Here we are at day 1 of my raw food detox. Energy level feels fine. Getting used to not eating all day long, a little bit more challenging. This is not my first detox, but it is my first raw food detox. As well, it has been several years since my last detox. I kept saying that I was going to start one and never did. I finally took the plunge.
As an ex-smoker, Jack Daniels lover, and eat a whole cheesecake for dessert type…a detox is definitely needed. I always remained active, which is probably what saved me, but it wasn’t until my first detox that I started to make changes. The first detox was 28 days in which you slowly removed certain foods from your diet and then add them back in. In my head, I believed that I stuck to the program. My diary tells me that I smoked 2 cigarettes and drank quite a bit of wine. Yet, I still had an amazing experience with amazing results. I did make some changes in my eating habits, but the cigarettes and alcohol still consumed me.
The cigarettes have been gone for a couple of years and the alcohol has been limited. I’m not a big proponent of extreme measures when it comes to food. I like it too much! However, a detox is a great way to cleanse out the system and start fresh. I choose the raw food detox because the concept of life force energy intrigued me. And I like to experiment to be able to offer other people suggestions. Next time I may try an Auyrvedic detox. However, I do not prefer the fat flushes or lemonade diet. Personally, I find those too harsh on the body. Raw seems to fit me at this time and I get to have red wine and dark chocolate. The chocolate is what sealed the deal for me.
I don’t know what I weigh because I don’t believe in scales. More importantly this detox is not about losing weight, although most will want to know about that aspect. So for those who want to know here are my measurements currently: Bust- 36, Waist-31, Hips-41, Arm-11, Thigh-24. The perfectly German engineered body. This detox is about the way I feel, my health. It is time to flush the reminants of an old me.
Today started with a Power-Ade juice (beet, apple, kale, lemon, and cucumber). This was surprisingly delicious. Tasted just like lemonade, except I seemed to continously taste lemonade throughout the day. I’m sure my Pilates clients were thankful for my citrusy breath. Breakfast was fruit and lunch was an almond butter and jam sandwich. I get a feeling that the almond butter and jam sandwich will be a staple in my detox. Afternoon snack was carrots while dinner was raw cream of tomato soup and cabbage wraps. Dessert entailed dark chocolate and raspberry kefir. Not sure if Kefir is allowed, but it is my new found addiction. Outside of the afternoon, I didn’t feel hungry nor have a lack of energy. Sometimes it takes the body a few days before it feels any withdrawals. Starting a detox in the middle of the week is preferable in case your energy crashes. You would rather recover on the weekend than on a Monday at work.
I feel optimistic that this detox will be less of a struggle than my last. The timing may be right or the fact that this raw food stuff doesn’t taste that bad.
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