First of all, I apologize for my first post being on my detox, but I promise to have other fun things listed as well!
If you know me, you know that I LOVE food. I enjoy everything about it: the social aspects, the taste, and even how much I’m able to hold down. When people look at me, they see my 5’4”, 115 lb body frame and can’t believe the amounts of not only food I consume, but junk food. I’m turning 27 next month and every year, I hear “your metabolism will slow down eventually and catch up to you.” Well, I look at my dad’s side of the family and I just don’t see that happening in my future… Thank God.
I have done one cleanse my whole entire life. It was the Blessed Herb Colon Cleanse. I made it 6 of the 9 days and it was ruined when I went home to visit my parents and my mother forced food down my throat… Well, not really, but her cooking smelled so good! haha!
I did a lot of research the last few days on the vegan diet, the raw food diet, and organic eating. I’m not a doctor, scientist, or professional by any means, but with the research I have found, it definitely can’t hurt my body as long as I do it right. And if you would like to know what ‘caught my eye’ about this diet: I CAN EAT AS MUCH AS I WANT! Go figure!
Originally, I was going to do a raw food diet. This basically means that I would be eating food in it’s original state: no cooking, no heating up, no freezing, etc… I enjoy the different temperatures of food as well as seasons and spices so I decided to do a mix of the vegan and the raw food diet; all organic, of course.
So here I am, I am on DAY ONE of my THIRTY day detox. I just got home from the grocery store. I already think that is going to be one of the hardest parts of the diet. It’s so hard passing up all the foods that you love and then throwing another vegetable in your cart, but I did it.
Currently, I have potatoes boiling on the stove in one pot and carrots boiling in another pot. For dinner tonight, I am going to make potato soup with a few added onions, diced garlic, and mushrooms (I will add those to boil about 15 min before the potatoes are ready) and I will put sliced scallions on top. I’m basically throwing all the cooked goods in my blender/food processor, add a little almond milk (to make it “creamy”), and then putting the sliced scallions on top. I will add a little sea salt and pepper to taste.
With the carrots, I am making a ginger carrot soup. I’m assuming this will be my lunch or dinner tomorrow. I’m doing the same thing basically. I am boiling the vegetables and then processing/blending them together to make a soup. To make the soup base, I will be using an organic vegetable broth.
For breakfast this morning, I made a 2 glass full smoothie (so probably around 24 oz) of raspberries and blackberries blended together with water, ice, green food “Green Vibrance,” and about 5 dashes of cinnamon to make it sweet. I love cinnamon.
I noticed myself being pretty busy today so I didn’t really notice my hunger until I was done grocery shopping. On my drive home, I had a couple handfuls of raw almonds and I have been snacking since I got home on all the groceries I bought. I’ve been snacking on raw pumpkin seeds, almonds, mushrooms, and I had a carrot. Ya, I definitely feel “hungry,” but I am not miserable. And I’m really excited for this potato soup to be finished! I will actually post this blog after it’s done so I can add a picture of it.
I’m sure a lot of you are wondering what type of groceries I bought… I know that was a curiosity of mine before going into this. I went to Fresh Market (it’s basically a larger Whole Foods in South Beach, Miami) and some of the things I bought (all organic) were: cauliflower, pre-made vegetable skewers (with green & red peppers, portobello mushrooms, onions, squash, and zucchini), broccoli, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, apples, bananas, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, tomatoes, avocados, ginger root, mushrooms, salads, spinach, beets, onions, scallions, quinoa (it’s a whole grain similar to a very small pasta), brown rice, gluten-free organic granola, raw almonds, raw pumpkin seeds, almond milk, vegetable broth, lentils, kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, cannellini beans, garlic, etc… The only fruits and vegetables I was told to avoid were: corn, grapefruit, and oranges.
I can’t lie to you… this might be the hardest thing I have ever done. Partly why I am writing a blog about my experience. I think if I write it down, I won’t let myself down. Plus, if others are waiting for me to succeed, I can’t let them down… especially myself.
I will do my best to keep everyone posted on my meals as well as how I feel. I’m thinking the first week will be the hardest, but I have always liked fruits and vegetables so I don’t think that will be a problem. My biggest problem is that I never have felt full from eating fruits and vegetables… and I love pasta and cheese!!! I’m usually a girl of “substance.” But your body is like a machine… everyone’s body could use a little “tune-up.” Plus, I can eat as much as I want!!!!!
So, I just ate a HUGE bowl of potato soup and I’m sooooo full! Yes, I snacked beforehand, but I actually feel FULL. Awesome. Day 1 is looking good… so far! (By the way, when I was typing “good,” I originally wrote “food.” hahaha)
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