Ah- all ready day 4? Wow. Either way, I don't think today was a very good day for me for the main reason of my 12pm meal time. All was going really well up to that point, especially with me being in school. Had my drinks and powders ready for consumption and when it was time, I marched my butt down to the school cafeteria, filled up my little thermos cup with boiling water for my tea, and took everything in my classes ((I ignored all the weird looks from people as they saw me shaking up my beverages in different water bottles)).
But yes, lunch time rolls around. At school they have NAKED drinks and I figured I'd just buy a carrot juice bottle since I'd be in school for 6+ hours straight and I kind of wanted to vary up the entire green drink + green drink + green drink thing that would happen if I didn't have a juice thrown in at noon. I get into the cafeteria to buy my carrot juice and alas... no carrot juice. Just fruit juices and I was stuck. My stomach was telling me it was time to drink something- ANYTHING- and I ended up getting one of the NAKED juices, trying to make sure that there was at least a bunch of green-stuff in it. ((And yes, I did check for other alternatives before settling with a slight amount of fear.)) Green Machine and it was... disgusting. I mean, usually I love these sorts of drinks, but one sip and my first thought was "OMG IT'S TOO FUCKING SWEET."
I drank down about 1/2 - 3/4 of it and ended up giving the rest of it to a classmate. It felt like nasty sugar goo going down my throat and I had a headache for a good 20 minutes or so afterwards. I can't help but think of the gagging feeling I had drinking it! And as I said before, I LOVE those sorts of drinks so... I guess my body is making the change?
Also, I didn't walk today. I really need to get on my own case about that-- I'm not scheduling that in and I know it's gonna bite me in the ass if I don't make it regular.
For dinner I boiled up a small head of cabbage, a couple carrots, a couple ears of corn, and a potato. Needed more spices ((I need ideas, man!)), but besides the lack of an overtly different flavor, it tasted sweet but delicious. I actually finished my entire cup this time ((most of the time I just finish about 3/4 or so...)).
On another note as I prepare to go to bed, yoga is feeling wonderful and my aloe vera juice is interesting. It has a sharp smell to it akin to rubbing alcohol, but isn't that gross to me, I just have to drink it quickly or the taste gets old.
Hmph... may have to invest in some laxative tea or something :/ And before I forget, this morning was wonderful for me since I got up without a single hesitation, before my alarm even went off!
4/21!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Monday, October 8, 2007
Day Three
I'm starving right now but I'm not particularly craving anything. I think its mostly because I didn't finish everything I was supposed to have for dinner. At least I didn't have that dreadful vomiting feeling this morning after my first drinks. I think it mostly was because I spread out everything over an hour-- which I've started to do with all things. Taking my time and consuming things within an hour ((i.e. 2.30 meal is from 2- 3pm)). It seems to keep most of the hunger pangs away.
Anything else I want to write about...?? Just that I REALLY need to come up with soup recipes. The one I had today wasn't disgusting, it just didn't taste like anything, and I loaded it with garlic. Maybe I should look into marinating veggies and using those. I've gotta be creative, I think. To some extent, I'm glad I have enough flavor and cooking sense to know what vegetable combinations go well together to not make things taste gross. Now to start messing around with spices.
3/21!
Anything else I want to write about...?? Just that I REALLY need to come up with soup recipes. The one I had today wasn't disgusting, it just didn't taste like anything, and I loaded it with garlic. Maybe I should look into marinating veggies and using those. I've gotta be creative, I think. To some extent, I'm glad I have enough flavor and cooking sense to know what vegetable combinations go well together to not make things taste gross. Now to start messing around with spices.
3/21!
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Day Two
Today was sort of weird for me because of work and the fact that I had to cut corners. I started drinking everything around 8am, kept up with everything ((sans herbal cleansing formula :/ )). Interestingly or not, after taking my first drink, the vomiting feeling came around again which was a bit worrisome. I had made sure to drink things slowly, too. After burping it went away, though.
