Detox Adventure

For a while I had been wanting to do a detox - nothing major, just a "reboot" of my system to clean out any toxins.

I found one on a website I visit frequently called SkinnyMs.com, and it was a three day cleanse.

Here is the link to the detox diet: http://skinnyms.com/three-day-cleanse-detox/

The menu is pretty much the same for the three days:

Upon waking up: drink a room temperature glass of water with lemon and ginger root in it.

Breakfast: your choice of one of four different smoothies/juices.

Mid-morning snack: various vegetables and almonds.

Lunch: salad with homemade dressing.

Mid-afternoon snack: consisted of various vegetables and almonds.

Dinner: homemade vegetable soup.

Before bed: a cup of chamomile tea. 

So how did it go for me?

Day 1 was a breeze. I followed the menu exactly and was surprised at how FULL I felt all day long. I did not feel like I was depriving myself of anything, nor did I feel hungry. The only problem with Day 1 was I chose a detox smoothie as my breakfast and it was disgusting! I was literally drinking/eating a full glass of vegetable pulp. It took me my whole ride to work to down it. Ick.

Day 2 was okay as well. It was a little harder on day 2 to eat the mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, because I was starting to get tired of vegetables, but I stuck to it. Since I did not enjoy the breakfast smoothie on Day 1, I chose a different one that was coconut milk, spinach, and a banana, which was SO much better! I really liked it.

Day 3 was difficult. I woke up that morning and felt weak and nauseous. I decided to skip the morning smoothie and the mid-morning veggie snack and instead ate some grapes. I really didn't have much of a desire to eat. I did eat my salad at lunch, but when I came home, I skipped the veggies and had grapes again. I also had a small bowl of my mom's homemade chili. So I guess I cheated, but I was listening to my body and my body needed more than just vegetables on Day 3.

I noticed that I was peeing a lot more while doing this, so I do feel like a lot of water and toxins left my body. My stomach is flatter and not so bloated. I lost 5 pounds total, which could very well come back if it was just water weight. But I do feel good and intend to continue to make healthy eating choices. Today I am off the detox. This morning I had 2 kiwis for breakfast, I'm having more of the soup for lunch with some carrots and hummus, and for dinner I'll have my mom's chili again. I'm sure some leftover Halloween candy will make its way into my stomach sometime today too. Nobody's perfect, right? ;)

--T