I have just completed the first 3 days of my 21-day gentle, whole-food cleanse. A personal victory of sorts! The cleanse itself is designed by a removal/focus system where every three days I am tasked with removing "something" from my diet (for the remainder of the 21 days) and focusing on "something else." For more information on the specifics of this cleanse, I encourage you to contact the incredible wellness warrior and coach, Sara Waldman of Two Blue Lemons, who is guiding me (and others) through this incredible challenge. Here is her website, which is chocked full of amazing recipes, humorous life and food insight, and adorable photos of her baby boy and Vineyard life. What's NOT to love! Plus her story of how she came into whole-food living is pretty inspirational too. So, days 1-3...
REMOVE: Caffeine and Alcohol
FOCUS: Green vegetables
Admittedly, I dropped caffeine a week earlier, after a one night stand with Skinny Bitch. If you want to freak yourself out (in a good way) and change your entire life, drop what you are doing RIGHT NOW, and go read this book. It's a game changer.
I have been doing surprisingly well without caffeine and alcohol (and I love my wine!), but the real test will come next Monday when I head to my first Red Sox game of the season. Will Power will be called to the plate when the Fenway Frank man comes by. EEKS! Give me strength! For now, I am focusing on greens. I attempted and succeeded in preparing and eating my first Brussels sprouts this week. Thanks to Two Blue Lemons for the delicious recipe!
I topped this meal off with a side salad of baby spinach, fresh-cut strawberries, walnuts, and a maple-balsamic vinaigrette!
And with that...I am off to the next part of the cleanse: removal of all processed and packaged foods; focus on whole grains.
Tune in Sunday to see how I am doing!
Namaste
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