Benefits of the detox

Well my 7 day detox is over. I ate solid food, a salad, on the 7th day. I didn't really notice any benefits of the detox until it was finally over. When I was on it, starting about the 3rd day, I was weak, cranky and generally not feeling very well. I know that most of those symptoms are normal during a detox, but they're not fun...and it's hard to get past them. I didn't have fresh squeezed juice to drink because I don't have a juicer and I was limited by what I could find in the grocery store that was organic. I think I definitely would have felt better and able to last longer if I was able to juice my own fruits and veggies, giving memore variety, better taste and help me from getting bored. I did cheat on the 5th day and have a little, tiny something to eat...it actually made me feel better.

I've lost 9 pounds though and I'm sleeping through the night without waking up at all, except for the early morning to go to the bathroom. I mean, I NEVER use to be able to sleep through the night without waking up! I would always get up at least 1-2 times to go to the bathroom, sometimes more. And even though the detox was hard (not eating solid food is difficult to say the least), I really feel now that since I worked so hard I don't want to blow it by eating the wrong things. Before the detox I would cheat a lot with cooked foods and sometimes things that were not so healthy for me. So I think the 6 days without solid food (3 days on water, 2 on juice and 1 smoothie day) has really helped get me to get back on the bandwagon and eat healthy, raw and natural foods again.

Would I do it again, yes! The benefits far outweigh the uncomfortableness and difficulty of it.

I'll try to do a juice or water fast at least once a week just to whip my body and mind into shape and keep me from eating the bad stuff. It helps you gain better control of your eating habits.

Oh, and I almost forgot...not only am I skinnier now, but my skin is much clearer and I've been getting tons of compliments on the way I look....younger, fresher, hotter!!! LOL...I'll take those compliments any day! You can't put a price on looker younger or hotter!

Day 6 Detoxing

Today is day 6 of my detox. I was on juice for 2 days, not three like I had originally planned. I wasn't feeling very well though on just juice and I was really hoping to feel much better by day 4 and 5. I was still cranky and weak. Maybe it's because I drank nothing but water for 3 days...boy that was hard...or maybe it was because I don't have a juicer and I had to buy store bought juice. I went to Henry's to buy the juice and they really don't have a lot of choices for organic juice that are not too expensive. I did cheat one night and have a very very small amount of food...I actually felt a lot better after I ate it. Next time I do a detox I think I'll follow a program. Perhaps I'll feel better and can last longer.

I have lost 9 pounds so far in the last 6 days, so that's pretty cool. I don't know if I'll keep it off though after I start eating, but I plan to!

Today I started juice and veggie smoothies, man was it good to have some real food in my body, even though it was blended, not solid and I drank it instead of eating it. I seemed to have more energy and be back to my normal self. I wasn't really hungry today for solid food, but I still got cravings. Especially when I'm out and about I always want to eat out...one of my weaknesses! But to my amazement, I stayed strong and didn't go out to eat today. I told myself that I've gone 5 1/2 days without solid food and that I would be able to eat out within a few days or so, so I could wait. I didn't want to ruin all of my hard work and sacrifice for the last 6 days!

I'm not sure what I'll do tomorrow. I might continue with just smoothies or I might cave in and eat a salad. It's Sunday and I know I'll probably want to go out to eat...we'll see. I still want to be very careful because I don't want to spoil what I've done this last week.