So here I am back...almost 48 hours after the start of my detox.Let me recap for you...
Yesterday was going good and I didn't really have any symptoms (besides obvious hunger) like fatigue or headaches etc so I was all happy and proud of myself...even could stand going to the grocery store to get more lemons and juice. It was all good and steady....until 6:00pm! Then I started being extremely HUNGRY, I needed food and I needed it N-O-W! I tried to not think about it, tried to sit down, drank my vegetable broth but nothing helped (especially not my man eating chicken wraps and Boston crème pie,grrrr) and I finally gave up, ran to the kitchen and made myself an English muffin with no-fat cream cheese...bad, BAD Frenchie! I felt really ashamed of myself afterwards, like come on people starve for weeks and you cannot even handle 24 hours?! But I couldn't bear it and I felt dizzy so I didn't wanna pass out either. After the English muffin intervention I decided I'd still keep on doing the cleanse so I drank my herbal tea and went to bed.
This morning, Day 2, I woke up with a bad BAD headache. I don't know if it was from the lack of food OR the female cat who decided to make a nest under our bedroom (ask for the details) and cried ALL night but I thought "Oh great, this is starting good!". Then magically after my herbal tea and glass of lemonade the headache disappeared and left me all motivated again. So now it is 8:30pm and I am still alive and guess what?...NO fridge mission for me today...I didn't even really feel the need! I still would enjoy some food but I don't have that awful hunger feeling anymore (at least not today). I could even stand making my man dinner and getting his lunch pack ready for tomorrow without feeling like cutting my own arm to either beat myself with or devour it! I have to say though that I'm having a bit of a problem with the vegetable juice...I'm not a fan of it, I think because of the tomato juice (yerkkkk tomato juice!) in it. So it took me forever to drink my glass tonight. Besides that still no sign of fatigue, I feel just like any regular day.
Now off to bed and we'll see what tomorrow brings....
UPDATE: After 5 days of this diet I slowly started to eat again just because I felt like I had achieved my goal of getting cleaned up and my body felt much lighter and in better condition. I also didn't have any cravings such as candy, fast food, etc...it was a pretty funny feeling to be in the grocery store seeing all the Valentines Day candy and think "yeah I know that this is good but i don't feel like eating it right now". I couldn't weight myself but I know I lost a few pounds cause my clothes felt looser and well I could see it in the mirror too...even my man noticed!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
My Master Cleanse journey
Day 1:
For a couple months now i had the Cleanse idea in the back of my mind but December ain't really the bestest time for this kind of program, yes who could resist the fresh baked pumpkin pie smell or the goodness of a Christmas turkey uh?! Right, so I waited a bit longer til we were completely off the Holiday Food Mania to take my resolution into act...ok maybe I was being scared and lazy too!
I heard it wasn't so good to do this when you're on your period because your hormones are already playing ping-pong in there so you don't need to starve yourself on top of this mess.
So here I am period-free and well decided to give this Cleanse everyone is talking about a chance. First let me say that I am NOT doing it for the weight loss, it is indeed a nice bonus but I'm very aware that I'll gain back half of the weight I'm gonna lose faster than you can say "cherry pie with whipped cream". No my intent here is to get rid of all the nasty toxins and bacterias accumulated in my system...especially since it is my 1st year in the US anniversary (did I hear someone say fast food?!). If I can kick some cellulite in the face I will be grateful too... All this to tell you readers that in no way you must count on this to make you lose weight and stay fit after, you can use it as a jump-start plan to help you begin your diet but after that you have to follow a good life hygiene just like with any diet.
So here is the deal...at least mine cause versions vary in length and components...
For 1 full week you are not to eat anything but here is what your regular day will consist of:
Breakfast: Upon rising, drink a glass of Enzyme Lemonade (8 oz./250ml of water, 1 tablespoon organic maple syrup,2 tablespoons organic fresh-squeezed lemon juice,1/10 teaspoon cayenne pepper) and a cup of herbal tea. For a morning snack, drink two more glasses of the lemonade.
Lunch: Drink a glass of lemonade or 12 oz./375ml fresh-squeezed lemon,lime,apple,pear, watermelon or cherry juice diluted with water.
Snack: Drink 12 oz. organic fruit juice or 12 oz. organic tomato,beet, celery, carrot, spinach or wheatgrass juice, plus one or more glasses of lemonade.
Dinner: Enjoy 12 oz. warm organic vegetable broth or vegetable juice. For a pre-bedtime snack, drink 12 oz. vegetable juice and one cup of herbal tea.
