I mentioned that my dear roommate, Audrey, began detoxing yesterday. I suppose you could say that I eased into it. Following a breakfast of huevos rancheros and an endless cup of coffee which subsequently upset my stomach, I ate gingerly for the rest of the day; juice, Girl Scout cookies, brussel spouts sauteed up in garlic and olive oil with a splash of brags liquid aminos, a dash of Cayenne pepper over barley that was toasted and then cooked.
Dessert was the last of my Greek yogurt with my dad’s home canned peaches.
*Sigh* Those I will miss.
Anyway. After doing some fairly thorough research yesterday (i.e. Reading the book) and a grocery shop which included several items that were all but foreign to me- Epsom salts, essential oil (lavender- though I should have gotten rosemary or grapefruit upon further research), and a bag of ground flax seed.
I felt better about myself already- just for purchasing said items.
After a good night’s sleep, I awoke and pounded the ‘first drink of the day’ – a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a cup of warm water, to, um, stimulate my system? Nope. It’s to help maintain the correct acid-alkaline balance in my body- this stuff goes back to Hippocrates- someone who I’m certainly not inclined to argue with.
Following the ‘first drink of my day’ was a breakfast of wheat-free 8-grain hot cereal with honey and cinnamon topped with almond milk was quite delicious- though it certainly would have been better accompanied with a cup of coffee.
Anyway. This really isn’t supposed to be a blow-by-blow about what I ate. It should be more of a meditation on my detox. I will try to refrain from going into unnecessary detail- about bowel movements and such. This isn’t that kind of blog.
So far I feel pretty damn good. I did get a weird headache at about 2pm today, and it certainly wasn’t due to dehydration. Maybe caffeine? I think sleep is going to be important. My social life will most likely suffer a little bit, but nothing that a good book and perhaps a full season of some situational comedy couldn’t fix. Oh right, and all this time I’ll most likely spend blogging.
I think I might have to resolve to eat because I need to, not because I want to. This could be a very interesting shift in how I live my life. I eat because I love food. I know that I am one of the lucky few (respectively) who is able to afford to eat (just about) whatever she wants to. I know that things will probably eventually start to taste good without salt- but that time is not now. Salt and bread seem to be taking the lead of things I want to eat right now.
Sassy Cupcake 