Doing a Cleanse Update

Well here I am at the end of two solid weeks of only eating meat, veggies and fruit, oh and rice. And you know what I'm not feeling so hot. That's right the last several days I've had a persistent headache and kind of a yucky belly. I don't know if it's just detoxing from sugar, caffeine, and all the other good stuff or what. But I hope it ends soon.
A few weeks ago I wrote a guest blog for Diets in Review which is posting today about whether to have a colonic or not, and I'm thinking now may be the time to go for it. Maybe it will clean me out that last bit and get me over these DT's. Plus maybe I can get some vitamins from the colon therapist to help support my cleansing. Maybe then I won't feel so crappy (if you'll excuse the pun).
Whatever I do, it won't be till next week, we're camping this weekend. Imagine my excitement at roasting marshmallows (did you know it was mallows and not mellows?I guess I'm always to busy sticking them in my mouth to look at the writing on the bag.) around the campfire....Sigh

Doing a Cleanse Update

Today is the start of day 9 on the cleanse. I'm feeling really great and my skin is looking much better. I lost 7 pounds the first week but have plateaued the last two days. I actually made it through my daughters birthday party without eating any sugar. I stared at her pinata candy all week but managed to stay strong. I'm thinking another week and then a few days fast (drinking water, lemon, maple syrup concoction), Then another few weeks of no sugar, gluten, alcohol, etc..
I should really just stay away from sugar all together, I think it really makes my allergies worse, or maybe it's the dairy??? I'm not sure. Anyway I'll do my best to limit it all for as long as I can.
That's the scoop here.

Doing a Cleanse

After a lovely week on vacation, full of lots of not so healthy food and several margaritas (I know in the picture I'm drinking a bloody mary. But you get the idea), I've started a cleanse. I use to do them all the time before I had my daughter, but it's been many years and I think the pipes could use a good cleaning out. I'm on day 4 and feeling pretty good.
I've cut out all sugar, dairy, gluten, alcohol, and caffeine. It's going to take me a while a remember how I use to eat this way. I need to get over to Whole Foods for some Stevia (natural sugar substitute) and some starch substitutes (rice pasta or something)But so far so good and I've lost 3.5 pound since I started, so that's a nice bonus. I might even do a few day fast in a week or so, once I get the bod use to the cleaner food. I don't want to shock it to badly. I'm sure it's already wondering what's happened to it's evening sweets, and endless supply of cheese.
I'll keep you surmised of my progress as the weeks go by. Wish me luck.