2014 detox day 2
Day 2 of the Not Perfect Detox is going better than last year at this point. I have a cold and I'm laying around more, so that helps not work up an appetite. I also planned my meals IN ADVANCE! I always have to force myself to plan, but it always pays off.
Been drinking more water. 8 oz in the morning. 4 ounces every hour that I remember. Got my dark leafys in (chard), and raw cabbage in a light slaw with some simple tacos. I use a nice recipe from Cynthia Lair's website for great tacos. I make her creamy cilantro dressing with plain yogurt and use organic corn tortillas. I make them with fish, chicken or pastured beef. Thinking I'll phase yogurt out in a week or so.
Last night, we had a nice salad, a bit of meat left over from the day before and roasted potatoes. Roasted potatoes are a favorite of mine. They're easy. But here is an especially nice way to do them with rosemary and garlic. I know it seems like a lot of garlic, I back off a little from this recipe (and I use any potato), but they're great.
I said I'd post some guidelines. I've been too lazy to research some other ones, but you can. Here is a link to the dietary guidelines I use. There are other useful bits too, but that's a start. Whatever you do, I think it is really helpful to do it gently. I think there is often a tendency to go too hard, too quickly. If you've had a really processed diet and carry a lot of excess weight, and decide to do a fast, liquid diet, juice fast... sometimes you will feel worse before you feel better. Some people call that a healing crisis. I say that it's more likely to cause you to QUIT and it can be harmful sometimes. When we mobilize stored toxins from our body, the liver needs vitamins, antioxidants and amino acids to biotransform them so they can be excreted. In the process, we often make some highly reactive compounds that, if they build up, they can cause you to feel unwell and not do you any good at all. That's why what you DO eat is as important as what you DON'T eat.
Things that are good to eat:
Been drinking more water. 8 oz in the morning. 4 ounces every hour that I remember. Got my dark leafys in (chard), and raw cabbage in a light slaw with some simple tacos. I use a nice recipe from Cynthia Lair's website for great tacos. I make her creamy cilantro dressing with plain yogurt and use organic corn tortillas. I make them with fish, chicken or pastured beef. Thinking I'll phase yogurt out in a week or so.
Last night, we had a nice salad, a bit of meat left over from the day before and roasted potatoes. Roasted potatoes are a favorite of mine. They're easy. But here is an especially nice way to do them with rosemary and garlic. I know it seems like a lot of garlic, I back off a little from this recipe (and I use any potato), but they're great.
I said I'd post some guidelines. I've been too lazy to research some other ones, but you can. Here is a link to the dietary guidelines I use. There are other useful bits too, but that's a start. Whatever you do, I think it is really helpful to do it gently. I think there is often a tendency to go too hard, too quickly. If you've had a really processed diet and carry a lot of excess weight, and decide to do a fast, liquid diet, juice fast... sometimes you will feel worse before you feel better. Some people call that a healing crisis. I say that it's more likely to cause you to QUIT and it can be harmful sometimes. When we mobilize stored toxins from our body, the liver needs vitamins, antioxidants and amino acids to biotransform them so they can be excreted. In the process, we often make some highly reactive compounds that, if they build up, they can cause you to feel unwell and not do you any good at all. That's why what you DO eat is as important as what you DON'T eat.
Things that are good to eat:
- Fiber, to help you poop it out (beans, peas, whole grains, vegetables, fresh fruits)
- Water, to help you pee it out
- Cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale)
- Dark leafy greens (magnesium and folic acid)
- Protein (shoot for 15g/meal, like 2 eggs)
- Bone broth
Did you have a bit of a crappy food day? No biggy, just start off right here. It all adds up. If there is a box of cookies in your cupboard that is just too tempting, dump them in the garbage now. Yes, throw them away. Put them in the freezer if you made them. Candy? Garbage can. Your kids don't need it anyway. Why make it harder for you? I will never bring Oreos in my house ever again. They would be the end of me.
Top tips:
- Keep drinking water
- Pick the guidelines you're going to follow for the next 3 weeks
- Think of the absolutely most UNHEALTHY food or beverage you consume that you know is making you less healthy and happy. Can you cut it out for just tomorrow? Could you have even one less?
- Plan your meals for the next 3 days. You can always be flexible, but you need to plan to succeed or plan to fail. Eat a dark leafy green of some sort.
My plan for tomorrow:
- Soaking chickpeas tonight to make hummus (if you have chickpeas, tahini and garlic, you can make it too.
- Thawing chicken stock to make some soup.
- Soaking brown rice to make easy fried rice dishes.
- Making some herbal infusion to sip on. Using nettle and oatstraw, covered with a quart of boiling water overnight.
What's your plan?
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