I had to open at work at 4.30am, so by the time I got home, I was completely exhausted. Lack of energy from the diet? I don't think so; I just didn't really sleep that much the night before.
Either way, as soon as I got home, I slept, which end up being a "bad idea" because I completely missed a BerrySplash intake time. I got up with enough time to blend up another cup of my potato mix of yesterday and the rest of everything else. I was still groggy so no walk today.
The rest of the week should be ok for me, though. I'm going to school during the day and things are pretty steady with that.
As for hunger pangs and what not... I'm not hungry as much as I just want to chew something delicious. Definitely craving some meat and banana walnut coffee cake-- it's making my mouth water like mad! It didn't help one bit being at work and having to set up the pastry case... handling so many pastries. But I resisted temptation and didn't stick a single piece of pastry in my mouth.
Changes I notice... my nails are really hard now. Now to get some aloe vera juice and bed. I have yoga class tomorrow morning.
I had to open at work at 4.30am, so by the time I got home, I was completely exhausted. Lack of energy from the diet? I don't think so; I just didn't really sleep that much the night before.
Either way, as soon as I got home, I slept, which end up being a "bad idea" because I completely missed a BerrySplash intake time. I got up with enough time to blend up another cup of my potato mix of yesterday and the rest of everything else. I was still groggy so no walk today.
The rest of the week should be ok for me, though. I'm going to school during the day and things are pretty steady with that.
As for hunger pangs and what not... I'm not hungry as much as I just want to chew something delicious. Definitely craving some meat and banana walnut coffee cake-- it's making my mouth water like mad! It didn't help one bit being at work and having to set up the pastry case... handling so many pastries. But I resisted temptation and didn't stick a single piece of pastry in my mouth.
Changes I notice... my nails are really hard now. Now to get some aloe vera juice and bed. I have yoga class tomorrow morning.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Day One
...has been pretty interesting. I really don't know where to start in all of this!
I woke up at around 8am-- surprising after closing last night and not getting home until around 2am. The first set of drinks left me with a horrible stomach ache... I think it was because I drank them much too quickly. By the time I burped a few times the vomiting feeling went away, so I'm convinced that's what it was!
Either way, continued drinking everything I needed to on time. Considering I don't normally eat breakfast--- all I do is drink water, I didn't really have any hunger pangs. However, around my usual "lunch time"/snack time, I had the munchies. I wasn't HUNGRY- I just wanted to eat something. Kind of making my usual eating habits obvious to me.
For my juice I juiced up a couple carrots and half of a large cucumber. The initial taste was a bit bizarre, but by the end of it, I didn't think it was half bad. Also, if the taste ever got too strong, I just alternated juice and water sips.
The dinner soup was interesting... I started boiling up some different colored potatoes ((I wasn't aware there was a purple potato!--- its purple inside, too)) a few hours before my scheduled soup time, adding a few basil leaves and oregano. I also added the left over carrot pieces that the juicer throws out ((basically shredded carrot)), a full zucchini, and a 3rd of an onion. In the book, it says that our pureed soup isn't supposed to be consumed until around 6pm, but at home we usually eat around 4, no later than about 5pm-- so actually having my "meal" later was a bit of an issue for me. I ended up drinking about 3 cups of the broth just to hold back the hunger pangs and by the time 6pm came around, I reluctantly drank down the puree. It wasn't bad tasting... it just was that I wasn't that hungry anymore.
I missed my cup of tea during that time since right after I downed my puree, I went for a walk. The walk was sort of nice-- I didn't realize how big the park near my house is. I don't know how far I walked, but I figure it must have been over a mile. I read somewhere that a mile is about how much you walk in 20min- 30min at a leisurely pace. I walked over 30min pretty quickly, so maybe a mile and a half?
Either way, I got back home and drank another cup of tea, this time with Stevia which is actually more delicious than I thought it might be! I figured it'd be like Raw Sugar but no- tastes sort of like Equal/Sweet and Low and I can't help but be afraid there might be a catch, but I guess there really isn't one!
