The Cleanse... Day 1.

I am doing a three day cleanse. I am using a combination of a few cleanses I've researched and then, of course, I am making my own changes to it along the way. You get to experience this (if you want too) with me! Lucky you!

I'm excited to get this started...And also terrified.

Start off with cost, it was about $120 for all the ingredients for this for three days. That also includes a month worth of probiotics and vitamins. (Which were about $25)

Let us get started. 

Breakfast. I get up early... usually now. (Thanks to my handsome man's job.... 5:30 AM... gross)

1. One or Two glasses of water (I flavor it because I hate water in the morning.)

2. Then One mug of green tea with a lemon slice with Stevia or a TSP of light Agave Syrup.

3. Next take your Vitamins (I like gummy and I got them with Omega 3 and DHA) 

4. Then I drank another glass of water.

5. At about 9:30 I drank my first smoothie. I will list the recipes at the bottom of this post.

6. At 10:30/11 I take my TruBiotics.

7. At noon it's time for this Green Beast... it was disgusting. I couldn't do it. So I drank water instead.

8. Time for some more water.... I'm going to attempted 3 to 4 more glasses to keep my stomach full and I'm taking another multivitamin.

9. Snack time... I decided to make my own creation off of things that I have researched. I made Smoothie 1. 

10. Dinner time. I was convinced against my hazy judgement that I needed to eat some actual food. So I had an actual meal and now I don't feel as though I will pass out at any given moment. 

I was not meant to stop food cold turkey.... obviously. 

So we have made it through day 1. 

My Feelings:

I definitely felt lightheaded this morning until about 11 AM. I craved food but that is in my nature so I was not to surprised. Overall I am glad that it is done and I am interested to see how tomorrow goes, hopefully I can make it through the whole day without needing more food. 

Recipes:

Breakfast

1 cup of water

A banana

1-1/2 c. of raspberry

TBS. Flaxseed

TBS. Almond Butter

1/2 c. of spinach leaves

1/2 a lemon juice

Blend and chill.

Smoothie 1 

1 cup of coconut water

A banana

1-1/2 c. of raspberry

TBS. Flaxseed

1 1/2 c. of spinach leaves

1/2 a lemon juice

1/4 pineapple

Monday. Confessions.

Monday...everyone hates them so I figured I'm going to theme Monday. CONFESSION MONDAY. 

Here we go. 

My confession: Icing...in a can. 

Some people have been privy to this issue I've had, but not everyone has....and it's embarrassing and really hard to find a logical reason or explanation for it.Other than I love sweets? Sugar? Icing.....

It started many years ago, I was just a child. Impressionable. Unsure about the world. Seeking solace in anything tangible and stable. I wanted to feel attached and apart of something that would never run out on me (without the option of a refill or easy repurchase.)  One day I had a tasty little cupcake right in front of me. I bit in. I hated it. The cake was dry. Lacking flavor. It was a joke. But then I looked deeper and realized I could just lick the icing off... That is when it happened. Euphoria.

For years I have been in search for the perfect icing. Every new icing is a new adventure for my taste buds. I know that with that first lick, that first scoop, I will hit a new magical accord in my life. Icing really is what dreams are made of. But later on in life I started getting a little resentful of the fact that I always had to find a spoon for the vats of icing that I was purchasing (in a normal quantity, STOP JUDGING). If there was no spoon, there was no happy moment for me....until I found a spoon. It was really hindering my joy. Seriously. 

Then I saw it. It happened. Right there in front of my face. The answer to all my question. The hero to my spoon trauma. 

No-Fuss. YESSSSSSSSSSSS. (ignore the need of a  mani)

All of my icing prayers and wants=cured. My confession this Monday? I eat this crap straight out of the container. All day err day. Get in my belly. Tasty goodness. My word to the wise? Don't knock it, till you try it. 

I hope you all enjoyed my confession. I feel a little bit better about life getting that off my chest. 

By the way, You guys like my leggings (they are icing spill proof):

Happy Monday ya'll. Happy Eating :)