pepper. It was awesome! I made a little too much, so I have a meal leftover to eat.
Well, I need to go pay some more attention to Lulu. Hopefully I won't cheat tomorrow! It's so hard because I've been stressed the past few days. I could really go for a drink!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Day 4
Today was another stressful day. I went to the Humane Society to find out what was going to happen to the cat I helped last night. Before I knew what happened, I was signing papers to pick her up tomorrow so that she wouldn't get euthanized. I'm taking her to my vet on Friday so hopefully we can get a prognosis on her. Unfortunately, if it's anything expensive, I can't afford it. But I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. For now I'm just going to hold out hope that everything will be ok.
Detox is still going well. I'm not hungry, but I'm still craving something big, greasy, and completely bad for me! Scale told me 119 today, so I'm still in ther clear.
For lunch: carrots, cucumber, and red cabbage. It was really good!
I didn't go to the gym today because I was at the Humane Society and such. And I was a little sore from the past few days. I won't be able to go tomorrow night either because I'll be getting the cat. So depending on what happens with her within the next few days, I may or may not be going to the gym.
I made the spicy bean thing for dinner! It was really good! I used black beans (dried... and they take FOREVER to cook, so be prepared to have like a freaking hour), onions, garlic, thyme, tomato paste, and ground hot red pepper seasoning.
No stomach pains today!! Well, I lied. I think I got them once tonight but for only like a minute. Thank GOD! I don't want to keep going through that!
Other than that, nothing really to report!
Detox is still going well. I'm not hungry, but I'm still craving something big, greasy, and completely bad for me! Scale told me 119 today, so I'm still in ther clear.
For lunch: carrots, cucumber, and red cabbage. It was really good!
I didn't go to the gym today because I was at the Humane Society and such. And I was a little sore from the past few days. I won't be able to go tomorrow night either because I'll be getting the cat. So depending on what happens with her within the next few days, I may or may not be going to the gym.
I made the spicy bean thing for dinner! It was really good! I used black beans (dried... and they take FOREVER to cook, so be prepared to have like a freaking hour), onions, garlic, thyme, tomato paste, and ground hot red pepper seasoning.
No stomach pains today!! Well, I lied. I think I got them once tonight but for only like a minute. Thank GOD! I don't want to keep going through that!
Other than that, nothing really to report!
Day 3
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!
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!
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...
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Day 1
Today has been absolutely great!! I felt a little hungry the first half of the day, but I made it through. I had a little melt-down mid-day though. I was trying to prepare my juice lunch when my juicer stopped working!! It just shut off and I couldn't get it to work again! Of course, there was no help in the manual and I called the phone number and they were closed because it was Sunday. Called a few people and had NO idea what to do! I was sooo frustrated at this point thinking that everything was going to go down the hole. I kept fiddling with it and it suddenly started working!! THANK GOD!!! I almost had a heart attack!!
Lunch was fantastic! Here's what I mixed: 1 carrot, 1/2 an apple, 1/2 a tomato, 1/4 zucchini, 1/2 red pepper, 1 jalapeno. I like spicy so it definitely hit the spot!
I just finished dinner and it was soooo good! I didn't expect it to be that tasty, but it was great!! I had: sweet potato, onion, collard greens, green beans, and celery with garlic, ginger, oregano, basil, rosemary, and thyme. OH MAN it was super yummy!
So far so good! I'm looking forward to all this detox has to offer! I can't wait to try more concoctions!
Lunch was fantastic! Here's what I mixed: 1 carrot, 1/2 an apple, 1/2 a tomato, 1/4 zucchini, 1/2 red pepper, 1 jalapeno. I like spicy so it definitely hit the spot!
I just finished dinner and it was soooo good! I didn't expect it to be that tasty, but it was great!! I had: sweet potato, onion, collard greens, green beans, and celery with garlic, ginger, oregano, basil, rosemary, and thyme. OH MAN it was super yummy!
So far so good! I'm looking forward to all this detox has to offer! I can't wait to try more concoctions!
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