Day 7 - Into the Groove

By day 7, I'm feeling good and getting used to all of this clean eating. To be honest, I'm not eating all that different, but I have eliminated A LOT from my diet: bread, pasta, CHEESE!, yogurt, cottage cheese, coffee, milk which are some staples in my diet. Oh, and alcohol. As must as I don't want to admit it, alcohol was almost an everyday staple. Wine with dinner, beers at the beach, martini mondays - you name it, I probably drank it!

I'm proud of myself for sticking to this and I know this is something that can easily continue.

Spark
ProBiotic Restore
Catalyst

In the Blender:
Meal Replacement Shake (powder)
Handful of frozen berries
9oz. water

So delish and keeps me full!

Lunch was probably one of the best salads I've had in a long time. From Flour in Back Bay:

Ogranic Mixed Greens
Chopped Celery
Edamame
Roasted Cauliflower
Avocado

Dinner was a bowl of mixed Quinoa, broccoli, mushrooms and a cut up field roast dog with a little EVOO drizzed...

Last day of Herbal Cleanse Caps!

Days 8,9, 10....

By now, I'm totally into the groove! Feeling great and so used to this new way of eating and keeping all of the supplements in line and I finally have it down when to take what. I'm to the point right now, where I'm not missing coffee anymore and alcohol is just something that I can't have, so I haven't really thought much about it....and really, that's not like me!

Breakfasts have either been egg white omelets with salsa and avocado, or a vanilla meal replacement shake blended with water and a handful of frozen berries. I love the convenience of making it before work and I can drink it in my office right when I start to do my daily work.

Cafe visits are a thing of the past....I no longer go up for my Peets coffee, which means, I don't see the bagels/muffins/banana bread calling my name.

Lots of changes going on at work, and I'm feeling focused and energized.

Lunches have either been BIG salads with lots of greens, veggies and tofu or some nuts.
Dinners have been mixes of Quinoa, Broccoli and my new favorite Field Roast Veggie Dogs.

I have the eating clean part down...now I just need to add in more exercise.

Day 6 - Monday, Back to the Grind

Woke up bright and early at 4:30 and was feeling pretty great after 8 hours of sleep. 

Headaches are a thing of the past and I'm ready to get ready for the day...

Spark 

ProBiotic Restore

In Blender (for my to go Kleen Kanteen to have when I get to work):

Vanilla Meal Replacement Shake

frozen blueberries

fresh raspberries

ice cube

Had plans to meet some friends downtown for lunch so I suggested Sebestian's - my favorite salad bar in the city! 

In the mix:

Field Greens

carrots

cucs

pineapple

tofu

chickpeas

squash

oil and vinegar

And being the cheapskate that I am, packed a sparkling water from home to have with lunch! 

2:30 - Spark

7:00 - Omegaplex

Mixed in a bowl:

Quinoa 

Broccoli

Apple Sage Field Roast Dog 

Herbal Cleanse Pills

Bruins Game!! (too bad I fell asleep on the couch at 9!)

Day 5 - The Hardest Day

Made it to Day 5 and decided to weigh myself because I was feeling a little lighter...4 pounds lighter to be exact! I was thrilled because I felt better and looked better!
Today was Father's Day and we had a full day planned hanging out with family at the beach, which also means there was going to be a lot of good food (and drinks) around!

Morning:
Spark
ProBiotic Restore

Breakfast:
Egg white omelet filled with spinach and southwestern salsa and topped with a little avocado.

We headed to the beach and everyone had coolers full of beer and sandwiches, but I decided to bring a meal replacement shake just mixed with water and had packed some fresh fruit later to snack on and for the baby. The strawberry shake was actually pretty tasty and kept me full. A few hours later I snacked on some raspberries, cantaloupe and grapes and had some fruit infused water which was delicious.

