So, I completed a 20 day detox/cleanse on March 10th and today is March 20th. I lost 18lbs and felt like a new person. I have probably gained about 10 back. It takes no time to gain weight but to lose it properly...it can take forever. I know all of the weight I lost was waste and no I am not as regular as I should be, so waste has to be be building back up. I have learned that based on what we put in our bodies can make or break us. I have been pondering over what regimen I will take on for life after that experience. During the detox/cleanse, I ate only raw vegetables, fruits and nuts. I know that I can't do that; I just did not like it. I do realize how this stuff we call meat is just not the business. From pork to beef to chicken to turkey even...it's just not what's up. People swear that if you don't eat meat that you will lack all this "protein" but they don't realize that all the so called "protein" in the meat is pretty much lost when you cook it. Yeah...do your research. Beans and many different greens such as Spirulina have a plethora of protein in it. Real protein! So what am I getting at? I am getting at for ME, I am done. I am writing out my regimen today and heading to the grocery store. If I eat any "meat", it will be fish and I can't see that being every day. I want to have Juice Day each week as well. That will be where I get the juicer out and make specific vegetable and fruit juices. For that day and into the next day...that is all I will have. I will keep doing my green smoothies the other days of the week for breakfast or lunch. I will still eat things like oatmeal, brown rice, steamed or sauteed veggies. I like nuts that are roasted vs. raw for flavor purposes but I will try not to eat those too often if they are not raw. I just like the way I was feeling and there are so many foods that I just don't like anymore. There are so many foods that I know are very bad for me and I don't want the after effects of eating them. It takes planning at first, but once you get into a habit...it's smooth sailing. I will update this maybe once a month or once a week.
