Day 4

The first three days are supposed to be the hardest.   Today is day four.   Do I feel different?

Short answer.  Yes.  It does feel easier.   I do feel like I have more energy.  My will is being broken and I almost feel like food is just for nurtrician and not to actually enjoy.  

This was also the first day on the detox I had a full day of work.

My attitude is starting to improve.  I feel like I can do this.

Breakfast:  Guess
Snack: pickles - glorious pickles
Lunch: chicken kabobs and an eggplant dip
Snack: Shake
Dinner: this glorious slow cooker recipe over brown rice.  

http://www.slenderkitchen.com/recipe/slow-cooker-tomato-balsamic-chicken

Here's ours.  Pretty ain't it?



This was some of the most delicious spinach I've ever eaten and I actually like spinach.

So day 4... things are looking up a bit.

Day 3

Another tough day.  I am not being very nice to my kids.   I'm also feeling like shit.  All of my muscles are cramping.   Hopefully increasing my water intake will help with that.     I also feel like I have the flu.  In general not a great day.

Breakfast - that shake... now edible.... almost palatable.
Snack - a serving of yesterday's dinner
Lunch - Another serving of yesterday's dinner
Snack- another shake
Dinner - chicken breast and then I tried to make mashed "potatoes" with cauliflower, chicken broth and ghee.   Guys...  I know you all like to pretend that cauliflower taste like potatoes.    It doesn't.  So let's drop the act.    Husband ate the cauliflower, I had a cucumber instead.

Day 2

Breakfast:  Supplements and a shake but turns out almond/coconut chocolate milk makes the shake almost taste okay.  

Snack: a coconut milk yogurt and some almonds.

Lunch: Hamburger with just lettuce, tomato, pickles and onions

Snack: Shake (duh) but now I've upgraded once again by adding a teaspoon of almond butter!

Dinner:  Same as last night and most likely what I'll be eating tomorrow too.

Rage: Waning
Headache: Still There
Fuse: don't fuck with me

Day 1

I have been told that the first three days of a detox are the worst.   I hope that is the truth.

I think the biggest challenge I am going to face with this detox is eating as often as they want me to.  It feels like just when you finished your last meal or snack you need to start getting your next one ready.

Breakfast:   A shit ton of supplements.   And the detox powder.   I mixed it with some almond milk... with a fork.   It tasted really horrible and was still so powdery.    I am going to get a blender.

Snack: almonds and apple slices

Lunch: I sautéed some onions, celery and carrots and added them along with cut up chicken breast to a pot of chicken broth.  Then added some quinoa.    It was fine.



Snack: another shake.   Blender this time.   Improvement!

Dinner: Ground turkey, roasted eggplant, brown rice and marinara sauce.

And of course SUPPLEMENTS.

Rage Level:  Moderate
Headache: Severe
Fuse: Short

Day -1

I don't know how much detail to give.   

I mean all you  need to know is that I'm really fucking fat.    The reason my blog is called 127 pounds is because that's how much a printout from the doctor said I needed to lose.   That's super daunting.  

What doctor are we talking about?   A doctor/nutritionist that  took my blood to find out what foods are particularly inflammatory to me.   Inflammatory was like the word of the day.   The gist being most of the diseases and ailments we have is do to inflammation and our diet and environment cause most of that.    It sounds a little more involved than let's say WW, but I need some plan.  Some accountability.  So let's go with this. 

Since it will take 2 weeks for the blood test results to come back, the Dr. put me on a generic two week detox.   It's kind of like a stricter Whole30 with a ton of supplements and "detox" stuff. 

So this cheese loving girl is going to go cheese-less for at least 2 weeks.   :::sigh:::

I told the doctor I would do it, but I had already planned what I was going to have for lunch and dinner that day and it wasn't detox.   She said we can start tomorrow.   So one last fun food day of turkey hoagies and eggplant parmesan.     Oh how I will miss you.

My Goals:

1. Live long enough that my grandchildren really know me.   Since my oldest child is five this should take a while.

2. Have enough energy to really play with that five year old and my three year olds.   Games of tag, jumping rope, riding roller coaster type of fun.

3.  Have a healthy eating and active lifestyle become routine and not something I start and stop.

4.  Find alternatives to food when I am bored, sick, stressed, celebratory etc. 

5. Lose as much of that 127 pounds as I can so...

6. When I turn 40 in two and a half years I will be the healthiest I've ever been.

Daunting.  But Doable.