Learning Never Ends!

When beginning something new, it helps to research everything you can before starting that new thing.

If you can...

Sometimes we're thrust in to new things without reading about potential issues, so we're essentially "flying blind." But not in this case...

When I began my cleanse last week I had read and researched periodically for a couple years before taking the plunge. It wasn't a constant obsession with cleansing, but when the topic came up I read or listened. No biggie.

I carefully chose a few supplements that I knew would be beneficial to my body and potentially my husband's issues (more on that later) for the future "just in case." For a list of the ones that I used, please feel free to read the post Preparing for a Cleanse.

I also chose smoothies because I like them. I knew using specific ingredients would give me the needed fiber and nutrient denseness that I was looking for all while my body worked to cleanse itself.

What did I learn?

My diet could use some tweaking, like everyone else, I’m sure. But when I was doing low fat smoothies, I had such a brain fog, and a headache. So I did a smoothie for breakfast Friday, cottage cheese for lunch and I decided to have Naan bread pizza with Avocado oil, feta, mozzarella, & Parmesan with breaded chicken for dinner. With all the veggies I’d had in the smoothies the previous 3 days, I was doing good!

My loose plan going forward, (which is subject to change depending on the day and if I'm craving one thing or another...I just go with it...sort of. LOL)

I believe I am going to continue doing smoothies possibly 3+ times per week. I’m going to rethink them, adding some MCT oil or coconut oil I think. I’m going to do my scrambled eggs with all the veggies 2x per week and have cottage cheese & sunflower nuts the other days for breakfasts.

For lunches I’m going to head in to September with hearty heart healthy soups from my Trim Healthy Mama cookbook. I’m going to do small side salads and occasionally a sandwich with (fermented) sourdough.

Dinners during those 3 days were strange. On Wednesday I didn’t feel hungry, so I had my nightly banana and went to bed at my usual time. Thursday I had a grilled cheese a piece of air fried sausage and veggies my hubby cooked for dinner. I will say that I feel more awake and alert today.

As for the “cleansing” part of the experience, there wasn’t much. I may need to consult some folks who are wiser than me on this, but honestly I only experienced an increase in bladder fullness. So if that’s the cleansing for me that’s great!

Observations: My ankles and calves are thinner. My rings come off easier.

The good thing about this experience is I’m constantly learning about myself. While I probably need to do this longer, that’s ok. I can try again another time. AND, my refrigerator is clean!