This is my final update on the Detox that I've been working on. I'm settling into life without coffee and limited alcohol. Yes my friends, the days of a few glasses a wine in the evening are gone.
I've traded my coffee for green tea and my wine for air popped popcorn. I've settled down to 1 tablespoon of ACV twice daily.
I feel wonderful. My body is feeling stronger and I wake up more easily. I'm very excited about how this is going.
I can't wait to see the results I get over the next few months. I already feel my body changing. I'm also trying to stay on top of our vitamins.
I'd love to hear if anyone out there is trying a cleanse or making changes to their lives. Spring is a time for growing and changing. Let's change together!
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
)O(
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Detox Day 4
March 25, 2013
Now called - My New Life - Day 1
So yesterday I had planned to do yard work but I was rained
out. Instead hubby and I did some stuff
around the house and took a trip to Smithfield to find some hair dye. I ended up finding what I needed and now am
sporting some nice raven locks. I’m
looking very witchy indeed.
We rode around a bit and ended up stomping at a Mexican place
that “said” fresh ingredients and traditional Mexican cuisine. The only thing traditional in that joint was the
piñata when we walked in. The food was
awful tasted canned and was just gross. –
Note to self, don’t eat out.
We came home and for dinner I made some shoe string French friends
with a Cajun spice combo I read about online.
Not so good. Way too cayenne
pepper. I quickly tossed that and tried
just dipping some in some Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV). They were fantastic! I really enjoyed it.
This morning I’m feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed. I love how I feel today. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever felt
better. Hubby is making skillet for
breakfast. I’m going to have my ACV just
before I eat. My Green smoothie will be later in the day, maybe for afternoon
snack. I’m going to switch to 1 tablespoon
of my ACV before breakfast and dinner.
For those interested that edema I had in my legs … 100%
completely gone.
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
)O(
Detox Day 3
March 24, 2013
So it is day three. I
must say I’m amazed. This morning hubby
checked my legs and my edema was completely and totally gone. So in a little over 48 hours the Apple Cider
Vinegar (ACV) did what I used to be on Lasix for. Taking “water pills” strip your body of nutrients
and has a huge number of side
effects.
If someone had told me that I could just add 2 tablespoons
of ACV to my diet twice a day and I wouldn't have the painful swelling from
water retention I would have never believed it.
Even though my swelling is gone I plan to continue the
ACV. I really think the benefits outweigh
the short time term bad taste. One thing
I want to point out though is that I’m using Bragg’s ACV. It’s completely organic and unfiltered/unpasteurized. It has what is called the “mother” in it. The Mother is the best part of the vinegar
which is killed during pasteurization.
The health
benefits are amazing.
I thought that I would be really missing my coffee. However I’m really not missing it at
all. I remember waking up Thursday
morning and dragging myself to the coffee pot and being groggy and
annoyed. This morning just 3 mornings
later I bounced out of bed and was alert and ready to go. Is it possible that we've been tricked into
thinking we “need” coffee to get us going??
Not sure. I do know this. I’m already feeling a LOT better. I can’t wait to see how this goes. Perhaps I should change the title from “Detox”
to “My life”
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
)O(
Time to Detox - Day 1
March 22, 2013
Last week in our yard clean up I twisted my knee a bit. It was a bit swollen and boy was I tired. I have to admit my diet has gone down hill a bit. I'm drinking coffee again and not eating as many fresh veggies as I should. I stopped my vitamins completely and am not drinking enough water. And I work (at my desk) 14-16 hours a day.
I still eat organic and vegetarian but just changing those things above, I've gone from a size 10 to a size 16/18. I like myself at about 14/16. Hubby likes to have a little to grab on to and I like to have cleavage.
I watched a show yesterday called Hungry for Change. Currently they're offering a free screening online of the entire documentary. It was made by the same people who did Food, Matters. It has inspired me to do a bit of a cleanse. That and of course the fact that I have so much water weight I can barely move. I plan to detox and get myself together. I'll journal it under the tag - #detox.
Detox Day 1 - March 22nd 2013
This morning I'm starting out by not having any coffee. This step alone will remove about 20 tsps of sugar plus the the 8 grams that are in the cup of milk I probably use between them. Instead I'm having green tea w/o any sweetener.
I'm adding my vitamins (note I use Nature Made vitamins because they offer a points program that gives you $7.00 off vitamins, plus at some of the local pharmacies they are bogo free) back in which are:
1 Magnesium (133mg) Calcium (333mg) Zinc (5mg) with D3(200UI)
1 Women's Alive
1 Vitamin E (400UI)
5 Super Complex B
1 Vitamin C (1000mg)
1 D3 (1000UI)
I have a malabsorption disorder related to messed up Gastric Bypass I had 14 years ago.
I will have five meals a day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner plus two snacks.
