Wed and Thursday Detox reports

I am so busy, the days are blending into one another. The end of day 6! I can't believe it. Things started moving today, through the old body. So, that is good. I will definitely keep up with the supplements and colon cleanser fun, but can't wait to eat a normal dinner with my family tomorrow.

I thought that I would feel more tired being that I am on mostly liquids, but I am less tired. I even played on the high school teachers' team for flag football today and we won! It was fun.

I decided my family will have leftovers tonight. I just can't cook for them all over again. I still need to veggies for myself for tonight and tomorrow, but dont' think I want to. Can't I just add some easy cheese to them and eat em raw! LOL

TGTF (Thank God Tomorrow's Friday)

Detoxing made easy

Well, I started to blog this because I thought I would have a lot to report. But, other than feeling wonderful, nothing to report. I am content, not hungry, tired, thirsty, or bloated. It is nice.

But, so much work. I used every pan in the kitchen again. I have a family of 6, so I have to cook for them. I have math club at school tomorrow, so I baked them brownies, then I had to cook for me. Nevermind washing all the dishes. I can't work full time and keep up with all this healthy eating, oy.

But, I will continue through to Friday. I think I will contine with some of the supplements as well, but two things that will go is the awful veggie broth and the psyllium huck drink, yucko!

On to hump day!

Monday - school day - day 3 detox

Made it through another day. I must admit, I had a few pieces of popcorn. I wasn't hungry, but it was the smell I couldn't resist. It was lite, LOL.

Man, it takes a lot of time and dishes to cook healthy. I also had to make stuffed green peppers for my own family. So, once again, I used every pan in the house. More cooking time, more cleaning time, just to be healthy. Oy.

But, I feel good. I am not hungry, nor thirsty, nor bloated. I just am. It is good.

People at work (I am a teacher) didn't understand it either, but I didn't bother to try and explain it all. They thought I was fasting. One teacher brought homemade banana bread, one of my favorites, but I passed.

So, tomorrow will be another big cooking day and it should stock me up for a bit. I have a meeting tomorrow night from 7 - 9. HOpefully they won't have food, LOL.

All is good.

Day 2 - Detox and Will power

I have never dieted before and don't plan on dieting any time soon. I am doing the detox to get healthy. It is funny what other people think of that.

I was going to my parents' house today for my sister's birthday. My dad was making stuffed shells. That would kill me - all that cheese and pasta and tomato sauce. So, I called him and told him I would bring my own dinner. He was okay with that, but still offered me meatballs. "Oh, you can't have stuffed shells, but there are extra meatballs, if you want one." Then, came the "do you want some cake?" No, Dad, thanks. My mom is a nurse and didn't get it either. I explained that I was doing it to get healthy, to get all the stuff out of my body. Before bed, I usually feel bloated and gassy and in pain. My mom said that "Well, maybe something is wrong with you." Duh, mom. That is why I am doing this. AFter I get the bad stuff out, I will slowly reintroduce stuff (like wheat) and see if it affects me and if it does, I can connect it.

Funny how the non-healthy people want to bring you down. But, I succeeded in getting through day 2 with all that pressure.

Ick - detoxing - ick

I woke up this morning like it was Christmas Eve, all excited to get started with my new detox program. Got up and drank my warm lemon juice and my glass of water with psyllium husk (like drinking hair, yuck), took the bentotite clay (didn't taste like anything). Then, I started my vegetable soup that would turn into my "snack" for the next few days. I brewed up routabega (sp?), sweet potato, mushroom, and carrots, all organic of course. It simmered for 2 hours then I poured it into water bottles for easily assessible snacks. Yuck. Tastes like potato water. It is hard to swallow.
Then, I made my protein shake, with a cup of frozen berries, rice protein powder, some other powder, some water, some flax seed (eww consistency), and flax seed oil. Delish. Not really, but I am trying to fool myself. This will be my lunch and breakfast for the next seven days.
Next, I steamed some veggies (yellow pepper, zucchini, squash, and onion). These were my lunch and dinner. I will make a new batch tomorrow.
After a trip to home depot, came home and made a really delicious dinner for the family - chicken pesto pasta, yummy. One of my faves, but I didn't eat it. I get to eat fish all week. I do so love fish, but I love it with cheese and tarter sauce and lots of it. I only get plain fish and only about 4 oz. OH, I forgot the brown rice. I cooked that up and saved some portions.
I think I used every dish in the kitchen. It is a lot of work to be healthy.
I have also gone pee a lot and peeing clear. That's a good thing.

Tomorrow is day 2. I don't think I will wake up all excited. And, we are going to my parents' house for dinner for my sisters birthday. I won't be able to eat the stuffed shells (which would kill me anyways - all that cheese and pasta!) and I have to pass on the cake. Oh well.

It will be worth it right?

FAT Friday - tomorrow DETOX!

I am enjoying my food today, but detoxing tomorrow. I have been battling stomach pain for a long time and am constantly gassy, as in lovely flatulence. I tried the Dannon Activia and it worked for a while, but that was it. So, I turned to two health nut friends and they set me on a plan. I hit Whole Foods today and was able to find all the supplements and foods I needed to.

So, I just had my last supper - tacos and my last Coke. That is what I will miss the most.

Most recently I think I had a gall bladder attack on Wednesday, by birthday, as I was heading out to dinner. I thought I was going to die, so figured I would try this.

It involves a lot of supplements and rice powder shakes and eating fish and legumes with brown rice for the next 7 - 10 days. I am hoping to last 10 days, but 7 will be good. My reward will be Turkey day. I will reintroduce foods slowly and try to stay away from the bad stuff. I think wheat is adversely affecting me. I was thinking I was getting all healthy with switching my family to wheat, but in fact, it might be hurting me.

So we shall see. My sister is a chiropractor and knows about the supplements. She has warned me about diarrhea, (joy) and feeling tired and moody. But, I am ready.

Cleaning up my act!

Wish me luck.