The Cleanse - Day 1

My husband and I have been discussing detoxing our bodies for some time now.  We have done something similar in the past but we are looking into doing it more seriously this time.  We decided to detox our bodies and have done a lot of research on this.  Well, my husband has more than me, but he showed me what he finds of interest and passes that information onto me & then I went back and did my research : ) He found a documentary, "Sick, Fat & Nearly Dead".  That is where I found myself lately and I am so ready to try to gain control again.

First, I want to explain why I feel it to be important for me to detox.  I have been off of the Dr Swank & Barbara Dugan's MS Diet for 10 years due to my allowing myself the excuse that while being a houseparent at a children's home and having to cook two separate meals, one for me (my family) and then the 7 kids in our care, as being too hard.  Yes, that is the excuse I went with : )

Even though I know the right things to do, I continually 'allow' myself to take the easy route.  My goal is to change that this year.  My body is in complete shock from all the junk that I have been putting in it for years now.  It took me 10 years to get my body "back" in this sick state and I know the struggles I will face in order to get it back to a healthier one, but I DO want to accomplish this!  I am an all or nothing kind of girl.  Sadly, this isn't always in my favor.  The only way I knew to do this was to jump in with both feet & that is just what I did.  So we are doing a juicing cleanse diet.  At this time I am unsure as to how many days I will do this, so I am taking it one day at a time.

We officially started yesterday and I am going to blog each day about how the previous day went.  In preparation, I went to the grocery store and purchased 3 days worth of veggies and fruits to be ready for Day 1.  (You would be surprised how much room that takes up in your frig.  Be sure to make room if you decide to ever to a juicing cleanse.)

I don't normally eat breakfast because because it usually makes me nauseous, but I managed to drink down a "Green Juice" concoction and had no adverse affect from it.  It was pretty decent tasting even.  Throughout the day we juiced several more times as well as drinking detox tea, coconut water and at bedtime, we drank homemade almond milk.  So no solid food was consumed my first day.

I didn't feel hungry at all the entire day.  I do have to admit that the "idea" of eating something sounded wonderful, but I was never actually hungry.  I was full of energy the entire day.  I am unsure as to the exact reasoning, because my husband was the quite the opposite, but none-the-less, I was high energy.  I had a good nights sleep & one without using any sleeping aid.  I did, however, go the the restroom at least once if not twice every hour all day long.  I just kept reminding myself each time that I am detoxing and this is what is supposed to happen.  During the night I had to get up twice, but went right back to sleep both times with no problems.

I am very hopeful that this is just what my body needs and that good habits will form.  My mind was actually pretty clear in my thoughts and I was on top of things.  Stay tuned to hear how Day 2 goes.

I am going to add the recipes that we used to for juicing on Day 1, should you be curious.

Green Juice
1" ginger root
bunch of Kale
1 cucumber
4 stalks of celery
1/2 lemon
2 Granny Smith apples


Carrot Juice
sm pc of ginger root
1/2 lemon
2 Apples
3 Carrots


Almond Milk
1 t cinnamon
2 Dates
1 vanilla bean
1 c raw almonds
(soak almonds in 3 cups of water 7 hrs.  Put water & almonds in a blender and add dates & the seeds of the vanilla bean.  Mix well and then strain mild through cheese cloth.  Makes about 15 - 20 oz)

Cilantro Juice
1 c coconut water
1 lime
bunch cilantro
2 lg cucumbers

We also drank Yogi Detox tea, water as well as coconut water throughout the day