The idea of doing a cleanse to flush toxins and give my body a bit of a rest has always been interesting to me. But the idea of only juicing is not my idea of a fun time. Every time I've tried to do nothing but juice, I find myself hangry with little self-control by late afternoon - not to mention the fact that after several green juices, I'm practically repulsed at the thought of drinking another one. Let's face it, I'm a foodie and I love to eat! So instead, I've tried different kinds of cleanses - ones that involve chewing - like the Vegetarian Times 7-ingredient cleanse (posts on that here and here). I took a cue from that cleanse to come up with my own version of a cleanse last week! Because I'm active and like to work out, I like to feed my muscles. One thing that bugs me about ... [Read More]
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7-Ingredient Cleanse: Days 2 & 3
It's Thursday night and I have nearly made it through my 3-day detox - barring that I don't cave in and shove ice cream into my mouth in these last few hours of it! Yesterday was the roughest day of the cleanse for me. I was feeling pretty icky from having a cold, and a lot of the time when my head is congested, I'm not in the mood for most foods - let alone plain cleansing foods like broccoli and beets. I alternated between feeling like I was doing fine with the detox, then wondering what the hell I was doing and wanting to crawl up in the fetal position with a bag of dark chocolate chips. ;-) Day 2 - Breakfast Lunch Snack Dinner Dinner was the low point of the day for me, and this picture gives you a glimpse as to why: My hubby ate delicious leftover homemade pizza and ... [Read More]
The Vegetarian Times 7-Ingredient Cleanse
Hello, hello! Here's a little tidbit about me: I love to read hard copies of things, and I get tons of magazines delivered to my house. I know that I can read things online, but there's just something nice to me about having a real magazine (or book) in hand and getting away from technology. My favorite places to read are at the gym while I'm cycling or doing the stair master (because it makes the time go by fast!) or while I'm relaxing at the beach. One of the magazines I love checking out is Vegetarian Times. I'm always tearing out pages from the magazine of things to note or recipes to try. Last week as I was reading their June issue, I came across an article called "The 7-Ingredient Cleanse" and was intrigued. (via) With summer's stellar lineup of naturally detoxifying fruits and ... [Read More]