I made it through the first week. Definitely a little hungry and a little grumpy. But I'm happy to report that I did end up finally making it to the gym for a bit on Friday and to yoga on Wednesday. It had been quite a while for both. Almost passed out during camel pose at yoga, but made it through. Next week will be easier. So far, I've lost a few pounds and feel my energy levels up.
I started week 2's guidelines (adding back all beans, fish, and gluten free grains) as of Friday night. You can check out my instagram for some pics of what I ate this week.
We also noticed that we've gotten way better at eating out while on the cleanse compared to our first year. Yesterday I managed to find something cleanse-worthy at a suburban chain restaurant and then we went to an Indian place that's all vegetarian and also has a lot of vegan & gluten free options. Plus they don't use refined sugar. Finally, it was delicious.
We've already got some pre made meals ready to go for this week in the fridge. We've got some chickpea saffron stew that has been a goodie for years for us and Matt made a vegetarian version of this pazole. I think we even still have some soup frozen from last weekend.
This week, for the first time, I made my own almond milk. That's because all of the store bought kinds usually have processed stuff in them. It was good, but probably not worth the work, even though it wasn't even that much labor. This week I'd like to make my own granola because my fave Milk 'n' Honey brand has wheat and soy in it. If anyone has a good recipe that doesn't add extra sugar, I'd love it.
For anyone curious to know if we're going to host a Cleanse Potluck again this year, I think we will do it on Sunday, Feb 22nd. Let me know if you're interested and I'll get you more info.
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