The main diet can be found here
Every day you are supposed to drink at least a quart of water, more if you are exercising (obviously) and/or using saunas
Day 1: Only Watermelon
Day 2: Cabbage soup, plus vegetables, and a baked potato (you are allowed to have butter on it) for dinner. Note that potatoes are prohibited on other days.
Day 3: Cabbage soup, plus other veggies and fruits
Day 4: Cabbage soup, fat-free milk, and up to 6 bananas
Day 5: Cabbage soup, up to 450 grams of fish or meat, and 6 tomatoes
Day 6: Cabbage soup, plus vegetables and beef
Day 7: Cabbage soup, plus vegetables, brown rice, and fresh fruit juice
First off, let me just say: detoxing is hell. Be it drugs, alcohol, caffeine, sugar-- anything you are addicted to-- it is just plain hell. I happened to detox from most of the above. Had I known it was going to be this difficult, I would have tried to journal and vlog the entire process, but I had forgotten how hard it is so you'll just have to do with my after-the-fact account.
So I have tried this diet before and was unsuccessful. This time I did complete the diet, though I didn't exactly get the results I was looking for. You can watch my vlog entry to hear about that.
My loved ones kept asking me why I was doing this detox. My husband didn't understand the time frame; I didn't really see any reason in pushing it back to any foreseeable time in the future, it probably wouldn't have gotten done. Maybe this way I'll be better prepared to head into holiday feasts with an appropriate mindset of portions and quality of foods I choose to eat. My mom didn't understand my expectations; how do I know the toxins are leaving my body? The truth is I don't. I've researched detox and I am aware there are skeptics that believe toxins are naturally released from the body-- of which I am sure is true. I suppose my main reasons for doing this are similar to any new year's resolution, I just did it sooner: a fresh start, a clean slate. I wanted to start anew and kick things off right by cleansing my system with organic fruits and veges.
While I did not lose weight this week, I do feel lighter and, as of today, more energized. I feel cleaner inside. It is not an easy thing to do, this diet, but I am glad I did, and I feel accomplished. As far as my diet for the future, I would like to keep eating as many vegetables as I possibly can. I will continue to buy organic. Some other goals I have are to make half my plate vegetables at every meal (fruit at breakfast) and to have at least 2 different colored vegetables. I want to get into making a conscious effort to "eat my rainbow".
Tomorrow I am going to walk the dogs first thing in the morning and, at least, go to the sauna, if not actually get on the elliptical for a bit. If I continue to watch what I eat and slowly but surely build up an activity routine I will start losing weight again.
I just feel like I have been on this plateau for a year now, and I thought this cleanse would be my game-changer. Today I am discouraged. Tomorrow I will grow back stronger.
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