30-Minutes Before Breakfast: Zesty Green-Ade Juice
Breakfast: Nutty-Seedy Cereal
30-Minutes Before Lunch: Cake Crush Juice
Lunch: Beet Cabbage Salad
Dinner: Super Spinach Salad
Snack: Jivin' Juice Popsicle
The "Zesty Green-Ade Juice" for pre-breakfast included: green apples, English cucumber, celery, spinach, lemon, ginger root, sea salt, and water
The "Nutty-Seedy Cereal" for breakfast included: raw almond, raw walnuts (we substituted raw cashews since I have an inflammatory reaction to walnuts), raw sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, sea salt, and a green apple. The original recipe called for almond milk; however, just eating the nuts and seeds with the apple was good enough for me!
The "Cake Crush Juice" for pre-lunch included: carrots, English cucumber, an orange, a lime, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, sea salt, and water (we left out the black pepper and turmeric since I have a reaction to those).
The "Beet Cabbage Salad" for lunch included: (dressing) lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt, paprika, and black pepper (again, left the black pepper out). (salad) shredded red cabbage, beet, parsley, and green onion
The "Super Spinach Salad" for dinner included: (dressing) extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, sea salt. (salad) spinach, red or green cabbage, avocado, English cucumber, celery, red onion (I left this out), hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, almonds
The "Jivin' Juice Popsicle" for the snack included: green apples, red beet, lemon, ginger, sea salt
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What I liked the most: I actually really enjoyed the juices as well as the dinner salad. The morning breakfast cereal was also completely fine. The juice popsicles were good too - a little bitter at first, because of the beet, but my taste buds quickly adjusted and it was quite good.
What I hated: The beet cabbage salad. DISGUSTING. I took one bite and threw the rest away. I know, I know -- that's not how cleanses work!! But I figure it this way.... at least I'm figuring out what foods absolutely disgust me so I know, once the cleanse is over, what foods to steer away from and substitute for something else.
I think today went really well, since I only gagged and refused to eat one dish!
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POSSIBLE DETOX SYMPTOMS:
- Headaches
- Sinus Congestion/Drip
- Achy, Flu-like Symptoms, without Fever
- Gas and Bloating
- Fluctuations in Energy Levels
- Foggy Brain
- Sticky Mouth
- Fluctuating Sleep Patterns
- Deep Emotions
- Worsening of Skin Conditions such as Eczema, Acne, Hives
Out of those possible symptoms, my two greatest right now are the achy, flu-like symptoms and fluctuating energy levels. For someone who is already in pain, adding aches and flu-like problems on top of it is a bit of a ball buster.
I took an Epsom Salt bath today and almost passed out afterwards. I'm guessing that's part of the "fluctuating energy levels" deal. However, I also think I'm having some serious troubles with anemia (dizziness upon standing, increased heart rate, extremely low energy, etc.), so I've added one ferrous gluconate tablet to my regimen to see if that helps.
3 days down... 4 more to go!
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