I think over the course of the day, I've been to the bathroom about 7 or 8 times, all the times my urine getting lighter and lighter. This last time I've gone, my urine was virtually clear. I know I went--- A LOT--- and when I got up, the sight of it was a little startling.
I haven't taken any herbal cleansing pills because I got the wrong ones from the store the other day... tomorrow I'm going to exchange them for the ones I think will work. Also, I have a bunch of leftovers from today's soup so I put it all inside the fridge and will have to use them up tomorrow as best I can. I may boil up an ear of corn to make up for my lack of broth for tomorrow and then blend in the corn pieces with the veggies I have left over.
Tomorrow will be a test to see how well I can do this detox outside of home. I have to work from 4.30am- 11.45am... I'll have to take all my powders and have them at the ready at work. I guess to some extent, I should be glad I work at Starbucks--- free teas and water and maybe it'll be ok. At the same time, leaving my post because I have to run to the bathroom is going to be a hassle, as well as the fact that we have a drive thru and stopping to mix a drink may be an issue.
Sooooooo~!
1/ 21!
((oh, and I'm only going to weigh and measure myself once a week))
I woke up at around 8am-- surprising after closing last night and not getting home until around 2am. The first set of drinks left me with a horrible stomach ache... I think it was because I drank them much too quickly. By the time I burped a few times the vomiting feeling went away, so I'm convinced that's what it was!
Either way, continued drinking everything I needed to on time. Considering I don't normally eat breakfast--- all I do is drink water, I didn't really have any hunger pangs. However, around my usual "lunch time"/snack time, I had the munchies. I wasn't HUNGRY- I just wanted to eat something. Kind of making my usual eating habits obvious to me.
For my juice I juiced up a couple carrots and half of a large cucumber. The initial taste was a bit bizarre, but by the end of it, I didn't think it was half bad. Also, if the taste ever got too strong, I just alternated juice and water sips.
The dinner soup was interesting... I started boiling up some different colored potatoes ((I wasn't aware there was a purple potato!--- its purple inside, too)) a few hours before my scheduled soup time, adding a few basil leaves and oregano. I also added the left over carrot pieces that the juicer throws out ((basically shredded carrot)), a full zucchini, and a 3rd of an onion. In the book, it says that our pureed soup isn't supposed to be consumed until around 6pm, but at home we usually eat around 4, no later than about 5pm-- so actually having my "meal" later was a bit of an issue for me. I ended up drinking about 3 cups of the broth just to hold back the hunger pangs and by the time 6pm came around, I reluctantly drank down the puree. It wasn't bad tasting... it just was that I wasn't that hungry anymore.
I missed my cup of tea during that time since right after I downed my puree, I went for a walk. The walk was sort of nice-- I didn't realize how big the park near my house is. I don't know how far I walked, but I figure it must have been over a mile. I read somewhere that a mile is about how much you walk in 20min- 30min at a leisurely pace. I walked over 30min pretty quickly, so maybe a mile and a half?
Either way, I got back home and drank another cup of tea, this time with Stevia which is actually more delicious than I thought it might be! I figured it'd be like Raw Sugar but no- tastes sort of like Equal/Sweet and Low and I can't help but be afraid there might be a catch, but I guess there really isn't one!
I think over the course of the day, I've been to the bathroom about 7 or 8 times, all the times my urine getting lighter and lighter. This last time I've gone, my urine was virtually clear. I know I went--- A LOT--- and when I got up, the sight of it was a little startling.
I haven't taken any herbal cleansing pills because I got the wrong ones from the store the other day... tomorrow I'm going to exchange them for the ones I think will work. Also, I have a bunch of leftovers from today's soup so I put it all inside the fridge and will have to use them up tomorrow as best I can. I may boil up an ear of corn to make up for my lack of broth for tomorrow and then blend in the corn pieces with the veggies I have left over.
Tomorrow will be a test to see how well I can do this detox outside of home. I have to work from 4.30am- 11.45am... I'll have to take all my powders and have them at the ready at work. I guess to some extent, I should be glad I work at Starbucks--- free teas and water and maybe it'll be ok. At the same time, leaving my post because I have to run to the bathroom is going to be a hassle, as well as the fact that we have a drive thru and stopping to mix a drink may be an issue.