Lemons, Strawberries, Cucumber, Mint Water

Dinner time rolled around and everyone was preparing a nice Italian meal of Eggplant parm (my favorite!), meatballs, sausage, pasta and a homemade sauce.
I took a Omegaplex, cooked some quinoa and a field roast dog and topped it with some tomato sauce, and had a side salad of romaine, roasted cauliflower and chickepeas drizzled with EVOO. Drank a lot more infused water, took my herbal cleanse pills and had a great night sleep.

Happy Father's Day! 

Adam starts the cleanse tomorrow! 

Day 4 - Quick Recap

Spark
ProBiotic Restore
Catalyst

Another early morning but this time out on a beautiful day to watch a friend compete in a triathlon that my husband and I have done in previous years. Made me want to get out an race!!
Not much time to prepare breakfast so I threw a packet of meal replacement shake in the blender with 9oz water and some frozen fruit and had breakfast on the go. Surprisingly good and filling. I sure did miss my Saturday morning coffee though!

Smoothie for a snack - Oj, 1/2 banana, frozen blueberries, strawberries and raspberries

4 Mile walk/run with the running stroller

Lunch:
Eggwhite omelet with spinach and salsa topped with avocado

Dinner:
Roasted Broccoli, Mushrooms and a Field Roast Veggie Dog over Quinoa drizzled with a little EVOO

Herbal Cleanse Caplets

Slept solid 8 hours!

Day 3

Day 3 complete and still following the plan and feeling great. Today is Friday and also my day off from work and couldn't be happier about that. Only downside that I had a dentist appt. at 9:30, but other than that my day was clear to hang with the babe and my twin niece and nephew who are always great for hours of entertainment!

I woke up feeling pretty grumpy and head a slight headache - I'm sure it's because I've been eating clean and most likely going through caffeine and alcohol withdrawals!

Watermelon spark and a catalyst to start the day. I definitely like the citrus flavor better - watermelon was a little too sweet for me first thing in the morning. I went about my morning routine getting myself and baby ready for the day then made myself a nice little breakfast of eggs with spinach, tomato and avocado. 

2 Egg, Spinach and Tomato Omelet with Avocado

By 2pm, I was STARVING so I made a great lunch of Tofu, roasted broccoli and a small sweet potato. I must have been too hungry because I forgot to take a picture. 

7:30 and lots of glasses of water later, I start making dinner while my husband does this:

while I drink this: 

and the baby (9 months old today!) does this:

 

By 8pm I take my OmegaPlex, and sit down for a delicious mix of Quinoa, Roasted Broccoli, Garbanzo Beans (rinsed and drained) topped with some southwestern style salsa. It was actually so filling that I wasn't able to finish the whole thing. 

Quinoa, Tofu, Broccoli, Beans, Salsa

While my husband and I stayed up chatting, he polished off another glass of cheap red wine and I took my 3 herbal cleanse caplets and had another glass of water. Time to call it a night! 

Day 2 - Dinner and Reflection

Day 2 complete and I woke up with my alarm feeling great. I'm sure it doesn't hurt that I have the day off! Yay for 4 day work weeks. 

Yesterday afternoon I had spark a few hours after my lunch and felt energized and focused. I did feel a little jittery and not sure if it was from the spark, or if I was just excited to be done with work for a few days. Usually driving home during my hour commute, I feel exhausted and just so ready to pick up the baby and get home. Not yesterday! We went about the normal routine at night - Feed baby, play with her, bathe her, last bottle, put her down. All of that went smoothly and by the time Adam came home we sat down for dinner about 8pm. I popped the Thermoplus pill and made a salad of arugula, peas and toasted pine nuts with a little EVOO and had a big glass of water. Delish! (forgot to take a pic)

Before bed I took the 3 huge herbal cleanse pills and slept for a solid 8 hours! 

Day 2 was a success and so far I'm really liking the structure of this program and find it very easy to follow especially because you can actually eat. 

22 days to go...piece of cake fruit!?