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Its time to take control!

Ok... I have been lazy and as you can see I have not updated this blog since June 18th. To my defense, we have been busy. We just got back from a wonderful vacation in ME and as I stepped on the scale I realized it is time to take control. I had gained 3 lbs. I know it is ONLY 3 lbs, but soon it would 5, 10, 15.........

So I am going to stop telling myself that I will get back on track tomorrow, and take charge and will start today (I should have really started yesterday)...

Here is my food log for today
Breakfast
Banana
Large coffee w/ 6 oz skim milk

Snack 1
2 cups blueberries

Lunch
2 slices of Hemp Healthy bread
1 tbsp Almond butter
0.5 tbsp Honey

Snack 2
1 cup Navy Beans
0.5 Avocado
1 lime (juiced)

Dinner
Large Salad (mixed greens, bell pepper, alpha alpha sprouts, tomato, cucumber, olives)

I skipped gym yesterday and today as I had bad cramps (no excuse) and was still tired from getting up early and going to bed late.

Creamy Tomato Soup

2 Vine Tomato
1/2 Avocado
1 clove Garlic
2 leafs Basil
Dash Salt
1/4 Purified Water

*Peel and seed tomatos.
*Place all ingredients in a blender.
*Blend until smooth.
*Serve cold

This soup was YUMMY.

Week 1, Day 4 (Pre-Cleanse) 100% Vegan, 80%+ Raw

Week 1, Day 4, Detox Day 4 - Food Log

Upon Rising:
5 tbsp E3 Live
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Before Lunch @ work:
24 oz of water
Green Smoothie (Fresh Juice of Kale, Celery, Swiss Chard, Collard Greens, Green apple blended with Mango, Strawberries and hemp seed)
Apple
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Lunch:
Salad (Roamine Lettuce, red onion, cucumber, grape toamto, red cabbage, Olives) no dressing.
Bottled water (16.9 oz)
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Afternoon Snack:
1 Slices of Sesame Ezekiel bread w/ 0.75 tbsp raw almond butter + dash of raw honey
24 oz of water
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Dinner:
TBD - I guess it depends how hungry I am... I will update this when I decide.

Exercise: NONE... I overslept
Energy: 3/10 (8 being optimum)

Apparently Day 4 of the Detox is when you get all of the detox symptoms (Nauseau, Headaches, Tiredness), well mine is full force tiredness.. I can just ball up right now and sleep for hours. From my understand after day 5/6, the energy level goes back up. I hope so.....

Week 1, Day 3 (Pre-Cleanse) 100% Vegan, 80%+Raw

Week 1, Day 3, Detox Day 3 - Food Log

Upon Rising:
3 tbsp E3 Live, followed by 16 oz of water
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Before Lunch @ work:
64 oz of water
Blackberries
Banana
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Lunch:
HUGE salad (baby mixed greens, beet, strawberries, red onion, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, grape toamto, red cabbage) Olive oil and Juice of one lemon for dressing.
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Dinner:
2 beets, boiled in water
2 Slices of Ezekiel Bread w/ 2 tbsp of Almond Butter + 0.5 tbsp of Honey

Exercise: 60 min Spinning
Energy: 6/10 (8 being optimum)

Week 1, Day 2 (Pre-Cleanse): 100% Vegan, 80%+ Raw

Week 1, Day 2, Detox Day 2 - Food Log
Upon Rising:
2 tbsp E3 Live, followed by 16 oz of water
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Before Lunch @ work:
53 oz of water
Red Apple
Apricot
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Lunch:
2 Slices of Sesame Ezekiel bread w/ 1.5 tbsp raw almond butter + dash of raw honey
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Afternoon Snack:
Green Smoothie (Juice of; Spinach, celery, collard greens, kale mixed with blackberry, banana, hemp seed and bee pollen)
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Dinner:
Creamy Tomato Soup

Exercise: Weight Training 60 min AM, Cycling 40 min PM
Energy: A bit tired

Week 1 (Pre-cleanse): 100% Vegan, 80%+ Raw

"This week will help you ease into the program, both physically and emotionally. The focus is on being 100% vegan, with raw mornings and at least 80% raw for the rest of the day. Remember that what you leave out of your diet is equally important as to what you do eat. Eliminate all refined sugar, meat, diary, and all cooked foods except for lightly steamed veggies, millet, quinoa and amaranth. Increase the amount of fresh raw foods to at least 80%. For maximum benefits, aim for 100% raw, if possible. Add at least 10 oz of green smoothies or green juice to your daily diet" From The SimplyRaw Living Foods Detox Manual

I pre-logged my food for today, as I plan to pre-log every night, so I know what I am taking with me to work and eating when I get home. I also plan on eating my last meal no later than 5:30 PM as this will allow my body a longer rest from digestion.


Week 1, Day 1, Detox Day 1 - Food Log
Upon Rising:
1 tbsp E3 Live, followed by 16 oz of water
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Drive to work:
16 oz of water
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Before Lunch @ work:
60 oz of water
Green Smoothie (Juice of; Spinach, celery, collard greens mixed with strawberry, mango, hemp seed and bee pollen)
Banana
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Lunch
Salad (baby romaine, tomato, avocado, red cabbage, broccoli)
Dressing, Juice of a lemon, half a tbsp EV olive oil
24 oz of water
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Dinner
2 Slices of Sesame Ezekiel bread w/ 1.5 tbsp raw almond butter + dash of raw honey

Exercise: Skipped this morning
Energy: Doing great so far
Start of Week 1 Weight: 121.4 lbs*
*although my main goal for doing this detox is to cleanse my internals, it would be intresting to see any weight change as a result of this program.

NOTE: During my detox program I don't plan on sticking to set hours to eat meals and snack, except for not eating after 5:30. I will be eating when I am actually hungry.