Oh Matt!

And when I say Matt I'm referring to Matt Damon, of course, and by Matt Damon I really mean my personal coach, Chris. That's right. I have a coach. He's there to make sure I stay on course, so he's over at my house right this minute eating away anything and everything that might deter me from achieving my goal (make sure you get rid of all those paximathia).

By the way, thanks to all of you for joining my blog page... I just got started and already I have 7 followers! I don't even know what that means? Do you guys get automatic updates? Boh.

If you do want to keep tabs on my Adventures in Detoxland (hey, that's got a nice ring to it), then stop by for a visit every now and then. I'll be here... just typing away...tuu-turu-turuuu.


xxx

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Day 1: off to a jittery start

Today was a mess.

First, we woke up late, then we realized we were still missing ingredients, then by the time we got back from shopping it was already 2:30PM and we still hadn't had breakfast !!

Anyway, we made our first liquid meal: the Energy Smoothie with Cardamom and Almond Butter. It didn't take long to make, maybe 10 minutes or so. The taste wasn't horrible, but it wasn't 'oh my God, it's better then eggs, bacon, and sausage' either. And it made me feel a bit jittery right after...or did it make me feel drowsy? You know, I still can't decide what I was feeling more... sleepy or wired..? Strange combo.

Lunch was pretty good. It was the Basic Quinoa Salad. I'm a fan of quinoa. I first got a taste of it at work from a Lebanese friend of mine, originally from Nigeria. He eats it all the time in these amazing stews he makes, yum, and I get to taste 'em! Well, I don't really give him that much of a choice...I should get him to post some of his recipes here !!!

Quinoa is such a great alternative to rice, too. It's benefits alone make it worthwhile to switch over to this seed. It helps lower cholesterol; aids elimination and toning of colon (who knew my colon needed toning too?); and prevents arteries from clogging. It's actually pretty insane to think a seed packs all that punch. If you haven't tried it yet, I definitely recommend you do. It's yummy. Like couscous, only better. Read more on the benefits here.


Cardamom's got interesting benefits as well. It's loaded with tons of healing powers for digestive disorders, urinary infections, and blood pressure -and that's not even the half of it -check out more here.

For dinner, we had another liquid meal: Cucumber and Basil Soup. It was more of a gazpacho type meal; very refreshing.

I guess what's going to be great about this experience is that as I try these recipes I'm also going to experiment with new ingredients, which will allow me to learn about their effects and how they can benefit me. Then I can let you in on the daylee dose ;)

I guess that's that for today.
I'm pretty exhausted right now.
Tomorrow's another day.

Until then, xx


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the binging fest

Gosh, what is it about dieting or detox plans that make you want to immediately binge just before you start? I swear, it's like my body wanted to stuff itself silly knowing that:

a) I'll probably regret it soon after, and
b) I'll probably make it harder for myself during the detox.

Not smart.

Since Friday -that's yesterday- I had crumble pie, too many cheeses, and bread, oh my!! And what -that was just breakfast at work..hang on, there's more. Later on that night, tostitos with salsa dip joined the belly party, but why stop there?


This afternoon, Michael, who works at this cute little spa I go to every week, practically forced me (and by forced I really mean mildly persuaded me) to eat McDonald's!
Around 1000 calories later (!!!), my Big Mac Trio didn't seem so appetizing anymore. In fact, I felt pretty gross right after. But at least my nails look great?

Speaking of which, my awesome manicurist, love you, Steph, carries a plethora of nail candy for me to choose from every week. Since spring is right around the corner, I decided to get on the orange/coral colors-of-the-sunset bandwagon and went with Lunch at the Deli by O.P.I. I love it, Love it, LOVE it -if only I actually had lunch at the deli instead of McD's -way to go, M.

That leaves us with T - 24hrs before Elimination day begins. I will be sharing quarters with my brother over the next month who also wishes to join me on this insane challenge. It should be easier doing it with someone else. I guess we'll see what happens next...

All i can say is... BRING IT!!

xx
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