seven day cleanse: day two

**This blog post is from yesterday's experience:

I can't remember the last time I woke up as grumpy as I was this morning (sorry Jamey!). I am never that chipper when I wake up, but who is at 6:30am? Today was bad though. 

We started to cut up and prepare all of our veggies, 

but with each slice and cut I was dreading what today would be like.

day two: vegetables only 

(with one baked potato in the morning)

We put our potatoes in our crockpot before we went to sleep so that they'd be ready to eat in the morning. I will say it was like biting into heaven... real FOOD! We sprayed a little of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" on the potato and I added a little bit of minced garlic and salt. 

I wanted this potato to taste better than what the rest of the day was going to taste like.

Hello, "breakfast"

Around 9am I was already hungry. I ate a large portion of carrots and bell pepper slices. It wasn't as bad as I imagined it would be, but still didn't make me feel any better. This time I was dreading lunch. I was so hungry, and felt so tired, but I knew that lunch was just going to consist of spinach leaves, more carrots and bell peppers. We didn't get too creative with our vegetable day.

At lunch we both looked miserable. We talked about how we were feeling, and we came to the conclusion that the only reason we'd keep this diet up would be for the sake of pride. I can be a pretty prideful person, but I didn't feel this was worth it. 

We felt we weren't getting the nutrients our body needed to fully function, 

so we decided to end the diet.

So, my reflections? Everyone is different. That's why there are so many diets/cleanses/detoxes out there. Some work, some don't... some are healthy and some are not. We didn't feel that this diet was beneficial for our bodies. It's so important to listen to your body, 

and with that it may mean tuning out some of the voices around us. 

The benefits of starting this diet were that it opened our eyes to what we are normally eating, and the portions of specific foods that we need to change. We have hopes of finding something more suitable for us, and something that doesn't leave us feeling like zombies all day. 

XO,

Brenda

seven day cleanse: day one

I'm twenty-six years old feeling like I am trapped in a forty year old's body.

Okay, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration, but I definitely have been feeling sluggish lately.

Jamey and I spent a month working out everyday after work. After working out, we'd go home and make dinner, and that felt great! We felt like we were finally taking care of our bodies, and more importantly investing in our health.

The problem? I don't feel as good as I had hoped. I felt like we were putting in so much work, 

but not really experiencing the results we had imagined. 

That is when we decided we wanted to look into doing a cleanse or a detox. 

I went straight to the source we all go for our valuable and pertinent information: Pinterest.

That's where I found the 7 Day Cleanse, aka "Eat Your Heart Out" diet. I did some research and felt like this would be a good diet/cleanse/detox/whatever for us. 

It seemed both doable and healthy. 

I want to document how each day went, how I felt, and my reflections.

Today is day one: fruits only (except bananas).

Shopping cart full of fruits & veggies!

We cut up all of our fruit the night before. This made eating is much easier!

We started today off with a smoothie (raspberries, blueberries and oranges). It was not the best, but certainly not the worst tasting smoothie I've had. The smoothie held me over until about 9:30am and that's when I snacked on some apple slices. At about 11am, I was extremely hungry. We take our lunch at 12, so I was really looking forward to it! We had prepared a fruit salad (watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes, blueberries and strawberries. 

That was delicious and very filling! 

Around 3pm, I had a headache (no coffee!) and was beginning to feel weak. For dinner, we made another smoothie (peaches, oranges and strawberries). Now that it's the end of the night, I am feeling light headed, tired and weak.  

Oh, and hungry.

So, my reflections? I am mixed, to be honest. I want to push through this "cleanse", but I am also concerned that it may not be the healthiest or most beneficial choice. 

I am doing a bit more research on the side effects, and will make my decision soon.

XO,

Brenda