Another day where I slept right until the last minute. I think Friday will go the same, usually when I have to be up early I have little time for breakfast.
Breakfast was very quick, I had an apple on the way to my class. The apple was good. I was hoping to have a bowl of granola again but no time.
Lunch went way better I had a peach, brown-rice crisps, carrots, and cucumbers. I notice I’ve been eating more snacks. I think this diet would be much better if I actually had time to cook.
Supper did not have a good ending. I went for sushi, it was an avocado roll, and was really good. I also had a tofu roll, and not using soy sauce wasn’t a big deal. I finished off the meal with a order of green tea ice cream. I wanted something sweet so bad. So I had one teaspoon… and stopped. I felt so guilty. I gave it away almost as soon as I got it. Sure enough I paid for it 15 minutes later. Straight to the washroom for me, and than stomach pains for the next two hours.
End of the day I sat at home watched Dexter and wished my stomach pains would go away. I’m going to have to say I’m scared that I won’t be able to eat ice cream, or have any dairy when I’m done this detox. :(
TUESDAY!! Woke up Tuesday morning feeling a 100%! I actually got up early enough to watch TV and enjoy my breakfast.
For breakfast I had Bob’s Red Mill Natural Granola with some earth’s own RYZA milk.
For lunch I ended up eating a bowl of soup with a cup of coffee.
For supper I had some chicken and a baked potato. This was definitely my last baked potato for a while. I never really liked potatoes to begin with.
Snacks: Almonds Carrots Spinach
By the end of the day I had sugar cravings and really wanted some cake. I love cake, I love mashing it up and eating it. Sounds sick but.. I could not and cannot stop thinking about it. I would also like to add that I have been having strange dreams about eating. I think this restricted diet is actually getting to me.
So I been away from my computer for awhile so now I’m playing catch up with my daily posts. Thankfully I wrote down some notes each day.
Breakfast was very small and fast. I had an apple and celery. I slept in so I ended up just grabbing a few things and heading to class.
Lunch was a bit better because I had a bowl of vegetable soup and brown rice crisps. Drank a cup of coffee.
Supper was at RockCreek and very filling. I ordered salmon, a baked potato,and grilled vegetables. It seems I order this every time I go out but it is hard to find things that don’t have some sort of dairy product on them. Well at an average restaurant anyway.
Snacks: Almonds Carrots
Later that evening I did manage to check out the movie, Project X, with a friend. I was really looking forward to the to popcorn but…that took a turn for the worst. I found out that I get motion sickness… So ten minutes after I ate a few handfuls of popcorn I ended up rushing to the bathroom to puke. I did end up watching the whole movie, but it was more of me staring at the seat beside me hoping I wouldn’t barf again.
As for the washroom breaks lately…supper hit me pretty hard. I can hear and feel my stomach quite often now.
The Movie topped it off the day because I ended up cheating on my diet. I cheated… not by choice… I did throw up three times which resulted in sipping on a Gatorade and Gravol before bed. Gatorade is definitely not apart of the meal plan.
So day three was nerve racking because I had to make my way back to the city and go to work. I was very nervous I wouldn’t stay within the diets rules.
Breakfast
Once again, I had brown rice cakes and peanut butter, celery, and a cup of coffee.
Lunch
I had an apple and brown rice. It wasn’t much because I was in a hurry to get on the road.
Supper
I had a bowl of vegetable soup, half tossed salad, and a cup of coffee. There wasn’t much to choose from at the staff cafeteria, and the coffee was too strong. Although I thought I did a good job at staying within the rules at work, even with people offering me candy and mints.
Snacks:
Almonds
Spinach
Cucumbers
Today I noticed that I did not eat as much. Maybe because my diet is very limited when there are no grocery stores around. I tried to pick up something quick from a convenient store and of course that was an epic fail. Thankfully I had some sliced cucumbers for the road.
I would like to note that I have to make more stops to the washroom when I eat heavier things, such as rice and meat. The vegetables and fruit don’t effect me as much.
So day two was a little easier because I had most of my meals planned out.
Breakfast, I had two organic brown rice cakes with peanut butter and celery. May not sound so yummy, but the peanut butter sure makes a difference.
Lunch consisted of salmon and brown rice. The brown rice did take awhile to make, but the 45 minutes was worth it. It filled me up instantly.
For supper I went to a steak night, and I had a medium rare steak with a baked potato and carrots. There were mushrooms on the steak and it came with a peice of garlic toast, sadly I had to get rid of those.
Snacks:
Popcorn with butter and salt
Cucumbers
Blueberries
Almonds
Had two cups of coffee before supper.
At the end of the day I felt sugar deprived. I also noticed that I used the washroom a lot more. The stomach pains that other people talk about didn’t come, but maybe because I didn’t eat anything too unhealthy. I would like to say that I noticed I was feeling more tired then I usually do, and the two cups of coffee don’t help as much as I wish they could. I also cannot forget to add that being close to a washroom after taking the pills and eating is a must.
So I’m currently on day 2 of my detox and I decided to document it. A little starter info…I am currently 5’10 and 159 pounds. I chose this detox because everyone that I’ve known who has tried it says good things. I reason I felt a detox would be beneficial for me was because this past month,February, was a little too much about self indulgence. What I mean is I need a good health kick to get me into shape before summer starts. Saying that, I usually like to be around the 150 mark and hopefully this detox helps me reach that goal.
Day 1
Breakfast consisted of a plum, green beans, and almonds. Of course I did have a bottle of water with me at all times.
Snacks:
Carrots
Organic brown rice cakes with tamari and seaweed (yum!)
Cup of black coffee
Lunch was at Tony Romas where I managed to get a meal within the rules. Lunch included two steak “medallions”’ which are small pieces of steak, a baked potato plain and some beans. I did have to ask for the steak to be plain and to get veggies instead of coleslaw.
Supper was tough. I went to my kokums (grandmothers) and she was making a pot of chicken noodle soup, and I was only able to have the chicken and broth. This left me hungry so I ate more carrots and heated up a can of Amy’s Organic Lentil Soup, it smelt gross but wasn’t so bad. For dessert, which was much needed, I had some blueberries.
I’ve heard that the first few days are harsh and stay close to the washroom, but it hasn’t had that effect on me so far. At the end of the day I noticed that I ate more then I usually do, and that there is sugar and flour in most of my favourite foods. The only real habit I hope to break is my sugar intake. I have no problem eating healthy, but my sweet tooth gets the best of me. The fact that I made blueberry pie and couldn’t eat any really tested my will to do this. =D
So yesterday I started a 12 day herbal detox. The wild rose herbal d-tox kit contains 3 bottles of pills and a liquid dropper. The recommended dose is 2 pills per bottle at both breakfast and supper, and 40 drops of the liquid before breakfast and supper. The kit also includes a booklet that outlines what you can and cannot eat.
"Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
