Day 1
I feel great about starting this detox diet. After breakfast – I choose the avocado option – I make my own almond
paste as I want it to be as healthy as possible and without any unnecessary
additions. So I process 200g of almonds for approx. 10 minutes till I get a
thick but amalgamated paste. I also cook my 2 soups. I don’t add any salt to
either of them and I think this is now for me the biggest problem: I
unfortunately like salt and probably have been adding too much of it. However I
am hoping that after this 2-week detox my taste buds will adjust to less salt
and although I cannot see myself not using salt at all, I hope I will be able
to decrease the amount I add to my meals.
Though the soups don’t taste that great, I
cook double portions to make sure I don’t have to cook 2 different soups every
day. For the same reason I also prepare a big portion of apple mousse. It is
simply made of peeled apples cooked with a bit of water and cinnamon. The
mousse tastes really good and sweet even though I don’t add any sugar.
Apart from the soup, my dinner consists of
a portion of steamed salmon (with a squeeze of lemon juice and pepper) and
cooked broccoli.
For the daily activity, I do 30 min. of
muscle strengthening exercises and 50 min. of running.
Overall after the first day of my cleansing
diet I feel pretty good, only a bit tired (it is normal). I know I will have a
problem with food not tasting its usual way, so I will have to lower my
expectations from one hand but from the other – I think about making it tastier
while still following the rules of this regime.
Day 2
Drinking warm water with lemon juice just
after I wake up is not new to me – I have been doing it since my cousin advised
me several years ago. The only difference is that I have had it with a slice of
lemon and now it is with half a lemon. It is sour but not so sour that it is
unpleasant to drink.
Except for breakfast when I have a slice of
bread with almond butter (good but a bit of honey would make it great J), I have the same meals as yesterday and I do feel tomorrow I
definitely will need a change.
From an early afternoon I start feeling
really tired and sleepy so I promise myself to go to bed earlier not to have
the same problem tomorrow. However I don’t use it as an excuse and I do the
same amount of exercises as yesterday.
Day 3
I desperately need a change in taste so I
cook a sour gherkin soup for myself and it is yummy (even though still no salt
in it!). I think having a distinct flavour like the sour gherkin balances out
the lack of saltiness.
Another change from yesterday – dinner. I
prepare chicken breast for myself by marinating it in garlic and hot paprika
and then roasting it in a foil without any fat. I have it with a salad made of
lamb’s lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with lemon juice and a few drops of
olive oil. Although I should have cooked vegetables for dinner, I am positive
raw ones are not going to do any harm to me ;-).
Day 4
I have read each detox exhausts organism
maybe that is why I have to sleep longer then usually. Last night I went to bed
early, slept almost 9 hours and feel I would still do with a bit more.
I definitely will have to make the sour
gherkin soup again, I really enjoy having it for lunch with a portion of brown
rice. But still - the apple mousse for snack is my favourite meal of the day!
Day 5
Since I still cook for my family, today I
take a shortcut and cook mushroom soup for all of us. I cheat a bit and add
some salt and organic vegetable stock to it. The soup tastes great!
Today I also skip fruit mousse and have an
apple instead. I unfortunately also skip exercising – I didn’t do it in the
morning and in the evening I am simply too tired. However I did a lot of
cleaning so maybe that will count ;-)
Day 6
Today and tomorrow is going to be very
difficult to me. We have a guest staying over so obviously I will prepare tasty
food. Will I be able to resist and stick to my detox diet? The only solutions
is to adjust it a bit and instead of my diet lunch, I have 2 types of salads:
tomato & roast pepper and beetroot, grape & pomegranate. They taste
divine.
When in the evening we go to cinema I am
fine with not having anything to eat while we watch a movie as anyway I never
really enjoy fast food.
Day 7
I am really proud of myself today: after a
long walk (just like yesterday that is my exercise for today) we end up in one
of my favourite coffee and cake places but what do I (bravely) order? –
Mushroom soup and water with lemon! I enjoy them (really) watching the guys
drinking latte and having 2 (!) amazing cakes each. Resisting these cakes is a real
achievement.
At dinner time I have plenty of vegetables
and the same chicken as everybody else but without the sauce. So now I can
proudly announce that I have quite successfully completed the first week of my
detox diet!
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