Breakfast will be a green smoothie. I used to do these every day. After my mother moved into the nursing home and all that crap with my family I sorta stopped doing the things that made me feel better. Maybe I was punishing myself. I'm not really sure. In any event, today starts the return of the green smoothie.
I use the following recipe
8 oz of water
2 oranges peeled
1 apple with the peel (remove the stem)
1 pear with the peel (remove the stem)
2 big handfuls of fresh baby Spinach
2/3 a banana (tip, cut your banana in thirds and put in a baggie in the freezer)
3-4 slices of frozen peaches or a handful of frozen berries
3 tbs wheat germ or other fiber (note read the labels and try to get a pure a product as possible)
Another tip here is buy your fruit local in season and then freeze them so you have them year around. Many people use fresh completely but I like my smoothie thick and cold so I like to use frozen.
Lunch today will be Black Bean Tacos.
Dinner today will be a new Eggplant recipe that Hubby and I are working out for one of my Meatless Monday dishes.
Snack 1 - 1 oz Sunflower seeds
Snack 2 - 1 whole orange
PLUS I can eat any other raw veggie any time I want. So any carrots, celery or even a small salad with balsamic vinegar.
I'm very worried about my water retention so to combat that I will have 2 - 3 cups of Organic Apple Cider Vinegar elixir.
1 cup of hot water
2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
1 teaspoon Honey
It tastes really bad. However I had friend send me to a website with a tastier recipe. I looked it over and it does look better, however if you use it be sure to look for juices that are not sweetened with HFCS or better yet, make your own juice. Thanks to Johanna for the link.
I'm also going to tell myself every single day that I am worth it. I'm a great person and I'm a winner. Health is about how I feel, not about what size pants I'm in.
So be prepared for what I hope to be daily (or weekly) updates on my detox and wish me luck.
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
)O(
I still eat organic and vegetarian but just changing those things above, I've gone from a size 10 to a size 16/18. I like myself at about 14/16. Hubby likes to have a little to grab on to and I like to have cleavage.
I watched a show yesterday called Hungry for Change. Currently they're offering a free screening online of the entire documentary. It was made by the same people who did Food, Matters. It has inspired me to do a bit of a cleanse. That and of course the fact that I have so much water weight I can barely move. I plan to detox and get myself together. I'll journal it under the tag - #detox.
Detox Day 1 - March 22nd 2013
This morning I'm starting out by not having any coffee. This step alone will remove about 20 tsps of sugar plus the the 8 grams that are in the cup of milk I probably use between them. Instead I'm having green tea w/o any sweetener.
I'm adding my vitamins (note I use Nature Made vitamins because they offer a points program that gives you $7.00 off vitamins, plus at some of the local pharmacies they are bogo free) back in which are:
1 Magnesium (133mg) Calcium (333mg) Zinc (5mg) with D3(200UI)
1 Women's Alive
1 Vitamin E (400UI)
5 Super Complex B
1 Vitamin C (1000mg)
1 D3 (1000UI)
I have a malabsorption disorder related to messed up Gastric Bypass I had 14 years ago.
I will have five meals a day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner plus two snacks.
Breakfast will be a green smoothie. I used to do these every day. After my mother moved into the nursing home and all that crap with my family I sorta stopped doing the things that made me feel better. Maybe I was punishing myself. I'm not really sure. In any event, today starts the return of the green smoothie.
I use the following recipe
8 oz of water
2 oranges peeled
1 apple with the peel (remove the stem)
1 pear with the peel (remove the stem)
2 big handfuls of fresh baby Spinach
2/3 a banana (tip, cut your banana in thirds and put in a baggie in the freezer)
3-4 slices of frozen peaches or a handful of frozen berries
3 tbs wheat germ or other fiber (note read the labels and try to get a pure a product as possible)
Another tip here is buy your fruit local in season and then freeze them so you have them year around. Many people use fresh completely but I like my smoothie thick and cold so I like to use frozen.
Lunch today will be Black Bean Tacos.
Dinner today will be a new Eggplant recipe that Hubby and I are working out for one of my Meatless Monday dishes.
Snack 1 - 1 oz Sunflower seeds
Snack 2 - 1 whole orange
PLUS I can eat any other raw veggie any time I want. So any carrots, celery or even a small salad with balsamic vinegar.
I'm very worried about my water retention so to combat that I will have 2 - 3 cups of Organic Apple Cider Vinegar elixir.
1 cup of hot water
2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
1 teaspoon Honey
It tastes really bad. However I had friend send me to a website with a tastier recipe. I looked it over and it does look better, however if you use it be sure to look for juices that are not sweetened with HFCS or better yet, make your own juice. Thanks to Johanna for the link.
I'm also going to tell myself every single day that I am worth it. I'm a great person and I'm a winner. Health is about how I feel, not about what size pants I'm in.
So be prepared for what I hope to be daily (or weekly) updates on my detox and wish me luck.
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
)O(
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