Day Three. I'm Done.

Game over!

I consider myself physically, emotionally, and spiritually "reset". Yayyyyy me.

Three days no coffee, three days no wine, three days no food other than fruits, vegetables, and one light, healthy, balanced meal per day.

It really was a lot easier than I thought (dreaded) it would be. I only notice a slight "lethargy" that was the worst on day two (probably because I cheated and had 1 cup of coffee on day one). But today I feel great! And I'm sleeping reaalllllllly well. I may even switch permanently to decaf tea. I actually sort of, kind of  looked forward to it this morning!

I asked Rob if I acted even a little bit cranky without coffee (and food!) and he said "No," Then I said, "What about on day one when I asked why you were chewing your gum so loud?" God bless a man with rose colored glasses and a bad memory! It's especially funny because that's the one day I did have coffee.


I feel like I could stay on this detox plan longer. I'm not quitting after three days because "it's so hard!", it's really not.  I just feel like I got what I needed out of it. I've purged the bloat, the cravings, and I feel like I'm at a great place to launch into "Phase Two". Wait. There's a "Phase Two"? Yes. But it's really just a return to my old "clean eating" habits of the earlier part of 2011 (before we moved).

In case you're new to the clean eating thing, it's not a diet, it's a way of life. It involves eating whole foods, as close to their natural form as possible. Organic, in season, local if possible. It usually involves one entire half of a Saturday every week for shopping (farmer's market, meat market, etc.) but I'm food obsessed, so that part is really fun for me! (I'd rather shop for food over clothes or shoes any day of the week)

Oh, and Rob and I are going to convert the garage (or part of it) to a gym. We toyed with the idea of a gym membership, then we laughed our asses off at the idea. The two of us...in a gym...together. It would only be a matter of time before one of us decided to sport a terry cloth headband. Then we wouldn't stop laughing....we'd cry all over the equipment...people would get mad...we would get kicked out. It's just not a good idea.


Not to change the subject, but tonight, I had the best salad I've ever had in my LIFE! This is from Jenna's blog: Eat, Live, Run (this is also her photo, I knew mine wouldn't do the salad justice):

See, people like Jenna are my heroes. Who would think to just "throw" these ingredients together? I know I wouldn't have.

Romain Lettuce drizzled with white balsamic (it has to be white)
Veggie burger, cooked and crumbled
Goat Cheese (lots of goat cheese)
Big spoon full of Tahini Sauce
Healthy squeeze or three of Criracha Sauce (hot, watch out!)

Wow. Wow. Wow.