Sooooooo~!
1/ 21!
((oh, and I'm only going to weigh and measure myself once a week))
Thursday, October 4, 2007
So while I haven't been updating, there has been progress. To some extent.
I found out yesterday that my mother can't help me buy half of the things I'm going to need for the detox... which is a little crippling. Not a little. Substantially crippling. Though my sister is going to send me money ((for other reasons)), I'll probably use that money for the supplements I'll need.
Tomorrow all the shopping'll get done.
I'm nervous--- not so much for what will be happening to my body, but whether or not I can afford everything I need!
And my current amendments to the detox... instead of distilled water, I'll be drinking Smart Water ((delicious mineral water)) exclusively. Consistency will help, right? Also, I can't afford colonics, so I'll probably take the Level 5 laxative only twice... I'm not going to even attempt the coffee enema--- I don't think I need to go that far!
I found out yesterday that my mother can't help me buy half of the things I'm going to need for the detox... which is a little crippling. Not a little. Substantially crippling. Though my sister is going to send me money ((for other reasons)), I'll probably use that money for the supplements I'll need.
Tomorrow all the shopping'll get done.
I'm nervous--- not so much for what will be happening to my body, but whether or not I can afford everything I need!
And my current amendments to the detox... instead of distilled water, I'll be drinking Smart Water ((delicious mineral water)) exclusively. Consistency will help, right? Also, I can't afford colonics, so I'll probably take the Level 5 laxative only twice... I'm not going to even attempt the coffee enema--- I don't think I need to go that far!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Measurements
Weight: 132.8
Bust: 96.5cm
Waist: 81.3cm
Thighs: 97.2cm
Upper Thigh: 54cm
Upper Arm: 27.9cm
Height: 5ft 2.5in
[All measurements taken in the morning after using the restroom + not eating yet]
Q/A
How much weight do I need to lose? I weigh less than I had expected myself to be. So taking that into consideration, as well as a healthy weight to be at... I think I need to lose about 10- 12 lbs, maybe just keeping myself at around 120lbs, which puts me on the lower end of my Height-Weight category ((118- 135, taking into consideration frame size.))
Why do I want to lose weight? I want to be able to fit into clothes comfortably again. Right now, I have a couple pairs of size 9-work pants, and they're tight as hell on me when they didn't used to be. I have to hit up the XL now because of my tummy and I just feel lumpy in general. It's not even so much about the weight, but more that I just want to feel and fit right in my clothes again. Also, I want to be able to fit into EGL brand clothing and I'm in reality, not THAT far off ((bust 38in, waist 32in compared to bust 33in, waist 29in))
Am I ready to make a permanent lifestyle change? Yes, very much yes. For the past couple years I've known that the way I live isn't healthy in the least. No regular eating schedule... junk food, not eating sometimes altogether and then pigging out and greasy food afterwards. I don't like how I feel in regards to energy, either. I'm always tired and get lazy mid-day; I hate not having energy or falling asleep on a whim. I'm ready to set myself up for a better lifestyle and feel good in my skin, rather than sluggish.
Do I really believe that I should detox? Most definitely. I know I'm not eating so well and on a regular day eat minimal nutritious things. I need to clean out all the crap and then infuse myself with vitamins and the like--- I'm not eating ANY of it.
What can detoxing do for me? Not only clean out my system, but get me used to eating good foods again. And then just not feeling tired--- feeling energetic and more into my life rather than so stand-off-ish.
Do I have the discipline to detox for 21 days or should I pick a shorter program? I contemplated picking a shorter program... but no. I'm ready for this and just want to do it. I want to feel better and more energized. I want to fit into my clothes and feel good in my body. And then afterwards I want to indulge in the reward of wearing the clothes I'd like to wear and look good in them, rather than forced.
