And I feel fucking fantastic! Holy moses I'm radiating with energy. I haven't had this much energy since I was 16. Granted, that was only 8 years ago... but still!
Dr. Junger talks about how this detox will leave you feeling your physical age, not your chronological age. So although I'm chronologically 24 (which is still pretty much an infant) I'm feeling physically 16--not mentally. haha Oh I would never ever again want to be an adolescent. Pass!
But wow! My mood, my energy. I'm feeling so happy and positive all of the time. Who wouldn't want to feel this way?
Yesterday and today I started craving healthy food. I experienced my first ever cravings for kale! Now, I've always liked kale and have enjoyed it in some of my food. But yesterday and today I was really craving it!
That's another wonderful thing about detoxification--you start to crave the healthy foods your body was intended to digest!
For breakfast both of these days was once again the berry cinnamon smoothie--I really can't get enough of this stuff!
On day 6 I ran 3.1 (5k) hard! I hadn't run in 10 days prior to that but I wanted to come back with a force. I ran it in 24:49 which is my fastest 5k yet. I finally managed to achieve negative splits (which, for those of you who don't speak runner, means that as I ran each mile my pace increased) with mile 1 at 8:11, mile 2 at 8:09 and mile 3 at 7:48.
After that I did 100 squats with a 20lb weight.
Then I satiated my kale cravings with a sauteed butternut squash and kale avodilla! Yes, avodilla! Because who needs queso when you have avocado!?
No cheese. No gluten. Brown rice tortillas with a splash of EVOO. Smothered the entire thing in avocado and talk about a lunch of champions!
These things are so easy (and not to mention quick) to make I've decided to eat them for the next few days. So what that's not much variety in my week, but I like to keep things simple.
I've been snacking on pistachios, cherries, and apples with almond butter. Not at the same time. I allow myself one snack a day if I really feel I need the fuel.
Almond butter tastes amazing. I'll never go back to peanut butter. It has half the saturated fat of peanut butter; it's not processed the way peanut butter is, and you don't have to question if there was once fungus on your nuts. Bahaha.
But seriously though, once I read the words "fungus" and "peanuts" in the same sentence in Dr. Junger's book I said, "Oh hell no. Not in my belly ever again."
Almond butter, for the win! (With an organic Granny Smith apple, cuz Granny Smith is my fave.)
Today is day 7 and according to Dr. Junger, I am past the most difficult part of this cleanse. And I really feel that too.
A few days ago I would be watching TV and a commercial would come on for some sugary goodness and I would want that treat immediately.
Today, when I see those commercials, I feel a little sick and I don't crave those things at all. If anything it makes me want to eat more veggies!
The old me would have been like "that's disgusting, what's wrong with you? Go eat a burger." haha Not anymore.
I started the day with a 20 minute tabata abdominal routine.
Then went on to do 100 squats again with 20 pounds of weight.
Afterward I biked 5.2 miles to the beach and back. Soaked up my vitamin D for the day. Got a little sun burnt...whoops.
I showered and ate lunch which was a repeat of day 6. But I don't care cuz it was just as delicious the second day in a row as it was the first!
And then after lunch I found myself with more energy than I knew what to do with! I was very surprised. Earlier in the week I was feeling so depleted. Now it feels as though I've not only rebounded, but I've surpassed the energy level I've had in years.
So I ran hard over to the stadium a little less than a mile from my apartment and did a 20 minute tabata interval training session on the stairs.
20 seconds ON: running up and down the stairs as fast as I could go.
10 seconds OFF: resting and breathing deeply.
Twenty minutes of this. I was spent. My legs were jelly. I walked back home feeling renewed and awesome.
I'd like to say I kicked the day's ass. =P
But on a more serious note, if you're finding everyday that you're tired, unmotivated, bloated, depressed, with low energy I would recommend detoxifying!
I've said this on my instagram page (@racheleatsclean) and I'll say it again: Big Pharm and the FDA don't want us to know that the majority of our health problems can be resolved with an adjustment in our diets.
A healthy nutrition regimen is the way to go if you want to feel great, stay healthy, look younger, and boost your energy.
I challenge you to go gluten free just for a week and see how you feel at the end of day seven.
If you like the way you feel, go a week without dairy.
I would also recommend substituting one solid meal a day for a liquid one. This allows nutrients to get to your body faster since liquids digest more quickly than solids.
Plus it's faster to prepare and easy to make enough for left overs the next day.
You don't have to do any of these things. I'm just suggesting what's been working for me.
And also...I sneezed only twice today. Okay, I know that's random. But before this cleanse my allergies were terrible! I seriously could not walk outside without sneezing countless times. Runny nose, itchy red eyes, the works.
And now I can count on one hand how many times I sneezed today. It feels amazing to be basically allergy-free.
Anyone who struggles with allergies knows how debilitating they can be. When I was younger (around 19 or so) I remember a day when I literally spent all day napping on and off because I would wake up, sneeze for 20 minutes straight (no joke--it was terrible) and be so exhausted from doing so that I would just pass out. Awful! And not to mention just miserable!
I am so ready for week two! I think I actually might be sad when this cleanse is over. There are so many things in my life that will be permanently altered after this cleanse--and I mean in a great way!
I am so thrilled because a couple of my friends have told me that they will be beginning the Clean Program also! I am so excited for you guys--you know who you are!
That's about all I have for today, friends. Continue to take great care of yourselves. Love and cherish your body in a manner which it deserves. xoxo
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