Note that it is best to use organic items because they do not contain any preservatives nor have been treated with pesticides...you don't wanna eat/drink bad stuff when trying to detox or what's the point?!
My own experience:
I woke up this morning and got everything ready to start the cleanse, i was highly motivated and it felt like my body was asking for it too...helps when your body is on your side! So I prepared my first glass of lemonade and I have to say that it actually tastes pretty damn good...I was kinda scared to mix maple syrup with lemon but it is good and that makes it easier to follow too. Now it is 3:15 pm and even though I would appreciate food I do not have a starving kind of feeling (the one where you could eat anything you may find). Of course I don't wanna ear about food and I guess tonight is gonna be the real challenge...having to make dinner for my man while I'll be sipping my vegetable broth! But so far so good, I don't feel tired and I'm actually more inclined to get active since I wanna keep my mind off the food.I have to go to the store to get more lemons and organic juices...I've been a die-hard today and only drank the lemonade and a 12oz. glass of lemon and grapefruit juice mixed with water! I still wonder how the food lover Frenchie that I am will survive this week and also IF I will go through the whole week.Time will say I guess.
I sadly don't have a scale to keep track of the possible weight loss but I will update this post later with my body measurements and see at the end of the week if there is a difference.
For a couple months now i had the Cleanse idea in the back of my mind but December ain't really the bestest time for this kind of program, yes who could resist the fresh baked pumpkin pie smell or the goodness of a Christmas turkey uh?! Right, so I waited a bit longer til we were completely off the Holiday Food Mania to take my resolution into act...ok maybe I was being scared and lazy too!
I heard it wasn't so good to do this when you're on your period because your hormones are already playing ping-pong in there so you don't need to starve yourself on top of this mess.
So here I am period-free and well decided to give this Cleanse everyone is talking about a chance. First let me say that I am NOT doing it for the weight loss, it is indeed a nice bonus but I'm very aware that I'll gain back half of the weight I'm gonna lose faster than you can say "cherry pie with whipped cream". No my intent here is to get rid of all the nasty toxins and bacterias accumulated in my system...especially since it is my 1st year in the US anniversary (did I hear someone say fast food?!). If I can kick some cellulite in the face I will be grateful too... All this to tell you readers that in no way you must count on this to make you lose weight and stay fit after, you can use it as a jump-start plan to help you begin your diet but after that you have to follow a good life hygiene just like with any diet.
So here is the deal...at least mine cause versions vary in length and components...
For 1 full week you are not to eat anything but here is what your regular day will consist of:
Breakfast: Upon rising, drink a glass of Enzyme Lemonade (8 oz./250ml of water, 1 tablespoon organic maple syrup,2 tablespoons organic fresh-squeezed lemon juice,1/10 teaspoon cayenne pepper) and a cup of herbal tea. For a morning snack, drink two more glasses of the lemonade.
Lunch: Drink a glass of lemonade or 12 oz./375ml fresh-squeezed lemon,lime,apple,pear, watermelon or cherry juice diluted with water.
Snack: Drink 12 oz. organic fruit juice or 12 oz. organic tomato,beet, celery, carrot, spinach or wheatgrass juice, plus one or more glasses of lemonade.
Dinner: Enjoy 12 oz. warm organic vegetable broth or vegetable juice. For a pre-bedtime snack, drink 12 oz. vegetable juice and one cup of herbal tea.
Note that it is best to use organic items because they do not contain any preservatives nor have been treated with pesticides...you don't wanna eat/drink bad stuff when trying to detox or what's the point?!
My own experience:
I woke up this morning and got everything ready to start the cleanse, i was highly motivated and it felt like my body was asking for it too...helps when your body is on your side! So I prepared my first glass of lemonade and I have to say that it actually tastes pretty damn good...I was kinda scared to mix maple syrup with lemon but it is good and that makes it easier to follow too. Now it is 3:15 pm and even though I would appreciate food I do not have a starving kind of feeling (the one where you could eat anything you may find). Of course I don't wanna ear about food and I guess tonight is gonna be the real challenge...having to make dinner for my man while I'll be sipping my vegetable broth! But so far so good, I don't feel tired and I'm actually more inclined to get active since I wanna keep my mind off the food.I have to go to the store to get more lemons and organic juices...I've been a die-hard today and only drank the lemonade and a 12oz. glass of lemon and grapefruit juice mixed with water! I still wonder how the food lover Frenchie that I am will survive this week and also IF I will go through the whole week.Time will say I guess.
I sadly don't have a scale to keep track of the possible weight loss but I will update this post later with my body measurements and see at the end of the week if there is a difference.
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