I grazed on these veggie rolls throughout the day yesterday.
"Hearty Minestrone Soup" from Trader Joe's. I love that they use brown rice instead of pasta making it gluten free. I'm going to get three servings out of this one, I'll probably eat the last of it tomorrow at work.
Lots of fresh fruit including this bowl of orange segments and some grapes.
Some unpictured food includes veggies and hummus and some gluten free crackers, lots of herbal tea and some green tea. I've been grazing mostly since my appetite is lower but I've been making sure to eat some nutritious foods so I can get my energy back.
I've been trying to figure out how to deal with the cleanse that got interrupted by getting sick. I kind of feel like it is silly to just pick up again after a brief hiatus and I don't want to start over again. I think for now what I'm going to do is basically adopt a lot of the lifestyle and then make some adjustments to a few aspects of it. Then, in the spring, I'll do the full cleanse again, by the book.
This is my round up of my week on the Crazy Sexy Diet Cleanse:
Caffeine - This was undoubtedly going to be the hardest thing for me to give up. I was clearly addicted and suffered the withdrawals but I am so proud to say I got through it and I'm still planning on maintaining a caffeine free lifestyle. I can't promise that I won't have a cup of coffee from time to time, but it certainly won't be often, and it will ALWAYS be decaf. I'm totally hooked on herbal and green tea!
Green Smoothies - This was another difficult one for me, especially in the winter. I had a hard time coming up with a good combination because I tend to like sweeter smoothies so what I decided to do was to start making drinking smoothies a habit and then work on the fruit:veggie ratio. I'll start by adding a handful of spinach to smoothies and then work on adding more and more greens and less fruit. I think that easing into it will make me more likely to maintain it for the long run. I won't drink smoothies EVERY day, but I definitely understand the idea of easing into your day by drinking your first meal so I'll do my best to work them in often.
High Raw Diet - This will be the part of the diet that I can dive into. I think I've been doing a good job with this aspect of it and I think that I just need to carry it forward. This doesn't mean I won't indulge in a cooked comfort meal from time to time, but I'll know to balance it out and you better believe a green smoothie would follow it up ;) I'll be aiming for the 60-80% raw that Carr suggests.
I'm also hoping to keep up the few minutes of yoga per day I've been doing. It helps me to get relaxed ad it just feels really good and peaceful.
I'm not going to lie, it was difficult for me to decide to stop the cleanse instead of start it back up. I'm definitely not someone that gives up on things but I just really don't feel like I'm doing it justice if I just start back up after a few days off. I think that I'd rather work on adopting these things into my every day life as opposed to doing it for 21 days and then going back to drinking coffee and eating fewer veggies and whatnot. It makes sense in my head I guess, but my head is also foggy right now ;) I think this is the right way to go about it and I'm excited about it. I can't wait to share my journey with all of you too. You've all been incredibly supportive and I'm sorry if I've disappointed you by this decision.
OK, I'm going to go relax for a bit. Thank you all so much for your support and kind words. XO
Take care of yourself--that's the most important thing for you to do. No worries about stopping the cleanse. I'm still impressed that you were able to make the changes you did accomplish. Getting off of caffeine is HUGE! You should be proud. :)
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Thanks Sage! I am proud of that :)
DeleteNo no, not disappointed in you at all - silly! Your idea of adopting the "lifestyle" gradually sounds like a good one.
ReplyDeleteI'm catching up on blogs and I just read your Fitness Bucket List post. I'm very impressed that you are looking to spar and eventually fight. I'm kind of afraid to take a martial arts class because I think sparring would be scary.
I hope you continue to feel better and that the antibiotics you're taking aren't major horse pills. Those things can be brutal. Be well!
Thank you :) I've never sparred but fighting isn't as scary as you think. If you are afraid of bruises and whatnot then it may not be for you because it happens from time to time. Once you do it for a while and it becomes second nature it won't be scary because you'll be confident in your ability to defend yourself.
DeleteNo horse pills for me. One average sized antibiotic but it still knocks me on my butt!
Looks like you're eating more now than before. That's probably a good thing.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely eating more now than when I first got sick. My appetite has been strange recently but it happens from time to time. It seems to be coming back though thankfully.
DeleteKeep taking care and get better! The food looks so healthy as always. I think you're totally right in trying to work the cleanse principles into your every day life rather than just following it for a certain period of time. You're already such a healthy eater, and now that you've got the caffeine licked, sounds like your well on your way.
ReplyDeleteI sort of decided the same thing when I read her book. I think for vegans it's a lot easier because we don't have nearly as many things to eliminate from our diets. I don't drink coffee or tea, but I do drink wine, and I try to drink organic wine, but I need to do a little better in scaling back my consumption. Also, I would say that my raw to cooked ratio is 50:50, so could use some improvement on that front too!
Good luck tomorrow; hope you feel right as rain!
Thanks Rose! I think you are right, it is probably a lot easier for us to adapt to this lifestyle. Since I'm also gluten free I was definitely heading in the right direction anyway. It's those smoothies I need to start working on! ;) And the raw. I love cooked veggies but I totally get the importance of raw so I'm really going to try and improve on that.
DeleteOh, I hope you do feel better soon. It sounds like you've been fueling your body with the food it needs. It's great that even though you've been sick, you've still had healthy foods in the house from which to choose. I'm like you on starting and restarting plans - I would probably wait a bit, too, and start fresh again in the spring. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I've been trying to feed my body the nutrients it needs to get better. And thankfully I was on the cleanse because my house was definitely stocked with good stuff! :)
DeleteYikes, way to get blasted with a terrible illness!! Hope you're doing better...and that's a gorgeous picture of the sushi. Congrats about the caffeine thing, I'm with you on that bandwagon! Green tea still has enough caffeine to perk me up when I need it, but it isn't nearly as harsh on the nervous system as coffee (for me, anyway).
ReplyDeleteThanks, I am feeling better. Coffee was never harsh for me and especially not because I got used to it and maybe that is a sign that I needed to get off of the caffeine. I love green tea and it has so many added benefits but I'm also into herbal now as well :)
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