I think I want to go through the detox... "reset" myself, so to speak, then just work on it. I figured out that to fit into what I'd like to wear, I need to lose at least 3 inches on all my measurements. I can detox, lose some weight, feel more energized and start eating more healthily, and then just start having a new life with going to the gym, taking care of myself, feeling better in general, and with a new regimen, get to where I'd like to be. I think having gone through the detox'll be a big motivator to me-- "I just went through all that detox crap for 3 weeks- I'm not going to let myself gain it all back again!!"; besides, enough reading on the topic told me well enough that if I even try to eat too much junk food again afterwards, I'll most definitely feel it.
Weight: 132.8
Bust: 96.5cm
Waist: 81.3cm
Thighs: 97.2cm
Upper Thigh: 54cm
Upper Arm: 27.9cm
Height: 5ft 2.5in
[All measurements taken in the morning after using the restroom + not eating yet]
Q/A
How much weight do I need to lose? I weigh less than I had expected myself to be. So taking that into consideration, as well as a healthy weight to be at... I think I need to lose about 10- 12 lbs, maybe just keeping myself at around 120lbs, which puts me on the lower end of my Height-Weight category ((118- 135, taking into consideration frame size.))
Why do I want to lose weight? I want to be able to fit into clothes comfortably again. Right now, I have a couple pairs of size 9-work pants, and they're tight as hell on me when they didn't used to be. I have to hit up the XL now because of my tummy and I just feel lumpy in general. It's not even so much about the weight, but more that I just want to feel and fit right in my clothes again. Also, I want to be able to fit into EGL brand clothing and I'm in reality, not THAT far off ((bust 38in, waist 32in compared to bust 33in, waist 29in))
Am I ready to make a permanent lifestyle change? Yes, very much yes. For the past couple years I've known that the way I live isn't healthy in the least. No regular eating schedule... junk food, not eating sometimes altogether and then pigging out and greasy food afterwards. I don't like how I feel in regards to energy, either. I'm always tired and get lazy mid-day; I hate not having energy or falling asleep on a whim. I'm ready to set myself up for a better lifestyle and feel good in my skin, rather than sluggish.
Do I really believe that I should detox? Most definitely. I know I'm not eating so well and on a regular day eat minimal nutritious things. I need to clean out all the crap and then infuse myself with vitamins and the like--- I'm not eating ANY of it.
What can detoxing do for me? Not only clean out my system, but get me used to eating good foods again. And then just not feeling tired--- feeling energetic and more into my life rather than so stand-off-ish.
Do I have the discipline to detox for 21 days or should I pick a shorter program? I contemplated picking a shorter program... but no. I'm ready for this and just want to do it. I want to feel better and more energized. I want to fit into my clothes and feel good in my body. And then afterwards I want to indulge in the reward of wearing the clothes I'd like to wear and look good in them, rather than forced.
I think I want to go through the detox... "reset" myself, so to speak, then just work on it. I figured out that to fit into what I'd like to wear, I need to lose at least 3 inches on all my measurements. I can detox, lose some weight, feel more energized and start eating more healthily, and then just start having a new life with going to the gym, taking care of myself, feeling better in general, and with a new regimen, get to where I'd like to be. I think having gone through the detox'll be a big motivator to me-- "I just went through all that detox crap for 3 weeks- I'm not going to let myself gain it all back again!!"; besides, enough reading on the topic told me well enough that if I even try to eat too much junk food again afterwards, I'll most definitely feel it.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
First post in my detox blog!
Either way, this blog is going to be talking about my 21 day detox diet plan and charting my progress. I'll try and write every day to talk about how I'm feeling, if I'm having problems, things like that.
Tomorrow I'm going to take measurements of myself and post them along with a full body picture of myself so I can have a before-and-after comparison later on.
Wish me luck!! <3
Either way, this blog is going to be talking about my 21 day detox diet plan and charting my progress. I'll try and write every day to talk about how I'm feeling, if I'm having problems, things like that.
Tomorrow I'm going to take measurements of myself and post them along with a full body picture of myself so I can have a before-and-after comparison later on.
Wish me luck!! <3
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